"Report, Fleet Admiral. The World Pirates have been spotted forty kilometers from G-1 Fortress."
At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku continued to monitor the front line closely and direct the initial operations.
The news actually came as a relief to him.
The World Pirates' target was likely G-1 Fortress, or Red Port behind it.
The Flying Pirates were hidden in the sky. Now that word of their presence had spread, they were bound to act.
The only question was when.
Marine Headquarters and Mary Geoise needed protection too.
No matter where the battle broke out, Saint Saturn's teleportation ability would let him reach it immediately.
In Mary Geoise, a giant Magic Circle stood in an open area. Saint Saturn had finished his preparations and was sustaining it with his immense stamina.
Saint Mars had already moved out and arrived at Red Port.
The Five Elders could communicate with one another without words, allowing them to receive intelligence at once.
Meanwhile, the front line received the news as well.
Thirty thousand Army troops were stationed at Red Port.
There were "Black Arm" Zephyr, CP0's elite fighters, the Three Army Generals, and many other powerful figures from all three factions.
The God's Knights Candidates were in position too.
Around these noble Celestial Dragons stood powerful members of their families, protecting them and forming a separate contingent.
There were even quite a few CP0 members among them.
Their mission was to keep the Celestial Dragons alive through the war.
Training was one thing, but their lives had to be protected.
In the wars of recent years, though, such protection had rarely been enough.
These Celestial Dragons radiated a grim, murderous air. Two bloody battles had made them veterans and forged them into true warriors.
Bloodshed and slaughter had awakened the noble Celestial Dragons at last.