Chapter 674

Chapter 674: Secret Meeting

In the vast hidden chamber, the strongest members of twenty dominant races in the star cluster gathered, excluding the human federation.

Alongside them were Yi Chen and the Shadow King, who remained unknown to everyone else in the chamber.

The faces of the twenty strongest members were as dark as water.

"No matter what grudges or hatred we had before, there is no doubt that our biggest threat now is the human federation."

The strongest member of the Ten-Armed Tribe spoke up, sensing the uneasy atmosphere.

"The only way to survive is to put aside past grievances and unite against the human federation."

"What can we use to fight against the human federation?"

The Leader of the Angelic Beings responded somewhat gleefully.

For the past decade, he had undoubtedly been the most miserable of all the strongest members in the star cluster.

Even without the support of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the armies of the human federation had already occupied more than half of the life planets in the Angelic Galaxy.

The Angelic Beings suffered heavy losses and faced extinction.

Among the various tribes, besides the members of the Angel Alliance, no one was willing to extend a helping hand.

On the contrary, the member races of the human federation fiercely suppressed the Angel Alliance.

Now, they found themselves unable to escape.

Even the allies of the human federation faced the risk of being swallowed up.

The Leader of the Angelic Beings remarked sarcastically, "They have the Tree-Dwelling Tribe fighting for them. Even the weakest among them is invincible in the star cluster."

"I actually think surrender is the only way out. If we surrender now, we might barely have a way to survive, only accepting the rule and exploitation of the human federation. At least we would still be on the life planets where we have lived for millions of years. If we do not surrender, we might end up being wiped out like the Soul Clan."

"If that’s the case, why did the Leader come to this secret meeting instead of leading the Angelic Beings to submit and surrender to the human federation?"

The leader of the Frenzied Tribe scoffed, "If the location and time of this meeting were leaked to the human federation, allowing the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to come in and catch us all, maybe the high-ranking leaders of the human federation would give the Leader an honorary medal!"

The Leader of the Angelic Beings snorted a couple of times but did not retort.

It wasn’t that he had nothing to say, but the Frenzied Tribe, ranking among the top five in the star cluster, was much stronger than the currently weakened Angelic Beings.

Having already endured a round of mockery, he felt a bit better and deemed it unnecessary to provoke the Frenzied Tribe too harshly just for the sake of a retort.

Moreover, he only wanted to vent a bit of his frustration.

His true intention was still to gather the strength of various tribes to respond to the pressure and crisis posed by the human federation.

Seeing that the Leader of the Angelic Beings had calmed down, the leader of the Frenzied Tribe stopped his jabs.

The leader of the Ten-Armed Tribe then spoke up, "With the strength of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, we cannot hold our ground. The only way out is similar to what the Leader of the Angelic Beings suggested: either we all surrender or we all flee."

"However, the future is unpredictable, and we are not without hope. Because what happens next is unclear to anyone. Twenty years ago, who could have predicted that the human federation, which had always followed a path of technological civilization, would produce an astonishing genius capable of leading humanity onto the cultivation path with one incredible feat?"

"Who could have foretold that outside the star cluster, there indeed exist countless powerful races? And what if the human federation could contact and persuade one of these mighty races to accept their subjugation and alliance?"

"Similarly, no one can predict whether the Tree-Dwelling Tribe will experience significant changes, leaving the human federation to their own devices. Or perhaps even stronger races will appear, willing to accept our allegiance?"

"What we need to do now is to do our utmost to delay time and find ways to wait for this change to manifest!"

All the strongest members nodded silently.

In the flying treasure, Yi Chen also clapped his hands.

“What was said is very good and quite insightful.”

The truth is exactly as stated.

Change is everywhere, and the key is whether we can hold on until that change appears.

Knowing the situation in the super star cluster, Yi Chen understood better than the strongest members of various tribes that the change had already begun.

The super star cluster was clearly in a phase of brewing storms, on the verge of a large-scale Race War.

Moreover, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe was merely one of the three dominant races in the super star cluster.

It was certainly possible for them to be defeated by other dominant races.

Or even defeated and destroyed by rising talents.

Anything was possible.

“Currently, the greatest advantage of the human federation is their powerful Tree-Dwelling Tribe taking part in the fight. Next is their powerful troop transportation capability,” the strongest member of the Ten-Armed Tribe continued to analyze.

"These two advantages mean that even if our twenty tribes combined all our forces, we would still be no match for the armies of the human federation. Just the Tree-Dwelling Tribe alone is enough to destroy our allied forces."

"But the human federation is not truly invincible either. Their biggest weakness is that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe has only two thousand troops."

“The other weakness is that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe is too far from this star cluster. Even with large battleships from the human federation, it would take months for them to arrive. Moreover, the laws of heaven in this star cluster are not high enough, preventing the Tree-Dwelling Tribe from improving their realm here, making it unlikely that many of them will want to stay for a long time."

The strongest members of various tribes nodded in agreement.

These two weaknesses were the main reasons they did not feel completely hopeless and were determined to continue resisting the human federation’s attempt to unify the star cluster.

“Let’s all discuss how to create a response plan that targets the advantages and weaknesses of the human federation!”

Although the strongest member of the Ten-Armed Tribe already had a plan in his mind, he did not speak it out loud.

Because a plan that was created through collective brainstorming would have the most persuasive power and gain greater acceptance.

“We need to play to our strengths and avoid weaknesses. We cannot engage in direct combat with the human federation. In fact, we cannot even form an army of over a hundred million to attack them.”

Suddenly, the Emperor of the Frost Tribe spoke, “But we can form small-scale armies of less than a million and continually harass and attack the troops stationed by the human federation on various major life planets.”

“The Milky Way has thousands of years of continuously improved and reinforced surveillance networks and defensive nets from the human federation, and we can’t attack those. However, the surveillance networks and defensive nets on the life planets of the Angelic Galaxy occupied by the human federation are far less powerful.”

“I think even a hundred thousand is a bit too large; forming numerous strike teams of less than a hundred thousand would be more appropriate,” suggested the leader of the Frenzied Tribe.

“This way, we can increase the strike force while minimizing losses.”

“That’s right, I agree with this idea. Teams under a hundred thousand are sufficient, but they must all be high-end combatants. We also need several strong members stationed. This strength would be enough to quickly destroy the garrison of the human federation; even if the Tree-Dwelling Tribe arrives, we will not lose too much.”

“Agreed!”

“I agree too!”

This point quickly gained unanimous agreement from all the strongest members.

This meeting of the strongest members had officially taken its first substantial step.