Chapter 48

Chapter 48. The Purge of the Weaklings

Of course, it goes without saying, but the Gallery Allied Forces, with their grand fleet of exactly 11,315 ships, didn’t lose in a head-on battle against the Pirate King’s main force, which had fewer than 2,000 ships.

In fact, at first, everything went according to their plan. They steadily advanced, forming a crescent-shaped encirclement, pressuring the Pirate King’s main force.

In the early stages of the battle, as most had predicted, it seemed like the Gallery Allied Forces would achieve an overwhelming victory.

But… why is this entire event chain, including the current “Pirate King’s Assault,” collectively referred to as the “Pirate Empress” event?

Those who had spent half a year here and forgotten, and the newbies who never knew, would feel it deeply just 10 minutes later.

Thanks to the sudden warp and the pirates’ surprise attack, they were hit hard.

Of course, even those reinforcements only amounted to about 2,000 ships from one direction.

Numerically, the Gallery Allied Forces still had the upper hand, but…

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-[Holy crap, pirate reinforcements are coming from behind!]

-[What the hell is that?]

-[It’s a battleship! Damn it, another freaking battleship!]

-[Isn’t it a battlecruiser?]

-[It’s a cruiser battleship, you idiot!]

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Unfortunately, the newly arrived pirates were each assigned a cruiser battleship, which, in terms of firepower, was on par with a battleship.

The moment the overwhelming firepower caused the users’ defensive formations to collapse, the pirate forces began carving through the grand fleet that had surrounded the Pirate King.

Of course, if someone had seized command and coordinated the users seamlessly, they might have been able to resist using their numerical advantage, even if the pirates had split their formation.

But sadly, this massive fleet wasn’t led by a single person or a unified clan.

It was merely a temporary alliance of about 10 clans and over 1,500 users.

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-[Damn it, help!]

-[Someone, go block them over there!]

-[Where am I supposed to help?]

-[I’m outta here, peace!]

-[Are you freaking kidding me?]

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Most users, without any proper command, blindly pushed forward according to basic principles, only to get hit hard from behind and explode.

They resisted the pirates’ ambushes only as individuals or clans.

A large-scale counterattack at the alliance level was impossible for the so-called alliance commanders, the clan leaders.

Moreover, regular users, seeing their precious ships being destroyed left and right by the pirates’ onslaught, started worrying that their own ships and superhumans might suffer the same fate.

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-[Screw this, I’m out!]

-[Don’t run, fight!]

-[Those guys already bailed, didn’t they?]

-[Oh, come on!]

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In the midst of the battle, whenever someone felt targeted by the pirates’ “cruiser battleships,” they would flee the battlefield to save their own ships and superhumans.

The situation descended into total chaos.

Clans and users who had brought their full strength to defend their original bases could no longer hold out and began to retreat.

As a result, the users’ ambitious plan to raid the Out-Terris Pirate King ended in disaster.

On paper alone, they lost over 3,000 ships.

Excluding the fleets of clans and individual users who withdrew before the battle ended, only about 4,000 ships remained.

Even those remaining ships were at risk of being forcibly taken by the Pirate King due to the event.

And the users, who had moved their bases and were fighting with determination, were left seething with betrayal toward those who had fled mid-battle.

They set the gallery and chat on fire, but…

That burning sentiment didn’t last long.

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Title: The Real Pirate Empress Has Arrived!

Author: Anonymous

Content: [The Pirate Empress, sitting on the limbless body of the Pirate King, legs crossed, staring straight ahead]

While we were all losing our minds, the broadcast continued, and now we know why.

The pirates who came as reinforcements, under the guise of resupplying user ships, launched a surprise attack on the Pirate King’s main force!

Those pirate bastards attacked the Pirate King’s flagship, yep.

The event is going on, and the Pirate King gets a sweet hit on the back of his head, and the battleship explodes.

The Pirate King, trying to escape, gets caught and dragged to the pirate flagship that betrayed him, along with his subordinates.

Then that scene comes up, and the broadcast ends, yep.

Comments:

-[Noooooo!]

-[Damn it, finally!]

-[Is the Pirate Empress making her entrance?]

-[No, wait!]

-[Hmm…]

-[I’ve been waiting for a woman like you for so long.]

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The Pirate Empress, whom we’ve been waiting for so long, finally appears, and everything quiets down in an instant.

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And the time when users were shouting “Noooooo!” and going crazy…

…was about an hour ago.

“Ugh… cough!”

“Boss!”

The man who once reigned as the ‘Pirate King’ over all space pirates was, as usual, trying to ‘collect’ from the damn ‘Commanders’ fleets.

But his fleet, including his flagship ‘Vulcan,’ was completely destroyed by a sudden ambush while carrying out this ‘legitimate collection.’

As he tried to escape from the exploding battleship, he was subdued and knocked out by someone who ambushed him.

When he woke up, he and his subordinates were all tied up, lying on the floor of an unfamiliar ship.

And in front of him…

“Hello, you damn incompetent Pirate King.”

“You…?”

A few months ago, after showing an amazing feat of stealing a cruiser alone from the ‘Base’ that destroyed many pirate groups.

Despite the handicap of being a woman, she grew to occupy a significant position in this massive Pirate Alliance with her remarkable talent and achievements.

The Pirate King, despite his rough appearance, used his sharp mind.

He realized that the current situation—the sudden ambush and being captured—was all the doing of Marian in front of him.

He roared in anger.

“You, this traitor, dared to attack my fleet?!”

Even though his whole body was bound, as expected of an SSS-class Pirate King.

He exuded immense pressure, causing the many pirates aiming their guns at him to tremble.

But despite the Pirate King’s pressure, ‘Marian’ stood up leisurely with an unchanged expression.

The sound of her boots clicking on the floor as she approached the Pirate King.

“If I’m a traitor, then what do you call someone who throws our lives away for petty plunder and just watches from behind?”

“What?”

“All you can do is mindlessly charge forward, and despite your abilities, you only try to use battleships, you incompetent fool.”

“…!”

“Not only that, but you can’t even use the troops you gathered properly, letting them be wasted in the enemy’s attacks… and even repeating defeats. Is that what a Pirate King is?”

As she said this, ‘Marian’ sneered and placed her hands on the two ultrasonic blades at her waist.

“No pirate, with such a massive force and fleet, could end up in such a miserable state.”

“What are you…?”

“So I declare here, a useless brat like you shouldn’t be the Pirate King.”

And right after saying that.

‘Marian’ drew the ultrasonic blades from her waist at a speed no one but the Pirate King could follow.

In an instant, she severed the Pirate King’s limbs.

“Ahhhhh!!!!”

Now a mere ragdoll, the former Pirate King was mounted by Marian, who then addressed the nearby pirates.

“From today, the incompetent self-proclaimed Pirate King is gone.”

“…!”

“According to pirate law, from now on, I am your new boss.”

“…”

“So, you damn trash, all of you, come and bow your heads.”

‘As a pawn for the one I serve…’