The beast tide surged forward, but apart from three ninth-tier spirit beasts that broke into the crowd, the other beast races remained on the periphery.
However, the missiles were so fast that the lower-ranking orcs couldn't react in time.
"Humans, you still can't get rid of these despicable methods!" Soxia stared coldly at Li Tiegen and the other two.
"Hold them back! Don't let them go back!" Li Tiegen thrust out his spear. Although he was a little smaller, his power was no less.
Shangguan Ya and her two companions had a plan in mind, so they naturally wouldn't mess things up at this time. Each of them did their best to stop their respective opponents.
Conventional missiles are fine for dealing with ordinary orcs, but they're not very effective against these ninth-tier monsters with over 500 energy points.
At the ninth tier, neither their attack nor defense capabilities can be killed by conventional explosions; in fact, they can use their terrifying speed to completely evade all missile damage.
BOMM
The first missile landed, and its target was exactly the location of the sensor that Shangguan Ya had previously dropped.
After communication is lost, missile guidance can only be achieved using this primitive method.
When the missiles landed, the beast horde that had just surged forward was instantly buried in the mushroom cloud. Those with some defenses managed to escape the heat of the explosion, but most were reduced to charred corpses.
"Damn, they really picked a good spot!" Jiang Yuan took off running. He had managed to sneak up to this location with great difficulty by relying on his concealment technique and his invisibility robe, but he never expected to fall directly into the bombing zone.
The first missile fired the first shot, followed by the second and the third. In just ten seconds, more than a dozen conventional missiles rained down on the ground from the sky. And because the three spirit beasts were all busy, almost all of these missiles were effective.
"Suoxia, I think we can talk!" Li Tiegen's mouth was bloody, but his attack was still fierce, even though he was a level lower than his opponent.
"Hmph, what's there to talk about with you!"
Sosha attacked in a fit of rage, seemingly intent on tearing the cunning human before him to shreds.
“Our only target is the mineral vein, but if you want to take it all for yourself, that’s definitely not going to work!” Li Tiegen looked at Suoxia with confidence.
"Then none of us should count on mining the veins!" Sosha wasn't a good-tempered beast either, and his words were decisive.
If they want to mine the veins now, they will inevitably be interfered with by the human race.
"We're willing to take only 10%, but on the condition that our human race can share the mine! If that's not possible, then we'll have no choice but to destroy the mine and retreat back to Nancheng!" Li Tiegen lowered his demands again, but his tone became firmer.
"Uncle Li, how can this be allowed? If our human race takes 10% of the profits, won't that make us a laughingstock in the South City?" Shangguan Ya's face darkened, and she seemed very angry about Li Tiegen's 10% share.
"Shut up, do we have any other choice?" Li Tiegen shouted angrily.
Seeing the other party start arguing, Sosha's expression became even more disdainful, but this time it changed its tune, "Hmph, with the overwhelming power of my beast race, I think even one percent is too much!"
"Suoxia, don't push your luck any further. Although your beastmen are strong, my human race is no weakling either!" Li Tiegen said meaningfully, pointing out that human technology is currently the most effective defensive weapon.
"Uncle Li, we can't agree to this! We'd rather destroy the mine than let the beastmen benefit from it!"
Shangguan Ya tried to stop her, but the ape-like monster she was fighting relentlessly attacked, forcing her to retreat step by step until she was silenced.
"Alright, one percent! I, Soxia, will give you that much face!" Soxia also had his own limits, knowing that this number was the other party's bottom line.
“Then let’s cease hostilities!” Li Tiegen showed a hint of joy, seemingly thrilled that Suoxia had agreed.
"good!"
Seeing Li Tiegen's appearance, Suoxia's disdain intensified. "A lowly race is a lowly race, only content with constantly compromising!"
Li Tiegen and Suoxia gave the order to retreat at almost the same time, and Shangguan Ya and the others also retreated reluctantly.
"Li Tiegen, who gave you the authority to negotiate with the beastmen?" Shangguan Ya stepped forward angrily and questioned Li Tiegen.
"Shut up! Can't you see the situation? We'll be lucky to get 10%!" Li Tiegen snapped.
Sosha ignored him and simply said, "Since you've made up your mind, let's begin!"
The two groups gathered again at the entrance of the mine. The outermost part of the mine no longer had the powerful evil spirit energy, so both sides were quite relaxed.
"Our tribe will conduct the mining work. You can send a few people to accompany us. After the mining is completed, we will give you ten percent of the Holy Spirit Stones!" Sosha said confidently, his tone filled with disdain.
However, Li Tiegen pretended not to hear and simply waved to the people behind him, saying, "Peng Hai, your Gale Squad will follow the beastmen to mine and keep a record of the mining output!"
"Yes, sir!" Zhu Penghai nodded.
Orcs kept pouring into the mine entrance, and Zhu Penghai followed the mining team directly.
After the mining team went in, Sosha and the savage beasts followed into the mine, leaving only the native spirit beasts and the beast tide army outside to guard.
"Let's go in and take a look!" Li Tiegen said calmly, walking slowly with his hands behind his back.
Shangguan Ya was much calmer at this moment and followed them in. Behind her were Tie Shou Li, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Society, and Shen Chengye from the Shen family. The human forces had one thing in common: apart from the Gale Squad, those who entered the mine were all their respective leaders, while no one else went in.
Jiang Yuan, covered in dust and dirt, watched the two races of humans and beasts file in from afar, filled with confusion. He asked in bewilderment, "What's going on?"
Although Jiang Yuan had little contact with Li Tiegen, he could sense that Li was not the kind of person who would compromise easily, especially since Li was a beastman who had just wiped out more than a million innocent human civilians. This was something he would never compromise on, even at the cost of his life.
"There's no chance to make a move here!" Jiang Yuan glanced at the current situation. Although only one of the three spirit beasts was left outside, apart from this ninth-tier spirit beast, there were still countless fifth-tier, sixth-tier, and even seventh-tier and eighth-tier beasts in the beast tide. If he made a rash move, defeat would be inevitable.
There's also God's War, which he used just four hours ago. If he wants to use it again now, he'll inevitably face the consequences of overloading his physical body. Having used Berserk before, he knows very well what happens when the physical body is overloaded.
Once the physical body is overloaded, the strength will drop by at least 30%. When the divine battle ends, the strength will drop by another 30%. If the body then faces a ninth-tier spirit beast, it will be completely defenseless.
"Let's sneak in and take a look!" Jiang Yuan had Leng Yue's precious little ant on him, so he wasn't worried about sneaking into the mine. However, he had already mined almost all of the mine, so he had to hurry. Otherwise, things might change if the two sides found out.
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