Chapter 977: Hardcore Interpretation

"Lord Gelfor, Fourth King! A black battleship of unknown origin, located eighty nautical miles away, launched a surprise attack on our fleet. Over a dozen warships at the rear have all been sunk!"

Hearing this, Gelfor was furious. He crushed the wine glass in his hand on the spot and stormed onto the outer deck.

"Keep drinking. I'm going out to see who these audacious fools are, daring to attack our Executioner Legion."

Meanwhile, Third King Woro Vortex remained in a corner of the main cabin, indifferently polishing his treasured sword, seemingly unconcerned by everything around him.

The Second King, a small man in a purple robe, who was seated at the head of the table, was still toying with a doll in his hand. With a half-smile, he appeared completely unfazed by the destruction of over a dozen warships.

Instead, he spoke with excitement, "It's been quiet for months. Finally, we have an opponent to stretch our muscles! I knew this trip to the Moria Trench wouldn't be simple! There were bound to be other pirate legions coming to stir up trouble."

The small man seemed to be talking to himself, as Woro Vortex in the corner offered no reply throughout. However, the small man seemed content, as if the doll in his hand always provided him with an inexplicable joy.

Typically, the more eccentric a combat team, the more powerful its leaders. At this moment, Fourth King Gelfor, surrounded by his entourage, arrived on the deck where the Executioner Legion was assembled.

Using a finely crafted telescope, he began to pinpoint the Black Pearl's position, observing for a considerable time. Gelfor's expression seemed to turn a bit bitter.

"Are you certain? Was that last attack solely from that one black battleship?! How is that possible?! A single warship couldn't possess such powerful artillery!"

Gelfor's words made his surrounding attendants tremble with fear. They dared not speak for a long moment, but just as everyone was at a loss, the Black Pearl, under the command of Madame Jessica, launched its second wave of attack.

Again, over a dozen Black Dragon Cannons fired simultaneously. Several more large warships in the Executioner Legion's rear formation were instantly sunk by the terrifying barrage.

This time, Gelfor personally witnessed the sudden incident. He no longer doubted that there had been a miscalculation in the intelligence.

"What an eerie black battleship! I want to see just how powerful they are! Transmit my order: the three rear rows of warships are to immediately cease following, turn around at full speed, and bombard that black battleship with all their might! Whoever sinks it will be awarded ten thousand taels of gold!"

"Understood!"

The Executioner Pirate Legion's overall strength was not to be underestimated, and their communication system was also highly advanced. It was several times more powerful than the previous Marauders.

When the exclusive communication method conveyed this firsthand order to the three rear rows of warships, the well-trained Executioner Legion immediately responded.

All thirty-plus warships in the three rows ceased their advance, turning their sterns to face forward. Cannons of various calibers emerged, simultaneously locking onto the Black Pearl's position.

Meanwhile, inside the Black Pearl's main cabin, Xu Yang and his crew were all exceptionally excited. The successful surprise attack had brought them immense pleasure in conquest. They had successfully provoked this war. For them, it seemed to have no other substantial purpose than to relieve boredom.

That's right! It was merely a raid launched by Xu Yang's Glory Team to relieve boredom. This was the privilege of their formidable strength, allowing them to do as they pleased in the Endless Sea.

After all, they were all pirate legions; there was no such thing as so-called good and evil. In these waters, those who stirred up trouble didn't need allies, only those who submitted and those who were subdued, conquerors and the conquered.

As the Francises famously said, "On the vast, endless ocean, only the strong are entitled to battle the waves, while the weak can only embrace the tragic fate of being swallowed by them."

"Hahaha! The big guys finally reacted! I thought they'd tuck tail and flee at full speed. It seems the Executioner Legion truly is an 'iron-headed' team, just as documented in Gugaras's intelligence. Won't they suffer terribly for daring to oppose us?"

Xu Yang let out a cold laugh. "That's because they can't accurately assess their own strength. This outcome is simply their own doing."

A surprise attack couldn't fully demonstrate the Black Pearl's true power, but now the two legions had shifted to a direct fleet confrontation. Earth-shattering artillery fire continuously erupted from both sides.

The embarrassing truth was that every shell fired by the Black Pearl, enhanced by Xu Yang's specially configured energy array, unleashed destructive power that the enemy's artillery simply couldn't match.

Before long, more and more warships began to fall. Gelfor could no longer remain composed. He quickly realized that the Black Pearl harbored a profoundly unsettling secret and was by no means an ordinary warship.

Soon, Gelfor summoned his subordinates and prepared a specialized sonic communication device. From his flagship, concentrated sonic waves were directed to the Black Pearl's location. Quickly, the Black Pearl's passive sonar received the voice of Gelfor, Fourth King.

"Gentlemen! We have no past grievances or recent enmities. Why have you suddenly attacked our Executioner Legion?!"

Upon hearing the opponent initiate negotiations, Xu Yang immediately had Gugaras set up an identical sonar device, establishing a mental communication channel with the enemy's main fleet.

Then, he chuckled coldly and replied, "No reason, really. We just found it amusing. Your fleet was too ostentatious and blocked our view, so we opened fire. If you can't accept that, feel free to keep firing at us."

Declaring war on a powerful pirate legion of a hundred warships, with only one ship, simply because they obstructed their view — such a domineering stance could likely only come from Xu Yang's Glory Team.

"Bastards! It seems you fools refuse a toast and prefer a penalty! Do you really think we can't handle you?"

"Exactly! Buddy! That's exactly what we think. If you're truly powerful enough, go ahead and unleash your superior firepower. The only reason you're still talking nonsense to us is because you can't defeat us, isn't it?"

"You...!"