After deciding on the location of the clash with the Fifth Legion and gaining the approval of his two superpowered teammates, John had originally planned to gather his forces and rush to Chokehold Peak overnight. But when he suddenly recalled Doran's strange behavior earlier, he felt it was necessary to have Laiya gather some intelligence. After all, he was extremely familiar with the Fifth Legion's internal arrangements.
He naturally knew that with a full three transcendent Mages on the enemy's side, sending Laiya to lead the Ground Support Unit in an assassination attempt against Roxy would be no different from smashing eggs against a rock.
Rather than letting his subordinates risk carrying out an assassination mission with an extremely low chance of success and burying this immensely promising squad in the process,
it would be better to have them lie low and carry out minor tasks, thereby making Roxy wary.
That way, to ensure that battlefield command would not be forcibly interrupted by a possible assassination, the other side would take the initiative to leave one transcendent Mage behind at their headquarters.
With that, the transcendent Mage strength of both sides could be brought into balance, further increasing his odds of victory.
However, just as John called Wendy over and intended to have her summon everyone from the Ground Support Squad, he learned an unexpected piece of news from her:
"Huh? Didn't Second Lieutenant Laiya go carry out the confidential mission you assigned her, Captain? Why do you need to call her over?"
Wendy stared at John in confusion, seemingly unable to understand why he would say such a thing.
A confidential mission?
What confidential mission?
How did I not know about it?
John was equally dumbfounded. But after recalling Laiya's inexplicable replies during their conversation aboard the Horst Battleship