And this wasn't just empty talk—Charles issued a bounty notice.
From now on, anyone from the Futan Sect could come to Hope Island and exchange a head bearing the tentacle tattoo for a reward.
Charles wasn't afraid of retaliation. The other side no longer had Swan. Unless they wanted to start a cataclysmic war, they couldn't hope to destroy Hope Island for good. Hope Island might be remote, but it was no pushover.
Unconsciously, Charles's voice was starting to carry some weight in the Abyss-Sea.
And now that all pretenses were dropped, acting ignorant wouldn't stop the other side from coming after them.
If it weren't for Deep leaking the news in advance, Hope Island would have been plunged into a bloodbath. This cult and Charles were now mortal enemies.
For now, there was no evidence proving the Deep Ones were directly ordered by the Futan Sect.
But with Charles's public statement, people from other islands were noticeably colder toward members of the Futan Sect.
