Monster Paradise, the main island.
The sky was overcast, heavy with the promise of a storm.
Mosquito Girl and Locust Man had mysteriously vanished, leaving the Monster Legion in a state of unease.
For now, they could only be listed as missing. No bodies had been found.
But everyone knew they were probably dead, and the World Government was responsible.
The Monster Legion's hounds had found traces of their blood two meters underground.
Their bodies might have been destroyed, or thrown into the sea to feed the countless sea monsters.
So far, the World Government had made no move.
They had no idea that the World Government was about to strike—and when it did, the blow would be devastating.
Many members of the Monster Legion were still waiting for Typhon's orders.
They expected him to order revenge next.
Whether they had evidence made no difference.
Suspicion was enough.
But Typhon had made no move yet, leaving some members baffled.
Typhon sat alone on his throne, weighing the intelligence they had gathered.
His instincts told him the World Government was not finished. The current calm meant something bigger was coming.
Several powerful fighters had returned, and the Navy's top brass had gone to Mary Geoise.
The Monster Legion's intelligence network was not to be underestimated.
Amid its countless monsters, the Monster Legion had dedicated intelligence agents with eyes and ears on land, at sea, and in the air.
That network only grew larger with time.
The Monster Legion had learned that Sakazuki and the others had been temporarily recalled to Marine Headquarters, and that Sengoku, Kong, and others had gone to Mary Geoise.
The Monster Legion gathered intelligence in all kinds of ways.
Plenty of its watchers were hidden in the waters around Marine Headquarters alone.
Every warship that passed through