"Indeed."
Arch Lich Sujade nodded slightly, expressing his solemn support for Elilose's words. "A lack of magic power will make our warriors tire more easily, throw our minds into disorder, and place us at a natural disadvantage before the decisive battle with the wizards has even begun. Neither timing nor terrain is on our side."
"Very perceptive, very perceptive."
Sir Ulrich also nodded with a smile. Not only did he not deny Elilose's view, he praised her repeatedly. "As expected of an ancient deity born alongside a world. Your sensitivity to the overall situation is unmatched."
Yet despite his words, his tone was somewhat perfunctory, and his face showed no sign that he intended to seriously consider the matter. It was as though he had heard not of the Demon Allied Army's enormous disadvantage, but some triviality like the brain pudding he had eaten that morning being a little too salty.
Elilose drew in her forelegs and scratched the bristles beneath her eyes.
She began to wonder whether she had failed to explain something clearly enough, causing the Old Lich to miss the gravity of the situation.
Just as she was reflecting on herself, Sir Ulrich suddenly spoke, smiling as he asked, "Hmm, I nearly forgot... Have I introduced you to Leviathan's older sister, Sizz?"
As he spoke, he pointed behind him.
The dark red glow in Sujade's eye sockets flickered slightly.
The jade-colored spider stood upright on two slender hind legs, widened her tiny black eyes, and looked in the direction Sir Ulrich had indicated.
That was where neither heavenly light nor Earth Fire had yet spread, still covered by the heavy Night Veil of the Black Prison World. Yet the faint phosphorescence brought by the thick tentacles descending from the sky kept that curtain of night from closing