With such an enormous disparity in fighting strength, the Holy Knights soon began suffering casualties.
During the battle, Aio secretly released Beerus. A purple energy ball slammed into a Celestial Dragon's back, catching him off guard and leaving a hole clean through his body.
But an Admiral-level fighter's vitality was truly tenacious. Despite such a grievous wound, the Celestial Dragon did not die.
He held out under Aio and Beerus's combined assault for a full ten minutes before his life finally drained away.
As Aio secured the first kill, the others also made considerable progress, leaving many Celestial Dragons with wounds of varying severity.
And they had achieved all this before the main force targeting the Holy Knights had even fully assembled. The second wave of reinforcements, led by Kelt and Katakuri, would soon reach the battlefield and join the encirclement of the Celestial Dragons.
In the Flower Room, after learning of the crisis facing the Holy Knights, the Five Elders fell into a rare state of panic once again. After all, unlike the five of them, the members of the Holy Knights were not immortal. Once they died, they were truly dead.
Saint Saturn sighed. "The strength these pirates have amassed over the years is simply too great. The Holy Knights alone are no match for them, and we can't even spare enough forces to reinforce them."
Saint Nusjuro said, "The only power capable of matching them now is Uranus. But its main cannon strikes friend and foe alike, and the Holy Knights are currently locked in combat with these pirates. And its Sky Dragon form can only be used in Mary Geoise!
"More importantly, overlords like Lind and Charlotte Linlin haven't even made a move yet. What if Lind and the others attack Mary Geoise while Uranus is