Chapter 468: Three Months of Bloody Battle and the Second Encirclement and Suppression
Three months have passed since the Bloody Battle began.
This Bloody Battle has basically gotten on the right track, and the battles involving high-end combat power have started to decrease.
As long as Strongmen with extraordinary combat strength are discovered, people will be specially arranged to stop them.
Besides fierce fighting, there is only fierce fighting.
In these three months, the casualties on both sides added up to over thirty thousand, with nearly a thousand people dying every day.
Although it's called a Bloody Battle, facing an unmanageable strong enemy and running away is a normal thing.
When they discover the opponent's lineup is a tough opponent difficult to chew, they will naturally give up the fierce fighting.
For pirates, their own lives are the most important.
Even if they have money, they need to be alive to spend it.
Moreover, neither side will just watch as pirates or Marines whose strength far surpasses others slaughter indiscriminately.
Therefore, they exercise great restraint in terms of overall casualties.
Even so, this number is still very astonishing.
Looking at it this way, this island will likely bury 120,000 people in one year's time.
One after another, pirates are listed on the kill list; they are all famous pirates of Blood War Island.
However, it's not necessarily individuals; perhaps it's a Pirate Crew, or perhaps it's a mercenary group.
Currently, the one who has killed the most Marines is a Lone Wolf with the codename "North Wind".
He is a famous assassin from the Underworld of the New World, a Paramecia-type Transparent Fruit User.
Relying on the ability of the Transparent Fruit, he is practically unstoppable in assassination.
In less than three short months, 1,500 people have died by his hand.
This is still because "North Wind" was relatively restrained; after getting 300 million Beli, he quietly left Blood War Island.
The ability of the Transparent Fruit is not invincible.
If the Marines are truly angered, sending out Strongmen can kill him.
As a smart person, he knows the principle of knowing when to stop.
In fact, the Marines also plan to send out Borsalino to eliminate this assassin who assassinated many of their colleagues.
But they didn't expect him to leave directly, making their plan fall through.
Both sides will deliberately try to touch the other's bottom line.
Even if they see some members on the other side who perform well, they will not send out Strongmen with greater strength.
At most, they will stifle the other side in a guiding manner.
The Marines had not yet re-established a firm foothold in the New World when such an upheaval occurred, requiring a large amount of funds and manpower to be consumed and invested into the Bloody Battle every year.
And also needs large-scale recruitment to replenish the manpower lost in the war, as well as further expansion.
Over these years, the Marines have been continuously expanding their recruitment efforts, but the overall military strength has not increased much.
The losses brought by one war after another are too great.
The conflict with the Monster Legion.
The destruction of the New World Trade Route, initiating large-scale war to clear out the pirates in the central part of the Former Half of the New World.
The chaotic battle in the West Blue with the Byrnndi Pirates.
The losses in maintaining order on the Great Sea over these years.
During this period, the Oro Jackson of the Roger Pirates underwent a modification and upgrade based on its original foundation.
No longer afraid of the World Government's bombs that can decay life and make Adam Wood fragile.
With countermeasures, they are no longer tied down.
And after the Bloody Battle began, the Marines and the World Government shifted their energy back to the Roger Pirates; they had escaped last time.
This time, the Marines certainly don't want to give the Roger Pirates this opportunity again.
Warship after warship monitored the movements of the Roger Pirates.
Dozens of warships, led by Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr, sailed towards Water Seven.
The Roger Pirates, who received the news in advance, left Water Seven immediately.
Even so, they did not escape the informants of the Marines.
Before and after the Bloody Battle began, the Marines had already begun deploying the Second Encirclement and Suppression of the Roger Pirates.
This war was even more eye-catching than the Bloody Battle that had begun.
The Roger Pirates first encountered Zephyr.
Due to his apprehension of the strength of the Roger Pirates, Zephyr did not directly attack but closely followed the Roger Pirates while also summoning other Marine warships.
Garp arrived shortly after.
Coupled with the warships arriving as reinforcements, the Marines also had the confidence to attack, and both sides began a fierce naval battle.
Garp battled Roger, Rayleigh faced off against Zephyr, and Bogujia held back Kozuki Oden.
Gaban, on the other hand, was stationed on the Oro Jackson, leading the many Crewmates in resisting the constantly incoming cannonballs.
Terrifying sea current waves, like pillars of light, blasted from the Sea towards the constantly approaching Marine warships.
Warship after warship suddenly suffered a terrifying strength.
The bottom and sides of the warships were severely damaged, the ship cabins took on a lot of water, and their speed was affected to some extent.
If they couldn't react quickly to remedy the situation, these warships might all sink into the Sea.
A blue figure quickly shuttled beneath the Sea Surface, holding a harpoon in hand.
The one who attacked was the Cadre of the Roger Pirates, Fish-Man Sambell.
Attacks from beneath the Sea Surface are very deadly and impossible to guard against.
The Marines had no one who could stop Sambell's attacks.
Directly resulting in the plan of the Marine Fleet to pursue the Roger Pirates being ruined.
But it wasn't over yet.
The damaged warships were sent to nearby Branches for repair.
Subsequent arriving Marine warships continued the pursuit.
Sengoku arrived, and Army General "The Storm Dragon" also arrived.
Over a dozen warships, semi-surrounded the Roger Pirates.
Artillery piece after piece specifically targeted the points where the sides of the Oro Jackson met the Sea Surface.
Such positions are the most difficult to defend against.
Even though the hull of the Oro Jackson is sturdy, it would still be damaged under repeated bombardment.
The Roger Pirates could only dodge as much as possible, and Fish-Man Sambell also focused his energy on protecting the Oro Jackson.
The pirate ship was shaking violently amidst the surging Great Sea and the cannonballs exploding on the Sea Surface.
They had been caught up to, and it was difficult for the Roger Pirates to escape.
The powerful combatants on both sides were all confronting each other and engaging in great battles.
The members of the Roger Pirates all took action, countering each move.
A burst of gale struck head-on.
The fast-sailing Oro Jackson slowed down considerably.
Garp's Son, Dragon, took action.
The strength of the Hurricane Fruit, the invisible wind, was simply impossible to resist.
The Roger Pirates seemed to be under suppression, making it difficult to escape from the hands of the Marines.
At least, others watching through live streaming thought so.
But in terms of high-end combat power, the Roger Pirates had more.
Although the Oro Jackson was difficult to escape, they were still able to handle the great battle initiated by the Marines with ease.
Spencer, Eye Dragon, Langram, and others, the Combatants of the Roger Pirates, are all renowned Strongmen on the Great Sea.
The sniper named Peterm is also a world-class Gunman, constantly posing a threat.
The Marines were tied down with some of their combat strength by the Bloody Battle in the New World.
However, the First Half of the Grand Line can be said to be the home ground of the Marines.
Navy Fortress after Navy Fortress received orders from Marine Headquarters to send out combat strength to provide reinforcements for this war.
The great battle lasted for half a day.
When the ammunition of the Marines was exhausted, Fish-Man Sambell, who still had some energy left, attacked again, sinking warship after warship.
ending this war.
The Roger Pirates got away again, and this war was just the beginning.
The Marines and the World Government would not easily let the Roger Pirates off the hook.
With Blood War Island easing the conflicts, the Marines and the New World Pirates formed a rare "honeymoon period," allowing them to concentrate their energy on dealing with the Roger Pirates.
(end of chapter)