As the battle began on Lind's side, Saturn, who had received the news, also made his move, heading straight for Golden Lion Shiki's base.
Shiki showed no fear of Saturn and his men's aggressive approach. After asking Rocks for reinforcements, he immediately prepared to meet Saturn's arrival.
After receiving Shiki's request for reinforcements, Rocks combined it with the intelligence he had and quickly worked out Saturn's objective.
He ordered Lind to hold off the Marines' offensive on Oran Island and free up as many men as possible to reinforce Shiki.
Rocks himself took all his men and headed straight for Shiki, intending to fight the decisive battle against the World Government's forces on Shiki's territory.
As Rocks hurried toward Shiki's territory, he took stock of his forces' combat strength. He still lacked some confidence in this battle; after all, the World Government had an absurd number of top-tier fighters.
He also hoped that Rocks could free up Kaido and Charlotte Linlin to reinforce Golden Lion's side.
At this point, Rocks still did not know that one of the High-Level Combatants he had sent to reinforce Shiki was currently fighting the Marines on Lind's side.
Had he known, it would probably have given him an even bigger headache. After all, with Kozuki Oden's strength, he could easily keep one of the World Government's top-tier fighters occupied.
It could not be helped. Oran Island was simply too famous, the two sides were not far apart, and the World Government had yet to start fighting.
With his good friend constantly tempting him as well, it was understandable that Kozuki Oden could not control himself and came to Oran Island for a vacation.
No one had expected Kozuki Oden to stay on Oran Island so long that he nearly forgot his actual business. He