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Chapter 636: The Suppressed Revolutionary Army
"What should we do next?"
In the dim underground base, several Revolutionary Army higher-ups looked at the news coming from various sides.
Due to the World Government's suppression, a large number of Revolutionary Army members were reported, arrested, and openly killed.
In a short period of time, the Revolutionary Army suffered heavy losses.
Not only the revolutionary forces located in two kingdoms, but also many revolutionary idealists developing abroad were tracked down by the World Government.
Most of them were ordinary humans, basically finding it very difficult to escape from the hands of World Government Agents.
Even if they reacted immediately, only a small portion of their strength could ultimately be protected.
Although the World Government and Marines suffered considerable losses, they were still a colossus compared to the Revolutionary Army.
The World Government's suppression in conjunction with Various Factions made the Revolutionary Army suddenly become like rats on the run.
This was what they found most difficult to accept.
And the one they placed their hopes on was strongly built, had a calm demeanor, and his furrowed brow was exceptionally serious, which would unconsciously exert pressure on others and also make them feel a sense of security.
That's right, Monkey D. Dragon, the Leader of the Revolutionary Army.
They firmly believed that under Dragon's leadership, the Revolutionary Army could achieve the grand goal of overthrowing the Celestial Dragons' Rule and rebuild a New Order free from oppression.
No matter how difficult the path, they would continuously strive towards that goal.
"We will now move our operations underground and protect as many comrades as possible."
"With our current strength, we cannot directly confront the World Government. We need to develop secretly."
"Prepare yourselves, I will personally take action."
Dragon had already made his resolve.
The World Government's targeting was countless times fiercer than imagined.
To some extent, it caught Dragon off guard.
This is what led to such great losses now.
The existence of the Revolutionary Army was never a secret to the World Government.
For hundreds of years, there have been too many such Factions.
As for these small fry who couldn't develop at all, the World Government generally ignored them and didn't pay them any mind.
Only when they caused some commotion would they take action to suppress them.
The Revolutionary Army itself was active in the open, at least not in the dark.
The acquisition of grain, the trade of munitions—as long as they truly wanted to investigate, everything was traceable.
Dragon was aware of all of this, but some matters were not things he alone could decide.
The failure of the Revolutionary Army's operation was also within Dragon's expectations.
As a former Marine Quasi-Admiral, he couldn't be clearer about the strength of the Marines and the terror of the World Government.
He had even participated in the Battle of God Valley on the periphery.
From the very beginning, he knew the operation would fail.
He was merely using this to accumulate experience.
And through the pressure given by the World Government, he wanted the Revolutionary Army's development to get on the right track.
The Revolutionary Army, in the end, was still just a nascent Faction, still very immature in all aspects.
Especially in terms of intelligence, they hadn't even established a complete system.
Dragon hoped to use this blow to let the many members of the Revolutionary Army grow up quickly and further improve the organizational structure.
All of this was his goal.
Choosing Non-Affiliated Countries as the target was precisely to avoid the World Government's attention.
Under normal circumstances, the World Government absolutely wouldn't care what happened within Non-Member Nations.
Even if they took action, it wouldn't be with too much strength.
But the World Government's counterattack was unexpectedly swift and fierce, as if they regarded the Revolutionary Army as a strong enemy that needed to be taken seriously.
Causing such losses made even him feel immense heartache.
Dragon somewhat realized that his identity might have been exposed.
Was it that time?
He thought of the commotion he caused on the Red Line before establishing the Revolutionary Army.
It was very likely that operation that made the World Government pay attention to him.
This was a troublesome matter.
The initial development of the Revolutionary Army definitely had to avoid the World Government's attention.
Only this way could it develop rapidly.
By the time the World Government reacted, they would already have the strength to resist.
This was what he had envisioned beforehand.
Now that they were targeted by the World Government, the Revolutionary Army's development would be very difficult from now on.
The blockade from all sides made him feel a headache just thinking about it.
However, paths are walked out step by step, and there are ways to overcome even the most difficult obstacles.
Small setbacks could not knock him down.
As for him now, he needed to save as many comrades as possible.
Since he was very likely exposed to the World Government's attention, there was no need to hide.
The Revolutionary Army's operations were very efficient.
In just one month, under the World Government's pursuit, all members continuously hid their identities and went into hiding.
Among them, there were some whose will was not firm, who betrayed their companions under the interrogation of World Government Agents, bringing about more death.
And Dragon personally took action, saving companions who were captured by the World Government multiple times and were in danger.
This time Dragon's action was different from the last time when there was no clear evidence, meaning Dragon truly stood against the World Government and against the Marines.
The World Conscription was underway, and the main strength of the North Blue Marines was focused on the Revolutionary Army.
West Blue and North Blue were the two most chaotic sea areas among the Four Seas.
West Blue had experienced the rampant Byrnndi Pirates, possessed numerous gang forces, and various kingdoms had suffered considerable losses.
The losses in population alone could not be restored in just a few years.
As for North Blue, it was constantly plagued by war.
Just the Dark Sun Cult was still unable to affect the structure of North Blue, and even the Dark Sun Cult was severely impacted by the Great Pirate Era.
However, relying on the Great Pirate Era, the Dark Sun Cult instead achieved further development.
Various islands, under the leadership of the churches, formed self-defense forces.
And developed commerce and farming.
This did not affect the World Conscription.
Recruitment did not require a monster like Sakazuki to take action.
In a certain small town, scorching magma fiercely collided with gale, and the entire small town had been largely destroyed.
After suppressing the kingdom's rebellion, Sakazuki and Shirek's main mission was to cooperate in clearing out the Revolutionary Army in North Blue.
The two took action separately.
The World Government found a stronghold of the Revolutionary Army in this small town.
and instructed Sakazuki to handle it.
When Sakazuki took action, Dragon suddenly appeared, blocking Sakazuki, and rescued the surrounded Revolutionary Army members.
A great battle was inevitable, and Sakazuki and Dragon engaged in a fierce battle.
Seeing the situation where the two were evenly matched, the Colonel-ranked adjutant nearby asked somewhat eagerly.
"Rear Admiral Shirek, aren't you going to help Vice Admiral Sakazuki?"
"If the two of you team up, you can definitely defeat Dragon, right?"
News of Dragon had long been blockaded by Marine Headquarters and downplayed.
Many Marines did not believe that Dragon had already become their enemy.
But the facts were displayed before them.
"Heh heh! It's useless."
Shirek shook his head with a smile.
"Dragon isn't using his full strength."
"The so-called evenly matched situation is merely the state of affairs when Dragon isn't serious."
"Even if I joined in, it wouldn't have much role."
Regarding Dragon's strength, Shirek was clear.
With different foundations, even though Sakazuki's strength had increased rapidly in recent years, there was still a slight gap compared to Dragon.
This operation failed.
Dragon did not want a deadly battle with Sakazuki.
This was meaningless.
What he wanted to do was to stall for time until the main members of the Revolutionary Army escaped.
Once they were safe, Dragon would leave immediately.
There were also many other Revolutionary Army members who needed him to save them.
(end of chapter)
"What should we do next?"
In the dim underground base, several Revolutionary Army higher-ups looked at the news coming from various sides.
Due to the World Government's suppression, a large number of Revolutionary Army members were reported, arrested, and openly killed.
In a short period of time, the Revolutionary Army suffered heavy losses.
Not only the revolutionary forces located in two kingdoms, but also many revolutionary idealists developing abroad were tracked down by the World Government.
Most of them were ordinary humans, basically finding it very difficult to escape from the hands of World Government Agents.
Even if they reacted immediately, only a small portion of their strength could ultimately be protected.
Although the World Government and Marines suffered considerable losses, they were still a colossus compared to the Revolutionary Army.
The World Government's suppression in conjunction with Various Factions made the Revolutionary Army suddenly become like rats on the run.
This was what they found most difficult to accept.
And the one they placed their hopes on was strongly built, had a calm demeanor, and his furrowed brow was exceptionally serious, which would unconsciously exert pressure on others and also make them feel a sense of security.
That's right, Monkey D. Dragon, the Leader of the Revolutionary Army.
They firmly believed that under Dragon's leadership, the Revolutionary Army could achieve the grand goal of overthrowing the Celestial Dragons' Rule and rebuild a New Order free from oppression.
No matter how difficult the path, they would continuously strive towards that goal.
"We will now move our operations underground and protect as many comrades as possible."
"With our current strength, we cannot directly confront the World Government. We need to develop secretly."
"Prepare yourselves, I will personally take action."
Dragon had already made his resolve.
The World Government's targeting was countless times fiercer than imagined.
To some extent, it caught Dragon off guard.
This is what led to such great losses now.
The existence of the Revolutionary Army was never a secret to the World Government.
For hundreds of years, there have been too many such Factions.
As for these small fry who couldn't develop at all, the World Government generally ignored them and didn't pay them any mind.
Only when they caused some commotion would they take action to suppress them.
The Revolutionary Army itself was active in the open, at least not in the dark.
The acquisition of grain, the trade of munitions—as long as they truly wanted to investigate, everything was traceable.
Dragon was aware of all of this, but some matters were not things he alone could decide.
The failure of the Revolutionary Army's operation was also within Dragon's expectations.
As a former Marine Quasi-Admiral, he couldn't be clearer about the strength of the Marines and the terror of the World Government.
He had even participated in the Battle of God Valley on the periphery.
From the very beginning, he knew the operation would fail.
He was merely using this to accumulate experience.
And through the pressure given by the World Government, he wanted the Revolutionary Army's development to get on the right track.
The Revolutionary Army, in the end, was still just a nascent Faction, still very immature in all aspects.
Especially in terms of intelligence, they hadn't even established a complete system.
Dragon hoped to use this blow to let the many members of the Revolutionary Army grow up quickly and further improve the organizational structure.
All of this was his goal.
Choosing Non-Affiliated Countries as the target was precisely to avoid the World Government's attention.
Under normal circumstances, the World Government absolutely wouldn't care what happened within Non-Member Nations.
Even if they took action, it wouldn't be with too much strength.
But the World Government's counterattack was unexpectedly swift and fierce, as if they regarded the Revolutionary Army as a strong enemy that needed to be taken seriously.
Causing such losses made even him feel immense heartache.
Dragon somewhat realized that his identity might have been exposed.
Was it that time?
He thought of the commotion he caused on the Red Line before establishing the Revolutionary Army.
It was very likely that operation that made the World Government pay attention to him.
This was a troublesome matter.
The initial development of the Revolutionary Army definitely had to avoid the World Government's attention.
Only this way could it develop rapidly.
By the time the World Government reacted, they would already have the strength to resist.
This was what he had envisioned beforehand.
Now that they were targeted by the World Government, the Revolutionary Army's development would be very difficult from now on.
The blockade from all sides made him feel a headache just thinking about it.
However, paths are walked out step by step, and there are ways to overcome even the most difficult obstacles.
Small setbacks could not knock him down.
As for him now, he needed to save as many comrades as possible.
Since he was very likely exposed to the World Government's attention, there was no need to hide.
The Revolutionary Army's operations were very efficient.
In just one month, under the World Government's pursuit, all members continuously hid their identities and went into hiding.
Among them, there were some whose will was not firm, who betrayed their companions under the interrogation of World Government Agents, bringing about more death.
And Dragon personally took action, saving companions who were captured by the World Government multiple times and were in danger.
This time Dragon's action was different from the last time when there was no clear evidence, meaning Dragon truly stood against the World Government and against the Marines.
The World Conscription was underway, and the main strength of the North Blue Marines was focused on the Revolutionary Army.
West Blue and North Blue were the two most chaotic sea areas among the Four Seas.
West Blue had experienced the rampant Byrnndi Pirates, possessed numerous gang forces, and various kingdoms had suffered considerable losses.
The losses in population alone could not be restored in just a few years.
As for North Blue, it was constantly plagued by war.
Just the Dark Sun Cult was still unable to affect the structure of North Blue, and even the Dark Sun Cult was severely impacted by the Great Pirate Era.
However, relying on the Great Pirate Era, the Dark Sun Cult instead achieved further development.
Various islands, under the leadership of the churches, formed self-defense forces.
And developed commerce and farming.
This did not affect the World Conscription.
Recruitment did not require a monster like Sakazuki to take action.
In a certain small town, scorching magma fiercely collided with gale, and the entire small town had been largely destroyed.
After suppressing the kingdom's rebellion, Sakazuki and Shirek's main mission was to cooperate in clearing out the Revolutionary Army in North Blue.
The two took action separately.
The World Government found a stronghold of the Revolutionary Army in this small town.
and instructed Sakazuki to handle it.
When Sakazuki took action, Dragon suddenly appeared, blocking Sakazuki, and rescued the surrounded Revolutionary Army members.
A great battle was inevitable, and Sakazuki and Dragon engaged in a fierce battle.
Seeing the situation where the two were evenly matched, the Colonel-ranked adjutant nearby asked somewhat eagerly.
"Rear Admiral Shirek, aren't you going to help Vice Admiral Sakazuki?"
"If the two of you team up, you can definitely defeat Dragon, right?"
News of Dragon had long been blockaded by Marine Headquarters and downplayed.
Many Marines did not believe that Dragon had already become their enemy.
But the facts were displayed before them.
"Heh heh! It's useless."
Shirek shook his head with a smile.
"Dragon isn't using his full strength."
"The so-called evenly matched situation is merely the state of affairs when Dragon isn't serious."
"Even if I joined in, it wouldn't have much role."
Regarding Dragon's strength, Shirek was clear.
With different foundations, even though Sakazuki's strength had increased rapidly in recent years, there was still a slight gap compared to Dragon.
This operation failed.
Dragon did not want a deadly battle with Sakazuki.
This was meaningless.
What he wanted to do was to stall for time until the main members of the Revolutionary Army escaped.
Once they were safe, Dragon would leave immediately.
There were also many other Revolutionary Army members who needed him to save them.
(end of chapter)
