The rear-wing fleet of the BIGMOM Pirates angrily broke formation and counterattacked, clashing fiercely with the Star Alliance's Fourth Fleet.
However, after heavily damaging several enemy warships, Capone did not press his advantage. He immediately ordered a retreat.
Though his men were unwilling, they could only obey, fighting as they withdrew. The BIGMOM Pirates' rear-wing forces furiously wanted to give chase, but Smoky, a Sweet Commander who had rushed over after hearing the news, stopped them.
Smoky saw through Capone's intentions. Capone had disengaged quickly just now; after taking a bite out of the BIGMOM Pirates, he had immediately withdrawn before he could be surrounded. He truly deserved to be called a highly strategic Supernova.
However, in terms of results, although several BIGMOM Pirates ships had been crippled, several warships from the Star Alliance's Fourth Fleet had been sunk. The BIGMOM Pirates had come out ahead in this battle.
After breaking free of the battle zone, Capone did not retreat. Instead, he continued harassing them from the edges, relentlessly hounding the BIGMOM Pirates in skirmishes for over an hour. Only after another Sweet Commander of the BIGMOM Pirates, Charlotte Katakuri, personally took the field did Capone flee at the first sign of danger.
Capone's disgusting tactics had severely dampened the BIGMOM Pirates' morale.
Although they had consecutively crushed two fleets of the Star Alliance, Capone's hit-and-run harassment had worn away so much of their fighting spirit that, by the time the BIGMOM Pirates finally cleared all obstacles, the Ashil Kingdom had already come into view.
Though both sides had suffered losses, the BIGMOM Pirates held the overall advantage. Yet Smoky felt an inexplicable sense of unease.
She could not shake the feeling that the Star Alliance fleet, which had rampaged through the New World and repeatedly achieved feats that shocked