The year had reached Sea Era 1476.
"Sengoku, keep going!"
Hades laughed with a hint of madness on his face as he faced Sengoku, who had transformed into a golden Buddha.
His figure shifted rapidly, moving too fast to follow.
In an instant, he appeared behind Sengoku.
Wreathed in deathly energy, Nightmare hacked viciously at Sengoku like a chisel.
Yet the instant Hades appeared, Sengoku pinpointed his position.
It was a move similar to Hades unleashing Armament Haki from his entire body.
But what Sengoku unleashed was a terrifying shock wave.
Under the impact, Hades faltered slightly.
In that instant, Sengoku turned and thrust his palm at Hades.
The two attacks collided violently in midair, sending Hades flying more than a hundred meters away.
Had Hades not found leverage in midair, he might have been knocked a kilometer away.
The battle continued from morning until dusk before finally stopping.
"What a pain. Next time, I'll have Newgate fight you instead." Hades looked at Sengoku and chuckled.
For Hades, an opponent like Sengoku, who excelled at countering movement with stillness and possessed astonishing strength and defense, was truly difficult to handle.
"Hmph!"
Sengoku barely acknowledged Hades, but his expression was extremely grave.
This was only a brief truce. In another day or two, they would come back again.
Besides, the situation in this war did not favor the Allied Forces. They had already begun losing ground.
This war had lasted a full two and a half years.
For core officers like Hades, there was at least one major battle every week.
The longest ceasefire during that time had lasted only a month, and that had happened just once.
Afterward, the war had resumed.
Two and a half years of almost uninterrupted warfare had put enormous pressure on both sides.
The losses