At this moment, Annoying Village HIM looked at the situation before him. He didn't rush to say anything but stood there quietly, watching Tyrant HIM's subordinates with a look of interest.
Annoying Village HIM had to admit, his understanding of Tyrant HIM might have been off.
He had always been good at reading people. When he first met Tyrant HIM, just one glance was enough for him to feel the sharp, murderous aura in Tyrant HIM's eyes.
So, in Annoying Village HIM's view, Tyrant HIM was definitely someone who couldn't tolerate a single grain of sand in his eyes, a man who didn't let things slide.
However, the current situation completely went against his expectations.
Although Annoying Village HIM and the Void Iron Golems had a cooperative relationship, he always maintained absolute authority.
The Void Iron Golems usually only acted according to orders and would never dare to offend him.
But here, under Tyrant HIM's command, his way of ruling seemed completely different from what Annoying Village HIM imagined.
His leadership seemed a bit more… "democratic"?
'Didn't expect him to be so 'close to the people'...'
Annoying Village HIM's gaze carried contempt and arrogance, as if he were watching a comedy play out.
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At this moment, seeing his subordinates' reactions, Tyrant HIM didn't say a word. Instead, he turned around and swept his sharp eyes across everyone present.
His gaze carried a ferocious and oppressive chill that sent shivers down people's spines.
He didn't say anything, but that look alone made it clear, everyone should recognize their place.
Tyrant HIM only had a dozen or so people under him. A small portion were players, but most were monsters that had developed self-awareness.
For the players, this was probably easier to deal with. But for those monsters, their hatred toward the Void wasn't something that could be easily resolved.
Tyrant HIM could understand his monsters' resentment toward the Void Iron Golems, but their behavior just now really annoyed him.
Maybe it was because he had been too lenient with them normally, and they'd forgotten their place.
He hadn't even said anything yet, so how could it be their turn to speak first?
When they met Tyrant HIM's piercing stare, his subordinates finally realized their mistake. They quickly averted their eyes, bowed their heads in silence, and didn't dare to utter another word.
Seeing that, Tyrant HIM finally withdrew his gaze and turned to face Annoying Village HIM.
He didn't speak immediately but just stared straight at him with those cold, dangerous eyes, as if demanding an explanation.
Now that the farce had come to an end, Annoying Village HIM also put away his amused look.
He naturally understood what Tyrant HIM's look meant, but he didn't rush to explain.
After a moment of thought, he looked at Tyrant HIM and said, "Since we're going to cooperate, of course both sides' opinions need to be heard."
"A forced melon isn't sweet. It's better to settle the conflicts before we start working together."
He paused for a second, then continued, "I have no objections to this cooperation on my end."
After speaking, Annoying Village HIM glanced sideways at the Void Iron Golems behind him.
The Void Iron Golems, of course, understood what he meant. They all lowered their heads in silence, as if agreeing with him.
Annoying Village HIM seemed quite satisfied with their reaction. Seeing this, he looked back at Tyrant HIM again. He didn't say anything more, but there was a hint of amusement in his eyes.
Tyrant HIM wasn't stupid, he obviously knew what Annoying Village HIM meant.
When he met that look, a rush of anger flared up inside him.
His subordinates' behavior earlier had already irritated him, and now Annoying Village HIM's attitude was like pouring oil on the fire.
Everything that happened on the plains had been caused by the Void Iron Golems, brought here by none other than Annoying Village HIM.
After spending so much time with the Void Iron Golems, there's no way he didn't know the hatred between them and the native creatures of this world.
Of course he knew. Yet right now, he was acting like an outsider, even shamelessly saying, "I have no objections to cooperation."
Sure, he could easily say that, he had nothing to lose.
After all, the Void Iron Golems didn't hold any hatred toward players or the world's natives.
They were indiscriminate attackers, aggressors that posed a threat to everyone.
But those who had been attacked, the players and the native beings, were innocent victims.
Asking the aggressors and the victims to cooperate? That was absurd.
For the aggressors, maybe they could just pretend nothing ever happened and agree to work together without guilt.
But what about the victims? Directly or indirectly, they had all suffered from the Void Iron Golems' slaughter.
How could their hatred possibly disappear so easily?
Even if they managed to swallow it down, make peace, and agree to cooperate, how long could such cooperation last? Could they truly feel at ease?
Besides, wasn't the very reason these victims joined the trials to gain enough strength to defeat the forces that threatened their lives?
And the Void, without question, was the greatest threat they faced right now.
To make them cooperate with the Void to fight against the Void… what kind of colossal joke was that?
Tyrant HIM couldn't empathize with the players, but in his own world, he was the leader of the Undead, Herobrine.
He could empathize with the monsters.
He understood deeply the monsters' hatred toward the Void.
That was why he felt so angry, and why he couldn't let that anger out.
Because he understood them, he couldn't accept working with the Void.
But he also knew that with just his current forces, there was no way he could make it to the end.
And the fact that Annoying Village HIM had chosen the forest as their meeting place meant that he had already taken control of that region.
Tyrant HIM had received word before that the forest area was occupied by Illager villagers.
Even though Annoying Village HIM hadn't brought those villagers here or even mentioned them, Tyrant HIM could be sure, Annoying Village HIM had already taken control of the Illager faction.
Since Annoying Village HIM already controlled the Illager faction but still came to propose a partnership, all this could only mean one thing, Xu Yuan's forces had grown to a level that could no longer be matched.
[🎉 Shoutout to Avish, Gaster, Manuel, Rohan & Baron for joining p@treon. Thank you very much.🤗]