The battle on Secon Island seems to have temporarily reached a pause, but the fight on the sea was still as fierce.
Red Hairs Shanks was currently at Garp's mercy. Garp seemed to have a personal vendetta against him as he didn't hold back his punches at all.
The battle between Alaudi and Sengoku was the complete opposite of Shanks and Garp. Shanks wished they could switch opponents. Just like Shanks, Sengoku wished they could switch opponent as well.
The battle remained a stalemate. Red Hair Pirates mostly dealt with the Seven Warlords of the Sea, while other high-ranking Marines were primarily dealing with Shanks, Alaudi, and Xanxus. They seemed evenly matched, and if there was no unexpected factor, the battle would likely continue for a while.
The one that suffered the most casualties in this prolonged battle was Varia as they didn't have that many elite members with them and each of them had to take multiple Marine officers at the same time. Such a hard battle rapidly depleted their stamina, and they were more likely to fall into the sea when their strength waned.
"Sengoku, at this rate, both of will only suffer more casualties. How about a ceasefire?" Alaudi proposed while still attacking Sengoku relentlessly. "Besides, I'm confident that I'll eventually defeat you if we keep fighting. It's only a matter of time. Can the Marines still secure victory then?"
Sengoku responded with a stern expression, "A mere criminal has no right to negotiate with me! Furthermore, the ultimate victors of this battle will undoubtedly be the Marines! Even if you can defeat me, what difference would it make? Garp should have no problem defeating Red Hair Shanks as well. When that time comes, we will still retain the upper hand. I suggest you take a closer look at how much longer Vongola Family and Red Hair Pirates can hold on."
At this point, the situation was still under Sengoku's control. The Marines still had the upper hand at this point. While Alaudi was formidable, he was not powerful enough to single-handedly turn the tide, especially since his abilities weren't the type that could create natural disasters on the open sea.
If the Marines' opponent this time was Whitebeard Pirates, Sengoku wouldn't be able to say the same because Whitebeard could cause seaquakes using his Devil Fruit abilities. Although this wouldn't guarantee victory for Whitebeard, it would undoubtedly result in significant casualties for the Marine, even if Aokiji's ability could partially mitigate the damage.
On top of that, this was in the middle of the sea, not Marineford!
"I don't know how long we can hold out, but judging from the time, Shiki and his men should have been dealt with. Don't underestimate Vongola Family.
Alaudi's onslaught intensified. Even at this point, he still had such an energy to spare.
There was no need to talk about his mental state either. When he fought with formidable opponents, let alone exhausted, he became even more fired up!
To put it simply, Alaudi was no different from a wild beast at this moment. However, this only happened if he had a worthy opponent. Otherwise, let alone getting serious, he wouldn't even join the fight.
"I wouldn't underestimate Shiki if I were you. After all, he had put us through a lot," Sengoku retorted. Although he was not particularly pleased defending pirates, he was seriously hoping that Shiki successfully took over Vongola Family's headquarters.
Even if he couldn't win, keeping Vongola Family at Secon Island a bit longer would be beneficial, at least until their battle concluded. If Vongola Family reinforcements arrived at this moment, the Marines might be at a disadvantage.
However, sometimes what you feared the most magically happened.
A warship with Vongola Family emblem docked on the ice surface as they fought.
"Is that... Vongola Family reinforcements?"
"Damn it, we haven't even finished things here, and now reinforcements are coming?"
"It's all because of Red Hair Pirates. We could have ended this battle already hadn't they gotten in our way!"
The Marine officers were cursing Red Hair Pirates while hoping that the warship didn't bring any prominent figures from Vongola Family, especially the Guardians.
"Tsk, that old lion failed, huh? Does that mean World Government and Demon Spade also fail? Vongola Family... They've become a truly formidable force!" Doflamingo remarked as he looked at the warship.
He knew the World Government's plan more than the others, so upon seeing Vongola Family's warship, he realized the graveness of the situation, but he didn't expect Vongola Family to be powerful enough to engage in two different battles. They kept the Marines and Seven Warlords of the Sea at bay, defeated Shiki and Big Mom, as well as the skilled CP0 agents that the World Government sent.
Vongola Primo and Two Emperors...
At this moment, it seems that even the combined forces of the two Emperors may not be enough to deal with Vongola Primo!
A moment later, over a hundred Vongola Family elite members, all dressed in black suits, quickly disembarked the ship. In addition, Ugetsu Asari and Knuckle also jumped down from the warship.
"This is bad news," Momonga said when he noticed Knuckle and Ugetsu Asari's arrival. "It's Ugetsu Asari and Knuckle, Vongola Family Guardians!" His expression suddenly turned grim.