The Flying Pirates had run out of tricks.
At this point, Hades knew how things would end for them.
It was no surprise to him.
Still, the losses they had inflicted on the World Government, and the sheer impact they had made, came as a pleasant surprise.
The Ancient Weapon Pluton and the Magnetic Storm Bomb had dealt the World Government devastating losses.
Even recovering Pluton's wreckage could not make up for them.
"What a shame."
Hades could not help sighing.
The Flying Pirates had come so close.
If the Dyna Stone had worked, the World Government would have lost far more than five Top Combatants in that strike.
It would have lost more than a dozen.
But there were no ifs. One wrong move had sealed their fate.
It was time for the Flying Pirates' final curtain.
The war raged on, and the World Government launched a furious counterattack against the Flying Pirates' many powerful fighters.
Byrnndi World, Golden Lion Shiki, and the others were all surrounded.
The World Government still held a clear advantage in fighting strength.
As the battle reached its height, the pressure on the Flying Pirates steadily mounted.
Pirates clashed savagely with Army soldiers and Marines.
Few knew how the war was truly going.
The Super Battleship, followed by the Magnetic Storm Bomb, had filled the Flying Pirates' members with confidence.
They believed Shiki would lead the Flying Pirates to even greater glory, destroy the World Government, and become King of the World.
But that was only what most of them believed.
Caught up in the fighting, it was hard to step back and see the whole battlefield.
A handful understood that the outcome was settled. The Flying Pirates had lost; the only question was how long they could hold out.
The World Government's advantage