Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit.

Chapter 158 The Gray Knights (Seeking monthly votes)

It's easy for Reicher to lock onto Casillas immediately.

To oppose Matthew and target the arcane sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, it's hard to imagine anyone other than Kaecilius and Dormammu.

As I said before, Matthew doesn't hide many things from his subordinates.

For example, many things in Kamar-Taj.

The same applies to Casillas's betrayal.

Reicher, Natasha, and other high-ranking officials place great emphasis on information exchange, as it allows them to gain a deeper understanding of the world.

Whether it's dealing with potential future threats, war, or developing one's own business based on those threats, it's all the same.

Matthew wouldn't hide this from them.

There's no need for that.

"So this guy is planning to attack us. What's his purpose?" Natasha leaned back in her chair, unable to resist stretching out her long legs and putting them on the table—a habit she couldn't break.

Fortunately, she managed to hold back in this situation.

Reicher sat up straight and analyzed: "Dormammu sees the BOSS as a threat. Whether it's him or Kaecilius, their ultimate goal is to kill the BOSS."

"Whatever they do this time, this is the final result they want."

"What we need to consider is whether Wang will reveal our existence."

The existence of the two major battle groups is not a secret to many people.

Matthew didn't hide it in any particular way, but few people knew about Kamar-Taj, except for the king and a few sorcerers who knew about it during the battle with Mephisto in Texas.

Casillas is not in this group.

Whether or not Casillas knew this information was quite important to his so-called plan.

By leveraging this information gap, everyone can deduce Casillas' next move.

"I think he knows." Natasha's pink lips curled up.

The others' eyes darted around.

Logically speaking, while Kaecilius is one of the most outstanding sorcerers in Kamar-Taj besides the Ancient One, the King is no less formidable.

It's impossible to get information from Wang using conventional methods.

Magical methods were also ineffective.

The gap between the two is not that large.

But if Dormammu is added, things might change.

The possibility of them finding this place through cooperation is very high.

Even if they knew, they probably wouldn't know the exact number.

Negri said lazily.

Everyone immediately understood what she meant.

"If I were him, I wouldn't directly target the BOSS; the best approach would be to isolate the BOSS." Natasha is very good at putting herself in others' shoes.

Many things can be understood by putting yourself in someone else's shoes, even with limited information.

This time is no exception.

"So he wants to eliminate us first, to enrage the BOSS. A person in a rage often loses their rationality."

"Hmm, a wild beast that has lost its mind is the easiest to control."

Do you think Mephisto will get involved?

"I'm not sure, but don't we have a demon here?"

"The Demonic Heart of the Witch?"

While everyone was discussing and analyzing, Matthew sat comfortably in his chair, browsing through various knowledge on his tablet and occasionally jotting down theoretical possibilities for developing his Devil Fruit.

Having a group of intelligent subordinates is very convenient.

Ultimately, during the discussion, everyone basically analyzed all the possibilities of Casillas's plan this time.

"I think someone will come after the BOSS, just like Dormammu held back the Ancient One."

Roseco proposed a possibility.

Everyone nodded, and Raiche spoke up: "This is the premise of all the plans. If the BOSS isn't diverted, their plans won't proceed."

After he finished speaking, he and everyone else looked at Matthew.

The question in his eyes was quite obvious.

Matthew confirmed everyone's guess: "Mephisto."

"He'll believe the number of 100 soldiers deployed, including everyone who went to Texas before, to cooperate with Casillas's plan."

"Kara will lead a hundred soldiers to follow us secretly without letting them find out. Bucky, you and the rest of the soldiers will stay at the base."

"You may be facing Casillas and Dormammu behind him directly."

Rachel and Natasha quickly devised a battle plan.

The others listened attentively and nodded.

"Niti, use your portal to send all the logistics troops and technology personnel away in the next few days, and then have them stand by. You need to support both battlefields simultaneously."

After Reicher gave the order, Natasha looked at Nydy.

Nydy nodded, understanding the importance of her battle.

As for Matthew, the leader, he naturally listened obediently to his subordinates' battle plan and cooperated.

This is a rare opportunity for real-world testing, to collect data on the effectiveness of the two major factions' updated equipment against mages.

At the same time, use this plan to completely eliminate Kaecilius and his dark mage cult, and rescue the king who may still be alive.

"Shouldn't we contact Kamar-Taj?"

Bucky then asked a question.

Natasha shook her head: "We're not sure if there are still any followers of Kaecilius at Kamar-Taj. We have to prepare for the worst."

"The highest level of confidentiality must be maintained throughout the entire process."

Why did Kaecilius defect from Kamar-Taj and get severely injured and disappear by the BOSS, only to quickly raise a dark mage order after recovering?

It was because of Casillas's many years in Kamar-Taj that he had many loyal followers.

It is true that Casillas turned to darkness.

Before he turned to darkness, he was indeed the Ancient One's most outstanding disciple.

He even personally taught many monk apprentices.

These people, influenced by him for a long time, questioned life and death, immortality, and the Ancient One's concealment of dark magic, just like him. They were among the earliest to follow him.

At the same time, there is a group of disillusioned and confused sorcerers in Kamar-Taj.

Most of these people are similar to Kaecilius, having experienced the loss of loved ones, pain, and unfulfilled desires, and are extremely dissatisfied with the Ancient One's rule of not interfering with life and death and not teaching immortality magic.

Without Casillas's influence, these mages might have remained just that.

But given a new option, these people immediately and without hesitation left Kamar-Taj to join Kaecilius's dark cult.

Matthew had mentioned this to them.

Therefore, it is easy to analyze the situation.

It's uncertain whether there are other moles within Kamar-Taj.

"Okay, let's see if anyone comes looking for us in Kamar-Taj tomorrow." Bucky nodded.

The group's analysis was correct.

The next day, the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj really did come knocking on the door.

However, he did not personally locate the island base.

Instead, they contacted the Information Department via a confidential channel, calling from New York.

Inform the Mage King and Mordo that they recently discovered traces of Kaecilius and the Dark Mage Order, and go to track them down.

The connection was lost yesterday, and a magic beacon was launched.

Kamar-Taj received the magical beacon and immediately summoned mages to it, but these mages also suddenly disappeared.

Ultimately, Kamar-Taj realized the situation was dire, as the Ancient One was fighting Dormammu and had no choice but to contact Matthew, hoping to get his help.