"Lord Bill, this is it!" Hader bowed, tucked his tail between his legs, and called out obsequiously to the rat-like creature at the head of the procession.
Bill stopped, took a deep breath, and a look of delight appeared on his face: "Mmm...it smells so good. There must be a lot of food stored here. Had, you've really done a great job this time!" He then nodded in satisfaction.
Then, Bill turned his gaze to Xiaoyao Jun, who was standing not far away, and grinned, "Haha, long time no see, Xiaoyao Jun! I think we have some things we need to talk about."
Xiaoyao Jun frowned deeply, inwardly groaning.
Because he knew very well that the Bill in front of him was a sixth-stage powerhouse, and the undisputed strongest member of the Holy Light Family.
Looking at himself, he was only at the fifth stage, and if he were to face Bill head-on, he would have almost no chance of winning.
What made Xiaoyao Jun even more uneasy was that among the members of the Holy Light Family behind Bill, there were three other extraordinary beings who were also at the fifth stage.
Suppressing his nervousness, Xiaoyao Jun coldly questioned, "What exactly do you guys want by coming here?"
Upon hearing this, Bill adopted a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor and replied with righteous indignation: "Xiaoyao Jun, aren't you just asking a question you already know the answer to? Everyone knows that in this extremely harsh world environment, survival has become increasingly difficult."
As far as I know, you have already successfully collected a considerable amount of valuable supplies.
Therefore, in my opinion, we should uphold the spirit of unity, friendship, and mutual assistance, and join hands to resist this cruel and merciless extreme environment!
"Heh~" Xiaoyao Jun laughed in extreme anger, his handsome face slightly distorted with rage.
These despicable members of the Holy Light family are always the same, always preferring to bury their nauseating hypocrisy deep behind a series of false masks.
"What if I say no?" Xiaoyao Jun replied coldly, and at the same time, all the muscles in his body tensed up instantly, like a beast about to explode.
A powerful aura erupted from his body, sweeping around like a whirlwind.
Its fierce aura actually caused the surrounding leaves and dust to fly everywhere and dance in the air!
Bill, seeing this, didn't care at all, but still pretended to be heartbroken.
He forcefully pushed the injured Had and other creatures forward, shouting, "Are you really so heartless as to watch your fellow citizens of the Stone Kingdom suffer from hunger and cold here?"
However, Xiaoyao Jun showed no pity for Had and the others.
He swept his cold gaze across the creatures before him and said in a chilling tone, "Hmph! I warned them long ago that this trip was fraught with danger, but they stubbornly ignored my advice and insisted on taking the risk."
Now that they've ended up like this, who can they blame? What do their lives and deaths have to do with me?
Upon hearing Xiaoyao Jun's heartless words, Had turned ashen-faced and filled with remorse.
He quickly pleaded, "Lord Xiaoyao, it was indeed our fault before. Please be merciful and forgive us this time!"
However, Lord Xiaoyao remained unmoved, not even glancing at them again. He simply squeezed out a single word through gritted teeth: "Get lost!" His voice wasn't loud, but it carried boundless authority and indifference.
Hader's face, already grotesque from the angry rebuke, was now twisted beyond recognition, each wrinkle like a deep ravine, so ugly that it was unbearable to look at.
His eyes were wide open, almost popping out of their sockets, burning with rage, but even more so with an unspeakable humiliation and resentment.
"How dare you speak to me like that! We are all creatures from the same faction, and we are even of the same race!" Had gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger, and squeezed out these words one by one.
However, Xiaoyao Jun remained unmoved, coldly looking at Had and continuing to mock, "Hmph, your very existence is an insult to our entire race! Look at yourself, where is the slightest bit of the demeanor that our people should have? Bill and the others were able to find this place so quickly, you must have played a 'significant role' in that, right?"
Upon hearing this, Had could no longer contain his anger. He jumped up and roared, "What can I do? Am I supposed to just sit here and wait to be eaten by them? If I hadn't told them, I would have been dead long ago! I have to die, I have to die, do you understand? Huh?"
After saying that, Hader took a few deep breaths, then suddenly turned to Bill, who was standing to the side, and said obsequiously, "Lord Bill, look at this guy. He's a complete mad dog who has lost his mind. He has no sincerity at all in cooperating with us."
In my opinion, we should just kill them all. That way, we can save ourselves a lot of trouble and also get a lot more valuable resources!
A sharp "snap" rang out, like a thunderclap, deafening! Had's head was instantly struck by an irresistible force, spinning a full circle!
Although the injury was not fatal to Had, the powerful impact still mercilessly sent him flying like a cannonball.
Hader's body arced through the air before crashing heavily to the ground some distance away, kicking up a snowflake.
Bill slowly withdrew his right hand, which had just swung out the slap, staring ahead with a cold yet authoritative gaze, as if everything that had just happened was a trivial matter.
"Do I need you to tell me what to do?" Bill's voice was icy cold, sending chills down one's spine.
At this moment, the scene fell into a brief silence.
Bill turned to look at Xiaoyao Jun, a meaningful smile playing on his lips: "We don't need to bother with such arrogant and ignorant people."
However... we can now discuss our cooperation.
"Xiaoyao Jun, I can leave your supplies untouched, but all the supplies possessed by other creatures must be handed over to us." Bill's words were calm, but they contained an undeniable and irresistible force.
Despite Bill's intense pressure, Xiaoyao Jun remained unfazed. He narrowed his deep, pool-like eyes and coldly replied, "What if I say 'no'?"
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