"The left flank? Heh! Looks like even heaven wants you dead!" Kloros switched off his Communicator, a smile creeping onto his face.
Dark Shadow was already lying in ambush near the left flank. He would not even need to take a detour, making Kloros's plan all the easier to carry out.
Clearly, their opponent had drawn the worst possible lot!
"My lord, your foresight is divine! You truly command the battlefield from afar and secure victory a thousand miles away!
"That so-called Pirate King is simply too clever for his own good. He thinks using his main fleet as bait and hiding his flagship in another fleet will fool us. Little does he know, that rabble is riddled with holes. A little money is all it takes to buy off a whole bunch of pirates and have them feed us information.
"With teammates that useless, how could he possibly avoid defeat?"
"Haha! He probably wants to use his main fleet as bait to draw fire from our Heaven's Umbrella. Little does he know, he's playing right into your hands, my lord!
"Now that his flagship's defenses have been greatly weakened, we only need to target it and concentrate our attack on the left flank. We might be able to wipe out their leaders in one fell swoop!
"Even if we can't kill their leader because he belongs to the Machine Race, once those pirate chiefs are dead, their so-called Pirate Alliance will surely fall apart!"
After switching allegiances, Kinlock's confidants and subordinates showered their new master with flattery, working even harder than they had for their former patron.
And Kloros's strategy really did give them a glimmer of hope for victory, greatly boosting their confidence.
"The Machine Race? Hah! Even the Machine Race... isn't truly immortal! Anyone who dares stand