They Will Regret It

Men, women, and children were all bound and herded onto the ship one after another.

The heavy chests were filled with gold, silver, and jewels, as well as paper money and coins.

In addition to these, the pirates did not spare any of the food, medicine, alcohol, or weapons and ammunition from the Naval Branch base.

The supplies in William Port were too abundant.

Although nearly two thousand people had died, the pirates, including Heide, felt it was worth it.

As for the dead, they could only be considered unlucky.

Those who survived could indulge in pleasure.

At this moment, a Pirate Executive discovered a fax from the Naval Branch in the temporary Navy command post in the port.

"Why didn't the Navy's reinforcements arrive?"

The Pirate Executive, Zoro, was a bit confused.

They had started attacking William Port yesterday afternoon, and now that it was dawn, the Navy's reinforcements had still not appeared.

"Who cares? Even if they come, we can handle them," said the Pirate Executive, Fita, with a smile.

They had annihilated Branch 189, killing nearly three thousand Marine Soldiers.

Even the base commander of Branch 189, Colonel Malone, had died at their leader's hands.

Even if the reinforcements from Branch 191 arrived, they would not be a threat.

Heide sat on the throne on the main ship's deck, smoking a cigar looted from a noble's house.

Gold, silver, and jewels were piled in front of him.

This was tradition.

The executives would bring the spoils back to the ship and then wait for Heide to distribute them.

At this moment, the pirates' eyes gleamed.

Besides the slaves on each ship, the gold, silver, jewels, and large amounts of cash alone were enough to keep them happy for a while.

William Port truly lived up to its reputation as a large port, so rich!

It was a shame that many goods could not be taken and had to be burned.

Just then, a pirate on the main mast used a spyglass to observe the distance.

If any enemies approached, he would immediately sound the alarm!

Suddenly, a Navy warship was spotted on the sea.

"One, two, three... six!"

"Lord Heide, six Navy warships have appeared in the southwest!"

The pirate on the mast immediately shouted down after spotting the Navy.

"Six ships!"

"At least 3,000 men!"

"It must be the Navy's reinforcements!"

Zoro reacted quickly, he had not forgotten about the reinforcements from Branch 191.

"They're only coming to reinforce after the battle is over?"

"They're probably here to collect the bodies."

"Definitely, their commander must be a coward."

Every one of the Pirate Executives on the main ship held the Navy in contempt.

In their eyes, the Navy, which should have appeared yesterday, had deliberately delayed their arrival until now.

Their objective was to avoid a direct confrontation with them.

Heide thought the same. He stood up and picked up his spyglass to gaze into the distance.

"The warships have stopped."

At this moment, including Heide, all the Pirate Executives witnessed this.

"Hahahaha~~~"

Heide let out a disdainful laugh. These Navy scoundrels actually dared not approach.

"Boss, let's go kill them!"

"Kill all these Navy dogs!"

"They're no match for us!"

The Heide Pirates had annihilated Branch 189 yesterday, and their morale was high.

In their eyes, the Navy was simply no match for them.

"Then let's throw them all into the sea!" Heide's eyes glinted with malice. If he could wipe out two branches of the Navy in one go, his bounty would increase significantly.

He would undoubtedly be the strongest Pirate in the South Blue then!

At the same time.

On the deck of a Navy warship.

Lieutenant Colonel Mata observed the Pirates' movements from the crow's nest. As soon as he saw the Pirates approaching them, he leaped down and reported to York, "Lord York, the Pirates are indeed coming."

"They really don't take me seriously, huh."

York smoked his cigarette and said, "If they're willing to run, we can earn a little more."

"Heh heh." The Navy soldiers on the ship chuckled.

They understood what "earn a little more" meant.

Pirates plundered people and sold them to traffickers.

The Heide Pirates were no exception.

Now that the Heide Pirates had captured so many people, they could sell them for a large sum of money.

After their transaction, the Navy could defeat the Heide Pirates and confiscate all the money in the name of "justice."

York yawned, "Let's finish them off quickly."

"Ooh!" The officers responded in unison.

Just like the Heide Pirates, the Navy of Branch 191 was equally confident and didn't take the Heide Pirates seriously at all.

This was because ever since Victor arrived at Branch 191, he had rigorously trained the Navy personnel, leading to a significant improvement in everyone's strength.

As for Victor's strength, in the eyes of the officers, it was unfathomable!

"Fire!"

As the Navy gave the order to fire.

Six warships began bombarding the pirate ships.

The 30 pirate ships also split into two groups. While returning fire with cannons, they utilized their ships' light weight and speed advantage to maneuver at high speed, attempting to surround the Navy warships.

"They're surrounding us."

"What a bunch of suicidal idiots."

"They'll regret this."

On the warships, from officers to soldiers, everyone's eyes glinted with ferocity.

They had followed the great Lord Victor, and their strength had greatly increased.

Moreover, they had been tempered in actual combat and were all veterans.

What's more, in their eyes, Lord Victor was an invincible existence!

The warships and pirate ships soon came into close contact.

Although several pirate ships were hit by ship cannons and began to catch fire, the pirate grunts on board were excited.

They brandished their swords and spears, ready to leap onto the enemy warships at any moment.

They weren't afraid of the Navy!

"Ho ho ho."

Heide also arrived at the ship's railing, a large iron hammer in his hand. He prepared to leap up and smash a huge hole in the enemy warship.

"Charge!"

Finally, Heide leaped up, taking Pirate Executives and numerous pirate grunts with him onto the warship.

The Navy soldiers on the warship had divided into several rows. The first two rows held sabers, while the rows behind them held rifles.

As the rifles fired, the Pirates were hit one by one and fell into the sea.

Clang clang clang!!!

Heide wore heavy armor, and the bullets bounced off him.

"Kill them all!"

With a roar from Heide, both sides engaged in close-quarters melee combat. He was indeed a Pirate with a bounty of 45 million. He swung his iron hammer in a horizontal sweep, sending nearby Navy soldiers flying or forcing them to dodge.

Lieutenant Colonel Mata gripped his saber, his hand aching. He had just clashed his saber against Heide's hammer.

"Ho ho ho."

Seeing this, Heide became even more smug.

"What are you laughing at?"

At this moment, a man's cold voice came from behind Heide.

Heide's heart leaped, and he quickly turned around.

He saw a black-haired Navy Colonel standing behind him, less than a meter away.