"We have very little time, and the cost of trial and error is too high, so I reject your proposal."
Jiang Taixu looked at Xu Mu and said slowly.
Xu Mu was silent for a moment, then looked at him and shook his head again: "No."
Jiang Taixu was stunned, seemingly not expecting Xu Mu to refuse so readily. He looked at Xu Mu with a sinister glint in his eyes and said:
"I hope you know your place."
"Don't think that just because you are the leader of an alliance, you can ignore my orders. That will be of no use."
Xu Mu heard this and said nothing, just looked at Jiang Taixu indifferently. Seeing that he hadn't scared Xu Mu, the latter's expression gradually turned gloomy:
"I have only chosen the most stable and the only reliable way. Tianqiong Peak is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Someone must bear the first wave of attacks, so that the people behind will have a chance to attack."
Xu Mu shook his head: "Then why isn't it your people who go to the front to attract fire, but ours?"
Jiang Taixu:
"Because my people are stronger than yours."
"I've seen your people. A few of them are quite strong, but their overall quality is far inferior to my team. The allied forces of Ye Palace and Qi Ye are more than twice as weak. If anyone is to be sacrificed, your people are naturally more suitable."
"Oh," Xu Mu replied indifferently, then continued, "Assuming what you say is true, I can't make them go to their deaths. You should know that the price of doing so is likely elimination or even death."
"These people are my allies, and they are my friends, so I can't make them go to their deaths. I'm sorry, I can't do it."
Jiang Taixu fell silent at these words.
He stared at Xu Mu, his expression somewhat strange, as if he couldn't understand why Xu Mu was so naive.
"Jiang Taixu, you allied with us, saying you wanted to jointly divide Ye Palace's territory, and all along you just wanted us to be cannon fodder. I can't believe I trusted you so much!"
At this moment, a righteous male voice came from the ethereal clouds, and he questioned Jiang Taixu angrily.
"Jiang Taixu, you are truly going too far. At first, I thought you genuinely wanted to win us over, but I didn't expect you to want us to be cannon fodder."
A voice also came from the western clouds, causing a chorus of agreement from the surroundings.
Seeing this, Xu Mu looked at Jiang Taixu with a half-smile and said, "So that's how you find allies."
"But why didn't you lie to me? Was it because you thought your Jiang family people would definitely obey your orders and didn't need to be lied to?"
Jiang Taixu looked at Xu Mu, his face gloomy, and did not answer.
The people speaking around him, each mouth represented a relatively strong team. Their voices were so familiar, and just moments ago, they were discussing how to deal with Ye Palace together.
"I haven't had a chance to tell everyone about this plan yet, but it doesn't matter. Since you've all heard it, I have nothing to hide."
Jiang Taixu said, waved his hand to disperse the nearby clouds, and revealed all the hidden ability users.
As a result, they all became flustered.
"However, I don't think there's anything wrong with what I said, because it's all the truth. Moreover, I promised you that after success, there will be a lot of points rewards, which will definitely be worthy of your desperate efforts," Jiang Taixu said, looking around.
In the east, a bald youth sneered and said:
"What's the use of more points? By then, we'll all be eliminated. How many people can use them? In the end, it will still be giving ourselves to your Jiang family for nothing!"
Jiang Taixu heard this, his expression turned cold, and he turned his head to look. Immediately, something seemed to flow through the space, and the bald youth's face changed drastically. He immediately seemed to be suffocating and fell to the ground.
"Captain!" Someone behind him stepped forward, at a loss, but didn't know what to do, only watching their captain suffocate more and more until his face turned purple.
"Does anyone else have any questions?"
Jiang Taixu turned his head and said indifferently.
As soon as he spoke, the suffocating bald youth regained the right to breathe.
The latter lay on the ground, opening his mouth greedily, like a fish dying of thirst.
Everyone looked at Jiang Taixu, their eyes filled with anger and hatred, but more with awe.
"I disagree."
No one spoke, and Xu Mu opened his mouth. He stood opposite Jiang Taixu and uttered these four words.
Jiang Taixu slowly turned his head, his eyes sharp as knives. It seemed that a transparent energy followed his gaze and invaded, trying to occupy Xu Mu's brain.
"Be careful, this is his ability, targeting the soul!" Qian Qian reminded from the side, his expression solemn.
"Stop glaring so much, or one day your eyeballs will be dug out." Xu Mu looked at Jiang Taixu with a half-smile. He was not affected by the latter's ability.
Soul attacks almost had no effect on him.
Jiang Taixu also realized this, so just as he was about to do something, he was pulled by someone beside him.
"Alliance Leader, do not act impulsively."
"If we really fight, they might join forces against us."
Jiang Taixu heard this and said indifferently with a cold gaze: "With them alone, they don't have that strength."
The person beside him reminded in a low voice: "I know, but if Ye Palace uses these people to collude from the inside and attack us from the outside, we'll be in danger."
"These teams, although they all want a piece of the pie on the summit of Tianqiong Peak, they gain benefits by following us, which is the same as gaining benefits by following Ye Palace."
"If Ye Palace were to form an alliance with these people specifically to target our Jiang family, they would probably switch sides without hesitation!"
"You have a point." Jiang Taixu nodded, then slowly released his clenched fist, and the surging aura on his body also dissipated.
"Everyone, I, Jiang Taixu, promise here that as long as you cooperate with our actions, after conquering the summit of Tianqiong Peak, I, Jiang Taixu, will not take any of the points from Ye Palace and others. I will divide them equally among you."
"And for those who are eliminated early, after they leave, I, Jiang Taixu, will also compensate you in the name of the Jiang family, and it will be absolutely generous. I will keep my word!"
Everyone was at a loss for words.
"Do you dare to swear?"
Someone mustered the courage and asked Jiang Taixu.
Jiang Taixu looked at the person, took a deep breath, and replied, "What is there to fear?"
"I, Jiang Taixu, hereby make a Heavenly Oath. If any part of what I just said is false, I am willing to be struck down by heavenly lightning on the spot and not enter reincarnation!"
Rumble!
Jiang Taixu's words boomed in everyone's ears. Even his own subordinates did not expect Jiang Taixu to actually dare to make a Heavenly Oath.
After all, everything in the world has its causes and effects, and the Heavenly Oath is the fastest way for retribution to come. If the oath is violated, the punishment will be extremely severe, so no one dares to joke about it.
"Since that's the case, then this matter can still be discussed," an ability user nodded, then respectfully said to Jiang Taixu, "Please allow us to discuss it together, and then give you a reply, as this is not a small matter."
"Try to be quick, I plan to act tonight." Jiang Taixu nodded, then glanced at Xu Mu, "What I said earlier also applies to you."
"Since you are invited by my Jiang family, then think more for my Jiang family."
Saying this, he led his men away.
Xu Mu looked at Jiang Taixu's retreating figure, looked up thoughtfully, and stared at the peak above for a long time.
He was very puzzled. Was there really no other way to attack the peak other than using people as cannon fodder?
Xu Mu stood at the edge of Tianqiong Peak, crouched down, and touched the rocks there, muttering to himself, "The surface is smooth, the rocks are hard, and it's difficult to leave marks, so there's no place to leverage. If war breaks out, we can only use this as a starting point and charge upwards with all our might. If we can't, we'll fall."
"But the problem lies here. Ye Palace only needs to send a circle of people to guard the edge of the peak and release their abilities at the right time. If the strength gap is not too large, it will be difficult for anyone to charge upwards in mid-air. Even if some strong individuals manage to reach the top, they will be besieged."
"So Jiang Taixu wanted to use cannon fodder to deplete the opponent's stamina, and then send the main force to attack. But this still has drawbacks. If the opponent has better endurance, this tactic will be useless, and it will only waste our numerical advantage."
Countless thoughts flashed through Xu Mu's mind, and he rubbed his temples with some helplessness.
It seemed that this matter was indeed troublesome, no wonder Jiang Taixu resorted to such methods. However, he didn't believe that there was no other way. Even if there wasn't, he had to find a way.
Because he truly could not bear to see his brothers who had followed him without hesitation be eliminated.
"Brother over there... can we talk to you?"
At this moment, a large group of people gathered together and looked at Xu Mu hesitantly.
They had clearly seen just now that Xu Mu had confronted Jiang Taixu head-on, but the latter could not do anything to him. This proved that Xu Mu was at least on the same level as them in terms of abilities.
Moreover, he had brought so many people. Although these people were not taken seriously by Jiang Taixu, for them, whose foundations had been worn away by countless battles, a thousand-person alliance was like a behemoth.
"Of course." Xu Mu nodded, then turned around and said, "Qian Qian, take the brothers to find a place to stay first."
"Okay." Qian Qian nodded, then led his men to scatter and look for open spaces.