As the numerous Steel Battleships opened fire, the bottoms of each Steel Battleship opened up, and two submarines along with many fishman troops directly submerged into the depths of the sea without attracting the attention of the Navy or anyone else.
Over two hundred submarines and more than twenty thousand fishman troops, led by the officer Gerald, began to swim towards the World Government ships from hundreds of meters deep in the ocean.
"Keep moving forward, don't surface, and don't get close to the front ships."
Gerald shouted.
He had once been a fishman slave, rescued shortly after Li Yuan joined the Rocks Pirates, and now he had been by Li Yuan's side for over twenty years.
His talent wasn't particularly strong, but through years of training and various support from the Infinite Pirates, he finally succeeded in being promoted to an officer three years ago, becoming a backbone of the Infinite Pirates! Li Yuan entrusted him with managing the fishman troops, and this was the first time the fishman troops would showcase their prowess; he was determined to destroy those World Government ships!
The over two hundred submarines and the fishmen, each carrying weapons, passed the fleet in front of the World Government and charged directly towards the rear fleet.
After all, the front fleet was guarded by most of the World Government and Navy's top combat forces, making it too difficult for the fishman troops to destroy those ships, so they set their sights on the ships at the rear.
"Everyone, spread out! Two submarines paired with ten fishmen to deal with one ship!"
Upon reaching the underwater area of the World Government's rear ships, Gerald began issuing new orders.
Under Gerald's command, the fishmen began to move in an orderly fashion, remaining just three hundred meters below the ship's bottom.
The torpedo launchers on the submarines had been activated, with five of the ten fishmen carrying a torpedo launcher, while the other five held two torpedo shells. However, they did not immediately attack but waited for Gerald's command.
"Torpedo cannon, fire!"
Once all the submarines and fishmen had spread out and found their targets, Gerald finally gave the order to fire.
Two submarines simultaneously launched four torpedo shells, and the five fishmen with the torpedo launchers also fired at the bottom of the same ship.
This meant that over a hundred military ships at the rear of the World Government were under the watch of the fishman troops, and each ship's bottom was simultaneously bombarded by nine torpedo shells. This arrangement was made by Gerald to ensure the ships would be destroyed.
After the torpedo shells were launched, all the fishmen and submarines immediately dove deeper into the ocean, not even caring whether the torpedo shells exploded.
Even though the fishmen ignored the launched torpedo shells, those shells continued to surge up from three hundred meters deep in the sea, heading towards the bottoms of the military ships.
"Boom! Boom!!!"
At the moment the nine torpedoes exploded, they instantly destroyed the keels of the military ships, and the tremendous explosive force killed those near the ship's bottom. As the massive holes appeared, countless seawater rushed into the ships, causing them to begin sinking into the ocean.
With nine hundred torpedo shells exploding simultaneously, the bottoms of a hundred military ships were destroyed at the same time, and the crew members aboard those ships were thrown into chaos, bewildered.
They hadn't even encountered the pirates yet; how could their own ships be blown up? "Help!!!"
"Damn it, the bombs came from the sea!"
"Run! The holes in the ship's bottom are too big to fill!"
In an instant, those who survived on the destroyed ships began to scream in terror, and this massive commotion shocked Vice Admiral Tsuru, who was stationed at the rear! "Immediately initiate rescue operations!"
"Majors and commanders who haven't eaten a Devil Fruit, go into the sea to assess the situation!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru immediately issued orders, not expecting that her fleet at the rear would be attacked!
"Vice Admiral Tsuru, it's the fishman troops; they attacked our fleet with powerful weapons!"
"There are too many fishmen; we dare not act recklessly. Please advise!"
Not long after, the commander who went into the sea to assess the situation reported back.
"Immediately send people into the sea to protect our ships!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru knew that this method wouldn't be very effective, but it was all she could do.
As for capturing fishmen, she hadn't even considered it; the sea was the fishmen's domain, and it was too difficult for humans to catch fishmen in the water. Now, it was already very challenging to protect the bottoms of their ships.
"All fishmen, continue to act according to the previous arrangements and lock onto another hundred military ships!"
Gerald continued to command the fishman troops from the depths of the sea.
"Boom! Boom!!!!"
Following that, the fishman troops and submarines began a new round of bombardment. Vice Admiral Tsuru had just ordered people to go into the sea to protect the bottoms of the ships, but the torpedo shells had already reached the bottoms of those ships.
"Damn it, get into the sea immediately!!!"
As the rumbling sounds erupted, Vice Admiral Tsuru discovered that another hundred military ships had been bombarded by the fishmen, and the losses were even more severe than those currently engaged in battle with the pirates at the front!
"Yes, Vice Admiral!!"
Upon receiving the order, the Navy personnel began to dive into the sea.
"Hahaha, little ones, follow me!!"
Having destroyed two hundred military ships, Gerald had no intention of continuing, as the fishman troops had already exhausted their torpedo shells. Only the submarines still had a limited supply of torpedo shells left, just six hundred rounds.
Thus, Gerald chose not to continue clashing with the Navy here but instead led the fishman troops further ahead, or rather, to the Navy's rear, where reinforcements from the World Government were on their way.
"Vice Admiral Tsuru, the fishman troops have submerged deeper into the sea and disappeared!"
The majors who had gone into the sea to protect the ships reported back.
"Report the situation here to Admiral Sengoku at the front and the fleet coming to reinforce us from the rear. They must be cautious of the fishman troops beneath the sea!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru said with a grim expression.
In just a few short minutes, they had lost two hundred military ships and numerous Navy personnel, which was simply outrageous.
If they remained unalert to the fishman fleet beneath the sea, they would likely lose even more ships.
At this rate, they wouldn't even need to fight; the World Government would directly lose! "Damn fishmen, Aokiji, keep an eye on the sea floor. If any fishmen appear, freeze the ocean immediately!"
After receiving Vice Admiral Tsuru's intelligence, Admiral Sengoku's expression grew even darker.
Initially, over ninety military ships had been destroyed by the terrifying weapons of the Infinite Pirates, followed by significant losses from the long-range, powerful cannons of the Infinite Pirates. Now, two hundred ships at the rear had been destroyed by the fishmen. Even if they managed to defeat the pirates now, such losses would be unacceptable! The problem was, the war had only just begun; if the World Government's reinforcements didn't arrive, they might face a rout!
"Fufufufufu, these weapons are truly terrifying. They must be the secret weapons of the Infinite Pirates. The weapons released by the Infinite Pirates are nothing compared to the current ones; they are simply trash!"
Doflamingo laughed maniacally aboard a military ship, watching the numerous terrifying weapons of the Infinite Pirates, especially the initial Laser Cannon, whose power was simply horrifying.
He had witnessed the strongest marine, Garp, being blasted away by a single shot, and even when Garp returned, he saw the injuries on Garp's body. Garp had yet to appear on deck, clearly suffering serious injuries! "Hahaha, the Infinite Pirates aren't that foolish. How could they sell such powerful weapons and then let others use them against the Infinite Pirates?"
The King of the Warehouse, Atle McClane, laughed alongside Doflamingo, enjoying the spectacle.
Currently, the final war had not yet unfolded; they were merely in the realm of artillery battles. There was no need for them to take the stage; they just needed to ensure that this military ship wasn't destroyed by cannon fire.
"That shot was indeed terrifying. Even if they blocked the initial attack, they couldn't withstand the continuous follow-up attacks unless they could destroy that cannon along with the Hades Pluto ship in one blow, or if they could match that cannon's power with a sustained attack. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to stop it no matter what!"
Hawkeye said gravely.
The power of that shot shocked him as well; he believed that if he faced that shot, wh
ether he could survive would be uncertain!
Only a monster like Garp, with such a strong physique and Armament Haki, could survive the bombardment of that shot.
(End of Chapter)