Heavy Losses

Mary Geoise, Alice, Funilo, and Nikola of the Navy's Four Admirals returned one after another. Aside from Alice, who was relatively unscathed, the other two had suffered severe injuries.

"What happened?"

In the office, the Five Elders looked at the miserable state of the three of them, a sense of foreboding rising in their hearts.

"Lord Five Elders, we were ambushed by the Kingdom."

Coughing, Nikola sat on the sofa, his face full of fury.

"The Kingdom?"

The bearded Five Elder frowned.

"When we and the Revolutionary Army were both badly weakened, the Kingdom's Emperor appeared with his men. This time, we suffered catastrophic losses."

Alice spoke with an ugly expression.

"Give us the details." The Five Elders' faces darkened.

"Baltigo truly was the Revolutionary Army Headquarters."

A few minutes later, the Five Elder with short golden hair slammed his hand down on the table, his face blazing with rage.

"So Kong, Menlite, Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen, Thirteen, Aokiji, and over a hundred Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals were all wiped out? Only the three of you escaped?"

Their breathing quickened. Every one of the Five Elders stared wide-eyed. Such losses would take a long time to replenish; even for a behemoth like the World Government, they were devastating.

"What happened to the Revolutionary Army?"

"Because this happened so suddenly, many Revolutionary Army officers were absent. Their losses were not much lighter than ours."

"Damn it! Summon Sengoku. We were used."

An hour later, Sengoku rushed from headquarters to the Holy Land. Nikola and the other two were now covered in bandages, though their faces remained weak and pale.

"Sengoku."

The moment Sengoku entered the conference room, he was met with the bearded Five Elder's roar.

Expressionless, Sengoku bowed slightly, then looked at Alice and the other two sitting on the