The Vastness of Magical Destiny
Chapter 854: Volume 26: Gathering Momentum, - 15: Conquest_2

Chapter 854: Volume 26: Gathering Momentum, Chapter 15: Conquest_2

Everything seemed to be progressing along the trajectory Komer had envisioned. The allegiance of the Dark Mages added some confidence to his heart. Together with Mihailovich, Newman, Clarence, and Sheferley, a medium-sized Mage Corps had finally formed. If he could succeed in rescuing Rebry and include himself as a guest mage, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a large Mage Corps. However, all these plans had to wait until Rebry’s return.

Komer was already considering whom to send to participate in the battle.

The main members of the Mage Corps were indispensable. Marco Wilderness was not like other places. Although one could belittle the Church of Light in words, in actual combat, no one was a fool. The Church of Light had stood for centuries amidst challenges from numerous Dark Forces. Was it an easy adversary? With each generation featuring numerous experts and masters, a slight negligence could mean a no-return. Komer dared not be careless at all.

Merely relying on the Mage Corps, even in a surprise attack, seemed a bit weak. Komer needed to consider the worst-case scenario where the Religious Court sitting in the prison tower could gain support from other forces in Marco City if they couldn’t control the situation.

In Marco City, ignoring the martial power of West Fan Palace, there were still the church forces of Frenster and Vazinsky, two bishops. Besides Saints of Light, they also had many Semi Holy Knights under their command. As soon as they noticed anything unusual at the Religious Court, they could react in the shortest time. Komer had to anticipate this.

Komer planned to involve Solonberg and Vladimir Koff in this operation. With the increasingly mature Shatima, this trio of martial power also possessed some significant force. Komer had always hoped that Lecler could also become a loyal member of his forces. However, the timing was not yet right, especially challenging the Church of Light which was difficult for knights long soaked in the faith of Light to accept. Thus, Komer could only hope that Shatima would perform exceptionally in the battle to rescue Rebry.

Originally, Komer had also hoped that Bayezid, Havier, and Burianos would join this adventurous endeavor, but after weighing the pros and cons, he decided against it. Like Ilot, they might be quite powerful in a conventional war, but in a duel among masters, they would be of no help and would only add many troubles. Hence, a small but elite force was the principle for this risky operation.

"Have the contacts been set?" Komer didn’t look up, his gaze wandering across the detailed map on the desk before him. This was the detailed street map of Marco, with the Religious Court and the cathedrals of the other two bishops standing in a tripod configuration at three different locations in Marco City. The West Fan Palace, where His Holiness the Pope resided, was right in the center of Marco City, said to be the spot where the God of Light once descended, gradually giving rise to the Church of Light.

"Yes, everything has been negotiated. The Salvation Society agreed to create some minor disturbances on the flanks of the two major cathedrals before we strike, drawing their attention. It would be best if we could attract the Knights regiment there. The West Fan Palace and church overseen by Julius can be ignored. The Pope’s Wind-riders Holy Knights regiment won’t leave the palace unless ordered by the Pope, and Julius is currently in meditation and will not emerge. Thus, as long as we can break through the prison tower’s defenses quickly, we can succeed. The strength of the prison tower’s defenses is not formidable; the only concern is its proximity to the headquarters of the Religious Court, which could call for reinforcements quickly. I ask Lord to scrutinize this point closely,"

"Just like that? This is the result of your efforts all this time?" Komer still stared motionlessly at the map, not even glancing at the respectful Half-Beastman Hybrid standing beside him, reporting. His tone was somewhat strange, which made Maha Gummi quite uneasy. However, Fran, who had been sitting to the side, gave Maha Gummi a comforting smile. After a long contemplation, Komer finally asked as if talking to himself, "Can I trust the promises of the Salvation Society?"

Maha Gummi cautiously glanced at Komer’s expression, hesitated for a long time before timidly speaking, "Lord, I think that if the Salvation Society took this long to come up with such an unremarkable scheme, they can be trusted. Otherwise, they could have easily agreed immediately but ended up using other objective reasons to brush us off."

"Hmph, aren’t they afraid of my retaliation?" Komer countered.

"Yes, Sir, so I believe they wouldn’t dare deceive you. It’s just unrealistic to hope that they could create a significant disturbance to attract the attention of the two major churches, in the end, it still depends on our own strength." Hearing Komer finally respond, Maha Gummi felt a weight lift from his heart.

"Nonsense! Don’t I know that we can only rely on ourselves?" Komer said irritably, causing Maha Gummi to quickly lower his head.

"Fran, what do you think about this plan?" Komer raised his head to ask, his attitude towards Fran noticeably improving.

"Sir, I’m not fully aware of the power comparison between the two sides, I can only share my opinion on your plan," Fran nodded, "It should be said that if our side has an absolute advantage in strength, rescuing Mr. Rebry should not be a problem. The question is how our people will escape afterward. The Thunderhorse Knight Group from Frenster and the Sky Peng Knight Group from Vazinsky are both quite formidable; if they catch up with us, escaping will become very difficult. In addition, is the route for the rendezvous along the way well organized? This is very important, once our people escape Marco, they will need to continuously use disguises to mislead the enemy, enabling us to escape as quickly as possible. But this will happen within the territory of the Northern Alliance, and this issue deserves particular attention. The Church can easily gain support from the local secular forces, so we must quickly flee to the Western part of the kingdom controlled by the Beastmen, only then can we consider ourselves initially out of danger. Before that, if the Knight of the Church of Light pursues, we must think of ways to block them to escape."

Komer valued Fran’s opinion highly, his finger also moving along the map following Fran’s finger. Though Fran analyzed the situation purely from a military perspective, it was very enlightening for Komer, especially the arrangements for escaping later on, which he thought were very insightful. He originally thought that just escaping Marco would be a great achievement, but upon reflection, if the two knight groups really followed, relying solely on a group of mages in the wilderness to fight against the knights of the knight groups, the chances of victory were slim, and even if they could escape, the cost would likely be severe.

Komer subconsciously circled a long distance on the map from Marco to the Western kingdom, marking it as a dangerous distance. It was a vast wilderness where the knight groups could fully leverage their combat strengths, and this precarious probability was particularly high. Even if they could get a handle in Marco, the extent to which the Salvation Society could hold back the powers of the two major churches was very much in doubt. Komer never put his fate in the hands of others, so if he wanted to block the enemy and escape, he needed thorough contemplation. (To be continued, for further updates, please visit www.qidian.com, more Chapters available, support the author, support authorized reading!)