Saint Mary Base, known as the "granary," was located underground.
On the surface stood a village that served both to conceal the base and to act as a lookout.
The base had been built before the Giant Beast Calamity, and before the calamity, it had already stockpiled a large amount of supplies.
Therefore, after the Giant Beast Calamity, Freedom Wings was able to develop rapidly and become one of the world's top mecha conglomerates in one fell swoop.
At this moment.
In the Command Hall of Saint Mary Base, an adjutant hurried over to the base commander—and the pilot of the Justice Apostle—Sweet Ollier.
"Sir, we've lost contact with a Snake-Catching Eagles squad. They haven't reported in for more than twenty-four hours."
Sweet's expression was stern. Hearing this, he raised his head and asked, "Which squad?"
"The squad led by Major Kona."
The adjutant quickly explained, "They went to the surface to carry out a mission. I just reviewed the mission report. The Snake-Catching Eagles received information that Shi Gaiwen, a former base employee, was suspected of leaking the base's coordinates."
"Captain Kona led the squad to deal with it. Not long ago, he also reported to the base, claiming that they had found the target in a surface camp."
"But after that report, there was no further word from Captain Kona."
Sweet nodded lightly. "Understood."
"Revoke Captain Kona's access privileges."
"Also, a shipment of supplies is arriving tonight. Tell the people aboveground to keep their eyes wide open and inspect everything carefully. Don't let any 'rats' sneak in."
The adjutant nodded and turned to leave.
Sweet pressed another communications button and said in a deep voice, "Have the Grey Wolf Squad come see me."
At the same time.
On the surface.
On the village watchtower, a guard saw lights