Cooperation?

NO.1 Alliance Headquarters.

At that moment, the great battle had begun, and NO.1 Alliance was also keeping an eye on it, though they had no part in it.

On the top floor of the headquarters, two figures were discussing matters.

"Alliance Leader, are we really not going?" Long Hua asked through clenched teeth. The losses she had suffered at the academy had to be repaid a hundredfold! Di Xiong sat in a chair, gazing out the window as if lost in thought.

Long Hua continued, "Alliance Leader, with the Gene Potion, we perfectly avoided the Beast Tide. Although it came surging in, it didn't cause us any harm. If..."

Di Xiong raised a hand to interrupt her. Turning around, he said slowly, "Long Hua, I understand what you're thinking, but the time isn't right yet. There's no need to act in haste."

"But—!"

Long Hua had just begun to speak when Di Xiong shot her a cold look. She could only stop arguing.

Seeing Long Hua's unwillingness to let it go, Di Xiong explained, "Our Gene Potion isn't perfect. It has certain flaws. If we rush over there, we might end up falling flat on our faces."

Di Xiong's words jolted Long Hua awake. Blinded by hatred, she had actually forgotten about the potion's flaws.

She immediately felt somewhat regretful. An impulsive decision and an immature course of action—this was completely unlike her.

She had become NO.1 Alliance's Chief Commander through strength, courage, and decisiveness.

But ever since her defeat in the battle at the academy, something inside her seemed to have changed. Long Hua hadn't dared tell Di Xiong about it.

Because she knew very well what Di Xiong would do once he learned something was wrong with her!

"The Beast Tide launched by the monsters across the entire Wilderness Area is impossible for anyone to withstand," Di Xiong said. "All we need to do is wait until the academy and the monsters fight each other to mutual destruction, then take the opportunity to wipe them all out!"

Di Xiong spoke viciously. His desire to destroy the academy was no weaker than Long Hua's—in fact, he had always wanted to bring it down!

"I understand."

Long Hua nodded and was about to continue when an explosion suddenly rang out from outside!

"What happened? Did the monsters break in?!" Long Hua asked urgently.

Looking outside the headquarters, they saw a column of thick smoke rising. It seemed that an explosion had occurred at the main entrance.

"Go take a look." Di Xiong frowned.

Although the Gene Potion had certain flaws, it was more than enough to deal with ordinary monsters. No monster should have been able to break in!

Carrying this question in his heart, he hurriedly flew toward the main entrance.

At the entrance of NO.1 Alliance, a Black-Clothed Man appeared. Strange black energy swirled around his body.

The martial artists guarding the gate had intended to step forward and ask questions, but he sent one of them flying with a single palm strike. The remaining martial artists trembled in fear and didn't dare approach.

"Y-you... who are you?"

"This is NO.1 Alliance's headquarters! What are you trying to do?!"

Someone questioned him, but the response they received was a flurry of punches and kicks from the Black-Clothed Man.

All the martial artists guarding the gate lay on the ground, clutching their stomachs and howling in pain. The Black-Clothed Man had controlled his strength with exquisite precision.

He had battered them without taking their lives, merely stripping them of their ability to fight.

"People from NO.1 Alliance are nothing special after all. They aren't even qualified to compare with the weakest members of my alliance," the Black-Clothed Man said scornfully.

He wasn't being arrogant. His strength was simply too overwhelming.

"Who are you?! How dare you injure people on NO.1 Alliance's territory!"

Bang! Bang!

Two figures descended from the sky. They were Long Hua and Di Xiong.

Facing Long Hua's interrogation, the Black-Clothed Man gave a soft, mocking laugh. "Your alliance should change its name. NO.1? You're completely unworthy of it."

Di Xiong's brows drew tightly together, but he remained silent. He could sense that this man was extremely dangerous!

Long Hua had no time to worry about anything else. Pointing at the Black-Clothed Man, she shouted, "Who are you?! What exactly do you want by coming here and hurting our people?!"

"Oh, right! I haven't introduced myself yet."

The Black-Clothed Man gave an enchanting, sinister smile. "My name is Heavenly Killing. I'm the Vice Alliance Leader of the Deification Alliance."

What?!

The two men's pupils involuntarily contracted, and their expressions changed drastically! The Black-Clothed Man before them was actually from the Deification Alliance—and a Vice Alliance Leader at that!

The words Long Hua had been about to say caught in her throat. After learning Heavenly Killing's identity, she could no longer maintain her earlier bravado. Her body even began to tremble slightly.

Although Di Xiong was deeply shocked, he still appeared extremely calm on the surface.

"Deification Alliance? Have you forgotten the days when everyone rose up to attack you?!" Di Xiong demanded angrily. "And now you still dare swagger into NO.1 Alliance's territory!"

Heavenly Killing shook his head and laughed loudly. "Do you really not understand the current situation? I can not only swagger in—I can also come and go freely. Believe it or not?"

"Do you think this is the doghouse of your Deification Alliance?!" Di Xiong stared at Heavenly Killing as the aura around him surged sharply.

He had to take Heavenly Killing seriously, because the man's strength might not be inferior to his own!

Heavenly Killing wasn't angry in the slightest. Say whatever you wanted—he felt nothing!

"Alliance Leader, w-what should we do?" Long Hua grew increasingly frightened. Even though she was an Advanced War God,

when facing Heavenly Killing, an inexplicable sense of despair rose in her heart. She was truly afraid—afraid of dying at the hands of the Deification Alliance!

Di Xiong didn't answer her. He was somewhat uneasy himself. Everyone hated the Deification Alliance's vileness, but its strength was also known to all.

What was more, a Vice Alliance Leader had personally come here!

"Go on. What is your purpose?" Di Xiong calmed down and thought it over. Heavenly Killing had come here alone, so there had to be a reason.

If he had merely wanted to cause trouble, he could have destroyed the headquarters from the start while Di Xiong was off guard. With his strength, he could have done it with absolute certainty.

"As expected of NO.1 Alliance's Alliance Leader—you're quite clever." Heavenly Killing said it in a tone that made it impossible to tell whether he was praising or insulting Di Xiong.

"However, before that, I'd like to ask: what is that liquid you scattered outside?"

Long Hua immediately looked at Di Xiong. That was NO.1 Alliance's painstaking achievement! If they told him about it, Heavenly Killing had likely come here precisely to target the potion!

Di Xiong cast a sidelong glance at Long Hua, naturally understanding what she meant. But why had he asked about the potion?

"What? Unwilling to say?" Heavenly Killing sneered. "It seems this liquid is your treasure. I was wondering why the Beast Tide had avoided this place."

"What are you trying to say?" Di Xiong asked in a deep voice.

"Relax. I was just asking casually. I have no interest in your liquid." Heavenly Killing waved a hand.

Di Xiong breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that Heavenly Killing wasn't after the Gene Potion—but what exactly was his purpose? At the thought, his heart rose into his throat again.

"My purpose in coming here is very simple: cooperation," Heavenly Killing said.

Di Xiong and Long Hua exchanged glances. The Deification Alliance had actually come to their territory to seek cooperation?! Had he heard wrong, or had they gone mad???

"Surprised?" Heavenly Killing asked with an ill-intentioned smile.

Di Xiong thought for a while, but still couldn't figure out why the Deification Alliance wanted to cooperate with him. Was there really anything in NO.1 Alliance worth coveting?

Heavenly Killing said, "The purpose of our cooperation is simple: eliminate everyone in Hua Xia City District!"

Hiss—

Long Hua sucked in a cold breath! She had thought she was ruthless enough, but she hadn't expected the Deification Alliance to be ten or a hundred times more vicious than her! They actually wanted to wipe out the entire Hua Xia City District!

"Why do you think I'd cooperate with you?" Di Xiong asked with a frown. "Don't forget—we have a blood feud between us!"

"Heh heh!"

Heavenly Killing chuckled softly. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend, isn't that right?"

"You want to replace the academy and seize its resources, while we want to eliminate the Old Humans and leave behind only the stronger New Humans."

"Our goals don't conflict. I can promise you that once our cooperation ends, you'll still be allowed to survive. Our Deification Alliance won't move against you."

Having finished speaking, Heavenly Killing indicated that Di Xiong should make his choice.

That was true. The enemy of his enemy was his friend. He wanted to replace the academy, while they wanted to turn the people on Ten Thousand Stars into New Humans.

Their goals did indeed seem not to conflict, and both sides would benefit!

But Long Hua, standing to the side, didn't see it that way. From Heavenly Killing's words, she sensed an enormous ambition.

She gestured to Di Xiong, wanting to tell him that he absolutely must not agree to the cooperation!

But Di Xiong had fallen into thought, weighing the pros and cons in his mind. He couldn't hear Long Hua's voice at all.

As Long Hua shouted at the top of her lungs, Di Xiong's lips moved, and he gave his answer.

Long Hua's voice drowned out the entire scene, preventing anyone from hearing what Di Xiong had said.

Heavenly Killing merely gave an enchanting, sinister smile, turned around, and split open a spatial rift with his bare hands before walking into it.

Then he vanished.