The agreed-upon month soon came to an end.
The prize pool had reached a staggering thirty billion Beli.
Besides the many top-tier powers, numerous anonymous factions had also contributed to enriching the pool.
These included many Underground Forces.
At the base rate of two hundred thousand Beli per Marine, thirty billion Beli meant that...
At least a hundred and fifty thousand Marines would have to be killed before the pool ran dry.
That was already more than half of Marine Headquarters' total strength on the Grand Line.
After all, they could not bring troops from the vulnerable Four Seas into such a brutal war. That would be no different from sending them to their deaths.
Such an enormous sum also shattered some people's wishful thinking. Who knew what price they would have to pay to exhaust the prize pool?
The funds in the pool continued to grow slowly, and those top-tier powers could inject more money at any time.
Lured by the immense profits, large numbers of pirates flocked to Blood War Island of their own accord, along with members of Underground Forces who craved wealth.
This was a lavish feast. The more Marines they killed, the more money they would earn.
With Shiki and numerous top-tier Great Pirates backing it, no one would treat their own reputation lightly.
Besides, every top-tier pirate crew would send a powerful officer to be stationed on Blood War Island.
Representing the Big Mom Pirates was Katakuri, Charlotte Linlin's third son.
Representing the Monster Legion was Carnage Kabuto, whose origins were unknown and who had most likely mutated from a wild beast.
This also signified that the Big Mom Pirates and the Monster Legion were two separate powers.
There was Hebide, the Beasts Pirates' officer known as "Brontosaurus."
There was also the Whitebeard Pirates'