Chapter 1111: Situation
"So, he really managed to recruit that girl." Michael heard the report about Clovis’ return. It turned out he brought Mara back with him.
"Don’t you think it’s crazy, Father?" Aisha smiled wryly. "I’m not sure what to say anymore."
"Crazy? I don’t think so. Why do you think it’s crazy?"
"I mean, isn’t Mara Leverstrike known as the Wandering Disaster? It’s her nature to never stay in one place."
Michael thought for a moment before shaking his head. "When I met her, there was something that I could feel from her. She might have been wandering around, but that was because she had a free spirit, not because she wanted to."
"Is there any difference between the two?"
"There is. If you want to wander around just for the sake of wandering around, you will feel bored or exhausted. On the other hand, she doesn’t feel that way to me. She is wandering around because that’s the only thing she can do for the time being. She doesn’t care about anything else, including her own directions. And now... she has a purpose."
"Do you mean she has been waiting for Clovis all this time?" Aisha raised her eyebrows.
"Maybe, maybe not." Michael shrugged. "All I know is that Mara now has a purpose, and it looks like her goal aligns with Clovis."
"Yes. There is a problem, though. Apparently, she kissed my Clovis after the battle."
Michael was dumbfounded before chuckling. "I don’t see where this is a problem."
"When she taught Clovis, doesn’t it mean she’s grooming him or something? Or what actually happened for her to suddenly kiss Clovis? What was the reason?"
"From my perspective, my grandson has my charm instead of Gerald’s." Michael had a smug smile on his face.
"You only had one woman as well." Aisha clicked her tongue.
"I don’t get another woman because that’s my choice. Gerald doesn’t have another woman because of you." Michael stuck out his tongue.
"You are delusional. It might be because of your age. Do you want me to check your brain? Don’t worry. I will give a family discount." Aisha rolled her eyes.
Michael laughed. "Anyway, the engagement party. Is it done?"
"Almost. Apparently, they’re thinking about adding Mara to the list. We have to prepare for other things."
Michael thought for a moment before nodding. "Fine. It’s fine."
"What is fine? Do you know how big an impact it will cause?"
"I’m pretty sure he’s going to make it so that Mara only appears right at the end where there are only close family." Michael chuckled. "Mara personally doesn’t care about all that. Besides, this will be a good time to strike the Prophet.
"However, we have one problem. With Mara’s appearance, those two guys who have been observing all this time might make their move."
Aisha’s expression turned grim. "Why would the top two strongest people in the world meddle in this business?"
"The Prophet will definitely persuade them in one way or another. That’s the kind of man he is. We can try to prevent it, but the Prophet will find a way or another. Even I can’t predict how to convince them.
"After all, we currently have myself, Mara, and Ezekiel. Maybe I can lower my head to ask for K’s help."
"You’re going to ask the Berserker?"
"For Clovis, I can even kneel. I’ve owed him too much." Michael nodded. "That means we only have four Tier 9 humans. Suppose we can wait for Clovis and Christina... In that case, we can probably change the situation a bit. However, the Prophet won’t let us have that time.
"In other words, we might have to face the Sword Saint, the Spear Saint, the Prophet, the Moon Bow, and those two annoying guys."
"It’s basically 4 vs. 6, not to mention that they’re stronger individually..." Aisha narrowed her eyes.
"The Libation Fiesta themselves might still be able to fight against a Tier 9 human by themselves. Mara joining them was the proof. But one is not enough..." Michael narrowed her eyes.
"So, what are we going to do?" Aisha sighed. "Are we going to stop Clovis from going to another tower to hide Mara’s existence as long as possible?"
"Nope. Right now, they might be letting the Prophet handle the Tower of the Lake. The Moon Bow is the best when it comes to support or sniping from beyond anyone’s range. In other words, he will probably go to the Tower of the Wilderness. This way, he can provoke the Tier 9 beast over there and snipe down Clovis’ team one after another.
"In other words, the last tower might be defended by the Spear Saint and the Sword Saint."
Aisha crossed her arms. "None of them sounds like a good option to attack."
"Yes, which is why Clovis will take advantage of the momentum to conquer another tower. If they can, they might as well kill one Tier 9 human on their side, but I don’t know if it’s going to be possible or not. After all, we have all been honing our skills, so we have a few trump cards to escape. Killing us is much harder than killing Tier 8 humans."
There was a reason why they were called tactical nukes. Not only did they possess the ability to destroy a nation, but they also had the means to leave.
"Not yet." Michael shook his head.
"Why? If we attack together with them, we can probably kill one or two Tier 9 humans."
"It will leave the base undefended. The moment we leave, the Prophet will definitely strike us down. Unlike the Hacfield family, the Libation Fiesta has taken root. In other words, if we leave, the Prophet will kill all the families here. At that time, I couldn’t imagine what Clovis would do. The same applies to Ezekiel. The Prophet is monitoring both of us closely."
Aisha sighed. "This is hard. Treating someone’s brain is much easier than this."
"Hahaha. That’s why we will just stay here for now. Just as the Prophet is watching us, we are also watching him. We will delay it as much as possible, letting Clovis have the appropriate amount of time to get stronger."
"I understand..."
"Anyway, enough with the heavy talk. It’s time to celebrate the engagement party. Who else wants to join?"
"Aren’t there too many women already?" Aisha shook her head, while Michael just laughed.