"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The waters off Bewitching Flame Island had become a battlefield in their entirety, with thousands of warships of all kinds from both sides engaging in a brutal cannon battle.
Thanks to their surprise attack, the navy had inflicted heavy losses on the pirates. Despite their initial numerical advantage and the support of Coastal Defense Cannons, the pirates were showing signs of being overwhelmed by the navy.
Aboard the United Navy's flagship-the Eternal Justice.
Several figures stood at the bow, dressed in the uniforms of senior United Navy officers. Unexpectedly, the person standing at the very front was a young woman.
"Heh, what a rabble. We suppressed them so easily!" one young man said contemptuously.
"Isn't that only natural? Our warships cost a fortune to build, while most of these sea scum's pirate ships are converted merchant vessels they plundered.
"They may have several thousand warships, but more than half aren't even a match for our lowest-grade warships. They're just there to pad the numbers."
Another young man chuckled as he chimed in.
"Don't get careless. We only gained this advantage by striking first with a surprise attack. My teacher once said that pirates who manage to make a name for themselves at sea all have something up their sleeves."
The young woman at the head of the group warned them with a grave expression.
"Christina, don't make it sound so ugly. How can this count as a sneak attack? We came in with a massive fleet of over a thousand warships. It's those pirates' own fault they didn't spot us!"
One of the young men flushed as he argued back. Although the changing times meant warfare was no longer so particular about such things, their United Navy acted in the name of justice. They could launch a sneak