Chapter 546: Bloody Battle Erupts - Meruem
"This is truly a big surprise, Shiki!"
For all the Factions attempting to overthrow the World Government and replace it, the operation by "Golden Lion" Shiki was definitely a surprise.
Even Hades thought that the following time would transition smoothly to the outbreak of the Great Pirate Era.
The intelligence in his hands clearly showed that the World Government had mobilized its hidden Strength, including the various Celestial Dragon Families who had taken action one after another.
This caused the overall combatant Strength on the World Government's side to surge.
The number of high-end combat power, which had been suppressed, would expand to a degree comparable to that of the numerous Great Pirate Alliance.
Just the Flying Pirates alone have nearly forty Fleet Captains.
Each one is not weak among Marine Vice Admirals, possessing the combatant Strength of an Elite Vice Admiral.
The powerful ones have even reached the level of Quasi-Admiral, or even Top Tier Combatant.
Coupled with a large number of Strongmen with similar Strength, and Affiliated Pirate Groups.
Currently, the Flying Pirates might not have a dominant number of Top Tier Combatants.
But in terms of high-end combat power, through years of development, the Flying Pirates have gathered over sixty percent of the high-end combat power from Pirates across the entire New World.
This is something other Great Pirates are far from being able to compare with.
In this regard, the Flying Pirates have already achieved a dominant position.
Everyone believed that "Golden Lion" Shiki would be the next Rocks, bringing unparalleled glory and recreating the Rocks Pirates' glory.
This is also why many Great Pirates were willing to give Shiki face.
Because the current Flying Pirates are simply too formidable.
The deficiency in Top Tier Combatants is also being addressed.
The growth of young Monsters like Grado "Tyrant", Char "Godspeed", and Pain "Heavenly Path" is highly anticipated.
Of course, there are other Strongmen as well.
Besides the Fleets, "Golden Lion" Shiki's Direct Legion also possesses some Monsters no weaker than the Fleet Captains.
Only now did Hades truly understand how powerful the Flying Pirates had become.
Their Territory might not have expanded, and they didn't take action often, but their Strength had been continuously increasing.
In this war, both sides combined have hundreds of Vice Admiral level combat power.
Aside from the absence of the most Top Tier Great Battles, the intensity will not be lower than any Great Battle during the Rocks Era.
The era is progressing.
Since the Battle of God Valley, the overall Strength of Pirates has been continuously getting stronger, having long since undergone restoration, and even surpassed the peak period of the Rocks Era.
If not for the deficiency in Top Tier Combatants, the Flying Pirates would already possess the Strength to Rule the New World.
Such a war is clearly most to the liking of Superpowers like Hades and his Faction.
Because what is being consumed is not just the Marines, but the Strength of the World Government.
The various Factions in Mary Geoise also need to be weakened; they are also obstacles.
Everyone has their own interest group.
The Kronos Kingdom is like this, and so is the World Government.
And these forces are the Foundation of the World Government.
The last time so many combatants were dispatched was during the Battle of God Valley.
However, most were annihilated in God Valley.
This clearly further stimulates the Support of various Factions for the overall Strength of Pirates.
The "King of Arms" lowered prices to supply a massive quantity of munitions to Blood War Island.
Umit "Deep Sea Eddy"'s transport ships helped the Flying Pirates transport supplies.
The prize pool on Blood War Island still exists.
Numerous Factions anonymously and secretly funded Blood War Island with a total of three to four hundred billion Beli.
Over a hundred thousand Pirate Fleet ships gathered on one side of Blood War Island.
Around the World in the New World, Pirates are constantly rushing towards Blood War Island, preparing to participate in this grand feast.
On the other side, the Marines' three hundred thousand strong Army also arrived.
The original bloody battle became even more terrifying.
As time passed, the daily casualties continued to increase.
Although the formal Great Battle had not yet begun.
Both sides had already started fierce fighting.
The fierce fighting on Blood War Island did not stop because of this; instead, it became more intense due to the arrival of more Pirates.
Upon arriving at Blood War Island, some Pirates couldn't wait to take action immediately.
A massive war requires ample preparation, but this does not prevent clashes between the two sides.
As Fleet Admiral of the Marines, Kong remained at Marine Headquarters.
Although Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr could not take action, they were still needed to oversee Blood War Island.
In addition, Army General "Bamboo Python", CP0 Director-General, CP0 Deputy Director, and others were present.
Although this war limited them from taking action, there was a prerequisite: if the other side didn't send anyone.
If someone were to take action, the other side would naturally send Strongmen to stop them.
The battle-loving Kaido had already begun a Great Battle with the CP0 Director-General.
An Area on the Island had become their Battlefield.
"Asura, you watch here. Meruem, go have some fun."
From the Platform hundreds of meters high, the situation in some Areas of the Island could be seen.
Typhon sat in his designated position, glancing at the three-meter-tall humanoid Monster beside him with a smile.
There were other Monsters around.
Whitebeard and others looked curiously at the two Monsters beside Typhon.
One was Ashura Rhinoceros Beetle, whom they already knew.
The other was likely a new Monster created by Typhon.
Its head was crown-shaped, with blood-red pupils and long earlobes.
Its powerful tail was like a giant syringe, and it had a robust physique, primarily deep green and bluish-green in color.
Meruem "Ant King", although they had heard of him, this was the first time they saw him in person.
One must know that Ashura Rhinoceros Beetle was already a complete Top Tier Combatant, with astonishing growth rate.
And there was actually another Monster like this, perhaps even a third, making them unable to help but be wary of the Monster Legion's Strength.
The young Typhon's aura was even more incredibly powerful, having fully reached the first tier of the Great Sea.
"Alright, just in time to find some entertainment. I hope there are some Strongmen on the other side who can interest me."
Meruem smiled coldly.
His tyrannical, bloodthirsty, and life-disregarding attitude made people feel uncomfortable.
His icy gaze fell on the distance.
With a forceful push of his legs, his figure disappeared from the spot.
With astonishing explosive power, his figure appeared in the high altitude hundreds of meters away in the blink of an eye, rapidly approaching the most intense central Area of Blood War Island at an astonishing speed.
A Top Tier Combatant had taken action.
His unconcealed aura caused countless life forms to feel fear.
The range of the restriction did not have a precise standard.
It was related to identity and strength.
Ultimately, Meruem was just one of Typhon's combatants.
Descending from the sky, a green figure fell onto the Battlefield.
Before the smoke and dust could dissipate and before anyone could react, a Navy Commodore was split in half by a suddenly sweeping tail.
His astonished face still didn't know what had happened.
Walking on the Battlefield, some Monsters brought by Typhon looked respectfully at Meruem, with deep fear in their eyes.
That was the instinctive suppression from the depths of their bloodline.
The suddenly appearing Meruem was unstoppable.
Realizing Meruem's existence, a Strongman from the World Government quickly stood before him.
However, in less than two minutes, he was brutally slaughtered.
Meruem's syringe-like tail inserted into his body, continuously absorbing the energy within him.
Before long, the entire person turned into a dried corpse.
"This is truly delicious, a different taste from those Monsters."
Meruem's actions caused everyone around to be wary, whether Marines or Pirates.
Because he was "eating people".
Soon, a God's Guard Candidate with Top Tier Combatant Strength blocked Meruem's path, and the true Great Battle began.
There had never been a strict restriction on Top Tier Combatants, as the division of strength was not clearly defined.
However, when the opponent displayed overly powerful Strength, someone would be sent to stop them.
Meruem was clearly such an existence.
(end of chapter)