Chapter 630: Outmatched (1/2)

”Okay...this is not good. Not at all...”

Raven was currently sitting inside his office with a deep frown on his face as he stared at the diagram he made about the intel on the Exiles he managed to get so far.

It has been a few weeks since he discovered the diagram that lead him to the bases of the Exiles. The carriers of the Memory Runes had managed to penetrate deep into their ranks without their knowledge, allowing Raven to get more details on their total forces and the preparations they are doing for the inevitable clash. As so far, he did not like what he saw. Not even a bit.

Even Raven himself could admit that he had grossly underestimated the sheer determination of their enemies to bring them down. From what he had seen so far, if the clash were to happen within the next month, the sect will definitely even with his help.

The Ancient Elysium Sect is a powerhouse with millions of experts amongst its ranks. It does not lack talent nor resources, in fact it also didn't lack people who are willing to throw away their lives for the sake of the greater good. However, even with this, their enemies totally outclassed them in every aspect.

The Exiles penetrated deep into the Divine Realm. They have a total of 30 branches scattered around the realm. Each branch is located far from the other, making it extremely difficult to deal with due to the amount of time it needs to arrive at their bases.

Additionally, each base are located in a secret realm. As for how they did it, Raven had a few ideas but this in itself is already troublesome enough since secret realms aren't so easy to infiltrate unless they were granted entry from the inside. And from how the Exiles carried their operations so far, its safe to say that the chances of them letting someone in are low, while the chances of them allowing that same person to leave without taking away their freedom is even lower.

As for the forces alone, every single one of them were glorified slaves. At first, it would look like there is an established hierarchy amongst them but in truth there is only one leader and that is the Allfather, everyone else could be sacrificed for their ultimate goal.

None of them are truly free, even if they devote their unwavering loyalty to the Allfather, their freedoms will never be returned to them. Every single one of them is marked with a curse that will kill them at the first sign of betrayal. They have no choice but to as they were told if they don't want to die.

Raven also found out that they managed to procure War Ships as well, and by the looks of it, their War Ships are leagues better than what the sect has. Additionally, they have numerous tools which they could use to lock the coordinates of the pocket dimension where the Mount Olympus is hidden so even if they their moving, they'll be able to locate where they are.

Each War Ship carried weapons which could blast away the main gates that lead to the sect proper. They also have an accurate map of the inner regions of the sect, as well as the key areas such as Tartarus, Devil's Cradle, Asphodel, Devil Emperor's Tower, Storm Dweller's Peak and so on. They even know where the danger zones are located as well.

Raven already assumed that their plan is to free the minions of the Devil Emperor in order to enlist their help in freeing it. Well, Raven was one step ahead and managed to fortify the seals on their prisons so that should make it a bit more difficult for them to do so, of course it would a different matter if the Allfather himself decided to be the one to set them free instead.

Aside from that, just the sheer disparity between cultivation ranks of the sect disciples and their slaves were giving him a headache.

The lowest rank that their slaves had were at least Knight Monarch Realm while for the sect, it would be Champion Knight which is two realms lower that the former. Not to mention, all of them are slaves, worse comes to worse, they could choose blow themselves up instead of choosing to retreat, which will cause a tremendous damage to the sect and its people.

The sect will be besieged in all sides too since the Devils will most likely ally with them, especially since the devils are connected to the Devil Emperor.

Even if the sect manages to cinch victory, it would be a bittersweet one since it will be paves with so many deaths on their side. Not to mention, the Allfather would most likely not be idle during this moment.

Raven knew that the Sect Master is strong. If it weren't for the fact that he cared deeply about the well-being of the disciples, he could go on a rampage with hardly anybody being able to stop him. Him and his wife were genuine Divinity Realm Experts, even the slightest movement they do will cause mass destruction around them.