Countless warships were destroyed, and countless people fell into the sea, turning the water red with blood!
The brutal slaughter showed no sign of stopping!
A World Government official roared into a Den Den Mushi, "We need reinforcements! Reinforcements... We've fought the pirates all night. We're almost out of shells, and more than half of the two hundred thousand soldiers we brought are dead! We need reinforcements!"
The person on the other end said, "They'll be there soon. Hold your position! How many pirates have they lost?"
"We don't know, but we estimate they have over a hundred thousand fighters! They've spent years battling at sea, so they have far more combat experience than our soldiers. They've only lost fifty or sixty thousand! But we've destroyed most of their warships. The fighting between their officers and CP1 hasn't ended yet!" the official reported.
Suddenly, a blade of wind swept through and struck the official.
His eyes widened. "Hurry... send reinforcements..."
His dying words reached the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
The person on the other end shouted, "Send reinforcements! Now!"
The slaughter at sea continued, and as reinforcements arrived, the battle grew even fiercer!
At G5 Base, four old men studied the intelligence reports.
Two were members of the Five Elders; the other two were Celestial Dragons.
The Elder with the birthmark on his head said, "The war has begun. This may not be the final battle, but we cannot let our morale falter! Send reinforcements and wipe out those pirates!"
The weathered Celestial Dragon said, "Isn't the Navy joining the war? They've even brought over every soldier they have in the first half of the Grand Line. Let them fill the gap!"
The blond old man nodded. "Then send in the Navy. Keep the fighting going