These guys were just temporary crew members Lin Xuan had conscripted for sailing the ship. Initially, he intended to let them go out of consideration for their hard work. However, he didn't expect that this guy named Felix would make such a choice.
"Oh?" Lin Xuan looked slightly surprised.
In the end, half the people on the ship chose to leave. After all, what lay ahead would definitely be dangerous, and they didn't want to lose their lives in vain. The other half, however, chose to stay behind like Felix and continued following Lin Xuan.
As for the reporters, of course, they all stayed. These guys were either after exclusive scoops to the point of risking their lives, or had completely given up on relying on the World Government.
Naturally, Lin Xuan didn't care who they were. As long as they could help him gain fame and prestige, that was enough.
"Not bad. I'm starting to admire you all a little," Lin Xuan said with a smile as he looked at Felix and the others.
A wave of smiles broke out among the group. To be recognized by such a powerful figure was a great honor for them.
Felix then asked, "Boss, what's our next move? Should we come up with a plan? The Navy seems to have sent a lot of people."
Lin Xuan laughed and replied, "Don't worry about that. You guys just help the reporters with the live broadcast. As for the rest, leave it to me."
Then, looking ahead at the Navy warships, Lin Xuan waved his hand and declared, "I don't care how many of them there are—we're heading straight for the Sabaody Archipelago and wiping them out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Felix and the others were stunned.
Just moments ago, they thought tagging along with a guy with a 500 million bounty was a wise decision. They even fantasized about joining a powerful pirate crew. But now, they were starting to think something was seriously wrong.
Konis looked concerned and said, "Lin Xuan, isn't this too risky?"
Even though she wasn't too familiar with the Blue Sea, she had sensed the Navy's power throughout the journey and couldn't help but worry Lin Xuan was being overconfident.
Lin Xuan shook his head, glanced around, and smiled. "Don't worry. Everything's under control—nothing will go wrong."
"Hm, if you say so, then I believe you!" Konis smiled and nodded.
Felix and the others, however, felt like crying when they heard this.
They definitely thought something was wrong.
At this point, they even wanted to ask Lin Xuan:
"Is it too late to change our minds now?"
But clearly, even if Lin Xuan allowed it, it was already too late—because the surrounding Navy forces had already begun to close in on them.
At this moment, over a hundred Navy warships stationed around the Sabaody Archipelago were already on high alert!
Meanwhile, in the command room of the central warship, Sengoku received a report:
"Target Lin Xuan has arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago!"
"What about Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama?" Sengoku asked gravely.
The lookout responded, "No other targets have been spotted near the Sabaody Archipelago!"
Sengoku's brows furrowed deeper as he thought:
What the hell are they planning?
Vice Admiral Tsuru looked at Sengoku and said quietly, "The enemy is already nearing land. Waiting any longer might not be wise. Regardless of where the others are, we should take action."
This time, Sengoku did not object. He nodded and waved his hand. "You're right. Let's test the waters first. Notify the First Fleet to open fire!"
"Yes, sir!" The signal officer immediately relayed the order through a Den Den Mushi.
Suddenly, the ten Navy warships closest to Lin Xuan's ship adjusted their aim.
A barrage of cannon fire erupted, flying straight toward Lin Xuan's ship.
Boom boom boom!
Countless shells filled the sky, raining down toward the pirate ship in a dense formation that made Felix and the others collapse in fear.
Lin Xuan didn't move. He simply looked to the side at Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and said, "Your turn."
Kaguya didn't say anything. She stepped forward, slowly raised her hands, and faced the incoming barrage.
"Yomotsu Hirasaka."
Suddenly, a hole opened in the sky, and all the cannonballs were sucked inside…
"What's going on?"
"Where did the shells go?"
"What did they do!?"
The Navy side immediately fell into chaos.
Before they could figure out what had happened, a hole appeared in the sky above the command warship—
And all the cannonballs that had vanished earlier were now falling from it, raining straight toward the command ship!
"What is that?!"
"Oh no, cannonballs!"
"They've found our position!"
"Protect the officers!"
Elite Navy soldiers leapt into action, each using their own techniques to intercept the shells before they could hit the command ship.
After a desperate effort, they finally managed to neutralize the bombardment, preventing damage to the central command.
Even so, inside the command ship, Sengoku and the others wore grim expressions.
"I didn't expect them to locate our position so easily!"
"Who is that woman? Is that some kind of spatial Devil Fruit power?"
"I can't believe they have someone with such a troublesome ability on top of Madara and Hashirama… Capturing them is going to be even harder now!"
They assumed Kaguya's powers were some sort of space-related Devil Fruit, similar to CP9's Blueno with the Door-Door Fruit, and didn't give her too much thought.
Just as they were discussing the situation, someone suddenly shouted,
"What are they doing?!"
Everyone turned to look at Lin Xuan's ship—
Only to see that instead of slowing down, it was accelerating, heading straight toward the command fleet!
Seeing this, Sengoku was furious.
"Have they lost their minds?! Do they really think that few people can take on Marine Headquarters?!"
The other high-ranking Navy officers were also filled with rage and disbelief.
The enemy actually dared to look down on them like this!
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