Chapter 1197: Dispute

d"I suggest we withdraw now! If we stay here, we will definitely be drained to death!"

"Run now!? How to run!?"

"France and Poland run together, or Germany and Spain!?"

"You said earlier let us Danes take the front! Now only one of our third rank remains! How should this be settled!?"

"What does it have to do with us!? We also lost people! Survival of the fittest, not attacking you is already not bad!"

"Inside the shabby tent, hundreds of third ranks argued with each other until they could not agree, faces flushed."

"The only thing they had in common was that exhaustion was written all over their faces."

"Enough!"

"How long do you still want to argue!"

"At the main seat, an Awakened One beside the white-robed youth slammed the table and rose, coldly shouting over."

"Since the insect tide grew harder, almost everyone in the alliance wanted to flee. It wasn't that they were stupid enough to think leaving the gathering place would avoid insect attacks; rather, they wanted to distance themselves from 'that group of people'."

"Those who had eaten the Tianmu people."

"Even if they were foolish, by now they realized what the reason for the ever-increasing insects was."

"Therefore, some war zones that had hardly eaten the Tianmu people wished to stay far away from this plague-bringing group right now."

"Points be damned! They just wanted to survive!"

"But likewise, the war zones that had eaten the Tianmu people were usually the strongest; they knew fleeing anywhere would be useless, so they naturally did not want to scatter and flee."

"Having other war zones together, they could always serve as cannon fodder, helping to relieve their pressure."

"With each harboring ulterior motives, the alliance composed of dozens of big and small countries now showed a split situation."

"If it weren't for the weak war zones fearing they'd be forcibly detained when trying to flee, they would have already slipped away."

"Of course, breaking out of the insect tide also requires a strong war zone to clear the path."

"Under the cold rebuke, the whole venue fell into a brief silence."

"After a moment, a third rank from the Czech war zone finally couldn't hold back, looking grimly at the white-robed one:"

"O Soul Communicator! What do you say we should do!?"

"To flee or not to flee!? Staying here, we can no longer hold the front line! If our war zone loses more people, the whole country is doomed!"

"The Germany-France-Spain trio clearly has the strongest strength, yet their people deliberately hide in the back! Know that they also ate the most Tianmu people!"

"The Czech Awakened One, while speaking, glanced angrily at the representatives of the various nations nearby, fists clenched tight."

"Actually it should be four countries, with the other being Greece where the Soul Communicator is, but he didn't dare say it."

"Their ability is the foundation that supports them to this point, and also the trump card for breaking out of the insect tide."

"In the silence, the hoped-for Soul Communicator Antonio furrowed his brows, for a moment unable to make a decision."

"His rise came after third rank; in the trials he was inconspicuous."

"Perhaps intentionally or not, imitating Andre of the American War Zone, he gave himself the title of Soul Communicator outwardly."

"To flee... "

"Unwilling... "

"If we withdraw now, we won't get the points from the fifth and sixth days."

"Moreover, without even thinking, the promotion quotas for the war zones later will certainly change. His war zone's overall strength is not strong; one could say its influence rests entirely on his ability."

"But, the problem lies here."

"He can use spiritual power to 'communicate' or hypnotize other beings, even including Awakened Ones. The restriction is that their rank must be lower than his. In large-scale battles his ability is akin to a Spirit Skill, with enemies as his minions. But if they flee, the threat of the insects to everyone lessens, and his importance wanes."

"Even if he could control a few third-rank rebels, that wouldn't mean much.."

"After all, he himself lacks any attack..."

"But if they don't flee.."

"Anyone can see that now all sides are divided and unwilling to contribute. If earlier their goal was to first eliminate the Soviets, then allocate remaining slots by contribution, they also had an agreement."

"But now?"

"No one thinks that way anymore; on the contrary, those gathered together now start worrying that the others might resort to lethal tactics."

"If they hold on longer, even without insects something will go wrong!"

"Just as his expression wavered and he couldn't decide, a burly third-rank Awakened One suddenly walked to the tent's exterior and strode in."

"All that could be seen was this Awakened One wearing red War Armor, his face covered with faint patterns, looking around and speaking in a low voice:"

"What's the noise for!"

"Wanting to withdraw is fine! But have you forgotten the Soviet War Zone!?"

"In my view, it would be better to gather all third ranks who have eaten the Tianmu people together and attack them during the gaps in the insect tide! As long as we leave the Soviets here as bait, the pressure on our breakout will greatly decrease."

"Hearing this, everyone was stunned; facing the proposal of this Awakened One who seemed half-human, half-dragon, many felt a shift inside."

"The comer was precisely the Dragon Warrior Laurence of the Ulan War Zone."

"As a standout Awakened One of the European War Zone, his strength is extremely strong, having reached intermediate third rank."

"As for Laurence's proposal, they were not surprised."

"Ulan and the Soviets have been blood enemies for a century; even without benefit, Laurence would propose attacking the Soviets."

"Seeing that everyone seemed to have guessed his thoughts, Laurence did not conceal anything:"

"Take down the Soviets! Not just to vie for war zone slots! They are our greatest enemy!"

"Put bluntly, if the Soviets also fled, what do you think would happen if we ran into them in the wilderness—who could survive!?"

"If they die, we can still struggle among ourselves, luck decides; if they don't die, there will definitely be Soviets left at the end!"

"Moreover, I suspect they know some information we don't; otherwise, why would they have stopped eating the Tianmu people so early!?"

"As his words fell, Laurence stared at everyone with a tiger's gaze."

Su E died, his competitors left only the opponents of the other four major war zones. He only needed to take out one side to secure one of the three slots! Relying on the talent of his Body System, he had absolute confidence he could obtain a slot.

Should we attack Su E during a gap in the insect tide?

But that would cause us too great a loss... who would take the vanguard?

Upon hearing that, everyone indeed felt somewhat tempted.

But the problem is, the combat death rate among Awakened Ones is far higher than that of the insects...

Seeing everyone's worry, Laolunsi let out a cold chuckle, and a blood dragon phantom suddenly appeared behind him.

I'll take the vanguard!

Let those of you who have consumed Heaven Eye People and are of Third Rank join me—I'll lead the charge!

Cut the crap, and don't tell me you're reluctant to let these people die!

You know full well in your hearts that even if you tried to flee, you couldn't run with them! Anyway, you'd be scattering, so you might as well give it your all!

If we take down Su E, letting them draw the insects, the loss would be the same, and we'd have one fewer major enemy!

As his words fell, everyone fell silent. However, among the Third Rank, some Awakened Ones who had consumed Heaven Eye People darkened in expression.

Damn it...

If they had known this would happen, they shouldn't have eaten it back then!

However, Laolunsi was right—they were destined to be abandoned by their own war zone; killing Su E would mean death, and breaking out of the insect tide would also mean death.

Weighing both sides, killing Su E yields more points; perhaps they could hide with a batch of points and still profit after getting out.

Whether for their own war zone or forced by the larger situation, following Laolunsi in the charge is their optimal solution.

But...

In the crowd, a Bulgarian Awakened One suddenly spoke up, somewhat uneasy.

Doing this isn't impossible, but what if Su E is very strong?

If we fail to breach them and suffer heavy losses ourselves, wouldn't we then have no chance at all of breaking out of the insect tide?

I've heard... Su E claims to have an extremely powerful expert...

They claim that person's strength reaches Third Rank high level or even peak!

As they spoke, the Awakened One bearing a great axe flashed a hint of fear in his eyes.

This news had been circulating for a long time; when he learned of it back then, he had been shocked for a long time...