In the dense forest.

He Yang was leading his squads. Many of his members were strong but had no way to use their strength. They could not find Liu Yan and the others at all.

“These people are too wicked. We can’t find them even if they hide in the dense forest.”

“That’s right. Although Liu Yan’s team is powerful, we have an advantage in number. If we were to face them head-on, we could crush them completely. However, we don’t have the chance yet.”

“No wonder they only sent five people this time. This way, their squad could move faster. We can’t do anything to them at all.”

“The terrain of the wood attribute territory is more complicated. Moreover, it’s the middle of the night, so we can’t do anything to them.”

“It’s fine. We’ll be fine after daybreak. It’ll be much easier to find them. Moreover, the Red Star Empire will reinforce us. We’ll win sooner or later.”

…

He Yang listened to the discussions of his team members. He no longer had the will to fight. He planned to delay until daybreak to wait for reinforcements.

He Yang naturally understood this logic.

It was troublesome. However, He Yang’s squad would have the upper hand if they defended well and dragged out the battle until daybreak.

After all, they still had an advantage in numbers. With a powerful ally like the Red Star Empire team, victory was only a matter of time.

On the other hand, He Yang was also somewhat unwilling.

The Pan-ocean Community team had been heavily injured by Liu Yan and the others. However, they still could not do anything to Liu Yan and the others.

If news of this matter were to spread, it would be too embarrassing. In the future, He Yang would not be able to raise his head in front of the other teams, especially the Red Star Empire team.

He Yang was not willing to wait for reinforcements. That would be too embarrassing.

However, He Yang was also clear that there was no way for him to find Liu Yan and the others and deal with them directly.

After thinking for a while, He Yang suddenly had an idea.

According to the rules, there were two ways to declare war.

The first was the current situation. Both sides could battle at any time. In the end, the victor could be determined based on the condition of the guardian beast.

The first method was combat without rules. They were free to battle in any tactics, but it was relatively more troublesome.

Even if the Red Star Empire team’s reinforcements arrived during the day or He Yang’s squad took care of Liu Yan and the others, it would not be a direct victory. They still had to defeat the guardian beast in the fire attribute territory.

After all, Liu Yan and the others did not bring the fire attribute territory’s guardian beast with them on this trip.

Besides the first free combat method, there was another method, which was the gambling duel.

Compared to combat without rules, the gambling duel had rules. It was conducted under the supervision of the Will of Tower.

The gambling duel was a one-on-one battle. It could be a battle between the guardian beasts of both territories, or a one-on-one battle between an awakened one and a guardian beast.

Of course, the gambling duel was initiated by one side, and the other side had to agree before it could be carried out.

If one side did not agree, it would not continue.

Thinking of this, He Yang decided to initiate the gambling duel. He would bet all the spoils of war and directly gamble with all his team members.

The winner of the gambling duel would not only obtain all the spoils of war from the other side, including all kinds of equipment, consumables, and Lord’s token fragments.

They would also obtain the opponent’s territory and members as prisoners of war.

The winner would gain a lot.

On the contrary, if they waited until the daytime, the Red Star Empire team would arrive.

At that time, they would engage in a joint battle. Not only would many members of the Land of Origin team lose their combat strength, but the number of prisoners of war would also decrease.

The other spoils of war and prisoners of war would also be split equally.

He Yang was thinking about eliminating the Land of Origin team and what would happen after that.

If the Land of Origin team was eliminated, there were still four teams from the two alliances.

In the end, only three representative teams could advance smoothly. Only the top two teams would receive rewards, and only the first place would receive extremely generous rewards.

Compared to the other three representative teams, He Yang was clear that the Pan-ocean Community team’s strength was relatively average. Adding on the fact that they had lost more than thirty members tonight, they had lost one-third of their combat strength.

If this continued, the Pan-ocean Community team would not have the upper hand in the following competitions.

Even if they were lucky enough to advance successfully into the top three, those rewards would not have any fate with the Pan-ocean Community.

He Yang thought about this and quickly told his team members what he had thought about. They began to discuss.

After listening to He Yang’s analysis, the team members felt it made sense.

Their team had already suffered a loss tonight. If this continued, they would not be able to compete in the future.

The gambling duel would be different. It would bring the Pan-ocean Community team huge benefits.

“Captain, I think we can have a duel. This way, after we win, we will be able to obtain the spoils of war from the Land of Origin team, our territory, and the prisoners of war. The benefits will be huge.”

“That’s right. From tonight’s encounter, the elite combat strength of the Land of Origin team is indeed strong. If we have these prisoners of war, we will have a much smoother future.”

“I agree as well. Although it will be safe for us to wait for reinforcements, it also means that our gains will be much smaller.”

“If the other side dares to accept our duel, and their guardian beast of the fire attribute territory isn’t here, then their team members will have to go up on their own.”

“Although these five people are strong, they are still not a match for our Sturdy Back Ape. We will definitely win.”

“Let’s start a duel then. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us.”

“Hurry up. Otherwise, we won’t be able to take this huge harvest when the Red Star Empire team arrives at dawn.”

…

The Pan-ocean Community team all agreed with He Yang’s idea.

He Yang thought about it carefully and felt it was not a problem.

After all, the guardian beast of the fire attribute territory was not here. If the other party accepted the bet, they could only send one champion from the five of them onto the stage. They would definitely win.

If the other party dared to accept the duel, they would definitely win!

At the same time, on the other side, Liu Yan and the others were also a little worried.

Now that the situation was in a stalemate, they had no chance to make a move at all.

They had all their abilities, but the other party had gathered together and had no chance to make a move at all.

“What should we do? It’s going to dawn soon. The support of the Red Star Empire team will arrive.” Chu Long asked with some worry.

Xu Han looked left and right, but there was no chance for her to act. She said helplessly, “Why don’t we retreat now, and return to the fire attribute territory? If we stay here, we won’t have any way to retreat once the support team arrives.”

Liu Yan heard her. However, he quickly shook his head and said, “No, we can’t retreat so easily. If we retreat now, we will only injure more than 30 members of the Pan-ocean Community team. Although these losses are not small, it was not enough to mess up the situation. This small gain is not enough for our team to continue surviving.”