"What? You deceived us? What do you mean?" the gray-robed man asked.
"Wasn't that the case? The intelligence you provided earlier clearly said the Alliance Central Army could be easily defeated. But when we acted according to what you said, it was nothing like that." the black shadow said furiously. "Not only did we fail, but because of your intelligence, we concentrated too many elites in the central army, leaving our flanks too weak. The Alliance forces broke through them, leading to our defeat!"
"So you're putting all the blame on me?" The gray-robed man sneered. "Then I really have to say, you people are beyond saving. Yes, I did tell you that, but I also told you to wait twenty minutes before launching an all-out attack on the Alliance Central Army. Only then could you defeat it. Even if you couldn't secure a swift victory, you wouldn't have suffered such a disastrous defeat.
But what did you do? You thought yourselves clever, distrusted my intelligence, and sent small units to probe ahead of time before gradually increasing their numbers. Do you know that would put the Alliance Central Army on alert? Even if you launched an all-out attack afterward, you would never achieve the intended results?
Not to mention that your flanks were crushed before your central army could even attack. Even if it had happened later, it wouldn't have changed anything. Because you made the wrong choice from the very beginning. Thinking yourselves clever—how could you possibly win?!"
"I—" Black Shadow was immediately left speechless by the rebuttal.
The gray-robed man advanced with an imposing air, forcing Black Shadow to retreat step by step.
The gray-robed man spoke, half mocking and half reproachful. "I know that from the very beginning, you never truly trusted us. But what good