Chapter 1111 - 665: Territory Upgrade, Troop Surge!

Chapter 1111: Chapter 665: Territory Upgrade, Troop Surge!

"How can I accept that!

Speaking of which, we were the ones who offended first. Leader Pantheon, your loss of hundreds of brothers won’t lead to any blame on us, right?"

Fang Zhou was impressed by Pantheon’s ability to endure and continued speaking with full hypocrisy.

Being intentionally provoked by Fang Zhou in front of his subordinates, Pantheon’s mouth twitched, yet he still forced a smile.

"It’s only because the reinforcements from Dragon Cave arrived too coincidentally, leading to such a big misunderstanding.

I hope Leader Fang Zhou and other leaders won’t let this create any ill will."

"Leader Pantheon truly deserves his reputation as the most esteemed commander of the Secret Cult in the entire Southwest Region. What an extraordinary demeanor!"

Seeing Pantheon continuously backing down and taking all the responsibility upon himself, Fang Zhou tutted in admiration.

Then he changed his tone and continued with a matter-of-fact expression, "Since that’s the case, I’ll be direct.

The supplies our Storm Secret Cult obtained from Noxus were entrusted to Leader Pantheon for safekeeping after Leader Svein’s unfortunate demise.

Now that our Storm Secret Cult is resurfacing, we need starting funds, so it would be great if you could settle the accounts and return them to us."

"Wow!"

Fang Zhou had really hit a nerve this time.

The earlier deaths of comrades and the commotion about the Black Gem Giant Dragon hadn’t caused such a stir. But upon hearing this, the demon bandits of Dragon Cave were in an uproar, hurling insults repeatedly.

These demon bandits, who willingly chose this path, were inherently callous and had blood on their hands.

Although the deaths of a few hundred comrades earlier did give them pause for thought, since the commander decided not to pursue the matter, they were happy not to have to go to war with a strong enemy.

But now, hearing that they have to cough up what they’ve already swallowed, each one was indignant.

To these inherently greedy demon bandits, taking out the magic stones they’d pocketed was akin to demanding their lives.

Moreover, Dragon Cave had been dominating near Head Hunting City for years; they were always the ones doing the bullying, never the ones being extorted.

All of a sudden, their aggressive nature flared up, and they couldn’t care less.

Your equipment is impressive, and so what if you have a giant dragon?

They couldn’t believe that their four or five thousand would have trouble dealing with a few hundred; many demon bandits thought this way.

Stimulated by this, the previously low morale of the Dragon Cave side surged dramatically.

Every demon bandit assumed a fighting posture eagerly awaiting battle, completely oblivious that they were courting death.

As the demon bandits had gathered over time, Dragon Cave now had nearly everyone at the entrance, and the sight of four or five thousand people cursing and yelling fiercely was quite a spectacle.

Unfortunately for them, the warriors of the Calamity Special Operations Team, their opponents, had no reaction whatsoever.

For the past six months, they had survived hundreds of battles in Calamity Sun Demon Country, truly warriors who crawled out of piles of corpses.

How could they be affected by such mere noise?

Seeing Fang Zhou not issuing commands, all the warriors remained seated on their horses, watching coldly as these clowns performed.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhou, the instigator of the affair, smirked and waited to see how Pantheon would respond.

Pantheon’s face alternated between red and white, his expression incredibly detailed.

As a leader with authority over the underground forces in the entire Southwest of Calamity Sun Demon Country, he could say he’d never been this humiliated.

However, having witnessed their strength in Noxus before,

he knew that a fight would lead to massive losses for his forces, so he held back, not daring to turn hostile.

"Everyone shut up!"

Pantheon turned and shouted at the demon bandits behind him, quelling the chaotic noise.

Then, still keeping a bright smile, he addressed Fang Zhou, "Leader Fang Zhou makes a valid point!

Since the Storm Secret Cult still exists, of course, these supplies should be returned to them.

But it’s been so long that no one knows the exact amounts anymore.

I suggest we simply convert it into magic stones. I’ll have someone quickly gather one million magic stones for you to take, is that alright?"

"Boss!"

"Leader!"

The other demon bandit leaders looked incredulously at Pantheon, unable to believe he would say such a thing.

This was indeed a massive concession from Pantheon, having given it much thought and deciding to swallow his pride.

Fang Zhou’s true identity was unknown to everyone except Pantheon.

Besides preserving his own power, from the current overarching situation of the Calamity Sun Demon Country and the human wars, should the Head Hunting City’s line of defense be breached again, the entire Southwest might have a new ruler.

Unless he could leave none alive, which Pantheon was clearly uncertain of.

Conversely, establishing connections here might give him more options later.

However, Pantheon’s calculations were all wrong.

It’s clear that Fang Zhou is also someone with high ambitions and a dark heart. A million magic stones was already Pantheon’s maximum concession.

But for Fang Zhou, who had long considered all of Dragon Cave’s assets to be his own, why accept someone’s favor for something he could seize?

Thus, Pantheon’s gesture of goodwill was entirely misguided.

"A million magic stones wouldn’t even buy me a bottle of potion?" Fang Zhou frowned, dissatisfied with the amount.

"All the assets of the Storm Secret Cult together should surely be worth more than a million magic stones, right?

Leader Pantheon shouldn’t be so stingy!

Let’s not ask for much, just casually give us 10 million magic stones.