"Damn it, we absolutely cannot let these monsters escape, or we'll never sleep soundly again!"
"Doflamingo is right. Throughout this day-and-night battle, those monsters have shown a combat strength of one against thirty!"
"We may have won this battle, but if they escape, we could face a reckoning someday!"
At that moment, on the devastated battlefield.
Doflamingo, the Kings of the Underworld, the other Shichibukai such as Crocodile, and Jinbe and the others who had arrived later as reinforcements all exclaimed in shock.
But a closer look would reveal the terror in their eyes.
Countless reversals had taken place during that day and night of slaughter.
First, Jack of the Beasts Pirates, Grey Crow of the Revolutionary Army, and others had appeared and joined the battle.
This had met the offensive from Marine Headquarters and the Red Hair Pirates' forces with fierce resistance.
Both Jack and Grey Crow possessed Admiral Candidate-level combat strength when fighting at full power.
Each had led their elite subordinates to hold off a considerable portion of the Marines and the Red Hair Pirates' forces.
This had indirectly given Roy's side a chance to catch their breath.
However, when Sengoku's deployment orders came down at that point, Doflamingo and the others could no longer sit idle and had steeled themselves to join the battle.
And it had not been just them. Half a division under Big Mom, one of the Five Emperors, had also mobilized.
With their participation, the opposing side had committed another full Elite Vice Admiral, five Headquarters Vice Admirals, and nearly three thousand troops.
In an instant, the situation had completely reversed.
Roy's side had fallen into an absolute disadvantage.
They simply could not understand why members of the Shichibukai were attacking them too.
The Marines, however, had understood all along.
The Shichibukai