After ending the video call with Chen Mo, Kahn's face darkened.
This expression was rarely seen on him. As a man in power, he could control his emotions, and his decisions were usually calm enough that everything seemed unhurried.
Even under pressure from the Black Eye Civilization, he could remain calm and weigh the pros and cons.
But once he made a decision, he acted swiftly and decisively. Executing the spies planted by the two God-level Civilizations and the traitors had been his decision.
The moment that decision was made, it meant he had torn all pretense with the two civilizations.
He had thought the balance was within his expectations. Who could have imagined that the Dark Forest Civilization entering the game would plunge the Ant Army Group, in which he had placed his hopes, into an unprecedented crisis?
Now, he had to make another choice.
The Ten Cities Alliance existed in name only. If he chose to ally with the Black Eye Civilization, he might step down, or even be judged by the Black Eye Civilization in exchange for Ximo City's peace, after which someone else would take his place.
What Chen Mo had said was also what he had been thinking. It was just that hearing it spoken so bluntly still made him uncomfortable.
If they chose an alliance with the Black Eye Civilization, they would be in the weaker position. They might gain temporary safety, but in the long run, it was absolutely not a wise choice.
Tong Qing was wildly ambitious and harbored dreams of swallowing the universe whole. He would never be content to ally with weaklings like them.
As Chen Mo had said, they might be treated as cannon fodder, serving as Tong Qing's vanguard in his bid for the universe and wearing down