"Allegiance!?"
Upon hearing this, the Shandia Chieftain hesitated, but Ares had no intention of considering the weakling's thoughts and continued, "This is the only chance I'm giving you..."
"If you don't cherish it, you probably won't ever have another chance to see Upper Yard again!!"
Ares had absolutely no interest in killing these Shandia people.
Just as humans paid no attention to the thoughts of ants.
Subduing this group of Shandia people was merely the icing on the cake for Ares while searching for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Of course...
For the Shandia people, returning to live in this homeland was the pursuit of their entire lives. This temptation was far from insignificant to them.
For hundreds of years,
this group of Shandia people had constantly tried to reclaim Upper Yard from the "god" of the Sky Island, only to end in failure every time!
The Shandia Chieftain was drenched in sweat. He felt as if the world had frozen, and could hear only his own heart pounding rapidly in his chest.
His heart leaped into his throat. "Even Gan Fall, the former god of Sky Island, behaved like a docile kitten in front of Ares..."
"And how exactly did this guy unleash that attack just now??"
The fear brought by that unknown, mysterious power filled his heart.
The Shandia Chieftain's eyes landed on Nola, the Sky Lord, humbly prostrate on the ground. He swallowed, then spoke under immense pressure, "Ares, if you can ensure that the Shandia people can live on Upper Yard for generations to come..."
"As long as—as long as we can live like the people of Angel Island, we're willing to swear allegiance to you!"
The Shandia people had thought of reclaiming Upper Yard every waking moment, generation after generation.
After hundreds of years, no one knew