Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
Emergency calls from Water 7 kept pouring into the headquarters communications department.
A communications officer rushed toward the Fleet Admiral's office on the top floor with the latest news.
"Report! Fleet Admiral, Dongye Huanglong has led his villains in an invasion of Water 7. Mayor Iceburg has requested Marine support."
After rapidly delivering the alert, the communications officer showed a trace of concern as well.
Ever since Iceburg had consolidated Water 7's seven strongest shipbuilding companies, becoming the city's mayor and reaching a partnership with the World Government, he had made it the World Government's official shipbuilding company.
Many of the World Government's and Marine Headquarters' warships had been built by the Galley-La Company.
If anything happened to Water 7, the World Government and the Marines would also be affected.
It was precisely because of Iceburg's importance that even the World Government's CP Agents had not dared move against him openly to force out information on Pluto's blueprints. They could only plant spies around him and investigate in secret.
"Immediately order every Marine General near Water 7's waters to head there and provide support!"
Sengoku the Buddha's face turned livid. Dongye Huanglong had only been quiet for a few months. Why was he causing trouble again?
"Send Kizaru too!"
After a second of thought, Sengoku made his decision. Akainu was currently stationed in the New World because of the Dressrosa matter, reassuring the New World member nations.
Thanks to his speed, Kizaru usually remained at Marine Headquarters, keeping watch over the Sabaody Archipelago, where Celestial Dragons often came down to sightsee.
Aokiji, meanwhile, was cruising the Grand Line, serving as a strategic deterrent to pirates everywhere while searching for Dongye Huanglong's main base.
Aokiji had recently been wandering near the Sea Train route between Spring Queen City