Lakunio said he would encircle the Shooting Army, and it certainly wasn't about running to Shattered Stone Plain to encircle the Shooting Army.
Whether out of Lakunio's heart or Serafe's orders, the Holy Alliance was to be the final and strongest opponent to deal with.
As for Serafe's thoughts on the Holy Alliance, it was about fighting on the outer lines, not easily provoking the battle before preparations were completed.
The Holy Alliance is situated inland, with limited territory and population.
As long as they can seize the empire's territory first, possess the empire's population and resources, they can wear down the Holy Alliance through sheer attrition.
Put it this way, can an empire of a hundred million people plus a hundred million vampires and undead from the royal court not defeat a ten-million-population Holy Alliance?
When the time comes, the inland Holy Alliance, stretched on all fronts, without a suitable port, who can they seek aid from?
