85: Chapter 85 Stepping into the Trap

Lin Xiao's frenzied slaughter immediately caused massive panic among the lords of the Four Great Races in the First Source Sea.

This time, he did not give special treatment to the Sin Race. Consequently, not only Dicas, but the leaders of the other three races also faced immense condemnation.

Countless scoldings and angry rebukes flooded toward them.

Even the higher-ups expressed their dissatisfaction.

...

In a scenic territory, amidst pavilions and towers, four figures gathered together.

Dicas was, surprisingly, one of them.

The other three were the lords of the Purgatory Race, the Bull Demon Race, and the Shadow Race respectively.

Without exception, they were all Tier 3 top-tier lords. Like Dicas, they had accepted a mission from the higher-ups to join forces and eliminate their great enemy, Lin Xiao.

Naturally, it was not that easy for different races to communicate with one another.

The Purgatory Race had a vassal relationship with the Bull Demon Race and the Shadow Race, so contacting them was not that difficult. However, the Sin Race was merely an ally, which made things different.

To facilitate their discussions, they entered this territory together.

"Dicas, when on earth can we make our move?"

"I'm not trying to rush you, but you must understand that we are under immense pressure right now."

As soon as they met, the Purgatory Race Lord asked impatiently.

"Indeed."

"I've wanted to make a move for a long time now."

The lords of the Bull Demon Race and the Shadow Race also voiced their agreement one after another.

The gazes of the three foreign race lords fell upon Dicas.

In terms of strength, Dicas was not the strongest among the four lords, but he was a strategist who acted only after planning, and he had impressive past battle achievements.

The others were naturally willing to listen to him.

After all, that Lin Xiao was an Super-spec Lord.

An existence capable of flipping the chessboard.

If they acted blindly and ended up suffering heavy losses, or even affecting their massive advantage in the First Source Sea, they would be doomed.

Though stared at by the three top-tier lords, Dicas remained completely calm.

"Angus, calm down."

He picked up his teacup, took a slow sip, and said indifferently, "Since the pressure is great, let's prepare to make our move."

Hearing this, the three top-tier lords were instantly overjoyed.

"Dicas, do you already have sufficient confidence?"

"Hahaha, I knew you could do it."

"Tell us, what should we do?"

They knew Dicas quite well. Since he had decided to act, he must have absolute confidence.

However, to their surprise, Dicas's expression darkened. "You are mistaken. The reason I decided to act is not because I have uncovered Lin Xiao's true strength, but because I am certain we cannot obtain any more intelligence."

"Lin Xiao is strong, extremely strong. Just by testing him, the intelligence I can obtain is extremely limited."

"Since that is the case, there is no need to wait any longer."

Hearing this, the three top-tier lords looked at each other. They finally understood: it wasn't that Dicas was confident, but rather that he was out of options.

"Fortunately, this isn't a bad thing."

"After I reported this, my race's higher-ups decided to give me the maximum level of support."

At this point, Dicas changed his tone, a look of confidence appearing on his face.

He believed that with the full support of the higher-ups and the combined forces of the four races, no matter how Heaven-Defying Lin Xiao's strength was, he would absolutely not survive.

Of course, making such a decision also carried risks for him.

If it turned out in the end that Lin Xiao's strength was not that exaggerated, he would have to face severe consequences.

"Do you all dare to take a gamble with me?"

Dicas looked at the three top-tier lords.

"Alright, I'm in." Without much hesitation, the Purgatory Race Lord, Angus, quickly made his decision.

Trusting Dicas was one aspect, but more importantly, he did not want the mission to fail.

As long as they could kill Lin Xiao, even if he made mistakes, his merits would outweigh his faults.

After Angus made his decision, the Bull Demon Race Lord and the Shadow Race Lord naturally had no further objections. As vassal races, they would certainly follow his lead.

Next, they tallied the forces they could mobilize.

"On our side, we can mobilize at most 200 Epic Grade heroes and 3,000 Epic Grade Troop Types," Dicas said after some thought.

Even if the Sin Race's higher-ups were willing to provide the maximum level of support,

the Epic Grade Hero Tokens and barracks troop talismans they could provide were still limited.

The existing Epic Grade heroes and Troop Types still had to suppress the veteran lords and top-tier lords of the Human Race, so they could not redeploy too many.

Therefore, 200 Epic Grade heroes and 3,000 Epic Grade Troop Types were pretty much the limit.

"Our Bull Demon Race should be able to deploy 100 Epic Grade heroes and 2,000 Epic Grade Troop Types."

"My race is about the same."

Finally, everyone looked at Angus.

The Purgatory Race was the strongest among the Four Great Races, so the forces they could mobilize were naturally greater.

Angus did not disappoint them, saying calmly, "300 Epic Grade heroes and 5,000 Epic Grade Troop Types should not be a problem."

Dicas's spirits lifted.

This way, it would be 900 Epic Grade heroes and 12,000 Epic Grade Troop Types.

Even if there were discrepancies in the end, they would not be too far off.

"If such a powerful force had been deployed earlier, we would have wiped out the Human Race long ago," the Bull Demon Race Lord said in a low, booming voice.

Hearing this, the other three remained indifferent.

The Human Race lords other than Lin Xiao were simply not worth such an investment.

Moreover, their purpose in the First Source Sea was to bleed the Human Race, not to bleed themselves...

If it weren't for an Super-spec Lord like Lin Xiao appearing, the higher-ups would never have authorized such a massive undertaking.

"Dicas, are we going to directly invade Lin Xiao's territory, or are we setting a trap?" Angus looked at Dicas with burning eyes.

"Locating Lin Xiao's territory would take at least a few more days, and we cannot afford to wait that long."

Dicas left it at that.

They could not wait any longer. If they let Lin Xiao continue his frenzied slaughter, their side's morale would collapse. Furthermore, the veteran lords they had armed with Epic Grade heroes and Troop Types might be picked off one by one by Lin Xiao.

"What a pity we can't strike directly at his nest."

If they knew the coordinates of Lin Xiao's territory, they could march over with a thousand Epic Grade heroes and ten thousand Epic Grade Troop Types; no matter how strong Lin Xiao was, he would be crushed to death.

"Then we will set traps. As soon as Lin Xiao steps into one of them, the rest of us will immediately invade at the fastest speed possible."

The four lords discussed animatedly and quickly agreed on the specific details of their plan.

Afterward, they returned to their respective territories, busying themselves with preparing the encirclement and execution of Lin Xiao.

...

"Hmm?"

Lin Xiao quickly sensed that something was amiss.

In the invasion battle that had just ended, the strength of the opponent's resistance was unusually strong.

It wasn't that they caused him much trouble.

Rather, according to the records, the opponent should have been a veteran lord, but under the Meteorite shower, their resistance clearly exceeded the scope of a veteran lord.

Lin Xiao immediately deduced that the opponent had at least one Epic Grade hero and multiple Epic Grade Troop Types.

A veteran lord suddenly transforming into a top-tier lord.

Lin Xiao knew exactly what this meant.

"If you want to fight, then let's fight."

[Your territory is being invaded.]

An invasion that was clearly a suicide mission occurred in Lin Xiao's territory.

Without any hesitation, he immediately initiated revenge, voluntarily stepping into the opponent's trap.