Chapter 1849: 1047: The Past Yet to be Revealed

Chapter 1849: Chapter 1047: The Past Yet to be Revealed

The next day, as the brilliant morning light subtly seeped through the gaps in the curtains, Leo Ray and Ariel Watson almost simultaneously awoke.

Both were acutely aware that, after a night’s time, the invading five armies must have drawn significantly closer to the borders of the kingdom, leaving no room for laziness.

“Ariel, you stay in the Royal Capital today to handle the administrative affairs. I will have Wu Yu Bernie stationed in the Royal Capital.”

Leo Ray sat up and nodded towards the still somewhat drowsy young queen.

“Last night, I already had Jasper Richardson travel overnight to secretly set up transfer network nodes within the territories of the Grimm Kingdom, with the destination being the seaside.”

“The geographical shape of the Grimm Kingdom is relatively long and narrow, and with Jasper’s strength gradually recovering, now back to Tier 5 Eight Stars, it was effortless for him. He has already returned to the Royal Capital.”

“In due time, I will take people to teleport directly to the other end of the Grimm Kingdom’s coastline, then continue to cross the sea to the Ironhand Archipelago.”

At this point, Leo Ray smiled again, “As for the Territory, with old Shane resting and keeping watch, you need not worry.”

“I heed the Lord’s commands entirely, with subordinates like me here, you need not worry about affairs in the Royal Capital.”

Ariel obediently agreed and then added with concern, “Everything concerning the Ironhand Archipelago is unknown, please be extremely cautious, Lord.”

“Don’t worry, now our top-tier strong team is unlike any in the past.”

Leo Ray responded with a light smile and then swung out of bed, heading toward the bathroom.

After freshening up, the neatly dressed Leo Ray first dealt with the territorial affairs as usual, and then gathered all subordinates and deputies in the King’s Hall of the Lion Castle for the impending departure.

This mission was significantly crucial and unpredictable, so Leo Ray only utilized the Rank 5 National Level Power, namely Jasper Richardson, Red Night, Taylor, Qiana, Nolan, and White Knight—six individuals.

Of course, Leo Ray also brought along John and four other alchemy puppet commanders, as well as the four Tier 5 Alchemy Puppets originally stored in the storage space.

It’s worth mentioning that in the process of bringing John and other alchemy puppet commanders,…

Leo Ray also took out four Tier 5 Alchemy Puppets sealed with a “Discrete Magic Array” to see if the commanders had any way to unlock it.

However, there were no records concerning this in the internal modules of the commanders; it was confirmed that this object was not made by Dwarf Elves.

Nevertheless, with this, Leo Ray effectively had possession of 13+2 Rank 5 National Level Powers, equivalent to the powerful force capable of contending against 15 regular army corps.

This isn’t even considering the guardians who had all advanced to Tier 4, as well as the Ice Knights and Divine Archers among other Tier 3 puppets.

Before departing, looking at the formidable Tier 5 combat power before him, Leo Ray also discussed matters with Asher Porter and Mr. Wilson among other high-ranking officials about directly eliminating the opponent’s Tier 5 combat power to deter the enemies.

The final conclusion was that while the plan was feasible, it was not the best time for execution.

Firstly, within the grand army of a million that leveraged the whole nation’s effort, although the opponent’s visible Tier 5 powerhouses were far less than ours…

…the formidable Tier 4 powerhouses were at least in the hundreds, if not more, which did not include the hidden cards of the enemy’s various commanders.

After all, a mere Fourth Prince could unexpectedly reveal ten Tier 5 powers as hidden cards, let alone the five armies each involving national royal families.

Moreover, even with over a dozen Tier 5 powers, it is not guaranteed to swiftly break through the enemy’s core Absolute Defense Barrier and successfully eliminate their core leaders.

If the plan fails, resulting in our forces’ casualties and the complete exposure of our trump cards, it would be akin to shooting ourselves in the foot.

In other words, only after clarifying the opponent’s hidden cards could our side have a sure grasp of success.

Next, even if our side overcomes all difficulties and successfully eliminates the Tier 5 powers of a single route’s army or even a Royal Family Member…

…the result of such actions, apart from inciting the attacked army into vengeful madness and causing the other armies to heighten their vigilance, clearly wouldn’t instill any genuine deterrence.

Rather, this would deepen our threats in the eyes of our opponents, prompting them to act even more desperate in their attacks against us.

After all, the ultimate purpose of the opposition is to eradicate our burgeoning force before it can rise, attempting to nip the threat in the bud.

Furthermore, the opposition could also extensively propagate this incident, branding our side as unjust and unrighteous, completely isolating Coldflame Kingdom from the human world, even involving the Three Major Neutral Organizations in denouncing us.

At that point, our side would find it exceedingly difficult to maneuver.

Lastly, the simultaneous advance of the five armies undoubtedly has some manipulating force behind it, which is beyond any doubt.

This manipulator’s identity is quite apparent—the long-silent Black Abyss Brotherhood.

Although it is unclear to what extent the opposition has infiltrated other major nations, it is certain that if our side makes rash moves, the opposition would obviously not stand by idly.

After all, the opposing side has meticulously planned this large chess game with the intent to utterly destroy us.

Therefore, as summarized above, until we can confidently withstand the opponent, have enough hidden cards, and secure enough allies, at least at this stage, our side should refrain from making reckless moves.