A wizard with a free hand to cast sorcery was a formidable force in battle.
Marcus wanted to pursue Charles, but the Outpost Base's buildings and assorted materials continually blocked his line of sight.
Moreover, these structures were sturdy, nothing like wooden huts or mud houses that could be smashed apart in a single blow.
That meant Marcus's battlefield would be confined to a narrow space.
Charles led him in circles through the alleys and houses. Every time Marcus tried to break out, he faced a swarm of demons.
Marcus was beaten into helplessness.
"Men! Kill your way in!"
"Capture that Tidal Priest!"
Marcus's roar rang out from within as he began calling for support from the other pirates.
His absolute strength was formidable. Even demons needed to attack him several at a time to maintain the upper hand.
Though he was fighting alone now, his side still held the numerical advantage across the battlefield.
Before long, quite a few pirates broke through the outer wall's defenses and entered the buildings inside.
The Tide Warriors charged in first.
The Bone Anchor Pirate Crew clearly had more Tide Warriors than Charles's men, and they were of a higher caliber as well.
Charles had no solution to that.
Even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice; a shortage of manpower was a shortage of manpower.
But he was not flustered. The situation inside the Outpost Base was even more complex than at the outer walls.
His voice reached the ears of the Undertow Pirate Crew's Tide Warriors through mental power.
At this moment, all his men withdrew from the outer walls, and the two sides entered the stage of alley fighting.
On the other side, Bruce and Delis were still focusing on Isabella.
Bruce fought head-on while Delis attacked from the