Chapter 1043 (2/2)

“I don’t like the way you said it,” Zeon Lucas said, shrugging his shoulders. “But what you said makes sense.”

“You overestimate the human,” a night-demon, who was silent all the while, suddenly said. Her eyes glowed in a light as if lightning in a thunderstorm. “I understand human society, there is no doubt about the destructiveness of their war machines and race. But they are also very fragile as their destructive power has exceeded their own capabilities, which means they are actually vulnerable.”

While saying, the night-demon lady turned around her face and stared into Hao Ren’s eyes, unapologetically. “Many have the same thinking as mine. We all know that humans are difficult to deal with, but it is not impossible. As long as there is hope, there will always be people who are restless wanting to try their luck. More importantly, once upon a time, humans were just our slaves. People will try to put these slaves back in the cage; however slight the chance is.”

Compared with those young people who screamed in the square, the night-demon lady represented the truly dangerous otherworldlings.

They were not impulsive. They knew the situation on this planet. They were the ones who were still restless while knowing the strength of humanity and the remnant strength of the demon hunters. This shrewd group of otherworldlings was the most troublesome.

But Hao Ren could not care less. He spread out his hand and said, “Yes, according to my calculations, if every condition is ripe and in your favor and the otherworldlings could seize the opportunity at the right moment, you do have a chance against the human race.”

His words had caused a commotion in the room. Even Hessiana looked at Hao Ren curiously; she had not a clue what he meant.

“You will be the ultimate winner,” Hao Ren said, ignoring the commotion. He just knocked on the MDT, which projected a series of holograms showing the world of a scorched Earth. “You will no doubt become the master of this planet, but you will only have two to three thousand population, only the top supernatural creatures could survive the war. Humans and the ecology will all perish, so too the demon hunters. This is the best case scenario: you will win and rule the planet. The remaining two thousand people who survive would become the masters of Earth, ruling the radioactive craters, desert, swamp, and river. You will survive but live a primitive life. Your only food is the leftover from the last century and the mud in the crater. Few strong enough people will survive to the end, living in the mud forever, until the next planet begins its next life cycle,” he said.

The holograms ended. Hao Ren knocked on the table and got their attention back. His hands were on the table, and his face was blank. “You don’t think no one would die in a war, do you? You don’t think you could achieve a crushing victory, do you? Both sides of the war have to pay the price, which is more than the benefits you could get. Since you can’t crush the humans, you’d better be prepared for mutual destruction. Believe me, that kind of victory is absolutely no better than your days in the sanctuary,” he said.

“So, since your goal is to seek greater benefits rather than to fight with the humans just for the sake of honor, why choose war?”

Perhaps because of the horrifying scene after winning the war as well as the fact that family leaders had contemplated the pro and cons of war, everyone became as quiet as a church mouse.

A few virtual images combined with Hao Ren’s speech were indeed not enough to convince these wily old foxes, but they were not fools; they knew which side their bread was buttered.

“Then we can only make a compromise,” said Zeon Lucas, his eyes fell on Vivian. He knew that this Ancient may have it all arranged, or even reached an agreement with the demon hunters already. All the discussions here were only ceremonial. “Let’s get straight to the point,” he said.

“The otherworldlings do not have to hide in the sanctuaries anymore, but they shall not interfere with the human civilization; the armistice and follow-up action will be negotiated separately; additionally, a supervisory organization will be formed. Since the old balance and order cannot be kept, then we build a new one and use the new organization to control those who leave the sanctuary into the human society…”

Vivian continued to expound the rules that she and Hao Ren had agreed upon.