Chapter 175 True Strength

Chapter 175 True Strength

Chapter 175 True Strength

Even though Borsalino was stronger, Sengoku could still comfort himself by saying that he had become a naval marshal and was too busy with work to exercise, which was why he had not improved his strength.

However, no matter how much he comforted himself, Zhan Guo knew very well that he had actually reached his limit a long time ago.

Whether it was his physique, devil fruit or three-color domineering, he had already touched that limit, so Sengoku had been mentally prepared to be surpassed a long time ago.

But the transcendence that Sengoku imagined was, at best, just Borsalino becoming stronger than Garp, from the two of them fighting for days and nights without a clear winner to the point where he could defeat him within a few hours.

Now it seems that he still underestimated Borsalino. If even Boros, who was able to suppress two pirate emperors, did not pose a threat in Borsalino's eyes.

So how long can I last against Borsalino?
"Why are you asking that? Well, taking Vice Admiral Garp as an example, seven or eight of him working together would probably be able to..."

Borsalino tried to sense Sengoku's thoughts, but Sengoku didn't have much ill will towards him at this moment. The little ill will he had towards him was not even the envy and jealousy between friends.

In addition, Sengoku's attainment in Observation Haki is also quite good. Borsalino, who has lost the enhancement of his malicious perception, finds it difficult to continue to perceive Sengoku's thoughts.

"Seven or eight?"

Hearing Borsalino's answer, Zhan Guo's heart suddenly stopped for a moment.

Although it’s a bit annoying that Borsalino uses that old mad dog Garp as a unit of measurement, if it takes seven or eight Garps joining forces to defeat him, then overthrowing the World Government doesn’t seem to be just a pipe dream anymore!

At least as far as Sengoku knew, the Knights of God and the Army of God, which were the swords and shields in the hands of the Five Elder Stars, were not unsolvable.

"... maybe it can make me feel a little threatened?"

Borsalino added the second half of the sentence with a smile. To be honest, he was not sure how strong he was now.

The only thing that is certain is that only when the entire naval top brass of Marinford are tied together can he feel some pressure.

Back then, Esdeath could fight Borsalino 30-70 against him when he was letting her win. But now, even if Borsalino lets her win, Esdeath's chance of winning would not be more than 50%.

The prerequisite is that Esdeath has mastered the three colors of domineering, otherwise, Esdeath will not have any chance of winning.

"…Now is not the time to joke around! Are you sure you have the ability to handle seven or eight opponents of Garp's level at the same time?"

Zhan Guo shouted in a low voice in annoyance, it was obvious that Borsalino was telling the truth, but the truth was so exaggerated that Zhan Guo couldn't believe it.

Fortunately, the example that Borsalino used as a joke was enough to give Zhan Guo some bold ideas.

"Need me to prove it?"

Borsalino sat lazily on the oversized desk, raised his hand casually, and a bright golden light shone on his fingertips.

At the same time, Borsalino's observation Haki temporarily released the concealment of his own aura, allowing Sengoku's observation Haki to touch him directly.

Zhan Guo, who hadn't realized what was happening the previous second, felt a sense of crisis of impending death the next moment.

Possessing top-level observation skills, Sengoku could almost "see" the scene of his own tragic death on the spot. However, just when Sengoku subconsciously wanted to transform into a golden Buddha, the sense of crisis that seemed to be pressing down on him like the collapse of the sky and the crack of the earth suddenly disappeared without a trace.

"!"

The Warring States, who suddenly lost the oppression, staggered on the spot. It had been at least a dozen years since the Warring States had fought. Theoretically, he still possessed the strength of a top-level warrior, but in reality, he was no longer as brave as he used to be.

Otherwise, if it was Cap or Sakaski, they would not lose their composure like this even when facing the suppression of Borsalino's momentum.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you are facing an opponent of the same level or even stronger, otherwise the Golden Buddha's big cunt fanning people will be extremely cruel.

"Asshole! How did you do that?!"

Sengoku, who was caught off guard by Borsalino, couldn't help but curse out loud, but after cursing, he didn't even have time to be shocked by the strength shown by Borsalino. Instead, he began to wonder how he had trained to this level.

There are also differences in strength among the top strong men, otherwise Whitebeard would not have been able to win the title of the strongest man in the world after Roger became the Pirate King.

Even though Whitebeard later became so old that he was considered a target of attack by the navy, Sengoku still had to deal with Whitebeard with the utmost seriousness when he was preparing for the Battle of Marineford.

When necessary, more than one plan was prepared for the three admirals to work together. However, no one expected that Borsalino at that time would be so strong that he could defeat two pirate emperors on his own.

The strength that had been hidden for many years was exposed in one day, shocking almost the entire world. Even the title of the strongest that originally belonged to Whitebeard fell on Borsalino's head.

But now it seems that Borsalino was still hiding his strength at that time. If Borsalino was giving his all now, Sengoku has no doubt that Red-Haired Shanks would not have the chance to leave Marinford!
"Well, of course, this is the result of decades of hard training!"

Borsalino answered confidently, and perhaps his words would have been more convincing if his eyes had not unconsciously drifted upwards while he spoke.

"..."

Such inspiring words coming from Borsalino's mouth made Zhan Guo want to complain.

The same as it has been for decades?
Thinking back on what Borsalino had done over the years, Zhan Guo had to admit that Borsalino was right. He had been slacking off and playing dirty for decades!

Hard workout?

For some reason, these four words seem particularly annoying when applied to Borsalino!

"Forget it. Just repeat your plan again and I'll help you see if there are any problems..."

Zhan Guo rubbed his forehead. He suddenly felt that Borsalino’s strong strength was not a good thing. It became impossible to beat him up.

After all, now is not the time to worry about these things. Since Borsalino has shown him the possibility of overthrowing the World Government, Sengoku naturally wants to increase this possibility as much as possible.

Between the Navy and the World Government, Sengoku chose the former without much hesitation.

Anyway, even if the navy defected now, the Five Elders would use Borsalino as an excuse to attack the navy afterwards.

Based on Zhan Guo’s understanding of the Five Elder Stars, this result is almost inevitable!

For the Five Elders and the World Government, the navy’s excessive strength is the original sin.

Just when Borsalino was confronting Sengoku and securing a strong ally for his side, the Five Elders of Marinford broke out into an unprecedented quarrel.

For the Five Elder Stars, the attack of the Dark Matter Pirates was like waking up from a deep sleep to suddenly find a robber holding a knife approaching their bed.

The most hateful thing is that not only did his own 'guards' not stand up to stop the robber at the first time, but they also had the suspicion of colluding with the robber.

In this situation, Saint Wochuli, who had the closest relationship with the Navy and was the first to receive the intelligence, naturally became the best target for the other four Five Elders to vent their anger and dissatisfaction.

"That's enough! Those lowly pirates are about to attack Marijoa, how long are you going to keep quarreling here!"

Saint Vocuri growled angrily. He felt a little guilty at first, but the endless accusations from the other four Five Elders made Saint Vocuri, who was used to being high and mighty, unable to endure it anymore.

Although there is no substantial difference in status among the Five Elder Stars, there are still differences in strength among them based on the affairs and directions they are responsible for.

In the past, Saint Wochuli was the relatively powerful one, ranking second only to Saint Maz, who had the best relationship with the Celestial Dragons.

Seeing that Saint Wochuli could not help but lose his temper, and in the absence of Saint Maz's statement, the other three Five Elders did not dare to pursue the matter further.

"Can the navy catch up? Isn't Borsalino in Marinford? If we ask him to take all the navy out immediately, we should be able to stop those pirates at sea in time, right?!"

Saint Satan suppressed his anger and took the initiative to ask, "In the eight hundred years since the establishment of the World Government, except for the daring fishman Fisher Tiger, Marijoa has never encountered any external attacks."

Even though they now have the hope of eternal life, Saint Satan does not want to bear the stigma of "the most incompetent five elders in the world".

If those pirates really set foot on the land of Marijoa, the majesty of the World Government might be completely destroyed!

"Given the distance between Marinford and the Holy Land, as long as Marijoa holds on for a day or two, the navy should be able to catch up..."

Nasujuro Sei said in a deep voice. Compared to his companions who could still hardly hide their anger, Nasujuro Sei, who was a relatively radical member of the Five Elder Stars, was able to remain calmer in critical moments.

Continuing to blame each other or even quarrel like this will not help. Only by mobilizing military forces as soon as possible to repel or even destroy the enemy can we avoid a worse situation.

"The problem now is... our Marshal Borsalino seems to have had some inappropriate thoughts?" Saint Piter looked at Saint Vochuli with a gloomy face. In order to satisfy that greedy bastard Borsalino, the dignified Five Elders had to humble themselves and haggle with the kings of the allied countries.

They finally managed to collect the huge amount of military funds demanded by the navy, but after such a short time, the navy became even less obedient than before.

In Saint Pitt's opinion, this was all due to the poor discipline of Saint Vochuli, who was closest to the navy in the past!
"I will find a way to solve the problem with the navy, but you have to help me, otherwise the navy will not be able to mobilize enough troops to repel those pirates in a short time!"

Saint Vochuli gritted his teeth and spoke viciously. What he regretted most at this moment was that when Steel Bone Sora was forced to abdicate, in order to win over the navy, he accepted the proposal of the Navy Headquarters and directly promoted an admiral to the rank of Navy Marshal.

Now that I think about it, it was since the Warring States Period that the navy became more and more disobedient, and finally a traitor like Borsalino emerged.

"I will persuade the Celestial Dragons to lend their guards. Together with the guards from Marijoa, we should be able to gather 5,000 people..."

Saint Maz pondered for a moment, then took the initiative to take on the task of finding the Celestial Dragons to retrieve the person.

Seeing that the enemy was about to reach Marijoa, at this point, even though they knew it would be troublesome to ask the Celestial Dragons for people, they really had no choice.

"Not enough! It takes time to mobilize God's army, and the Knights of God cannot be deployed to the battle right away. We must forcibly recruit all the guards, plus the guards of Mary Geoise, to gather at least 20,000 people!"

Nasujuro Saint said with absolute certainty that every Celestial Dragon has dozens or even hundreds of guards around him, and if all of them were recruited, the number would be quite considerable.

Moreover, these guards are relatively strong. Together with the well-equipped guards of Marijoa, 20,000 people can at least match 60,000 to 70,000 pirates.

Although the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates have formed an unprecedentedly large fleet, the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates alone do not have such a large scale.

If nothing unexpected happens, most of the more than 200,000 pirates are just a mob, and there is no need to overestimate their fighting power.

"...Yes, I believe the Celestial Dragons should understand how serious the current situation is."

Mazsheng hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and agreed.

It is not an easy task to get people from the Celestial Dragons, not to mention that according to the request made by Nasujuro Sei, almost all the guards of the Celestial Dragons have to be brought to the battlefield.

Even if you are one of the Five Elder Stars, it is not an easy task to deal with so many Celestial Dragons at once.

Fortunately, the threat from the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates is imminent, and with the precedent of the Rocks Pirates almost capturing the Valley of the Gods, there is no need to worry that the Celestial Dragons will not take it seriously.

"The World Government Headquarters can probably mobilize 10,000 armed personnel. If there are more, we won't be able to help..."

Saint Satan scratched his fluffy hair and spoke with a headache.

Even though the World Government's headquarters is in Marijoa, the number of armed forces stationed at the headquarters is usually quite limited, and most of them are civilian personnel.

Even for top warriors like Cyborg Sora and Sengoku, once they leave the front-line combat environment, no matter how hard they train, their combat effectiveness will inevitably continue to decline.

What's more, these world government bureaucrats have limited power to begin with and have climbed to high positions relying on their family background and connections.

The other five elder stars nodded in unison. Military force was indeed not the strong point of the World Government Headquarters. Having 10,000 people was already quite good.

"I will urge all member governments in the nearby sea areas to send out all their troops. It is estimated that 20,000 to 30,000 troops will arrive in Mary Geoise in three days, more than 50,000 in seven days, and about 300,000 in a month!"

Peter Saint was obviously well prepared and quickly took out a statistical document that recorded the current military strength of each member country of the World Government.

Especially for those member states that are relatively close to Marijoa, even the personal information of the military commander is written clearly.

The level of detail of this confidential intelligence has exceeded the normal scope. It is obviously not possible to collect such comprehensive intelligence in a day or two.

However, when the Five Elders present saw this slightly malicious information, their expressions did not change.

It was obvious that they had known about this for a long time, and some of the intelligence might have been collected under the orders of the Five Elders themselves.

"One month is too late. Considering the distance between that group of lunatics and Mary Geoise, it will take no more than seven days for the battle to defend the holy land to officially begin!"

Nasujuro Sei very seriously spread out an exquisite sea chart on the table, on which the location of the Universe Dark Matter Pirates' fleet was marked.

Right in the center of the map is the holy land of Marijoa where the Five Elders are located. Even for those who know nothing about the sea, it is not difficult to feel the urgency of the enemy approaching step by step from the fact that the distance between the pirate fleet and Marijoa on the map is less than a palm's breadth.

"Wait, can't we try to stop those pirates at sea?"

Saint Satan still had some hope. It was already a disgrace to the World Government that pirates tried to attack Marijoa, not to mention that lowly pirates had set foot on the land of Marijoa. Once such a thing happened, no matter how they tried to remedy the situation afterwards, they would most likely become a shame to all the Five Elder Stars.

This is not even the worst. After all, they have pure gold in their hands and almost infinite lifespan. In theory, no new Five Elders can replace them.

But if those pirates invade Marijoa, even if they are the high and mighty Five Elders, they cannot bear the consequences of disturbing Lord Im!
"It's too late. Now, in the direction of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates, apart from G1, there are only two naval branches left, 114 and 028. Both are small and medium-sized branches without fortresses. It is impossible for them to stop those pirates..."

Nasujuro Sei opened his mouth to explain, and until now the Five Elders still found it incredible, the CP organization had planted hundreds of agents in the New World, but they did not receive the news until the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates were "at the gates".

It's just that it's too late to investigate which link has gone wrong. In other words, compared to finding possible traitors, saving Mary Joa is the top priority!
"What about the Army and the God's Army? If that bastard Borsalino plays tricks, the Army and the God's Army will be the only ones we can rely on in the end..."

Saint Satan thought about it and still felt that he could not put all his hopes on Borsalino.

After all, Borsalino has proved more than once in the past that he has extraordinary experience in disappointing the Five Elders!

"Until it is absolutely necessary, the God's Army must preserve its strength as much as possible! We can prioritize mobilizing the army to participate in the war. Mary Geoise and the army around the Red Earth Continent add up to about 35,000 people..."

Nasujuro Sei was obviously much calmer than the others. He had also experienced big scenes when he was young. Long before he became one of the Five Elder Stars, he had served as the supreme commander of the army and the divine army.

Although compared with the huge navy, the army and the divine army are far inferior in size and advanced combat power, but as two of the three armed forces under the World Government, they can mobilize a considerable number of troops at any time, even if they are only around Marijoa.

"Adding the CP agents and instructors currently on duty and in training near Marijoa, there are probably about 10,000 more..."

Saint Vochuli frowned, silently calculating the possibility of keeping the enemy out of Marijoa with the army he had put together at the moment, and the result was obviously not optimistic.

Even if we take into account that most of the pirates in the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates are just small fry, those 200,000 or so people are pirates from the New World after all.

Facing the army hastily assembled by the Five Elder Stars, it is hard to say which side has a lower average level, especially since the main force of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates is the two great pirate groups, Beasts and BIG MOM!
Referring to the strength shown by Whitebeard and the Red Hair Pirates during the Battle of Marineford, it is a big question whether the World Government can defend Marijoa.

"What about the red-haired guy? If he's willing to help..."

Saint Peter gritted his teeth and looked at the others, actually wanting to use the power of pirates to fight against another group of pirates.

Anyway, this is not the first time they have done this. Back then, they were able to join forces with the Roger Pirates to deal with the Rocks Pirates in God Valley, and now they can naturally join forces with the Red Hair Pirates to fight against the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates.

What's more, Shanks has a special background. With his identity as a Celestial Dragon and the relationship with his father, Fergaland Galen, it is natural for the Red Hair Pirates to fight for the World Government.

After the incident spread, they could even use the excuse that the Red Hair Pirates fought with the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates in order to compete for hegemony over the New World.

After hearing Peter Saint's almost 'treasonous' proposal, the expressions on the faces of the other Five Elders did not change much.

Obviously, compared with the trouble that Shanks' identity as a pirate may bring, whether or not Marijoa can be saved is the key that the Five Elders care about most.

"It's too late. The red-haired guy always does whatever he wants. No one knows where he will suddenly run to. It's not easy to find him..."

Saint Vouchuri shook his head. It was not so easy to use Red-Hair Shanks, especially after the Red-Hair Pirates were severely damaged by Borsalino and even the vice-captain lost an arm. No one knew where the Red-Hair Pirates were now.

"So after seven days, Marijoa will be able to gather at least 95,000 troops? Almost 100,000 should be able to stop those pirates, right? As long as we can hold out until the navy arrives, the subsequent reinforcements will definitely be able to repel or even eliminate the lunatics who dared to desecrate the holy land!"

Saint Satan stroked his chin and spoke with some optimism.

Although most of these 100,000 people are small fry and cannon fodder, there are also elites such as CP agents and instructors.

Moreover, their mission is only to stop the Universe Dark Matter Pirates and delay time until the navy and subsequent reinforcements arrive, which should be more than enough for Satan Saint.

"That's not enough! Release all the slaves in the Holy Land, give them weapons, and grant them the honor of defending the Holy Land!"

However, this idea was quickly rejected by Nasu Shourou Sheng. Compared with the other Five Elder Stars, Nasu Shourou Sheng was not only slightly stronger, but had also experienced a real battle.

In his eyes, no matter how many cannon fodder there are, they are still just cannon fodder. When facing those tricky guys from the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates, a hundred thousand troops are just numbers on paper.

(End of this chapter)