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Chapter 852: Carelessness
Although the losses were only from the Flying Pirates, the Monster Legion and the Beast Pirates did not remain overly indifferent and flee directly.
They needed to provide cover for the Flying Pirates' remaining high-end combatants to evacuate the battlefield.
While it was called cover, it was essentially about holding back the World Government's Top Tier Combatants to prevent them from interfering.
The actual operation still depended on the Flying Pirates themselves.
Clearly, they were currently at a disadvantage, both in terms of the number of high-end combatants and Top Tier Combatants.
The World Government naturally couldn't let them have their way.
The boiling frog strategy had finally cooked the frog, and it was time to enjoy the meal.
According to their plan, after eliminating the Flying Pirates' high-end combatants, the several Top Tier Combatants who were freed up would join the battlefield at the opportune moment.
They would join forces to weaken the pirates' strength and seize the chance to kill several major threats.
For example, "Heavenly King" Reinhard could directly cripple one of the Flying Pirates' arms.
Although Reinhardt's strength wasn't exceptionally powerful, his threat to the World Government and his status within the Flying Pirates were second only to "Golden Lion" Shiki.
The Flying Pirates were able to develop to their current state, accommodating so many Strongmen, maintaining their massive scale without collapse, and keeping it going.
Besides "Golden Lion" Shiki's powerful strength and prestige, they relied on Reinhardt's meticulous management.
To unite the massive Flying Pirates into a single force, even with internal conflict, without major turmoil erupting, was a remarkable achievement.
The division of areas guarded by each Fleet Captain alone contained a wealth of balancing techniques.
Furthermore, there was Ulquiorra, who was being suppressed by Garling Saint.
And there was hope with Garrosg, the "Calamity" of the Beast Pirates, and Katakuri of the Big Mom Pirates.
The World Government originally had this opportunity, but they didn't seize it.
Similarly, the pirate side was the same.
The opportunity brought by the magnetic storm bomb was once in a thousand years.
Despite the good battle results, the pirates still lost the chance to defeat the strong with the weak.
Missing it meant missing it.
"A failed war. Remember this lesson."
Hades really shouldn't have held too much expectation for the pirates' wisdom and strategic plan.
Several times now, if not for Hades and the secret support from their Superpower, the Flying Pirates would not have been able to develop to their current state.
The bloody battle also wouldn't have yielded such great results, especially the Second Bloody Battle.
In a situation where the World Government's hidden combatants were forced out and the Celestial Dragon Family was forced to personally enter the fray, if Hades hadn't secretly found "Death Gun" Leon, the Ultimate Assassin, to act as a failsafe and inflict heavy losses on the World Government, even if "Golden Lion" Shiki had secretly found several hidden terrifying combatants, they wouldn't have been able to persist through this long bloody battle.
The pirates' losses would have been even greater, and the outcome might have favored the World Government.
It could be said that the Second Bloody Battle reaching a stalemate between the two sides was very fortunate.
Even with the combined strength of all the New World Pirates, they could only force out the World Government's full strength and could not gain an advantage.
The World Government's terrifying foundation was its root established on the Great Sea for eight hundred years.
When you think you've pushed the World Government into a desperate situation, they can always summon more Monster Combatants.
In this war, if Hades had come, he would definitely have taken the Five Elders and the Holy Knights into consideration.
Therefore, this war should either have started strong and ended weakly, hitting the World Government once and leaving directly with the battle results, or they should have fully prepared for battle.
Byrnndi World pulled in the Flying Pirates, and also the Monster Legion and the Beast Pirates.
This was still not enough; more Powerful Combatants were needed.
"Violent King" Kosa, who had completely entered retirement, and Gaban, the Third-in-command of the Roger Pirates, would likely not participate in the subsequent war.
Kosa's age had already exceeded eighty.
Gaban would certainly not be threatened by the Flying Pirates a second time.
Moreover, he had already provided the clue for the thing "Golden Lion" Shiki wanted most.
"Death Gun" Leon was also impossible; Hades had found him.
After acquiring the battle suit that allowed for invisibility, even Hades didn't know where Leon was now.
Although Hades could install a locator on the battle suit, he hadn't done so.
Finally, there were only "Werewolf" Quilo and "King of Hell" Blazer.
The abilities they possessed granted them extremely long lifespan.
Saying they were undying might be an exaggeration, but living for several hundred years was completely possible.
The Werewolf Tribe itself had twice the lifespan of ordinary humans, not to mention Quilo was a Werewolf Fruit user.
As for Blazer, having become non-human, he might truly possess immortality.
His current condition was somewhat similar to Brook, the Yomi-Yomi Fruit user who respawns after death.
As age increased and time passed, Blazer's body would also gradually decay, just like his Undead Legion, leaving only bone.
However, this would take a very long time.
The tempering of undead fire, combined with the extremely cold environment of the Extreme Cold Zone, could greatly slow down the aging of his body.
Perhaps, this was the reason he lived in seclusion in the Extreme Cold Zone.
This didn't prevent him from understanding the situation on the Great Sea.
In such a barbaric Area, filled with Primitive Tribe living in the wind and snow, civilization could be said to be very backward.
According to Hades, Blazer was living quite well there.
After all, there, Blazer could be said to be like a God.
If they could offer interests that would attract "Werewolf" Quilo, perhaps they could get him to join.
As for Blazer, the probability was low.
Blazer was truly in retirement, and moreover, he genuinely lacked nothing.
He was a Great Pirate who had lived from the time the Giant Soldier Pirates swept the Great Sea until now, and he had been the sole Sea Overlord.
He had experienced everything there was to experience.
Watching the rise and fall of the Great Sea from a corner of the World was also good.
Why would he risk his life to run back onto the Great Sea?
In terms of strength, there were many people on the Great Sea not inferior to him, and quite a few stronger than him.
This Era, the previous era, were far more lively and terrifying than the era when he dominated the Great Sea.
He clearly realized this after experiencing the Second Bloody Battle and joining the Rocks Pirates in the later period of the Rocks Era.
He was a remnant of the old era; the new era no longer had a ship to carry him! So after the Rocks Pirates disbanded, he disappeared and no longer got involved in matters on the Great Sea.
Additionally, if there was an opportunity, they should also pull in other Great Pirates.
The current results were still good.
Shiki and the others hadn't gotten too deeply trapped.
If the Top Tier Combatants were truly surrounded, it wouldn't be so easy to evacuate; at least one or two Top Tier Combatants would have to be left behind.
The current losses were completely endurable.
(end of chapter)
Although the losses were only from the Flying Pirates, the Monster Legion and the Beast Pirates did not remain overly indifferent and flee directly.
They needed to provide cover for the Flying Pirates' remaining high-end combatants to evacuate the battlefield.
While it was called cover, it was essentially about holding back the World Government's Top Tier Combatants to prevent them from interfering.
The actual operation still depended on the Flying Pirates themselves.
Clearly, they were currently at a disadvantage, both in terms of the number of high-end combatants and Top Tier Combatants.
The World Government naturally couldn't let them have their way.
The boiling frog strategy had finally cooked the frog, and it was time to enjoy the meal.
According to their plan, after eliminating the Flying Pirates' high-end combatants, the several Top Tier Combatants who were freed up would join the battlefield at the opportune moment.
They would join forces to weaken the pirates' strength and seize the chance to kill several major threats.
For example, "Heavenly King" Reinhard could directly cripple one of the Flying Pirates' arms.
Although Reinhardt's strength wasn't exceptionally powerful, his threat to the World Government and his status within the Flying Pirates were second only to "Golden Lion" Shiki.
The Flying Pirates were able to develop to their current state, accommodating so many Strongmen, maintaining their massive scale without collapse, and keeping it going.
Besides "Golden Lion" Shiki's powerful strength and prestige, they relied on Reinhardt's meticulous management.
To unite the massive Flying Pirates into a single force, even with internal conflict, without major turmoil erupting, was a remarkable achievement.
The division of areas guarded by each Fleet Captain alone contained a wealth of balancing techniques.
Furthermore, there was Ulquiorra, who was being suppressed by Garling Saint.
And there was hope with Garrosg, the "Calamity" of the Beast Pirates, and Katakuri of the Big Mom Pirates.
The World Government originally had this opportunity, but they didn't seize it.
Similarly, the pirate side was the same.
The opportunity brought by the magnetic storm bomb was once in a thousand years.
Despite the good battle results, the pirates still lost the chance to defeat the strong with the weak.
Missing it meant missing it.
"A failed war. Remember this lesson."
Hades really shouldn't have held too much expectation for the pirates' wisdom and strategic plan.
Several times now, if not for Hades and the secret support from their Superpower, the Flying Pirates would not have been able to develop to their current state.
The bloody battle also wouldn't have yielded such great results, especially the Second Bloody Battle.
In a situation where the World Government's hidden combatants were forced out and the Celestial Dragon Family was forced to personally enter the fray, if Hades hadn't secretly found "Death Gun" Leon, the Ultimate Assassin, to act as a failsafe and inflict heavy losses on the World Government, even if "Golden Lion" Shiki had secretly found several hidden terrifying combatants, they wouldn't have been able to persist through this long bloody battle.
The pirates' losses would have been even greater, and the outcome might have favored the World Government.
It could be said that the Second Bloody Battle reaching a stalemate between the two sides was very fortunate.
Even with the combined strength of all the New World Pirates, they could only force out the World Government's full strength and could not gain an advantage.
The World Government's terrifying foundation was its root established on the Great Sea for eight hundred years.
When you think you've pushed the World Government into a desperate situation, they can always summon more Monster Combatants.
In this war, if Hades had come, he would definitely have taken the Five Elders and the Holy Knights into consideration.
Therefore, this war should either have started strong and ended weakly, hitting the World Government once and leaving directly with the battle results, or they should have fully prepared for battle.
Byrnndi World pulled in the Flying Pirates, and also the Monster Legion and the Beast Pirates.
This was still not enough; more Powerful Combatants were needed.
"Violent King" Kosa, who had completely entered retirement, and Gaban, the Third-in-command of the Roger Pirates, would likely not participate in the subsequent war.
Kosa's age had already exceeded eighty.
Gaban would certainly not be threatened by the Flying Pirates a second time.
Moreover, he had already provided the clue for the thing "Golden Lion" Shiki wanted most.
"Death Gun" Leon was also impossible; Hades had found him.
After acquiring the battle suit that allowed for invisibility, even Hades didn't know where Leon was now.
Although Hades could install a locator on the battle suit, he hadn't done so.
Finally, there were only "Werewolf" Quilo and "King of Hell" Blazer.
The abilities they possessed granted them extremely long lifespan.
Saying they were undying might be an exaggeration, but living for several hundred years was completely possible.
The Werewolf Tribe itself had twice the lifespan of ordinary humans, not to mention Quilo was a Werewolf Fruit user.
As for Blazer, having become non-human, he might truly possess immortality.
His current condition was somewhat similar to Brook, the Yomi-Yomi Fruit user who respawns after death.
As age increased and time passed, Blazer's body would also gradually decay, just like his Undead Legion, leaving only bone.
However, this would take a very long time.
The tempering of undead fire, combined with the extremely cold environment of the Extreme Cold Zone, could greatly slow down the aging of his body.
Perhaps, this was the reason he lived in seclusion in the Extreme Cold Zone.
This didn't prevent him from understanding the situation on the Great Sea.
In such a barbaric Area, filled with Primitive Tribe living in the wind and snow, civilization could be said to be very backward.
According to Hades, Blazer was living quite well there.
After all, there, Blazer could be said to be like a God.
If they could offer interests that would attract "Werewolf" Quilo, perhaps they could get him to join.
As for Blazer, the probability was low.
Blazer was truly in retirement, and moreover, he genuinely lacked nothing.
He was a Great Pirate who had lived from the time the Giant Soldier Pirates swept the Great Sea until now, and he had been the sole Sea Overlord.
He had experienced everything there was to experience.
Watching the rise and fall of the Great Sea from a corner of the World was also good.
Why would he risk his life to run back onto the Great Sea?
In terms of strength, there were many people on the Great Sea not inferior to him, and quite a few stronger than him.
This Era, the previous era, were far more lively and terrifying than the era when he dominated the Great Sea.
He clearly realized this after experiencing the Second Bloody Battle and joining the Rocks Pirates in the later period of the Rocks Era.
He was a remnant of the old era; the new era no longer had a ship to carry him! So after the Rocks Pirates disbanded, he disappeared and no longer got involved in matters on the Great Sea.
Additionally, if there was an opportunity, they should also pull in other Great Pirates.
The current results were still good.
Shiki and the others hadn't gotten too deeply trapped.
If the Top Tier Combatants were truly surrounded, it wouldn't be so easy to evacuate; at least one or two Top Tier Combatants would have to be left behind.
The current losses were completely endurable.
(end of chapter)
