Long-Range Cannon actually has a hidden attribute.

And that is... its blast radius is more than twice that of a normal ship cannon!

As soon as the cannon fire landed on the pirate fleet, the moment the attack power extended, it instantly covered 5 to 7 pirate ships.

Five of those pirate ships were directly shattered on the spot.

As for the other two ships, they were also affected by the power of the Long-Range Cannon, with their shield durability plummeting.

Fortunately, they were somewhat further away and weren't completely hit, merely losing their shields, but not being shattered by the Long-Range Cannon.

Nonetheless, the abrupt turn of events still startled the pirates greatly.

Instantly sinking five ships from such a distance of 15 nautical miles, where they only appeared as small black dots through the naked eye.

How accurate!

"The opponents have long-range attack capabilities, spread out a bit. These piglets possess long-range attacks, and with such strong firepower, they're definitely a juicy flock. As long as we capture them, we'll be in for some good money."

The pirate leader's pupils remained dilated, resembling a cat that smells fish, his gaze fixed intently on Fang Yu and the fleet ahead.

Pirates think differently than regular sailors.

A regular sea traveler, upon seeing such formidable combat power from a distance, with five ships sunk already, would certainly feel apprehensive.

This would naturally breed a sense of retreat.

But not pirates. In the pirate world, the survival law is...

They don't care about losses. As long as the target is captured, losses can soon be recouped by selling the sheep.

Even if 90% of the companions in the pirate fleet die, the pirate leader would find joy in it.

No need to split the spoils...

Then use the captured naval ships to attract other pirates to join, replenishing teammate losses.

You see, on certain lawless islands, there are many outlaws who don't even have ships. Provide them with a ship, and they'll gladly follow you.

The pirate world's rule is that there's no shortage of people.

If you don't want to work for free, there'll be others who will, eager to plunder and make a living by attaching themselves to those with ship resources.

So, Fang Yu's display of Long-Range Cannon capabilities actually excited the pirate leader more instead of frightening him, spurring him toward Fang Yu's direction.

Great, such powerful naval ships could fetch a good price, then use that money to buy 10, even 50, outdated subpar ships.

Old decommissioned ships, you can sometimes get one for thousands of Copper Coins, and spend a few thousand more to refurbish it simply.

With many cheap channels for second-hand cannons and ships, the pirate leader could patch up and create a fleet with decent combat power at a very low cost.

As long as they work, they will attract shipless marine criminals to join his crew.

Thus, from the pirate leader's perspective, the loss of his own ships doesn't concern him at all.

As long as they capture even one opponent's ship, it'll more than make up all the losses, with extra profit.

These marine lunatics are charging at Fang Yu like stepping stones of their fallen comrades.

However... the pirate leader glanced at his fleet, noting the few ships with dozens of powerful pirates who had been modified with alchemy potions.

Expendable grunts can be sacrificed, but to take down the opponent, some elites and trump cards are needed.

The pirate leader isn't stupid. Having an entire crew of disposable grunts wouldn't get him far, let alone taking captives; even his life would be in question.

His trump cards lie within those around him on the hidden... special pirate ships...

"Boom!"

At that moment, another Long-Range Cannon shot was fired, but this time the pirates had wised up and began to disperse, not clustering together.

This reduced the cannon's destructive power, sinking only two pirate ships.

"Brothers, we're almost upon the enemy ships! Capturing them means profit!"

The pirate leader rallied his men, and with wild enthusiasm, the pirates howled and charged toward Fang Yu and his crew.

...

"The enemy is within our attack range now."

At this moment, within the troops led by Fang Yu, he didn't hesitate and directly used Ma's Brain Domain Sharing to loudly speak to the troops behind him.

His gaze fixed on the pirate fleet ahead.

Currently, the pirate fleet rushing towards them had decreased from an initial 100+ vessels to only about eighty.

With the Long-Range Cannon enchanted, the frequency of its fire had increased, and during the pirates' charge, a series of attacks had reduced their ships by over 20.

Seeing the decrease in enemy pirate ships, the soldiers of the Sharp Blade Army flashed with intense excitement in their eyes, morale rising once more!

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