Transmigrated as a Ghost

Chapter 1055: Chapter 1055 Machinations in the Shadows (2)

"First, Marcus Ferrous joined hands with the spirit Voda to kill a demon I had working with a necromancer in Loursend. After that, both him and Mrazivý teamed up and defeated one of the demon prodigies handpicked by our King in Cordillera Depths Dungeon. Next, they became involved in the civil war in Tralenstein and lowered the expected casualty rates.

Then, the two of them intervened during my plan to take over Borealia and sacrifice its people to our King. Finally, several months ago the two of them appeared in Aezam and brought a swift end to my plan to corrupt the nation's guardian beast and plunge the entire continent into a war with the undead residing within the Desolate Dessert."

Vaughn quickly listed off the many plots that Marcus and Mrazivý had stifled thanks to their interference.

"So what? You got beat by your niece and her husband at every turn. That doesn't mean I can't handle them. If they really do try to make a mess of my plans, I'll simply destroy them. You may have failed to beat them Vaughn, but I'm not a weakling like you." Mara said, confident in her own abilities.

"As much as I would like to see you floundering about after they trounce you, they have already caused enough damage to our operations." Vaughn said, increasing the size of some of the other images he had displayed alongside Marcus and Mrazivý.

"Six mythic grade beasts all estimated to be around or higher than level seventy, and five people of similar strength. These eleven individuals are currently making their way towards Houten's old capital. The place where you are currently cooking up a major operation."

After hearing Vaughn's description of the powers that Marcus and his companion's possessed, Mara could not help but begin to sweat a little.

She certainly considered herself powerful. She was level eighty-one after all.

Still, even if she brought all of her forces to bear, handling even half of Marcus' party would be difficult. They were just that strong.

However, while Mara was considering her options, one of the other seated figures, one that had not said a word so far, pointed directly at one of the displayed images and enhanced its size.

"Oh, do you know him, Autar. Among their group he is the only one that I've had no encounters with. All I know about him is that he is a mithril rank adventurer named Miguel LaRusso." Vaughn said, sounding intrigued.

"Yes, he has stuck his nose into some of my plans over the last few years. He is the adventurers guild's new golden boy. A transmigration that has earned the title of hero."

As Autar said the word hero, the entire room became cold as all of the Eminences grew agitated.

Being a group that worshiped one of the Primeval Demons, heroes were considered to be one of their greatest enemies. Wherever they went, heroes always stamped out demons and their allies.

"So, not only are we dealing with several high-level entities that are all mythic grade beasts or in the same class, but a hero is involved as well. I agreed with Vaughn that this group is too dangerous to be ignored. I second a joint mobilization to eliminate them." Camilla said, being the first to support him.

One by one the other Eminences agreed, until only Mara was left to cast her vote.

Naturally she did not want to accept any plan put forward by Vaughn, but she was not so dumb as to let her ego and pride get in the way of the organization's true mission.

"Very well, I agree to a joint operation as well. However, since it will be occurring in my territory, I will be the one in charge of all of our forces. Even those under other Eminences. Do the rest of you find this acceptable?"

Without any resistance, the other five Eminences agreed to Mara's request. If something similar occurred in their territories, they would want to be in command as well.

Now that a consensus had been reached, each of them discussed which of their subordinates would be sent to assist Mara in eliminating Marcus and Mrazivý, along with the rest of their companions.

Back and forth negotiations went on for several hours, but eventually a large squad of qualified individuals was decided on.

"Vaughn, I believe that concludes that issue that you wished to discuss, correct?"

"Yes, Camilla, I am finished. You may begin whenever you want" Vaughn said, ceding the conversation to her.

"Good, then let us get to a matter of grave importance." Camilla said, her lips upturning into a devilish smile. "I've finally found one. It lies at the deepest part of the Kirvista Ocean in the Virborg Trench."

A shocked silence filled the room after Camilla revealed her information. Each of the Eminences knew what she was referring to. They had long been searching for a specific type of entity and finally one had been found.

"Then what are we doing sitting around here! This takes precedence over everything. Forgot the group that Vaughn wants us to deal with. We need to make our way to Virborg Trench with all the forces we can muster immediately." Autar said, standing up abruptly and slamming his hands on the table.

The other Eminences seemed equally antsy to immediately address the news that Camilla had brought forth. Even Vaughn did not seem to mind that his own issue was going to be ignored.

"Please calm down, everyone." Camilla said, being the only one to have fully retained her cool.

"If it were possible to reach it, I would already have my people working to secure it and beginning preparations for the ritual. Unfortunately, I was not the only one to find it. Those Grand Bitches- Oh sorry, a slight slip of the tongue. The Grand Witches have discovered its location as well. Several of their members have gathered in the Virborg Trench and are attempting to seal it away.

I'm sure that you all understand that I alone don't have the forces to drive them away."

Nodding their heads, the other five Eminences understood where Camilla was coming from. Very few groups wielded as much powers as the Grand Witches. It would be impossible for Camilla to oppose them alone.

"Then what should our plan of action be? Should we all abandon everything and prepare to go to war against the Witches?" Mara asked.

Some of the others seemed to agree with her, but Camilla just shook her head.

"I'm afraid that even if we brought all of forces together, we would have little chance of defeating them. At least as we are now. We should instead focus on dealing with Vaughn's issue, though I suppose that it is really Mara's issue now. After that we should have obtained enough animus to summon one of our King's greatest servants.

With their help, we should be able to beat back the Grand Witches and claim it for ourselves."

Vaughn quickly seconded Camilla's suggestion, while Autar and Mara were not far behind. The remaining two Eminences soon followed and the six of them came to a unanimous agreement. First, they would destroy Marcus' party, and then they would go after the Grand Witches.