The Bloody Battle continued for a week.
Tens of thousands of people fell every day.
In just one week, over two hundred thousand had sacrificed themselves.
The brutality of the Bloody Battle was imaginable.
Battles between Top Tier Combatants and High-End Combat Power were not easy to decide a winner.
When facing an opponent of comparable strength, even if one was about to lose, they could immediately withdraw from the Battlefield, or other Strongmen could join in to help against the Enemy and alleviate their own pressure.
During this period, although many Strongmen died in battle, overall, especially the Top Tier Combatants, did not reveal too many weaknesses or openings.
Even Captain John, who had the greatest advantage, found it difficult to defeat the God's Guard Candidate whose combatant strength was significantly weaker than his own.
This was because beside That God's Guard Candidate, there was an Agent close to the Top Tier Combatant level, providing him cover and reducing his pressure.
This made things very difficult for John.
Although he held the upper hand fighting two opponents, he couldn't convert it into significant battle results.
When the battle ended and he faced the Enemy again, the opponent would be back in their peak condition.
Similarly holding an advantage was Isaac, the Army Admiral Candidate who had been directly assigned.
Possessing combatant strength no weaker than an Admiral, he continuously suppressed Kaido with his powerful Body Technique.
However, he couldn't threaten Kaido's life.
Kaido had a natural Indestructible Body and the powerful vitality and recovery power from the Azure Dragon Fruit.
He was essentially a super Tank.
The Undying Body wasn't just for show; the pain and constant minor injuries instead made Kaido even more excited.
Only under pressure could he become stronger.
And Isaac was that powerful external force.
With a powerful physical body, constantly recovering injuries, abundant stamina and vitality, Kaido was naturally suppressed but did not lose his composure and persisted.
Kuzan, however, was having some difficulty.
Grado surpassed him in Devil Fruit Ability development, physical strength, and even Haki by a slight margin.
When Grado became famous on The Great Sea, Kuzan hadn't even entered the Marine Elite Training Camp.
Grado had also undergone rigorous training and countless battles since childhood, coupled with his own powerful physical talent.
The gap between them was naturally not something Kuzan could easily bridge, even though Kuzan's Teacher was Garp.
In terms of Devil Fruit Ability development, Grado was stronger than Kuzan, which also meant that Grado's Ability countered Kuzan's Ice-Ice Fruit Ability.
Ice and Fire, such Abilities naturally countered each other.
Who countered whom?
That depended on whose strength was greater.
Clearly, Grado was stronger.
In terms of stamina, Haki, and other aspects, Kuzan's consumption was higher than Grado's.
If someone hadn't helped him share the pressure, he might have been defeated long ago.
Kuzan, back in the Rear Area, was also not doing well.
Grado had shown no mercy, leaving severe burns on Kuzan's body.
The pain from the burns was exceptionally intense, leaving Kuzan somewhat numb.
He could only use his Ability to freeze the wounds.
Afterward, he waited for medical personnel to treat the wounds.
There were countless injured persons in the Rear Area.
They didn't have much time for sufficient rest either.
The immense pressure brought by the War meant that if they lost one Strongman, the enemy would gain one Powerful Combatant, and who knew how many casualties that would cause.
They could only simply recover from their injuries, tie on bandages, eat a meal to restore stamina, and then rejoin the Battlefield.
In this regard, the World Government side to some extent compensated for their disadvantage against the Pirate Alliance Army.
In terms of overall order, Pirates certainly couldn't compare to the Marines.
However, the vast number of Pirates were more hot-blooded and had prepared themselves for death.
There were many gamblers on The Great Sea, willing to gamble everything they had.
If they survived, the future of The Great Sea would have a foothold for them.
If they died, they would have nothing.
This kind of hot-bloodedness was something the World Government Allied Forces, especially the Army, lacked.
This Bloody Battle was also a reshuffle for the many Factions in the New World.
Carelessness could lead to a Pirate Crew's downfall.
Even the Top Powers could be affected.
If one of their members suddenly died in battle, the Territory they left behind would be divided among numerous coveters.
"That man-eating Monster!"
Sakazuki, with bandages wrapped around him, had eyes filled with apprehension.
Although the Mag-Mag Fruit's lethality was very strong, Meruem was terrifying in terms of pure speed and strength.
Coupled with his powerful Combat Ability, it made it difficult for Sakazuki to gain an advantage.
Facing this kind of Monster with naturally powerful physiques, even those considered Monsters themselves seemed somewhat ordinary.
To catch up, they needed sufficient time.
Physical training required time.
Tempering the body using Haki also required time.
More importantly, Meruem's Recovery Power far surpassed his own.
He could even rapidly restore stamina and injuries by eating with his tail.
Even when his condition reached its limit, he could return to combat shortly after, something Sakazuki couldn't do.
"How do we deal with that big guy?"
Someone raised a question.
Thinking of that massive Monster, everyone felt an immense headache.
The Regal Mammoth was simply too enormous.
A massive size often meant Destructive Power.
Every movement possessed destructive strength.
Its super heavy weight allowed it to easily crush others with its elephant hooves.
Its pair of trunks possessed terrifying suction, capable of easily sweeping up hundreds of Soldiers and sucking them into one trunk.
Combined with terrifying Digestive Ability, after a few breaths, what was spat out from the other trunk was white bones.
Army General "Bamboo Python" once tried to restrain the Regal Mammoth.
Even with Complete Beastification, it was useless; he was still tiny in front of the Regal Mammoth.
At most, he could to some extent restrict the Regal Mammoth's movement.
Even Kaido in Complete Beastification had a considerable gap compared to the Regal Mammoth.
Similarly, Saint Saturn also tried his venom.
However, similar to Typhon, its body quickly developed antibodies to his venom and could ignore it.
Of course, the main reason was that compared to the Regal Mammoth's massive size, the dose of his venom was too small.
It simply couldn't affect the Regal Mammoth.
As for others, even if they could break through the Regal Mammoth's defenses, they couldn't cause any significant injuries.
Even Garp could only shake the Regal Mammoth's body.
The losses caused by the Regal Mammoth were too great, and it was difficult to restrain.
"Can't we perform Internal Destruction from inside its body?"
"We've already tried. That big guy is very cautious. Its ears are sealed, and it rarely opens its mouth. There are also some Monsters from the Monster Legion guarding inside its body."
"Once trapped inside, there's little chance of getting out."
"According to estimates, defeating this Mammoth would require a price of at least two hundred thousand military strength to exhaust its stamina."
"Otherwise, it's very difficult to achieve."
When everyone was invested in the War, there wasn't even an opportunity to set up any tactics.
They could only discuss briefly during the time they spent recovering their condition.
Even Advisor Tsuru participated in the Bloody Battle, fierce fighting with the Great Pirates.
This was a collision between the overall strength of both sides.
They didn't have much time.
Soon, news came from the front Battlefield: a Strongman among the Pirates was unchecked, and someone had to quickly go and block him.
Otherwise, it would cause huge losses.
People left one after another.
Similarly, the Pirate Faction on the other side was also like this.
(end of chapter)