At this point, Lin Yuan had no time to worry about the Tree of Knowledge. He might have been able to save Dr. Clover, but the World Government's people had killed him long ago.
Cannonballs continued to rain down from the sky, and Lin Yuan could only rush toward the shore while protecting Olvia.
Soon, they reached the place where Lin Yuan had hidden his boat.
"Aunt Olvia, hurry aboard and get inside. Whatever you do, stay out of sight. I'll help you find Robin."
Olvia was still somewhat surprised that Lin Yuan could breathe frost, but for some reason, she felt an indescribable trust in the boy before her.
"I understand. Please be careful. Um, is Robin really all right?"
"Don't worry, Robin's fine. Saul is protecting her. We'll go get her in a little while."
Olvia could only trust Lin Yuan for now. She quickly entered the cabin.
Lin Yuan immediately cast off the ropes, lowered the sail, and swiftly steered the boat away, putting distance between himself and Ohara from the back of the island.
Although the navy and the World Government's CP agents had blockaded the surrounding waters, Lin Yuan had already come up with a way to deal with it.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
As Lin Yuan breathed out again, the entire boat was concealed within the surface of the ice.
From a distance, the boat looked as though it had vanished. Although the navy and the World Government's people had sealed off the sea, the island was simply too large.
They were spaced far apart, and unless they looked closely, it would be hard to spot the boat Lin Yuan had hidden.
"Child, they won't find us, will they? And where is Robin now?"
"Aunt Olvia, my name is Lin Yuan. I hid the boat by bending light. Unless a powerful expert examines it closely, they shouldn't notice."
"As for Robin, once we've escaped, I'll go get her, when the sea freezes over."
Olvia didn't quite understand what Lin Yuan meant or why the sea would freeze over, but for now, she could only trust him.
It was still dangerous, and Olvia didn't want to cause any complications and bring trouble upon Lin Yuan.
Seeing that Olvia had stopped talking, Lin Yuan was glad for the peace and quiet. His gaze remained fixed on their surroundings.
Although he hadn't awakened Observation Haki, Lin Yuan had discovered that after eating the Zhu Jiuyin Fruit, his vision was practically like clairvoyance.
He couldn't see as far as a thousand li, of course, nor could he yet use the divine ability from the Classic of Mountains and Seas to make it day by opening his eyes and night by closing them.
But he had tested it and could see clearly for thirty li in every direction.
He swiftly steered the boat away from Ohara and soon escaped the navy and World Government's blockade.
Only after he had put more than ten kilometers between himself and that place did Lin Yuan breathe a small sigh of relief.
"Aunt Olvia, we should be safe for now, but we still need to get farther away from Ohara. There's an uninhabited island fifty li to the northeast. Go there and wait for me."
Lin Yuan stared intently in Ohara's direction. He could already see an immense surge of energy coming from the island.
Kuzan had unleashed "Ice Age," instantly freezing the surface of the sea for hundreds of kilometers around.
"Clang..."
Watching the ice reach them in an instant, Lin Yuan abruptly drew the Famous Sword in his hand and slashed fiercely at the oncoming freeze.
"Boom..."
His slash split the oncoming ice, but the freeze covered far too vast an area.
Although Lin Yuan had cut a narrow gap in it, the sea ahead of the boat was beginning to freeze as well.
Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes, and his mouth suddenly swelled.
"Roar..."
A line of golden fire shot from Lin Yuan's mouth into the distance. Under Olvia's astonished gaze, the frozen sea ahead of the boat melted instantly.
Lin Yuan's face was a little pale. This was his first time using his ability at full power, and unleashing the golden fireline had placed a considerable burden on him.
"Aunt Olvia, just keep heading in this direction. I'll go get Robin now and meet up with you afterward."
"Yes, I understand. Be careful."
Lin Yuan had already spotted Robin's tiny figure. She was crying as she made a strange laughing sound: "Dereshishi, dereshishi..."
Her small, slender figure staggered but ran determinedly toward the ice in the distance, calling out "Brother Lin Yuan" from time to time.
The navy's Buster Call was nearing its end. From afar, all of Ohara was shrouded in a vast sea of flames.
The navy's warships were also beginning to pull away, and Lin Yuan couldn't help admiring Kuzan's control.
The sea on this side was frozen, while the other side of Ohara remained completely unaffected.
Only after Olvia had steered the boat away did Lin Yuan race toward Robin.
"Brother Lin Yuan, where are you? They're dead, everyone's dead, and Saul's dead too! Brother Lin Yuan!"
"Dereshishi, dereshishi..."
The sight of the little figure crying and laughing at once was heartbreaking. At that moment, her heart held only pain and bewilderment.
Her home, Ohara, had been destroyed by the Buster Call. She had been forced apart from her mother just after meeting her, and didn't know whether she was alive or dead. Her friend Saul had been killed saving her, and even her Brother Lin Yuan was nowhere to be found.
In a single day, she had experienced the darkest moment in this world. If she hadn't held fast to the words Lin Yuan had once said to her, giving her that tiny glimmer of hope, she would have broken down long ago.
"Robin..."
Just then, a voice suddenly came from afar. Robin thought she was hearing things and looked around blankly.
"Robin..."
This time, Robin finally heard it clearly. She whirled toward the voice and saw a figure racing toward her from the distance.
"Brother Lin Yuan? Brother Lin Yuan!!!"
Robin finally saw who it was and excitedly shouted Lin Yuan's name.
At last, the two met on the ice, and Robin rushed into Lin Yuan's arms without a second thought.
"Waaah, Brother Lin Yuan, you finally came, waaah..."
"I'm sorry, Robin. I'm late."
"Waaah, Brother Lin Yuan, Ohara's gone, Mom was taken away, and Saul's dead too. You're all I have left."
"Robin, it's all right now. Your mother... I'll take you away from here..."
Just then, Lin Yuan suddenly felt his heart tighten. It seemed something bad was about to happen, and he wanted to get Robin away quickly.
The moment Robin saw Lin Yuan, her weary, tormented mind relaxed, and she fainted in his arms.
"Robin!"
Lin Yuan was alarmed. He carefully checked her over and only relaxed when he realized she had merely fainted.
Lin Yuan gathered Robin into his arms and immediately turned to leave.
Just then, a voice that made Lin Yuan's hair stand on end suddenly came from behind him.
"Hey, young man, where are you headed?"