NOVPUBShe was increasingly convinced that Lanci had made the right choice by joining this organization.
"Only if you really need my help, then I’ll see if I can lend a hand," Lanci replied, focusing on his meal.
...
After the meal, Talia quickly tidied up the kitchen and returned to the dining room, only to find Lanci back at work.
"The biggest challenge right now is still finding the coordinates of Blood Moon City; there’s a high probability that Duke Migaya is in Blood Moon City," Lanci said as he carefully studied a huge traffic map of Blielda City spread across the dining table, covered in red annotations indicating the likelihood of space interfaces at various locations based on his investigations over the past few days.
"Meow meow, is Blood Moon City dangerous?"
Cat Boss, squatting nearby, inquired with some unease.
It only played high-level games but knew it wasn’t very skilled.
"The siege of Blood Moon City might be the most dangerous place we could go, besides the Magic Realm located in the northern part of the Protoss Empire," Lanci said, holding a cup of water to his lips and sipping lightly, his gaze firmly on the map as he murmured to himself.
If we convert it to levels,
The Magic Realm at the northern part of the Protoss Empire operates on a dual-lord mode, where one confronts the 88th-level Asksan in the first phase and then the 88th-level Duke Morotian appears in the second phase.
The siege of Blood Moon City features four lords: Marquis Helitier, the Seventh Ancestor at level 88; Marquis Somerset, the Eighth Ancestor at level 88; Marquis Bainhardt, the Ninth Ancestor at level 88; and Duke Rashar, the Third Ancestor at level 90. In addition, there are several Counts of the Blood Clan above level 70.
"Moreover, our current lack of manpower is a problem; if we can’t gather enough reinforcements before the right day, we’ll have to attempt infiltrating and steal Duke Migaya out, then make our long-term plans to slowly contend with the Blood Clan from within the Empire," Lanci added.
"What if we managed to find enough teammates?"
Talia asked.
She hadn’t asked Lanci in detail about planning for Blood Moon City before.
In Blood Moon City, Lanci’s "Shining Virtue" might be somewhat weakened, which is a natural protective enchantment environment constructed by the Blood Clan. She wasn’t sure how the light-dark judgement would manifest, nor could she rely solely on the "Little Sun"—it could easily be destroyed by indiscriminate area damage during a group fight.
Blood Moon City is equivalent to a super ancient city under Blood Clan dominion, strategically fortified with the Blood Clan holding home-field advantage.
"Shining Virtue," as a summon, has a major weakness—it can be attacked.
Fortunately, with the enhancement of the black "Divine Light of the God Era" from the "Original Stone Tablet- Sealed," its multiplier has been strengthened, offering a bit more reassurance.
"Then perhaps we could force a breach, ending the Blood Clan’s causality in one fell swoop."
Since the ordeal in Poseen Kingdom, Lanci no longer entertained the best-case scenarios but considered the worst.
"How much combat power do we need to forcibly breach Blood Moon City?"
Talia understood that breaching the city’s defenses wouldn’t be easy. The difficulty could be on par with a direct assault on the imperial capital, Blielda, but all hope was predicated on the assumption that Lanci had ample intelligence on Blood Moon City.
The dream granted by the Goddess of Destiny had given Lanci a profound understanding of Blood Moon City’s layout and mechanisms.
Of course, it was also possible that Black Sun Lankros had launched a costly siege on Blood Moon City millennia ago, and this knowledge was preserved by the Goddess of Destiny, then bestowed upon Lanci in a different form along with his mission.
"The mechanism of Blood Moon City is that the three Marquises each act as the primary controllers of the protective barriers. They are immortal, but each time they are defeated, the energy supply of Blood Moon City weakens temporarily, subsequently causing the central barrier of the Blood King Palace to lose its immunity for a brief period," Lanci explained thoughtfully to Talia and Cat Boss.
"The core of Blood Moon City lies within the Blood King Palace and is powered by Rashar, the Third Ancestor. If the core is damaged, it can gradually recover over time. Under normal conditions, it would only maintain at 100%, but during an extremely critical assault, Duke Rashar would spare no expense to charge it to 120% and trigger the annihilation mode. If the core’s energy is reduced to 0%, then we win and we can take the Blood Clan back to the surface to seal them. If the core reaches 120%, it would be the end of us."
"So initially, we need someone to enter the Blood King Palace to hold off Rashar, the Third Ancestor, and prevent him from charging. Without someone to hold him back, the group would quickly face annihilation."
"Then, the others need to split into four teams, three stronger teams to clear the elite Blood Clan Counts in their path and confront the three lord-level Blood Clan Marquises, and another quick-moving team to block the entrance of Blood Moon City to prevent the brainwashed Imperial Army from rushing in to support the Blood Clan."
With this explanation, Lanci finished outlining what he thought was the best plan for the siege of Blood Moon City.
"...So, if we can gather enough forces in Blielda to siege Blood Moon City, we can proceed?" 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Talia, looking intently at the map, caressed the paper surface.
She was eager for a fight, especially against the Blood Clan that had nearly destroyed Hugh’s home and family. She longed for the day when the Blood Clan would learn the meaning of retribution.
"That’s just a prerequisite; even if it’s met, we need to take action on the day of the national celebration at the end of next month, when all the War Gods have returned to Blielda. That’s our best opportunity," Lanci responded, shaking his head.
"Why... choose a day when all the War Gods are present? Wouldn’t we face more Eighth-order enemies? That should be the most dangerous day," she countered.
