The warship's cannons fired without pause, blasting plumes of seawater across the ocean. The Giant Shark Pirate Group's ship pushed forward through the barrage, but before long it took two direct hits in succession. One of them unfortunately struck the main mast, leaving the pirate ship without power.
"Pretty lucky!" Duke nodded in satisfaction. When it came to firepower, pirates rarely held the advantage.
The Navy had complete logistical supply lines, armories, transport ships, and every type of ammunition imaginable. Its annual military expenditures were astronomical. Pirates could only purchase such things from shady organizations in the underworld, and even with money, they were not guaranteed to get what they wanted.
Having lost its power, the pirate ship could only become a target. After taking two more cannon hits, they had no choice but to abandon ship. Thinking of the treasure in the captain's cabin that was meant for Tiger, Rookson stomped his feet and cursed, "All of you, get into the sea! Take their warship! Let these lowly creatures know how powerful Fish-Men are!"
One after another, the Fish-Men abandoned ship and jumped into the sea, swimming underwater toward the Navy warship. Humans breathed with lungs on land, while Fish-Men breathed with gills in the sea. Combined with their naturally powerful bodies, Fish-Men were indeed superior to humans from an evolutionary perspective. Their amphibious form of life was perfectly suited to this ocean-covered world.
"Keep bombarding the pirate ship and sink it. Order the soldiers to fire at the water along both sides of the ship. Don't let them board easily." Duke calmly issued his orders, showing no panic at the Fish-Men in the water.
"But Captain Duke, what if they bore through the warship?" The Sergeant was drenched in sweat. If they lost the warship, they had no