‘As expected,’ Vasen Lak Orazen thought to himself, ‘Aiming for the deck was the right choice.’

The pirates had been waiting to jump onto their ship on deck, and thanks to that, they became easy targets for the cannon.

One of the pirates yelled, “G…get away!”

The second and third cannon fired in order. A round, carved rock flew through the air. Even after the rock smashed through the railing, its kinetic energy barely diminished. Hit in the shoulder, a Deep One fell down the railing at the same time his shoulder got smashed. The rock drew a parabola in the air before falling onto the ship, but it still had enough momentum that it rolled across the deck and struck another pirate’s shin. With a crunch, the Deep One fell to the floor, and the rock fell off from between the railing on the other side. A cacophony of screams erupted.

“Aaack!”

The pirates couldn’t escape the cannonballs. They could only pray that the cannons weren’t aiming at them.

As agonizing cries broke out from the six ships in the front, the other four ships became abuzz with nervous energy.

Right then, a giant Deep One who was clearly the second-in-command after the captain ordered, “Don’t panic because of the strange weapons! There’s no way they will be able to use them again immediately....