Lily had seen many cities like this and was no longer surprised.
No wonder Jabra said that once you arrive, you'd know where the money is.
The wealthiest is this circle right before our eyes.
The target is straightforward, and the area isn't large, making it easy to plunder.
But that is precisely the issue.
Because the area isn't large, the five thousand defense troops aren't scattered too far, meaning the moment the pirates jumped down, the alarm bells rang out on the front square.
More footsteps sounded around as uniformed and helmeted defense soldiers, armed and ready, quickly gathered at the port, gradually engaging with the pirates.
Upon initial contact, the pirates took the upper hand. A pirate thrust his sword through an approaching soldier, deftly dodged another soldier's slash, and then swung his sword back, cutting into the other soldier.
The pirates roamed the seas, constantly battling various opponents, making them rich in both power and combat experience.
Not to mention there were experts among them.
Clang!
Lily was the first to attack. Facing the guards swarming down the main street, she flicked open her sword's hilt with her thumb, sending a white light like a thunderbolt into the crowd, streaking forward until her figure appeared behind the soldiers.
The soldiers seemed frozen, maintaining their charging stances, unmoving.
Lily turned her back to them, slowly sheathing her White Lightning sword.
Click.
Swish!!
Wounds blossomed upon these men, spewing blood, and they all fell.
"Eat my bombing bite!"
Renedia bit onto a lollipop, wielding her mechanical hammer. The cannon at the hammer's head fired three shots first, blowing up the soldiers swarming one street, then transformed into a machine gun, crazily shooting at the remaining ones, and the soldiers on that path fell along with the machine gun's rattling.
Bang, bang, bang!
Gunshots rang from another entrance, and advancing defense soldiers opened fire, hitting a few pirates before the lead bullets struck a barrier of hair.
Ahead, a mass of black hair wriggled like a flowing stream, forming a barrier that blocked the bullets. The center of the barrier automatically parted, revealing Marika's figure.
"Oh dear..."
She smiled serenely at everyone, "Using firearms is quite dangerous."
Whoosh!
Her hair gathered in strands, like a swarm of snakes, quickly shooting toward the soldiers, instantly surrounding their guns and peeling them from the soldiers' hands. Meanwhile, some strands split off, forming sharp, blade-like spikes.
"Hair Binding Spear!"
The sound of flesh being pierced came from the soldiers. The hair impaled their bodies with such force that their bodies lifted off the ground, only to crash back down.
Hawkins wandered among enemies, cutting down a soldier with each swing of his sword, letting their attacks land on him.
Whether slashes or gunfire, every attack touching him would bring forth a straw man, causing a surrounding soldier to suffer the same wound and fall.
He could currently summon ten straw men, but against these soldiers, he could replace them as needed.
In a way, their numbers meant nothing to him.
Several high-ranking officers crushed their foes effortlessly, but that didn't mean they had won.
There was no shortage of strong individuals on the sea, particularly in such a powerful kingdom.
Defending a prosperous city surely included formidable figures as well.
Bang!
Bellamy used the narrow gap between the buildings to jump back and forth, knocking away a dozen soldiers with each bounce, but after a few rounds, his fist was suddenly halted by an iron-fisted hand.
The collision of fists created a surge of air pressure, pushing outward.
"I am Gramer, Defense Captain of the Sisomia Kingdom, 'Killing Fist'!"
The one who blocked Bellamy's fist was a man wearing a boxer's outfit, with a belt around his waist.
"I know you, Disaster Pirates. How dare you come here to plunder; this time, I will defeat you!"
Boom!
On the other side, a massive hammer shattered the Iron Shield on Pearl, sending him stumbling back a few steps.
"To think, they shattered my absolute defense, Pearl's Iron Wall!"
Pearl stared in shock at the approaching figure, wielding a giant round-headed hammer far larger than Renedia's mechanical hammer. The person, resembling a small giant, a good four meters tall and clad in soldier-like armor, used the hammer with immense vigor, sending ten or so charging pirates flying with a single blow.
"I am 'Crusher Hammer' Lager, Defense Captain, and I am here to stop you!" the giant roared.
"Woo, woo!!"
Mute charged into the crowd, swinging his great tachi to send several soldiers flying, but just as he was about to lift his sword again, its blade was pinned down by a foot.
His arm tried to move, but he couldn't lift it. Instinctively, he turned his head to look, only to see a foot coming at his face, which kicked him back several meters, landing heavily.
The person who kicked him stepped forward, leaping into the air above Mute, bringing both feet down heavily.
That move sent a whomp through the air, signaling immense power.
Just as the feet were approaching Mute's head, a shadow flickered rapidly nearby, and a knobbed hammer closed in on the descending person's body. Just as it was about to hit, the falling person suddenly extended a foot, kicking the hammer with such force that the holder flew away, while the person also landed on the other side, touching down on the ground.