The three Sun Gods had no intention of sitting still and waiting for the alliance to destroy them, so they summoned the important members of their faction for discussion.
"Damn it! We never provoked that Pantheon, yet it turned around and joined forces with other factions to deal with us Sun Gods. If we'd known this would happen, we should have united with everyone else to destroy it. Now look at us—we're being threatened by an alliance instead."
"Exactly! If it were other factions, even if they had greater numbers, they'd only be a rabble. We could wipe them out with a few methods. Once we swallowed up their strength, the Sun God Faction would become the strongest faction in this region."
"There's no use saying that now. We should discuss how to deal with the current situation. If that alliance attacks, how should the Sun God Faction respond?"
"That's right. What matters most is figuring out how to face the alliance. If we delay any longer, the alliance might come knocking."
"I have a proposal. Since that alliance has become the largest force in this region, others will naturally fear it as well. If we invite the various factions to resist the alliance together, some factions concerned for their safety should join us."
"I support that proposal. It's a good one, and it's also our best option right now."
The Sun God Faction also dispatched numerous envoys to the various factions, inviting them to form an alliance to resist the Pantheon Alliance, while greatly playing up the Pantheon's threat.
They claimed that a tiny faction like the Pantheon had become so terrifying, making its ambitions painfully obvious. If they did not resist it, they would sooner or later die. They even pinned the Sun Holy Son's death on