The pirate fleet spread out in staggered formation, and cannon after cannon roared in unison. The Spear Body Tower, under concentrated fire, erupted in dazzling flames and shook violently as a whole.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
The Voodoo Zombies converging from every floor, along with the Amit Beasts scattered around the area, were hurled into the air by the rolling shockwaves. They crashed down like dumplings dropped into a pot, faint, muffled thuds sounding out as they hit the ground. Quite a few had already been smashed into pulp.
However, mortal guns and cannons were not invincible, especially against high-ranking divine servants.
"Hmph! You think the likes of you can stop me?"
Facing the shells screaming toward her, Enzambi curled her lips in a cold smile. She twisted her body in a strange, crazed posture and broke into a rough, primal dance.
At the summons of divine authority, chunks of concrete embedded with half-exposed rebar rose from the ground and became massive shields, standing around the Mother Goddess and successfully intercepting the bombardment.
At the same time, sharp conical spikes formed across the raised concrete shield walls. Propelled by magic power, they shrieked toward the pirate fleet gathered outside the Spear Body Tower like cruise missiles.
"Hard to port! Form a line abreast! Fire! Fire!"
Drake, the first to bear the brunt of it, contracted her pupils and raised her arm high, firing a warning shot.
On the left and right flanks, the two legendary pirate captains with extensive combat experience—"Blackbeard" Edward Teach and the "Black Baron" Bartholomew Roberts—heard that slightly off-key voice and immediately treated the situation as a dire threat. They sent flag signals and threw their helms hard over.
One light, swift pirate ship after another turned sharply under the lead of the two auxiliary vessels, Queen