Pirate: Hades! ( One Piece)

Chapter 323: The Wano Country War (2)

"This is bad, it's a trap! Pay attention to defense!"

Kozuki Oden and many Daimyo's faces changed as they shouted loudly.

They didn't call for escape, as the explosion's range was unknown and likely unavoidable.

However, if they paid attention during the explosion and defended with Haki beforehand, they wouldn't suffer too heavy injuries.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

The moment Oden spoke, Wendigo's body burst forth with dazzling white light.

Boom!

A terrifying explosion erupted on the spot.

And this was just the beginning.

All the bombs hidden around seemed to receive a starting signal.

Boom boom boom!

In the blink of an eye, the area hundreds of meters around Wendigo turned into a deep pit.

The explosion came too suddenly.

The powerful Samurai were unaffected, at most looking a bit disheveled.

But such Samurai were ultimately few.

There weren't many Samurai who focused solely on swordsmanship and could cover their entire body with Haki.

Now, these Samurai suffered.

Severed limbs, broken legs.

If they reacted a bit slower, their bodies were directly swallowed by the explosion, torn into pieces.

As the smoke and dust dispersed, the scene around them left Kozuki Oden and the others in disbelief.

The five thousand elite Samurai Troops suffered nearly one-third losses in this explosion.

Most of the remaining suffered significant injuries, some having already lost their combat strength.

"Damn it!"

The remaining Samurai with combat strength were completely enraged.

How could the sacrifice of so many Samurai not make them feel heartbroken?

They thought they could avoid the damage from these Pirates' strange weapons.

Who could have imagined they set up such a trap?

The huge losses did not make them retreat.

Facing the Pirates who had returned.

They realized this was just a trap.

The great battle began again.

Three hours later, the war ended.

Wano Country won, but it was a Pyrrhic victory.

Out of five thousand elite, less than one thousand remained.

The Daimyo and Shogun didn't suffer many losses, but each was heavily injured.

On the Pirate side, the Kurozumi Clan's Force was completely annihilated.

The Pirates sacrificed over five thousand people.

Many well-known Pirates were slain, dying under the Samurai's cutlasses.

"Tyrant Bear" Morant was defeated by Kozuki Oden, losing an arm, and was saved by "The Blaster" Wendigo.

This was a battle where the few defeated the many.

Both sides definitely suffered heavy losses, and Wano Country's losses were clearly more difficult for them to bear.

As for the Pirate side, most were cannon fodder.

The Pirate Officers treated ordinary Pirates as cannon fodder.

And the even stronger Pirates treated the rest of the Pirates as cannon fodder.

With such losses, Wano Country could no longer completely occupy Udon, and ultimately retreated voluntarily.

And various areas of Wano Country also suffered Pirate raids, causing considerable losses.

The Kurozumi Clan's Follow-up Force arrived, guarding the Territory they had occupied beforehand, especially the various Mines and Mineral Deposits.

These mining Slaves were precious assets, surviving on food provided by the Kurozumi Clan.

Their news was blockaded.

They were completely unaware of what had happened in Wano Country, thinking Wano Country was still in that state of chaos.

Instead, they thanked the Kurozumi Clan for giving them a chance to live, working hard.

In addition, the Kurozumi Clan's Military was frantically setting up traps with landmines in the Udon Area.

Landmines could delay the Wano Country Samurai's advance.

Even though intelligence indicated Wano Country planned to focus on health preservation next, they still had to do what needed to be done.

They didn't believe Wano Country would do nothing.

And a group of Pirates was stationed on the Udon Coast.

Given time, they could recover.

Wano Country entered a truce period.

The Pirates needed to restore strength, and Wano Country also needed to deal with various internal problems and stabilize the rear area situation.

And in the Sea Area outside Wano Country, a great net completely enveloped the entire Wano Country and its nearby seas.

News about Wano Country was completely blockaded.

There was no news about Wano Country on The Great Sea at all.

It could only spread within a limited range.

Once it reached further Sea Areas, it would be completely cut off.

This was a joint blockade of Wano Country by various Factions.

All Factions were prohibited from reporting news about Wano Country.

This was to prevent too many people from targeting Wano Country, making it widely known, and also to prevent Wano Country from contacting the outside world too early.

A small portion continuously lured Pirates to start war with Wano Country, plunging this treasure land of Wano Country into a quagmire of war.

In the Rear Area, the Kurozumi Clan organized personnel and mining Slaves to mine peacefully.

Even in other areas of Wano Country besides the Udon Area, the Kurozumi Clan's strength was present, disguised as other identities.

So-called reporting requires you to know first.

But some strength is hidden very deeply, with no apparent connection on the surface, some even appearing respectable.

The Pirates' mission was not just to occupy Wano Country's Territory, but also to attract most of Wano Country's attention, neglecting the mining teams in the dark.

The ore dug out was transported through underground secret passages to the Coast, and then transported by ships to Black Snake Island.

The revenue shared by these Pirates was merely a share of the Udon Area mining area's revenue.

The larger the area occupied by these Pirates, the more mining areas they occupied, the greater the interests they gained.

Even so, this was still a huge revenue for these Pirates, further inciting their desire to occupy the entire Wano Country.

In just one month, these Pirates were using money in the surrounding Sea Area, recruiting personnel, quickly recovering their lost personnel.

At the same time, more Pirate Crews were attracted by "rumors".

What kind of "treasure" could make "Tyrant Bear" Morant and "The Blaster" Wendigo target it together?

Wano Country and the Pirates each had their advantages.

Wano Country had more high-end combat power, but their strength restoration was slow.

On the Pirate side, their strength restoration was fast.

If these powerful Pirates could not be completely eliminated, the Pirates would only increase, constantly encroaching on Wano Country's Territory.

A month later, the greedy Pirates couldn't hold back anymore.

Conflict occurred on the border of the Udon Area between the two sides.

However, with a tacit agreement, the scale of the conflict did not expand.

Wano Country needed time to stabilize the situation, while the Pirates needed more strength.

"Hades, what should we do? Those damned guys are too strong."

Although the outcome of this battle was not bad, Kurozumi Semimaru became a bit panicked.

"Tyrant Bear" Morant's severed arm made her realize that Kozuki Oden's strength was a complete threat.

Perhaps in another year or two, "Tyrant Bear" Morant or "The Blaster" Wendigo wouldn't be able to stop him.

Next time, their luck wouldn't be so good, and someone would save them.

As far as she knew, many Samurai in Wano Country had already begun to train hard, including many Daimyo and young Samurai.

The huge losses were a disgrace to them, which must be kept in mind.

Next time, they would completely eliminate these foreign enemies in one fell swoop.

Foreign enemies now might bring some losses, but they would also completely awaken Wano Country.

Perhaps it would only take one year.

No!

It would only take half a year, a few months, for Wano Country's strength to undergo an astonishing transformation.

In fact, this was the case.

This couldn't be stopped by just adding some small fish and shrimp.

Kurozumi Semimaru had a strong sense of crisis in her heart.

She even lost her composure a bit, calling Hades on the Den Den Mushi.

"What are you worried about? If strength isn't enough, find stronger ones. At worst, give up more interests."

"Anyway, as long as Wano Country is obtained, everything that should be there will be there. But once it's lost, the consequences are probably something you don't want to see."

Hades said calmly.

Spending a little more money wasn't a problem.

However, the more Seastone, the better.

He didn't care who took Wano Country.

No matter what, they would need to rely on the Kurozumi Clan to manage Wano Country.

In other words, it wouldn't affect his business with Wano Country.

"Kikikikiki! Understood."

Kurozumi Semimaru was slightly stunned, then fell into thought.

Accompanied by a strange laugh, she hung up the Den Den Mushi.