#Episode 125
Looking around, Helena continued.
“There is no ceasefire. There is no negotiation. I am sorry if you have different opinions, but the decision will not change. However, I will listen to it once to commemorate my new association president. Is there anyone who has a different opinion?”
Isabella Kane raised her hand as if she had been waiting.
“He’s a British hero. Tell me. What do you think?”
“… … I think it’s ridiculous.”
“why?”
“… … This is a chance for humanity to regain peace.”
“Peace… … So what next?”
“……yes?”
“Peace, ceasefire, that’s all good. But what’s next? After 10 years, 20 years, 50 years, 100 years, what’s next?”
“… … .”
“How much do you know about the system?”
“… … Honestly, I don’t know.”
“Yeah, I don’t know either. Then let’s think about it this way. How has the system been so far? It has given us trials and made us fight to the death. But if we stop the trials of the system through some trick, will the system stay still?”
Isabella swallowed hard.
“I think it’ll be okay if you pass it down from generation to generation, but do you think that the power you possess as an Awakened will last forever?”
“… … .”
“As time passes, the feelings we had at the beginning are diluted. How will those who were born later and know nothing about cataclysms view this situation? And what kind of world will they face?”
Helena was sincere.
“To be frank, they’re pretty and handsome. They even have wings on their backs. Think about it. Is there really not a single person who is deified?”
This is a slightly different story, but it is also a realistic story.
And the key was something else.
“If the gate stops, that means your growth will also stop. If only you stop, it won’t matter. What about those who will awaken after you, the 7 new unique awakeners who awakened not long ago? They will stop at that level without any room for further growth. And you, are you going to live for thousands of years?”
I had nothing to say.
“What if you die after enjoying your longevity and the other unique Awakened people die too? What if the world becomes filled with ordinary people who only have modern weapons like nuclear weapons and guns to show off, just like before the cataclysm? Would the zombies over there just sit there? Isn’t this an opportunity for them? It seems like an opportunity to me. If I were you, I would eat the entire Earth.”
Helena looked around.
“Peace? Sounds good. Sounds good, but there are too many variables. Let’s not make the foolish mistake of selling the future for the sake of immediate gain. It’s right for us to resolve it on our own.”
“… … Even if all of humanity perishes?”
Helena smiled strangely at this part.
“Humanity will not perish.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, we have the strongest spear. It’s a bit dirty. Honestly, if you guys can please me, well… … No. I’ll take care of pleasing you. Just don’t worry about it.”
Helena glanced at Jinsong and immediately clapped her hands.
“Okay, I’ve said everything I wanted to say. Now, I’ll tell you the plan. The total number of elite zombies alive in the world is 109. The number of zombified ‘people’ is 43.29 million, with a margin of error of 1 million.”
Helena continued speaking silently.
“I’ll make this clear. As the goblin Gourun said, there is no way to cure zombified people.”
“… … Are you sure?”
“Yeah. The hearts of the zombified people stopped a long time ago, and bugs called ‘zombie worms’ have taken over their hearts and are taking over the role of the heart. These zombie worms, this is the real problem. A stopped heart can be restarted, but the zombie worms have tentacles. These tentacles extend all the way to the brain, and if you apply strong force to these tentacles, the subject will immediately fall into a brain-dead state.”
Helena wasn’t stupid. She was already moving quickly.
All investigations have been completed.
Only the 2nd awakened ones.
Only these people have immunity to the zombie worm.
Of course, this immunity is not perfect.
This immunity refers to the kind of immunity that can immediately block saliva that enters the body, or suppress the zombie’s actions before it settles in the heart. Only those who have been awakened in the second stage can do that.
Helena stood up from her seat.
“It seems like the others have already made up their minds, but Isabella Kane, you’re a little different.”
“… … Yes, I still think it’s right to have a ceasefire.”
“Even after talking like this?”
“yes.”
“Well, let’s look at it another way. You always take the best path in everything. So what I’m saying is, the ‘elves’ over there have killed tens of millions of our people. There are also our vampires and werewolves. Do you think a truce with such enemies would be normal?”
“… … That’s when they were irrational.”
“Wrong. Even when they have reason, they use it as a weapon. Even if the elves swear not to use it as a weapon, there’s nothing they can do. Their very existence is already a weapon. Why? Am I wrong?”
“… … It’s not wrong.”
“That’s right. You’re not wrong. Elves are beings created by the System. Don’t think that a truce with them is a truce with the System. That’s a completely different thing.”
Helena walked over and sat behind Isabella, placing both hands on Isabella’s shoulders.
“Peace, don’t think you’re the only one fighting for it. You didn’t even know of our Underworld’s existence. We’ve been supporting humans from behind the scenes since before the Great Cataclysm.”
“… … .”
“The peace you have now is not a peace you have created among yourselves. It is a peace that ‘we’ have created. Isabella.”
“… … Yes, President.”
“Ordinary people or ordinary awakened people can be shaken. But people like you and us must not be shaken.”
Helena looked around for a moment. Jamie Wilson, who had been arguing, Nicola Benzano, who had remained silent from the beginning until now, and Jin Song-i.
They were all speaking with their eyes. Helena’s words were not wrong.
“The most certain way to create a world without gates is to eliminate the system. It may seem like there is a way in the middle. But how long can peace achieved through trickery last? We must go straight ahead. We must go straight ahead without wavering. I ask you this last time. Do you still think that we need a ceasefire?”
It may be a bit embarrassing to say this, but it’s true that Isabella Kane is definitely needed.
But that doesn’t mean it’s absolutely necessary. If one person steps back in a situation where everyone has to work together to achieve a common goal, it puts everyone in danger.
Then it would be easiest to just kill him here.
Helena, who has lived for many years, felt deep in her bones what the consequences would be if she did not do something when she should have done it, and how much she would regret the consequences.
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Don’t make the same mistake.
Isabella let out a deep sigh.
Helena also let out a sigh of relief at Isabella’s subsequent words.
“… … I will join in the work of eliminating the system and shedding blood and sweat to achieve true peace.”
“Thank goodness. Then I’ll finish. What we have to do is simple. Assassinate. That’s what we’re going to do from now on. We’ve even decided on a name for the operation. ‘Operation Hades Dawn.’”
“… … Hades… … ?”
Jamie muttered in a small voice. This time, Helena walked behind Jamie and placed her hands on Jamie’s shoulders. Jamie slapped her away, but it was meaningless. Helena smiled mischievously as if she had found a fun toy and ended up placing her hands on Jamie’s shoulders.
She continued.
“You’re the god of death. Those who should have died aren’t alive just because they found intelligence. You have to reveal the dawn from them. Why? Isn’t the name a bit strange?”
Helena continued speaking immediately, as if the question had not been expected with an answer in mind.
“I’m going to express my intention to actively cooperate with a ceasefire with them. I’m going to gather as many people as possible in one place and then attack them there. What do you think?”
“… … Doesn’t it seem a little petty?”
“That’s the story of when you fail, but anything is okay if you win. If you win.”
Helena took a small crystal ball out of her bosom and tossed it into the middle of the table.
“Is there anything you want to drag out? Let’s get started right away.”
Isabella asked.
“What is that?”
“The elves on your side sent a crystal ball to our association. They said that the representatives should gather together and negotiate.”
That was when.
[South Korea’s ‘unknown’ kills the top-tier elite zombie.]
[South Korea’s ‘unknown’ kills the top-tier elite zombie.]
[South Korea’s ‘unknown’ kills the top-tier elite zombie.]
[South Korea’s ‘unknown’ kills the top-tier elite zombie.]
In this place, only Helena was not an Awakened one.
That’s why she didn’t see the message.
Only the remaining four unique Awakened ones could be seen.
And all four of their expressions were frozen.
This time, only one.
Jinsong was a little different. She had an expression on her face that seemed to know something, but she didn’t think it would be this fast.
At this time, Helena was smiling and blowing mana into the crystal ball.
Immediately a giant hologram emerges from the crystal ball.
The prepared remarks were simple.
Our side of the story is done, we’ve agreed to fully accept your elves’ opinions, I was going to try to unravel this a little.
But, it didn’t come out.
“……what…….”
I was embarrassed.
That was understandable.
Because there was an unexpected person in the hologram.
-What are you doing there?
It was Qin Shihou.
Rather, Helena wanted to ask.
“… … I would like to ask this. What do you do there?”
-me?
Jin Shihou on the other side raised his hand. In that hand was the hair of a male elf, and it was difficult to make out the shape of his face.
-I came here because I had some business to do, but this kid kept bothering me.
Helena swallowed. It felt cheap.
There’s a rustling sound coming from the other side.
It’s the sound of Jin Shihou slapping the cheek of an elf with a sunken face.
-Hey, wake up. What’s your name?
-… … Akaruan Pressian… … .
Helena’s expression turned pale. It was understandable.
Helena heard of the Akaruan Pressian.
This is the name of the leader who is currently leading the elite zombies.
He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Pressian Kingdom and one of the last survivors of Star #1802.
By the way, all this information was heard from other elite zombies.
Helena, who was scratching her chin, said with an awkward expression.
“… … I guess I’ll have to change my plans.”
