A few hours after Han Xiao entered the Sanctum, the members of the Avoidance Faction gathered in the secret meeting room under Dillon's call.
"Black Star has finally entered the Sanctum again … What do you all think?"
Dillon chewed on a fluorescent grass leaf and gently rubbed his fingers. He scanned the Beyond Grade As on the table with a scrutinizing gaze.
Everyone remained silent and looked at their companions with the same gaze. No one wanted to be the first to speak.
Seeing this, Dillon took off the grass leaf in his mouth and tapped his fist on the table twice.
"Since no one is speaking, let me say it. The last time Black Star went to the Sanctum, it took about two months. This time, it should be about the same. I think this is a good opportunity to leave."
Everyone paused and turned to look at him. Their gazes were unreadable.
Dillon did not mind and spread out his hands.
"Everyone knows me. I've always said what I want to say. The last time Black Star entered the Sanctum, I wanted to make this suggestion. However, at that time, I didn't know how long Black Star would disappear for. Furthermore, everyone was observing if the interception circle could really stop the enemy, so I didn't make the suggestion. Now that the battle situation has changed, the enemy has broken through the interception circle and will arrive at the three Universal Civilizations' territory sooner or later. At the same time, we also understand how long Black Star will be in the Sanctum, so this is a chance to leave the main universe and avoid the war. "
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed. Some were dissatisfied, some were tempted, and some were watching.
"Don't forget, Black Star revived us. We all owe him a favor. It's not good to leave without saying goodbye, right?"
Someone frowned and objected.
The members of the Avoidance Faction Association present were all revivors of the Holy Covenant. Because they cherished the second life that they had obtained with great difficulty, they did not participate in the war. Because Dillon was good at talking, everyone temporarily let him be the representative. However, he was not their leader, and there were also differences internally.
Dillon played with the glowing grass and said calmly,
"I don't deny that we are indebted to Black Star, but it is impossible for him to allow us to leave freely. The purpose of reviving us is only to make use of our strength.
Right now, he tolerates us avoiding the battle, but it is only temporary. As the participants become more and more dissatisfied with us, Black Star will pressure us sooner or later. Just like how he forced the third batch of revivors to participate in the battle, he will do the same to us in the future. Therefore, we might as well leave the main universe before this happens. Otherwise, we will become more and more passive.
Although I feel sorry for Black Star, we have to be responsible for our own lives. Even if he revived us, it doesn't mean that we have to accept his orders and sacrifice our lives for him. "
Everyone frowned and muttered to themselves. These words had also touched the bottom of many people's hearts. Many people didn't dare to disobey Black Star because of their feelings, but in their hearts, they were unwilling to take the risk and participate in the battle.
"What about the Holy Covenant?" someone asked.
Dillon snorted. "Oathkeeper and Black Star are on the same side. If we want to leave, we have to do it secretly. We can't inform them."
"If we do that, I'm afraid we'll be hunted down by Black Star. I don't think we can make such a rash decision," another person said cautiously.
Hearing this, Dillon retorted, "We only have a chance to sneak away when Black Star is not in the main universe. Every minute and second we waste now is time for us to escape. If we wait for him to return, will we still be able to leave? No matter what you say, I'll definitely leave! "
Many people looked conflicted.
The pressure that Black Star gave them was too strong. Only when he was not around would these people dare to plot, thinking that this period of time was a rare opportunity to escape.
If Black Star had not entered the Sanctum, they would not have dared to act rashly, afraid that Han Xiao would come knocking on their door to teach them a lesson.
After discussing for a while, the people who avoided the battle could only barely reach a consensus. Those who were willing to leave would plan on their own, while those who were unwilling to leave were not allowed to leak the secret.
Looking at everyone arguing, Dillon was a little distracted. He played with the grass in his hand, and the beautiful memories of the past flashed through his mind.
He recalled the glorious Holy Kingdom of the Elves that he had once created. He couldn't help but miss the scene of him playing with his many concubines in the pure white palace. Those beautiful, aloof, and pure faces flashed before his eyes.
Unfortunately, after he died in the Tragedy of the Pinnacles, the Elven Holy Kingdom lost its protection, and these concubines could not control their own destinies. The identity of a Beyond Grade A widow was like an emperor's harem, enough to attract the interest of many powerful gray figures.
Now that things had come to this, even though he had come back to life, his old friend had already faded away with the passage of time. Even though he had strength, he couldn't do anything about it.
Dillon's face tightened, and he subconsciously crushed the grass into powder.
"The three Universal Civilizations … not adding insult to injury at this time is already the bottom line. How can I help you?"
…
On the other side, somewhere in the training base.
A group of Beyond Grade As gathered in the room and looked at each other.
These people were part of the members of the third revival. Excluding most of the direct descendants of the civilizations, the rest were neutral Beyond Grade As.
Because of their common interests, the third batch of Beyond Grade As who had revived had private groups. The revived direct descendants formed a faction, and the free Beyond Grade As formed a faction. Although the three Universal Civilizations had placed everyone under house arrest, they could still communicate in private. After all, they were a group of important combatants, and they could not really restrict all their freedom like they were in prison.
After a while, a Beyond Grade A broke the silence.
"Black Star has gone to the Sanctum. What are his plans for gathering us at this time?"
Everyone immediately turned to look at the organizer of this gathering, an upper-stage Beyond Grade A named Stein.
Stein was a male Mosi with transparent wings. He looked like a moth. Apart from his wings and antennae, the rest of his body was humanoid. At that moment, his two antennae were trembling. He seemed rather nervous as he whispered.
"I've heard some news. Black Star said that the Sanctum has an unlimited number of revivals. It might be a lie to deceive us …"
"What?"
Hearing this, everyone's expression changed.
The three Universal Civilizations had always controlled the channels and did not allow the third batch of revivors to come into contact with the relevant information. Therefore, they had never known that Han Xiao had once said that the Sanctum Revival was only limited to one time.
"What's going on?" Everyone hurriedly asked.
Stein quickly explained, "Black Star said something different to us about the Sanctum Revival compared to the other Beyond Grade As. He used to say that the Sanctum Revival is only limited to one time, but he said to us that it has no limit … I only came into contact with this information by chance. There must be something wrong with it!"
"Is the news reliable?"
"I can't guarantee it, but it's most likely true," Stein hurriedly said.
Everyone's faces darkened, and their minds raced.
If Black Star had two versions of the story, the other Beyond Grade As would definitely know about it. However, up until now, no one had exposed him or reported him. Everyone shuddered and subconsciously formed a conspiracy theory.
Perhaps, Black Star's statement to them was a deliberate lie to trick them into helping. The other Beyond Grade As were all vested interests, so they tacitly agreed to this behavior. Not only did they not expose him, they even cooperated to deceive the third batch of revivors … Everyone wanted to use them as cannon fodder!
In fact, this speculation was correct. Based on their perspective, this possibility was completely plausible and very convincing … However, due to the misunderstanding of the key information, the conclusion was exactly the opposite of the truth.
The more they thought about it, the more shocked they became, and their anger continued to surge.
Someone took a deep breath to calm the anger in his chest and asked with a deep voice, "Then what should we do now?"
"If the revival is only limited to one time, then this is our last life. We have no choice but to consider a way out," Stein pondered.
"Are we going to take the opportunity to escape? Although Black Star isn't here, we're still under house arrest in this area. Those Beyond Grade As from the later generations aren't easy to deal with. "
After a fierce argument, someone suddenly made a suggestion.
"The situation is still unclear. Let's not make a move first. When Black Star returns to revive the Sanctum, we'll most likely watch together. At that time, we'll see if he revives the second death.
If not, then no matter what reason Black Star gives, we'll question him face to face and be in the right. This way, we can shake the new revivors and the direct descendants who revived at the same time as us. We can work together to break the house arrest of the three Universal Civilizations and resist the fate of being cannon fodder! "
Hearing this, many people's eyes lit up.
It would be difficult for them to resist by themselves, and the next revival might be an opportunity to seek a temporary alliance.
"Then it's settled. We'll attack together!"
Stein clapped in agreement.
…
Primeval Star River, Mechanical Race territory.
In the mechanical palace, Manison's Lord's Avatar and Kasuyi's remote projection sat opposite each other, casually playing cards.
"I really envy you. You don't have to manage the affairs of the association and can spend all your time digesting the insights of the war. I want to be like this too …"
Kasuyi grumbled as he watched the game.
Manison did not mind and casually said, "Black Star isn't around, so we need someone to supervise the association. I've long left my position as the president, and I'm not even the vice president. This job belongs to you."
"Sigh, there's nothing I can do. Before Black Star left, he told me that some association members and revivors might not be too well-behaved while he was away. He told me to be careful of variables, so I can only do as he says."
Kasuyi shook his head helplessly.
Just like the exploration era, war had always been a catalyst for the strong. Many Beyond Grade As had been stationed in the interception circle for a year and experienced large and small battles, so they had more or less gained new insights. Manison and Kasuyi both discovered a wider space for improvement. As long as they went into seclusion for a period of time, their strength could still improve.
Unfortunately, Black Star had gone to the Sanctum and told him to be careful. Kasuyi could only suppress the wormhole of digesting the war experience and turn to manage the association, so he was very envious that Manison could focus on cultivating in seclusion.
"You're thinking too much. I've also encountered some miscellaneous matters here." Manison's tone was calm. "Nilfgaardi has been restless recently. He's not willing to let the Machinery Faith and Mechanical Race be controlled by Black Star and me. He feels that these benefits should have been his, so he's trying to regain his former position as the leader."
"Oh? What did he do? "Kasuyi was curious.
"Humph, as soon as Black Star left, he sent someone to the Machinery Faith to promote his return. He wants to use his identity as the founder to harvest the main faith of the believers. It's obvious that he wants to take advantage of the situation."
"What was the result?" Kasuyi was interested.
"What else? He's a founder who was eliminated by history and only revived because of Black Star. He wants to shake Black Star's position? Dream on. "Manison scoffed.
"That's true. Nilfgaardi's prestige has long been worn away by time. He doesn't have the capital to compete with Black Star yet."
Kasuyi nodded, paused, and joked.
"Furthermore, even you can't beat Black Star, let alone him."
"… Humph, ridiculous."
Manison glanced at him and snorted.
If not for the fact that we've known each other for so many years, I wouldn't have bothered with you!
Kasuyi shrugged and asked, "What about the Mechanical Race? Nilfgaardi's return as your ancestor should be quite troublesome for you, right?"
"Who do you think I am? I've been managing the Mechanical Race for many years. Is it possible for him to make me give up my base just because he's an ancestor? "Manison's tone was calm.
"So, what did you do to him?"
"In the past, I would have made him a Felon long ago, but I haven't done such a thing for a long time. Nilfgaardi is the ancestor of the Mechanical Race after all. I can't do anything to him even if I want to be justified. Therefore, I gave him a group of Mechanical Race members and told him to set up a new Mechanical Race."
"So, the Mechanical Race has already split?" Kasuyi raised his eyebrows.
Manison did not mind and said calmly, "It's not that serious. I can give him some of my clansmen. After all, they can be reborn. However, the wealth I've accumulated over the years … he won't be able to get a single screw."
"Hehe, you're still the same. Other than Black Star, no one can take advantage of you."
Kasuyi shook his head and laughed.
"Humph, even Black Star didn't take advantage of me much."
Manison did not mean what he said.
Kasuyi only smiled and did not expose Manison's stubbornness. He changed the topic and blinked. "By the way, before Black Star left, he gave me the contact information of a stranger. He told me that if those revivors do anything, I can find this person to settle it."
"Black Star wouldn't do something without thinking. What's the name of that stranger?"
"I don't know his name. Black Star only told me to call him Oathkeeper. I haven't contacted him yet. I wonder what his background is that even Black Star values him so much."
Kasuyi was interested.
"It seems like Black Star is hiding a lot of secrets." Manison snorted.
…
World Tree Territory, Tree King Palace.
Streams of emerald green light surged, flowing along the roots and veins into a giant cocoon made of leaves. It looked like a cabbage, and below it was a luxurious pedestal. It looked like an altar.
After a while, the leaves that formed the cocoon suddenly opened layer by layer, and a figure emitting a dazzling green light walked out. He walked down the stairs step by step, and the green light slowly disappeared, revealing the appearance of the Subduing Tree King.
"You're finally back to life!"
Below the altar, joy flashed across the eyes of Fortitude Tree King, who had been waiting for a long time. He took two steps forward to welcome him.
After watering him for so long, the Subduing Tree King has finally matured. This way, I can finally slack off!
"Phew, I'm still not used to it."
The Subduing Tree King exhaled and moved his body stiffly, waking up his dormant senses.
Although the World Tree could allow him to return to his seed state and be reborn, the process of germinating and maturing was very uncomfortable. When he thought of Black Star, who had made him suffer a lot, the Subduing Tree King could not help but feel angry.
"He actually made me die once. I'll definitely make that outsider pay the price next time!"
"You'll have a chance."
Fortitude Tree King immediately chimed in.
Only then did the Subduing Tree King turn to look at him in surprise.
"Why is it you? Where's the Heart Tree King?"
"He was sealed by that outsider," Fortitude Tree King said with a disdainful tone.
The Subduing Tree King frowned and said with a deep voice,
"What happened when I died?"
Hearing this, Fortitude Tree King did not force him. He directly told the Subduing Tree King the whole story through the mental network.
After knowing the whole story, the Subduing Tree King's expression softened, and he slowly nodded.
"So that's how it is. The Heart Tree King restrained the recovery-type Esper, resulting in the success of the exchange tactic. Many high-level combatants of that enemy civilization died. Although the Heart Tree King was defeated later on, the strategic results he created have already laid a good foundation for us. The numerical advantage is gradually slipping to us. The high-level combatants of the enemy civilization will only decrease as we fight in the future. Well done."
"But the Ancestral Tree King is not satisfied. The Heart Tree King has been captured, and the Tree King Crown cannot be taken back," Fortitude Tree King said calmly.
"It's fine. It's just a seal. We'll find a chance to save the Heart Tree King in the future. Exchanging a temporary loss for the enemy's permanent loss is undoubtedly a profit for us."
The Subduing Tree King waved his hand nonchalantly.
"Alright, since you've revived, I'll leave the matters here to you. I'll return to the mother first."
With that, the Fortitude Tree King did not wait for the Subduing Tree King to react and immediately removed his physical body, returning to the World Tree and disappearing.
"Humph, you still have to rely on me."
The Subduing Tree King snorted and had no intention of rejecting. As a Pugilist, he was already used to doing such tiring work.
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