"Believe me, child, if they could easily deal with the Human Race, they wouldn't be sending us this resource."
The leader of the Plague Rats rubbed his head, all nine heads aching.
"They're coming to us for only one reason: even if they join forces, they'll suffer significant losses fighting the Human Race."
"The balance has been broken. To restore it, we must forge an alliance capable of standing against the Human Race. Otherwise, they'll devour them sooner or later, and then they'll devour us."
"Even if they didn't give us this resource, we'd still have to ally with them. But we shouldn't pass up this opportunity for nothing."
The Nine-Headed Plague Rat leader's gaze was incredibly profound as he looked meaningfully at the surrounding Plague Rat elders.
"Cats have cat ways, and rats have rat ways. The Human Race's development has exceeded my expectations. This isn't betrayal; it's self-preservation."
…
On the territory of the Void Sky Cranes.
"Soul Devourer, Sequence Seven, requests an audience."
After receiving permission, a Soul Devourer entered, met by the wary gazes of several Void Sky Crane elders.
"We hope to form an alliance with your esteemed clan."
These Void Sky Cranes had completely lost their former arrogance, clearly not yet recovered from the shadow.
That figure was deeply imprinted in their minds, impossible to shake off.
"An alliance? With you? Although our clan didn't participate in the confrontation at Stele Market last time, we still heard something about it."
A Void Sky Crane elder sneered, looking unkindly at the Soul Devourer.
"It seems you didn't give much territory to races like the Nine-Headed Plague Rats, did you?"
"Now, everyone knows that you almost broke into a fight over dividing the territory of the Endless Volcano some time ago."
"And those weaker races don't even have the qualification to sit at the table and share the spoils with you."
"I really don't dare to ally with you. I'm afraid we'll be swallowed up by you if we're not careful."
Sequence Seven shook his head: "We've always treated our allies very well. Surely, what you've heard is just rumors."
As soon as he said this, the surrounding Void Sky Cranes laughed loudly without any pretense.
Their laughter echoed in the air, particularly grating.
"How humorous, Sequence Seven. You've told a very interesting joke."
The Void Sky Crane elder looked at him somewhat mockingly: "Do you believe that yourself?"
"We've known each other for so many years. You haven't treated your allies much better. Let's not point fingers; everyone has their own agenda, which is normal."
"If there really is a race whose actions are completely selfless, we certainly wouldn't allow them to exist, right?"
Sequence Seven smiled slightly: "If there's no self-interest at all, then what this race is plotting must be so grand that we can't imagine it. That's the most frightening thing."
"The reason we want to ally with you is based on mutual interests. It's something that benefits both of us."
"What a silver tongue, Sequence Seven. Do you really think we'll be fooled again, becoming your pawns and scapegoats?"
The Void Sky Crane elder shouted sharply: "We've been defeated, but we're not confused!"
"No, no, no, think about it carefully. Our alliance currently doesn't dare to easily attack the Human Race. They've already developed to a terrifying extent."
Sequence Seven seemed unmoved by the Void Sky Crane elder's anger and continued, "If we lose, will the Human Race let you go? You had such fierce struggles in the past. Do you really think the past can be turned over so easily?"
The Void Sky Cranes present were all stunned for a moment, simultaneously looking at the oldest elder.
Seeing that no one spoke, Sequence Seven smiled: "This is our clan's sincerity, offered with both hands. We hope you will form an alliance with us to jointly resist the Human Race."
"Now, everyone is already in the same boat, sharing life and death. If we perish, it's the same as you perishing. I hope you can see the situation clearly."
"Sequence Seven, you truly have a glib tongue. Humans are cunning, but aren't you cunning as well?"
The Void Sky Crane elder laughed loudly.
"Very well, since you've come all this way…"
"Why not capture him on the spot!"
A fierce light flashed in the elder's eyes. His body instantly transformed into an afterimage, and several incomparably sharp wind blades slashed at Sequence Seven!
The sudden change caught even the other Void Sky Cranes off guard. The carapace on Sequence Seven's body was instantly hacked to pieces!
Sequence Seven roared angrily. Just as he was about to launch a counterattack, he was already surrounded by Void Sky Cranes, and countless hurricanes formed into blades that slashed down at him.
"Leave one alive. I'll send him to Town Suppressing King later."
"Elder, if we do this, we'll be betting everything on the Human Race…"
The Void Sky Crane elder smiled: "We already have no way out. The consequences of that great defeat were too severe."
"If we don't choose a side, we'll be exterminated. If we choose the wrong side, we'll also be exterminated."
"The powerful races no longer have a place for us. We now only have the name of a victor race, but not the reality. The races below want to step on us to rise, and the races above want to take advantage of us."
"What if the Human Race still wants to settle scores with us in the end?"
Another Void Sky Crane said worriedly.
"Then that's our fate. Our glory has long passed. I can sense recently that the world order may be reshuffled. With our strength, we don't have the capital to reshuffle the cards. We can only put out our chips and gamble on a big one."
The Void Sky Crane elder stepped forward, lowered his head, and looked at Sequence Seven, who was already on his last breath.
Sequence Seven looked at him with pleading eyes.
The Void Sky Crane ignored him, grabbed Sequence Seven in his mouth, and flew out of the territory.
…
"Now, those powerful races have once again formed an alliance, and they are more united than ever before."
"That's normal. They feel the pressure." Qian Er smiled. He didn't feel much pressure.
"Also, apart from the victor races, all the other races feel this pressure, and they have all taken their own countermeasures."
The butler said, taking out a map: "The myriad races don't want to be swallowed by the Human Race, nor do they want to be swallowed by these victor races, so they are now also particularly united and have formed their own alliance."
Qian Er shook his head: "What qualifications do the weak have to form an alliance? If they ally, it will only be easier to kill them."
He thought of those zombies in the apocalypse. If they formed a zombie alliance and all the zombies in the country gathered in a few cities, then he would definitely be very happy.
