“The best option we have right now is to gain enough power to defend even against one of the Nine Great Demon Kings’ attacks, but that is practically impossible. We have to come up with a way to preserve our forces in case of an emergency,” Flying Lance Sect Patriarch Jo Jin-Myeong suggested.0

“You want to create an escape plan?” Jiuhua Sect Patriarch Lee Geom-Hwan said with a dissatisfied expression.0

“Running away is not always shameful,” Jin-Myeong answered calmly. “Rather than fighting recklessly even though we have no chance of winning, it would be wiser to escape first and preserve our forces for future battles.”0

“I already have an escape plan in mind, so don’t worry,” Baek Cheon-Sang said.0

In the worst-case scenario, Cheon-Sang thought of evacuating the Loyal Heart Alliance’s forces to the Sea Dragon Archipelago. Not even the Nine Celestial Demons Sect would be able to do anything against its Fantasy Fog Array.0

“Can you share your plan with us?” Tae Gong-Pyo asked, wanting a more definite answer.0

“I unfortunately cannot. Truthfully speaking, the plan involves a closely guarded secret of our sect. However, with the evacuation measures we have prepared, I guarantee that we will be able to evade the Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s threat if the situation calls for it. Of course, it would be best not to be in a situation that requires it at all.”0

Although they did not get a specific answer, Cheon-Sang’s guarantee convinced the council’s delegates for now. They knew fully well that Cheon-Sang was not the type to lie about a plan that did not exist.0

“Although it is necessary to come up with evacuation measures in the worst-case scenario, I find it far more important to devise a sure-fire way to win...0