Once the Indomitable Alliance encircled the Flawless Starlight, they did not hesitate to strike.
Seizing the rare window of opportunity, they focused their attacks primarily on the five Lords.
Such was the cruel nature of the world. No matter how powerful someone became, if caught by surprise, even the mightiest could fall in the span of a single heartbeat.
Robert, Cayson, and Iris faced a Lord individually.
Meanwhile, the Grandmasters were divided into two teams. Michael, Victoria, Claire, and Ava were assigned to bring down one Lord, while Richard, Evelyn, Noah, Alice, and Stephen concentrated their efforts on the last.
Logically speaking, the Indomitable Alliance would never have stood a chance without the new reinforcements that had recently joined their faction. Michael might have known how to win when the odds were stacked against him, but there still had to be at least some chance of victory to begin with.
