Enemy spotted beneath the sea?
The BIGMOM Pirates' officers felt even more oppressed. They had just been caught off guard by a Kraken, and before they could reorganize, was Uchiha Hiko already launching a second wave of attacks from the sea?
"Close ranks!" An officer stood up, his expression incomparably grim. "Drop everything you're doing immediately and restore the formation of every pirate ship!"
"But there are still many people in the sea who haven't been rescued!" A Charlotte said with a frown. "Closing ranks now would be no different from abandoning them. And while the ships are gathering, many people who haven't been pulled aboard will be crushed to death!"
The officer's gaze was cold and resolute. "What does the death of a few pirates matter? Mama can form another fleet at any time. But if we fail to mount a defense in time and the entire fleet suffers even greater losses, do you know what punishment awaits us if this war is lost?"
At those words, everyone around them fell silent.
Only by sacrificing a small number of people and immediately restoring the fleet from its current scattered, disorderly state could they assume formation and face the battle ahead.
They were pirates. Being cold-blooded and merciless was commonplace to them. They had even witnessed crueler scenes, where relatives and friends as close as brothers died before their eyes, yet they had no choice but to remain indifferent.
"Close ranks!" A Charlotte spoke up.
"Close ranks!" Others responded one after another.
The pirate ships on the sea, which had just caught their breath and were organizing the rescue of their companions, suddenly changed course. Many pirates who had fallen into the sea abruptly lost the help of their shipmates. Their companions watched coldly as they bobbed in the water,