She lifted her hand slightly, feeling the flow.
"This will feed my domain," she said.
"Yes," Lucas answered. "And that is exactly what I need you to do."
She looked at him then.
"You finally have a plan."
Lucas leaned both hands on the table and met her gaze.
"I have a possibility," he corrected. "Not a victory."
She nodded slightly. "Explain."
Lucas pointed to the valley marked on the map.
"If Celestial Ken appears, he will not descend quietly. A cultivator of his level entering the battlefield will shake the entire area. The moment that happens, every soldier here will panic."
"That is expected," she said.
"But panic is not the problem," Lucas continued. "Time is."
He tapped the map again.
"You cannot defeat him."
The Ice Belle did not react to the statement.
She simply nodded once.
"That is correct."
Lucas continued.
"But you can stall him. If you spread your atmospheric domain and engage him directly, you can force him to focus on you."
