After hearing him out, Cho'Gath's eyes grew thoughtful.
Yaxes felt half his tension ease.
Of course, not all of that was true.
Blue Star's extreme explosives were indeed terrifying, especially the Antimatter Bomb. Even without Terra's support, they were enough to make a Demon God wary.
But a Demon God did not need to hear the truth.
A Demon God needed a reason that let him accept defeat while giving him renewed hope of victory.
"So?" Cho'Gath asked coldly.
Yaxes knew the truly dangerous moment had arrived. One wrong move, and he would become food.
He paused briefly to organize his words before saying quietly:
"My lord, perhaps we could bring in other Demon Gods' forces."
Boom!
The rock beneath Cho'Gath's feet instantly sank several meters.
Several Demon Venerables tensed under the domain's oppressive force, terrified that the Demon God might suddenly lash out.
Cho'Gath's voice crashed down like thunder:
"You want me to ask for help?"
Yaxes immediately prostrated himself until he was almost flat against the ground:
"Not help. A trade."
"A trade?"
Cho'Gath's scarlet eyes fixed on him.
Yaxes dared not look up, but he did not stop:
"Yes, my lord!"
"These three civilizations have now united. It will be difficult for us to swallow them one at a time, so we could bring in some other Demon Gods and cooperate."
"But we would not be cooperating for free. We could demand certain benefits."
"The coordinates of intelligent civilizations are an immense fortune. They will certainly be tempted."
"And we only need to give up two. We can attack the remaining one ourselves!"
The universe was vast, and worlds capable of nurturing fully developed civilizations were exceedingly rare by comparison.
Yaxes thought selling the coordinates of intelligent civilizations to other Demon Gods in exchange for resources was