At that moment, a thunderous explosion suddenly rang out.
A cannonball, by sheer coincidence, landed directly on the deck of the pirate ship.
The unarmored wooden vessel was instantly blasted open, leaving behind a hideous hole.
Countless splinters and chunks of wood flew in every direction like razor-sharp blades.
Several unlucky pirates were struck by the debris and immediately began screaming in agony.
In an instant, dozens of pirates were severely injured, rolling across the deck and wailing miserably.
Woop froze as the screams filled his ears.
Only then did he realize what had happened.
They had been hit.
The last time their pirate ship had been struck by a cannonball, the shot had landed directly in the powder magazine.
The entire vessel had exploded, causing their raid to fail and leaving them with catastrophic losses.
This time, at least, they had not been unlucky enough to have the powder magazine hit.
But if the enemy could hit them once...
