Chapter 129: The War Intensifies
Chapter 129: The War Intensifies
At the same time, this news reached the Holy Land Mariejois and the Front Line.
The rear of the Allied Forces needed stronger power to defend it.
To expel or annihilate the Legion led by Hades.
The World Government would not just stand by and watch, so they approved Fleet Admiral Black's decision to leave Marineford and defend the New World.
They dispatched two more CP0 Agents as reinforcements.
CP0 does not have many powerful fighters; most of their strength is at the Rear Admiral or average Vice Admiral level.
Now, they had already sent out fourteen powerful fighters, practically emptying out CP0's high-end combatants.
The Front Line had sealed off the news and did not reveal it.
The fighting grew increasingly fierce, with no time to spare for matters in the rear.
The Rocks Pirates were putting too much pressure on them.
In just over a month, the combined losses of both sides had exceeded thirty thousand, with the Rocks Pirates' losses being roughly a quarter of the Allied Forces'.
This didn't even include the G46 Fortress that had been annihilated.
In the War at sea, the main reliance is on Top Tier Combatants.
Once the Top Tier Combatants are defeated, the remaining ordinary Marine Soldiers and Pirates face only slaughter.
During this period, many Pirates with bounties over 100 million, as well as Navy Officers, died in battle.
Countless Pirate Crews were scattered in the War, disbanded after losing their backbone, or became leaderless.
This was War, a cruel War!
Rocks D.
Xebec exhibited terrifying power.
His powerful combat ability and overbearing strength even suppressed the current Steel Bone Kong and the CP0 Deputy Director.
Wang Zhi fought a great battle with Puyol 'Evening Elephant', and the two fought to a draw.
"Death Gun" Leon handled a CP0 Agent with ease, occasionally firing shots to support other battles.
The last CP0 with Top Tier Combatant strength was tied down by two powerful Pirates.
One of the young Pirates exhibited remarkable strength.
Goldo Nash, his entire body burning with black flames, with horns on his head, was completely a humanoid demon.
Every year, the Rocks Pirates would see the emergence of many powerful newcomers with great potential.
1471 saw Hades and Titan, 1472 saw Tim Duncan 'Stone Buddha'.
And a year ago, in 1473, it was Goldo Nash, a Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit Ability User in his Demon Form.
Possessing a top-tier Devil Fruit Ability and monster-like combat power, he overwhelmed numerous Pirates at the recruitment tournament, with no one able to compare to him.
In just one year, by constantly challenging the Strongmen of the Rocks Pirates, his strength had achieved significant improvement.
He was the most renowned rising star.
Alongside another high-ranking Cadre, he held off a Top Tier Combatant for the Rocks Pirates, easing the pressure on Rocks and the others.
Although the joint effort of Kong and the CP0 Deputy Director couldn't suppress Rocks, tying him down and preventing him from assisting elsewhere was entirely possible.
The presence of an additional Top Tier Combatant would pose a significant threat to either "Death Gun" Leon or Wang Zhi.
This was the Golden Age of the Rocks Pirates.
For four consecutive years, monsters with the potential to become Core Cadres of the Rocks Pirates had emerged.
Besides these individuals, there was also Charlotte Linlin 'Natural Destroyer', who joined the Rocks Pirates in 1470.
As for Newgate and Shiki, they weren't that strong when they first joined the Rocks Pirates; they developed later.
Not having Devil Fruits was also the reason for their lack of strong showings in the initial period.
They weren't directly confirmed to become future Core Cadres like Hades and the others.
The battle on the other side also attracted attention.
Sengoku, currently serving as Admiral "Steel Bone" Kong's Adjutant, could not avoid this War.
Sengoku was seen transforming into his Buddha form, his entire body shone with golden light, and with a lift of his hand, he unleashed a terrifying shockwave.
His opponent was not weak in the slightest, a massive body formed from metal and rock, as hard as Vajra, swinging his fists and engaged in a fierce clash with Sengoku.
The one fighting a great battle with Sengoku was Tim Duncan, known as the 'Stone Buddha'.
Although this title was initially just a nickname, no one dared underestimate him.
Duncan was twenty-two years old, Sengoku was thirty.
Although Duncan was eight years younger than Sengoku, having received the most elite education and training since childhood, Duncan was not much weaker than Sengoku.
Their strength gap was not so absolute.
As a Logia Type Earth-Earth Fruit Ability User, as long as he stood upon the earth, he could draw upon a continuous stream of strength, equivalent to being in an invincible state.
Being able to control the ground, Duncan had more varied combat styles than Sengoku.
Moreover, in terms of defense, Duncan was very thorough.
Although Sengoku overwhelmed with sheer strength and suppressed Duncan, he could not threaten Duncan's life and was firmly tied down by Duncan, prevented from interfering with other battles.
The "Battle of the Two Buddhas" was full of hype, but it only maintained at a certain level.
Both of them were intelligent individuals.
Duncan would not fight desperately for the Rocks Pirates.
Sengoku merely wanted to maintain the status quo; with his current strength, he could not influence the overall battle.
Aside from the initial battle being quite fierce, afterwards, both maintained a degree of restraint.
The Legion led by John and Silver Axe maintained the balance.
Charlotte Linlin and "Golden King" Donovan held a significant advantage.
The battle between "Golden King" Donovan and Army General "Brown Anaconda" could not determine the outcome in the short term; neither side could gain the upper hand against the other.
However, as the battle dragged on, the scales would tilt towards Donovan.
Charlotte Linlin 'Natural Destroyer' was difficult to contain.
Her absolute defense, terrifying combat power, and extremely powerful Homies.
Even after having given birth to two children, it still did not affect the improvement of her strength.
At this moment, facing both Admiral Candidate "Purple Lion" Messi and a CP0 strongman simultaneously, she was not at a disadvantage.
"Werewolf" Quilo was suppressing Davis 'Daytime Tiger'.
In just one month, "Golden Lion" Shiki made progress in the fierce battle and was also adapting.
His battle against Army General "Storm Dragon" went from initially being forced back to being evenly matched now.
The rest of the Strongmen were also engaged in fierce fighting.
The Affiliated Pirate Groups were constantly sacrificing themselves.
Today, news arrived that a Small Marine Unit was annihilated; tomorrow, news would arrive that a Pirate Crew or which Great Pirate was killed.
In such a large-scale War, the Allied Forces had an advantage in coordination and intelligence.
They could dispatch combatants in a targeted manner to weaken that force or deal with which Pirate.
CP0 Agents hidden in the shadows frequently took action, some strong, some weak.
Aside from those openly dispatched CP0 strongmen, those with slightly weaker strength could also play a significant role in the War.
As long as this continued, the overall situation would tilt towards the Allied Forces.
(end of chapter)