Preemptive Strike

After Casares seized the Burial Ground Key, he did not trouble the others any further and quickly departed.

The other surrounding forces that had been watching also chose to withdraw, no longer coveting the Burial Ground Key in Casares's possession.

After all, Casares's Combat Strength had already reached the Tenth Sequence, and with an Inferior Main God Artifact in hand, his personal strength was infinitely close to that of a Burial Ground Guardian. Trying to seize the key from him was no less difficult than defeating a Burial Ground Guardian.

Moreover, the most important point was that Casares had the Abyss Demon Race backing him. The Abyss Demon Race was not only one of the Three Peak Races, but also the force with the greatest number of remaining members in the ruins. Casares was also the leader of the Abyss Demon Race's expedition into the Burial Ground. Offending him was equivalent to offending the Abyss Demon Race, and offending the Abyss Demon Race was hardly a wise move.

Gu Ding and the others likewise chose to withdraw.

Their goal had never been the Burial Ground Key from the start, but to strike at the allied Sea Clan forces. Now that the allied Sea Clan forces had suffered losses of more than half their members and the key had been taken, there was no longer any need for them to act.

But this outcome was not actually what Gu Ding and the others had wanted.

Casares had made it quite clear as well. He had fought for the second key only because the Abyss Demon Race had too many members, and he feared that one key would not be enough. Therefore, he was unlikely to make another move for the third key.

Furthermore, the other two peak races, the God Race