I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

’The Nian Race is attacking Miracle Oasis tomorrow?’

”So what are you all discussing now?” Su Ze asked.

”Jiang Pingle and his people have a divine artifact. They don’t actually need our vote to decide whether to attack Miracle Oasis; we can’t stop them anyway. This whole show is just a pretense—their true intentions lie elsewhere.”

”Miracle Oasis isn’t a big threat to them. The ones they truly want to eliminate are us. Our existence has started to interfere with the Nian Race’s rule over Blue Star. They want to create an opportunity to wipe us out without causing too much turmoil or a major conflict!”

”That’s right. They’re forcing our hand. The decision to attack Miracle Oasis was passed by a conference vote, which is equivalent to an order from the Lin Hua Country government. If we try to stop them or help Miracle Oasis at this point, that would be...”

”Rebellion!” Chen Suifeng interjected, cutting through the jumble of voices. ”Then the Alien Party would have a just cause to move against us. They could eliminate us with force, without any reservations, and then pin the label of ’traitors’ on us. We’d have no way to defend ourselves and could never recover!”

Chen Suifeng paused, then his tone suddenly shifted. ”But do we have any other choice? Are we supposed to just stand by and watch the Alien Party destroy our allies? That’s just a slow death.”

Someone objected, ”But the Alien Party is just waiting for us to make a move. The moment we join the fight, the conflict won’t be limited to Miracle Oasis. The entire Lin Hua Continent will be set ablaze!”

Chen Suifeng stood up and surveyed the room. ”We’ve been yielding constantly, but this time, we have nowhere left to retreat. Do you really think that by abandoning our support for Miracle Oasis, by forsaking it, we can save ourselves?

”Miracle Oasis is just the Alien Party’s first target. If we don’t act, they’ll have a second target, and a third. Like the Great Desert Kingdom, like Dongli...

”It’s death by a thousand cuts. They’ll slice away at us, piece by piece. By the time you feel the pain and want to fight back, you’ll find you’re already covered in wounds, too weak to even make a fist!”

Someone said hesitantly, ”We all understand the reasoning, but it’s truly unwise to go to war with the Nian Race right now. We have no chance of winning. It would be better to keep lying low and biding our time, waiting for the right opportunity.”

Chen Suifeng laughed. ”Everyone, what kind of opportunity are you still waiting for? For a god to fall from the sky and save us? We never had a chance of winning from the start, and we won’t have one for a long time to come.

”For those of us in this room, aside from Su Ze, our goal isn’t to defeat the Alien Party, or protect Blue Star, or kill the Nian Race—because we can’t!

”We have only one purpose: to create one more chance, to fight for one more sliver of hope for Blue Star, for the Human Race!”

The meeting room instantly fell silent. Not a sound could be heard.

After a long moment, someone looked at Su Ze. ”Su Ze, what do you think?”

They knew Su Ze’s status was special. Not only did he possess Legendary Combat Power, but he was also the current ”hope” of the Blue Star Party.

Su Ze was no longer a lone wolf. He had immense power backing him. Dongli was entirely under his command, Atago of the Great Desert Kingdom followed his every order, and Ancient An Country was also in his hands.

In terms of status and prestige within the Blue Star Party, Su Ze was now second only to Mr. Ke.

Therefore, his opinion was crucial.

Su Ze turned to face the crowd. Meeting their gazes, he said, ”I don’t think we should be discussing whether to fight, but how to fight!”

With that one sentence, he made his stance clear.

They had to fight!

In truth, he craved more time than anyone else in the room.

With a little more time, he could achieve a massive increase in his power. However, fate wasn’t about to adjust its schedule for his convenience.

He could only adjust himself, adapt to his fate, and perhaps even change it.

This battle between the humans of Blue Star and the Nian Race was now inevitable. Su Ze could not stand by and watch something happen to Miracle Oasis or Dongli.

The crowd below exchanged glances. Many of those who had been hesitant, or even opposed to the idea, now remained silent.

But some still had reservations.

Just then, Mr. Ke, who had been sitting in his wheelchair as if asleep, finally stirred. He slowly lifted his aged, liver-spotted face, and a single, hoarse word emerged from his dry throat. Yet his tone was so firm it left no room for doubt:

”Fight!”

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Mr. Ke’s word settled the matter. All voices of opposition in the meeting room fell silent.

Next, they discussed a battle plan.

Everyone understood that once the fighting began, the flames of war would not be confined to Miracle Oasis. The entire Lin Hua Continent would have to prepare for battle.

The Blue Star Party also had to prepare on many fronts, including gathering their forces, strengthening their control over local territories, and figuring out how to counter the slander the Alien Party would inevitably throw their way once the fighting broke out.

Lin Hua Country was already beginning to split into east and west. The Alien Party controlled the western part of Lin Hua Country, while the Blue Star Party was entrenched in the east, closely connected to the Dongli Kingdom.

Su Ze didn’t offer any opinions on these matters. While the others continued the meeting, he left the room and went outside to make a few calls.

The first call was to Ju Han, telling her to inform the Mother Tree that the Nian Race was about to attack Miracle Oasis.

’They said the attack would be tomorrow, but who really knew?’

They didn’t need a massive army to mobilize. Just one or two Legendary experts with a divine artifact would be enough to steamroll Miracle Oasis.

It was even possible the Nian Race would strike immediately, so Su Ze warned them to prepare right away.