Green Bull's expression changed drastically. He had never seen the Starry himself, but many Vice Admirals in the Navy had, especially Flying Squirrel, who had clashed with Ronglin several times. If Flying Squirrel said that ship looked like the Starry, then it had to be the Starry.
"Give the order! Change course, turn around, and retreat at full speed!" Green Bull immediately issued the command.
Flying Squirrel froze. Not long ago, CP0 had issued the order to attack Kerris Island and placed Green Bull fully in charge. What was this defiant retreat supposed to mean?
"Are you insane?" Flying Squirrel grabbed Green Bull and asked in alarm, "Our mission is to head to Kerris Island and wipe out the Star Alliance and Pirate Alliance. Retreating midway is disobeying orders!"
Green Bull pointed toward the distant horizon, where the Starry had appeared as a tiny black speck. "Take a good look at who's coming!"
With that, Green Bull turned and began issuing orders to the surrounding warships, canceling the advance on Kerris Island and ordering the entire fleet to retreat immediately.
On another ship, Fujitora and Momousagi were equally confused. They grabbed a messenger and asked, "What happened?"
The messenger answered nervously, "A ship has appeared ahead. It seems very likely to be the Starry, the Alliance Leader of the Star Alliance's flagship. The commander has ordered an immediate retreat to avoid a confrontation."
Momousagi was stunned. "Since when did that bastard Green Bull become such a coward?"
Fujitora pondered for a moment, then smiled. "He isn't being cowardly. He probably doesn't want to bombard Kerris Island either. So he's using an encounter with the Star Alliance Leader as an excuse to avoid the military order."
Momousagi hesitated before saying, "Bony-Sen isn't an idiot. He won't be fooled by something this