-Babylon command center.
"Even without aircraft, they managed to bring twenty warships intact to the White-White Sea. Just what you'd expect from one of the Four Emperors' crews."
Watching the footage transmitted by the satellite, Lilith assessed this invasion by the Beasts Pirates against their previous intelligence.
After all, there were only two normal ways to reach a Sky Island.
One was to sail along the White Sea by a designated route, such as High West, with an extremely low survival rate.
The other was to ride the Knock Up Stream. Most people aboard successful ships survived; failure meant everyone died.
So unless someone could build large aircraft or had a Devil Fruit that could carry large numbers of people and ships through the air...
It was essentially impossible to reach a Sky Island with an army-sized force.
"Activate the first defensive line in ten minutes. Let's say hello."
Yet the people in the command center looked hesitant, stealing glances at each other's expressions. Still, they were all members of Birka's religious hierarchy, wearing brown and orange.
They didn't make it too obvious, merely resorting to the Birka Knights' traditional specialty: exchanging "telegrams" with their eyes.
They had no questions about the order and carried it out as usual.
The strange atmosphere came from the intelligence sent back from the front.
After all, the main screen showed the bow of the enemy flagship, where a Black Wing stood.
-Black-feathered wings.
This little giant, over six meters tall, was covered from head to toe in black clothing, including his face.
He wore a mask and a helmet with goggles, along with a black double-breasted outfit bearing two skull designs on its collar. Black gloves left not an inch of skin exposed.
Most importantly, in proportion to his body, those black wings