Late at night, inside the Wolf Bandits' council tent.
This time, only the three Blue Bandit commanders and the Blood Bandit, Blood Shadow, were present.
Blood Shadow sat upright on a bronze throne, his chilling blood-colored wolf claw holding a bone cup. He drained the thick, scarlet blood inside, a look of pleasure and satisfaction spreading across his face.
His blood-colored wolf eyes swept down over his three loyal subordinates. The corners of his mouth lifted as he said, "For us Wolf Bandits, plundering cities has always carried more risk than reward, because it inevitably provokes the Heaven Dou Empire's wrath. They send troops to encircle and exterminate us, while Spirit Hall offers bounties for our heads."
"So, even though we now possess the strength to wipe out a city, we have always operated only in wild forests and mountains. We never raid cities."
"Only now, with the situation in the Western Wilderness changing, have we been forced to do this."
"You all know that we currently have two enemies. One is that Dragon Giant Hero, who appeared from who knows where. His movements are unpredictable, and he hunts our Wolf Bandit clans everywhere. In just two short months, he has killed or wounded nearly six hundred of our kind, drastically reducing our gains in the wilderness. His Majesty would like nothing better than to skin him, tear out his tendons, and slice him to pieces before devouring him! However, His Majesty has now sent General Blood Red to hunt down Dragon Giant Hero. I believe that little hopping insect will be dead before long."
At the name Dragon Giant Hero, the three Blue Bandits all bared their teeth. Alongside their teeth-grinding hatred, a trace of fear lurked deep within their hearts.
Among those nearly six hundred dead were Blue