Kill the Sun - Chapter 739

"Oh, they're back," Hirana, the black-haired female scientist, said.

Michael watched as the big gate opened, and a moment later, he saw Ghosty and Ferdinand again.

Both of them had become Heroes.

"You are Heroes now, right?" Michael asked.

Ghosty nodded. "Yes. It went relatively smoothly."

"Congratulations! I can't wait to become a Hero myself!" Michael shouted with excitement.

"I'm more interested in the proof," Hirana said as she looked at Ferdinand.

Ferdinand seemed conflicted.

He hadn't had time to properly digest what he had learned.

"I saw the proof," Ferdinand said.

"And?" Hirana asked with a bit of annoyance.

"It is... a lot," Ferdinand answered. "While I can't confirm every single thing Ghosty has said, I could confirm that they are on humanity's side."

Ferdinand frowned as he looked down. "I'm fine with working for them, and I don't think they want to simply incite some kind of revolution to gain control over humanity."

"I genuinely believe that they are on humanity's side."

Hirana seemed even more annoyed. "But what's the actual proof?"

"I can't talk about it," Ferdinand said. "It's not that I don't want to. I want to tell you."

"However, there are things that are too dangerous to talk about."

"Talking about these things might endanger all of humanity. You have to see them with your own eyes."

"The only thing I can say is that I trust Ghosty and that the world isn't as straightforward as it seems. Things are very different than I expected."

"You will see it for yourself when it is time to become a Hero," Ferdinand said.

Naturally, Hirana was not happy with that.

"Fine," she said with some annoyance. "I'm willing to give Ghosty the benefit of the doubt for now, but only until I become a Hero and see this proof for myself."

Ferdinand nodded. "That's all that I can ask of you."

Ghosty basically hadn't said anything while the three researchers talked.

"We can now start working," Ghosty said. "We will be splitting into two teams for now. Ferdinand and I will be focusing on something we can't tell you about yet, while you two should focus on manufacturing."

"You can't tell us what you're working on?" Michael asked with disappointment.

Hirana just snorted.

"We will tell you when you are Heroes," Ghosty said. "For now, everything has to remain secret. Not even Ferdinand knows what we are researching yet."Nôv(el)B\jnn

Ferdinand didn't comment.

"By the way," Ghosty said as he pointed to a door at the edge of the big room. "Have you looked around yet?"

"We weren't sure if we were allowed to. After all, we're prisoners," Hirana said with a venomous tone.

Ghosty just scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "Well, there is a Peak Fanatic that is pretty easy to work with in there. You just have to go in, give it some blood, and come back out. It should be enough to get your quota in for the day." Rá₦∅BÊṩ

Naturally, in order to keep things as secret as possible, Nick had captured this Specter himself.

He had searched for a fitting Specter for several days and eventually found a good one.

They knew that it was related to nuclear fusion, which was something they hadn't achieved yet.

"The things we will be discovering will most likely become obsolete rather quickly, but I believe it will still help if we try to do it ourselves."

The next moment, Ghosty told Ferdinand about the Specter Nick had found and that it was the origin of this new knowledge about the different forms of energy.

Over the next years, they would try to create their own version of a machine that could produce Star Energy, and when Nick came back with the superior version of the Enlightened Ones, they could compare and learn from their mistakes.

This was a great learning opportunity.

"I almost feel like a student again," Ferdinand said.

Ghosty just nodded in agreement.

Then, they went to work.

While they were working, Nick was already entering Crimson City again.

Nick was not needed in the isolated research facility.

After becoming a Demon, he could finally focus on learning more about the technology of the Enlightened Ones.

He decided to enter Crimson City without being seen.

He wanted to keep the true value of the central pillar secret.

'I don't know how much time I have,' Nick thought as he flew through the molten metal. 'While three of the Shields know of the significance of my survival, the others don't.'

'I am still one of Aegis' experiments in their eyes, and they want to see proof that their investment in me is paying off.'

'Sure, I helped to stop Pride, but I can't just rest on that accomplishment forever. I'm not a human in their eyes. They want to get more out of me, which means I have to keep fighting the Specters and producing results.'

'At most, I can spend a select few years in here at a time before I have to leave again.'

'I should make it count.'

Nick reached the room of the dead Extractor, but before he went down to the Containment Unit, he stopped beside the impossibly powerful sword.

The next moment, Nick narrowed his eyes, and his body changed.

While his appearance remained the same, Nick's body had become as human as possible.

Then, Nick bent down and touched the edge of the sword.

Nick's finger immediately started bleeding...

But that was it.

His body did not start transforming into white dust!

'It works!' Nick thought with some excitement.

'In this form, I can touch Star Energy without being damaged!'

'However, I still can't properly use it. While my body can interact with Star Energy, if I absorb it, it will reach my Specter Core, after which I will immediately die.'

'While Star Energy is not toxic to me, I can't use it as a replacement for Prephyx or Zephyx. It's kind of like water for normal people. They can bathe in it, but if they breathe it in, it will become troublesome.'

'However, water is better than acid, I presume.'

Nick looked away from the sword and focused on the Containment Unit beneath him.

'Let's go say hi. It's been about two years.'

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