Chapter 1033: Chapter 781: Insufficient Battle Power?
On this day, the only cadre members staying at the Familia headquarters were Reiger, Ais, Finn, and Revilia.
Grace, Theona, and Theone were still dealing with combat affairs and were not in the Twilight Manor.
Bert, Raul, and Angel had confirmed all routes from the underground city to the artificial labyrinth and were currently inventorying supplies.
Loki had also been sent to the battlefield for a symbolic flag duty.
Now, the Twilight Manor was sparsely populated. Besides a small number of people, everyone else had tasks to do, even Rephia had gone with Alicia, Elfie, and others to sort out equipment.
Thus, only Reiger, Ais, Finn, and Revilia were left idle at the Familia headquarters, or rather only Reiger and Ais were idle, as Finn and Revilia were constantly discussing the combat strategy for the artificial labyrinth, even forgetting breakfast.
In such a situation, having completed his tasks and finally having time to relax, Reiger and Ais were called to the captain’s office.
There, they learned about the final problem that needed solving — the severe shortage of manpower.
"There are six fairy clones. No matter which one we defeat, as long as the other five are not also defeated, they will immediately regenerate."
"In other words, we must divide our forces into six squads and attack the six fairy clones simultaneously, defeating all of them before their regeneration abilities take effect."
"But everyone knows the strength of the fairy clones. Even if they’re weaker than the plant-type creatures on the 59th level of the underground city, they’re still not something that can be easily defeated."
"Therefore, if we want to prevent the activation of the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles], we must assemble six exceptionally strong teams, with each team conservatively needing several Level 1 adventurers, maybe even several Level 6 or Level 7 adventurers."
Finn laid out this urgent issue, explaining it to Reiger and Ais.
This caused Reiger and Ais to exchange glances, both frowning slightly.
There was no choice, the problem was undeniably daunting.
"Our current thought is to split up the cadres in the Familia and send them into six different teams. This includes me, Finn, and Grace, we each must lead a team."
Revilia added this explanation.
"Even if we split me, Finn, and Grace, to reliably defeat a fairy clone, we’ll need at least two Level 6 adventurers or four or five Level 5s to assist, along with numerous Level 4 and Level 3 supporters, healers, and magic guides."
"That’s the most conservative estimate."
"If the fairy clones forming the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] are as strong as, or even stronger than, the plant-type on the 59th level, then relying on such a formation is purely impossible; we’d most likely face a complete annihilation."
The plant-type fairy clone on the 59th floor nearly wiped out the entire Loki Familia cadres, even with Chun from the Hephaestos Clan.
At that time, although Finn and the others had not yet leveled up, they still had four Level 6, four Level 5, three Level 4, and a Level 3 magic guide with the firepower of a Level 5, an incredibly luxurious lineup.
Despite this, they nearly faced total annihilation at the hands of the plant-type fairy clone. If the fairy clones forming the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] were of this strength, it would be too despairing.
Finn and the others even wondered whether these fairy clones might suddenly spike in power, reaching unimaginable levels, like the plant-type on the 59th floor.
Against the plant-type fairy clone back then, it was only through using Reiger’s [Thousand Treasures Hammer] and Diya Flatel’s support that they achieved victory after fighting for a full day and night.
If the fairy clones forming the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] could suddenly surge in power, multiplying it several times midway, the campaign against the artificial labyrinth would be virtually unwinnable.
Of course, after deliberation, Finn and the others agreed that the six fairy clones couldn’t possess such strength.
Otherwise, the enemy wouldn’t even need to perform the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles], merely placing the six fairy clones on the surface would suffice to destroy Orario completely.
At the very least, Finn and the others don’t believe Orario could withstand six fairy clones of such caliber.
Therefore, when estimating the combat power of the six fairy clones, they were aimed at the initial strength of the plant-type fairy clone on the 59th floor.
To defeat a fairy clone of that strength, even with Level 7s in the team, assistance from other Level 1 adventurers and numerous supporters, healers, magic guides, and such below Level 1, is necessary, in at least six teams.
There was no way the Loki Familia could assemble such scale of combat power on its own.
Besides, they couldn’t seek help.
"For the peace of Orario, the guild prefers that as few people as possible know about this campaign."
"This means we can’t gather several Familia to raid the artificial labyrinth together."
"Loki has already preliminarily confirmed that, apart from the Ganisa Clan who were originally in the loop, we can only deploy a few Familia’s strength to raid the artificial labyrinth."
"And among these Familia, other than the Hephaestos Clan, which had seen the fairy clone with us on the 59th floor in the underground city and the city guard Ganisa Clan, none of the leading Familia have adventurers of Lv.5."
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