Capítulo 1936: Chapter 911: Acquiring Shadow Divinity (3)
“I will strengthen their training in this area and provide corresponding defensive asures, but the effectiveness is hard to guarantee,
there are just too many assassination techniques in this world: long-range sniping, poisoning, traps, and demolition, all of which are hard to defend against.
Transcendent exclusive sacrificers are relatively easier to handle; they are a mix of warrior and Priest, capable of fighting and resisting, and if all else fails, they can use spellcasting to escape.
Ordinary exclusive sacrificers and believers are difficult to manage. A Shadow Thief proficient in shadow utilization can launch a large-scale massacre against them. If such intimidation forms against ordinary citizens, it is feared that it will impact their already fragile faith, leading them away from Lady Strategy’s embrace.” Ms. Katherine’s eyes revealed a hint of worry she could not conceal.
The most troubleso aspect of enemies like the Shadow Master Guild is that they are like serpents lurking in the dark, difficult to completely eradicate but occasionally bursting forth, showing their venomous fangs.
Moreover, faith is not sothing immutable.
Do not look at the citizens of Tavelan City, which at this mont most people are tirelessly praying to Lady Strategy.
But they are not praying for Lady Strategy but for themselves; basically, there are no devout believers, mostly superficial followers seeking shelter.
If they face a greater threat, they will not feel much guilt about abandoning Lady Strategy.
Gaven couldn’t help pacing back and forth, his brow furrowed as he said: “There have only been a thousand days to act as thieves; there are no thousand days of defenses against thieves. Passive defense is indeed not a good strategy; we should take the initiative, hit them hard, scare them from taking reckless actions.
When clearing their Peripheral Organization, it is crucial to gather intel on their true lair.
According to their shadow manipulation traits, their lair location has only three possibilities: one is a certain Dark Domain on the Material Plane, two is the Shadow Plane, and three is the Shadow Demi-Plane.
If it is the first, we can directly organize the Expeditionary Force for a clean sweep.
If it is the second and third, it is even easier to deal with once the location is locked, I can directly move Weizemay Manor over and launch a full-scale attack with the Shadow Legion.”
“It is indeed a good plan.” Katherine points out the core issue, “All this is based on the premise of gathering intel on their lair, without which the subsequent plans can’t unfold.”
“Speaking of intel on their lair, I still have a special prisoner in my hands. A Shadow Assassin previously attempted to assassinate Lord Palado; his shadow was directly blasted by and is now imprisoned in Weizemay Manor.
These shadows share a soul with their main body, having a special connection that often allows them to perceive the general location of the other. I wonder if we can use this connection to find his main body location. If lucky, we might directly hit the Shadow Master Guild’s lair.
The Shadow Assassin has a high status in the Shadow Master Guild, second only to those Shadow Masters, very likely having the privilege of freely accessing the lair.”
Before Gaven could finish speaking, he directly brought out the War Ravager, summoning the specter of the Shadow Assassin.
This Shadow Assassin’s specter was clearly different from ordinary specters; he was more solid than most specters, sowhat resembling Nightshadow. Now he only suffered the disadvantage of not swallowing the main body, unable to allow his soul to beco whole. Otherwise, incarnating into Nightshadow would be a matter of monts.
“Can you speak?” Gaven directly asked the Shadow Assassin’s specter.
After a few seconds of silence, the Shadow Assassin’s specter slowly opened his mouth and said: “I can. I know the location of the Shadow Master Guild’s lair, but I have a request.”
This Shadow Assassin’s specter directly surprised Gaven, but upon second thought, it wasn’t surprising; he was a shadow running around following the main body, knowing almost everything the main body knew.
This guy’s intelligence is far higher than that of ordinary specters, even negotiating with Gaven.
Gaven looked at this unique shadow with eyes like a cat watching a mouse and said, “Do you know that everything you have now is under my control? I don’t need to seek your consent to make you spill all the information you know.”
The Shadow Assassin’s specter once again used his unique slow tone: “I know, so I speak of a request, not a condition.”
“Interesting. What request? Let’s hear it.” Gaven’s interest was piqued.
“If the Shadow Master Guild’s Shadow Nest is conquered, my main body returns to , and I am released.”
“Alright, as long as the Shadow Nest is conquered, I will agree to this,” Gaven promised without hesitation; he was no longer in the impoverished early stage.
A quasi-legendary True Wraith to him wasn’t indispensable; its importance wasn’t as high.
Directly using it to exchange for accurate enemy intel is indeed a very worthwhile deal.
Under his enforced control, the Shadow Assassin’s specter indeed had no way to lie or refuse to answer, but he could choose to hide, especially unknown questions.
The Shadow Assassin’s specter hesitated no longer and began sharing the intel he held: “The headquarters of the Shadow Master Guild is called Shadow Nest, set in the Shadow Demi-Plane. Here, there are two to three Shadow Masters stationed year-round, surrounded by countless Shadow Beasts that attack non-guild mbers.
Their network is single-line, dispersed across the Material Plane, with superiors knowing subordinates’ identities but subordinates not knowing superiors. Each Shadow Master has their disguise identity and forces, even among themselves, they often don’t know each other’s disguise and real identities.
However, they can recognize each other’s identity through the shadows, even if outsiders control the Shadow Power, imitation is difficult because it involves faith in the Lord of Shadow.”
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