**Chapter 480: Crushing Defeat and Desolate Kingdom**
The Great Sea in Sea Calendar 1495 was very peaceful for Hades.
After bringing the Diviner Mermaid Shirley back to the Kronos Kingdom, there was nothing particularly noteworthy.
Even concerning Wano Country, Hades only received some simple news through the ore trade.
After all, the entire Wano Country was blockaded by the Tyrant Dragon Pirates, and very little news flowed out.
Although Hades was relatively familiar with Kurozumi Semimaru, he wouldn't specifically inquire about such minor matters.
Wano Country was already a country without hope.
The war took a full three days to end.
Thousands of Samurai, led by several Daimyo, charged towards Black Snake Island.
They breached Black Snake Island relying on their powerful strength.
However, the price paid was heavy.
Before even landing on the island, most of the ships were destroyed by artillery.
Countless Samurai fell into The Sea and died in the explosions.
Upon landing, they were met with endless firepower attacks.
In the shadows, there were also various traps.
The strongest Samurai with powerful strength naturally had no problems, but the other Samurai suffered heavy casualties.
In the war between thermal weapons and cold weapons, Black Snake Island held an absolute advantage in the early stages.
As the war continued, powerful Samurai broke into Black Snake Island and destroyed the powerful artillery and munitions.
The scales of war then tilted towards Wano Country.
However, in terms of manpower, tens of thousands of Soldiers held an absolute advantage.
After continuous fierce fighting, the tens of thousands of cannon fodder prepared by the Kurozumi Clan were completely wiped out.
Even slaughtering chickens would cause exhaustion after killing so many people.
Tens of thousands of tons of explosives were also buried underground on Black Snake Island.
Since Black Snake Island had been given up, this island was no longer needed.
Even the remaining items, the Kurozumi Clan did not want to leave for Wano Country.
Let everything be destroyed in the destruction, and incidentally completely wipe out Wano Country's main strength.
When they finished dealing with all the military left by the Kurozumi Clan on Black Snake Island.
Before they could even rejoice, their bodies were still in a relaxed state.
The Kurozumi Clan, who were monitoring the situation on Black Snake Island through Surveillance Den Den Mushi, detonated the bomb immediately.
The entire island was within the range of the explosion.
The remaining Samurai were almost completely annihilated.
Facing the explosion, even powerful Daimyo found it difficult to survive.
In the end, only a few dozen Samurai were still alive, most of whom were severely injured, and some were disabled.
On the other side, at Wano Country's stronghold, the military prepared by the Kurozumi Clan launched a massacre against the residents in the stronghold and clashed with the remaining Samurai.
Relying on the population advantage of the military, after holding back Wano Country's Samurai, some Soldiers entered the stronghold and slaughtered all the Wano Country Residents they saw.
Three days later, the military, like Madmen, was completely wiped out.
Despite winning the war, Wano Country felt no joy.
More than half of the remaining residents were massacred.
The Samurai who had charged towards Black Snake Island returned in a sorry state following Black Snake Island's downfall.
This was another huge piece of bad news for Wano Country.
At this time, many people were thinking of Kozuki Oden, and some were filled with hatred.
Where did Kozuki Oden go?
Why couldn't they contact him?
Logically speaking, when Kozuki Oden left Wano Country, he should have had a way to contact Wano Country.
However, during this period, all communication equipment lost their effect.
The entire Wano Country was completely blockaded.
Just to prevent news from spreading, the Kurozumi Clan, introduced by Hades, purchased several large "Den Den Mushi Jammers" through special channels.
These few "Den Den Mushi Jammers" alone brought the Kronos Kingdom a business worth billions of Beli.
From beginning to end, there were people from the Kurozumi Clan within Wano Country, especially in Kuri.
Kanjuro, Kozuki Oden's Vassal, was a member of the Kurozumi Clan.
Wano Country did not know what a Den Den Mushi Jammer was, let alone its role.
As long as the equipment was hidden well, it wouldn't be discovered.
With the communication blockade, coupled with the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' geographical blockade.
Kozuki Oden was completely unable to learn what had happened in Wano Country.
If he had made a telephone call to Wano Country during this time, he might have discovered a problem.
Unfortunately, Kozuki Oden never thought of doing so.
This country was already ruined, it couldn't even be considered a Kingdom.
The remaining population was less than a hundred thousand, a world of difference compared to the past.
The Kurozumi Clan's suicide attack destroyed some of Wano Country's remaining resources and even continued to poison them.
This made Wano Country's situation even worse.
Under the bad news of the war setback, Wano Country's Shogun, Kozuki Sukiyaki, was stimulated.
In intense emotion, filled with grief and indignation, he directly spat out a mouthful of blood and fell unconscious.
His body condition was already poor; it could be maintained with care, but now the condition was even worse.
He could have lasted for several more years, but now no one knew how much longer he would live.
After doing all this, the Kurozumi Clan had no plan to kick them while they were down.
Except for a portion of their strength remaining in the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' territory to help the Tyrant Dragon Pirates rule and manage the residents under their rule, and control foreign trade.
All other strength was transferred to other sea areas outside of Wano Country's sea area, hiding on some inconspicuous islands.
The Kurozumi Clan of Wano Country was a thing of the past.
Having dealt with Wano Country, the Kurozumi Clan would usher in a new life.
After completing the final step, Kurozumi Semimaru also decided it was time to relinquish his control over the Kurozumi Clan and hand over the patriarch's power to the heir he had carefully cultivated.
The first thing they did was to completely change the appearance of the Kurozumi Clan, from the family crest to the surname.
They changed from the Kurozumi Clan to the White Scale Clan.
Although they had messed up Wano Country like this, as long as the Monster Kozuki Oden was still around, he would always be a threat to them.
The Kurozumi Clan could not give up Wano Country's interests, at least not before the Tyrant Dragon Pirates abandoned them.
If they lost such a large revenue, they would also feel heartache.
For the portion of residents remaining within the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' rule, the Kurozumi Clan could also obtain interests by selling population.
However, the scale would be much smaller.
Since the vast majority of their strength had already been evacuated from Wano Country, the Kurozumi Clan wouldn't hesitate to damage some of the Tyrant Dragon Pirates' interests.
Those hundreds of thousands of residents were also being ruled by the Kurozumi Clan on behalf of the Tyrant Dragon Pirates, and perhaps the Tyrant Dragon Pirates didn't even care.
Kozuki Oden would come sooner or later.
At that time, it was hard to imagine what the angry Kozuki Oden would do.
The Kurozumi Clan would definitely face Kozuki Oden's revenge, and even face the terrifying Roger Pirates.
Therefore, the Kurozumi Clan changed their appearance, moving from the surface to the dark.
Only a small number of people would be left to act in the name of the Kurozumi Clan.
(end of chapter)