Chapter 128: G46 Fortress Annihilated, Marines' Response
Chapter 128: G46 Fortress Annihilated, Marines' Response
Hades could clearly feel that Neuer was finished.
His muscles were brutally torn, his tendons and veins snapped, and his bone shattered.
None of his organs were spared; his heart and brain suffered particularly heavy damage.
If he hadn't instinctively used his Haki to resist, he would have already died by now.
And his current state was no different from death.
His body crashed to the ground like a broken frame, motionless.
Only a faint breath remained, seemingly symbolizing that he wasn't dead yet.
Before long, his entire body turned into a man of blood.
The struggling flame of life didn't last long.
By the time Titan and the others landed, Neuer had already died.
As an Admiral Candidate, possessing strength close to a Top Tier Combatant, it was truly a pity for him to die like this.
Facing Titan's Hell Roar had caused him too much damage.
More importantly, the Devouring Power had consumed his Haki, which was already insufficient and further "diluted" by being spread over a large area.
Otherwise, even if he was severely injured, he wouldn't have been killed by Newgate in a single move like this.
If it had been a true one-on-one confrontation, he and Newgate would have been relatively evenly matched.
In this process, he didn't have a chance to display his true strength at all.
His death was even somewhat frustrating.
But there was nothing he could do; this was his own choice, choosing the wrong way to respond.
More importantly, no matter how much he struggled, the final outcome wouldn't change.
Adding the three Marine Vice Admirals killed by Hades, there was no one left at G46 Fortress who could stop the Pirate Fleet.
No one noticed that Titan secretly devoured Neuer's corpse.
Pirate Ships docked one after another, and G46 Fortress had completely turned into a cage.
Countless Pirates rushed into the Fortress, launching a slaughter against the Marines.
The great battle was completely one-sided.
In terms of military strength, the Marines were also at a disadvantage.
Currently, the regular military strength of the Rocks Pirates reached fifty thousand, not including the numerous Affiliated Pirate Groups.
Hades' Legion alone had over ten thousand Pirates.
The eight thousand Marine Soldiers at G46 Fortress were simply not worth mentioning.
Countless cannonballs rained down on the Fortress.
Marine after Marine was blown apart by cannonballs, facing the ferocious Pirates.
In desperation, aside from those who chose to give up resistance, some Marine Soldiers fought back desperately.
Although it didn't affect the overall situation, it did cause some casualties.
However, the death rate was very high.
The entire Island fell silent.
From the start of the attack to the end, it likely took less than thirty minutes.
In just half an hour, G46 Fortress was completely massacred.
It was also time to reap the fruits of victory.
Titan quickly took control of all the marine warships at G46 Fortress's Port.
The Pirates were already used to his actions, only feeling envious that they didn't possess an ability like Titan's.
Using his Observation Haki, Hades easily located the Warehouse.
It was located in a corner of G46 Fortress, a vast space the size of four football fields.
It was also built on multiple levels, from Underground to above ground.
Each level stored different supplies, categorized accordingly.
Munitions filled the space, and bags of rice, vegetables, and packaged food were piled high like mountains.
Although there weren't any particularly valuable items, the sheer quantity was overwhelming.
There was no treasure at all.
The only things that interested the Pirates were the munitions and some food that wasn't commonly eaten at sea.
Hades let this group of Pirates take their pick.
No matter how much they took, it wouldn't be much, and everything that remained in the end would be his.
He didn't have much desire for these supplies either.
His main objective was to cut off the Allied Forces' supply line.
The loss of one warehouse wouldn't affect the overall situation, because each Warehouse stored a large amount of supplies, enough to support the Allied Forces for a long time.
Even if there was a slight shortage, the rear could mobilize supplies for replenishment at any time.
However, what about two warehouses, or three warehouses?
The Marines' morale would completely collapse.
Without replenishment of war supplies, without enough food, how could the war continue?
"G46 Fortress has been captured."
Fleet Admiral Black's fingernails dug into his flesh, trembling uncontrollably.
The Vivre Cards of three Marine Vice Admirals burned out one after another, followed by the Vivre Card of Admiral Candidate Neuer.
The time between them was less than two minutes.
It happened too fast; the Marines didn't even have time to react.
By the time the news reached Black, it was the report of three Vice Admirals and one Admiral Candidate having died in battle.
He quickly made a telephone call to G46 Fortress, but there wasn't even a signal; it was completely out of contact.
The outcome was obvious; they could all guess it.
To be able to eliminate the Marine Strongmen defending G46 Fortress in such a short time, under the current circumstances, there was only one possibility.
That was the Pirate Fleet led by Hades, who had disappeared from The Great Sea for a long time.
But the important thing was, how did such a massive fleet pass through the blockade?
Black just wanted to curse loudly in his heart.
And this was also the question of the sacrificed high-ranking officers at G46 Fortress.
Perhaps his heart had undergone too many violent fluctuations.
Although he was extremely sad, he knew he had to remain calm.
The people were sacrificed, and the vast supplies were either plundered or destroyed.
Regarding the loss of supplies, Black wasn't too concerned.
This had nothing to do with the Marines.
Even if the value was high, the final cost would be borne by the World Government.
To sustain the war and the resistance against the Rocks Pirates, no matter what, they had to provide sufficient war supplies.
Even if they had to squeeze it out, they would.
What kind of consequences would this incident bring?
What were Hades and his group planning to do?
Where was their next target?
At the same time, how should the Allied Forces respond?
The first thought was naturally to trap them.
To gather strength and completely eliminate this Pirate Fleet.
This would obviously give the pirates an opportunity as well.
But this was impossible.
The Allied Forces didn't have many usable personnel left in the New World.
There were only Admiral Candidate De Gea, defending G42 Fortress, and Army Admiral Candidate, defending G38 Fortress.
The rest of the Top Tier Combatants were tied up on the front lines.
It was imaginable that once a large amount of combat power was transferred from the front lines, the Rocks Pirates wouldn't remain idle.
At most, one or two could be transferred, but even that wouldn't be enough to deal with the Pirate Fleet led by Hades.
This was quite troublesome.
Allowing Hades and his group to wreak havoc behind the Marines would cause the Marines' logistics system to completely collapse, thereby affecting the outcome of the war.
And they couldn't do nothing.
Black could imagine that Hades' next targets would definitely be the other Warehouses.
G-1 Fortress and G-5 Fortress were unlikely targets.
Only G38 Fortress and G42 Fortress were the most probable.
The only intelligence they had was likely that Hades and his group were located in the southern part of the New World Front.
Further north was G42 Fortress.
Its importance was higher than G38 Fortress, and it was the Fortress most likely to be Hades' next objective.
G42 Fortress was located in the center of the other four major warehouses.
Supplies could be transported in all directions with G42 Fortress as the central hub.
G-5 Fortress, located on the front line, required a large amount of supplies, most of which were replenished through G42 Fortress.
Continuing north from G46 Fortress was G42 Fortress.
To reach G38 Fortress, one would also need to pass through G42 Fortress.
Judging by the approximate time it took for G46 Fortress to fall, neither G42 Fortress nor G38 Fortress could stop the Legion led by Hades.
This situation gave Black an immense headache.
Hades had to be contained by someone.
If left unchecked, the Allied Forces' logistics system would collapse.
If all the supplies from G42 Fortress and G38 Fortress were transported to G-5 Fortress.
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the Allied Forces' logistics system would also be affected.
Without G42 Fortress as the central hub, the distance and cost of transportation from G-1 Fortress would greatly increase.
If Hades and his group continued to occupy the rear of the Allied Forces, it would be difficult to transport supplies to G-5 Fortress, and the Allied Forces would similarly collapse.
This was fatal for the Allied Forces.
"It seems I must make a move."
Black had made his decision.
Before finding a better way to contain Hades' Pirate Fleet, he had to personally take action and oversee the Allied Forces' rear.
Immediately, he issued orders.
Transport a portion of the supplies from G38 Fortress to G-5 Fortress, and send the rest to G42 Fortress.
At the same time, he would lead several Vice Admirals and head to the New World aboard a marine warship.
He would personally defend G42 Fortress, currently the Allied Forces' most important Fortress.
(end of chapter)