Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Central-Southern Region Corridor, Southern Region, Base Ursus
’Lois, go all out,’ I ordered, as I concentrated my celestial force to pull her into my grasp. However, in the middle of being dragged towards me, Lois’s body suddenly vanished into the spiritual plane, escaping the lock of my celestial force.
If I were fighting her as the original me, she would have been able to escape my hold just by escaping to the spiritual plane. After all, she got her dual-existence ability from me. I would have followed her into the spiritual plane and continued the fight there.
Not to mention, on the spiritual plane I could use my celestial force more freely and efficiently, ignoring the resistance from the Card Celestial’s passive celestial force. So, Lois escaping to the spiritual plane in a fight against me would be a very bad idea. It could just cost her the fight.
Location: Central-Southern Region Corridor, Central Region, Base Gecko
"General Maden, base Ursus is not responding to our request to assist agent Lois," the deputy general reported, waiting for the general’s permission to advise the units to cross the border and run interference.
"As accepted." Maden wasn’t surprised, now he had a legitimate reason to send his men across the borders. "Advise all units to cross the borders and spill enough enemy blood to create a lake of their blood."
Maden knew that if he personally went to assist Agent Lois, her chances of escaping would slightly increase, which might as well be negligible, but the odds of him dying were hundred percent. After all, unlike Agent Lois, he didn’t have a godly physique that allowed him to enter the spiritual plane and escape the Field Marshal’s attack in the nick of time.
Even if Maden took the risk and ran interference, he knew he would only buy Agent Lois a couple of seconds at best. Considering Agent Lois’s physique, it might just be the miracle she needed, but he didn’t want to die. He would rather send his men to their deaths and pray for a miracle.
Therefore, Maden planned to distract the Field Marshal by sending his men to fight to the death with their southern counterparts. The lore of Field Marshal Lorn’s compassion was known to all across the five regions, especially among the soldiers. She cared for her fellow soldiers regardless of their alliances. It’s not that she was the only one who felt compensation. towards her subordinates, but others weren’t strong enough to show it like she did.
Maden knew this wouldn’t be enough to stop the Field Marshal Lorn and might even trigger her, but all he wanted was to buy Agent Lois a little room to breathe, just enough for her to avoid getting captured till the reinforcements from their organization arrived.
"Done," the deputy general reported emotionlessly despite being fully aware that he just sent his subordinates to their deaths.
Although their Southern counterparts weren’t as civil and savvy as them, they were ferocious card apprentices who feared no pain when it came to fighting for their region. Not to mention the array formation covering the Southern Region. There wasn’t going to be a winner here. Both sides were going to lose a lot of good men today.
"Um," General Maden nodded.
"Field Marshal Lorn’s control over the celestial force seems to have reached another level. Though it’s just basic martial arts, I haven’t seen anyone else manage to integrate celestial force with martial arts so flawlessly. I wonder if the same is true for all her martial arts," General Maden praised the Field Marshal Lorn as he intently watched her try to capture the agent. Latest content publıshed on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾·𝗇𝖾𝗍
He knew that if the Field Marshal Lorn stopped holding back, no longer caring about keeping her identity hidden, it wouldn’t take her a couple seconds to capture Agent Lois. Knowing that she wouldn’t do that also gave him hope that his men’s sacrifice would give Agent Lois a shiver of hope to make it back home.
"It’s highly likely, sir. After all, she is a Martial Sage," the deputy general said as if it was given. It would be foolish to underestimate the unparalleled bloodline.
"On the other hand, this Agent Lois appears to be quite capable. Regardless of the Field Marshal holding back, her managing to make it till here proves she has some skills," General Maden said, impressed by the fact that Lois not only managed to escape her captivity but made it to the border. Yes, she had an overpowered physique, but she was also facing one of the strongest in the entire card world.
"Sir, according to our scouts, Agent Lois wasn’t being pursued at first. But when she was a couple hundred miles from Base Ursus, Field Marshal Lorn appeared using long-distance teleportation. If I have to guess, it appears Agent Lois managed to escape her captivity and ditch her original pursuers. Unfortunately, they sent Field Marshal Lorn herself. That begs the question—"
Before the deputy could finish, Maden interrupted him, saying, "Don’t ask questions above your pay grade."
Location: Southern-Central Region Corridor, Southern Region, Base Ursus
"It seems they are indeed foolish enough to cross the border. Advise the logistic units to control the array covering the region to set up a line of action. Ask them to make enough space for the kids to vent to their heart’s content," General Welshmen ordered, observing the soldiers from the central region planning to run interference. "Unfortunately for me, Maden is too much of a pussy to take action personally."
"Don’t worry, Sir. You will get your wish. Our scouts across the border have reported that three teams of unknown demigods with soul energy signatures greater than that of elite-level has teleported at one of the Base Gecko’s supply points: Four minutes till they reach Base Gecko," the deputy general reported cracking his neck. He couldn’t wait to join his soldiers on the frontline. Hopefully, the Field Marshal will notice him.
Just as the general, deputy general, and other chiefs were warming up to join the battle, the all received an urgent text through the Southern Watch’s secured network to their grimoires simultaneously, reading,
[All units, be advised: do not engage. Fall back and establish a new line of defense past me. Let them attend their funerals.]