Death's intentions were easy enough for the King of Negativity to guess. They secretly gritted their teeth. After trying to persuade Death for a while to no avail, they could only say, "Death, I don't have any branches. At most, I can give you three leaves."
"Fine. Whether it's the leaves or the Negative Legion, you must hand them over to me first. Also, I'll only act once, to help you deal with one Compound V Big Tree."
Death readily agreed. "However, I will only act if Chthon isn't present. If Chthon is there, I won't act, much less oppose him."
The King of Negativity's leaves were quite useful to Death. Well, not for scheming against the King of Negativity, but for connecting to the aura of Doomsday.
This Doomsday had been brought about by the Negative Legion. Countless living beings had died because of the Negative Legion, and the King of Negativity was its king—the root of the End Times.
Death's power worked such that whenever a death related to them occurred, they became stronger. Death planned to use the King of Negativity's leaves to connect to Doomsday. That way, the more people died, the stronger Death would become.
What? If there were such enormous benefits, why hadn't Death asked the King of Negativity for leaves before? Weren't they allies?
Nonsense. How could the King of Negativity possibly give Death their own leaves? They weren't that generous, using their own resources to help someone else grow stronger. Not to mention that giving the leaves to Death could pose certain threats to them, such as Curses.
Chthon wasn't the only one in the Villain Alliance who knew how to use Curses. Death, who governed the Death Rule, also understood death-type Curses. It was their innate ability.
Hearing Death's demands, the