Chapter 945 - 416: Cang Kai_2

No wonder he can single-handedly hunt down multiple Royal Family King Tiers.

On the other side, Cang Kai’s expression turned grim.

No matter how proud he was, he wouldn’t think he could break through the joint forces of two Full Level King Tiers from an Advanced civilization.

"General Cang, you don’t need to have such hostility towards us."

Xi Ya tidied up the smudges on her armor: "Although we are not acquainted, we have a common goal, and a common goal is the foundation for cooperation."

"What I said to others earlier was also meant for you."

Cang Kai’s eyes flickered: "You knew I was here long ago?"

Xi Ya smiled: "General Cang, don’t be too worried. Your concealment skills are very adept; I didn’t discover you in advance."

"However, I guessed you needed to hunt energy to resist the Divine Envoy, and you surely wouldn’t target your own people, so we were the only targets left."

"With the floating gunboats, you can always track our position and set up traps in advance—like the current situation."

"But concealing yourself also means you wouldn’t dare to probe outside, naturally unable to detect others’ tracks."

Cang Kai didn’t speak, just glanced around coldly and sneered: "What if I refuse?"

Xi Ya said: "Though our objectives are the same, if the General truly doesn’t wish to, we will not compel you."

Cang Kai looked at Omond and Zaka, then at Zoltan, saying: "If you earnestly fight for my race, I, Cang Kai, am deeply grateful. Cooperation needn’t be further discussed, but you four outsiders relying only on your words is indeed hard to believe."

Upon hearing this, Xi Ya looked anxious and hurriedly tried to explain something, but Cang Kai gestured to stop her: "You might genuinely want to help us, but are your companions all willing? How can you ensure they won’t defect amidst a transformation?"

"If I’m not mistaken, besides myself, you likely want to leverage my reputation to gather power. I am insignificant alone, but I cannot bear the guilt of pushing these thousands of soldiers who trust me into the abyss."

"..." Xi Ya was speechless.

But her expression clearly showed disagreement, in her view, they had already displayed the utmost goodwill, yet Cang Kai, isolated and unsupported, remained obstinate, which seemed nonsensical.

Seeing her expression, Cang Kai paused and said: "If others are willing to go with you, I won’t stop them. I will also find a chance to complete my hunt; this is the greatest promise I can make."

Xi Ya was silent for a while and nodded lightly: "Alright, though I believe that sincerity is the best way to unite power, if General Cang insists, I can only respect that."

With that, she looked at the others: "What do you all say?"

Unexpectedly, all twelve of them agreed to board their gunboats.

"General, when we joined the Rebel Army, we had already entrusted our lives to you."

"If you have doubts about these people, let us scout ahead for you."

They smiled very frankly, and Cang Kai was moved by this, but in the end, he only said two words:

"Take care."

Xi Ya took them and flew towards the void above, but before long, she suddenly turned back and said: "General Cang, I truly want to help you. The Human Race shouldn’t be playthings for alien races, and the blood of martyrs shouldn’t be spilled in vain."

Cang Kai showed no opinion, Xi Ya looked disappointed but said no more.

But just as she was about to leave, Cang Kai suddenly said: "Miss, I think you’ve misunderstood, you seem to have mistaken this ceremony for some kind of fair competition."

"I want to remind you, once the God descends, we have no choice but to become playthings."

"How can those who follow the rules defeat those who create them?"

Listening to Cang Kai’s meaningful words, Xi Ya revealed a thoughtful expression.

She waved her hand, and a powerful force encompassed the surroundings, quickly lifting everyone upwards back onto the floating gunboats.

"Please don’t mind my General, this is not without cause."

A rather young-looking General Tier approached, rubbing his hands: "You don’t know, we originally had another King Tier in our army who was like a life-and-death brother to the General. Together, they eliminated many Royal Family King Tiers, gradually collected equipment, and launched an attack on the capital."

"That person was supposed to quickly destroy the Divine Hall during the coup to prevent the descent of the Pseudo-God’s power, but who knew he sold out the General for the pursuit of immortal power, leading us to our current predicament."

"Can you believe, after such an event, how can the General easily trust anyone? He’s not targeting you personally..."

Xi Ya glanced at this affable General Tier, softly uttered an "hmm," but her mind was mulling over Cang Kai’s final words, and it took some time for her to respond: "Where is that traitor now?"

"Among the King Tiers participating in the ceremony, one of them is him."

"I overheard the jailers chatting in the prison; the Pseudo-God promised him that as long as he killed the General, he could become the Divine Envoy under the Pseudo-God."

"Bah, selling out a brother for some lousy immortality, becoming a dog for a big lizard, who knows if he’ll ever sleep peacefully again!"

This General Tier cursed vehemently, evidently seething with anger.

Xi Ya frowned, starting to grasp Cang Kai’s meaning, like a child taking delight in torturing insects, if unrestrained by adults, his threshold for excitement would rise, and his methods would become increasingly cruel.

"Those who follow the rules cannot defeat those who create them, can they..."