Negotiations Fail

"Bastard!"

Watching the Great Golden Roc fly away, the Purple Savage Elephant could not help cursing under its breath.

"Friends of the Elf faction, we bear no great ill will!" the Purple Savage Elephant said in a deep voice. "My brother and I came here only to borrow your life treasure! If you agree, we brothers will never invade this place, and we will even help you guard it, killing all those feathered beasts."

"And conveniently clear out your enemies for you," the Demon Hunter Yudian said with a cold laugh.

The Purple Savage Elephant's tone turned icy, clearly displeased with the Demon Hunter Yudian.

"So, you refuse?"

"Hmph!" The Demon Hunter Yudian wore a mocking expression. Given his temperament, even if the Purple Savage Elephant had asked for something worthless, there was no way Yudian would hand it over with a mere word—let alone something so precious.

"So what?" the Demon Hunter Yudian said arrogantly. This fellow's aura was not even as imposing as that Great Golden Roc's. Getting Yudian to take him seriously would clearly be difficult.

"My lord, why waste words with them? Give the word, and Ina will support you with all her strength!" Archer Captain Ina stared coldly at the Purple Savage Elephant and the Tong Ape, her gaze utterly devoid of warmth.

"Everyone, stop for now!" Just as the two sides reached an impasse, Huang Long's voice suddenly rang out. The Demon Hunter Yudian frowned, but still slowly lowered the Warglaives of Azzinoth in his hands. Archer Captain Ina obediently lowered her bow as well, watching the two beasts before her with a cold, vigilant expression.

Seeing that these two strange elves, who had been at each other's throats moments ago, had actually stopped because of a single voice, both the Purple Savage Elephant and the Tong Ape felt a trace of surprise.

When the Purple Savage Elephant saw Huang Long's face, its surprise deepened even further.

Although Huang Long had been highly conspicuous in the battle against the Great Golden Roc just now, managing to cooperate with the Level 6 Archer Captain Ina to kill the Level 6 magical beast, the Flower-Winged Stork, the Flower-Winged Stork was known for its speed. Once it flew at full speed, even the Purple Savage Elephant, a Level 7 magical beast, might not be able to match it. Though Huang Long had killed it, both the Purple Savage Elephant and the Tong Ape believed that most of the success had been due to Archer Ina's presence, allowing such formidable combat power to be unleashed. Archer Ina had also made a breakthrough during that battle, reaching Level 7.

"I am the leader of the Night Elf faction, and their clan chief as well," Huang Long said calmly, carrying the heavy air of one in authority.

Although Huang Long had come to this other world only a little over three months ago, the prolonged slaughter had long tempered his mind.

In truth, everyone had a side they were best at. It was merely because of one reason or another that it had been delayed and never unearthed.

Huang Long was the type of person born to lead. Once he possessed authority, he radiated a powerful presence—what some people called the aura of a king.

"How can you be the leader here?"

The Purple Savage Elephant frowned. Its original plans had been completely disrupted. It had thought that either the Demon Hunter Yudian or Archer Captain Ina was the leader of this elf group, but that was clearly not the case.

It seems I can only change the way I speak with them... the Purple Savage Elephant thought to itself.

"May I ask what this life treasure you speak of is?" Huang Long asked casually. He was also extremely curious about this. At first, time had been too pressing for him to think much about it before he joined the preparations for battle. Now that he thought about it, he still found it baffling why these magical beasts had come. They had been drawn by the life aura of the Tree of Life—but why had it attracted them?

"You don't know?" The Purple Savage Elephant could not help frowning. Even if they did not want to hand over the life treasure, there was no need to make up such a ridiculous excuse. Did they really take it for a fool?

Swish! Suddenly, the Demon Hunter Yudian lightly stomped with his right foot, and demonic fire blazed once more upon the Warglaives of Azzinoth in his hands. With a side slash, the ghostly green demonic fire transformed into a strange giant blade and shot directly toward Huang Long.

Huang Long's heart tightened at the sight, but he made no move at all, because he believed—believed that the Demon Hunter Yudian would never harm him.

Squelch! With the sound of a sharp blade cutting into flesh, two severed sections of a snake fell to the ground, while ghostly green demonic fire continued burning across its body.

"You despicable scum!" Archer Captain Ina immediately understood what had happened. She gave a sharp cry, stepped back with her right foot, and pulled hard with her right arm. Her bowstring tightened once more as a Reaper's Arrow shot forth with awe-inspiring force.

Searing Arrow!

Roar! The Tong Ape let out a furious roar. The fur over its entire body stood on end, and its body swelled by another size, releasing a suffocating aura.

Tong's Giant Fist! With an angry roar, the Tong Ape did not dodge at all. Its enormous palm directly met Archer Captain Ina's full-powered strike.

Rumble! The massive explosion forced everyone back several steps before they could steady themselves.

"Haha! You shameless bastards, you're even more vile than that stupid bird!" The Demon Hunter Yudian threw back his head and let out a long howl. Deep, eerie demonic fire surged around his body once more, causing the Warglaives of Azzinoth in his hands to turn a dazzling dark red, vivid and brilliant.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The Demon Hunter Yudian instantly became a series of afterimages and charged straight at the Tong Ape, his frenzied speed setting off repeated sonic booms.

Seeing this, the Purple Savage Elephant inwardly cried out in alarm. Purple lightning crackled ceaselessly over its entire body. It was now preparing to act, first intending to intercept the Demon Hunter Yudian's attack in order to save the Tong Ape and help it block the blow.

Violet Thunder Field! the Purple Savage Elephant shouted, as violent lightning elements instantly filled its massive body...

The Demon Hunter Yudian caught the abnormality in the Purple Savage Elephant's body from the corner of his eye. A mocking curve rose on his lips again, and he instantly understood the Purple Savage Elephant's intentions.

Mana Burn—