Seeking Cooperation; Driving the Tiger to Swallow the Wolf

"Good heavens, that bastard Maeda Kento has even developed this kind of weapon for the kobolds. No wonder they can't break through."

Scanning the ground, one could indeed see many shattered fragments of boulders. Beside the fragments, the earth was stained blood red, which looked terrifying.

The catapult was very large.

And dozens of humans were busy maintaining it nearby, while also moving some rather large stones to one side.

In the center of the camp, the figures of Maeda Kento and the kobolds could be vaguely seen, along with several treasure chests that had been opened but hadn't disappeared yet! "No wonder this scoundrel is developing so quickly; he's using the 'kobolds' as his laborers to deal with enemies whose species we don't yet know. Perhaps killing the kobolds doesn't yield a reward, but if humans kill them, there are treasure chest rewards."

"It's a system bug, this guy's got us stuck! No, the kobolds are actually benefiting too, their strength will only increase!"

"That damned Human Traitor!"

Lying on the hillside, Su Mo licked his slightly peeling lips, his heart filled with murderous intent.

The better Maeda Kento developed, the worse the news was for his neighbors.

"We can't delay any longer. If this Human Traitor pulls out a gun from the treasure chest, my only advantage in ranged attacks will be gone, and I'll be at a disadvantage!"

Standing up, Su Mo slid down the hillside.

We're still too far away and don't know much about the layout of the camp. A direct assault would be a pipe dream unless we could capture the catapults and send all the Explosive Pack in.

However, Su Mo did not give up his faith.

Since the two sides are at war, there is absolutely no need for him to risk his life. Perhaps all he needs to do to turn the tide of this war is to add fuel to the fire!

Su Mo's gaze grew increasingly sharp, and his mind began to race.

We continued driving along the bad road at a slow speed of only 20 km/h for about 20 to 30 kilometers.

Along the way Su Mo stopped and started, circling the hillside, and occasionally got off the vehicle to move according to the tracks on the ground.

"Oreo, can you smell them?" A tuft of golden fur was placed in front of Oreo's nose.

After Oreo sniffed it, it barked twice and looked to its right front.

"This direction."

The currently unknown creatures are located south of the Saltpeter Camp, while the Kobold Castle is to the north. The camp in the middle serves as a buffer zone between the two sides.

After arriving at the plains, the car sped up, and after about twenty or thirty minutes, the lair of the unknown creatures fighting the kobolds appeared on the horizon.

After hiding the Dune Buggy in a recessed area, Su Mo quickly walked to a higher spot, picked up his binoculars, and began to observe.

Not far away, about two kilometers away, a few monsters sat scattered on the ground, seemingly demoralized due to their defeat.

Taking out his telescope, Su Mo saw clearly this time.

"So it's a lion-man."

Smoke rose from the houses in the camp, hanging high in the sky, quite conspicuous.

Overall, the Lionmen's tribe looks more like a well-organized little village.

Compared to the nouveau riche look of the Kobold Castle, the lionmen looked much poorer.

Rows of wooden houses are neatly scattered across the wasteland, with stacks of giant logs piled up around their edges.

The number of giant trees was enormous, each with a diameter of over eighty centimeters. They were neatly stacked in three directions around the village, leaving only the front open for passage.

"One, two thirty"

Su Mo surveyed the number of lion-men in the village.

The number of lion-men appears to be far less than that of kobolds; in such a large camp, a rough count would reveal no more than a thousand.

In particular, a large group of wounded soldiers were sitting in the center of the tribe.

Including the wounded and the healthy Lion Man Warrior, plus those from the Lion Man Tribe, it's uncertain whether they have enough combat-ready soldiers to reach five hundred.

On the contrary, the kobolds alone numbered no less than one or two thousand in the castle, and it was obvious that the two sides were vastly different in strength.

"Has the lion-man gone mad? You're like an ant trying to shake a tree; you think you can just physically break into someone's castle?"

After sweeping through the lion-men's loose defense, Su Mo clicked his tongue, unsure how to comment on the lion-men's clever maneuvers.

If you knew how to use fireball, it would be perfectly understandable if you could take down this Saltpeter Camp.

But the question now is, what advantage do the lion-men, who only know how to use Swift Wind Art, have in winning this battle? Is it really just because it's a clash between different races? I can't figure it out, so I'll just stop thinking about it.

Su Mo put down his binoculars, checked his equipment again to make sure everything was in order, and then slowly made his way forward.

Because the giant trees blocked his view and the lionmen didn't have watchtowers or other surveillance structures, Su Mo managed to get to a spot less than a kilometer from the lionmen's camp after slightly maneuvering around their line of sight.

If we go any further, we'll have to worry about being discovered by the lion-men.

"The lion-men's camp seems to have far more loopholes than the kobolds'." Lying on the ground, examining the dozens of kilograms of Explosive Pack in his Storage Space, Su Mo quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

With the current amount of explosives, it might be difficult to deal with the kobolds, but it would definitely be enough to blow up these lionmen!

Even if he couldn't kill all the lionmen, Su Mo was confident that he could disrupt their formation by creating chaos.

The harvest then will surely be gratifying! "No. These lion-men can at least keep the powerful kobolds in check; otherwise, I'll have to Maeda Kento directly."

"Let's see if these lion-men can cooperate for now; at least we should try to disrupt the kobolds' development speed."

Lowering his head, Su Mo swiftly sped forward.

Su Mo stopped after walking about 500 meters and continued to examine the area carefully.

This time, Su Mo saw even more! In the center of the lion-men's camp, there were about a hundred wounded soldiers and more than two hundred warriors in good condition.

After looking around, Su Mo, with his sharp eyes, spotted the only elderly lion-man wearing a robe among all the lion-men, and exclaimed, "There are even human prisoners who have been captured by these damned lion-men!"

"As expected. After arriving in the wasteland, all alien races are enemies. These beasts!"

On one side of the camp, a dozen or so humans were tied to a giant tree.

Using a telescope, Su Mo felt a chill run down his spine and was filled with rage.

Everyone was tied to the logs, the flesh in their vital parts had long since disappeared, and the blood that flowed down had stained the logs behind them and the ground beneath their feet.

The distance was too great for Su Mo to see the expressions on everyone's faces.

Even just imagining it, one could guess the pain of being tied up and having one's flesh brutally sliced off! As for the bowls of meat being served to the wounded and soldiers, Su Mo dared not even think about where this meat came from!

"Damn it! Humans are inherently too slow in their development. Only after creating a large number of basic tools will we have any chance of fighting against these fantastical races!"

"In this survival race among all living beings, humanity was in last place from the very beginning!"

The kobolds were beasts, but at least Su Mo saw humans cooperating with them. As for these lion-men, they all deserved to die! After calming his urge to blow up the lion-man camp, Su Mo coldly continued to scrutinize the Female Lion Man, who were easy to distinguish.

The lion-man with a flower wreath around his neck is male, Female Lion Man.

As for the elder lion-man, Su Mo observed him for a while. "Hmm, it seems this is the leader of this lion-man camp, and she appears to be a Female Lion Man!"

The Female Lion Man stood within a circle of wounded soldiers and warriors, shouting loudly, seemingly trying to boost morale.

As the meat was served, the Female Lion Man swung her staff, and all the lion-men cheered and began to eat.

What was originally a harmonious scene now appeared to Su Mo as a living hell.

A bunch of uncivilized beasts who treat all other races as food. Even if such creatures evolved human form and a little bit of intelligence, they would still be beasts!

"Wait, intelligence?"

Watching the Female Lion Man still speaking in the center, a bold idea surged into Su Mo's mind! "The lion-men suffered a defeat at the hands of the kobolds, and they probably know that it was with the help of humans that the kobolds were able to hold their camp. If I also demonstrate a certain level of strength and am willing to help them, would that be acceptable?"

"Use one tiger to devour another! Let's bring the whole situation back into balance!"

The suddenly complicated situation made Su Mo's mind race.

Rather than the danger of going outside, having two Timed Bomb placed near the shelter means you have to be careful of these beasts attacking you even when you're sleeping at night.

How can I allow others to sleep soundly beside my bed?

Unless the lion-men and kobolds fight each other, the relatively weak Su Mo can only profit from the chaos.

The more Su Mo thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed! He stood up, dusted himself off, signaled Oreo to stay put and not go out, then Su Mo on the electric switch on his foot twice and tentatively walked forward.

After walking about 300 meters, the lion-man camp opposite them indeed discovered Su Mo's presence and began to roar.

In the distance, Su Mo held the moldy bed sheet left over from yesterday. He shook it back and forth in his hand, as if to make a friendly gesture.

The lion-man opposite him was indeed shrewd; he didn't attack rashly, but instead roared threateningly, signaling Su Mo not to advance any further.

After probing the distance again to one hundred meters and confirming that the lion-man had no ranged attack capabilities or attack tendencies, Su Mo felt relieved and stopped moving forward.

A hundred meters apart, Su Mo waved the flowered bed sheet in his hand, while the lion-man roared with his spear, creating a strange balance.

There were still over two hundred healthy lion warriors in the camp, and no one dared to rush out rashly.

Seeing this, Su Mo was overjoyed.

"We made the right bet! These lion-men are indeed intelligent, just like the kobolds. We can definitely try to communicate with them!"