After Irving exined how he had defeated Elder Howard, Aron and Benjamin finally arrived at his side. Although Aron and Benjamin hadn''t witnessed the recent battle between Irving and Elder Howard, they could sense the lingering dark energy in the air.


    Benjamin directly asked Irving, "You must have sessfully defeated a Night des elder, right? From the dark energy left behind, I can tell that even if this elder wasn''t eliminated, he has suffered significant injuries."


    Irving smiled and nodded. "You''re right. In the recent battle, I managed to seriously injure Elder Howard. However, I believe we need to switch to a better method for our next actions. The Night des won''t let us rescue Nick easily! They will undoubtedly take him to a location that is harder for us to find."


    Irving''s words caused the expressions of the four people in front of him to turn grim. As members of the Angel Guild, Aron and Anna were naturally very concerned about Nick''s situation. Although James was not a member of the Angel Guild, he felt responsible for the situation due to his earlier mistakes. Therefore, he was also eager to rescue Nick as soon as possible.


    The only person who seemed somewhat rxed was Benjamin. However, Benjamin was there to assist Irving, and if they failed to rescue Nick, he wouldn''t havepleted his mission to help Irving.


    "What should we do? I can''t think of a better method. If you have an idea, just tell us," Anna said after contemting for a while and ultimately giving up. She felt that the information they had was insufficient, and she knew her own abilities weren''t particrly strong, so she needed help from others. Naturally, the person most likely to have a solution was Irving.


    After Anna spoke, James, Aron, and Benjamin all turned their gazes toward Irving at the same time, all of them feeling that only Irving coulde up with a better n.


    "Since you all haven''t thought of any other methods, let me share my idea with you," Irving said with a smile, and then he led the other four back to the castle.


    The group was slightly puzzled by Irving''s actions. In their view, they should have been searching for Nick''s whereabouts around the castle. Even if Nick had possibly been taken away by members of the Night des, they would likely have left some traces nearby.


    Once inside the castle, Irving methodically arranged for the construction of the defense infrastructure. This approach only added to the confusion of the others.


    Eventually, James could no longer maintain his silence and directly asked Irving, "What exactly is your n? Are you really not going to rescue Nick? I believe Nick is quite strong and could provide us with significant help in the uing battles."


    In response to James''s inquiry, Irving slowly countered, "When did I ever say that I wouldn''t go rescue him? I will definitely bring him back. However, we mustn''t rush. I believe the Night des are closely monitoring our situation right now. Moreover, they likely have spies in the castle. We need to confuse the Night des'' spies and make them think that we don''t care about Nick."


    The moment Irving mentioned spies, James''s expression suddenly darkened. He realized that the spies hiding around the castle were most likely among his subordinates.


    "We need to find the spies! Once we do, I will make them pay a heavy price!" James said angrily in front of everyone.


    Irving felt that James didn''t need to be that upset. "Of course, we need to find the spies, but we shouldn''t be in such a hurry. We must act as if we don''t care about Nick. This will force the Night des into a state of confusion. They won''t just give up, so they will continue to probe for information. At that point, we can use their actions to detect their vulnerabilities."


    Irving''s operational n was actually quite simple: to observe coldly. As long as he didn''t take any action, the Night des would undoubtedly be very curious. If they sent someone to scout Irving, he could take the opportunity to capture their spy.


    Although Irving''s n was somewhat passive, others saw it as the most reasonable course of action. Even Aron and Anna from the Angel Guild believed it was the n most likely to seed.


    "Although I really want to rescue Nick as soon as possible, I agree with Irving''s n," Aron said hesitantly to the group. As the leader of the Angel Guild, Aron felt immense pressure when he spoke these words.


    Anna quickly added, "I think this is the best method! So none of us need to feel too guilty!" Her words were meant to persuade both Aron and James.


    Since the members of the Angel Guild believed that Irving''s n had no issues, the others naturally refrained from voicing any objections. Thus, Irving led everyone in speeding up the construction of the defense infrastructure around the castle.


    The Night des'' spies, of course, ryed this information. Upon receiving the news, the other members of the Night des fell into a state of confusion. The two elders of the Night des were at a loss regarding what to do next. Although Elder Howard had sessfully returned, he had sustained serious injuries and could not provide much assistance to the Night des moving forward.


    The next course of action for the Night des was entirely entrusted to Elder Kent. Elder Kent''s approach waspletely different from Elder Howard''s; he believed that as members of the Night des, they should take the initiative and strike first.


    "It seems that Irving doesn''t care at all about Nick''s fate. So we can''t use Nick as bait to provoke Irving into attacking us. We must change our strategy; we need to take the initiative and attack Irving!" Elder Kent dered his n in front of the Night des members.


    However, after heid out this n, not a single member of the Night des voiced their support. They all felt that the risks associated with this n were far too great. Whether attacking Irving''s shelter or the castle he had chosen, the Night des were bound to suffer heavy losses.


    "Why is no one speaking? Do you all think my n is impossible to seed? If you believe this n cannot work, then how about proposing a better one?" Elder Kent said, his frustration evident.


    In his view, it was uneptable that others couldn''t think of a better method and were unwilling to execute his n. This was thest situation Elder Kent wanted to encounter.


    "Make a decision quickly! If you don''t want to act ording to my n, then feel free to exit the Night des," Elder Kent stated boldly, shocking everyone present.


    "One cannot simply exit the Night des. Anyone who chooses to leave will surely be eliminated by the special operations team within the Night des!" a squad leader of the Night des quietly reminded him.


    Elder Kent turned his gaze toward the squad leader. "Since you''re willing to speak, then tell me, do you support my n?"


    Faced with Elder Kent''s threat, the squad leader of the Night des could only helplessly respond, "I can''t think of a better n, but I do feel that your n is a bit too risky."


    "Alright, you don''t need to say any more! Since you can''te up with a perfect n, let''s go with mine!" Elder Kent insisted, forcing the members of the Night des to follow his lead.


    The offensive n devised by Elder Kent was to directly attack Irving''s shelter. Although Irving had already patched many of the shelter''s defense vulnerabilities, the shelter itself was inherently easy to attack. No matter how many defensive infrastructures there were, the shelter still needed yers from the shelter game to defend it.


    With Irving having taken everyone to the castle''s perimeter, it meant that there weren''t enough personnel avable to defend the shelter.


    Despite the high risks associated with Kent''s approach, he had considered many factors before formting his action n. Elder Kent was not a reckless person; he was simply hot-tempered. Beneath his fiery exterior, however, he was also quite cunning and deceitful. There were many others within the Night des with simr temperaments, though their strength did not match his.


    After making his decision, Elder Kent and the members of the Night des prepared for the final preparations. This operation was crucial for them, so they would take all the weapons they had. Elder Kent specifically retrieved a rare weapon from his vault. This weapon could deal significant damage to any enemy, and he was able to conceal it in a ce where no one would notice.


    Once all preparations wereplete, Elder Kent gathered the members of the Night des together. "I know you are all feeling very anxious right now. But you shouldn''t worry too much, because our operation is bound to seed. Irving and hispanions are at the castle, which means the defenses of his shelter are quitex.


    We only need to destroy the outer defensive infrastructure of Irving''s shelter.


    There''s no need for us to go all in for a single decisive strike! The resources we have in the Night des far exceed those of Irving! We can engage him in a war of attrition!"


    After finishing his speech, Elder Kent led the members of the Night des into action. Although Elder Howard did not join Kent in this operation, he still provided some assistance by using the fog to sever themunication channels between Irving''s shelter and the castle.