The arrival of the Red-Haired Pirates hung over the hearts of all the Marines like a stone.
"The situation we least wanted to see has still happened..."
Vice Admiral Tsuru lowered her eyelids slightly and let out a deep sigh inwardly.
With the forces the Marines had deployed for this war—
As long as the Maud Pirates dared to come, they would be able to ensure that none of them returned.
That much was set in stone.
Even if the Maud Pirates had numerous powerful fighters under their command, such as Aokiji, Shiryu, and Jaya, and even if Maud had seized the initiative at the start of the war with his powerful Shadow ability...
The final outcome would not change in the slightest.
Victory would inevitably belong to the Marines.
But with the Red-Haired Pirates joining in, whether the Maud Pirates could be annihilated here was difficult to say.
"The Red-Haired Pirates..."
Sengoku's gaze was sharp as he said in a low voice, "Regardless, as long as we accomplish our objective, it will be a victory for the Marines."
The objective he referred to was naturally eliminating the Maud Pirates, as well as the Shichibukai who had been summoned over.
As for the existence of the Red-Haired Pirates, as long as they accomplished their objective, yielding at the right time would not matter.
Given Shanks's style, he probably would not fight to the bitter end.
"Hmm~~ So it's the Red-Haired Pirates~~ Things have gotten serious~~"
A beam of light arrived on the inner wall in the blink of an eye and condensed into Kizaru's form. A trace of blood remained at the corner of his lips.
Although Maud's elbow strike had hit him, he had only suffered a minor injury. It was not a serious problem.
"Although the fleet's firepower