Chapter 1714: Chapter 1714

Chapter 1714: Chapter 837: Shadow Magic Network_3

It is destined to only serve as a defensive weapon, rather than an offensive one.

If forced to perform something it is not adept at, it will only provide the enemy with an opportunity to destroy it.

Having understood the situation, Gaven proactively suggested, “Ladies and gentlemen, I have a plan that is worth discussing.”

“What plan? Quickly say it!”

“At this point in time? Stop hesitating!”

“The Commander is not an outsider, feel free to speak.”

The gazes of the witches fell uniformly on Gaven, unable to hide their expectations.

They allowed Gaven, this outsider, to participate in their Witches’ Council with the intent to leverage his strategic and tactical genius to help find the key to breaking the stalemate.

Gaven no longer held back and revealed his entire idea, “The Totem Trees indeed cannot be moved easily, but the Totem Fruits can.

Previously we didn’t use them, not because they lacked battle capability but to maximize benefits.

Now the situation has changed, and we have to plant them in advance.

These newly born Totem Saplings, although unable to compare with the Totem Dream Tree, should be more than sufficient to deal with a tens-of-thousands-strong Tukan Elite force.

Then, allow the rescued Laiserman people to rely on these new Totem Saplings to organize resistance.”

Gaven’s suggestion undoubtedly pointed the Laiserman witches in the right direction.

“Indeed, it’s still Commander Gaven who thinks broadly. We only considered the Totem Trees themselves and actually forgot the Totem Fruits. By coincidence, those Dark Witches plan to start their sacrifice from four places simultaneously, and we happen to have four Totem Fruits, each to confront one.”

“This is likely not a mere coincidence. The four Totem Fruits born from the Totem Tree correspond to four elemental attributes: water, earth, fire, and air.

And the Dark Witches chose their sacrificial directions starting from the four Great Elements: their sacrifice at Lake Asen corresponds to water, the Sunrise Mountains’ sacrifice corresponds to fire, the Northern Plateau corresponds to air, and the Mosantiel Peninsula corresponds to earth.

Their intentions are sinister, aiming to reverse black and white using this method, to have the Shadow World descend upon this land where all Totem Spirits may be eroded by Dark Power, becoming tools for realizing their ambitions.” Orıginal content can be found at novelꜰire.net

“In such multi-front divisional warfare, our pressure will be immense, even if it’s a Dream World with the convenience of remote troop deployment, Khan Yamun will not sit back and do nothing.”

“We cannot simply do nothing because of danger. If we choose the timing and location properly, it is worth taking a gamble.”

“Where should these Totem Fruits be planted? How do we select the locations?”

“It’s simple: the Dark Witches’ chosen dark sacrificial sites are our best planting locations because they are the Four Elemental Doors of our Laiserman Kingdom. They must be aiming for this, and by using them to manipulate and corrupt Totem Spirits of the same type, we can merge Totem Fruits with the Elemental Doors.”

Once they had a plan, the Laiserman witches quickly reached a consensus.

They would never easily give up on their citizens; even without the Totem Fruits, they would ultimately save them, especially so when they have a great weapon; they must save them.

They have been entangled in a fight with Dushan’s group of Dark Witches for years, understanding their counterpart thoroughly, even guessing most of the true intentions behind their dark sacrifices, making their planning naturally more targeted.

“This requires splitting into four routes. How do we allocate the Totem Fruits for escort and planting tasks?”

“The Water Totem Fruit is in my charge, and I plan to plant it in the Lake Heart Palace.” The Water Spirit Witch claimed boldly, “Though on the surface my route faces the entire Tukan Army, it’s actually the safest because it will connect directly to the Totem Tree.”

“The Fire Totem Fruit is mine; if no surprises occur, their target should be the Sunrise Mountains’ highest peak—Sunrise Volcano,” the Red Feather Witch volunteered.

“I will take responsibility for the Earth Totem Fruit. I am most familiar with that place and can best exploit this fruit’s power,” the Sunrise Witch stated.

“The Air Totem Fruit will be in my hands. The Northern Plateau has always been my responsibility, and I am most familiar with its circumstances,” the Hurricane Witch said.

“This distribution is very reasonable; the remaining sisters will stay at the Totem Tree ready to react if any side encounters issues, ready for emergency support.”

With a decision made, the Laiserman witches acted very quickly because each witch had a specific region they primarily managed.

Just like how Water Spirit is the Queen of Lake Asen, Red Feather wields the greatest influence over the Sunrise Mountains because it is the dominion of various birds and fire spirits, while Sunrise Witch holds the most sway among the Mosantiel Peninsula’s mountains, and the Northern Plateau is Hurricane Witch’s realm.

Gaven again suggested, “Just this alone, the risk is still too high. To alleviate the pressure on the other three routes, I suggest conducting reverse operations at Lake Asen, accelerating its freezing speed. In this respect, we hold an advantage the Tukan people do not.”

“You mean to draw the Tukan people into an early all-out attack?” All the Laiserman witches suddenly felt enlightened.

Indeed, why haven’t they thought of this?

Previously they considered only slowing the Tukan people’s westward advance but never thought about accelerating their westward advance.

“It doesn’t necessarily mean they attack us; we could attack them instead. As long as Lake Asen freezes extensively enough to support an army traversing it, the Tukan people would have to divide their forces to guard, easing pressure on the other routes,” Gaven felt increasingly adept at applying various tactics.

The Water Spirit Witch shook her head, “I think you underestimate the power of nature and overestimate our abilities. Right now, Lake Asen isn’t thoroughly frozen, not purely as a result of our resistance but because the overall temperature hasn’t reached the required level.”

Gaven showed a cunning smile, “Since we are choosing to freeze actively, make sure everything favors us the most. Who says we need to completely freeze Lake Asen? We just need to freeze a ten-kilometer or eight-kilometer ice road leading directly to Ymirma.

We should even build a giant ice wall on this side of the lake; it doesn’t need to block them entirely but should just slow them down on Lake Asen. After that, what needs to be done, I suppose I don’t need to say much more!”

“Tremor Bomb underwater demolition!” All the Laiserman witches exclaimed in unison.