Storm (Part 2)

Across the sea, a massive naval fleet advanced without pause. On the banners fluttering in the wind, each distinct crown emblem not only represented the nature of this navy, but also displayed the imposing bearing of royal might.

Five warships sailed at the forefront. On the central vessel was the command system for the entire Royal Navy.

"My lord, the pirates' base is ahead. Shall we attack directly, or surround their island first?" Xiusenya was not on deck at the moment, so the officer in charge of this operation could only ask the other lord beside him—Romon.

Standing on the deck of the flagship and gazing at the small dots now visible in the distance, Romon, dressed in military uniform, smiled faintly and narrowed his eyes. "We've made such a grand show of force. The pirates must already know we've arrived, right?"

"Look, my lord, they're coming out!" Just as the officer was about to say something, his eyes suddenly caught sight of movement near the island.

As the Royal Navy steadily approached that nameless island, the pirates had already made their preparations. One after another, they boarded their warships and headed this way.

They probably understood that if they were surrounded like dumplings in a pot, let alone fighting, they would not even have time to flee. Still, the pirates of the Waden Wen Pirate Band retained a certain confidence in their own strength.

Their warships were no worse than those of the Royal Navy, and their combat ability was certainly greater than that of sailors who had scarcely fought a few battles. Their previous defeat had merely been an accident. They believed that, with their own strength and a little more caution, they could defeat the Royal Navy and wash away their earlier humiliation in one stroke.

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