An Intent Condensation Grandmaster could already project his mind into reality to a limited degree. Even at a disadvantage, he could keep his techniques steady, assess his surroundings, and continue thinking.
As Commandery Commissioner of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, an intelligence chief, Mo Wu had originally believed they had at least a ninety-eight percent chance of suppressing this coup.
Thanks to the traitor among their enemies, even the vague scraps of information they obtained were enough to deduce their objective in staging a coup!
Combined with the overall situation, it was easy to infer that they intended to act during the Palace Examination!
Preparing around that point could not possibly go wrong.
The groups involved were simply too sensitive, and the Grain Transport faction had also seized control of Jinnan Prefecture.
To truly resolve the problem, they had arranged this confrontation: soldiers against soldiers, kings against kings!
Although unexpected developments had occurred along the way, with the enemy using unusual means to breach the Imperial Palace walls extremely quickly, the loyalists still held the overall advantage!
Their complete victory might become a narrow or even pyrrhic victory, but he had never doubted that victory would ultimately be theirs!
Yet now, facing the blood-colored Astral Force surrounding the Marquis of Divine Might and feeling the sudden, comprehensive surge in his abilities, Mo Wu could only feel bitterness welling up inside.
"What the hell are you doing?! We clearly have more Grandmasters! And better weapons! How did it come to this?! Where are Wang Gui and his men?!"
A melee between experts like this should have snowballed!
The side with the advantage would quickly free up fighters to help the others win, then free up more and more, widening their advantage!
Instead-
Wang Gui of the Western Depot was nowhere to be