Three days later.
As though they had arranged it beforehand, the main fleets of Black Sail, the Madmen, the Twin Dragons, and the Ghost Pirate Gang vanished simultaneously from the eyes of every faction's informants...
The Shattered Star Region erupted into an uproar.
As the Shattered Star Region's new ruling powers, the Five Great Pirate Bands had deployed their main fleets at the same time—and deliberately concealed their movements...
Would anyone believe they had gone out for dinner?
Immediately, the small and medium-sized factions formerly affiliated with Gold Coin and the Kalon Pirate Gang began fearing for their lives. They worried that the new bosses were preparing a sweeping purge to replace the old rulers' followers with their own.
That was nothing unusual. Almost every time a new boss rose to power, the Shattered Star Region went through a period of upheaval.
Even more people speculated that only one target remained in the Shattered Star Region worthy of all five bosses making a move together...
Could the Dark God Temple, the sole survivor after Gold Coin and Kalon, be next to suffer?
After all, the Dark God Temple had once tried to save Gold Coin, joining forces with Kalon and clashing with the five bosses.
The Dark God Temple could be considered their last remaining threat and rival.
That theory quickly became the prevailing view in the Shattered Star Region, and the Dark God Temple naturally braced for an imminent attack.
Dark Shadow immediately began pulling back his forces, deploying large numbers of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft outside his headquarters to monitor every major approach while sending scouts to search for the five fleets.
While everyone speculated about who would be the next unlucky victim, one particular group in Shattered Star City was also thrown into a frantic panic.
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