The Final Battle (4)

The area of Red Line is unusually large, a vast territory.

However, over the years, the World Government has been recruiting people, so it has been continuously expanding some city buildings on the Red Line, centered on the original site of Mary Geoise... After all, there are quite a lot of people to accommodate.

Now, these building settlements scattered across the continent are collectively known as New Mariejois.

Imu is also making preparations for this Final Battle.

For example, on the edge of the Red Line towards the latter half of the Grand Line, new cities were built to garrison troops and... arm weapons.

As time went on, the course of the war became increasingly unfavorable for the resistance forces.

But then, the city gates at the rear of the resistance suddenly opened, revealing countless huge and densely packed cannons, as well as some special technological weapons that could release 'laser energy,' which were aimed at the Hell Pirates' targets and the crowd.

In the city, a large number of Pacifista, who looked like Bartholomew Kuma, also formed ranks and advanced.

The Celestial Dragons have been able to rule the world for hundreds of years; their resources should not be underestimated.

This was clearly a 'surprise' from Imu to the Hell Pirates.

Ever since realizing the fate that Mary Geoise would ultimately face, the World Government has been secretly mass-producing Pacifista. Although the Seraphim's was halted due to Vegapunk's death, preventing their 'birth,' the World Government still managed to collect some related research materials before Vegapunk's demise. They also made certain improvements to the Pacifista... Therefore, these 'Big Bears' before us are all new-generation Pacifista named 'XS'.

Compared to the older models, their performance has been improved. The main improvement is that their bodies are no longer made of metal, but of artificial flesh and blood, which greatly enhances their flexibility and mobility, and also gives them a certain degree of regenerative ability.

As hordes of Pacifista were launched onto the battlefield, and countless shells and energy beams were fired at the enemy, the resistance's momentum seemed to ease and a reversal of fortune appeared.

Seeing this, Oboro raised the corners of his mouth.

He was guessing... what the Revolutionary Army felt when they saw these Pacifista.

Even so, the fact that they could still join forces with the World Government... Oboro really admired Monkey D. Dragon's magnanimity.

As a leader, Long is qualified in terms of strategy and management.

But as a partner and friend... the dragon is a failure.

At least in the initial stages of pressuring the World Government, Oboro did not believe that the Revolutionary Army would unite with the World Government, even temporarily... He thought Monkey D. Dragon would have his own 'way' to fight him.

"That's all..."

Lonely murmured.

Even with these new Pacifista, Imu's trump card is still not enough.

Because, over the years, he has bestowed divine power upon too many crew members, strengthening them.

For this final battle, he had emptied his system of all resources except for the top-tier resource cards.

Although ordinary ability users are of little use, he... has cultivated quite a few individuals who, along with Bare and others, can also be considered 'top-tier' individual combatants.

In this war, the top experts are undoubtedly the key to determining the outcome.

"Are you also... unable to hold on?"

He squinted his eyes slightly.

At this moment, the battle on the Red Line had continued from daytime until nightfall.

Sengoku the Sengoku was being besieged by a group of ruthless One Piece. He staggered, and his initial fierce aura weakened considerably.

Among those who attacked him were female One Piece who inherited the power of the three Boa Hancock sisters, as well as three Donquixote Family executives Pica, Diamante, and Vergo.

That's right, Vergo's identity was kept secret until this war began, when he suddenly turned against them... Just a few hours ago, he was fighting alongside Sengoku, and then suddenly launched a sneak attack on the former Fleet Admiral, causing Sengoku to be seriously injured.

Oboro already knew about Imu's 'trump card'.

Therefore, he was not surprised at all, nor did he believe that the resistance army had any signs of turning the tide, because not only him, but all the main officers of the Hell Pirates had long been prepared to deal with this situation.

"For mortals... age is always the greatest enemy."

Oboro's senses locked onto Sengoku, and she spoke softly.

After achieving minor success in the Qi Refining Method and forming the Core, with the dual evolution of soul and body, Long's 'life state' has reached a new level.

While his 'data or attributes' may not be as impressive as during his time in the Dark Continent, from another perspective, the dimension of his life has surpassed his growth during his Hunter x Hunter career... His body is moving towards a state of 'immortality'.

It is not true immortality, but rather a kind of 'metaphysical' immortality... Ordinary energy sources in the world can hardly harm it.

The vitality of his flesh and blood has been transformed into the form of 'lifespan' rather than age.

Even without food or water, his body could survive in the world for a long time... Long calculated that living for hundreds or even thousands of years would be no problem.

This is not much like the 'cultivation' he was familiar with, which originated from Earth.

It's almost certainly true.

Although night has fallen, the starry sky in all directions around the Red Line is not dark at all, but is illuminated by various lights, just like daytime.

The waves are surging, and the land is collapsing and crumbling little by little.

The battle has been going on for almost a day and a night.

Countless people died... but the momentum did not diminish in the slightest.

"The twenty-third."

Oboro appeared in the battlefield, bending down to touch a corpse at his feet.

His appearance also isolated countless people around him from the airflow.

After receiving the deceased's resource card, it vanished instantly.

Time slowly passed... Day 1, Day 2... Day 5.

The battle continues...

However, there are also more characters in the story who die.

Not only the resistance forces, but also many of the Hell Pirates' key combatants have died.

Once an object is endowed with divine power, Oboro cannot collect resources from it a second time.

Therefore, his primary target for acquiring resources is the opposing camp.

Tsuru, Sengoku, Zephyr, Green Bull, the Revolutionary Army's Squadron Leader... and Kizaru, etc., all logged off on the fifth day.

On the Hell Pirates' side, besides a large number of Devil Fruit users, Mr. 1 Daz Bones and the two priests who had always followed Enel also died. There was no other way; it was already a miracle that someone of their level could hold out for two or three days in such a crisis-ridden situation.

The woman who inherited Boa Hancock's abilities... as well as Doflamingo's subordinates, Diamante, Señor, Machvise, and others, did not survive.

The earliest follower was Dorans, a guy who originally came from a small-time One Piece in the East Blue... even his 'clever' brain was useless.

Long had been keeping an eye on him. This guy knew he was no match for the big shots, so he had been slacking off. He even tried to hide and survive the big battle.

Unfortunately, the war turned out to be far more brutal than he had imagined...

He was killed by his own people... The murderer was Shiryu.

Shiliu would never harm his own people, but during his battle with the Five Elders, the power of his slashes was so astonishing that they happened to hit Dorans was far away.

Not only the resistance fighters were injured, but also the Hell Pirates.

Even Waldo died suddenly on the fourth day.

The one who killed him was Aokiji.

In short, the war was intensifying, and the battlefield above the Red Line had become a giant meat grinder.

Everyone involved faces danger at all times.

Everyone was bloodthirsty... the atmosphere was no longer one of confrontation.

By the tenth day, it had become simply a game for venting one's desires.

Slaughter, destruction, the will to survive, the thirst for battle, and more...

It became a Purgatory of the most essential elements, a fusion and collision of various obsessions.