For the past few years, Jinbe and the fish-men had been organizing and training a usable fish-man army under Leo's command.
Because of the Fish-Man Kingdom's unique geography, even if the Marines sensed that something was wrong from Jinbe's reactions, they had no idea what was actually happening there.
Now that the Revolutionary Army's hidden move had been revealed, what other options did the Marines have?
Tsuru glared furiously as the fish-men and the Revolutionary Army attacked the Marines from both sides. Already inferior to the Revolutionary Army in basic quality, the Marines were surrounded and brought down in almost an instant.
Just like Tsuru and Dalmatian, aside from being caught off guard and captured by Devil Fruit abilities, their already taut nerves had made it impossible for them to consciously defend against a sneak attack from an equally powerful opponent.
The other Marines were no different.
Once a bow was drawn to its limit, all that awaited it was a snapped string.
Just like the Marines now.
A defeated army collapsed like a mountain—that was the perfect description of their current situation. If Jinbe had joined Akainu and Aokiji's battle instead of directly entering Sabo's fight against Garp, the Marines would surely have lost an Admiral by now.
But Sabo was already struggling to hold on against Garp, so Jinbe had to go and rescue him.
That was the combat strength and value of an Admiral. On a frontal battlefield, everything else was meaningless. If you wanted to replace a regime, you had to defeat it openly and honorably before everyone.
Schemes and tricks alone could never replace a dynasty or a nation.
That was also why Leo had openly declared from the very beginning that they intended to replace the World Government.
From that moment on, no one