Given that Pillar God's personality, no matter where they ran next, the army would probably catch up with them.
After all, as Sherlock, he would have to flee together with Princess Isabel no matter what.
Since the Necessary Task was to escort Isabel, it meant they were certain to encounter danger. It might even be the greatest danger of all.
But with Grand Adjudicator Shafiya accompanying them, how could they possibly run into danger? If Iver went along too, he might even bring his guardian spirit with him... If a lineup of this scale could still encounter danger, the Consultant could think of only one possibility.
The two prime ministers had made their move. Alternatively, multiple Fifth Level Transcendents would arrive with the army.
Otherwise, none of it made sense.
That was also why he had initially wanted to kill Isabel. That way, he could break free from the constraints of his "Sherlock" role. He would not have to fulfill his duty, nor would he have to risk his life alongside Isabel.
But what if he killed Isabel and stayed where he was? He also had the task called The Day of Destruction Approaches, which required him to remain on Glass Island until the final day.
The chaos caused merely by Avalon's change of throne could absolutely be quelled in two or three days. Therefore, the "Day of Destruction" referred to by this task should be something else.
For example... the complete destruction of Glass Island.
That meant something would definitely happen on the final day—something that would bring calamity upon everyone who remained on Glass Island.
Moreover, the Consultant believed that the other Ascenders should have this task as well.
The Consultant had another task: assisting the Grand Guardian in commanding the Griffin Legion to carry out a decapitation