Chapter 157: The Grey Knights Warband
It was simple for Reacher to immediately lock onto Kaecilius.
Someone hostile to Matthew, targeting the Masters of the Mystic Arts from Kamar-Taj—besides Kaecilius and Dormammu, he could not think of anyone else.
It was still the same point: Matthew did not hide many things from his subordinates.
For example, many matters involving Kamar-Taj.
Kaecilius's betrayal was the same.
Senior members such as Reacher and Natasha placed great importance on information exchange. This was how they gained a deeper understanding of the world.
Whether it was to deal with possible future threats, wars, or their own development based on those matters, it was all the same.
Matthew would not hide these things from them.
There was no need.
"So this guy is planning to move against us. What's his goal?" Natasha leaned back in her chair. She almost wanted to stretch out her long legs and place them on the table. It was a habit she could not change.
Fortunately, in this kind of setting, she held back.
Sitting properly, Reacher analyzed, "Dormammu sees BOSS as a threat. Whether it's him or Kaecilius, their final goal is to kill BOSS."
"No matter what they intend to do this time, that is the result they want in the end."
"What we need to consider is whether Wong will reveal our existence."
The two Warbands were not a secret to many people.
Matthew had not deliberately hidden them either. However, very few people in Kamar-Taj knew about them. Only Wong and a few sorcerers had learned of them because of the battle against Mephisto in Texas.
Kaecilius was not among those people.
Whether or not he knew this information was quite important to Kaecilius's so-called plan.
Through this information gap, everyone could also analyze what Kaecilius's next move would be.
"I think he knows," Natasha said, her pink lips curving upward.
The others' eyes flickered.
Logically speaking, although Kaecilius was one of the most outstanding sorcerers in Kamar-Taj aside from Ancient One, Wong was not weak either.
Ordinary methods could not extract information from Wong.
Magical methods would not work either.
The difference between the two of them was not that great.
But if Dormammu was added into the equation, that might not be true.
Combined with the fact that the other side had managed to find this place, the possibility was very high.
"Even if he knows, he probably doesn't know the exact numbers." Neagley said lazily.
Everyone immediately understood what she meant.
"If I were him, I wouldn't directly target BOSS. The best method would be to isolate BOSS," Natasha said. She was very good at putting herself in another person's position.
Many things could often be figured out through limited information by thinking from the other side's perspective.
This time was no exception.
"So he'll first try to remove us and make BOSS furious. A person in a rage often loses reason."
"Mm-hm. A beast that has lost reason is the easiest to handle."
"Do you think Mephisto will get involved?"
"Not sure. But don't we have a demon here?"
"Blackheart?"
Everyone began discussing and analyzing the situation. Matthew, meanwhile, sat comfortably in his chair, holding a tablet and reading through some knowledge material. From time to time, he recorded theoretical possibilities for developing his Devil Fruit abilities.
Having a group of smart subordinates really was convenient.
In the end, through their discussion, everyone basically analyzed all the possible parts of Kaecilius's plan this time.
"I think someone will seek out BOSS and hold him down, just like Dormammu is holding down Ancient One."
Roscoe raised one possibility.
Everyone nodded. Reacher said, "That is the premise of every plan. If they don't lure BOSS away, their plan cannot unfold."
After speaking, he and the others looked toward Matthew together.
The meaning in their eyes was obvious.
Matthew confirmed everyone's guess. "Mephisto."
"Deploy one hundred soldiers, including everyone who went to Texas back then, and cooperate with Kaecilius's plan. He'll believe that number."
"Karla will lead one hundred soldiersand follow us in secret. Don't let them be discovered. Bucky will lead the remaining soldiers and stay behind to guard the base."
"You may have to directly face Kaecilius and Dormammu behind him."
Reacher and Natasha quickly formulated the battle plan.
The others listened carefully, then nodded.
"Needy, use your portals. Over the next few days, send all logistics personnel and Technology Department technicians away, then stand by. You'll need to support both battlefields at the same time."
After Reacher gave the order, Natasha looked at Needy.
Needy nodded, understanding how important she would be in this battle.
As for Matthew, the leader, of course he obediently listened to his subordinates' battle plan and cooperated.
This was a rare real-combat opportunity to collect data on the two Warbands' updated equipment against sorcerers.
At the same time, they could use this plan to completely eliminate Kaecilius and his dark sorcerer order, while rescuing the people who might still be alive.
"Shouldn't we contact Kamar-Taj?" Bucky asked at this point.
Natasha shook her head. "We can't be certain whether there are still people in Kamar-Taj who follow Kaecilius. We have to prepare for the worst."
"Absolute secrecy must be maintained throughout."
Why had Kaecilius been able to betray Kamar-Taj, then, after being heavily wounded by BOSS and disappearing, quickly pull together a dark sorcerer order after recovering?
Because Kaecilius had spent many years in Kamar-Taj and had many followers loyal to him.
It was true that Kaecilius had thrown himself into darkness.
But before that, he had indeed been Ancient One's most outstanding disciple.
He had even personally taught many apprentice sorcerers.
These people had long been influenced by him. Like him, they questioned life and death, immortality, and Ancient One's concealment of dark magic. They were the first group to follow him.
At the same time, there were also frustrated and lost sorcerers within Kamar-Taj.
Most of them were similar to Kaecilius. Many had experienced the death of loved ones, pain, and unfulfilled desires. They were extremely dissatisfied with Ancient One's refusal to interfere with life and death, and with the rule forbidding the teaching of eternal-life magic.
Without Kaecilius's incitement, these sorcerers might have remained as they were.
But once a new choice appeared, they immediately broke away from Kamar-Taj without hesitation and joined Kaecilius's dark order.
Matthew had mentioned this matter to them before.
So it was easy to analyze the situation.
Whether Kamar-Taj had other moles was uncertain.
"Okay. Then we'll see tomorrow whether someone from Kamar-Taj comes looking for us," Bucky said with a nod.
Their analysis did not miss the mark.
The next day, a sorcerer from Kamar-Taj did indeed come.
However, he didn't personally locate the island base.
Instead, he contacted the Information Department through a confidential channel from New York.
He informed them that Master Wong and Mordo had discovered traces of Kaecilius and the dark sorcerer order some time ago, then went to track them down.
Yesterday, contact was lost, and they had sent out a magical beacon.
Kamar-Taj received the beacon and immediately gathered sorcerers to go there, but that group of sorcerers also suddenly disappeared.
In the end, seeing that the situation was turning bad, and with Ancient One still fighting Dormammu, Kamar-Taj could only contact Matthew, hoping to receive his help.
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