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"Boom!" A new salvo once again hit the pirate warship, and this time, unlike the previous two, the already battered pirate ship finally succumbed to the strain and began to slow down noticeably.
This round of salvo saw one cannonball fly directly towards the pirate ship's rudder below the lookout, rendering the vessel suddenly unable to steer effectively.
Though it could still attempt to navigate by adjusting its sails, the efficiency of this method was far too inferior.
Another cannonball, after smashing into the warship, burst through the hull below the waterline on the other side, creating a hole that caused the ship to take on water, exacerbating the pirate vessel's dire situation.
What brought the pirates to utter despair, however, was the cannonball that struck their gun position, completely destroying the only cannon they had on that side!
