The Necromancer's Fourth Catastrophe
Chapter 493 - 412: The Situation Spirals Out of Control (Part 2)
As for whether they will completely abandon him, it's uncertain.
This time, the Elf King sent him to the Merfolk Race as an emissary, likely to give him a chance.
What he didn't expect was that the emissaries from other super top-level forces were unwilling to assist the Merfolk Race and Fishman Race against the Gana Race without compensation, no matter how he persuaded them.
Each of them harbored thoughts of taking advantage and wanted the Merfolk Race and Fishman Race to present chips tempting enough before they were willing to exert their power to assist against the Gana Race.
This left Salman quite speechless.
Because he knew very well that the likelihood of the Merfolk King and Fishman King compromising on this aspect was basically zero.
The reason was very simple.
It was because of the war situation with the Sea Elf Race.
Once the Sea Elf Race defeats the Undead Forces, the difficult situation with the Merfolk Race and Fishman Race would be naturally resolved, making the assistance from super top-level forces of the East and West Continents unnecessary.
And if the Sea Elf Race were to lose to those Undead Forces, the situation would spiral completely out of control.
At that time, the super top-level forces of the East and West Continents wouldn't be able to turn a blind eye and must intervene.
Because if they don't act in such circumstances, the Gana Race and those Undead Forces would grow to the extent that they would be difficult to restrain.
But Salman underestimated the greed of the other super top-level forces.
They were unwilling to back down until they hit a wall, preferring to quietly wait for the situation to develop rather than take a step back to fully assist the Merfolk Race and Fishman Race.
However, upon reflection, Salman could understand that other super top-level forces agreed to his plan initially precisely because of that uncontrollable greed in their hearts.
If they weren't greedy, they would never have agreed to his proposed plan in the first place.
This meeting clearly aimed to break the last line of defense in the hearts of the other super top-level forces.
Therefore, after hearing the words of the Merfolk King, Salman took a deep breath, picked up from where the Merfolk King left off, and slowly spoke: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Merfolk King is right; this is not a time for hesitation. The current battle situation should be very clear to everyone: the Merfolk Race and Fishman Race have lost dozens of cities under the offensive of the Gana Race. If this continues, it will sooner or later lead to a loss of control."
"And this is even though the Merfolk Race and Fishman Race have not engaged in direct combat and have been using various means to continuously delay the situation."
"Stop hesitating, everyone. Please immediately consult with the monarchs behind you, letting them make the right decision, dispatching their forces to assist the Merfolk Race and Fishman Race."
"Our Elf Kingdom is willing to take the lead."
Upon hearing Salman's words, the emissary from the Bright Church Country showed a mocking expression: "Salman, everything happened because of you, leading to the current out-of-control situation. Of course, you are happy to take the lead."
After hearing the Bright Church Country emissary's words, Salman's expression turned dark, and with a slightly murderous gaze, he glanced at the face of the emissary: "Looks like in Bright Church Country, only Noel knows how to speak and has some brains; the rest have neither brains nor speaking ability."
"I suggest you go back and lock yourself up, practicing your speaking skills, and send Noel to serve as this emissary instead."
Upon hearing Salman's words, the Bright Church Country emissary was not only infuriated, but slammed the table: "Salman, aren't you already in trouble yourself, yet you're still so arrogant, take a look at the kind of people we other super top-level forces sent this time."
"Someone of Noel's level, how could they be sent to serve as an emissary? But you, Salman, are someone at the same level as Noel, yet the Elf Kingdom sent you as an emissary; it's truly a joke."
Upon hearing this, Salman clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and slowly calmed his anger.
He knew very well that he couldn't act rashly; once he did, the situation would spiral out of control, and he, Salman, would be utterly disgraced.
Thus, after calming his emotions, a wry smile appeared on Salman's face, and he slowly spoke: "I was too emotional just now, let me say it again calmly."
"Everyone should be very clear that if the Merfolk Race and Fishman Race lose to the Gana Race, then all sea areas will fall into the hands of the Gana Race and those Undead Forces."
"The sea area is larger than the East and West Continents combined, and the resources beneath the sea are well known to all of you."
"If the Gana Race and those Undead Forces completely occupy all the sea areas, then all forces on the East and West Continents will be placed at an absolute disadvantage. If a stalemate occurs due to failure to eliminate these two forces in a short time, then you should believe that the situation will become increasingly favorable for the Gana Race and those Undead Forces."
"This war, whether you are willing or not, must be fought, and it is not something you can decide. Please immediately consult the monarchs behind you."
After looking at Salman's expression, the other super top-level forces' emissaries present snorted coldly.
But they also knew that what Salman said was true, so one by one, they took out the Communication Magic Array Carrier to start contacting their leaders.
It didn't take long for them to connect with the decision-makers behind them.
These people, being leaders of super top-level forces, naturally have vision, although they are quite greedy, they also understand the gain and loss of interests clearly. Therefore, they quickly made a decision.
They all expressed their willingness to dispatch the forces under them to support the Fishman Race and Merfolk Race soon, while also mobilizing other ordinary forces to try to send out their forces for support as well.
With the guarantee from these super top-level forces, the Merfolk King let out a slight sigh of relief, then slowly spoke: "Alright, everyone, if that's the case, then this meeting is over. I will try to delay the offensive from the Gana Race, hoping that the support forces behind you can be dispatched quickly."
"Otherwise, I really don't know how long I can hold them back. If the Merfolk Race and Fishman Race are forced into direct combat by the Gana Race, and the support from you super top-level forces has not arrived by then, you might as well not come at all. Just prepare coffins for yourselves and await the subsequent annihilation of you Eastern and Western Continent forces by the Gana Race and those Undead Forces."
The words of the Merfolk King were quite harsh, but given the current situation, the emissaries of these super top-level forces could understand why the Merfolk King said such things. Hence, they merely snorted coldly and nobody argued back with the Merfolk King.
After glancing at these super top-level forces' emissaries present, the Merfolk King said nothing more and then walked away.
Meanwhile, the leaders behind a few super top-level forces of the East and West Continents convened a secret meeting using the Communication Magic Array.
Members of the Pope Order from the Bright Church Country spoke first: "The current situation has somewhat spiraled out of control. I would like to ask, what are your plans, Elf King? Are you intending to sacrifice Salman?"
Upon hearing this from a member of the Pope Order, the Elf King frowned slightly, then said in a somewhat deep voice: "As long as Salman's level of combat power is alive, it can serve as a threat to the enemy, and I am determined to protect him."
"Let's not talk about this first, everyone. Let's discuss the current situation."