Abel had always received the latest news about the war at the earliest possible moment. With his status as an Honorary Elder of the Wizard Guild, things were very different from before, when he had relied on privately transmitted messages. His Honorary Elder badge could connect to the Wizard Guild's intelligence system at any time, allowing him to check whatever information he wanted.
At the beginning of the war, he had been quite satisfied. The war had proceeded smoothly, and his investment had produced excellent results. The Wizard Guild had achieved a phased victory without paying much of a price.
However, as the war progressed, the information he received left him deeply disappointed.
Aside from the ten resource points fixed around God's Country, the war had not directly extended to God's Country itself. Although this had still caused God's Country heavy losses, it had not truly affected the Guardian Skywing, and could not directly threaten God's Country.
The only thing currently in Abel's favor was that, with all of God's Country's high-end combat power concentrated on defending against external enemies, there were clearly far fewer Holy Knights inside God's Country.
This was most clearly reflected in the towns near where his believers lived. The Holy Knights there were being mobilized toward the borders.
God's Country's internal forces were now extremely weak. Unfortunately, the Wizard Guild could not enter it. Otherwise, with such a good opportunity, simply entering God's Country would cause it tremendous harm.
He suddenly thought of something. Neither the Wizard Guild nor anyone else from the Central Continent could pass through the Defense Shield of the Guardian Skywing.
But that did not include the Holy Knights he had resurrected—Fanatical Knight Bruce and Legendary Holy Knight Will. They should both be able to pass through the Defense Shield of