This was the dark deep sea east of Fish-Man Island. Far from the island, even the light brought by the Eve Tree of the Sun could not reach this place.
A group of people floated silently on the seafloor. No one spoke; everyone waited in silence.
"What exactly happened?"
One man was still waiting anxiously.
Why had the agreed signal not arrived yet?
Something must have gone wrong, he thought.
Better contact headquarters first.
During the mission, to avoid unexpected situations, headquarters would not contact them first, nor would they contact the assault team led by Momousagi.
But something was clearly wrong now, so they could only contact headquarters first.
He made the call.
Then, after a brief conversation, the man who had become an octopus fish-man's expression changed dramatically.
This was a situation he had never imagined!
"Retreat."
He spoke.
What else could they do now?
Bright had calmly escaped with Fire Fist's group and had probably already returned to Fish-Man Island.
And something had probably happened to Gion's side as well.
Damn it, both operations had failed at the same time!
They could only retreat with their tails between their legs.
He did not hesitate any longer and immediately led his subordinates away. The operation had certainly failed, so they could not allow their losses to grow further.
They vanished silently into the deep sea.
Not long after they left, a Fish-Man Island military unit arrived under the leadership of a man.
After conducting a careful search, the leading man took out a Den Den Mushi and made a call. "We came too late. They've already moved on."
"I see. Then there's nothing we can do. Sorry to trouble you, Brother Jinbe. Come back first."
Jinbe nodded. It was indeed a pity, but they could only return empty-handed