Kronos Kingdom.
It had developed rapidly over the years.
In nearly twenty years, the Kingdom's population had grown from eighty million to one hundred and ten million.
Counting all the territory under Kronos Kingdom's control, that number rose to one hundred and sixty million.
Beyond its main island, it controlled more than three hundred others.
One hundred and eighty of those were territories occupied by the Pluton Pirates.
Of the remaining hundred-plus islands, some had already belonged to Kronos Kingdom, while others had been brought under its control in secret.
The World Government had restricted only the expansion of the Pluton Pirates. Kronos Kingdom's own expansion did not count.
It could not even interfere in wars between Affiliated Nations, let alone with Kronos Kingdom, a Superpower that was not a World Government Member State.
As Kronos Kingdom developed and its navy expanded, it occupied several nearby islands.
Its reach extended north, west, and east.
Most of those islands, though, were controlled in secret.
Kronos Kingdom's navy now numbered two hundred thousand.
It was a terrifying force at sea.
Enough to make any power wary.
But with the age of rival powers vying for supremacy upon them, Kronos Kingdom had stopped expanding.
Absorbing the Pluton Sea alone would take considerable time.
As for its Top Combatants, Kronos Kingdom had reached a peak unseen in centuries.
Hades and Titan went without saying. They were now the Kingdom's greatest safeguard.
Zoro had been promoted to Army General.
Hell's overall strength had grown considerably over the years.
Dove remained its Hell Commander-in-Chief.
He was now over sixty and would step down in a few years.
The original twenty-four Nether Guards had expanded to thirty-six.
Every one of them possessed formidable strength, ranging from Rear Admiral to Vice Admiral level.
Between the Nether Guards and