Chapter 1045: Chapter 789: Victory Is Mandatory, Defeat Is Not an Option
After that, Finn informed everyone present that besides the summoned creatures equivalent to Lv.5, Reiger could also provide hundreds of mechanical dolls for combat, each equivalent to Lv.4 in power.
This terrifying news almost made those present faint with fright.
Forty Lv.5 summoned creatures, plus hundreds of Lv.4 mechanical dolls, this force could almost level the entire Orario, right?
One must know that the official members of the Freyja Clan number only 157, and excluding eight first-class adventurers, among the remaining hundred or so, those who can reach Lv.4 are few.
Yet Reiger alone can provide such multiple and even dozen times more power, which is simply incredible.
If the Loki Clan wielded such power, they could surely hold a combat advantage even against all the city’s clans, including the Freyja Clan, right?
Thinking of this, the looks that many clan representatives cast towards Reiger were no longer just complicated, but even filled with fear.
Presumably, after today, many clans in Orario will have a changed perception of the Loki Clan, recognizing what terrible power is hidden within them.
Naturally, Finn was well aware of this.
But he was of course pleased to see such a situation unfold.
After all, it’s a necessary means to publicize the clan’s power and prestige, allowing the clan to gain higher status and honor in the city.
So, except for real clan secrets, Finn and Loki did not mind showcasing the strength of their members and clan to outsiders, and even wished to do more.
"The main force deployment of each unit stops here, next are the integration of second-tier adventurers and below, and the core and basic members..."
Thus, in the silent presence of various clan representatives, Finn continuously advanced the agenda, sharing all his preconceived formations, strategies, and personnel allocations, among other thoughts.
In order to distribute the power of each unit evenly, Finn divided the supporters, healers, and magic guides of the major clans and restructured them into different units.
Additionally, Finn suggested forming one or several non-combat units, whose function is to ensure supply routes and backup forces, and to be able to mobilize promptly to reinforce each unit in urgent situations.
"These non-combat units will be led and commanded by Mr. Fels, is that okay?"
Finn turned his gaze towards Fels, who had been silent.
"No problem." Fels agreed without much consideration, adding, "I will also provide several magic artifacts I have developed and allocate them according to each unit’s needs; I believe they will come in handy."
Upon hearing this, Asafi, also a magic artifact creator, was unwilling to be outdone, or rather reluctant to be inferior, and stated.
"The magic artifacts I created can also be offered, the main god has already agreed to this."
The statements of the two magic artifact masters did indeed ease the expressions of everyone present quite a bit.
Although they couldn’t match the exaggerated power that Reiger could provide, under the current circumstances, any bit of help can be said to be crucial, and if the rare magic artifacts that are hard to come by on ordinary days can be utilized in this strategy battle, the impact may not be less than a simple increase in power.
"Then, the strategy for capturing the six celestial avatars is thus confirmed." Finn glanced at everyone and asked, "Does anyone have anything to add?"
Everyone looked at each other, and after pondering for a while, they all nodded their heads, indicating they had nothing to add.
Only Reiger suddenly spoke up.
"I want to remind everyone of three points."
Upon these words, everyone took notice and looked towards Reiger.
Including Finn, who did the same.
Without changing his expression, Reiger revealed part of the information he had organized in his mind.
"The first point is that based on the celestial avatars our Loki Clan has engaged with so far, they clearly decide their power orientation based on the nature of their host."
"For instance, the plant-type celestial avatar on the 59th floor of the underground city specialized in magic, and its magical power was exceptionally terrifying, almost causing despair among our clan’s main force units."
"Besides plant-type, there have also been bull-type and giant-type celestial avatars, the former specialized in strength, the latter in regeneration ability, excelling in entirely different fields."
"And the six celestial avatars appearing in the artificial labyrinth this time, if nothing goes awry, will be magic-specialized like the ones on the 59th floor of the underground city."
Basking in the gazes of everyone, Reiger spoke thus.
"After all, they were cultivated to recreate the great secret technique of the Polluted Immortal Spirit from ancient times."
"Celestial avatars capable of chanting such a great secret technique must not have weak magical abilities, so the likelihood of being magic-specialized is considerable."
"My suggestion is that everyone should prepare appropriate countermeasures for magic or focus on this preparation to ensure foolproof success."
After carefully considering Reiger’s words, everyone ultimately found them quite reasonable.
"The second point."
Reiger continued.
"While our primary objective is indeed the six celestial avatars, this doesn’t mean the artificial labyrinth contains only these six celestial avatars."
This statement caused everyone’s faces to change once more.
"You mean...?"
With a look of uncertainty and curiosity, Asafi gazed at Reiger.
"I mean, the enemy might very well have extra ’Treasure Bead fetuses’ or similar backups at hand." Reiger calmly stated, "The previously encountered bull-type and giant-type already sufficiently demonstrate that the enemy isn’t without surplus ’Treasure Bead fetuses’ to cultivate more power, only that the six celestial avatars suffice to perform the great secret technique, making it unnecessary to bring out extra forces."
"These extra celestial avatars might arise during the formal raid, potentially intervening at critical moments of our assault."
"We need to guard against this and take care not to commit all forces from the start. Even if it slows the raid pace, we must preserve enough reserve strength to cope with unforeseen situations."
This is very sound advice.
Although everyone wore worried expressions, with some even sighing aloud, they silently agreed with Reiger’s words and kept them in mind.
"Finally, the third point."
Reiger squinted his eyes and brought up the most critical issue.
"While dealing with the six Immortal Spirit avatars is certainly the most urgent task, don’t forget that the instigator of all this cannot be let off either."
"The god self-proclaimed as the Urban Destroyer, Ennio."
"The mysterious masked person who, though transformed by the Polluted Immortal Spirit, still follows the Urban Destroyer’s orders."
"If these two are not dealt with, even if we get through this crisis, they can at any time collaborate with the Polluted Immortal Spirit again and launch a second, third, or even countless plots against Orario in the future."
"Therefore, the key to this campaign is not only to subdue the six Immortal Spirit avatars but also to eliminate the Urban Destroyer and the mysterious masked person, ensuring no future threats."
After Reiger explained all of this, he finally softened his tone.
"That’s all I need to remind you of. I hope everyone remembers well to avoid being caught off guard."
Everyone nodded together, their expressions heavy and their hearts tense, only feeling that the difficulty of this campaign was far more than just a little bit.
We must divide into six forces to simultaneously subdue six Immortal Spirit avatars whose power far exceeds that of a floor boss.
We must remain vigilant for the appearance of other Immortal Spirit avatars, keeping resources in reserve to deal with them.
We also have to find the instigator of all this, defeat the Urban Destroyer, and the mysterious masked person.
Any one of these objectives is a formidable challenge, let alone having to complete them all.
Were it not for the Loki Familia at the forefront and a rule-breaking [Limit Breaker] on our side, everyone would be considering if they should just surrender.
Perhaps because of this mentality, someone weakly raised their hand and said.
"Should we prepare for the worst and arrange for some Familia members and city residents to evacuate?"
It wasn’t Finn or Reiger who answered this question, but the leader of the Ganisa Clan, who served as the city militia.
"Considering civilian evacuation now is already too late." Shakti shook her head, saying, "Moreover, suddenly evacuating people to outside the city would only cause chaos."
"At the moment, we don’t have the spare manpower to maintain order and guide the public."
"Rather than that, and causing unpredictable panic, it’s better to pretend as if nothing happened."
"Once this matter is resolved, everything will lead to a good outcome."
Shakti’s words brought grinning smiles from Chun and Aisha.
"Does that mean we let the incident end inconspicuously?"
"If we fail, innocent people will lose their lives along with Orario, you know?"
The bold Forging Master and Combat Prostitutes were singing a pessimistic tune there.
Unexpectedly, Shakti coldly spoke up.
"If we mess this up, the world will return to the ancient times, monsters will once again flood the surface, and at that time, the entire lower world will be in crisis, with no place ensuring safety, nor anywhere to really escape disaster and survive."
"Given this, we have no retreat."
"We either win or all the survivors will be slaughtered."
"There is no third outcome."
The overly realistic words of the city militia leader plunged everyone into unspeakable silence.
Finally, Finn also spoke.
"Our only task is to win."
"If we fail, we will lose everything."
"Increase our chances of victory as much as possible; all other issues are not to be considered."
As Finn’s words ended, Reiger gave a faint smile and addressed everyone.
"They’re nothing but rats that dare to cause trouble in the sewers."
"Just drag them out and tear them apart."
These words finally brought smiles to everyone present.
Adventurers don’t need many pleasantries, and such straightforward remarks were precisely what stirred everyone’s fighting spirit and aggression.
"The official campaign starts tomorrow night."
"Everyone, get ready."
"In this battle, we must win, not lose."
With Finn’s final farewell words, everyone stood up.
"We must win, not lose."
With this determination, the pre-battle meeting came to a close.