However, Golden Dagger's furious roar did nothing to improve his forces' actual fighting strength.
During the very first clash, Golden Dagger saw the blue dots representing his own troops rapidly disappearing from the display.
Boom, boom, boom! After just one exchange, explosions erupted throughout the Gold Coin Pirate Gang's mecha formation. Their front line buckled under the assault, and the ferocious Ryan Race tore a hole straight through it.
"Quick, hold the line!"
"Damn it, these are at least bronze-level mecha warriors! We need reinforcements!"
"I've got one on my tail! Wingman! Where the hell is my wingman? Help me!"
"Don't break formation! Hold them off up front!"
"..."
Golden Fang listened to the shouts coming over the combat channel, his expression grim.
In terms of sheer fighting strength, the Gold Coin Pirate Gang was universally acknowledged as the weakest of the Seven Great Pirate Gangs.
It wasn't that their equipment was inferior or their personnel lacked quality. On the contrary, their equipment was second to none. As for their personnel... at least they were paid better, and they certainly couldn't have been that bad.
The main reason was that they had far less combat experience than the other great Pirate Crews, earning them the mocking nickname "pampered soldiers among hardened bandits."
Although the Gold Coin Pirate Gang had initially amassed its bloody seed capital through robbery and plunder, it had soon taken a different path, building an intricately connected Black Market commercial empire through Golden Dagger's network and superb business acumen.
Why toil away robbing passing ships when they could sit comfortably at home fencing stolen goods? The other pirates could only envy them.
Having an easier way to make money also meant their "attendance rate" fell far below that of the other Pirate Crews. They had little experience