"Hoggoth, only by defeating the Mechanical Demon King will you and we have a chance to win this bet, break through the Multiversal Entity realm, and advance to the next level."
Chthon continued, "This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity. Are you really going to give it up? Don't talk about alliances. At our level, what does something like that even mean?"
"It may mean nothing to you, but to me and the Mechanical Demon King, an alliance is important."
Hoggoth shook his head. "The Mechanical Demon King honors alliances greatly. So do I."
"If you truly honor the alliance, why didn't you tell the Mechanical Demon King about me?"
Chthon sneered. "Hoggoth, I don't have time to waste with you. You have two choices. First, officially join us and deal with the Mechanical Demon King together."
After killing the Mechanical Demon King, we'll each rely on our own abilities to fight for the final victory. You don't need to worry about me pulling any tricks. After all, there isn't just one loser in the Anti-Mechanical Demon King Alliance. As long as you join sincerely, no one will scheme against you.
"The second choice is for me to tell the Mechanical Demon King about this. With his methods, he will definitely strike first and deal with you. I'm sure you understand that."
"So you've been plotting against me from the very beginning."
Hoggoth snorted. Chthon said, "I'm not plotting against you. You had thoughts of your own. If you didn't, you would have told the Mechanical Demon King about this long ago and joined him in plotting against me."
"In fact, on the day I came to see you, I made three preparations. I even planned to cut off my tail to survive. Yet not only did you fail to tell the