Ciella and I were with Bahn VIII's elders. We were acting through Joseph and Natalia.
"We finally have a clear idea concerning what we're up against and the resources at our disposal" Bahn VIII said.
"Well, there's one more thing you should know" I said.
"What is it?" Bahn VIII asked.
"The Weaver Of Calamity's Army haven't been assigned to the three fields haphazardly. They've been assigned with very specific intent" I said.
"What do you mean?" Joseph asked.
"The Omnicron and Giga-Wraith Units have been assigned to the Irrigation Canals specifically because the Weaver Of Calamity's Army is allergic to the Phoenix Tears flowing through the Water. When Giga-Wraiths are mounted atop Omnicron, they can utilize ranged attacks. With their ranged attacks, they can stop the flow of the Water without getting close to it themselves" I explained.
"I see. What about the creatures you referred to as Bloodhounds?" Joseph asked.
"Those were sent to interfere with the Food Chain in your Hunt Grounds plus they possess the ability to sense fear and things like fatigue by perceiving the heartbeat rate of a person. Well, during a Hunt, it's unlikely that the Hunter would not be fearful or anxious of potential predators. If the Hunter does show fear, he will immediately become the hunted and the Bloodhounds can take advantage of his fatigue" I explained.
"And the Wraiths?" Joseph asked.
"They possess the ability to drain humans of their positive emotions leaving only negativity in their wake. 'A hungry man is an angry man', I'm sure you've heard the saying before. By taking over the Farmlands, the Wraiths can take advantage of the fear of starvation gradually building up in your people Bahn" I explained.
"I knew the Weaver Of Calamity has always wanted to wipe us out but I never thought, he'd be this thorough in his attack" Bahn VIII said.
"This situation is actually the Weaver Of Calamity's leniency. Eight Hundred Years ago, your ancestors faced an even worse situation" I explained.
"So what do we do now?" Bahn VIII asked.
"For now…we become moles. There are Twelve Hours Of The Day in which the Weaver Of Calamity's Army will be completely inactive. We work during that period to construct a network of tunnels leading to the three Grounds. Once that time expires, we rest while setting up sentries to survey the area during the Twelve Hours Of The Night" I said with a smirk.
Bahn VIII assembled the Architects' Leaders and through the Gemini System, I assigned some skills to them including the ability to unlock the Power and Speed Limiters for themselves.
The Architects began their tunneling activities as soon as the Sun rose the next day. They dug beginning from the outskirts of the Village while singing this song I'd specifically taught them for the purpose.
"Mogura Moguram
Calling all moles to work
Mogura Moguram
The enemy's forts we wreck
In the brightness of Day
We do our job
For in the dead of Night
The Forest shall become a bog
Mogura Moguram
Calling all moles to work
Mogura Moguram
The enemy's forts we wreck
In the dead of Night
By a united army we were captured
Thus in the brightness of Day
The enemy's unity shall be ruptured
Mogura Moguram
Calling all moles to work
Mogura Moguram
The enemy's forts we wreck"
This beautiful melody was sang for the duration of a month while the Architects worked on the tunnels. For the Hunt Grounds, the tunnels flowed all around the perimeter. For the Farmlands, they flowed all beneath them and for the Irrigation Canals, they overlapped the entire area above ground once they reached a certain location. Regardless of where they led to, there were tunnels connected to all those underground areas that led to the Sea. While we worked underground by Day constructing tunnels for the duration of a month, by night since their invasion commenced, the Weaver Of Calamity's Army occupied the lands on the surface and fell more trees to block our sources of Water.