Chapter 3363: Precision Strike

————I'm working on it, it'll be a little while longer~~

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Of course, a High Mage's ability to deal with external risks is far beyond that of a Senior Mage, but given the relationship between Lari and Xia Duo, wouldn't it be safer if Xia Duo looked after them? It's not a big deal anyway.

But Lari did not ask Xia Duo to look after his own son; instead, he used his favor to ask Xia Duo to look after Elder Dewen's son. Although both are acts of looking after someone, because the subjects are different, the consumption of the favor is completely different.

Xia Duo also has a friendship with Lari's son, so providing a certain amount of care actually wouldn't consume any favors at all; it would be nothing more than a matter of convenience.

But as for Kandela, Xia Duo hadn't even met the other party before this incident, and he couldn't claim to have a deep friendship with Elder Dewen either; it was more of a cooperation at the official level of Evereska.

Yet his cooperation with Evereska was basically a win-win, or even a situation where Evereska won more, which made it unnecessary for him to care too much about personal friendships with Evereska Elders.

With Lari, that was the beginning of the cooperation; if Lari hadn't acted as a go-between, perhaps—

Xia Duo would have found another Elder; it didn't necessarily have to be Lari, but in the process of continuous interaction, a friendship was indeed real.

So this time he agreed to the other party's request, not only because it was a request from his old friend Lari, but also, though he was somewhat unwilling to admit it, Elder Dewen was indeed one of the factors Xia Duo considered.

Under such circumstances, unless he had a one-hundred-percent certainty of killing Dafuni in one strike, it was impossible for Xia Duo to make such a big fuss on the Evereska border.

There wasn't even one from the Guangyutan.

Wanting to maintain a state of full-time standby for seven hundred High Mages, I'm afraid that will have to wait until a long time from now.

Moreover, judging by the transcendent abilities Dafuni displayed in Taiweimansa previously, Xia Duo was very skeptical about whether the Annihilation Light could kill the other party.

Northern Guangyutan, Tanzan Peak.

"Kandela, maintain the team's alert status and head to the location shown on the map." Xia Duo issued the order in the Command Network.

About a quarter of an hour later, Kandela called a halt to the team's advance, and his consciousness reported to Xia Duo in the Command Network: "Consultant Xia Duo, we have arrived at the designated area. The hidden Jieti you marked is ahead. The relevant information has been synchronized. Please provide instructions for the next step."

Under such circumstances, Xia Duo naturally let the Floating City handle it directly; there was no need to bring the Floating City to Tanzan Peak. In the absence of other interference, 【Larian Perception】 was sufficient to cover this area.

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According to Xia Duo's vision, to effectively exert the war potential of the War Spells carried by Yongle City, at least one hundred High Mages were needed, and a full complement would require over seven hundred!

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This is like one person operating an aircraft carrier; perhaps he knows how to use all the functions of the carrier and can use them skillfully, but does that mean one person can lock onto a distant target and then carry out a precision strike?

No matter how high the efficiency or how fast the speed of 【Annihilation Light】, there is still a process; it is impossible to instantly turn the area around Tanzan Peak into nothingness.

Kandela's attitude was quite humble, but he also repeatedly confirmed many details of the mission. After Xia Duo explained briefly, he had him wait for the other teammates to assemble at the Portal hall in Evereska.

Actually, if there were enough High Mages on Yongle City at this moment, he wouldn't need Kandela to provide precision strike coordinates; he could obtain them entirely through 【Larian Perception】 and then synchronize the strike.

This time, there might not necessarily be Dafuni helping to cover things up.

Sending a team of Mages to investigate nearby and then acting when the opportunity arises is perhaps the only option at the moment.

Previously, when Xia Duo was in Taiweimansa, he did not track the escape route of the Moonshadow Family, but with such a large commotion from the Portal, how could it not leave behind even the slightest trace?

As for whether they will move again later, I think it's possible, but the Darkness Society should be too busy to care at this moment. If the Moonshadow Family moves on their own, they will still likely go to a secret stronghold known to Kalano.

It is even possible, if one does not consider the thoughts of the Guangyutan side, to simply use 【Annihilation Light】 to wipe Tanzan Peak off the Northland map.

After all, he still wanted to capture them alive, rather than just firing a "map-wide cannon" to wipe out all of Tanzan Peak.

Of course, it is also possible they might go to a place Kalano doesn't know, but with such a large family as the Moonshadow Family, they wouldn't be able to leave absolutely no traces behind.

Combined with Kalano's memories, Xia Duo was basically certain that the destination of the Moonshadow Family's escape at that time was a secret stronghold located at Tanzan Peak.

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But now, he was the only one on Yongle City, and he could only control and apply 【Larian Perception】 in a very superficial way, which could not reach the requirements for a precision strike at all.

Very quickly, Dumu arranged everything on his end, a total of twelve Elite Mages, most of whom were from Evereska, perhaps also because Dumu considered the coordination issue with Kandela.

The subsequent contact with Kandela went very smoothly, and there were no unexpected issues, such as refusing to accept orders or simply disappearing.

Of course, even without considering the thoughts of the Guangyutan side, direct destruction is not the best choice. Unless it can be proven that the Darkness Society's Sage is within the Tanzan Peak area, it is still better to try to capture them alive.

It's just a pity that such a requirement is probably difficult to meet in the short term; usually, it's just calling people from the Tower of Time temporarily when needed to satisfy a lower state of war.

"Take out the Guidance Artifact and provide the precision strike coordinates." Xia Duo ordered unhurriedly.

At the same time, he synchronized the situation ahead detected by Yongle City to Kandela and the other action personnel. Tanzan Peak is located in the northern part of Guangyutan, but strictly speaking, it is no longer within the territory of Evereska.

The Ruiwen River flows eastward from the foot of the mountain, and a little further east is the Surface city of Asikeer in Danzo, where one of the Moonshadow Family's secret strongholds is hidden.

After all, Elder Dewen might not be able to accomplish things, but he can definitely ruin them. As long as Xia Duo still needs to deal with the Evereska side in the future, he will never be able to bypass Elder Dewen.

It is basically not very possible; it is impossible to operate it alone, and it still requires the cooperation of many people.

Regarding such a choice by Evereska, Xia Duo didn't know what to say, but he also felt it was somewhat inappropriate. Before setting off, he called two more Elite Mages from the Guangyutan to act together with Kandela and the others.

And now, even while using 【Larian Perception】, Xia Duo still needed Kandela to guide the 【Annihilation Light】 for a precision strike at close range.

The Guangyutan Mythallar also didn't have much influence in this area; there were only a few scattered supply points and observation stations along the Ruiwen River, and Xia Duo had already greeted them in advance.

In fact, the shorter the time, the greater the power required, the longer the time needed for advance preparation, and the greater the impact after the strike.