Since meeting with Annoying Village HIM, Tyrant HIM had always stayed silent, quietly observing the progress of the situation.
The entire conversation between Pocolo and the leading Void Iron Golem was taken in clearly by Tyrant HIM. During this long period, he didn't say a single word. It was obvious he wasn't spacing out, but thinking deeply about certain issues.
Tyrant HIM had spent so long interacting with Pocolo that his understanding of Pocolo could be said to have sunk into the bone.
Because of that, Pocolo's little schemes could never escape Tyrant HIM's insight.
Precisely because of this, Annoying Village HIM instead became a bit unable to sit still.
Pocolo looked like he was actively pushing the cooperation between both sides forward, but in reality, it was completely the opposite.
Tyrant HIM's reliable subordinate, his number-one lackey, had defected before they even confirmed whether cooperation was possible. How could Tyrant HIM still act like nothing happened and continue discussing cooperation with Annoying Village HIM?
That was clearly impossible.
Tyrant HIM's troop situation was already at a disadvantage. He only had about a dozen people under him.
And those people and Tyrant HIM were just using each other. They could betray him anytime, anywhere.
If in a situation like this he still chose to cooperate with Annoying Village HIM, wouldn't that just mean working for someone else for free?
Even if Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM actually succeeded in defeating Xu Yuan together, once victory came, Tyrant HIM would have absolutely no chance of winning against Annoying Village HIM.
He wasn't stupid. There was no way he would work so hard for so long just to end up making wedding clothes for someone else.
Under circumstances like this, Tyrant HIM was extremely likely to act recklessly and without caring about consequences.
Anyway, whether they cooperated or not, there was no way he could defeat the other side. So why should he cooperate?
Might as well go all the way, if the fish dies, the net breaks. If you won't let me have it good, then I'll definitely drag you down with me.
It was because Annoying Village HIM substituted himself into Tyrant HIM's mindset that he was feeling a little panicked at this moment.
After thinking for a moment, he looked at Tyrant HIM and said, "Talk alone?"
Hearing Annoying Village HIM's words, Tyrant HIM didn't refuse. He nodded, glanced toward an empty space not far away, and then walked there on his own.
Seeing this, Annoying Village HIM followed after him.
Once the two arrived at the clearing, they were silent for a while.
Seeing Tyrant HIM had no intention of speaking first, Annoying Village HIM broke the silence.
"I already said earlier, since we want to cooperate, of course we need both sides' opinions."
After speaking, Annoying Village HIM glanced in Pocolo's direction, then continued.
"The conversation just now was only their thoughts."
Tyrant HIM frowned lightly, looking a bit unhappy, but still endured it and asked,
"So what?"
Annoying Village HIM smiled and said, "You and I both know their thoughts aren't important."
At this point, Annoying Village HIM stopped circling around and went straight to the point. He looked at Tyrant HIM and asked, "You… what do you think?"
When Tyrant HIM heard Annoying Village HIM's question, the corner of his mouth lifted, revealing a mocking smile.
He shrugged, answering carelessly, "What thoughts could I have?"
"What kind of thoughts can a tool have?"
Hearing Tyrant HIM's words, Annoying Village HIM was completely stunned.
He really wanted to have a proper talk, but he didn't expect Tyrant HIM to end the entire conversation the moment he opened his mouth.
Tyrant HIM's words hit right at the heart, choking Annoying Village HIM speechless.
Tyrant HIM truly didn't disappoint him. The fact that he could strike the key point so simply and clearly proved he had already analyzed the entire situation.
Annoying Village HIM hadn't expected Tyrant HIM to be so direct. This instantly left him unable to respond.
Just as Annoying Village HIM was thinking about how to continue the topic, Tyrant HIM spoke first.
"Nice. Before this, I didn't know anything about what the future would look like."
"Thanks to your appearance, you gave me the ability to foresee the future."
"I really should thank you!"
Saying that, Tyrant HIM looked at Annoying Village HIM with a grin and continued, "Let me predict the upcoming plot."
Tyrant HIM folded his arms, walking around while speaking,
"I predict the Void Iron Golems will be successfully converted."
"And then Pocolo will convince the players under him and make them agree to cooperate with you."
"As for the conscious monsters under me, I can just threaten or bribe them. If they still disagree, it doesn't matter. It's only a few of them. They have no value."
Saying this, Tyrant HIM blinked innocently at Annoying Village HIM and asked, "How's my prediction ability?"
Seeing Tyrant HIM's expression, Annoying Village HIM was speechless. He didn't pick up the topic. He only gave an awkward but polite smile.
Seeing that, Tyrant HIM shrugged and continued, "And then we get to the happy ending. Everyone happily cooperates and launches an attack on Xu Yuan."
"If everything goes smoothly, after Xu Yuan is defeated, only you and I will remain for the final showdown."
"At that point, all of Pocolo's people will turn their coats and throw themselves into your arms."
After saying this, Tyrant HIM put on a pitiful expression and looked at Annoying Village HIM again, "When that time comes, go easy on me, okay? After all, we cooperated so harmoniously."
Who knows where Tyrant HIM learned this kind of passive-aggressive style.
By now, Annoying Village HIM's head was full of black lines. He was truly speechless.
After Tyrant HIM finally finished his performance, Annoying Village HIM let out a long sigh and said to Tyrant HIM, "Your prediction is indeed something that could happen."
"With the current situation, if it were me, I wouldn't choose to cooperate either."
Hearing Annoying Village HIM's words, Tyrant HIM raised an eyebrow, "So it seems we really do have chemistry."
After saying that, Tyrant HIM's expression instantly darkened, and his voice dropped to a low tone.
"I refuse to cooperate. You can leave."
"But I can't guarantee whether you'll be able to safely walk out of here."
When he heard this, Annoying Village HIM understood that Tyrant HIM seemed ready to throw everything away.
Seeing this, Annoying Village HIM thought for a moment, then took a deep breath and finally spoke, "The premise of cooperation is that both sides must trust each other."
"To win against Xu Yuan, the premise is that our two teams must not have internal conflict and must unite against the outside."
"If we're already scheming against each other before even cooperating, once we face Xu Yuan, we won't have any chance of winning."
"I have a plan. Listen to it, and answer after that."
Saying this, Annoying Village HIM looked at Tyrant HIM. Seeing he didn't seem ready to refuse, he continued, "After defeating Xu Yuan, the two of us will have a fair one-on-one duel."
"No schemes, no tricks. Whoever wins will be the victor of this trial land!"