"The results are more or less what I expected." Lina watched the battle below from high in the sky.
The mutated beasts Golden Lion had gone to so much trouble to raise had no chance of turning the world upside down. Still, they were a force to be reckoned with.
The army of powerful beasts Lina had picked out was also proving useful in the large-scale battle.
Each one was at least as strong as a vice admiral, and spread across the battlefield with Lina directing their teamwork, they were dealing plenty of damage.
Ordinary soldiers were completely helpless against them. Sengoku had no choice but to send the vice admirals to deal with the beasts, or else suffer unacceptable casualties.
"The balance seems to have been broken."
Below the execution platform, Vice Admiral Tsuru furrowed her brow, making her wrinkled face look even older. She couldn't help worrying about the situation on the plaza below.
They had originally planned to use their numerical advantage to gradually lure Whitebeard's men toward the encirclement wall. Now, the sudden arrival of the beasts had greatly accelerated the advance of the front line.
Vice Admiral Tsuru stood with her arms folded in front of her. Her thoughts churned, as disordered as the Justice cape fluttering behind her.
After a moment of silence, Vice Admiral Tsuru looked up at the execution platform. "More than half the vice admirals are tied up, and Whitebeard's commanders are advancing much faster now.
"By the time the front line reaches the plaza, the pirates at the rear won't have been caught in the encirclement yet. Should we raise the iron wall immediately then?"
"Raise it once we've more or less dealt with those beasts."
Sengoku nodded and said gravely, "War is always unpredictable. We can't make everything go