"What's so good-looking about humans? None of them are as good-looking as my race!"
This Ruins Species spoke with his neck held high and his nostrils pointing to the sky, exuding an air of superiority.
"That's right, humans, regardless of gender, generally have poor physiques. Some women are even mistaken for men if you don't look closely," the other Ruins Species echoed.
"Even if you look closely, you can't tell it's a woman in some of them."
This remark immediately drew laughter from the room.
" Sailuoke, you wouldn't be so desperate for a gift that you're deliberately using a lowly human to make up the numbers, would you?"
The speaker was a Third Molt Ruins Species. Stared at by him, Sailuoke broke out in a cold sweat and trembled uncontrollably. But to survive, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and continue:
"My lords, the goods I've brought this time are of absolutely the highest quality; I guarantee it with my life!"
"Alright," Tanfan'er, sitting in the highest seat, spoke up, "Bring them in first. If they're not good-looking, consider them extra dishes."
"Yes, I will bring him in right away."
Sailuoke quickly got up and went out, bringing Jiang Fan and Ye Qizhen in with her.
Originally, everyone, including Tanfan'er, was just there to watch the show. However, after seeing the Yingjun faces of the two, especially Jiang Fan, the shock they felt was even greater.
Just as Jiang Fan and the others had guessed, the Ruins Species valued appearance more than humans, even having a fanatical obsession with it.
To put it bluntly, they're just a bunch of people obsessed with looks.
The higher the level of the Ruins Species, the deeper their attachment to this.
A brief silence fell over the tree hollow, followed by heavy breathing.
Tanfan'er's eyes widened in shock. After recovering, he shoved the two male Ruins Species on either side of him aside.
"Good! Good! Excellent! Sailuoke, Anseka, you two did a great job. I will remember this."
Upon hearing this, Sailuoke and Anseka were so excited they almost cried; they had escaped a terrible ordeal.
It was a success.
Jiang Fan and Ye Qizhen exchanged a quick glance.
Without losing a single soldier, they successfully approached the tribe's leadership. All that remained was to find a way to get close to the husband-and-wife leaders.
Judging from Tanfan'er's posture, he seemed eager to finish them off on the spot...
They couldn't possibly be willing to sacrifice themselves for this...
How can I escape unnoticed and find an opportunity to kill those Ruins Species whose strength is almost at the elite level?
Just as Jiang Fan and Ye Qizhen were racking their brains for a solution, an unexpected change occurred.
The Third Molt Ruins Species had previously been targeting Sailuoke and talking about where to find attractive humans stepped forward. After giving Jiang Fan a fiery look, she said to Tanfan'er, " Tanfan'er, didn't you owe me a favor last time? Why don't you use them to settle it?"
Tanfan'er's face suddenly darkened, and even his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"I do owe you a favor, but that's my business. You have no right to take someone away from me!"
"That's really hurtful. What do you mean by 'steal'? Isn't this something you should return?"
Before Tanfan'er could refute what this Ruins Species had just said, another female Ruins Species who had also undergone three transformations spoke up.
" Tanfan'er, I saved your life a long time ago. The debt of saving a life is greater than heaven. I'm not as shameless as her, asking for both of you directly. I only want one. Is that alright?"
When the female Ruins Species spoke these words, her gaze towards Jiang Fan was so ardent.
Ye Qizhen secretly rolled her eyes. Well, she was used to it.
This wasn't the end of it; other female Ruins Species also stepped forward, launching a fierce battle with Tanfan'er to recruit them.
"Although you owe me no favors and have not saved my life, if you give me this person today, Tanfan'er, you will be my best sister!"
"That's hilarious. 'Best friend,' indeed. I think you're just after her new love."
"..."
In an instant, the originally lively birthday banquet turned into utter chaos.
Tanfan'er's face was so dark it looked like it could drip water.
She slammed her hand on the table and shouted.
"Enough!"
The scene then quieted down.
Tanfan'er's murderous eyes swept across the room as he coldly declared, "These are my birthday gifts. Anyone who dares to take them from me is my enemy!"
The voice was strong and resonant, carrying a clear and firm tone.
You could tell from her voice that she wasn't joking.
If anyone dares to take it from her, she will definitely fight back, and she'll fight to the death.
However--
With such beauty before them, who cares about anything else?
"Whoever grabs it first gets to keep it!" someone suddenly shouted, and then this Ruins Species reached out and grabbed Jiang Fan with lightning speed.
"Hmph! You dare to challenge me!" Another Ruins Species intervened.
At the same time, the other three transformed female Ruins Species also made their moves, their speed in no way inferior.
Tanfan'er roared in fury and joined the battle.
The scene was now in complete chaos!
"Tsk tsk tsk--" Ye Qizhen clicked her tongue repeatedly, looking at Jiang Fan with a strange expression.
"You really are a femme fatale."
Jiang Fan retorted expressionlessly, "Envious?"
Ye Qizhen's mocking expression froze as if it had been paused, and then her lips twitched violently twice.
"Seriously, what should we do in this situation?"
Jiang Fan: "You stole my lines."
"..."
Just as the two were at their wits' end, a very authoritative voice suddenly rang out at the entrance of the tree hole.
What are you doing?
The scene fell silent instantly.
Jiang Fan turned his head and looked over, his gaze slightly narrowed, a hint of seriousness in his eyes.
This suddenly appearing female Ruins Species was one of the couple whose strength was infinitely close to that of Elite Ruin Spawn, whom he had previously detected with his Psychic Power.
Faced with the numerous Ruins Species who remained silent in fear, and seeing the vast mess inside the tree hollow, the female Ruins Species leader's expression visibly darkened further.
"Someone tell me, how could a perfectly good birthday banquet turn out like this?"
As she spoke, her gaze fell upon Tanfan'er, the birthday celebrant.
Tanfan'er knelt down, "Reporting to Lord Kawena, it was like this, just now..."
After hearing the general account, Kawena's cold gaze swept around, causing the group of Ruins Species to kneel down in fear.
"You bastards! You are all my most loyal subordinates, and usually my best friends, yet you've turned on each other for a man, and a human at that! Where is that human? I'll kill him myself! To stop you from killing each other."
"There, over there." Tanfan'er pointed in the direction of Jiang Fan, his heart filled with reluctance upon seeing that incomparably handsome face.
"Fine, I'll kill myself right now—" The moment Kawena turned her head to look, the rest of her words caught in her throat, and her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.