The Great Upheaval

Nightmare Sea, Blackbeard Sea.

At the heart of this sea lay Blackbeard Island, home to Blackbeard's main base.

Ever since the naval review, Ingsman's Steel Invincible Fleet had immediately borne down on the Nightmare Sea with the force of Mount Tai crashing from above.

Ingsman was still the greatest maritime power, and it relied entirely on its strength to meet force with force, ruthlessly sweeping the pirate forces from the Nightmare Sea.

The backbone of the Invincible Fleet was a new type of Steam Ironclad Warship. There were more than thirty of them, and in their first probing clash, they had directly defeated the combined forces of the five Sea Generals under Blackbeard.

After that great sea battle, three of Blackbeard's five trusted lieutenants were dead. Black Suede, who had enjoyed flaying people, had been blown to pieces by a heavy cannon right on the spot.

When the casualties were tallied afterward, Ingsman had sunk three Level 1 Battleships belonging to the five Sea Generals, seven Level 2 Battleships, and sixteen Level 3 Battleships. Countless smaller ships had also been destroyed, and countless prisoners taken.

The moment these massive Steam Ironclad Ships appeared, they announced their existence to the world with such astounding strength!

Any shrewd maritime merchant or nation would immediately realize that the situation at sea was about to change dramatically.

While the main fleet pressed toward Blackbeard Island, Ingsman even had enough strength to assemble several other enormous fleets. Led by various Royal Pirates, they made straight for the Pirate Ports and Free Ports.

Even though the main force had to face Blackbeard in a decisive battle, Ingsman was so powerful that every fleet it sent out had a Level 1 Battleship at its core. Ordinary pirate groups stood no chance against them.

For a time, the