"Why?" Tree Loli tilted her head, asking Jiu Ming in confusion. If things continued like this, the natural disasters would only grow more severe, and calming them down later would be difficult. After all, she was locked in a stalemate with an existence on her own level.
There were two ways to resolve it. One was to return to how things had been before; the other was to completely suppress the other side!
Jiu Ming was rather surprised that Tree Loli's opponent had reacted this way. Wasn't it just being suppressed once? Did that really warrant such an intense reaction afterward? Or was it an expression of unease? They had once been evenly matched, and now Tree Loli merely had a slight advantage...
Was that really so unbearable?
"Well, it's a bit... Let me ask you a question first. If this happened to you, what would you do?" Jiu Ming meant if Tree Loli were the one at a disadvantage.
"A profound lesson. Make sure such a thing never happens again."
Jiu Ming nodded. From that, he could see the difference between Tree Loli and that other existence of the same rank. Tree Loli displayed greater tolerance, while that existence was a hot-tempered sort who acted the moment it felt like it. The two were utterly incompatible.
"Well, put it this way: since your opponent made such a huge reaction after suffering such a small loss, if you actively choose to yield, I think they'll go even further."
"Further?"
"Yeah." Jiu Ming nodded. "They might think you're easy to bully. And this mutually destructive approach is a way to threaten you, forcing you to yield again and again. In the end, what's happening now won't stop—it'll only grow fiercer as their territory expands!"
"...That's only speculation."
"But there's a strong