Chapter 464: Chapter 470: Blackthorn Alliance

Two troops were the first to arrive.

One from Celestial Desolation City, led by Blood Asura Nazg.

The other from Dark Fire City, led by Demon Contract Master, Great Lord of the Flying Dragon Race, Di Long.

Obviously.

To get here.

They paid a price.

First, they had to find an inconspicuous cavern entrance amid the Red Mountains, despite the constant eruptions of toxic gas, fire rain, and meteorites. Then they had to navigate a complex labyrinth of interconnected structures and potential deadly traps to eventually reach this place, which was no easy feat.

Losses were inevitable.

The Dark Fire City troop suffered more than half losses.

The Celestial Desolation City troop also lost more than a third.

To their great surprise, they thought their speed was fast enough and their exploration relatively successful, but they were still late. The treasures of the Red Mountain had already been seized by Sand Spring City’s earlier arrival.

Di Long learned of the situation.

He was the first to lose his composure.

"Humans, how dare you monopolize the treasures? Who gave you such courage?" he fumed with rage: "Hand over what you’ve gained here, the treasures of the Red Mountains cannot be solely yours, Sand Spring City!"

"I don’t remember there ever being a rule in this operation forbidding individual challenges to the Red Sand Demon King."

Facing the Dark Fire City Lord’s fury and greed, Hang Yu coldly smiled, indifferent, and continued, "The Governor didn’t make such a regulation. We were the first to discover and resolve the Red Sand Demon King, quelled the eruption of the Red Disaster. No matter how you look at it, it should be considered a merit. Who are you to come here accusing us?"

Blood Asura Nazg frowned slightly.

He didn’t hastily demand that Hang Yu hand over the gains like the Dark Fire City Lord but rather asked, "It’s impossible for Sand Spring City’s strength to have brought you this far, let alone defeat the Red Sand Demon King. How did you do it?"

Sand Spring City’s troops were indeed weak.

Celestial Desolation City troops were generally all at level 15.

With numerous Silver Elites, Golden Elites, and even a few soldiers at the Lord level of strength.

Still, even with such strength.

They lost a third.

Such a cost could be described as very painful.

The Dark Fire City Lord Di Long also dispatched Dark Fire City elite troops whose strength wasn’t much inferior to that of Celestial Desolation City, but just to make it this far, they lost more than half.

How did Sand Spring City do it?

They found the labyrinth entrance, they swept through monsters along the way, they defeated the Red Sand Demon King.

Out of the three thousand soldiers taken from Sand Spring City, one thousand two to three hundred still remained, leaving nearly half!

Unbelievable!

If something abnormal is happening, there must be something strange!

Nazg wanted to know the reason behind it!

A sudden figure walked up from behind; he was clad in armor and armed with a long spear, but it was immediately recognizable that this guy was from the Red Sand Race, and a strong one at that.

"The reason is actually quite simple," Hang Yu said, "Among the Red Sand Race, there are Awakened ones, and Red Flame is one of the best. Now Red Flame has allied with the humans, and it was through cooperating with Red Flame that we were able to defeat the Red Sand Demon King."

Intelligent Species?

I see!

The humans are incredibly fortunate!

Red Flame’s strength shouldn’t be inferior to any of the Great Lords, and with control over some Red Sand Race soldiers, having such a local ally explains everything logically.

Hang Yu looked towards Di Long: "This gain is a joint acquisition by humans and the Red Sand Race. If the Dark Fire City Lord intends to forcefully take it, you’d need to see if Sand Spring City and the Red Sand Race agree!"

As he spoke.

A troop from the Red Sand Race was slowly approaching.

The Dark Fire City Lord Di Long’s troops already suffered more than half losses.

They probably don’t have the ability to contend against the combined forces of Sand Spring City and the Red Sand Race.

He said with a grim face to Nazg: "Governor, you see, Sand Spring City is too arrogant and greedily oversteps. Why don’t you and I join forces... as long as Celestial Desolation City is willing to act, we can definitely deal with them!"

Upon hearing this, everyone tightened the grip on their weapons.

The atmosphere on the scene instantly became tense.

Nazg sank into a brief silence, but surprisingly, he didn’t accept Di Long’s proposal, and instead, with a calm tone, he said: "The Sand Spring City Lord is right, there’s no prohibition on solo actions, Sand Spring City defeated the Red Sand Demon King by their strength alone, nipping the Red Disaster in the bud. This merits accomplishment in the Desert Province."

"Governor, you..."

"I don’t want to repeat myself!"

Di Long’s expression grew increasingly sullen. He wasn’t foolish enough to actually erupt into battle for the sake of extorting some resources and treasures. The primary intent to ally with Celestial Desolation City was to put pressure on Sand Spring City.

Dark Fire City + Celestial Desolation City.

Could certainly defeat Sand Spring City and the Red Sand Race.

But the issue is, such a large-scale battle would inevitably come with heavy casualties, and the outcome of the battle might not be worthwhile.

Moreover.

Besides the three of them.

Two more Great Lord troops were yet to arrive.

Everyone knows the goods among them well, and the adage of "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" applies everywhere.

What Di Long never expected was that Governor Nazg outright rejected even trying to pressurize, leaving him wondering what exactly this Spirit Realm Governor was thinking.

"Hmph, very well, Sand Spring City Lord, I’ll remember you!"

Di Long realized there was no point in staying.

He quickly led his troops away.

Nazg said: "Should we have a private talk?"

What is this orc hiding in his gourd? It’s hard to understand!

Hang Yu didn’t refuse the Governor’s invitation for a private chat, and the two separated from their forces, moving to the vicinity of Magma Lake, where Nazg opened with a statement that startled Hang Yu.

"Sago was killed by you, wasn’t he!"

"Who is Sago? I don’t understand what the Governor means."

"Hmph, don’t pretend, we have special sensing methods, so you can’t deceive me!" Nazg turned around, his red eyes fixed on Hang Yu, "Young Descent Race, you have great courage to do such a thing!"

Indeed.

Nazg found out the origins of the humans.

The humans were not from the Earth Dragon Realm or any other realm.

He already knew that the humans were a newly arrived Descent Race in the Spirit Realm!

Hang Yu quietly gripped the Abyssal Slaughterer in his hand, silently calculating his chances of winning if he had to clash with Nazg.

The answer was.

Probably less than twenty percent.

Nazg was just too strong!

He was level 16, possessing more than one Fourth Tier legacy, and at least one piece of Purple Equipment, and that Purple Equipment was even a weapon.

"In fact, I’ve discovered much more than you think!" Nazg asked, "You have a Mysterious Copper Whistle, and it’s a token of the Blackthorn Alliance, isn’t it?"

Hang Yu already thought of something: "Could it be that Celestial Desolation City is a member of the Blackthorn Alliance?"

Hang Yu took out the Mysterious Copper Whistle.

The Copper Whistle was obtained in the Descent Forest.

It once belonged to Samuel, the Magical Potion Master of the Blackthorn Alliance.

Samuel had once said that holding this Copper Whistle is like having his recommendation, to be recommended to join the Blackthorn Alliance and become a member of the alliance against Mad Dragon King Heska.

According to the High-level Goblin Magical Potion Master Samuel.

The Blackthorn Alliance did have some influence in the Earth Dragon Realm.

But ever since entering the Earth Dragon Realm, there had been no news about it. Hang Yu almost forgot about it, and now from this peculiar Beastman Governor, he sensed something unusual and made some deductions.

"Correct, more precisely, part of Celestial Desolation City, including me, are members of the alliance," Nazg replied, "Our alliance is loose, but our members are spread across the Nine Great Provinces, some are Minor Lords, some are Great Lords, and some are wandering races, but we share a common goal... to overthrow the Mad Dragon King!"

This way.

It seems Celestial Desolation City and Sand Spring City are not at odds!

Hang Yu’s mind was racing.

He analyzed the truthfulness of Nazg’s statements.

Meanwhile, he began considering the possibility of an alliance with Celestial Desolation City.

"It seems the Governor and I might not necessarily be enemies, and if we want to overthrow Mad Dragon King’s rule, the power of our Descent Race is indispensable."

If even the Governor of the Desert Province became his ally, then at the very least, in this Desert Province, the humans’ situation would become very secure, allowing development without worries and concerns!