One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 130 Incredible Results

7:04 AM on July 14, 1504 (two weeks after the Beasts Pirates' surprise attack on the naval fortress).

A mountain of documents piled up on top of Sengoku's office, along with discarded drafts that were no longer of any use. Meanwhile, an adorable little goat was enjoying its daily hearty breakfast.

For this goat, its sense of abundance lies in the plentiful food, and it is difficult for it to comprehend the weariness in its owner's heart.

Looking at the battle damage reports, Zhan Guo felt his hair had turned even grayer.

Despite his efforts to maintain his appearance, he is now over sixty and has many things to worry about, which has led him to dye his hair more frequently.

Garp had already been dispatched to the front lines to fight Kaido for three hundred rounds.

Even the immortal Kaido had to admit defeat and retreat in the face of the naval hero Garp. If it weren't for his Devil Fruit ability, Kaido would have been among the escorts to Impel Down.

However, the Sengoku period knew very well that the city could not contain him.

And then there's that bastard Jin, who, relying on his flying ability, finally managed to escape Crane's encirclement. But his men weren't so lucky; they were mostly captured and thoroughly purged by Crane and his men.

Although the battle was won, Sengoku still felt heartbroken at the loss.

The G3 fortress was completely destroyed, 90% of the navy was killed, and the G3 base commander, Abdullo Mark, was killed in action. Before Kap arrived, the G3 fortress had already fallen completely.

In order to stop the pirates, the marines of G3 Fortress had to activate the fortress's self-destruct mode, destroying all related strategic materials, documents, and weapons. Except for the reconnaissance team that needed to deliver a message, almost the entire navy of the base was dispatched, but in the end, they returned defeated.

To prevent the pirates from receiving supplies, Mark personally led his personal guards to destroy all the food supplies.

In the face of a monster like Kaido, numbers are not convincing.

More than 95% of the G3 fortress facilities were destroyed, 12,000 marines were killed or wounded, the direct economic loss was about 89 billion berries, all ten warships were destroyed, and the related compensation and reconstruction costs were astronomical.

Next, at G4 Fortress, although the casualties and losses looked much better, it still made Sengoku frown.

The G4 fortress suffered 30% damage, 2,000 marines were killed or wounded, G4 base commander Paulsen lost his left arm and is in a coma and still undergoing treatment. 50% of the related food and strategic materials were lost, and seven warships were destroyed.

These losses might not be significant in the first half of the Grand Line, but in the New World, a place where the navy is already weak, they are enough to make several years of hard work by the navy go to waste.

This caused both heartache and anger in the Warring States period.

The number of troops lost this time was far too great.

Although the Beasts Pirates lost more than twice as many men as they did, it's not comparable.

The New World may not have much else, but it's teeming with pirates.

Despite the current plight of the Beasts Pirates, as long as Captain Kaido remains in power, pirates who admire his reputation will eventually join his ranks.

In addition, Kaido himself is a person who cherishes talent, which is why he has many capable subordinates.

Wano Country is naturally fortified and difficult to conquer. Moreover, if they want to start a war with Kaido, neither he nor Fleet Admiral Kong can make the decision; the approval of the five old men above them is required.

But you can't rely on them for this kind of thing...

During the Warring States period, I felt mentally exhausted.

Oh right, there's also G5 Fortress. Sengoku, who was just about to lie down on the sofa, seemed to remember something and immediately started flipping through information about G5 Fortress.

The main force attacking from there is Quinn, the guy who is good at making poisons. Although we haven't fought much, he is a scientist who used to work with Vegapunk. Even if he is not as good as Vegapunk, he should still be quite troublesome.

I hope Sylvie Roman is alright.

……

Her pale arms were covered in wounds and dried bloodstains. Sweat slowly slid down her forehead and onto her arms. Her left shoulder was bandaged in several places, barely managing to stop the bleeding.

He had a gunshot wound to his left leg; although it was a graze, there was still a significant amount of bleeding. His right hand was also immobilized in a splint. A needle was slowly inserted into his seemingly delicate skin, connected to a bright red blood bag.

Damn, that really hurts.

Roman looked at the bruises and scars on his face in the mirror, looking extremely disheveled.

It's hard to see clearly in animation; at most, you might think her face is swollen. But in real life, it's not so pleasant. However, her face only has superficial injuries; the main reason she looks so disheveled is excessive blood loss.

She had been shot three times and had knife wounds on her body.

War is no joke.

She was lucky; at least she had all four limbs intact.

This battle resulted in many marines suffering lifelong disabilities, and some even lost their lives.

Severed fingers and limbs, gunfire and smoke, mosquitoes and rotting corpses, floating debris—this is a true depiction of this battle.

Despite her efforts to minimize casualties, she was still unable to prevent the loss of life.

Fortunately, she managed to save all the military supplies, including medicine, food, and weapons; otherwise, many more marines might have died from malnutrition and inability to receive further treatment.

Even after the blood was replenished, the existing fatigue was still difficult to recover.

Roman felt very sleepy and tired.

Going head-on with Zoan-type Devil Fruit users is not a good idea, so she always tries to finish things quickly. But who knew they would grow like wildfire, one crop after another, forcing Roman to fight a protracted war. These past two weeks have taken a toll on her mental state.

Moreover, the blood loss exacerbated her reaction.

Quinn is indeed very powerful. Just to restrain her, Roman spent almost half of his energy. The remaining situation requires someone to fight against those who are truly fighting. Although the base commander of G5 Fortress and Ghost Spider are both good people, they have limited strategic vision. War, in the end, is not a duel, nor is it about defeating the enemy. The most important thing is to deprive the enemy of the ability to fight continuously.

Otherwise, trying to compete head-on with these Zoan-type Devil Fruit users in terms of willpower would only be asking for trouble.

Thinking about all the hardships she had gone through, Roman felt an excruciating headache; she had reached her mental limit.

So what she needs to do now is get some sleep, a good night's sleep.

……

It's incredible.

How is this done?

Sengoku stared wide-eyed at the battle damage figures for G5 Fortress. Although he desperately wanted the report to be accurate, his reason kept reminding him that there might be something wrong with his eyes.

This prompted Sengoku to wipe his eyes with his cleanest handkerchief, then put on his glasses and read the contents carefully again.

Unbelievable.