"Ah... ah... save me..."
Only a few sailors on the lower deck still had the strength to call for help, but most of them were bleeding from their seven orifices, clearly on the verge of death.
Worse still, as the explosion spread and flames surged, the fire started to spread from the two wooden sailboats to nearby ships.
One of the ships even triggered a tragic explosion due to the ammunition depot catching fire, sending flames everywhere.
"Disengage! Make an emergency avoidance!"
At this point, the ships finally ignored the military tribunal and began to turn their bows to evade friendly fire.
This "maritime fortress" was better than the Iron Chain Binding because it wasn't physically connected and could be disassembled at any time.
Which was exactly what Byron wanted.
They never intended to burn the fleet to the ground in one go; every ship in the Treasure Fleet carried invaluable cargo, each worth dozens of small targets.
