"Damn it! It must be those bastards from that island who told the Navy. We should have robbed them back then!"
"Alright, stop complaining. Master Tiger will be unhappy if he hears you."
"Don't just stand there! Those who can't fight, go to the lower gun deck!"
"Aho! Swish, swish, swish..."
Many fish-men were cursing, after all, most of the combatants were from Fish-Man Street.
Only Hatchan looked very excited, waving his six swords while making sound effects with his mouth!
He had "I really don't want to steer" written all over his face, and didn't even notice when Master Jinbe glared at him.
Unlike ordinary single-ship pirate crews, the Snapper Head had a dedicated gun deck below the deck, and in fact, the top two levels were gun decks.
The ships of ordinary pirate crews, apart from having rams, armor, and more deck guns, had a hold structure more similar to merchant ships, that is, large cargo holds—in a way, pirates also had to "load cargo" everywhere.
However, the Sun Pirates were not interested in plunder or treasure hunting, and because they were all fish-men, they didn't even need to store fresh water specifically, so they arranged two levels of gun decks!
Moreover, precisely because they were all fish-men, the location of the crew's rest cabins was the opposite of ordinary ships. Ordinary ships, for ventilation and dryness, usually had the crew's cabins on the first level below the deck, but the Snapper Head's crew cabins were at the very bottom, with some Eve tree branches as material, allowing sunlight to be transmitted to the very bottom—the main body of Eve can transmit sunlight to the entire Fish-Man Island.
Sometimes, in order to stabilize the hull, they could let water in, which was even more comfortable. The environment for the fish-men was probably the best of all ships.
As for Sieg, who would lose his fish-man characteristics after falling asleep, he was specially allowed to hang a hammock on the deck…
Unlike Sieg's first naval battle, the Snapper Head fearlessly accelerated towards the fleet in the southeast, exchanging fire with the Navy fleet!
Unlike naval battles in low-martial-power worlds, in addition to gun accuracy and armor thickness, there was a key decisive factor in the exchange of fire—catching cannonballs barehanded!
"Fire!" Tiger waved his hand at the appropriate time and ordered.
Jinbe was personally steering at this time, firstly because his ship-handling skills were the best, and secondly… it was also to give the little brothers a chance to "practice."
Unless there were headquarters officers from the Navy Take action, Jinbe and Aladine would not Take action. Tiger would go to the flagship to oversee the battle, also worried that these wild boys would go mad and start slaughtering directly.
The Snapper Head's gun positions took the lead, opening a hole in the outer armor of a frigate, and a burst of cheers immediately rang out on the deck.
However, just at this moment, a cannonball from the opposite side was about to land on the Snapper Head's deck when Kuroobi, wearing a martial arts uniform, flew up and kicked the cannonball into the water, then calmly returned.
Another burst of cheers and applause rang out.
Kuroobi was not old, considered a new generation force on the ship, and very talented in fish-man karate. He usually acted very seriously, holding the air of an old martial artist.
However, Sieg keenly noticed that Willie smacked his lips in disdain at this time.
He had previously tried to poach Kuroobi, but Kuroobi had directly refused him without giving him any face.
When another cannonball came over, Willie shouted loudly, took two steps forward, and swung the iron hammer in his hand…
Duang—
With a loud noise, the cannonball was knocked back, piercing through the opponent's outer armor!
An even louder cheer rang out.
At this time, Willie's strength was even stronger than Arlong's. After all, he was older, only slightly younger than Jinbe and the others, half a generation older than Arlong.
However, this orca fish-man was a bit petty. It was said that now was the time to give the elite combatants a chance to show off, but he was anxious to stand out. Sieg clearly observed that many young fish-men were curling their lips.
Of course, although there was internal competition, it was generally within the scope of healthy competition. If a real fight broke out, everyone would still unite against outsiders.
"People of the Fish-Man Pirates, listen up! Immediately lay down your weapons, hand over the escaped slaves from Marijois, and surrender on the spot, otherwise I will represent the World Government…"
The warship on the opposite side was noisily making harsh threats with a loudspeaker while directly rushing forward.
"Prepare! The enemy is three anchor chains away…"
"Prepare! The enemy is ten planks away…"
Arlong and Willie spoke at the same time.
"Huh? Anchor chains? Did I hear that right? Does our Sun Pirates need that kind of thing?" Arlong ridiculed Willie with a funny face.
"Puhahaha, planks? Kid, can't you get off the ship without a plank?" Willie retorted.
Anchor chain refers to the anchor chain, and plank refers to the board used to disembark or board a ship, both of which are common items on ships.
Here, they are used to describe distance.
Although the length of the anchor chain and plank varies depending on the size of the ship, conventionally, one anchor chain generally refers to a length of about sixty meters, and one plank is about twenty meters.
Sailors in the East and South Seas like to say "plank," while sailors in the North and West Seas are accustomed to saying "anchor chain."
Fish-Man Island is located at the intersection of the four seas… at the bottom of the sea. The fleets that come here are from all over the world, so both sayings exist.
In fact, neither anchor chains nor planks are very useful on the Snapper Head. Arlong and Willie were just using them to argue with each other.
Seeing the two of them face to face again, "fortunately" a cannonball flew towards their faces. The two of them reached out to block it at the same time, and turned their faces away with a "hmph" sound.
"Men! Prepare to board!" Willie waved his tiger-headed hammer.
"Follow me, smash their cabins! Let them feed the fish!" Arlong also drew his sawtooth sword.
Hatchan quickly commented from the side: "Brother Arlong means to sink the Navy warships, but without destroying the escape boats. It's not about killing people, feeding the fish is just a metaphor…"
"Shut up!" Arlong knocked the atmosphere-killing guy on the head with the hilt of his sword.
After speaking, Arlong led dozens of fish-men directly into the water, while Willie had to wait a little longer, and had to protect the ship for a while longer. Moreover, the fish-men's boarding did not require the assistance of planks, and they would directly jump over or climb ropes!
Just as Sieg was hesitating about which group to follow, Jinbe calmly said: "Sieg, you protect me while I steer."
"Ah? Ah… yes!" Sieg's first reaction was that he had misheard—I'm protecting Jinbe? Master Jinbe can steer with one hand, and the other hand is enough to beat two warships, right?
Although he didn't know what Master Jinbe was thinking, Sieg immediately agreed.