Immortal Creed

After Lucrezia expressed her stance, the others, after a brief consideration, also agreed to Darnell's plan.

"I'll go to the two cities in the southern region. My pace is quite fast, and I used to go on Adventurer frequently, so I'm also more familiar with the mountainous terrain there."

Robert took on the support mission for the southern region.

"Then Kara City..."

Liens slightly raised his hand, wanting to take on the mission for Kara City in the western district, as he had come from there and was very familiar with the situation.

However, he was interrupted before he could finish his sentence.

"No!"

Balder, Darnell, and Lucrezia, the leaders of their respective factions, simultaneously rejected Liens's application to take on the mission.

"As one of the main forces countering Liens, with Mr. Robert heading to the southern region, if you also go to the western district, the pressure on the front line will significantly increase."

Balder gave his explanation. Liens's previous performance on the battlefield was undoubtedly excellent, and he even severely wounded Alfred in the final stage.

Although even with Alfred's body severely wounded, the remaining people failed to defeat him, this did not affect Liens's merits and his importance to this battle.

Therefore, with the 'Elthorp' trump card and Robert, a crucial combatant, leaving, Liens could even less afford to leave the front line.

"You are the only Grandmaster Realm on our side. Your existence can help the front line guard against some of the Sword Saint's methods."

Lucrezia also gave her reasons. Although it had some validity, compared to Balder's explanation, it felt a bit forced.

Darnell said nothing, as if Balder and Lucrezia had already stated all the reasons.

But his silence made Liens's gaze towards him a bit more meaningful, feeling that his reasons were not simple.

"Perhaps it's time to find an opportunity to talk to Liens."

Liens thought to himself, while maintaining an indifferent expression on the surface. He simply lowered his raised hand after his mission application was rejected, as if he didn't care at all.

"I'll go to Kara City."

"Coincidentally, my student is also there. His Shadow Realm Magic has certain spatial characteristics, which are great for traveling."

"Unfortunately, he is still at the Magician Realm, and his own magical power can hardly support long-distance teleportation. If he could advance further, we wouldn't have to worry about support issues."

Lewis spoke, taking on the last western region after Robert.

Lewis was one of Balder's faction members, and also a Great Mage nearing fifty. However, Liens didn't expect him to be Reid Dorff's teacher.

Lewis and Balder had a good relationship, always sitting next to Balder during meetings, which was one of the reasons he proactively took on the support mission.

Balder's explanation for rejecting Liens's application earlier had slightly offended others.

Although everyone might not care about this, it was ultimately a bit unfair to those who intended to take on the mission.

After all, if Liens was important and couldn't leave the front line, did it mean that others who took on missions were indicating that they were not important to the Rebel Army?

While this was just a minor psychological issue, it was best to avoid it as much as possible to prevent small matters from escalating and affecting the overall unity of the Rebel Army.

"Then, I'll trouble the three of you with the rear support."

Balder's words fell, stamping the seal on the support mission. Afterwards, everyone began to discuss the withdrawal matters and how to deal with possible interceptions from the Kingdom's side.

Although the two sides were currently at peace due to Alfred's existence, a war had already been fought. It was impossible for the Kingdom to do nothing if the Rebel Army wanted to return to the rear from here.

"I have a move that can directly break the magic protection of Baker City. This way, as long as there is some commotion in the city, they should have some scruples and not send troops to block our withdrawal."

While everyone was discussing, Liens suddenly spoke.

Hearing this, everyone turned their gaze towards him.

"How confident are you? Is the consumption severe?"

Balder asked in a deep voice. He did not inquire about Liens's specific method, but rather about the success rate and whether Liens's move would cause any severe consequences to himself.

"Pulling back a bit, the consumption is not significant, and it's within a controllable range."

Liens responded indifferently. Although he did not directly state the success rate, everyone could hear the strong confidence in his words.

"In that case, if no one else has any objections, then we will proceed according to Liens's plan."

Seeing everyone's tacit approval, Balder immediately announced that Liens's plan would be adopted for the withdrawal. Afterwards, everyone began to select the personnel to execute the plan.

Finally, it was decided that the withdrawal plan would be divided into three parts: an main attack outside the city, a diversion inside the city, and leading the army to withdraw.

The people responsible for destroying the magic protection outside the city were Liens and Lucrezia. Lucrezia was there to ensure Liens's safety after he unleashed his move.

There were four personnel executing the internal city diversion plan: Great Knight Donahue Charles, Priest Adi Hock, Great Mage Sera Reed, and Great Knight Kruse.

Among them, Sera and Kruse were members of Balder's faction. Kruse was also a rare lightning-element Great Knight, and his strength was among the top ranks of the Rebel Army's Great Knights.

The rest of the people remained in the army, both to lead the withdrawal and to prevent the enemy from counterattacking and choosing to attack them instead of worrying about Baker City.

"Remember not to indiscriminately kill innocent civilians. Try to only destroy important military facilities of the enemy. If you can destroy the core of the city's magic ritual, that's best, but never be greedy for achievement."

"Act quickly."

Balder finally admonished everyone, then ended the meeting. Everyone then exited the meeting room one by one to handle the relevant withdrawal matters.

Of course, the withdrawal plan would not begin so quickly. Balder and the others still needed to issue the orders and inform the soldiers at all levels to prepare for the withdrawal.

It would take a considerable amount of time to prepare a military camp of nearly 100,000 people; immediate action was impossible.

Here, Uria was a bit conflicted. After everyone else left to attend to their own matters, he was unsure whether to continue sparring with Liens.

Although it had been agreed upon before, the current situation was a bit serious, and it didn't seem appropriate for such extra "playful" matters.

Liens sat quietly to the side, not interfering with Uria's thoughts. He was indifferent about whether to spar or not, as it wouldn't waste much time anyway.

And just as Uria was conflicted, a figure approached the two and said to Liens: "Liens, is it convenient to talk to me for a few minutes?"