Ch. 202The World Government at a Disadvantage
Li Yuan’s pirate coalition fought the World Government as the Roger Pirates arrived to help Golden Lion hold off the Five Elders. After two days of rotating mass battles, the pirates maintained their numbers through reinforcements and recruitment, while the Marines and Army suffered heavier casualties.
- Li Yuan fought Hamadi and Sora at once, while John, Silver Axe, World, and other pirate leaders engaged the World Government’s officers and commanders.
- Golden Lion called out Roger, who joined him with Rayleigh and Gaban; Roger struck Saint Nusjuro with Divine Departure as the pirates occupied the Five Elders.
- More than four hundred thousand pirates and over two hundred thousand government forces fought across the island, with Limitless Pirates’ firearms giving them a major advantage.
- After the first day left 150,000 dead, the pirates rotated in fresh fighters, treated the wounded, and supplied them with food and medicine.
- A second day of fighting killed another 150,000, mostly Marines and Army soldiers, while reports and rewards drew more pirates to the battlefield.
- Li Yuan’s Limitless Pirates sent 30,000 reinforcements and withdrew more than 20,000 exhausted or unwilling fighters, keeping pirate numbers near 400,000.