"Master, what should we do?"
A moment later, Cui Yan left. Wang Tie Zhu watched his retreating back, concern creeping onto his face.
If they were truly attacked by a united swarm, heaven knew what might happen. None of those Lords of Supernatural Phenomena were easy to deal with.
One-on-one was one thing; one against many was another entirely.
Even ants could bite an elephant to death when there were enough of them.
And the existence of the Heaven Punishing Bureau proved at least two things.
First, the upper realm was still interfering with and monitoring the supernatural situation in the Lower Realm, doing its best to prevent Merit from gathering in the Lower Realm, though its purpose remained unclear.
Second, Merit truly was something highly sought-after—and highly dangerous.
Yet after pondering for a moment, Qin He smiled. "It's not as though I never considered the possibility of the supernatural beings joining forces against us. Whether I possess Merit or not, the outcome would be the same. Since that's the case, what is there to fear?"
"But..." Wang Tie Zhu hesitated.
"But now I know their trump card. The reason they have endured in silence is that they are waiting for the so-called right moment. Only when that moment comes will it mean something for them to attack together. Otherwise, even if they won, it would be a pyrrhic victory. It would be meaningless, and they would only damage their own strength."
"They paid such a tremendous price to become supernatural beings for that very moment. That is both their trump card and their fatal weakness."
"In other words, their tolerance will far exceed our expectations. We can make our moves bigger and more aggressive." Qin He smiled.
Wang Tie Zhu froze for a moment, then asked, "You mean?"
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