Planning

Chapter 42 Planning

Under normal circumstances, the Crescent Moon Mountains are absolutely safe, and not many people would dare to cause trouble at the headquarters of the Purple Thorn Army.

However, the Four Divine Beasts family is not a normal situation. If the Four Divine Beasts family wants to deal with Jeger, Jeger doesn't know if the Zijing Army can withstand the pressure.

Or, to put it another way, are the high-ranking members of the Zijing Army willing to fight against the Four Divine Beasts Clan for his sake?

Jag didn't want to place his hopes on others, so he wanted to leave the Bauhinia Army directly.

After leaving, he traveled for another twenty years to return to Blue Maple City. By then, the Joyce family's migration should be almost complete. All his divine avatars reunited, and he entered the Starry Mist Sea. From then on, the sea was wide enough for fish to leap and the sky high enough for birds to fly. It would be very difficult for the four divine beast families to find him, just like it was for Akili back then.

However, he still has a mission to complete, and leaving the Bauhinia Army would mean disobeying orders and being hunted down by the Bauhinia Army.

Most importantly, he might not be able to leave.

The situation at headquarters is alright, but the problem lies with the Dark God's avatar.

Angela is also a powerful leader who has been famous for many years and may possess the power of a main god. Jeg's main god power is in the avatar of the god of destruction, while the avatar of the god of darkness does not possess the power of a main god.

If Angela possesses the power of a supreme god, then he certainly cannot escape.

But if he doesn't leave, and the Zijing Army is unwilling to oppose the Four Divine Beasts Clan for his sake, it will be even more difficult for him to leave then.

"What should I do?" Jag was at a loss for what to do.

Leaving now doesn't guarantee a safe journey, while staying leaves the future uncertain.

After some deliberation, Jagger decided to wait and see.

If he were to leave now, it would be tantamount to disobeying orders and betraying his cause. Even if he managed to escape from Angela, the Purple Thorn Army would still target him. The Joyce family's relocation was not yet complete, and he could not afford to make an enemy of the Purple Thorn Army at this time, especially since there was still a large Purple Thorn Army battalion in Blue Maple City.

If he doesn't leave, he'll have less initiative, but he's not someone to be trifled with, and the Zijing Army might not necessarily side with the Four Divine Beasts Clan.

Moreover, he's not doing nothing now.

He ordered the Destruction God's avatar to set off immediately, bringing the power of the main god to meet him at Crescent Moon Mountain Range, leaving only the Light God's avatar to guard the Joyce family's migration.

"With the power of the main god at hand, even if something unexpected happens, we will have a better chance of dealing with it."

Immediately afterwards, Jag left his residence alone and flew to the outskirts of the Crescent Moon Mountains, away from the territory of the Bauhinia Army headquarters.

He released his divine sense, and after confirming that no one was around, he let his main body and other divine avatars come out from the Earth God's avatar.

These divine avatars were unknown to anyone; he had them hide here, preparing for both possibilities.

If the Earth God's clone encounters any trouble at headquarters and needs help, this place isn't far away, and they can arrive in time.

Or, in the worst-case scenario, if even his outwardly revealed divine avatars cannot be protected, these hidden divine avatars will be able to leave unscathed.

After doing all this, Jag's Earth God clone flew back to headquarters.

White Pine City.

Raymond returned to the third floor of the Demon Castle. He estimated that Bernard should have reached Jade Cold Mountain by now, so he had been coming to the Demon Castle every day to check on his mission.

The staff behind the counter all recognized Raymond. When they saw him approaching, they started checking without Raymond saying a word. By the time Raymond reached the counter, they had just found the answer.

"what?"

The staff member looked somewhat surprised, staring at the thick book in front of him, seemingly doubting its contents. Only after confirming several times did he realize that he had not made a mistake.

"What's wrong? How's my mission going? Is it finished?" Raymond asked hurriedly.

Seeing that the staff's expressions were abnormal, he knew that the mission must have made progress, since the staff hadn't shown this reaction in the past few days.

"The mission has failed."

The staff member looked up at Raymond, his expression revealing that he still couldn't quite believe it: "Bernard's demon badge is now ownerless; he's fallen."

Raymond stood there, stunned.

Bernard is dead? The son of an elder of the Four Divine Beasts family is dead?

Raymond was stunned, but soon, the muscles on his face gradually relaxed and a smile blossomed. Despite the mission's failure, he was not frustrated at all; instead, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Raymond felt even more excited than when he heard the news of Jag's death.

"Good, good, good! Well done!" Raymond roared in his mind.

"Jeg, you killed Bernard! The Four Divine Beasts will never let you get away with this!"

From the moment Bernard accepted the task, Raymond knew he was going to win.

If Bernard killed Jag, then needless to say, he would have gotten his revenge.

If Bernard is killed by Jag, the Four Divine Beasts will surely retaliate, and Jag will eventually die.

Raymond couldn't fathom how Jag could possibly resist the powerful Four Divine Beasts family.

However, he was indeed somewhat surprised. He had thought that Bernard must have been quite confident to accept the mission, but he never expected to be killed by Jaeger.

"This Jagger has a lot of tricks up his sleeve." Raymond had to admit that he couldn't see through Jagger.

"But it doesn't matter. No matter how many trump cards you have, can you really defeat the Four Divine Beasts family?"

Raymond could almost see Jag being killed by the Four Divine Beasts.

"Once Jag is dead, my Butler family will return to Blue Maple City and reclaim everything!"

……

Sunset Valley.

This is a branch of the Azure Dragon clan on the Purple Thorn Continent.

The patriarch of this lineage is named Andre, Bernard's father, a seven-star demon powerhouse, and a highly respected elder in the Azure Dragon Clan.

The Four Divine Beasts family encourages its members to branch out and establish branches in various planes.

The strength of each branch varies. The strongest member of the weakest branch is only a six-star demon, while the strongest members of the strong branches can even have commanders.

For example, the Azure Dragon clan in the Water God Realm is very powerful. As a lower-level main god of the Water Realm, the Azure Dragon has a territory in the Water God Realm. The Azure Dragon clan naturally thrives in the Water God Realm. The one who is in charge there is the Azure Dragon's daughter, "Gaia", a powerful leader.

Because of Andre's existence, the Falling Sunset Valley lineage is considered one of the stronger branches among the various planes.

In the family hall, Andrei was receiving Hyde, the captain of the Bauhinia Army of Menglan City.

Andrei and Hyde were old acquaintances and had a good relationship before, but after Bernard's strongest god clone was killed, Andrei developed a grudge.

Because Bernard was killed by Archili while being escorted by Hyde's Purple Ridge Army, Andrei was extremely dissatisfied with the poor performance of Hyde's guards. Furthermore, Hyde's failure to kill Archili and his subsequent escape only fueled Andrei's disgust.

Although Hyde often tried to curry favor with him later, Andrei rarely showed him any kindness.

But this time, Andrei smiled at Hyde, which was unusual for him.

Because Hyde brought good news.

(End of this chapter)