Dunn had begun thinking about retaliation back when he drove off the eight invading Legendaries.
If any of those eight attacking Legendaries had been killed there, Dunn certainly would not have considered retaliation.
After all, aside from providing some psychological satisfaction, retaliation offered no tangible benefits.
But just as Dunn had told Annie, not one of the Legendaries who attacked during the Founding Ceremony had paid a price.
That would make people think their Atlantis Empire was "easy to bully."
So, for the sake of the Atlantis Empire's reputation and deterrent power, Dunn had to retaliate.
Logically, Hohenheim should have been his first choice of target.
After all, that attack had mainly happened because Hohenheim had designs on Dunn.
However, Hohenheim belonged to the Wizard Council, and the location of his lair was difficult to find.
That aside, Hohenheim himself was a Legendary Wizard close to the High Legendary level.
His combat strength could not be underestimated.
The primary purpose of this retaliation was to demonstrate the Atlantis Empire's deterrent power.
If Dunn went after Hohenheim, never mind the possibility of being killed instead-even Hohenheim escaping would mean the strategic objective of this retaliation had failed.
By the time he tried to choose another target, they would be on their guard as well.
So Hohenheim, the chief culprit, could only be ruled out for the time being.
Of course, that did not mean letting him off just like that. Time was on Dunn's side. Once his strength increased again or he ascended to godhood, dealing with Hohenheim would be much easier.
There was no need to rush retaliation.
As for the other seven...
[Gluttony] Igneel was too dangerous. Dunn felt he currently had no good way to kill him, so he was ruled out.
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