The sudden appearance of the Dragon Nation allies dispelled Zhang Yue's intention to personally make a move.
So he temporarily stood silently on the sidelines and observed.
Because that fire-armored warrior from the Dragon Nation didn't seem simple at all.
Above his head was a very conspicuous ID that hadn't been hidden, lv125 Tier 4 Flame-Wreathed Swordsman · Hidden Dragon.
Strategy guide notes: Flame-Wreathed Swordsman, Epic-level class.
Behind Hidden Dragon, there were also dozens of Dragon Nation professionals walking in a line.
It looked like they were all subordinates of Hidden Dragon.
On the field, the negotiation broke down, and the Connor Empire professionals were already prepared to go to war with the Bimap Empire people.
Suddenly, a loud voice rang out, "Outnumbering the few, that's not honorable victory!"
The leading figure of the Connor Empire, the Black warrior Madison, obviously looked a bit displeased at first.
Just as he impatiently turned toward the voice, ready to see which fool dared meddle, when he saw the red five-star national emblem above the speaker's head, the curse already on the tip of his tongue was instantly swallowed back by Madison.
No matter how arrogant and domineering Madison was, he had no capital to disregard the Dragon Nation, the third strongest in the world.
Seeing the Dragon Nation professional Hidden Dragon, Madison's attitude instantly took a 180-degree turn, respectfully saying to Hidden Dragon, "Oh my, what kind of strong wind has blown over such great figures from the Dragon Nation?"
"I'll just remind you all with one sentence," This Hidden Dragon was also straightforward and blunt, with a proud expression, said to those Connor Empire people, "Bimap is an allied nation of our Dragon Nation. As for what comes next, weigh it yourselves."
On the scene, several dozen Connor Empire professionals looked at each other.
They whispered among themselves.
"The Dragon Nation people are here. What should we do?"
"Damn it, why did they have to choose this moment to come out?"
"Their meaning is obvious, they intend to shield Bimap. What do we do, retreat?"
"Duh! If we don't retreat, are we going to go against the Dragon Nation? Are you crazy?"
"But those Bimap Empire people are carrying a lot of good stuff on them. If we just let them go like this, our losses will be huge!"
While they hesitated, the black warrior [Madison], the leader of Connor Empire, stepped forward and said to Hidden Dragon, "Brother from Dragon Nation, to be honest, a small weak country like Bimap isn't worth the concern of a great power like your Dragon Nation. Pouring so many resources into them is honestly a waste."
Hidden Dragon carried his sword, with the bearing of a grim-faced warrior, "What decisions our Dragon Nation makes is none of your business."
"Ah, right right right!", Madison said, "We indeed can't meddle…"
After a pause, Madison looked around, then said to Hidden Dragon, "Brother, I know the decisions of your Dragon Nation's higher-ups are not something you can control, but be honest, do you not feel even a little bit of desire? Resources worth several hundred billion, if given to you, what would you think?"
"How about this: I'll have these Bimap people hand over all the resources they're carrying, and we'll split the loot with you! Oh no, you'll get 60%! How about it?"
"Don't worry, in the end, Connor Empire will take responsibility. We absolutely won't let your Dragon Nation higher-ups trace it back to you!"
"Or rather, even if they wanted to trace it, they wouldn't have the chance…"
At this point, Madison pulled out several talismans and casually waved them in his hand.
Hidden Dragon instantly recognized them, "Death Marks?"
"Unique to the Eastern Nation. How do you guys have them?", A murderous glint instantly appeared in Hidden Dragon's eyes, "Looks like your relationship with the Eastern Nation isn't so simple, huh?"
"No no no, we just happened to pick them up on the battlefield," Madison said, "But what I mean is, I hope you understand…"
Though not stated outright, anyone with eyes could tell: there was already a hint of threat in Madison's words toward Hidden Dragon.
Even though the Dragon Nation was the third strongest power in the world, there were only about a dozen Dragon Nation professionals present.
Hidden Dragon clearly understood Madison's implication: if they could cooperate, that would be best. He was even willing to hand over 60% of the loot.
But if cooperation was impossible, they wouldn't mind wiping out Hidden Dragon's group too.
After all, with the Death Marks, as long as they silenced the witnesses, this matter would never be known.
Connor Empire had an absolute numerical advantage. If it came down to a real fight, Madison was confident he could wipe out both the Bimap Empire and the Dragon Nation professionals together.
The Bimap Empire professionals present were even more terrified.
At this moment, they were already unable to control their own fate. Their lives were entirely dictated by others. They were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
The law of survival of the fittest was displayed to the extreme.
They were truly afraid that the Dragon Nation would agree to Connor Empire's offer. If that happened, only one road awaited them, death.
Just as they were panicking in fear, Hidden Dragon suddenly raised his sword.
Swish!
A single sword strike landed on the ground, summoning from the air a giant sword shadow burning with blazing fire, which crashed down before Madison and exploded, forming a massive flame formation that instantly scorched a 50x50-yard radius around Madison, engulfing a large group of Connor Empire professionals in a sea of fire.
Under a sustained burning damage of tens of millions, the health bars above the heads of the Connor Empire professionals within the sea of fire were instantly reduced to zero.
However, Hidden Dragon didn't finish them off. He activated the lock-blood protection mode, leaving each of them with exactly 1 HP.
Then, Hidden Dragon continued to rest his greatsword on his shoulder, his gaze cold as he stared at Madison, saying, "Is my meaning clear enough?"
Seeing dozens of his teammates nearly wiped out in an instant—
Madison was immediately shocked and horrified.
He instantly realized just how powerful this [Flame-Wreathed Swordsman] was.
Numbers were clearly not an advantage. If Hidden Dragon truly made a move, even all the Connor Empire people here likely wouldn't be able to beat just him alone.
Shocked by the terrifying strength Hidden Dragon had just shown, Madison quickly said, "Sorry, we were being presumptuous. Apologies!"
"Retreat! Retreat now!"
Under Madison's orders, the dozens of Connor Empire professionals at the scene tucked their tails and fled in panic.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue, who had been secretly observing nearby the whole time, couldn't help but view this Flame-Wreathed Swordsman · Hidden Dragon in a new light, "Quite the strength, huh?"
After the Connor Empire army was driven away, the rescued Bimap Empire professionals all repeatedly thanked Hidden Dragon, "Thank you! Thank you for your help!"
"You're welcome," Hidden Dragon put down his greatsword and said, "When our Dragon Nation was in its most difficult time, you reached out to help us. That moment, every single person in our Dragon Nation saw it with their own eyes!"
"There's a saying, how does it go again?"
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