Chief Engin, the second dwarf, and Sadrigh just were not aware that Tang Shaoyang knew their farce. He could feel their feelings, and he could tell when Chief Engin rebutted Sadrigh, the Chief was not that angry. The old man was too calm to do the acting.
As he walked up the stairs, he glanced at Ashley. "That's an excellent offer there. I never thought of asking them to be my vassal at all." He thought they loved living underground, so it was useless to offer them to join him.
However, from their reaction, there was a chance the dwarves would join his empire. Chief Engin did not immediately reject the offer. That was a sign that the dwarf was considering joining his empire. Especially after Ashley said he came from a lower world that was a few months old. He could feel emotional fluctuation from Chief Engin. It was more to excitement...
The only thing he needed to do was to conquer Gigante Forest. By then, the dwarves would follow him of their volition. He was not worried about the dwarves. As he came out of the secret passage, Tang Shaoyang turned toward Aki. "I will head to Kirin's lair by myself. You and the knights go to the Beast Coven's territory. By the time you arrive at the Beast Coven's territory, the battle against Kirin should be over."
Aki was surprised to hear the change of the plan. The original plan was to head the Beast Coven before they went to ambush Kirin and the Dark Tribe. Since they were late, he thought they would go together to Kirin's lair. The rat beastmen was not expecting them to split their force.
However, two things in Aki's mind could be a problem for them. First, could his Lord win against the Dark Tribe and the Guardian Beast? It was not just one Guardian Beast, but two. Second, if they split with Lord Tang, then what about the Gator Tribe? Even with the knights, Aki believed the Gator Tribe should be stronger than them. He did not like this new plan.
"Are you worried about the Gator Tribe?" Tang Shaoyang could read the rat beastmen's concern. There was a Myth Rank in the Gator Tribe. It was the biggest obstacle for them. Of course, Tang Shaoyang was aware of this issue.
Aki admitted and nodded his head. It was not realistic to win against the Gator Tribe with their current force. Not that he looked down upon the knights, but they truly were nothing compared to the Gator Tribe.
Tang Shaoyang then summoned Zaneos, Bronson, and Aerelion, the three Grade SS Spirits. After that, he also summoned the septuplets Troll Warlords, seven Grade S+ Spirits. "They should be enough to face the Gator Tribe. What do you think?"
Tang Shaoyang glanced at Aki. It was fortunate that the room was big enough to accommodate the big wyvern. Aerelion squeezed out through the door. However, the Infernal Wyver was just too big for the gate. It destroyed the gate frame and the wall.
"Oopsie, that's not my fault." After saying that, the Infernal Wyvern flew toward the sky. After advancing to Grade SS, Aerelion became slightly bigger. The clear change happened on the Infernal Wyvern's skin. There was a striking spike that grew on its back with two shorter horns protruded upwards on its head.
On top of all that, Aerelion was not just black. There was a red shade covering its wing and something flame-patterned tattoo on its body in deep red color. Within the blink of an eye, Aerelion disappeared into the sky.
Aerelion must be excited about the advancement and wanted to try something out. Tang Shaoyang shook his head and looked toward Zaneos and Bronson. "You two will lead the septuplets to defeat the Gator Tribe. After you finish the Gator Tribe, you can go back to the Spiritual Space. I still need you guys to fight the Guardian Beasts and the Dark Tribe."
"It seems they are preparing an ambush ahead of us. Careful of the traps." Ashley's intuition told her that this was not a pass from the Gator Tribe. The Gator Tribe might have planned something, or something else. She was not sure, but there was an advantage of open space. They could not get ambushed by the enemy even though the enemy would easily surround them.
"Then I will be the vanguard. I will check if there's a trap or not." Zaneos volunteered to be on the front. The Demon picked up his pace. After another four hundred meters of marching, Zaneos suddenly stopped and signaled the force behind him to stop.
"Fall back, now!" He yelled at them to fall back while he remained on the spot. Ashley did not know what happened, but she ordered the force to fall back. The force retreated fifty meters away from Zaneos as suddenly the red soil opened up. It was just like a giant creature opened its mouth.
Within the blink of an eye, a few hundred meters' areas sunk down, creating a massive pit. The pit was around thirty meters deep, but Zaneos did not try to escape. He let himself fall into the pit.
"What have you prepared for me, Gator Tribe? Just come at me." The Void Sword muttered in a low voice as he spread out his sense. At this moment, the bird's loud caws rang. Zaneos noticed shadows hovered from the sky. He looked up to find an enormous group of birds were above him.
Meanwhile, Aki was paled at the sight of the birds. He recognized that group of birds. "Why are they here?" The rat beastmen blurted out.
"Do you know them?" Ashley asked the rat beastmen.
"Yes, they are the Fiery Rook Tribe that lived in the deeper part of Gigante Forest. They are not supposed to be here." Aki panicked. There was a reason for him to panic. The reason was that the Fiery Rook had two Myth Rank Leaders and ten Ancient Rank Elders.
"This is bad. We should call Lord Tang." Aki turned around toward Bronson, the undead spirit. "Quickly contact Lord Tang and ask him to come. We can't win against the Fiery Rook Tribe, and the Gator Tribe combined. We need him."
However, Bronson furrowed his brows at the cowardly rat. "Shut up, Rat! Don't you ever dare to contact Master, or I will beat you up into pulp all the time in the Spiritual Space." Bronson then threatened the septuplet Troll Warlords.
The seven Troll Warlords looked at each other in fear. Seven Troll Warlords had tried to fight everyone in the Spiritual Space. The result was a disaster, especially when they fought against Bronson. The Undead Spirit showed no mercy and beat them to the brink of death. Of course, they could not die, but the beating was terrible enough for them to feel they were almost dead.
Under Bronson's sharp gaze, Seven Troll Warlords nodded their heads. Bronson then turned toward the Rat. "Just stay where you are right now if you are afraid of losing your life. Leave the battle to us."
The Executioner then looked toward the sky. The giant group of crimson-colored feather birds spewed out fireballs into the pit. Just like Ashley said, the Gator Tribe prepared a trap for him. If the force was still in the pit, they could not escape from the rain of the fireball.
"What about him? Will he be okay?" Ashley worriedly asked Bronson about Zaneos. Thousands of fireballs fell toward the demon. That was a scary sight to behold.
"He will be fine, Lady Ashley." Bronson nodded his head.