Chapter 183 Furious and Utterly Foolish! The Centaur Clan's Decision!
"What did you say? Humans suddenly attacked our race and killed Magshi and nearly a thousand warriors?!"
The centaur city adjacent to Jin Dong City is called 'Butto City'. When a group of centaurs fled back to 'Butto City' in a panic, the guards at the gate immediately came to report to the higher-ups.
The burly middle-aged centaur, who was playing polo with his children, was shocked by the sudden report. His eyes widened in disbelief as he questioned them, startling the young centaurs and freezing their laughter.
Realizing his lapse in composure, the man's face darkened. He gestured to his equally stunned wife beside him, then turned and walked away, questioning the reporter as he went: "What on earth happened? Why would humans do this? Have they gone mad?!"
"It's not quite clear yet, but..."
"But what? Just say it!"
"But about an hour ago, Lord Magsi did indeed leave Buto City with nearly a thousand legionary warriors... because our scouts reported that a conflict seemed to have broken out between humans and the Three-Eyed Clan, and Lord Magsi wanted to investigate the situation..."
"Humans and the Three-Eyed Clan have broken out into conflict? Why didn't I know? What's going on? If it's a conflict between humans and the Three-Eyed Clan, how come they're fighting against my race?!"
"Well... I don't know the specifics either. The tribespeople who escaped are right outside the door. You can get more detailed information by asking them yourself."
The reporter, intimidated by the imposing manner, spoke with a sweat pouring down his face.
The middle-aged man's face was cold and he didn't ask any more questions. Soon, he saw the centaurs who had escaped back. Among them were even some people he recognized... they were soldiers of the legion.
Upon seeing the middle-aged man emerge, the previously noisy scene immediately fell silent, and everyone turned to look at him.
"Lord Max!"
"Lord Max!"
They quickly bowed to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man ignored these questions and asked with a serious expression, "What exactly happened?"
The group looked at each other in bewilderment, and after a moment, someone began to speak in a low voice.
At first, the middle-aged man's expression was alright, but the more he listened, the more somber and cold his expression became.
In the end...
He flew into a rage and stomped his front hoof: "Utterly foolish!!"
Boom!!
He shattered the ground with his bare feet, and the shockwave swept through, causing everyone's heads to swell with health bars.
Their expressions changed, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to say a word.
Lord Max, however, was cursing loudly: "That idiot Magshi! The Three-Eyed Clan could see that the humans were prepared to fight to the death! So they chose to temporarily back down! And this idiot insists on stepping forward?! Foolish! Foolish!! Utterly foolish... Utterly foolish!!! That bastard, that bastard!!!"
He paced back and forth in a rage: "Who does he think he is? That humans wouldn't dare kill him?! I've told you so many times, don't push too far, don't push too far! If we're going to stop fighting, let's just stop fighting quietly, and I'll let it go if we can gain a little advantage. But you all have to think so highly of yourselves, that you're superior to humans! If my race were truly superior to humans, would there even be a ceasefire agreement?!"
"That idiot Magsi! Not only does he not know how to restrain himself, but he can't even understand the situation? The Three-Eyed Clan retreated, so why didn't he just watch the show from the sidelines? Why did he have to chime in, making himself look bad?! And to make matters worse, he wasn't even prepared. What, is he already at the fifth rank or has he become a god? Is he invincible? Is no one able to kill him?! Idiot! Idiot!"
"Even a rabbit will bite when cornered! When the humans drove back the Three-Eyed Clan, their momentum was at its peak. They turned their attention to our clan, and their demands weren't unreasonable. Why didn't we just leave then? As time passed and their momentum weakened, everything went back to normal!"
"Why insist on facing someone when they're at their peak? Isn't it just a way to overpower them and make yourself look superior?"
"But humanity was already in a desperate situation! They had just threatened to fight and scared off the Three-Eyed Clan. If they were to immediately back down when facing our race, the Three-Eyed Clan might attack them at any moment! Under such circumstances, how could humanity possibly back down? How could they possibly be intimidated by a few words?!"
"Damn it, you idiot! You idiot!!!"
Lord Max was clearly furious, and was now incoherent, wildly cursing the idiot.
Everyone around remained silent, not daring to utter a single word.
Those centaurs who escaped, in particular, had faces filled with shame and kept their heads down.
He raged for quite a while before finally stopping, panting heavily with bloodshot eyes.
After a moment's hesitation, one of the centaurs asked in a low voice, "Lord Max, Lord Magshi is dead..."
"He deserves to die!!"
Max suddenly looked at the man who had spoken, his eyes bloodshot: "This kind of idiot is a waste of food if he doesn't die! If he escapes this time, I will personally execute him!"
Silence fell once more.
Just as Max was enraged, some people appeared in the distance.
One of them said with a cold expression, "Alright, Old Max, you can lose your temper anytime, and Magsi is indeed incredibly foolish. But since things have come to this, there's no point in continuing to blame him. Let's talk about what to do next... Magsi's death is not a pity, but those more than a thousand legionary soldiers cannot die in vain. Let's discuss what to do next."
"What are we going to do? You still want to fight back?" Max looked up at the person who spoke and asked through gritted teeth.
"The blood of my warriors cannot be shed in vain," the man said, his face ashen.
"Alright, then go ahead and gather all the soldiers. Surround Jintong City and slaughter the entire city."
Max sneered.
"You..." The other person was momentarily speechless.
Slaughtering Jin Dong City?
He's not that crazy.
If they dare to do this, the rest of humanity will not let it go.
Right now it's just a skirmish between two cities, but if Jin Dong City is wiped out, it will become a hatred between Buto City and the entire human race.
Human reinforcements will continue to arrive until they completely wipe out the city of Buto.
Otherwise, they will never give up.
Because this has clearly crossed the line for humanity.
The other person looked uneasy and finally said, "That's not what I meant..."
"Or you could go back to the Cloud Dream Swamp and only punish the instigators, taking down those human combat specialists. Since the humans dared to start the war, they've obviously made preparations. If you go now, they certainly won't run away. The final result will only be more warriors dying, the human combat specialists being wiped out, and then the humans sending other combat specialists over. All the resources and exclusive dungeons that my race currently controls in the Thousand Gorges Corridor will be given to the Three-Eyed Clan," Max sneered.
"..."
Everyone fell silent.
Their expressions changed.
After a long silence, the man gritted his teeth and said unwillingly, "Are we just going to let it go like this? How can my centaur race hold their heads high in Jindong City from now on?!"
"Can't you stand it already? Humanity has been oppressed for over a decade, and now that we want to raise our heads, that idiot Magsi insists on forcing us to bow down. Now look at this situation, I can't resolve it. You decide for yourselves: whether to slaughter Jin Dong City, or kill the War Division and then bury most of our current resources in Jin Dong City just to gain a hollow title; or to temporarily endure, preserve our strength, and wait for orders from above our clan before retaliating... The choice is yours."
Max's expression was cold and indifferent.
Although he had never met Cai Chen in person, he could roughly guess his current situation from the reports of the clansmen who had escaped back.
The other side has no way out.
Or perhaps... these people have nothing left to lose except their worthless lives.
In any case, neither the centaurs nor the three-eyed race could possibly massacre a city... No matter how weak humans are, they will definitely retaliate if they cross this red line.
In the vicinity of Jin Dong, humans have virtually no resources to speak of.
Of all the bosses in the Thousand Gorges Corridor, only two are human.
And the centaurs? They make up at least twenty of them!
The remaining twenty-odd animals were taken over by the Three-Eyed Clan.
The human race doesn't have a single exclusive copy, while the centaurs and the three-eyed race each have at least ten or more.
Humans are no longer after resources; they simply want their people to live with a little more dignity.
Even so, the centaurs still insisted on stepping forward to suppress them.
So, is that person capable?
Isn't it just fighting? Isn't it just killing?
They had nothing left to lose. The centaurs were about to take away their last possession.
How could they not risk their lives for you?
Max's expression shifted, and he sighed inwardly...
Most of these young people did not experience the great war more than a decade ago, and do not know how desperate humanity will be in a desperate situation!
Do you really think that the ceasefire agreement was something humanity asked for?
In fact, it was they and the Three-Eyed Clan who first proposed a ceasefire!
"That's all I have to say. You can discuss it yourselves. You don't need to ask for my opinion in the end. I will support whatever conclusions you reach."
After saying this, Max turned around and went into his house.
The other centaurs looked at each other, and then their faces fell.
"Lord Connor, what... do we do now?"
After a long while, someone whispered a question to the person who had spoken to Max later.
The man's expression shifted.
After a long time...
"That idiot Magsi!"
Like Max, he also started cursing.
...
Cai Chen, on the other hand, had been waiting.
After waiting for two or three hours, not a single centaur came.
"Since those people returned to Bhutto, the city has remained peaceful..."
The assassin intelligence team kept sending messages.
Cai Chen narrowed his eyes, and after a moment, he chuckled: "It seems that the centaurs have calmed down."
"Sure enough, they only calmed down after seeing blood."
Cai Chen was well aware of Jin Dong's current situation... He, as a human, had nothing, and this thing had to be won through sheer strength, which, to be honest, meant he couldn't compete with others.
This time, he wasn't asking for resources... he just wanted human professionals to have the dignity they deserved.
If this is the case, these alien races cannot accept it.
Then he had no choice but to risk his life.
And clearly, this desperate gamble paid off.
At least from today onwards... humans will no longer have to be subservient to the centaurs and the three-eyed race.
They would never dare to trample on human dignity or even harm human lives again.
Because those people will know that behind these people, there is a group of reckless individuals supporting them!
As for resources... let's take it slow.
You can't get fat in one bite.
Overall, their strength is still significantly lacking.
There's no benefit for them to fight now, so they're willing to concede.
But if it really involves real interests... then it's no longer a battle for dignity, but a struggle for interests.
Then they won't give in.
They might not dare to massacre the city.
But they would dare to kill someone who is a high-ranking officer.
The struggle for interests is unlikely to have aroused such strong morale among the troops this time.
This is the difference between righteousness and self-interest.
Thinking of this, Cai Chen waved his hand and turned to the members of the Combat Division, calmly saying, "We've waited for three hours, and the centaurs aren't coming. So obviously... we've won!"
There was a moment of silence after he finished speaking.
A moment later...
"Victory!! Victory!!!"
The members of the Combat Division cheered loudly.
Their faces flushed, and an indescribable excitement welled up in everyone's hearts.
That was the first time I felt a sense of dignity.
The large number of human professionals behind them also cheered wildly.
Looking at the excited faces, Cai Chen couldn't help but smile.
He paused for a moment, then took a deep breath: "Alright, take the remains of the fallen heroes... let's go back!"
The cheers paused briefly at the mention of sacrifice, then everyone turned to look at the body covered in a white sheet not far away.
More than two hundred people still lost their lives.
They did not experience the joy of victory.
But without them, there would have been no victory.
These are heroes.
They fell silent and then closed their eyes in silent tribute to the body.
Soon after, they carried the heroes' remains and left the Yunmeng Swamp in a grand procession.
All that's left here is a mess.
And the Three-Eyed Clan watching silently from afar...
(End of this chapter)
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