Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dozens of mortars fired in unison, their dazzling muzzle flashes lighting up the entire harbor as bright as day.
But a moment later...
Before the shells had even covered half the distance, something seemed to slice them apart in midair. Stripped of their momentum, they shattered and fell into the sea.
Splash!
Countless columns of water erupted across the surface. Before the pirates loading the shells could recover from their shock, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky, instantly destroying every mortar.
"Go."
Up on the high ground, Noah stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly,
"This is as far as I'll help. The rest of the battle is yours."
"Leave it to us, Lord Noah!"
"We won't let you down!"
The veterans leading the charge laughed heartily and led the soldiers, whose morale had reached its peak, toward the pirates at the harbor to fight their own battle of revenge.
Every soldier had been holding back his anger, determined to reclaim their honor and victory. The fighting power they unleashed was naturally astonishing.
The pirates, meanwhile, had remained stunned for a long time after witnessing the destruction of all their artillery. Only when the soldiers were nearly upon their ships did they snap out of it, hastily draw their weapons, and engage them at close quarters.
With one side surging and the other faltering, the pirates were almost instantly forced into a crushing disadvantage.
By this time...
The guards in the inner city had already noticed the commotion at the harbor.
After sending scouts to investigate, the commander of the royal guards defending the city was overjoyed. He promptly opened the gates and led his men out to attack.
The arrival of reinforcements caught the already struggling pirates between two forces. Their