Chapter 630 Aru and Flora
?Two hours ago-- Under a giant tree with pointed, brown leaves
"Will there be anything new today or will we rely on Tribe Master Aru and Noble Miss Flora to attack them as usual?" A person with a face full of pimples spoke in a slightly angry tone
"Do you have another suggestion? Don't tell me you're still trying to make us attack them with all our might, right?" Another person with red eyes and red hair responded
"And what's the problem with that? Tribal Master Aru and Noble Miss Flora attack them almost every day and start fair challenges under our supervision. The demons are used to this situation now and perhaps they are looking forward to us coming today to watch the show. Why should we give these strangers fair challenges in the first place? I suggest we strike with all our strength today and kill a large number of their Emperors before we leave, this will be a devastating blow to them and we will be able to completely annihilate them! Wasn't this the plan in the first place?"
This time, Aru was the one who responded, "And this is still the plan, but you see for yourself that whenever we went, we found all of their Emperors lined up on the wall, ready for battle. It has been almost two years since this total siege began, and they still have not relaxed their defenses even a little, even if we attack with all our strength now, it will not only be one-on-one battles against their Emperors, but rather their entire army will join the battle, if this happens then our naked back will be exposed..."
An old man with closed eyes stepped forward and spoke respectfully, "Tribe Master Aru, I understand what you are saying, I really appreciate your plan, but don't you see that the long breath policy is not to our advantage? Even under siege, they are still becoming Emperors while we have to kill countless numbers to reach our level, how long will we wait? Until they add twenty or fifty more Emperors into their ranks? By then even the siege will not work."
"Yes, why do we wait for the number of Emperors on their side to increase before we increase our numbers as well? Support my proposal and let us create ten Emperors today and use the numerical difference to attack! Or have you all become soft now because all those remaining are your close families?!" Another person with a white tail shouted angrily
Flora, who was leaning on the tree trunk indifferently, straightened up as the flame caught on her hair, "Hoi Shehalif, I realize that you are angry because you sacrificed all of your tribe's cultivators, but the alliance leader did not order it. Tribe Master Aru did not order you to do what you did, you did it yourself with the principle of Punishing yourself before others kill you, you knew that we would not have chosen an old fart like you to be and Emperor and that your worthless tribe was going to be sacrificed anyway, so you did what you did willingly, don't come to us and blame!"
"Did I even open the topic? Did I open the topic?!" The white-tailed person looked like he was about to collapse, but he kept his words as respectful as possible
Aru raised his palm to calm Flora down, then looked at the white-tailed person firmly, "Do you think the decision to make sacrifices was painless and arresting the volunteers was that easy? After the first group of sacrifices was arrested, the army disbanded and they fled each in a direction so we now have to turn every rock and dry up rivers to find some volunteers, The fact that we can still keep up with these monsters is a miracle! Secondly, even if they were all in front of me waiting to be sacrificed, I would not have chosen that. We have committed enough sins and almost completely destroyed the civilization of our world. There are only a small number of cultivators left, only enough to make 27 Emperors or help me reach level 46. Adding 27 Emperors, or even strengthening me will be a great help against their Emperors, but when their army intervenes on their side, this advantage will quickly disappear and we will return to a state of balance. Secondly, if we kill them all, then literally everything we know will collapse, what would be there to protect anymore? We have to keep them... We have to protect them and increase their numbers, not kill more!"
"You mean increasing the number of cultivators of the Thunder Bull and Red Flame Dragon tribes?" Another Emperor spoke in a low voice.
"The Thunder Bull Tribe also made sacrifices and everyone knows!" Aru pointed towards the person who spoke and shouted, the sound of thunder rumbling slightly in the sky
"I did not say anything!!"
In front of the frightened Emperor, Aru lowered his arm and looked around a little.
The word fragile is not enough to describe this *alliance*. This is to be expected since most of those present are tribe masters and geniuses from scattered tribes that were warring with each other just a few years ago. It is like an alliance between a snake and a mongoose, each of them looking at the enemy with one eye and his so-called ally with the other.
The only reason for the existence of an alliance at all is the presence of Aru and Flora. One of them is a military and martial genius who led his previously insignificant tribe to be among the five most powerful tribes in the world, and the other is a descendant of the strongest and most ancient tribe in the world... If the two had not supported each other, the resistance would have collapsed years ago, and not at the hands of the demons, but rather the tribes would have fought among themselves.
Aru finally let out a long exhale, "All of you, don't worry. When was the last time I let down someone who trusted me? Count on me, soon I will select a team from you and we will launch a planned attack that will paralyze the demons' movements for at least three years. Even if I die during the attack, you will be sure of its success, just trust me a little more!"
"Of course, of course. As long as Tribe Master Aru speaks, who are we to oppose?"
"Tribe Master Aru never broke his promise."
"I've always trusted you, nephew."
Dozens of Emperors praised with smiles that seemed fake, and their facial expressions showed a mixture of helplessness with a little pit of reassurance, but what else was in their hands? Aru did not ask for the position of Alliance Leader kindly but rather crushed everyone who opposed him. He was already invincible when he was still at the peak of the Sage level, so what now that he forced them to collect sacrifices for him and reach level 43 Emperor's Realm? He is a person that can't be played with.
But at the same time, he never broke a word that left his mouth. Even though he is still a young man, not more than a hundred years old, his stories in the world are countless and he has wide fame. If he said that he would save a person, he would save him, even if he was in the clutches of death, and if he said that if he destroys anyone, he would destroy him and everyone who bears his family name.
Fear mixed with some respect... This is how everyone sees The Thunder Bull Aru, but can he perform another miracle in these circumstances? No one knows, and no one has a say in that either. They can only reveal some of their anxiety and then immediately give some praise.
Between all that fake praise and fake smiles, Flora took a few steps to stand in front of Aru, then gently extended her hand until she reached the back of his head, "Don't worry, I'm sure you'll buy us some time. Just promise me that you'll choose me on that team."
Aru looked at her with eyes full of love instead of anger, then he also extended his hand and pulled her towards him until their foreheads touched, "You know I can't promise that, but I will always try to have you by my side. I always try.."
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Present time--
Flora slowly landed and he stood next to Robin with her head raised high
*crack* *crack* *rumble*
Her clothes and external injuries were mostly treated after that red flame ignited within her, and she tried in her looks to show strength and firmness as much as possible, but her severed arm and the turbulent heartbeat cast all these appearances aside.
*crack* *RUMBLE* *RUMBLE*
"Ahh... AAHHHH... AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Aru screamed until her lungs nearly burst. The cloudy sky above him split in half and rained down lightning bolts that melted the ground!
The demons all took a defensive stance, even Sakaar looked serious as he had never seen Aru this angry before.
Only Robin looked at him with a half-smirk stuck on his face
Aru finally managed to calm down a little and pointed at Robin with his index finger, "You... remember what happened today." Then he flew away
The rest of the Orphan Blood Planet Emperors looked at each other for a moment before following Aru
No one was left behind except Flora, who felt like she had become like a lifeless doll.