The Pluton Pirates' invasion dragged the Allied Forces, already losing ground on the front lines, deeper into the mire.
Marine Branches were destroyed one after another, their personnel slaughtered.
Hades also found their hidden supply depots and wiped them out with ease, one by one.
Starting in the south and moving north, the Allied Forces' reconnaissance network steadily collapsed.
The Southern Front was the first to feel the effects.
Without replenishment from the rear, the Allied Forces immediately faced supply shortages.
After holding out for a while, the soldiers' daily rations were reduced.
Without enough weapons, ammunition, or logistical reserves, how could they muster the strength to withstand the pirates' fierce onslaught?
Their only option was to transfer some supplies from the G-5 Fortress.
The Pluton Pirates operated far more efficiently than the Allied Forces had imagined.
No matter what they tried, the Allied Forces could not catch them.
The Pluton Pirates were like a ravenous hyena, relentlessly snapping at their heels while they remained powerless to stop it.
The Allied Forces' rear lines were practically the Pluton Pirates' backyard, somewhere they could come and go as they pleased.
The Farazul was fast enough to shake off pursuing navy warships with ease.
Twice, the Marines got lucky: their patrol ships happened upon the Pluton Pirates and surrounded them.
Several navy warships were in the same stretch of sea.
They were within sight of one another.
Under those circumstances, even Hades could not avoid them.
Before reinforcements from the Allied Forces could arrive, however,
the Pluton Pirates broke through the encirclement with overwhelming strength, killing every member of the Allied Forces who stood in their way.
The Farazul's speed left the pursuing navy warships helpless to do anything but watch the Pluton Pirates depart.
By the time reinforcements arrived, the Pluton