The Shattered Star Region had certainly been lively that week, leaving the pirate spectators utterly dumbfounded.
First, the two pirate fleets, Black Sail and Madmen, had attacked Red Dragon without warning. One assaulted his home base, while the other pinned down his main force.
Clearly, this was a carefully planned conspiracy.
Just as outsiders were speculating about why the usually solitary Madmen had teamed up with the ambitious Black Sail, and what sordid backroom dealings the two had engaged in... the next twist proved even more spectacular!
Rumor had it that Red Dragon and Madmen had fought a fierce battle that day. Two Legendary Mecha had clashed in a fight to the death, blotting out the sun and moon and shaking heaven and earth. In the end, Red Dragon had lost by a single move and fled with serious injuries.
Unsurprisingly, Red Dragon's home base had also fallen after a full two days under siege.
Black Sail had seized vast quantities of supplies and wealth, while also absorbing a batch of Red Dragon pirates who had surrendered when things turned bleak. They had made a killing, and their strength had soared!
Then, refusing to let up while they held the advantage, Black Sail had gathered their forces and charged at Red Dragon's fleet again, intending to wipe them out once and for all.
But to their surprise, upon learning that his home base was gone, Red Dragon had immediately decided to sacrifice his pawns to save his king!
He had decisively ordered all the slower armed merchant ships to scatter and flee, then quickly withdrawn from the battlefield with his remaining trusted elites. Finally, to everyone's astonishment, he had plunged straight into another major pirate fleet's base to seek asylum!
Pirate alliances were constantly shifting, and their relationships were complicated.