Chapter 456: The Beginning Of The End (1/2)

Chapter 456: The Beginning Of The End

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_

”Mayor Carmen, we are here on a very important mission. I hope you will corporate. ” Dark clouds gathered on Samantha's face as she spoke.

”You humans are no fun. I thought I could play with you guys a bit longer.”

Samantha and Wang Tong heard clacking noises and realized that the gates of the halls were all shut; they were trapped.

”This is mutiny!” A few words tumbled out from Samantha's clenched jaws.

”Congratulations Wang Tong, you have seen through our covers. But what are you going to do now? Oh right...you are still injured...Aw...how sad!”

Carmen waved a hand, and a few dozen soldiers swarmed into the meeting room, surrounding the visitors.

Carmen linked his hand behind his back and watched his plan unfold. ”Haha, resistance is futile! All your bases belong to us! ”

”Carmen, what is the meaning of this?” Samantha gathered herself and tried to reason with Carmen. Meanwhile, she readied herself for a tough fight.

”Haha, well, I guess there is no need to keep the facade anymore. But, I think you know who we are and what we want.”

”So it's true. You have sold your soul to the Zergs. You are working for cockroaches!”

”NO! We work for no one but ourselves. But thanks to the Zergs, we have gained a new body. It is a gift that you can never dream of. You stinky planet dwellers never cared about us, so don't judge us. You have no idea what it was like!” Carmen's voice was filled with contempt and indignation. In the eyes of the confederation, people in the space city were second-class citizens. They wandered around from city to city, and never had a place to call home. Without a home, they were weak and exploitable.

As Carmen was still absorbed in the promise of revenge, he heard Samantha shouted out loud, ”Charge!”

Samantha knew this moment would come, so she had played along Carmen's game, trying to gain more time for the Ark's forces to mobilize.

Jansining howled as he started firing at the guards that surrounded them. Meanwhile, Wang Tong cranked up his soul energy and initiated the Einherjar Lance.

Wang Tong decided to go after the head of the operation as he charged toward Carmen directly.

”Kom!”

Carmen snatched the lance right in front of him with much ease. Wang Tong was taken it back by the development. He thought the attack would be able to injure the mayor at least, if not outright killing him.

”Hehe, very impressive, young man. But, it's not enough!” Carmen said with an ugly sneer on his face.

Samantha didn't bring too many guards with her, thinking that Patroclus would be more than enough to fend off any aggression. However, the Ivantian warrior was nowhere to be seen. In less than a heartbeat, half of the guards she had brought with her were slain by the monsters that surrounded them. Bullets didn't seem to work on Carmen's soldiers, as they would stand up and fight again after being hit by a barrage of steel.

Carmen pushed the lance away, sending Wang Tong stumbling back a few feet.

”Excuse me. I haven't officially introduced myself yet. My name is Carmen, that, you already know. I am one of the eight Dharmapala of our God, like the Einherjar in your world.” All the while, Carmen held a contemptuous look on his face.

Samantha's heart sank. She conceded that she had underestimated the situation and was not prepared.

”Join us, Wang Tong! Our master thinks very highly of you. You could be like Patroclus and receive a new, indestructible body. Think about the pleasure while you watch as the world crumbles beneath your feet or as your enemies are brought down to their knees. It's the law of nature that decrees humanity's perceptual evolution. So, embrace it, young man. Embrace it… or DIE!” Carmen's voice changed its tone and pitch as if more than one person were speaking through his throat—if that really was a throat in between his shoulder and neck.

”I'm not planning on becoming a bug anytime soon.” Wang Tong said coldly as he inched toward Samantha. Meanwhile, he used his soul energy to call upon Mr. Wannabe. However, he got no answer.

”Call us whatever you want, but you can't change the fact that we are superior to both the Zergs and humans. By combining the two, we have transcended into godhood. If you don't believe me, ask your friend Patroclus for yourself.”

”So...it is true—” Wang Tong was stunned by the revelation.

Samantha could tell that Carmen was determined to coax Wang Tong to become the next Patroclus. He must have gotten the order to recruit Wang Tong. Otherwise, he would have already killed him.

The transcendence from a mortal coil to godhood was a dangerous process, and only people such as Wang Tong and Patroclus who had impeccable physic and perfect soul energy would be able to withstand the incalculable strain. Carmen had finished half of his task with ease. However, the other half was not budging.

”And, let me remind you-you don't have a choice. There will be nowhere to go back to anyways. Hehe...your Ark will cease to exist in just a few moments.”