Volume 8, Chapter 5 – Countermeasures

Father is a very, very great existence.

From the moment I was “born”, I began to yearn for such a great father.

And as Father’s most beloved child, I also inherited that obsession deep in my heart, the obsession of wanting to protect this world.

The world was created by Father. To Father, every life in the whole world is Father’s child.

And precisely because of that, as long as it is what Father believes, then every life in the whole world is also my family.

The world that Father, who loves the world, wants to protect. Then let me protect it too.

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Inferno invasion.

On the second day after Tianyin had just awakened the catgirl Yeluo, Tianyin received news of an Inferno invasion.

And this time it wasn’t like last time, where it was only an invasion from the Underground World. This Inferno invasion seemed to be real.

“Ah… can you not let me have a moment of peace? Why are there always so many things…”

After learning this news, Tianyin complained helplessly.

“If only Sister Xiaomu were here… If Sister Xiaomu were here, she’d definitely be able to come up with a solution super easily!”

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At this point, Tianyin also knew that instinctively relying on others was the wrong thing to do.

But something as big as an Inferno invasion still made even Tianyin involuntarily think of the scene from when Xingyu Muxi was around.

「Pfft. Xiaoyin, this won’t do. You can’t just give up like this. Solutions are thought up. As long as you think seriously and act according to your own heart, you can handle anything properly~」

『Samael, stop comforting me. I know exactly what I’m capable of, don’t I?』

Pouting, Tianyin mocked herself a little, half giving up.

『But thinking about it, an Inferno invasion definitely can’t be just our faction facing Inferno’s invasion alone. And judging from the history of Inferno invasions before, every time Inferno invades, the one that gets hurt is the entire Main World.』

『So, if we want to resist the Inferno invasion, then uniting the forces of other factions is something we absolutely have to do.』

Even though she had just said she didn’t have any solutions, in the blink of an eye Tianyin calmly analyzed the situation and spoke out the only way to deal with the Inferno invasion.

『Then Samael, should we take the lead and unite the other factions first?』

「Mm, how should I put it. Xiaoyin, the idea is good, but you need to think carefully about how likely it is to unite the other factions.」

『Other factions…』

Samael’s words made Tianyin fall silent.

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That’s right.

Even though there were still the nine major factions in the world. Leaving aside the Dawn faction that Tianyin had newly established. Just looking at the Stronghold, it was already a name in name only.

As for the Kingdom, because of Yunchou, there was no point hoping for it.

And as for the Academy, ever since the Academy’s leader, that Throne-tier Arcane mage, died, the new Throne-tier was the player Andrew.

When it came to players, Tianyin couldn’t be sure whether they would participate in this allied army.

Sanctuary, which had lost the Heavenly Father, still possessed most of its combat power, but Sanctuary without the Heavenly Father was leaderless. Although Lucifa could use some authority to mobilize Sanctuary, whether Sanctuary would dispatch its main force was still something up for debate.

And as for Nature, ever since the Elven Queen was heavily wounded by the Undead Grand Duke Sargus, it had already fallen into a dying state. And even now, the elves of the Nature Plane were still trapped in endless internal strife, with no time at all to care about the Inferno invasion.

And the last factions Tianyin could be certain would send troops were only Fortress and Graveyard.

The leader of Graveyard was now the Frost Dragon Ysera. That was Xiaobingxue.

If possible, Tianyin could have Xiaomengyao’s brother contact her on her behalf, asking Xiaobingxue to bring the Graveyard army to help.

As for Fortress, judging from the dwarves’ never-ending, life-or-death hatred toward Inferno, without a doubt, Fortress was the most steadfast ally when dealing with Inferno.

『Wuu, if I think about it carefully, the only ones I’m confident about right now are just Fortress and Graveyard, these two major factions…』

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After carefully weighing the current situations of the major factions, Tianyin reached these conclusions.

『Of course, Samael. The participation of the two major factions is only a conservative estimate. Sanctuary and Nature should be very likely to join the allied army against Inferno.』

「Mm, same as what I was thinking.」

After hearing Tianyin’s words, Samael in her mind also agreed deeply.

「So what we need to do now is unite the other factions as quickly as possible, but while uniting the forces of the other factions, there are still some things that need to be done.」

『Eh? There are still things to do?』

「Of course there are, Xiaoyin. Although I’m not sure what connection the Abyssal Lord has with you, I have a feeling that the ultimate goal of this Inferno invasion is aimed at you.」

It had to be said, Samael was very sharp in seeing through the Abyssal Lord’s thoughts.

Tianyin hadn’t mentioned the Abyssal Lord’s intentions toward her to Samael before. And earlier, because the Light Orb could use Time Stop, even the conversation between her and the Light Orb was something Samael knew nothing about.

But even so, Samael still saw from some subtle traces that the Abyssal Lord seemed to have some unspeakable purpose toward Tianyin.

『Wuu… I understand.』

Of course, Tianyin wasn’t that surprised that Samael could see the Abyssal Lord’s purpose.

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And after Samael pointed out that the Abyssal Lord’s target was very likely herself, Tianyin also belatedly thought of what needed to be done next.

『Send out envoys, and have Xiaomengyao and Lucifa communicate with the reinforcements from various factions.』

『Then after that, I need to personally sit at the Northern Fortress and hold the defense against the invasion actions Inferno might launch next.』

「That’s right, Xiaoyin.」

In her mind, Samael laughed with satisfaction.

「If the Abyssal Lord’s target is you, then once Inferno’s army gathers to a certain scale, it will launch an attack on Dawn.」

「And because the place where Inferno descended is within the Kingdom’s territory, if Inferno wants to invade our Dawn, it must attack the only route leading to our Dawn, the Northern Fortress.」

Before Samael could finish, Tianyin continued.

『So, what we need to do next is gather heavy troops at the Northern Fortress and block Inferno’s army outside the Northern Fortress. That way, we can delay time and hold out until reinforcements arrive, and we can also stop Inferno’s army from pushing forward with its invasion.』

「That’s right, so what to do next, I don’t need to say it again, do I?」

With things already said to this point, how could Tianyin not know what to do next.