Chapter 873 I'm a Human!
Chapter 873 I'm a Human!
“Please pardon my rudeness. I recently broke through to rank eight, and my aura can be a bit unruly at times. The weaker ones can be easily intimidated, and incidents like this are inevitable.” Jack, the Demi-God General, gave a reasonable excuse to calm the mood.
“Then why is your entourage completely unaffected? That excuse doesn’t sound plausible.” A higher-up from the British group felt triggered.
“That’s because they have an amulet that I gave them. However, I don’t have one for everyone.” Jack shrugged nonchalantly.
“America cooperates with demons and conducts human experiments. Do you think this world belongs to you? If the news is spread to the public, you will create a great riot and massive protest. You will be destroyed by your own furious citizen!” Lifa knocked on the table, signaling everyone to be quiet because she would represent them to talk about something important.
“All the heinous activities mentioned were caused by the Great Demon possessing a General in our military. He was once known as Marco Thompson. He created a superhuman project four years ago at a California military base. I’m sure you already know about it because you just cleaned up the place.” Jack put his hand on the table and emphasized his words. “Are you the one who killed him?”
“We have no idea about someone named Marco Thompson. Is that him, Admiral Marco from England?” Lifa couldn’t remember her nor her group ever killing someone with that name. They’ve avoided casualties in her operation, after all.
“My apologies, my name is Marco Bradley. I am purely from England, and the one mentioned has absolutely nothing to do with me.” Admiral Marco put his hand to his chest and gave his clarification.
“I see… So, what will you do if we are the one who killed him or not?” Lifa nodded in understanding and tried to test the depth of her interlocutor’s aim.
“If you only arrest him, then please return him to us immediately. We need to conduct an intensive interrogation to extract all the information. He needs to be punished for his actions.” Jack squinted his eyes.
“That’s not necessary. The masterminds are still alive, and has been punished accordingly by the proper law enforcement. You won’t be able to do that. However, the one named Marco Thompson is no longer alive because we found out that only the demons were behind the incident at the military base.” Lifa shook her head.
“Is it like that?” Jack frowned.
“However, you’re saying things like you’ve realized everything from the start. If so, why not prevent him? Do you think you and the people involved will be fine after carrying out such a demonization human experiment?” Lifa put her point.
“If a General betrays the country because of being possessed by a Great Demon, will all degrees suffer the same impact? It is only the guilty who bear the blame. This information has been sealed and only known to the higher-ups. I got more information after further researching the military base you destroyed last week. This discussion is to clarify the matter.” Jack shook his head.
“I see, throwing the blame on that Great Demon, huh…” Lifa heaved a subtle sigh.
“You confirmed it yourself. The incidents since the past month have been incredibly brutal. Do you think they were caused by humans alone? No, most of them were caused by evil alien entities. They can possess humans too. There were so many casualties, and it caused a lot of grief. This discussion is also organized for you to explain the information on your side. You need to give an explanation regarding the truth.” Jack tried to corner his interlocutor.
“And above all, I want you to return Xentia, the only one subject who survived and succeeded in that artificial human experiment.” Jack stared at the golden-haired angelic girl with a piercing gaze.
“!?” Xentia felt a little tensed, but she still had to calm down because everything had been planned. She knew everyone would abandon her.
“Hmm, we’ve heard about your request. Why do you want Xentia? What do you want to do to her?” Lifa made a steeple of her fingers.
“She was born from a horrific demonic experiment. We don’t know how many lives have been lost just to make someone like her. She needs to bear responsibility and punishment.” Jack explained in a firm tone.
“What kind of responsibility and punishment do you mean? Do you think an innocent child who was born a few days ago should bear the responsibility of your incopetence towards your co-workers?” Lifa smiled faintly behind her shadow mask.
“You don’t need to know about it.” Jack refused to explain.
“Hmm, you can’t ask for something to be returned if it’s not yours, in the first place. Do you think a birth is someone’s to arrange? You’re not even her parents. Above all, Xentia is not an object for you to administer.” Lifa tried a new approach to trigger something.
“She is just an artificial human without a soul and a conscience, just an empty vessel like a programmed robot. She is assembled and made in our country, so she is our country’s property to manage. If you still insist on claiming ownership of Xentia, then we will not have no other choice but to reset her and take her by force.” Jack replied casually.
“Do you have that capability?” Lifa remained calm, but she was a bit surprised that all the groups from all countries kept silent, listening to the conversation between her and Jack. She thought they would interrupt and try to corner America for that heinous incident.
“You left no other choice then. This is a tool I found in the lab. It has ties to the Codename Xentia. The Angel of Destruction project must be stopped and Xentia must not fall into the wrong hands.” Jack took out a small device and immediately pressed a button.
*Zap*
A sudden shockwave stung Xentia’s brain. It was like a frequency of destructive energy attacking her mind. Some memories slowly fade away. Xentia felt her existence would be erased, but something prevented it from happening.
Goddess Aria’s influence and magic kept Xentia awake and intact. Still, it was a moment when she felt incredibly furious and out of control.
“!?” Elysia and her entire group were shocked by the sudden change in events.
Lifa didn’t predict that, and Fortuna couldn’t even know about this possibility with her fate reading ability.
Xentia lowered her head slightly and gritted her teeth. She had to maintain her existence.
“You talk too much nonsense, old pirate. Xentia is a human, not a tool or an empty vessel! Xentia also has a soul and a conscience! If you try to erase my existence, then I also have the right to eliminate you now!” Xentia immediately stood up and summoned her angel battlesuit. Her current objective was to destroy the offensive party that wanted to eliminate her.
Xentia’s Demi-God aura exploded and instantly suppressed everyone. She already held her anti-matter cannon and started to recharge the energy to fire.
Just before she fired that devastating shot, Elysia suddenly touched Xentia’s anti-matter cannon and gently stroked Xentia’s head. A soft and soothing voice then came to the angry girl’s ears.
“Everything will be fine. Please stay calm.” Elysia gave a slight push to Xentia’s cannon, and the energy recharge was canceled instantly.
It was like fresh cold water being poured on Xentia’s hot head. The excessive emotional outburst then subsided, and the strange frequency of trying to influence Xentia’s mind disappeared instantly.
Xentia then felt an absolute calm, and she felt at ease. She now desperately wanted to go to sleep in Elysia’s arms. Her angel battlesuit disintegrated into particles, and Xentia buried her face in Elysia’s breasts.
Elysia kept stroking Xentia’s head gently and gave Xentia a warm hug. She guided Xentia to sit back down. “Do you really want to fight against us, Sir Jack Vazquez? Xentia is qualified, and already a part of us. She is just an innocent girl born by God’s will.”
*Bam!*
The device in Jack’s hand suddenly exploded. Rhea had done something to it, but she was also furious. Fortunately, her arrangement and prevention saved Xentia from the destructive influence, and Elysia quickly calmed Xentia’s soul and mind.
“A Demi-God artificial human with emotion? Did you do something to her?” Jack was surprised.
He then glanced to the right and left. More than ninety percent of the people in this room were already unconscious due to the burst of suppressing aura just now. Only two of his aides were barely conscious while the Guardian of Dream’s party was still complete.
“We released her from shackles and appointed her a hero of light. However, you have done something irreconcilable, sir. Do you think it will end peacefully after you try to harm one of our members?” Lifa gestured to Rhea and the others to leave the rest to her.
The situation changed a bit, but she just needed to speed up the scenario even though she had to miss a lot of points due to the unexpected.
“I see, so it’s like that. Now it’s just between you and me. Then, what do you want?” Jack folded his arms and summoned his Shadow Clone.
“I don’t know, at first, I just wanted you to pay compensation, but now you’re making us need to punish you. The bad guys need to be punished.” Lifa leaned her cheek against her hand and drew a rune in the air with her finger.
She then tapped it, and that rune shot like a hyper-fast bullet towards Jack’s heart.
“!?” Jack and his stand tried to ward off it, but they failed to do so.
“What did you just do?” Jack checked his body and sensed something was wrong, but he wasn’t hurt.
“That is your punishment. When you have bad intentions or evil thoughts, the rune of kindness will squeeze your heart. The eviler you are, the more tormented you will be.” Lifa explained a bit about the rune she had just sent.
“And you named that the rune of kindness? Too bad, I didn’t come here like a fool to embarrass myself. I have no ill intentions, just to take care of all the things that have happened recently.” Jack snorted because he didn’t feel his heart being squeezed. So, he was good.
“Yeah, I was a bit surprised too. You look like a suspicious and mean person, but my runes don’t react. So, you really don’t have any malicious intentions.” Lifa seemed to be talking to Jack, but she explained it to her comrades. She wanted them to calm down.
“Isn’t that obvious? Someone needs to clear things up everything. You can take care of Xentia if she is under your control and can be controlled. Just don’t use her to do something evil, or we may take the hard path for it. Other higher-ups in the government will surely understand and step down because of this. I have no reason to bring her back if she has evolved like a human. Tell me, what do you want from us?” Jack folded his arms.
“Let’s hear what you have to offer to earn our forgiveness.” Lifa made a steeple of her fingers.