The naval battle between the two ships had now entered an even fiercer stage.
After a round of cannon fire across the long stretch of sea, the ship flying the pirate flag had drawn close to the merchant vessel. Next came boarding combat.
The merchant ship, which had barely been able to contend with the pirates during the artillery exchange, began to collapse completely at this moment.
The pirate captain, wielding a curved blade, brutally slaughtered the merchant ship's guards.
With a casual swing of his blade, he could cut the guards in half along with their weapons.
The pirates soon took control of the situation and herded everyone aboard onto the deck.
"Ha ha ha ha! If you'd chosen to surrender sooner, wouldn't none of this have happened?"
The pirate captain grinned with his sword over his shoulder, but there was no laughter in his narrow triangular eyes. Whenever his cold gaze swept over someone, that person would tremble all over.
"Leave behind your money and treasures. As for the people..."
The pirate captain tugged at the corner of his mouth, revealing yellowed teeth between his thick lips. "Throw them into the sea to feed the fish."
Many people aboard immediately began screaming. Some had even fainted from sheer terror.
It could not be helped. Even in the Four Seas, being thrown into the ocean in the middle of the sea meant almost certain death, let alone here in the New World.
If they were thrown into the sea now, there was no possibility of survival. Only death awaited them.
They begged and wailed desperately, but pirates had never cared about such things.
Anyone who dared resist was mercilessly dealt with using muskets and swords, while those trembling in fear were seized and thrown straight into the sea.
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