This was a colossal war involving more than a million people.
It encompassed every tier of combat strength.
Even in eight hundred years, wars of this scale had rarely occurred on the seas.
Even the World Government's wars against superpowers had involved only a few hundred thousand troops in total.
Over the past several decades, apart from this battle, only the Rocks Pirates' war against the Four Seas at their peak had reached such a scale.
The difference was that the forces in this bloody war were densely concentrated within a limited area, while the fighting in the Four Seas had been widely scattered.
Inevitably, this battle drew countless eyes, though it was not broadcast live across the world.
The World Economy News Paper had been placed under restrictions. No one wanted countless spectators watching them fight to the death like monkeys on display.
It could only obtain intelligence about the bloody war through various channels, then polish it for publication in the newspapers.
The fighting was extraordinarily fierce, involving the Marines, the Army, CP0, the secret forces of the various Celestial Dragon families, and the many factions of Mary Geoise.
Even now, most people still had absolute confidence in the World Government.
The God's Knights had yet to act, and two of the Five Elders remained.
Including the Top Combatants hidden by the various Celestial Dragon families, there were at least twenty who had yet to enter the battle.
And that was a conservative estimate.
There were not many top-tier factions in Mary Geoise like the Sterling Family, only a handful, but together they still constituted a powerful force.
Most factions had to show the World Government some respect, not merely for the division of power after the war or the incentives the government offered, but also to demonstrate