Chapter 66: Realliance, However... (Please follow and read!)

"You bastard!!"

Being pointed in the face and cursed as trash—no matter who encountered such a thing, it would be impossible to swallow this anger.

Not to mention that the other party was the very culprit who had driven them and their comrades into such a dangerous situation. Combined together, these factors made the members of Team India burn with an even more uncontrollable fury.

In an instant, the atmosphere at the scene became tense and hostile. Except for Shiva Ghandi and Aralot, everyone else assumed a combat posture, as if they would chop this detestable "farmer" into mincemeat at the mere command of their captain.

Unfortunately, Shiva Ghandi clearly had no such intentions. After casting a deep look at Julian, he turned to the blonde girl and asked gently, "Xue Nai, are you alright?"

"Captain, I'm fine..."

A weak voice sounded. Xue Nai raised her head to look at Shiva Ghandi, forcing out a strained smile. Yet, paired with her face covered in blood streaming from her seven orifices, it looked slightly terrifying.

"Hah!"

Hearing this, Julian let out a sarcastic laugh.

"Fine... indeed. If I had arrived just a little later, you might not be dead right now, but you would have been reduced to a puppet at someone else's mercy. If you call that 'fine,' then I have nothing more to say."

Shiva Ghandi's expression darkened, and he asked, "Was this done by the mental power user of Team China? Is the other party's strength truly this terrifying?"

This time, Julian did not resort to sarcastic mocking; his expression grew slightly serious. "Hmm... not necessarily 'how strong,' though. I can sense that although that fellow's mental power is vast, the method of utilizing it is not particularly sophisticated—at most, it's at the level of having unlocked the first stage of the genetic constraint.

"Logically speaking, it shouldn't produce an effect like this. If I'm not mistaken, Team China's mental power user must have exchanged for some kind of item that massively increases the total capacity of mental power.

"Even so, the fact that it required both me and your mental power user to barely manage it proves the strength of Team China... Heh! It seems the God's judgment was still quite accurate."

At this point, Julian looked back at Shiva Ghandi and asked in a flat tone, "Well? Has the prompt sounded from the God yet? How many members of Team China died, and are there any among them who possess the genetic constraint?"

"...No, Team China hasn't suffered any casualties."

Shiva Ghandi spat out these words as if squeezing toothpaste, the look in his eyes as he stared at Julian filled with bone-chilling murderous intent.

Julian remained unconcerned by this killing intent, though his brows furrowed upon hearing that Team China had not lost a single point.

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"They can even protect newcomers. Unless Team China's senior members have already reached a count of twelve, and every single one of them possesses means to withstand a nuclear blast, it can only mean they still have large-scale defensive items or void-shifting abilities in their possession. This is getting somewhat troublesome..."

"Julian, it seems our two teams must truly form an alliance."

Shiva Ghandi gazed at the muttering Julian and said with deep, fathomless eyes, "From the probing just now, it's evident that Team China's strength is absolutely not to be underestimated. That mental power user alone was enough to hold off two people from your Team Neo Horizon.

"As for the remaining members of Team China, even if only one or two possess combat capability, they could still slaughter those 'livestock' you are farming. By that time, even if you manage to return alive to the God's Dimension, you will suffer massive losses."

Julian narrowed his eyes. The hand resting atop Xue Nai's head tightened slightly before he offered a mocking laugh. "What you say is true, but don't forget—you are the ones who threw a nuclear bomb at Team China, and you are the ones currently in negative points. No matter how you look at it, you are Team China's optimal hunting targets.

"Even if our Team Neo Horizon is no match for Team China, we still possess the capability to drag them down with us in mutual destruction. At worst, we can simply stay out of it, focus entirely on completing the main missions, and still return loaded with spoils."

Julian was not exaggerating with this statement. Because they had killed four members of Team India, Team Neo Horizon was currently at plus two points, which equated to 4,000 reward points.

Furthermore, he and the other farmer, Reinhardt, had additionally obtained 8,000 reward points and four C-rank side plots.

If they proceeded to complete the main quest as well, it would be another substantial haul, eliminating any necessity to fight to the death with Team China.

In fact, they had already prepared a backup plan: Team Neo Horizon's captain, Reinhardt, was currently attempting to eliminate the so-called Source of the Grudge. Once that was accomplished, Team Neo Horizon could directly leave this wretched world without needing to pay any mind to the so-called team battle.

"That is indeed true... but don't forget, we can also drag you down in mutual destruction!"

Right at this moment, a flash of red light appeared in Shiva Ghandi's eyes. The Buddhist wheel behind him emitted a faint golden glow, and a dozen-meter-long, two-headed cobra slowly materialized from the void, looking down at Julian from above. Its two bloody maws spewed fire and lightning, radiating an extremely dangerous aura.

Not only that, not far behind him, a white man in a lab coat smiled hideously at the sight. Fine downy fur sprouted across his face, and his muzzle began to elongate forward, transforming him into a humanoid, vicious wolf.

"What? You intend to fight me?"

Julian gave a sarcastic chuckle, looking thoroughly disdainful.

"Indeed, our abilities are not enough to keep you here."

Shiva Ghandi looked at the silver armor on Julian and said calmly, "But don't forget, right now I can make Xue Nai halt her mental power resistance, allow Team China's mental power to detect this place, and then offer our surrender to the other party.

"I can even assist Team China in trapping you and your captain with all our might, letting them easily harvest the reward points of those livestock. All we would require is leaving behind three heads to reduce our point deductions..."

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"Do you think, with such generous conditions, if you were the captain of Team China, would they agree to our cooperation?"

The air fell silent. Everyone looked at Shiva Ghandi in astonishment, as if gazing at a lunatic.

"Have you lost your mind?"

Julian's expression darkened, and he finally began to take this Indian team captain seriously. "If you do this, you won't gain a single benefit either, and Team China won't let you off easily..."

"Benefit or no benefit, staying alive is more important than anything else. As for whether Team China will retaliate... Heh, who cares? At least I'll drag someone down with me before I die!"

Shiva Ghandi locked his gaze onto Julian. "Fight or not to fight, it all rests on a single thought from you. Make your own decision on how to choose."

Julian did not speak immediately. He sized up Shiva Ghandi for a long moment before smiling. "Good. You now possess the qualifications to truly form an alliance with me...

"In that case, I accept your request on behalf of my captain. We will go all out to help you crush Team China from now on. But there is one condition: all of you must obey my command."

"No problem!"

Shiva Ghandi revealed a smile and was about to say something more.

However, at that very instant, a familiar, chilling coldness abruptly surged forth, causing everyone's hearts to tremble slightly.

The light of the Buddhist wheel behind Shiva Ghandi flared violently, while Julian's pupils constricted. In his free hand, a white rune stone instantly materialized.

Bang!!

White smoke burst open, and a silver staff smashed fiercely down toward his head!