Chapter 920 New Plan
When his eyes looked at the map in his hands that covered a third of the continent, Ery saw that there were a total of 50 marks indicating the existence of the Abyss nest. However, there was an empty spot on the map.
That blank spot existed because Rayne didn't return to the main base and report her findings at the previous gathering, so the map didn't include the Abyss nests found within the scope of her search area.
During her exploration, Rayne had found six Abyss nests around this area before she ran into so trouble with Arcana. Hearing that, Ery assud that there were still several more not yet found Abyss nests further north.
Even so, the amount of Abyss nests that needed to be cleared would definitely be still not enough to share for two squads. Hence, he needed to think of another creative solution.
There was also the fact that he needed these acolytes to help him gather survivors, sothing that could not be solved by his Mineralized Warrior summons.
Ery paused for a split second as if he rembered sothing, then he shifted his gaze towards Arcana and asked, "Tell , how did you lure the Abyss creature out of the nest?"
Hearing that, Arcana smirked and quickly pointed his finger to his forehead. The aning of his gesture was clear. The reason he was able to lure the Abyss creatures out of their nest was because of his special ability [Eye of Mistra].
The rank 10 privileged acolyte's face looked extrely proud as he bragged how amazing his ability was.
It was thanks to his eyes that he was able to spot the stage 5 Abyss creature from hundred miles away and enchanted Rayne to carry out his orders obediently. The fact that he was able to bewitch the blonde girl ant that he could do the sa to dozens of stage 3 Abyss creatures or a few stage 4.
Arcana's words once again stirred the crowd in the wrong way, as Rayne turned and glared at the kid-looking acolyte. Unfortunately, Ery's presence left her with no chance for revenge so she just spat out curses from the sideline.
Ery inwardly shook his head seeing this. This Arcana, not only his body that looks like a child, but also his personality. Still, with this new information, he quickly altered and ford a new plan.
And obviously, the two squads had no choice but to follow it through.
Without saying anything else, Ery cast [Spatial Gate] and created a portal, telling everyone to enter.
A mont later, Ery arrived at the hill overlooking the devastated settlent he had visited before. From above, one could clearly see there were still dozens of Abyss creatures scavenging dead bodies and roaming around the area.
"Should we attack, commander?" asked Yuri, the bald elite acolyte part of Arcana's squad, without even turning to his own captain.
Ery was silent for a mont before shaking his head. Turning his gaze away from the sad sight,
"Alright, gather up! Here's the plan, so listen carefully."
After deep deliberation, Ery decided to form a new group.
One would be captained by Rayne and filled by all the elite acolytes except Micah, Lodos, and Yuri, plus 20 regular acolytes.
That way, the blonde girl would lead a squad of 25 acolytes with enough firepower to go and clear all 6 nearby marked Abyss nests. Afterward, they would continue to move north to clean out the rest of Abyss nests that had not been found yet.
"Rayne, I need you to alternate between your squad and Arcana's when it cos to crushing the runic boulder." Seeing the expression on her face, Ery spoke again this ti in a firr tone. "Do you understand?"
The female archer clearly looked reluctant, but in the end, she agreed to his request with a nod. Of course, she didn't forget to cast a spiteful gaze at Arcana.
Ery then divided the rest of the 30 regular acolytes into three groups led by Micah, Lodos, and Yuri.
He then opened the map and marked three different locations in the surrounding area, which were suspected of having surviving bases or settlents. Lifting his eyes from the map, Ery stared at the three group leaders he had chosen.
"I need the three of you to lead your group and go to these three areas. I want you to rescue all the survivors, as many as you can find"
Ery was serious about this task and expected no mistake.
"Alright, everyone. I need all of you to co back here with tasks completed in at most 7 days! That's it!"
Neither of them questioned his plan and they quickly left the hill with their respective groups, leaving only one person standing behind him.
Arcana had been quiet since they arrived at the hill. He didn't even say anything as Ery divided his acolytes and ford three groups without including himself at all. Now that there were only two of them left, he quickly put his finger on his forehead.
Ery turned around and glanced at the anxious Arcana..
"Are you going to kill ?!" Arcana said to him while moving backward. At the sa ti, the third eye on his forehead was already half opened.
Ery just calmly replied, "No," while walking towards the edge of the hill overlooking the burned-down settlent. His voice was heard once again. "But I want you to be responsible for the deaths of these people."
Hearing that, Arcana shouted, "What!! You...You are crazy!"
Ery turned around and took a deep look at the kid-looking acolyte. He knew that if he didn't control this person properly, Arcana would always be a thorn in his platoon for the next 9 days.
He wasn't sure if he could beat the other party, however, he knew that Arcana would not kill him either if he wanted to pass the mid-test. Therefore, it was better for him and the rest of his platoon if this matter was dealt with swiftly.
"I know that you are itching to fight one more ti," said Ery calmly, catching Arcana off guard by how abrupt the words were. "Here's your chance. If you wanna beat up, you have to do it now."
Ery stood there, and while Arcana was still hesitating, his figure gradually changed.
[Twilight Transformation]
"Aagghh!!" shouted Arcana in frustration. "NO! I won't be intimidated by the likes of you!"
[Eye of Mistra]
A shining blue light ca out of the third eye on Arcana's forehead, as it once again enveloped Ery with its skill.
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