Either Hunter had been too stupid, or the gap in strength had been so great that he had been killed instantly.
Edward believed it was the latter. In other words, given everyone else's strength, they were very likely to be killed instantly too-so the supposed plan to "stall for time and wait for help" was simply unworkable.
Since Intis knew Krismona, couldn't He have foreseen this outcome?
Then why had He still issued the commission, asking everyone to help Him guard the Brass Rod?
Was it merely a last resort? Or a gamble on "you never know"? Or... had all of this been within His expectations?
At the gathering just now, "Intis" had also said that, aside from Krismona, other factions and powerful individuals had their eyes on the Brass Rod. That made the plan to "stall for time and wait for help" seem even more utterly foolish!
Besides, why had everyone independently chosen these few days? It was almost as though they had arranged it.
Coincidence?
Talking about "coincidence" in front of the Twilight Hermit Order? He might as well say the Russian Priest had arranged it.
There was absolutely some scheme behind this again!
Then should he simply stick the Brass Rod back in and abandon the commission?
That felt rather frustrating.
Actually, with the method of [praying to himself and answering himself], Edward was much safer than everyone else. The problem was that this method consumed a great deal of spirituality.
He couldn't maintain that state for long stretches of time.
So previously, he had only used it with a specific aim, once he was certain he was going somewhere to do something.
Now, however, when the enemy would come knocking was completely unknown. If he used this method too early and the enemy only arrived after