"Student, you've already managed to probe my location in such a short time. You must be that demigod with a divine domain spanning 15 million square kilometers, right? The competition has only just begun—let’s talk."
Hearing the other party’s words, William pondered for a moment and quickly deduced the likely topic of discussion. A slight smirk appeared on his lips as he directly activated the threads of faith.
At the entrance of the invasion passage, a vast number of Zerg units immediately split off a three-billion-strong swarm army and began moving toward the location.
The composition was identical to the previous wave: one billion flying jumpers, one billion mutated jumpers, one billion hydralisks, and an additional five million explosive jumpers.
After mobilizing the swarm, William finally consumed divine power to manifest his own demigod projection, appearing before the other projection.
Compared to the opponent's imposing form, William’s demigod projection appeared rather unimpressive.
"What do you want to say? Speak." Without wasting words, William got straight to the point after manifesting his projection.
Seeing William’s casual and somewhat mundane appearance, Mary frowned slightly.
Although manifesting a projection before a conversation was basic etiquette among gods, William’s appearance was undeniably unrefined and did not befit a divine being.
However, she knew of William’s formidable strength, so she quickly regained her cold and proud demeanor before speaking.
"This competition follows a free-for-all format, but the rules do not prohibit alliances."
"A divine domain spanning ten million square kilometers is vast. Attempting to wipe out all other participants and achieve victory alone is nearly impossible."
"Thus, in this competition, forming alliances in the early stages, working together to eliminate other competitors with minimal losses, and preserving strength is the optimal strategy."
"In the later stages, relying on teamwork to survive until the end and competing based on enemy kill counts is the correct approach."
"You may be strong, but going solo in this competition is definitely not a wise choice."
"You’ve already seen the strength of my army. So, would you like to form an alliance?"
As Mary spoke, her tone was filled with confidence, clearly displaying her faith in her own strength.
However, after hearing her analysis, William sighed inwardly.
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He was well aware that acting alone in this format wasn’t the best choice.
The problem was that an alliance without restrictions required a balance in strength between both parties—only then could the alliance remain stable.
This was precisely why William had invited Cedric to collaborate before the competition began.
Given his current level of power, even if he genuinely formed an alliance with this demigod, the outcome would likely fall into one of three scenarios:
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Mary, upon witnessing William’s true strength, would abandon her championship ambitions and obediently become his subordinate or cannon fodder.
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Mary, despite realizing William’s strength, would still desire the championship, feigning an alliance only to flee at the first opportunity and search for another chance.
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Mary would stick with William throughout the competition, but if an opportunity arose, she would stab him in the back.
Thus, forming an alliance provided William with limited benefits.
He would also need to divert additional attention to monitor Mary’s intentions, making it entirely unworthy of his effort.
"Forget about an alliance—I have another proposal. You can hear me out first."
As soon as he finished speaking, William noticed Mary’s once-cold and indifferent gaze sharpening.
However, she merely stared at William without making a move, waiting for him to state his proposal.
With a faint smile, William appeared as if he were about to suggest something constructive.
But what he said had nothing to do with cooperation.
"You’ve put considerable effort into raising this batch of followers, haven’t you?"
"Leave behind all of your low-altitude floating crafts and hand over 100,000 divine power points, and I will let you safely withdraw from this competition along with your followers."
"Otherwise, your painstakingly built army will be annihilated here."
"Furthermore, I will blockade your connection passage and directly eliminate you. How does this proposal sound?"
Upon hearing William’s words, a blaze of fury ignited in Mary’s eyes.
"You insolent and arrogant insect—I will make you pay for your hubris."
She did not use telepathic communication to say this but directly proclaimed it using divine will.
As her resounding voice spread, Mary’s followers raised their weapons, howling toward the sky.
Amidst the high morale of her army, she slowly withdrew her demigod projection.
Clearly, William’s proposal had thoroughly enraged her.
Seeing this, William outwardly responded with an awkward smile while inwardly launching into another round of complaints.
"Why the insults? I know she’s just trying to boost her troops' morale with words, but hearing it is just unbearably awkward..."
Despite his grumbling, William didn’t forget to command the flying jumper he was possessing to ascend even higher, continuing to observe the army below.
With its superior altitude, advanced dynamic visual capture system, and wind-shielding ability, the flying jumper effortlessly dodged over a dozen incoming crescent-shaped energy blades.
Seeing their attacks fail repeatedly, the opposing troops eventually abandoned their attempts to strike it down, allowing it to continue monitoring them from the sky.
William then noticed the enemy’s magical army shifting formation.
The heavy cavalry followers began moving toward the invasion passage, positioning 500,000 magicians behind them for protection.
Meanwhile, numerous low-altitude floating crafts landed beside each ten-thousand-strong magician formation.
From these crafts, crates of ochre-glowing mana crystals were unloaded and swiftly distributed among the magicians.
These football-sized mana crystals had been specially processed, with numerous flickering runes dancing within them.
Following their commanders' orders, the magicians activated their spells.
One after another, three-meter-tall earth-element golems rose from the ground, with the mana crystals serving as their cores.
These golems were noticeably different from regular earth-elemental beings.
Instead of exuding a bulky and sturdy presence, they were humanoid in shape—slim-waisted with long legs and thick arms, composed of soil and rock from the battlefield.
It was evident that these golems had been specially designed, prioritizing agility and speed over defense.
Unlike the commonly defensive earth-element golems, these ones were clearly built for offense.