Undercover

"Boss!"

The events aboard the Great Octopus immediately terrified the two remaining ships of the Octopus Pirate Group. Forgetting all about looting, they rescued Orlando and fled the battlefield at full speed.

"Full speed ahead! Our target... Sith Frey's flagship!"

Back aboard the Crimson Lotus, Fang Yuan waved his hand.

Bullying Orlando was like an adult bullying a child. It gave him no sense of accomplishment at all.

But after he had shown off his prowess by taking out an entire ship of pirates single-handedly—especially with Mage Orlando and that enormous octopus among them—the three hundred newly recruited pirates now looked at him with nothing but awe.

After Fang Yuan barked a few orders, the Crimson Lotus sprang into action at once, moving at breakneck speed.

"Fire! Fire!"

The great Slave Merchant's flagship opposite them was also a massive five-masted ship. It howled as its many cannons roared, unleashing deafening blasts.

"Return fire!"

When it came to cannon fire, the Crimson Lotus feared nothing. After all, she had originally been a warship, built entirely for naval combat.

At Fang Yuan's roar, all one hundred cannons answered with a deafening barrage.

BOOM!

Explosions erupted across the Crimson Lotus and the enemy flagship.

"Riflemen!"

As the ships drew closer, the riflemen on both sides took aim and began a brutal exchange of fire.

Pirates and sailors screamed as blood spurted from their bodies and they fell into the sea.

"Prepare to board!"

Fang Yuan's face was as cold as ice that had endured ten thousand years. The moment the two ships drew alongside each other, he issued his command.

The pirates flung out grappling hooks tied to ropes and clambered aboard, or simply seized the lines and swung across.

Butcher charged ahead of the rest. He landed on the deck with a