Chapter 139: Preparations
With the help of Sage, a man of immense power and authority, many things became much easier.
Part of the reason Benjamin and the others' little moves in the Royal Capital had gone off without a hitch was that Sage had used his abilities to cover them up.
And when David confirmed that Benjamin and the others would make their move tonight, carrying out faith contamination to create an opportunity for the high-ranking wizards—
David joined forces with Sage to make one final move, all for the sake of securing an extra contribution.
They secretly gathered the upper echelons of every race—the mortal leaders who held the highest authority among mortals, capable of mobilizing armies and organizing resistance.
Then, before they could react, they triggered the magical trap Sage had prepared in advance, instantly grinding them all to death.
That was why, when Benjamin and the other four successfully escaped the Royal Capital, the city had been in chaos, yet no one capable of truly taking charge had emerged to steady the situation or organize an effective counterattack.
Because by then, every high-ranking official had already died in that silent "decapitation operation."
This was also the key reason David had ranked second on the contribution leaderboard.
While participating in Benjamin and the other four's faith contamination plan, he had also gained an enormous additional contribution for slaughtering the mortal leaders.
Thus, other than Benjamin, who had led the operation, David had the highest contribution score.
Sensing the message from Wizard Camp through his Wizard Artifact, David's lips curved into a confident smile.
He knew he had played this move beautifully.
Elsewhere, Sage, his expression somewhat vacant, involuntarily recalled his first meeting with David.
That young man had used a perspective that did not belong to this plane