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At this time.
The first half of the Grand Line, Marine Headquarters Marineford.
"The fleet led by Sengoku completely lost contact a few minutes ago..."
Fleet Admiral Kong suddenly stood up, his face filled with solemnity.
Holding the Den Den Mushi, he frowned and asked, "So, the worst may have happened?"
The Den Den Mushi mimicked the appearance of Marine staff officer Crane, speaking in a deep voice: "Yes, but I don't think they can shake our Marine's advantage anyway. We should make a plan to land and fight!"
"It's just that we don't know exactly where Charlotte Linlin transferred the fleet..."
Speaking of this, Vice Admiral Tsuru on the other end of the Den Den Mushi hesitated and said: "The Den Den Mushi can't contact anyone on the fleet at all, even Sengoku and the others are no exception."
"I think it's very likely that the Den Den Mushi they carried were transferred by Charlotte with her ability."
"So, we have to prepare for the worst—that is, the 15,000 Marine elites may have encountered an accident."
"The sea is starting to freeze. Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the three Admiral candidates—Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji—will be fine."
"The remaining 35,000 people are the most elite troops of this expedition fleet.
Apart from Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji, the three powerful Vice Admirals, there are Doberman, Dalmatian, Gemini, Strawberry, Mozambia, Yamakaji, and Onigumo—seven Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals in all—plus countless officers and soldiers.
Generally speaking, I believe they can still maintain an advantage..."
"Not to mention we also have Tokikake and Momousagi who lack battle experience—their current rank is only Rear Admiral, but they're already fully qualified to serve as rising stars among the Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals.
I don't think there will be any problem."
Vice Admiral Tsuru, who was far away in the G-5 fortress, carefully analyzed their combat strength.
She fell silent for a moment, then spoke directly to Fleet Admiral Kong: "The only concern is that our Marines must be mentally prepared to suffer greater casualties!"
Whether it's her adopted sister, Momousagi Gion, or Tokikake Chaton.
The strength of these two isn't comparable to that of a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral.
Chaton is also a disciple taught by Black Arm Zephyr, but he hasn't been with the Marines very long—a few classes behind Aokiji.
In the vast Marine organization, which inevitably has problems with ranking by seniority, Momousagi and Tokikake can only be regarded as "newcomers" and "juniors." The difference is only in seniority and battle achievements.
"At this point, the arrow is on the string and must be fired..."
Kong rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly: "The situation is worse than expected. If the casualties are greater, there's nothing we can do!"
Thinking that the war had just begun, and the Marines may have already lost tens of thousands of elites, Kong's heart grew heavy.
He gritted his teeth and said in a decisive, deep voice: "If there are any further problems, I, the Fleet Admiral, will have no choice but to enter the battle personally. I'll go to G-5 to secure the position and have Garp rush over to help."
"Anyway, although Zephyr is unwilling to go to the front line, having him, the former Headquarters Admiral, stationed at the Marine Academy is equivalent to having him at Marine Headquarters, so I can rest assured."
"Splash..."
And at this time.
In the middle section of the New World, the Hoh Xil sea area.
About ten nautical miles away from the center of the battlefield where Charlotte and the others were located, positioned on the sea in the direction of the right wing.
At some point, one large Marine troop carrier after another began to emerge from beneath the sea, as one huge "bubble" after another burst on the surface.
On the surrounding sea, submarines appeared one after another.
They maintained a high level of vigilance there.
Huge troop carriers began to approach the ice ahead.
"All personnel, prepare to land and fight immediately..."
With scars covering his face, Vice Admiral Doberman, fierce-looking and solemn, held a command knife and grabbed a loudspeaker Den Den Mushi to shout orders.
"The war has already begun. Don't be careless—the BIG MOM pirates are not ordinary pirates. We may face losses in the end!"
"Justice Will Prevail!!!"
"Yes, Vice Admiral Doberman!"
After several days of underwater travel.
Except for occasionally rising quietly to the surface for air.
Now they could finally leave the extremely depressing and boring seabed.
Because of the massive ice sheet's influence, the temperature in the nearby sea area was quite low.
With the chilly sea breeze blowing, many Marine elites who had initially been downcast now lifted their expressions.
As the troop carriers began pressing against the ice, tens of thousands of Marine personnel started disembarking lightly with their swords and guns.
"Hey, hey, Chaton, wake up..."
On one troop carrier.
Momousagi, wearing a Marine justice cloak embroidered with pink cuffs, kicked a scruffy-looking man who was sleeping nearby: "Get ready to fight!"
"Ah~, are we here already?"
The scruffy man yawned.
He opened his sleepy eyes, rubbed his anxious-looking face, which appeared inexplicably wretched, and stretched languidly.
"Today's weather is as beautiful as Miss Gion..." Looking at the clear sky, Rear Admiral Tokikake stared at the charming and heroic Momousagi before him, his eyes full of admiration.
He wore a Marine cloak with brown cuffs and produced a rose from nowhere, offering it like a treasure: "We're about to enter the battlefield against the vicious BIG MOM Pirates. How about considering my confession of love? I will protect you to the death!"
"I don't want it, you idiot..."
Facing Tokikake's confession.
Momousagi showed complete disgust and refused without hesitation: "You're not my ideal boyfriend..."
"The thirty-third confession failed!"
Tokikake, whose confession was rejected, clutched his chest dramatically.
He curled up and squatted on the deck, drawing circles with his finger, becoming visibly depressed.
"Stop playing around and cheer up... you sloppy slacker, your cloak is on backward!" Momousagi, who had seen this act before, rolled her eyes and scolded him mercilessly.
"Well~, even Ms. Gion with her somewhat poisonous tongue is still so fascinating!"
Instantly regaining his fighting spirit as if nothing had happened, Tokikake stood up.
Using his amazing jumping ability, he leaped directly onto the ice and looked around.
He crouched down and pressed one hand against the undulating, wave-like ice surface, feeling the strong tremors that came from afar from time to time.
Looking toward the battlefield, he sighed: "The battle over there is truly fierce!"