Chapter 918 - 594: Scheming Motives (Part 2)

Queen of Komingo, Emperor Kampsa, and Venerable King Lupus, as the supreme leaders of their respective celestial bodies and the most powerful lords of civilization within the allied forces, naturally took their seats at the center.

Especially Venerable King Lupus, as the ruler of the second most powerful civilization in the cosmos, wherever he sat, he commanded an imposing presence.

Apart from these top-tier cosmic level leaders, there were also some relatively weaker lords of civilization seated slightly below.

For instance, seated to the lower left of Queen Komingo was the "Kening Tyrant," a ruler over a celestial entity spanning thirteen billion light-years. This celestial body called "Kip" was larger than the Sloan Great Wall, but due to structural reasons, its stellar resources were relatively fewer than those of the Sloan Great Wall, making its civilization slightly lagging.

Similarly, seated to the lower right of Emperor Kampsa was Li Sa, Lord of the Pegasus Supercluster. Although his controlled supercluster only had a diameter of 1.2 billion light-years, it could not compare with colossal celestial structures like Sloan Great Wall, Klaus Kampesano’s supermassive celestial groups, or gigantic supermassive structures, but the supercluster excelled in stellar density and resource richness, helping the "Jade Husband Race" under Li Sa achieve impressive technological development.

There were countless similar cosmic-level leaders present.

The lowest rank present was the lord of a supercluster.

Those like star system groups, galaxy clusters, or civilizations without a unified supercluster were simply not qualified to be here.

Venerable King Lupus looked around at everyone and slowly said, "Currently, our allied forces have reached the Hercules Supercluster but encountered stubborn resistance from the Martial Hero Race. We haven’t been able to break through the final defense line yet. Does anyone have good suggestions on how to end this war quickly and then share the Northern Crown of Hercules Great Wall?"

Queen Komingo frowned slightly and said, "The Martial Hero Race is, after all, a level four civilization with remarkably sophisticated weaponry. From an analysis of weapon technology, we are no match for the Martial Hero Race. The advantage we’ve gained is entirely due to our warriors’ fearlessness and the sacrifice of producing numerous costly Titan Battleships, completely outnumbering the opposition. This is essentially our limit. Any ideas on accelerating the end of this war, I dare say, are quite unlikely."

Emperor Kampsa agreed, saying, "Unless we exponentially sacrifice warriors and assault without regard for the cost, we might manage to quickly conquer the Hercules Supercluster. If that’s the case, even if we win in the end, it would be nothing more than a pyrrhic victory. The most prudent approach now is to advance steadily, eroding the Martial Hero Race’s defenses step by step until we can enter the Martial Hero Supercluster and then launch the final battle."

"The Emperor’s words are indeed sensible."

"We must not be hasty, or the cost will be too high."

"Money is secondary. Once we capture the Northern Crown of Hercules Great Wall, we can quickly replenish. The issue is that those warriors are all top elites of various races; nurturing one is really challenging, losing one means one less. We need to minimize the casualties among those warriors as much as possible."

Many supported the views of Queen Komingo and Emperor Kampsa, suggesting that they should gradually eat away the Martial Hero Race’s space for counterattack and eventually seize victory in one decisive push.

Of course, where there’s support, there’s opposition, as not everyone’s thoughts align.

Kening Tyrant frowned and said, "As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war. I believe breaking through the Martial Hero Race’s final defense line quickly is paramount. Otherwise, who knows what terrifyingly powerful weapons the Martial Hero Race might still possess? Remember this: the most powerful weapons they’ve used so far are merely anti-matter weapons, and their arsenal is far beyond such simple anti-matter weapons."

Li Sa agreed, "Yes, take for instance why we had reason to unite and attack the Martial Hero Race this time. Wasn’t it because they used the ’Reboot Weapon,’ creating a potential catastrophe that could destroy the cosmos? Additionally, it’s said the Martial Hero Realm possesses the ’Vacuum Decay’ weapon. They’ve refrained from using it because they’re in native territory, fearing irreversible damage to the Northern Crown of Hercules Great Wall. If we don’t end the battle quickly, under mounting pressure, who can say the Martial Hero Race won’t deploy these terrifying weapons?"

He paused, his expression solemn, and continued, "If the Martial Hero Race deploys ’Vacuum Decay’ or the ’Reboot Weapon,’ our losses will be much greater than with a fierce assault, possibly leading to mutual destruction with the Martial Hero Race. So, please do consider carefully."

"Both have valid points."

"We must not force the Martial Hero Race into making a resolute decision to use these two weapons."

"Better to avoid the worst-case scenario. We should swiftly end the war to prevent prolonged uncertainty."

Several lords of superclusters agreed with Kening Tyrant and Li Sa’s analysis.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd said, "A fierce attack may cause significant loss, but slowly wearing down their defenses will put constant pressure on them, possibly leading them to decide to use the ’Vacuum Decay’ and ’Reboot’ weapons. So why not employ some subterfuge? Like...dividing the Martial Hero Race!"

With these words, everyone turned to look, seeing a Lord of the Superclusters with entirely green skin, resembling a plush toy, smiling at them.

Venerable King Lupus said nonchalantly, "Dividing the Martial Hero Race?"

The plush toy confidently nodded, "Exactly, we just need to promise some Martial Hero Race officials that if they are wise enough to recognize the situation, once we capture the Northern Crown of Hercules Great Wall, they’ll be granted half the Star Realm, replacing Nuazai as the new king of the Martial Hero Race."

"How is that possible?"

"Indeed, we’ve expended considerable manpower and resources, and now we have to leave half of the Star Realm of the Northern Crown of Hercules Great Wall to them?"

"I absolutely will not agree to this!"

"We’ve already reached the Martial Hero Race’s final defense line; once we break through, the entire Northern Crown of Hercules Great Wall will be ours. Why should we leave it to the Martial Hero Race?"

A group of lords of superclusters was displeased and began to retort.

"Hey, let’s not rush, hear me out on this," the plush toy said confidently, "We’re only promising, not necessarily going to fulfill it, right? As long as those foolish members of the Martial Hero Race fall for our trick, helping us break through the defenses, once inside, how would it be up to them?"

Queen Komingo’s expression changed slightly, "This approach seems too unreliable. If word gets out, who would dare cooperate with us again?"

The plush toy chuckled speechlessly, "Most of the most advanced civilizations in the cosmos are right here, Your Majesty; who else do you wish to cooperate with?"

Emperor Kampsa, expressionless, said, "Although most advanced civilizations are here, credibility remains one of the most precious assets. Once depleted today, rebuilding it will be challenging."

The plush toy smartly remained silent, aware of the cosmic leaders’ influence, further debate would not be beneficial.

Other lords of superclusters had similar thoughts; with "two of the ’Three Giants’" speaking out, what else could they say?

Everyone assumed the plush toy’s "cunning plan" had failed.

Unexpectedly, Venerable King Lupus suddenly said, "I think this scheme could be worth deploying; although it may damage our credibility, when compared to the 100 billion light-years of Star Realm resources in the Northern Crown of Hercules Great Wall, credibility pales in comparison."

Queen Komingo hesitated but ultimately sighed without speaking.

Emperor Kampsa only shook his head slightly, also saying nothing.

These two supreme cosmic leaders knew well that credibility collapses from within. Today, promises made to some of the Martial Hero Race that go unfulfilled could later mean promises to other Lords of Superclusters after the Northern Crown of Hercules Great Wall is seized may also go unfulfilled, leading to hidden agendas within the allied forces.