"Pull back, completely give up the initiative, carve out tactical room by retreating—trade space for the opponent's time and spell differential."
Ji Haijun laid out the full idea.
A [Hypothetical Scenario] played out in Jiang Han's cat brain. With a Witch's imagination, completely creating a [Real Scene] was something anyone could do; it was hardly worth boasting about.
Yu Sitong beside them spoke up, unable to stop herself from frowning as she joined the tactical discussion. "That's suicide."
She rubbed her chin. "Giving up space is the same as giving up your lifeline. Think about it: the opponent presses forward, and you retreat. You'll inevitably have to use spells while retreating, or you won't be able to match the pace of someone advancing. That means you lose both the differential and the initiative. If you simply retreat with your body while maintaining casting focus, then your casting will be even slower than usual, and you won't have enough space either. Isn't that the so-called [Path to Death]?"
"That's something Witches like us can't do, but Jiang Han can. Or rather, only she can."
Ji Haijun nudged a stone with her foot and sat down beside a heated floor stone radiating warmth.
Jiang Han sat beside her and took out the little portable storage box, letting the big and small cats help themselves to snacks.
"You're saying only I can do it?" Jiang Han did not think there was anything Witches could not do that only she could.
Ji Haijun nodded and held up three fingers. "This tactic of retreating to trade for space requires three things before it can possess the tactical room and necessity we're talking about."
"First, ample Giant Cat reserves."
"Second, a tough individual physique."
"Third, the ability to naturally possess Weather Flow without actually fighting with