One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 133 When faced with a greater cause, humanity is disregarded.

War is an incredibly cruel thing.

Although conflicts between the Navy and pirates occur daily in the New World like a drama unfolding on schedule, wars like the one between the Beasts Pirates and the Navy are rare.

The other party is not after money or fame, but rather to create chaos.

Many marines and Kaido's own crew members sacrificed their lives in this insane idea, leaving no trace in this world.

Roman could be thankful that his casualties were not severe. Moreover, the fortress was well protected, and supplies had not been cut off.

The best option now is to control the activities of the opponent's strongest combat force, which will allow our own combat force to be mobilized to the maximum extent.

Kaido is not stupid; he is just impulsive. After starting the war, he naturally knew the consequences.

He will cause losses to the Navy, but he will definitely lose. Even someone as powerful as Rocks could only be sadly swallowed up by the tide of history. Kaido is nothing compared to the World Government, let alone the entire Navy Headquarters.

In other words, most of the pirates who attacked the fortress were just Kaido's discarded pawns.

He values ​​truly talented people, not those who are only half-baked.

However, this is also a good thing for the Navy, because Kaido is not Whitebeard. He won't cause trouble for the Navy just because his subordinates were killed. Apart from a few core members, he will probably just curse the other party as an idiot or complain while drinking that "he is too weak", and that will be the end of it.

Therefore, logically speaking, he could do anything to Kaido's subordinates without worrying about retaliation.

Roman looked these unconscious men up and down.

Although they are all Zoan-type Devil Fruit users with brute strength, sorry, in naval battles, she is really not afraid of Devil Fruit users. If the opponent does not have air superiority, she is almost 70% confident that she can suppress the opponent.

Those who were arrested were her spoils of war.

Since there is no need for intelligence exchange, prisoners of war, especially in this hawkish fortress, should be executed immediately.

A slightly more ruthless navy officer might even slice off their flesh piece by piece with a knife.

This cruel tradition has a long history.

Torture of captured pirates in the anger of losing comrades and friends is not uncommon in the fortresses of the New World.

Because of the navy's aggressive nature, the pressure needs to be released through bloodshed and violence.

Moreover, in the eyes of some naval personnel, pirates have no human rights whatsoever.

Roman's view on this is that venting is acceptable, but he has a more effective way of dealing with it.

Blindly venting only alleviates one's resentment; it's better to put those feelings to a more useful purpose.

The advantages of Zoan Devil Fruit users are abundant stamina, high health, resilience, and strong vitality.

Even fatal injuries can be overcome by some.

Animal-type Devil Fruits are also the easiest to replicate.

The best raw material needed for this replication is the blood of the ability user.

Roman could never accomplish such a technologically advanced experiment as replicating Devil Fruit abilities.

But at this moment she wanted to conduct an experiment.

Research in my own world has shown that older people regain some vitality after receiving blood from younger people.

So, if you inject the blood of a Zoan Devil Fruit user, can your injured party be healed?

I don't know, but it's worth a try.

This can be considered "making the best use of resources," at least it's better than watching them be tortured to death by extreme hawks.

So Roman found a military doctor and had a basic blood type test done.

Of course, Roman's help was indispensable in the blood-drawing process. Ordinary syringes could not penetrate the body of a power user, so Roman was "forced" to use violent means.

The result was surprisingly good.

The injured man, who had just been on the verge of death, began to recover at a visible speed and felt full of strength.

And this was only five milliliters of blood transfused.

Taking into account the issue of "the weak not being able to tolerate nourishment," Roman immediately called for a halt after the injured person was out of danger.

After achieving positive results, Roman began to use this method extensively in order to help more injured people recover.

They treated the captured Zoan-type Devil Fruit users as blood banks, subjecting them to cruel exploitation. Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities have extremely fast recovery speeds, but this recovery ability became a tormenting weapon for them, constantly losing blood and constantly recovering, in an endless cycle of pain.

However, considering the implications of this matter, Roman instructed the military doctor to keep it absolutely secret.

Roman had initially thought he would have to explain things to the doctor, given the doctor's compassionate nature, but the military doctor demonstrated "the military comes before the doctor" through his actions. Not only did the doctor feel no psychological burden, but he also praised Roman's intelligence and competence.

He also stated that he would keep it a secret, believing that letting his colleagues know that he was saved after receiving pirate blood would place a heavy psychological burden on them, and he would feel guilty towards his colleagues, which could potentially lead to mental illness.

These remarks stunned Roman.

Roman, who had initially felt guilty, suddenly began to doubt whether he had been "soft-hearted".

I thought you were a living Buddha, but it turns out you're a PLUS version of a living Yama.

Perhaps because of their years of fighting pirates, their thinking has changed, so Roman even thinks they are abnormal.

However, as the instigator, she was unable to exert moral high ground to control others this time, and instead tacitly approved of the military doctor's remarks.

Because of this behind-the-scenes work, military doctors were able to successfully save the lives of many navy personnel who might otherwise have not been able to be saved.

However, this matter had to be kept secret, so Roman could only try to find other ways to address the issue of the low number of casualties.

However, she ultimately did not transfuse the blood of those with special abilities.

Although those things would help her recover faster, she still used the army's existing stockpile.

Those few ability users may never know that they are "heroes" who saved many marines, but at this moment, they may just want to be free.

The pain had already clouded their minds, and they longed for an early release, knowing that clinging to life would only increase their suffering.

Perhaps this is considered fortunate, because after the war ended, their value was almost nonexistent.

Finally, on the day the Beasts Pirates retreated, those prisoners of war were tortured to death by numerous marines. The extreme hawks not only did not exile them to prison, but also drained their blood and fed their corpses to the Sea Kings.

They vanished without a trace.

War is an incredibly cruel thing, not only during the war, but also in the hatred that spreads afterward.