"Huh? What???"
Hao Yun looked stunned, but soon understood. The Zombie King had already beaten the courage out of her.
Liz gritted her teeth.
"I fought that Zombie King at close quarters. I think... we don't stand a chance."
"..." Hao Yun was speechless. He had never expected humanity's mighty goddess of war to say something so defeatist.
He simply couldn't accept the result of this vote.
Lan Xiao'e crossed her legs, leaned back in her chair, and folded her arms, a faint smile curling her lips.
Once the meeting's over, we can all go home.
But just then, something changed. A fourth hand slowly rose into the air.
"Huh????"
Everyone looked over in surprise, only to discover that the fourth person raising his hand was Horne.
"I... support hunting the Zombie King."
He spoke slowly.
Lan Xiao'e uncrossed her legs, her brow immediately furrowing.
"Old Huo, what do you mean by this?"
"Everyone, to be honest, I've felt deeply guilty about that battle thirty years ago. It has tormented me day and night all these years, becoming an inner demon. So... I want to put it to rest and fight another battle on the Corpse Soil Continent!"
Horne's words rang with conviction, a sharp gleam shining in his clouded eyes.
The conference room immediately fell so silent that a pin drop could have been heard.
The vote now stood at four to four. Although it was a tie, Horne was both their leader and their senior, so his vote carried an extra half vote.
Lan Xiao'e closed her eyes and drew a deep breath. Since things had come to this, there was nothing more to say.
"Fine. Then activate the Star Destroyer!"
"..."
The Human Alliance's conference concluded with that result.
They decided to activate the Star Destroyer, head