Although they were on guard and preparing for battle, they had no idea what was happening behind them.
They wanted to know why.
Alka nodded to them and then led them into the captain's cabin.
Once they were all seated, he said, "Just now, four ships were behind us: the Hand of Burning Blood, the Skull-Crushing Knight Order, and the Tulip Empire. All of them were fleeing."
Upon hearing this, everyone frowned seriously.
These groups were all quite renowned, especially the first two, which were truly illustrious.
There was also the ship from the Tulip Empire, which might have possessed a Treasure.
Even with Julia, they couldn't be sure their current position was stronger than the combined might of those ships.
"It must have been an incredibly powerful Sea Beast," Alka continued. "They only managed to escape at the cost of one of the Tulip Empire's ships being destroyed. It's uncertain if they truly got away."
