Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

As the host, Broken Bolt spoke first, breaking the silence: "Enough with the small talk, I called you all here because the situation has changed." His mechanical prosthetic eye glowed red. "I just received definite news that the Demon Bear Clan... has sent the Devouring Japanese."

"Devouring the sun?!"

"That Demon Bear Clan Chieftain?!"

"The strongest expert among the six clans? He's come in person?!"

Aside from the broken bolts, the other four people in the tent showed varying degrees of shock.

Howling Prophet opened his cataract-like eyes; Shadowfang Daebak's body tensed slightly, his hand unconsciously reaching for the scroll at his waist; the two ratmen exchanged a look of surprise and uncertainty.

"It's him." Broken Bolt confirmed their guess, tapping the location of the hill on the map with his stubby fingers. "He's on that cliff over there. Although he only brought fewer than twenty people, as long as he's there, the number doesn't matter."

Bone Whisper let out an unintelligible gurgle, then said in a hoarse voice, "The Sun Devourer... is indeed a problem. In a one-on-one fight, I'm afraid no one among the six races can defeat him."

Dabak snorted coldly, trying to appear calm: "So what? There are so many of us, are we afraid of just one? No matter how strong he is, can he take on all five of us at once? Plus, with our army here, we can overwhelm him!" His words carried the ruthlessness typical of pigmen, but the content of his words clearly showed a lack of confidence.

The mechanical eye of the broken bolt turned to Debark: "A direct confrontation is the stupidest thing to do. Sun Eater isn't an idiot; he dared to come because he has something to rely on. Don't forget, he went into a dungeon with that human and obtained the Eternal Bond!"

"The Oath of the Two Kings? But the bond can't be activated by him alone, unless Liu Nian from the human realm is also present!"

The atmosphere inside the tent changed again when Liu Nian was mentioned.

The rat-man chieftain, Skull Eater Plaguefang, stopped tapping his skull and let out a shrill laugh, his voice chilling: "Heh heh heh... Five members of the Six Six Six Six Clan have come, only the weakest and most worthless human is missing. Looks like they know they're not qualified to get involved in this kind of high-level competition, and are hiding back in their dilapidated city trembling with fear, huh?"

The Howling Prophet glanced at Plaguefang with displeasure, a hint of anger flashing in his murky eyes.

These burrowing rats, you weren't hurt by him, so you have no idea how terrifying that human named Liu Nian is!

Although the Great Chieftain suppressed the news, the high-ranking officials knew perfectly well how Iron Hoof died!

Now that this rat is mocking humans, isn't it also insulting these pig-men who have had many experts killed by Liu Nian?

Besides, Liu Nian might be disguised as some pig-man hiding here right now!

"Chief Plaguefang, you should be careful with your words." The Howling Prophet's voice turned cold. "Humanity may be weak overall, but the threat posed by certain individuals should not be underestimated. Underestimating your opponent often comes at a heavy price."

Yi Ya shrugged dismissively, but didn't say anything more.

He actually wanted to say something sarcastic, because he knew that many pig-men had died at Liu Nian's hands, but it was better not to provoke these pig-men to their faces, otherwise they might suddenly have a fit of madness and beat him up, and he would have no one to reason with...

Broken Bolt waved his hand, stopping any potential argument: "Whether the humans come or not is irrelevant. The key now is the Demon Bear Clan and those birds in the sky! With Sun Eater in charge, the Demon Bear Clan has the courage to compete with us for the instance. Those Eagle-Descendants, relying on their ability to fly, come and go freely, and are the most annoying; they definitely want a share too. We must come up with a plan: should we join forces to drive them away first, or should we demarcate areas and let each fight for their own?"

"Join forces?" Iron-Clawed Ratman Grand Warlord spoke for the first time, his voice high-pitched. "Not really, not really, not really! However, our Ratman warriors excel at assassination, setting traps, and long-range sniping. We need someone to hold them off from the front. If your cannon fodder subordinates are willing to take the lead, then we have no objection!"

"Cannon fodder?" The one-eyed man with the broken bolt flashed with a fierce light. "Overseer Sharp Claw, watch your words. My warriors are not cannon fodder!"

Sharp Claw grinned, and although he didn't say anything more, he clearly looked disdainful.

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to freeze again, the Howling Prophet slowly said, "Joining forces is necessary, but joining forces does not mean we have to go to war with them! This is a dungeon, not a normal map. Each team will enter its own independent dungeon space and will not interfere with each other. The final gains and evaluation depend entirely on the strength of each team."

He paused, then added, "What I mean is, since they want to come in, let them come in!"

"How can we do that!" Broken Bolt shouted. "Wouldn't we just be making a fool of ourselves by putting on such a big show?"

"Calm down!" Howling Prophet's eyes twitched. "I didn't say we wouldn't fight! I meant, let's wait until they come out of the dungeon before we attack!"

Yiya's eyes lit up: "Brilliant! With another team in the dungeon, the drop rate of gear will naturally be higher! Once they're done, we'll wipe them out! Two rats in one go!!"

"And what's more!" Howling knew first, "their entry into the instance is like them entering our encirclement! This is called... inviting pigs into the pen!"

"So!" Sharp Claw couldn't help but stand up. "We'll just open a path and let them come in, come in, come in! Let's see if they have the guts!"

"Yes! We deliberately opened up the way, they must know it's a trap, but they have no choice but to come in, hahaha, this feeling of open conspiracy is just too too too amazing~~~"

The five of them discussed the details and decided to take action.

Meanwhile, Duke Kestyman of the Eagle Clan returned to his tent in a huff.

Because he ran into a wall at the Sun Devourer.

The Sun Devourer had no interest in cooperating with him, which made the arrogant Eagle Clan feel uncomfortable, and the two sides parted on bad terms.

Just as I was getting angry, someone came to report:

"Your Grace, the goblins have opened a passage and invited us to enter the instance."

Kathy Diman abruptly stood up, then raised an eyebrow: "These damned insects, they've got a good plan! This is a trap to lure the eagle into its cage!!"

But then he thought, he was carrying a group back to the city, so what was there to be afraid of?

"Hmph, since those stupid bears won't cooperate, fine! I'll do it myself! Gather fifteen men and come with me!!"

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Disguised as "Rotten Nose," Liu Nian had previously taken advantage of helping a patrol team move ammunition boxes to quietly approach the camp of Broken Bolts.

He witnessed firsthand howling prophet and shadowfang warhead entering the largest tent, escorted by a group of elite pigmen.

Shortly afterward, two furtive, hooded figures entered, guided by several goblin officers. Their distinctive aura and demeanor clearly indicated they were high-ranking ratmen.

"Two leaders of the pigmen, two leaders of the ratmen... plus the goblin commander..." A wave of regret washed over Liu Nian.

If only I hadn't wasted one of those Abyssal Hells on Iron Hoof!

If only we could pull all five level 99 leaders in together... Unfortunately, the skill we used on Iron Hoof is still on cooldown.

He suppressed his restlessness and continued to observe.