Chapter 194 Before the War
Chapter 194 Before the War
"That's not necessary. It won't be too late to notify them to come back after everything is settled..."
Borsalino leaned lazily on the sofa and glanced at Vegapunk who had fallen into a state of ecstasy.
Even if the robot corps modified by Vegapunk is of no use at that time, he still has the Revolutionary Army as a backup.
Not to mention that the existence of Boros is already a crushing level for the pirate world that ignores Borsalino. Even if Im, who has ruled the world for 800 years behind the scenes, really has some incredible tricks up his sleeve, it is hard to say whether he can get past Boros.
Of course, the strongest backup is always Borsalino who takes action personally. Now even Borsalino himself is not sure to what extent his strength has been strengthened. When he takes action, it will be a crushing victory.
For a moment, Borsalino even hoped that Im could survive Boros. Otherwise, it would be a pity that he had prepared so many surprises but they were useless.
"That old guy Zefa should have taught you not to underestimate any opponent, right? Besides, our opponent is the World Government!"
The Warring States Inspector frowned, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with Borsalino's "underestimation of the enemy".
This was a crucial battle that concerned the future of the navy and even the entire world. If Borsalino had not repeatedly emphasized that now was not the time for the navy to take action, Grand Inspector Sengoku would have been eager to lead his fleet to attack Marijoa.
Even if they have to fight alongside the pirates, they must ensure that the world government's coffin is firmly nailed shut.
Zhan Guo felt that it was necessary to strongly criticize Borsalino's self-confidence and almost reckless behavior, at least to make Borsalino truly realize the seriousness of the problem.
"Don't worry, there will be no problem..."
Borsalino said soothingly, but before he finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows slightly and showed an interested expression.
"what happened?"
The Warring States Inspector asked subconsciously.
Even for him, who has been through many battles, challenging the world government is still too exciting.
So much so that Borsalino's expression just changed, and the Warring States Chief Inspector felt a little uneasy.
"Oh, the fight has already started in Mary Geoise. What an impatient bunch..."
Borsalino shrugged. The passers-by were already preparing to broadcast live through the chat group the battle in which Esdeath led the First Division's pirate fleet to attack Red Harbor.
“Has it already started?!”
The Chief Inspector of the Warring States did not ask Borsalino how he knew it, and hurriedly left the office to arrange the departure of his fleet.
No matter what the outcome of this battle is, the Navy will appear at the last moment and wipe out the remnants of the World Government and the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates!
For this, Marinford must be fully prepared. If it were not for Borsalino's insistence, the Sengoku Inspector would even want to recall all the senior naval officers including Garp in order to ensure absolute superiority in military force.
[Ding! A passerby who wants to hug Luo Feng's thigh opens a live broadcast room and invites @everyone to watch the live broadcast. Do you accept? ]
【Accept/Reject】
As soon as the Warring States Inspector left, Borsalino received a reminder from the dimensional chat group.
After looking at Vegapunk, who was biting his nails and trying to simplify the design of the robot, Borsalino shrugged and returned to the lounge area connected to the office, then opened the chat group.
[Xiao Lin: Hey? Why did you suddenly start live streaming? ]
[A passerby who wants to hug Luo Feng's thigh: Are the melon seeds, soda, and benches ready? I have specially found the best angle to broadcast the whole process of Esdeath beating up the Celestial Dragons live! ]
[Grayhara Ai: So you plan to hide behind the woman the whole time, Police Dog-kun~]
[A passerby who wants to hug Luo Feng's thigh: Don't be too harsh on the venomous girl, the other side is full of tough guys, if you can do it, go ahead! ]
[Tanjiro Kamado: Um... passers-by, please be careful. 】
[Orochimaru: If you encounter a Devil Fruit user, try to keep him alive. My recent experiment can be of use to him...]
[Tony Stark: Do you want me to personally sponsor you a batch of weapons? They are all top-notch stuff. Even those idiots in the Pentagon can't find fault with them! ]
[A passerby who wants to hug Luo Feng's thigh: Ahaha, don't worry, Tanjiro, I pay the most attention to my own safety, and I will never run to the front line to die! ]
[A passerby who wants to cling to Luo Feng: Boss Orochimaru thinks too highly of me. The main force this time is Boss Esdeath, I am just a bystander...]
[Borusalino: I will ask Boros to give you the scroll I gave him before. If you encounter danger, release the reincarnated ninja sealed in the scroll.]
[Orochimaru: Haha, you are really generous, worthy of being Borsalino. ]
[The passerby who wants to hug Luo Feng's thigh: I love it, thank you Mr. Kizaru! ]
[Zhang Sanfeng: Life is difficult for the people...]
[Tony Stark: It's starting! ]
……
At the same time that everyone was chatting, the pirate fleet of the First Division of the Universe Dark Matter Pirates, led by Esdeath, appeared in the sea off Red Harbor in a mighty manner.
Although the fleet of the First Division did not fly the banner of the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates, these nearly a thousand pirate ships of all sizes and over a hundred thousand troops still brought heavy psychological pressure to the Holy Land Guard Corps stationed in Red Harbor.
"fire!"
Before the pirate ships of the first squadron approached, the artillery on the coastal defense line emitted a series of deafening roars.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The dense firepower network formed by hundreds of cannons was enough to blow the pirate ship in the front into pieces with just one round of salvos. Several pirate ships that were hit by concentrated fire even sank to the bottom of the sea on the spot.
The morale of the defenders who saw this scene was immediately boosted. After all, they were elite soldiers selected by the governments of the member states. With such intensive artillery support, they might be able to confront the "miscellaneous soldiers" of the Universe Dark Matter Pirates head-on.
"Lord Esdeath! The enemy's firepower is too fierce. Our fleet can't get through!"
The senior fighters who followed Esdeath were all a little scared. With their strength, they were not afraid of being killed by shells, but their former subordinates faced such fierce bombardment. Even if they forced their way over and landed, they would most likely be pushed into the sea by the well-rested defenders.
In the past, even the Navy Headquarters did not have such exaggerated firepower. Today, Red Harbor is able to build defensive fortifications of this scale on the one hand because the World Government provides supplies without regard to expenses, and on the other hand, it relies on tens of thousands of young and strong soldiers to do hard labor.
"Humph, why are you so flustered? Get over here!"
Esdeath snorted disdainfully, and she walked straight to the deck in a white imperial uniform, and shouted at the pirates on the deck. The pirate ship chosen by Esdeath as the temporary flagship was the largest pirate ship in the first team, but it was also the easiest target to be fired upon.
However, facing the order from Esdeath, the top fighter, no one dared to go against her will, even if going forward might mean life and death.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
As the flagship of the First Division began to advance forward, the defenders on the coastal defense line did not hesitate to concentrate their main firepower on Esdeath's ship.
The overwhelming artillery shells fell like raindrops, and the flagship of the first squadron was about to be engulfed in the sea of fire.
'Bang bang bang bang bang bang...'
However, at the same time as the bombardment was launched, a hemispherical ice cap appeared out of nowhere, covering the flagship. No matter how the artillery bombarded, it only left dense ice pits on the ice cap.
However, the speed of artillery bombardment in destroying the ice sheet was far behind its speed of self-repair. One round of artillery shells blasted countless ice pits on the ice sheet, but when a new round of artillery shells fell, the surface of the ice sheet was completely intact.
Blocks of ice shattered by the shells flew everywhere, and a white cold air spread over the sea. Even the smoke from the artillery fire was gradually covered by the white ice fog.
Just as the defenders on the coastal defense line tried to mobilize more artillery to blast away the ice cap, a soldier with very keen hearing rubbed his ears in surprise. In the intervals between the constant roar of artillery fire, he actually heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the sea.
“Da da da da…”
As the sound of horse hooves became more and more frequent, suddenly a severely damaged ice knight rushed out of the ice fog and trampled on the sea surface that had been frozen at some point.
The next moment, thousands of ice knights rushed out from the ice fog at incredible speed, charging towards Red Harbor under the heavy artillery fire!
"Enemy attack! Prepare to fight back!"
Although the appearance of cavalry on the sea sounded outrageous, the stunned defenders reacted quickly and hid in shelters such as fortress trenches, preparing to block the ice cavalry's charge.
What the defenders never expected was that the Ice Knight, who they imagined would bypass the fortifications and rush in to fight, actually rushed forward and crashed into the coastal defense line.
No matter whether there is a reinforced concrete barrier or a steel turret in front of them, they cannot retreat.
'Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang...'
Countless ice knights were smashed to pieces on the iron-clad coastal defense line. But before the defenders could breathe a sigh of relief, they felt the air temperature around them begin to drop sharply. The barriers and artillery positions that faced the ice knights had even been frozen by the cold.
"Hah! General Binglan!"
Esdeath, who had been standing on the ice cap at some point, opened her palms towards the direction of Red Harbor. Countless ice knights broke out from the ice cap and the frozen sea, rushing towards the coastal defense line like a torrent of frost.
Esdeath, who has developed the imperial weapon Demon God Manifestation: Devil's Essence to the extreme, can not only freeze time and space, but also store the energy of the imperial weapon in the ice knight she created, and release it all at once when needed.
The defenders on the coastal defense line were simply unable to withstand the ultra-low temperatures that could freeze even steel. What was even more terrifying was that under the continuous impact of the Ice Knights, even the reinforced concrete barriers were hit with huge gaps, and then the Ice Knights, emitting freezing cold air all over their bodies, drove straight in through these gaps.
"Stop these monsters!"
The soldiers who were forced to evacuate from the coastal defense line due to the low temperature had to bite the bullet and try to stop the Ice Knight's iron hoof under the strict orders of their superiors.
"Death! Monster!"
A soldier from an allied country roared and swung his sword at the Ice Knight, but was knocked dozens of meters away by the Ice Knight who was charging at high speed.
The ice knights who rushed into the crowd were like skilled warriors who had experienced many battles. They brandished spears made of ice in their hands and launched a ruthless killing at the soldiers who surrounded them.
Even the elite soldiers specially selected by each member country had little room to resist these powerful Ice Knights. The speed and strength of the Ice Knights even surpassed the elite navy of the Navy Headquarters.
The soldiers of the Holy Land Guard Corps often have to pay several times or even dozens of times the sacrifice before they can eliminate the Ice Knights who broke through the defenders' lines.
Thousands of ice knights not only broke through the iron wall of the coastal defense line, but also turned the Holy Land Guard Corps stationed behind the coastal defense line upside down.
"Come on! Kill them all!"
"Show those bastards of the World Government what the pirates of the New World are like!"
"Kill Marijoa!"
……
Countless pirates poured into Red Harbor like a tide along the sea surface frozen by Esdeath.
The coastal defense line that Cyborg Sora had built with so much difficulty could not even last the first day before it was broken through by the pirates of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates.
"Meteor volcano!"
Just as countless pirates were getting excited and their faces were grim, countless balls of scorching lava fell like meteors, turning the Ice Knights and pirates who were still pouring into Red Harbor into ashes.
"Waaaaaah! It's Admiral Akainu!"
The pirates panicked and dodged the lava falling from the sky. Even in the New World where villains were rampant, the notoriety of Admiral Akainu was enough to intimidate most pirates.
'boom! ’
Another large mass of boiling lava fell from the sky, turning the ground into a sea of scorching magma.
Hundreds of ice knights and pirates were killed instantly by this attack. Sakaski, with lava flowing all over his body, stood up in the lava and stared at the pirates in front of him with fierce eyes.
Originally, Sakaski was not prepared to join the battle so soon, but Esdeath's attack instantly broke the defense line of the Holy Land Guard Corps.
If there was no strong enough warrior to stop this terrifying woman, the Holy Land Guard Corps of Red Harbor would not be able to survive even a day.
"All of you lowly scum, go to hell!"
The furious Sakaski roared, and streams of lava gushed out from the ground like a volcanic eruption, burning all the ice knights and pirates within Sakaski's field of vision to ashes.
With his own strength, Sakaski managed to stop the offensive of the Space Dark Matter Pirates.
"freeze!"
However, at this moment, Esdeath jumped up from the ice cap, stepped on the ice condensed in mid-air, and rushed into the battlefield at an astonishing speed.
(End of this chapter)