
The Lazarus group went to a hideout right in a cave near the Ancient Mountain Turtle.
Ryota and Heracles immediately raised a large stone that blocked the entrance of the cave, and they all entered the cave.
"Are you guys hiding here?" Emperor Julian asked.
Lazarus nodded. "This place is quite a safe place, but this place cannot be hidden from the senses of a high rank Beast and Skill Tracker of a Job Hunter. But still we didn't get into any meaningful trouble, there were only a few scouts. Our group will always move places so that the enemy cannot know where we are."
Everyone sat there, while Lazarus looked towards Emperor Julian and his troops.
"Emperor Julian, can you and your followers make a temporary soul loyalty contract with me?" Lazarus asked towards the long black-haired Demon man with the purple gradation.
"Why should I, who is the Emperor of the Darkness Dragon Empire, make a loyalty contract with you? You should have made a loyalty contract with me!" Emperor Julian shouted.
"Well, Grandpa and everyone kill them all because they'll just be an obstacle to all of us." Lazarus says.
"Wait!"
"Emperor Julian, you were originally my enemy and wanted to kill me. I am not a naive person who will save my enemies without pay. If you don't want to cooperate, then in order not to become a problem in the future it's better that I kill you."
Emperor Julian and all his followers were shocked. A person of the Legendary realm before them could become the leader of the Mythical and Legendary realm people. If they fight now with the Lazarus group. They certainly have no chance of winning.
"I will refine all of your Artifacts.forge new Artifacts for you and give the Potion also Elixir for you. Solon, Jaan, Jino, Akira and the others have also made a temporary soul agreement contract with me. We have a common enemy and I'm sure we can take revenge, then get out of the Cerulean Forest alive if you join me." Lazarus held out a hand.
"Are you a Black Smith?"
"I am a Black Smith and a Legendary Beast Master. I made the Artifacts of everyone and how did you decide?"
Julian thought of what Lazarus said, but even though the members of the Lazarus group were full of Mythical and Legendary realm people. But the enemy is very much so with the strong people on their side.
"Although his group is strong, but he only has less than a 20% chance of winning against the Silver Phoenix Empire Alliance Army," Inner Julian.
"Haha. Do you think our group only has less than 10% chance of winning%? When fighting directly in the vast territory we do not have the opportunity to win with a few casualties. But we fight in the Cerulean Forest, I already know the terrain and territory of the Cerulean Forest. The artifacts and strength of our group are superior to that of the enemy group. I've been thinking of a plan to destroy them all." Lazarus says.
"My followers and I agreed to make a temporary contract with you."
Having no other choice, Emperor Julian accepted Lazarus' offer. Emperor Julian knew that the chance of survival would be much greater by cooperating with the Lazarus group.
Emperor Julian and his followers dripped his blood onto the contract paper given by Solon. They knew Lazarus had the ability to convince all these people.
"What's your plan?" Emperor Julian asked.
Lazarus created a table out of ice, and then he created some little dolls like chess pieces out of ice. He explained in detail his plan, everyone was amazed by Lazarus' plan that summarized everything.
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Outside of Goa Lazarus 100-man squad of the Phoenix Empire Alliance, the Black Scorpion Orchid Organization, Nebula Kingdom, Black Bull Kingdom, Silver Night Kingdom and Black Crow Empire were preparing to attack.
"Rain, is this where the people who killed the Black Iron army are?" A gray-haired man with an X mark scar on his face said as he played with a dagger blade.
"Cloud, they're all hiding in that cave." A short ink-blue haired man said as he pointed towards the Beast Scent Butterfly that was perched on the boulder.
Cloud tightly grasped his dagger, then drained the energy of the lightning element mana into the dagger and threw it towards the boulder. So that the big rock was shattered.
"Come in, they must have been seriously injured after fighting against the Black Iron army!" Rain ordered Cloud and all his troops to enter the cave.
Cloud was sitting on a tree branch, he seemed very bored doing this.
"I would love to kill someone strong and see the face of his despair." Cloud muttered as he licked the blade of his dagger Artifact.
"Swooshhh!"
Many arrows shot towards Cloud's followers, a moment later a man in full bluish-white armor pounced on Cloud from above the sky.
"Groans!!" Cloud shouted.
Rain and all the troops immediately came out of the cave in a hurry to hear the screams from Cloud. They saw a man who attacked Cloud very easily. The man broke both Cloud's hands and one Cloud's leg, then clenched his neck with his arm and attached a Dagger Artifact 1 inch from Cloud's neck.
"Fuck! Who are! I am a Markenary Rank S and a level 81 Legendary realm Swordman!" Cloud shouted.
"Be quiet, if you say one more word I will cut off your neck!" Alcander exclaimed and the blade of the dagger scratched Cloud's neck until it bled.
Rain told all his troops not to attack. But they must always be vigilant because their leader is held hostage by the enemy.
"Master, who are you? Do you have a problem with our group?" Rain asked.
"I should have asked why you attacked my place?" Alcander asked.
"Master let go of our Chairman and we can talk about it carefully." Rain says.
"Haha. Is not negotiation only useful for people who have equal power and power? Lick my shoes first, then we can negotiate." Alcander answered.
"Fuck! The Black Bull Kingdom will never let you go!" Cloud shouted.
Rain touched his chin. The alliance between the Black Bull Kingdom, the Silver Phoenix Empire and the other Kingdoms was a secret.
"Can you explain it in detail?" Alcander strengthened his grasp.
"Sad. All troops don't think about Cloud and attack that person using all your strength and skills!" Rain ordered all the troops to attack Alcander and Cloud, they did not think about the life of the leader.
"Lightning Ball!"
"Fire Ball!"
"Fire Archery Art last style Giant Fire Arrow!"
"Rain, why did you betray me! I never once did any harm to you all and protected you all!" Cloud shouted while giving off a bloodthirsty aura.
"Haha. Cloud, you are a very good leader. Even though you are very cruel to all your enemies. But if you are allowed to live, then all praise and power will be yours. When you die, we all have a chance to shine." Rain smiled broadly.
"Rain!!!"
Duke Levin immediately ran in front of Alcander to block all the attacks. As a Job Heavy Knight, he is the front row fighter and has a very high Stat Vit and Def. He also had a wide variety of strong defensive-type Skills.
"Giant Earth Shield!"
A huge shield made of earth blocked the assault of Rain's troops. Unlike the Black Iron army, the Rain army only consisted of 2 Legendary realm people, 20 Epic realm people, and the rest were Expert realm, Grand Master and Master.
The Lazarus group jumped from the top of the tree, they then attacked Rain's army with all their strength.
"Traps!" Rain yells.
"Those people are Legendary and Mythical Realms! Even those 2 Epic realm people were Elite Knights!" Someone shouted.
"Kaguya, you have to kidnap 10 people."
"Master Urs, what about the rest?" Kaguya who was wearing light black armor and the mask of a black cat asked.
"Kill the rest and don't let a single person get away with it."
"All right!"
"All the troops are retreating!" Rain ordered.
Kaguya lunged towards the troops along with the others to retreat. However, Emperor Julian and his followers were already on the run and confronted Rain's forces who wanted to escape.
"The Rain Sword Art!" Rain using his water element sword skill gathered on Rain's sword blade and released it towards Julian.
"Black Fire Body!" The body of Emperor Julian was coated by a purplish-black flame. He then charged towards Rain. While his army wearing black armor and mask of a black wolf killed the rest of Rain's army.
Rain was someone who was quite strong, he managed to match Emperor Julian in 15 minutes. If Rain fought someone of normal Legendary realm, he would win easily. However, his opponent, Emperor Julian, saw Rain's body burned by purplish black flames.
"Hot! Kill me!" Rain shouted in pain as he wriggled on the ground.
Emperor Julian snapped his finger. The fire on Rain's body was extinguished instantly, but the burns on Rain's face and body were severe and could make Rain die at any time.
"Are you guys done?" Julian who was wearing black armor with the mask of a Darkness Dragon asked.
"Emperor Julian, we've finished killing them all!" A follower of Julian said.
"Call me Julian because Urs is the leader you have to put aside the title relationship, master and subordinate for now."
"All right, Julian."
Julian raised Rain's dying body, he then brought it before Lazarus.
"Kill me!" Rain pleaded.
Julian threw Rain's body before Cloud, as one of Lazarus' strategies was to attack the outside and inside of the Phoenix Empire Alliance. He will use Cloud to
Everyone had already completed their tasks, then retrieved the Weapon Artifacts and storage Artifacts from everyone they had defeated.
"Is your name Cloud?' Lazarus asked.
"Sir, my name is Cloud." Cloud answered.
"I'll forgive you if you tell me anything you know."
"But, the Leader has placed a Beast Soul Centipede on my right chest, and when I say it my body will explode." Cloud gritted his teeth..
"Alright, I'll take the centipede out first." Lazarus took out a small knife and carefully dissected Cloud's chest, then took out a small green centipede Beast on Cloud's chest.
"Both!"
Lazarus froze the centipede because if he burned or killed the centipede, someone who put it on would immediately know it.
The Butter wearing a golden horn beetle mask immediately stored the Soul Centipede Beast onto his Beast storage Artifact. To an Insect Tamer like Butter all insect Beasts were precious treasures.
"Done, you can tell me everything and if you lie I'll kill you right away."
Magnolia went before Lazarus and Cloud while carrying the Legendary True Rank Libra Artifact.
Cloud told me everything he knew. Everyone was shocked to hear Cloud's story. It was not only the Silver Phoenix Empire that joined this conspiracy plan, but there were 8 Kingdoms, Empires and Great Powers involved in it.
"Traitor!" Rain says.
"Ice Cursed!" Carissa used her curse element Skill and installed it in the heart of Cloud as well as her ten followers.
Cloud felt his heart very cold. But his heart returned to normal instantly as if a chain had been placed in his heart.
"Cloud, I'll spare you. If you want to work with us." Lazarus says.
"But!"
"Haha. Carissa has put a freezing curse on your heart. When you betray your heart will freeze and break. Cloud, remember your friends and followers have betrayed you and which Master has put Soul Centipede into your heart? Aren't you and your followers just disposable pawns that can be replaced?" Lazarus said, then gave Cloud a dagger and a snake mask.
"You've killed a lot of people. But I know in you is still a good man. After this war is over I promise to protect you after coming out of the Cerulean Forest alive." Lazarus whispered into Cloud's ear.
Cloud frowned, then walked towards Rain.
"Cloud wait! No!!!"
"Sir, I will cooperate with you and what should I do?"
"You will be my ears and my eyes, then you and the other 10 will incite everyone. Tell them that there are people who betray in their Alliance and fight their sheep from within. So they hesitated and suspected each other." Lazarus said while confirming the dislocation of the bones of Cloud's left and right foot hand.
"All right, I get it!" Cloud replied, then returned with his 10 followers to where the main army had gathered.
"The demon!" Levin yelling.
"Haha. Levin this plan is just the beginning and we already have a lot of important information from the Cloud. We'll continue our plan so that those bastards will be destroyed from the outside and inside." Lazarus smiled broadly.
"Carissa, is he your husband?" Kazuya asked.
"Urs is so handsome when smiling like that."
"Didn't Urs wear a mask?" Bedros asked.
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36 Zhuge Liang Strategy.