At the sight of Megose carrying the Spawn of Evil God, Hobart's thoughts exploded. He recalled everything about "0-08," as well as the full outline of his plan.
First, his plan was not complicated. When facing "0-08," the more complicated the plan, the greater the chance of failure.
Last week, Hobart had planned to arrive in Tingen City early to make preparations, but after pondering it for a long time, he realized that no matter what preparations he made, "0-08" would notice something was wrong in advance.
So Hobart's plan was to gain Dunn and the others' basic trust before Ince Zangwill made his move.
What came afterward was not so complicated. Megose coming to Blackthorn Security Company was bound to happen. Only once that happened would there be a foundation for dealing with Ince.
Otherwise, Ince would continue waiting for an opportunity, and the situation's development would completely escape Hobart's control. He would no longer possess the advantage of an omniscient perspective.
The premise was already in place: how could they hold Megose back without losses and wait for reinforcements from Saint Hall?
Hobart's answer was that, following the original story's development, when they had no choice but to fight Megose, he would save Leonard during the opponent's first wave of attacks.
The Grandpa inside Leonard, along with the Sealed Artifact he held, could restrain Megose more effectively.
During the battle that followed, he would stop Dunn from risking his life. If that truly did not work, he would throw Saint Selena's Ashes out onto the street. Whoever wanted it could have it.
As for Klein, there was no need to care whether he lived or died.
Furthermore, the principle for participating in this operation was: do his best, but do not risk his life. He did not have