As Lynn and his entourage boarded ships and departed from the national port, the cheering crowd surged like a rising tide. Cries of farewell rose one after another.
Yet, in a quiet corner amid the bustling scene, Smoker stood silently on the upper floor of a building with a cigar clamped between his teeth. He watched from afar as twenty Sypher Kingdom warships sailed out toward the deep sea. His expression was dark and menacing, like a hunting leopard lurking in the twilight.
Two days ago, upon learning that Shendu had left, Smoker had quietly rushed from Oikot to Goa. Just moments ago in the inner city, however, Lynn's impassioned speech had exposed him to a staggering spectacle: this young monarch had high-handedly declared his intention to liberate the entire East Blue within thirteen days. The sheer magnitude of his ambition was breathtaking.
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