Ethan did his best, he really did.
As the leader of the Whisper Sect's Northeast Diocese, he did not hide away in the city despite his esteemed status. Instead, after the God Technique Array was shattered by the old Orc's totem, he personally led the Protecting Knights to the surface, taking the lead to charge at the enemy ahead whose numbers barely matched his own forces!
He had to do this because as the God Technique Array collapsed with a thunderous crash, the veteran strategist from Sumer, the old Orc, gave the order—
"First to fourth combat sequences, move up, protect the spellcasters at all costs, initiate the third contingency plan."
Because the opposing side didn't kindly explain, Ethan didn't know what the third contingency plan was. However, a few minutes later, as the underground palace nestled within the mountain began to groan, and the entire mountain trembled under the joint spellcasting of those Shaman Priests, he suddenly understood.
