Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 268 Combat Arrangements
That night, in the ancient and solemn meeting hall of Xingjin Island.

The flickering light of the torches shone on the stone wall, stretching the figures of Moon and the three great witches to varying lengths.

There was a solemn and strange atmosphere in the air.

The reason why it is weird is that Moon is looking at the intelligence sent by the federal spellcaster Lieutenant General Dylan.
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Organization name: Faithless.

Sphere of influence: Solman Island and Andros Island.

Number of members: 25 (plus military and political guards who have already controlled two islands)

Senior management: 4 people (each raising a magical animal)
Leader: Guy Cooper, who is good at transformation magic and god-control magic, and raises a fire snake.

Senior management: Montoya
Senior: Larry Hunter, who keeps a giant black bat.
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"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, are you sure this information is true and reliable?"

Spreading the parchment in his hand on the table, Moon looked curiously at Dylan Tafto who was sitting on the periphery.

"Of course, the number of people listed above was recounted by us not long ago after the war."

Lieutenant General Dilan didn't know why Moon asked this question.

In order to prove the reliability of his intelligence, he briefly described the situation of the last battle on Orem Island.

"There were originally 30 Faithless. In the last battle, we eliminated five of them. They were then forced to move to Andros Island."

As the main combat force among the second-level wizards of the tribe, Lang also attended the pre-war mobilization meeting.

When this information was passed to him, Lang frowned unconsciously.

"Among the five people you eliminated, there shouldn't be any so-called high-ranking members of the Faithless?"

Lang remembered very clearly that when he and the high priest went to the Castle of Maierzu, they eliminated a high-ranking unbeliever who was carrying a giant black bat.

But now this person's information is still lying in the caster's intelligence.

"How did you know?"

Lieutenant General Dylan asked subconsciously, but was immediately interrupted by Layton.

"cough!"

Layton coughed loudly before looking at the tribal wizard sitting in the middle.

"High Priest, the strength of the Faithless cannot be underestimated. Each of their high-ranking members possesses special magic, and they have magical familiars to assist them. It is difficult to stop them on the battlefield."

"But you should at least find out their true number, right?"

Lang asked again in confusion.

"What do you mean? Is the number of people here wrong?"

Layton was also curious for a moment, then turned to look at Lieutenant General Dylan.

"It can't be wrong. I've been dealing with the Faithless for thirty years, and I know them very well. Besides, you saw the bodies of the Faithless on the battlefield last time."

Upon hearing this, Leighton nodded, although his main focus had not been on the Vena Islands before.

But he has been paying close attention to the battle situation here, and he is also very clear about the overall strength of the Faithless.

Lang wanted to say something else, but Moon waved his hand.

He hadn't originally expected the spellcaster to be of much help, but now that he had learned the true number of wizards on the other side, it was enough.

Combining the information from the spellcaster, Moon knew that the strength of the Faithless had indeed fallen to its lowest point.

Two of the four senior executives have been eliminated, namely Montoya, who was eliminated by Moon and Zalan together.

There was also Larry Hunter, who was carrying the Voldemort Bat and was killed at Fort Myers not long ago.

As for the lower-level staff, they lost not five but nine.

In addition to the wizards who died in the battle to seize the island with the spellcaster, Moon and Lang also dealt with four others.

In addition, the pets of two high-ranking Faithless leaders had also been killed and became materials for Moon to make potions and practice alchemy.

Combined with the information from the spellcaster, there are now 19 members of the Faithless remaining, and there are only two senior members including the leader.

With such a huge loss, it's no wonder that the Faithless would hide on Andros Island and dare not leave the island to stop Moon from relocating the Bailey family.

But the caster failed to obtain this information. Apparently, the Faithless had used some means to conceal it.

However, none of this matters to Moon. Since the opponent's strength has been greatly reduced, he should take this opportunity to completely eliminate the Faithless.

Of course, this information still has some merits, such as a detailed description of the combat methods commonly used by the Faithless, as well as the spellcasters and their combat experience.

What made Moon most curious was that at the end of the information, there was a line of black handwriting.

[It is suspected that there is external magical support behind the Faithless.]

Noticing Moon's glance at this, Layton coughed again.

"Well, although there is no evidence yet that there is anyone behind the Faithless, I think it is very likely, so I wrote it up."

Moon nodded when he heard this. Now he knew more detailed information about the Faithless than the spellcasters.

But compared to his understanding of the situation behind the Faithless, Moon is obviously not as good as the spellcaster.

Especially Leighton Gavin, this spellcaster not only masters unique magic, but also has rich combat experience.

Since the old general believed that external forces would intervene, Moon naturally would not treat it carelessly.

"Now that we know the general situation of the Faithless, we must take the initiative."

After putting down the information about the Faithless, Moon looked focused.

His slender fingers gently slid across the map of the archipelago spread out in front of him, then landed on an island in the southernmost part and tapped twice.

"The next major target is Andros Island. I suggest that the two great wizards stay behind, and the rest of the wizards with combat experience go together."

Moon raised his head, his eyes firm and sharp, and looked at the three great wizards one by one.

The great wizard Hai Lan had a full beard on his face, which trembled slightly as he nodded vigorously.

"I agree. Let me accompany the high priest for a while!"

The Great Wizard Hailan has a hot temper and he has long been unable to suppress his desire to fight.

The Great Wizard of Spirit Tree and the Great Wizard of Starlight are relatively calm. Their strength can only be fully exerted on the island. Naturally, they will not compete with the Great Wizard of Hailan for the opportunity to go out to fight.

"That's right. We have been silent for too long. It's time to let the world know who is the most orthodox wizard in this world."

The Great Star Shaman, who had always wanted to restore the glory of the tribe, looked extremely excited.

Being good at observing the stars and well versed in the magic of prophecy, he had predicted today's scene long ago.

He knew that this was the beginning of the tribe's wizards returning to their ancient glory, and also the key node for the tribe to break free from the shackles of the curse.

The Great Witch of the Spirit Tree still had a kind look on her face. She stroked the wooden staff engraved with runes in her hand, and her eyes revealed endless compassion.

"Long ago, wizards shouldered the responsibility of protection, using sorcery to maintain order in the world, allowing ordinary people to live peaceful lives despite unknown supernatural threats."

The only female witch on the island is the kindest one to her people.

She has always followed the oldest code of conduct of tribal wizards.

【Witchcraft only exists to protect the tribe】

In the past, tribal wizards had to protect all of humanity, but now their strength has been greatly reduced, and they are still working hard to ensure the lives of their people.

What the unbelievers did had far exceeded the old man's tolerance limit.

In the past, using ordinary people for limb grafting experiments would have resulted in the most severe punishment.

"Those without faith should be eliminated!" Lieutenant Generals Layton and Dylan, who were sitting outside the conference room, had been listening to the arrangements of the tribal wizard.

When Moon said that the main target was only Andros Island, Zalan did not object.

Layton looked at Lieutenant General Dylan behind him curiously.

"Is there something going on on Solman Island?"

"I don't know yet."

After answering, Dylan thought for a moment and quickly added.

"Ever since Solman Island was occupied by the Faithless, all our spies have been eliminated. We have no access to any news from within the island."

Layton knew that Lieutenant General Dylan was telling the truth.

Moreover, in recent times, the spellcasters have not recovered from the battle on Orem Island, and they have also sacrificed many people.

The supervision of non-believers is naturally not as comprehensive as before.

"It's better to send someone to check out that island. I suspect something is happening there that we don't know about."

After the three great wizards expressed their opinions, the shamans and wizards present also expressed their support.

After a heated discussion and referring to Zalan's opinions, the tribal wizards' battle plan was quickly finalized.

The Great Wizard Hailan went on the expedition with Moon, while the other two Great Wizards stayed behind on Xingjin Island.

Young wizards aged 17 or above, who master at least three types of witchcraft or magic, and who have experience in warfare, can participate in this battle.

After screening, twelve tribal wizards met the requirements.

In addition, three ships including the Scarlet Moon were dispatched, carrying 500 tribal warriors who were good at fighting. These people were led by Zalan.

Upon hearing that Moon only had twelve wizards capable of fighting, Lieutenant General Dylan subconsciously wanted to speak out to stop him.

The comparison of the number of wizards on both sides is 12:25.

In his opinion, such a huge gap in strength did not seem like a conquest of the Faithless, but more like an attempt to destroy the wizards of Star Cinder Island in advance.

The island spellcasters led by Vice Admiral Dilan have fought against the Faithless no less than a hundred times, so he thought he knew that group of people very well.

Among them, the leader of the Faithless was slightly stronger than him, and he could only stop the opponent with the cooperation of two spellcaster major generals.

Not to mention that the Faithless also have four high-ranking members with impressive magical abilities.

In his opinion, such strength should be on the same level as the great wizards among the tribe.

If Xingjin Island could mobilize all three great wizards, perhaps they could outnumber the enemy and win.

But now he couldn't understand Moon's thoughts at all. A Hailan Great Wizard could only deal with a high-ranking believer.

This does not include the leader of the faithless and the numerous low-level wizards.

Lieutenant General Dilan did not take Moon's strength into consideration.

Of course, he felt that there was no need to consider it, after all, Moon was too young.

Lieutenant General Dylan was about to stand up and say something, but was stopped by Layton.

"Listen again, maybe there will be other discoveries."

"This battle cannot be dragged out. We must end it quickly before the enemy can react.

So please notify all participants tonight to depart early tomorrow morning and arrive at Andros Island in the evening."

Although he had never actually commanded a war between wizards, Moon knew it very well.

This time the tribal wizards do not have an advantage in numbers, so they must launch a surprise attack while the Faithless have not yet recovered from the last battle.

As for the tribal warriors he led, they were naturally there to guard against the ordinary people under the command of the unbelievers.

The number of these people should be quite large, and in order to deal with the unbelievers, the tribal wizards may ignore the threat posed by this group of people.

With Zalan leading the tribal warriors, it shouldn't be a big problem to deal with these faithless guards.

"Don't worry, High Priest. In our first battle off the island, we will let the unbelievers know what a true wizard looks like!"

After Great Wizard Hai Lan finished speaking, everyone went to make preparations separately.

Moon left Zalan behind and reviewed all the arrangements just made.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't worried since this was my first time leading wizards into battle.

But since we have already made enemies with the faithless, we must end the battle quickly.

All Moon can do is try his best to avoid making mistakes in his decisions.

After coming out of the meeting room, Layton and Dylan were led to the lounge by the tribesmen.

However, the two of them were not sleepy at all now, and gathered together to discuss what they had seen and heard today.

"Coming to Xingjin Island this time is probably the most valuable choice I have made in recent years."

Layton sat in a chair in the lounge, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table.

Before coming to the Vina Islands, he was worried that the Snow Eagle Mountain defense line would be attacked by the enemy without a commander.

But now it seems that what he gained on Xingjin Island is far greater than what he gained from staying on the Snow Eagle Mountain defense line.

"That's right. I didn't expect that this small island not only has flying magic, but also such a precious thing as a fire dragon."

Lieutenant General Dylan echoed from the side, but he still felt uneasy when he thought about the tribal wizard's announcement of the combat mission just now.

"Layton, do you really think that the tribal wizards alone can eliminate the Faithless?"

Layton didn't say anything, and the sound of knocking on the table echoed in the room.

"And don't you think that kid's decision was too risky? It's simply sending the tribal wizard into a fire pit."

"No!"

As Layton spoke, his fingers stopped tapping on the table.

"This child, or rather the tribal high priest, his arrangement is very appropriate!"

As a lieutenant general in the federal army, Layton commands not only spellcasters, but also tens of thousands of federal soldiers.

Therefore, he has extensive experience in commanding operations, and there are few people in the entire continent who can surpass him.

"Suitable? How is that possible? The strength gap between the two sides is too huge. The tribal wizard is simply going to die."

Lieutenant General Dilan was very confused. When he was guarding Orem Island, he mobilized all thirty spellcasters on the archipelago.

In the end, they were driven back to the Carvir Fortress by the Faithless.

If Layton had not arrived with reinforcements in the end, Orem Island would have become the new territory of the Faithless.

"You think it's impossible because you don't know your opponent well enough. What if the gap in strength between the two sides isn't so huge?"

"How is that possible? We are old rivals of the Faithless. I know what they are like..."

"Trust me, Dylan."

Layton suddenly turned to look at Lieutenant General Dylan, and then spat out the most favorable evidence word by word.

"The man sitting next to the high priest is no less capable of commanding battles than I am."

(End of this chapter)