Kill the Sun - Chapter 675

"I have the unique advantage of being a Specter with human education and training," Nick answered calmly. "All the other Specters have to learn everything on their own and don't undergo formal

combat training."

"In my first couple of years of existence, I have focused on learning. I learned how to fight with a weapon, how to stay hidden, how to assassinate people, and how different technologies work."

"My status as a Specter gives me unique advantages in this regard," Nick explained.

"Enough advantages to assassinate someone several levels above you?" the Knife asked with suspicion.

Nick nodded. "As long as my attack is strong enough to use up nearly all of a human's Zephyx, their power doesn't matter anymore. Without Zephyx, a human can't even move anymore."

"A Barrier is an ingenious invention that gives an advantage in 99 out of 100 fights. Sadly, Barriers are also prone to exploitation as long as the enemy knows how they work. Others don't know

how Barriers work. I do."

"If I may be so free as to demonstrate," Nick said as he looked at the Champion of Light, covertly asking for permission via gesture.

The Champion just nodded.

The Shields looked at him with furrowed brows.

The next moment, a light appeared in the Champion's eyes.

"Its voice bypassed my Barrier and was directly transmitted into my ear," the Champion spoke.

When the other Shields heard that, they were quite surprised.

This specific way of transmitting one's voice required intricate knowledge of how the Barriers of Aegis worked.

After a bit, some of the Shields looked with annoyance at the Technician.

It was more than clear who would be so careless as to teach a Specter how to bypass Aegis' Barriers.

The Technician just pulled his hands to the side in a gesture that symbolized that he didn't do anything. "What? I've been watching him, and it's just the open ports. Everyone who knows a bit about the Barriers can access those. They have open in their name for a reason."

"Okay," the Knife said after a bit, her brows still furrowed, "but how do you get enough power to destroy someone's Barrier in an instant?"

"I'm sorry," Nick said politely, "but I am not comfortable in sharing my abilities."

"Abilities?" the Politician repeated, putting special emphasis on the end of the word.

Nick nodded. "Yes, I have a primary ability, but since I own a Spector Core instead of a Zephyx Synchronizer, I also have a unique advantage in Zephyx Manipulation. I have created a couple of secondary abilities that might not be very powerful but give me the perfect skillset for assassinations."

"My skill set is very specific. If any enemy can sense me before I strike them, my power is barely higher than an average Specter's," Nick spoke. "I'm good at fighting, but I'm amazing at assassinations."

The Knife didn't answer, and she just kept looking at Nick with suspicion and interest.

"Can you confirm its power?" the Champion asked the Left Arm.

"Yes, I can confirm its power," the Left Arm answered.

The Champion nodded before looking at Nick for a while without saying anything.

"Why should we accept your help?" he asked.

If he were a normal Specter, he wouldn't have a personality, or he would just be crazy.

However, the way Nick argued was very human and showed different values and opinions.

There was significant complexity in him.

"You want to become an Eternal," the Champion stated.

"No," Nick answered. "That's not enough. The chances of dying are never truly gone until there is nothing left that can kill me. Becoming an Eternal means still having an equal."

The Champion narrowed his eyes as he looked at Nick. "You want to be stronger than the Sun?"

Nick nodded. "That's my goal."

"If you had the power, what would you do to the Sun?" the Champion asked.

This was the trickiest question up until now.

Nick knew that the Champion of Light was different, but he didn't know in which case.

Was it smarter to say that he wanted to kill the Sun or let it be?

"That is not my decision to make," Nick answered. "I will be working together with humanity. My goal is to achieve eternity. The Sun's existence has no relevance to that goal. I can go either way."

"However, I need humanity as an ally to come anywhere close to that goal, and humanity might have an opinion on the Sun's fate. In order to uphold our partnership, I would leave the judgment up to humanity."

The Champion looked at Nick for a while.

"Very well," he said after a while. "You made your case, and I can see your value. For now, I am willing to permit your cooperation with Aegis."

Nick bowed politely. "Thank you, Champion."

The Champion turned to the Left Arm. "You may continue with the experiment. Make use of the Specter in the best way you can think of."

The Left Arm nodded without answering.

"But," the Champion added with an inflection, "it is not human. Not even humans can be trusted to be allies of humanity. A Specter can be trusted even less."

"Of course," the Left Arm answered. "I will never let my guard down."

The Champion nodded solemnly. "Keep me up to date with this project."

The Left Arm nodded.

Then, the Champion looked at Nick for a couple of seconds without saying anything.

"For now, we are willing to help you. Make sure that we don't change our mind," he spoke heavily.

Nick bowed. "I will do my best."

"Leave."

Nick turned around and slowly walked out of the room.