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# Chapter 849: Disappointment and Bitter Fruit
"Truly disappointing."
Far away in the Kronos Kingdom, Hades had been observing the battle through a Live Streaming Den Den Mushi.
On the white paper before him, a few simple numbers showed Hades' assessment of the combatant strength comparison between the Pirates and the World Government.
Although he only saw some footage, combined with known intelligence, he could make a rough judgment.
Despite saying that, Hades wore a smile.
The World Government had lost a member of the Holy Knights.
That Person, Saint Mars, who hadn't appeared for a long time, was likely dead.
He likely died in the explosion of the Magnetic Storm Bomb, and was then killed by someone who seized the opportunity.
Two Top Tier Combatants lost – such results were pleasing enough.
Especially Saint Mars, who was one of the Five Elders, an existence standing at the peak of Power in the Great Sea.
For eight hundred years, since the Position of the Five Elders was established, there had never been a situation where a Five Elder was killed.
Even during the Rocks Era, during the Rocks Pirates' grand operation to invade the Four Seas, the Five Elders intervened multiple times, yet none of them died in battle.
And this war, which could be called an interlude, achieved that.
As for the outcome of the war, the Pirate side was bound to lose.
This was known from the start.
Who could have imagined that in this war, the Five Elders and the Holy Knights would all be deployed?
If it had been later.
Garp, Zephyr, the Army Three Admirals, CP0 Agents, and many high-end combat power would have died.
Perhaps just one attack from "King of Monsters" Typhon would have been enough to cause their downfall.
What truly made Hades somewhat dissatisfied was this:
Upon seeing the Five Elders and members of the Holy Knights appear,
And when their attack on the Strongmen who were immobilized by the Magnetic Storm Bomb's effects ended, they could have evacuated.
The specific time point was after the Ashura Rhinoceros Beetle and others who had fallen Underground returned to the ground.
Knowing clearly that the World Government's overall combatant strength was stronger and they had more Top Tier Combatants, they shouldn't have continued fighting.
They should have pulled back when they had the chance and evacuated immediately.
Although they eliminated some of the World Government's high-end combat power, their own losses were also significant.
These losses were completely not worth it and could have been entirely avoided.
Evacuating when facing a strong enemy is not shameful.
They had already made a plan at Marine Headquarters, causing significant damage, which had achieved their objective.
Several branches suffered pirate attacks, and the results were also very impressive.
With such results, it could entirely be called a victory.
However, the Pirate side did not do this.
Hades actually understood this in his heart.
Strongmen care about dignity.
Generally, in situations requiring evacuation, one's side has already suffered heavy losses and is clearly at a disadvantage.
Before reaching that degree, the losses should be endurable, and they wouldn't leave easily.
Moreover, this war was initiated by Byrnndi World.
Even if they were to evacuate, it would require Byrnndi World to give the command.
Of course, "Golden Lion" Shiki also had the qualification.
But neither of them did so.
Furthermore, what made Hades somewhat dissatisfied was this:
Byrnndi World used three Magnetic Storm Bombs, relying on their explosion range, inherent power, plus his Momo Fruit ability amplification.
Like this time, using just one Magnetic Storm Bomb would have been enough.
Its power would have been no less than three exploding together.
Because the explosions of the Magnetic Storm Bombs do not mutually interfere and stack.
If the stamina used to amplify three Magnetic Storm Bombs were all used on one Magnetic Storm Bomb, the effect would be even more terrifying.
Byrnndi World using three Magnetic Storm Bombs and leaving one behind seemed like a relatively smart move, but in Hades' view, it was utterly foolish.
It was a complete waste of two Magnetic Storm Bombs.
Up to this point in the operation, the Pirate side still had the advantage in battle results.
The two Top Tier Combatants lost by the World Government were enough to offset all the losses of the Flying Pirates during this period.
This was how Hades saw it.
After all, no matter how much high-end combat power was added up, it couldn't compare to a single strong Top Tier Combatant.
For a Top Power, the number of Top Tier Combatants often represents their true foundation.
Causing the World Government to lose two Top Tier Combatants might not be achievable even if the Flying Pirates initiated another bloody battle.
Besides this, Marine Headquarters, several branch bases, and even the Holy Land Mariejois had all suffered invasion.
Leaving with such battle results would undoubtedly be the best outcome.
Unfortunately, they did not do so.
But what if this war were to continue?
The Flying Pirates would lose more strength.
After all, all the high-end combat power on the Pirate side came from the Flying Pirates.
No matter how they fought, the ones suffering losses were the Flying Pirates' people.
Even their Top Tier Combatants would be in danger next.
This was not alarmist talk; it was genuinely happening.
The Pirate side's action plan was easy to guess.
The effect was good, but only 'good'.
However, facing the World Government's absolute power, everything was futile.
Apart from being caught off guard at the beginning, the World Government's situation quickly became stable.
They even held the upper hand in terms of Top Tier Combatants.
What Hades didn't understand was why the Flying Pirates still hadn't issued the order to retreat by now.
One must know that the war situation had already shifted towards the World Government.
If it continued, the Flying Pirates would truly suffer heavy losses.
Although Hades couldn't see the situation inside the Mist, he could be certain that the Flying Pirates were at a disadvantage.
Just a few Top Tier Combatants were enough to push back the Flying Pirates' Cadres repeatedly.
This was a war between the Pirates and the World Government; Hades didn't necessarily need to worry.
What he feared was that the Flying Pirates would be eliminated before completing their mission, which would truly be a joke.
Unfortunately, he couldn't interfere with the Battlefield now, nor could he arrange Lyon 'Death Gun' as he did before.
The Pirate side's so-called strategy was completely broken under the World Government's absolute power.
Without uniting most of the strength in the New World, the Flying Pirates were actually very difficult to resist the World Government.
The strategy of dividing forces to attack Marine Headquarters was a mistake.
Sending just two people who could fly would have been enough.
If the other two Top Tier Combatants had joined the Battlefield, the situation wouldn't have been so bad.
They truly underestimated the World Government.
The bitter fruit they brewed, they can only eat themselves.
(end of chapter)
"Truly disappointing."
Far away in the Kronos Kingdom, Hades had been observing the battle through a Live Streaming Den Den Mushi.
On the white paper before him, a few simple numbers showed Hades' assessment of the combatant strength comparison between the Pirates and the World Government.
Although he only saw some footage, combined with known intelligence, he could make a rough judgment.
Despite saying that, Hades wore a smile.
The World Government had lost a member of the Holy Knights.
That Person, Saint Mars, who hadn't appeared for a long time, was likely dead.
He likely died in the explosion of the Magnetic Storm Bomb, and was then killed by someone who seized the opportunity.
Two Top Tier Combatants lost – such results were pleasing enough.
Especially Saint Mars, who was one of the Five Elders, an existence standing at the peak of Power in the Great Sea.
For eight hundred years, since the Position of the Five Elders was established, there had never been a situation where a Five Elder was killed.
Even during the Rocks Era, during the Rocks Pirates' grand operation to invade the Four Seas, the Five Elders intervened multiple times, yet none of them died in battle.
And this war, which could be called an interlude, achieved that.
As for the outcome of the war, the Pirate side was bound to lose.
This was known from the start.
Who could have imagined that in this war, the Five Elders and the Holy Knights would all be deployed?
If it had been later.
Garp, Zephyr, the Army Three Admirals, CP0 Agents, and many high-end combat power would have died.
Perhaps just one attack from "King of Monsters" Typhon would have been enough to cause their downfall.
What truly made Hades somewhat dissatisfied was this:
Upon seeing the Five Elders and members of the Holy Knights appear,
And when their attack on the Strongmen who were immobilized by the Magnetic Storm Bomb's effects ended, they could have evacuated.
The specific time point was after the Ashura Rhinoceros Beetle and others who had fallen Underground returned to the ground.
Knowing clearly that the World Government's overall combatant strength was stronger and they had more Top Tier Combatants, they shouldn't have continued fighting.
They should have pulled back when they had the chance and evacuated immediately.
Although they eliminated some of the World Government's high-end combat power, their own losses were also significant.
These losses were completely not worth it and could have been entirely avoided.
Evacuating when facing a strong enemy is not shameful.
They had already made a plan at Marine Headquarters, causing significant damage, which had achieved their objective.
Several branches suffered pirate attacks, and the results were also very impressive.
With such results, it could entirely be called a victory.
However, the Pirate side did not do this.
Hades actually understood this in his heart.
Strongmen care about dignity.
Generally, in situations requiring evacuation, one's side has already suffered heavy losses and is clearly at a disadvantage.
Before reaching that degree, the losses should be endurable, and they wouldn't leave easily.
Moreover, this war was initiated by Byrnndi World.
Even if they were to evacuate, it would require Byrnndi World to give the command.
Of course, "Golden Lion" Shiki also had the qualification.
But neither of them did so.
Furthermore, what made Hades somewhat dissatisfied was this:
Byrnndi World used three Magnetic Storm Bombs, relying on their explosion range, inherent power, plus his Momo Fruit ability amplification.
Like this time, using just one Magnetic Storm Bomb would have been enough.
Its power would have been no less than three exploding together.
Because the explosions of the Magnetic Storm Bombs do not mutually interfere and stack.
If the stamina used to amplify three Magnetic Storm Bombs were all used on one Magnetic Storm Bomb, the effect would be even more terrifying.
Byrnndi World using three Magnetic Storm Bombs and leaving one behind seemed like a relatively smart move, but in Hades' view, it was utterly foolish.
It was a complete waste of two Magnetic Storm Bombs.
Up to this point in the operation, the Pirate side still had the advantage in battle results.
The two Top Tier Combatants lost by the World Government were enough to offset all the losses of the Flying Pirates during this period.
This was how Hades saw it.
After all, no matter how much high-end combat power was added up, it couldn't compare to a single strong Top Tier Combatant.
For a Top Power, the number of Top Tier Combatants often represents their true foundation.
Causing the World Government to lose two Top Tier Combatants might not be achievable even if the Flying Pirates initiated another bloody battle.
Besides this, Marine Headquarters, several branch bases, and even the Holy Land Mariejois had all suffered invasion.
Leaving with such battle results would undoubtedly be the best outcome.
Unfortunately, they did not do so.
But what if this war were to continue?
The Flying Pirates would lose more strength.
After all, all the high-end combat power on the Pirate side came from the Flying Pirates.
No matter how they fought, the ones suffering losses were the Flying Pirates' people.
Even their Top Tier Combatants would be in danger next.
This was not alarmist talk; it was genuinely happening.
The Pirate side's action plan was easy to guess.
The effect was good, but only 'good'.
However, facing the World Government's absolute power, everything was futile.
Apart from being caught off guard at the beginning, the World Government's situation quickly became stable.
They even held the upper hand in terms of Top Tier Combatants.
What Hades didn't understand was why the Flying Pirates still hadn't issued the order to retreat by now.
One must know that the war situation had already shifted towards the World Government.
If it continued, the Flying Pirates would truly suffer heavy losses.
Although Hades couldn't see the situation inside the Mist, he could be certain that the Flying Pirates were at a disadvantage.
Just a few Top Tier Combatants were enough to push back the Flying Pirates' Cadres repeatedly.
This was a war between the Pirates and the World Government; Hades didn't necessarily need to worry.
What he feared was that the Flying Pirates would be eliminated before completing their mission, which would truly be a joke.
Unfortunately, he couldn't interfere with the Battlefield now, nor could he arrange Lyon 'Death Gun' as he did before.
The Pirate side's so-called strategy was completely broken under the World Government's absolute power.
Without uniting most of the strength in the New World, the Flying Pirates were actually very difficult to resist the World Government.
The strategy of dividing forces to attack Marine Headquarters was a mistake.
Sending just two people who could fly would have been enough.
If the other two Top Tier Combatants had joined the Battlefield, the situation wouldn't have been so bad.
They truly underestimated the World Government.
The bitter fruit they brewed, they can only eat themselves.
(end of chapter)
