His strength had not yet reached the point where he could crush the entire John Family, unless he could awaken the complete Susanoo!
The complete Susanoo could absolutely crush the entire John Family. At the very least, he would need the mature Susanoo to storm into the John Family's headquarters without regard for anything else and confront them head-on!
Although top-tier powerhouses in this world could disregard a certain number of opponents, that did not mean numbers were useless.
Even ants could bite an elephant to death; that was no joke. The attacks of the strong did not come without cost. They always consumed stamina.
You could fight a thousand alone, even ten thousand alone, but could you fight a hundred thousand alone?
A hundred thousand was no small number. Perhaps one could easily crush a hundred thousand ordinary civilians, but could one crush a hundred thousand Pirates or a hundred thousand Marines?
Even someone as powerful as Golden Lion, if he had stormed Marine Headquarters alone and fought the officers and soldiers head-on instead of fleeing—even without Sengoku and Garp stationed there—would not have been able to endure it. His stamina would inevitably have run out in the end!
Why were the Four Emperors of the New World in the original story able to make the World Government so wary and leave the Marines helpless?
Having top-tier powerhouses was one reason. Possessing vast forces and influence was another.
The World Government and the Marines might fear Lone Strongmen, but if they were truly provoked, they would simply mobilize experts to surround and kill them!
Take the legendary pirate Redfield, for example. He was said to be alone worth a top-tier pirate crew, but was he really comparable to one?
Probably not. Redfield left the New World in search of