The Pirates surrounding the merchant ship withdrew, but the merchant ship's captain could not be happy. A far more vicious and terrifying band of Pirates had arrived, and their dreadful power left no one with any desire to resist...
Thus, the merchant ship's captain could only order a full-speed retreat. The merchant ship left first alongside one escort ship, while the remaining two escort ships fled in a scramble as well. However, due to their positions and direction, those two escort ships could only trail behind.
In truth, if an escort ship had stayed behind to cover the retreat, the merchant ship might have escaped. But if such an order were given, the people aboard the escort ship would most likely not obey, because it would be nothing less than a suicide mission...
Seeing this, Carlos immediately ordered the Dark Moon to pursue at full speed. He wanted to see what exactly the merchant ship was carrying, so he ignored the escort ships and headed straight for it.
A cargo ship simply could not compare to a top-tier vessel like the Dark Moon. Once its dual propulsion was activated, the distance between the two ships rapidly closed.
Carlos had someone call out, telling them to surrender obediently and they would be spared. He only wanted the cargo. If they stubbornly refused, the four sunken Pirate Ships would become their fate!
Once the Dark Moon sailed alongside the merchant ship, Carlos had Shiryu send out a Sword Qi strike as a warning. The merchant ship immediately slowed down and soon came to a stop upon the sea.
As for the other three escort ships, two had already vanished from sight, while the last was nearly out of view.
Carlos had no interest in the escort ships anyway. If they ran, then