After yesterday's battle!
The Allied Forces naturally understood that while the White Zetsu were powerful, they had no anti-air capabilities. Thus, the airship forces that could be deployed had practically been sent out in full force.
They blotted out the sky!
That was the only way to describe them.
Even if these were merely ordinary airships.
But since the White Zetsu Army lacked anti-air measures, they dared to strike without worry.
There were nearly a thousand of them.
Most were small and medium-sized airships, the sort that could carry only a small amount of cargo or a few people.
There were fewer than two hundred truly massive airships.
Being able to assemble so many airships was entirely because they had begun requisitioning them overnight. Otherwise, they could never have gathered this many.
Of the small and medium-sized airships, most belonged to merchant associations and major powers. Quite a few still bore their owners' banners, making their origins obvious at a glance.
The Allied Forces now held absolute authority and had no fear of offending anyone.
Even the nobles had to bow their heads before the Allied Forces now.
After all, Akatsuki's Eye of the Moon Plan would not spare anyone just because they were nobles or Daimyo.
All that could be said was that the times had changed.
In the past, even if the ninja wanted to requisition airships, they would first discuss it with the nobles and Daimyo behind them.
But now?
They simply forcibly requisitioned them without explanation.
This alone showed that the ninja's reverence for the nobles was beginning to fade.
Over a thousand airships flew toward their target, blanketing the skies. Once they dropped the Black Oil they carried, even if they could not wipe out the White Zetsu Army, they would still be able to