Kill the Sun - Chapter 751

Nick watched as the team of Protectors suppressed the crimson cloud with practiced ease.

They had three Suppressors in their team, and their teamwork was exemplary.

'That was close,' Nick thought. 'But this should give Lust a brutal hit.'

Nick just waited in the air.

When the Protectors were done dealing with the Crimson Cloud, one of them rapidly approached Nick and stopped in front of him.

"Identify yourself!" the Protector ordered aggressively.

The Protector had seen how Nick had regrown an entire head after coming out of the Crimson Cloud, and he was pretty sure that humans couldn't do that.

Nick's Barrier activated and sent his credentials to the Protector.

The Protector furrowed his brows before another one stopped beside him.

"What's the status?" the other Protector asked, throwing a serious glance at Nick.

"You can ask the Technician or the Left Arm if you're unsure about my credentials," Nick said. "My name is Julian Winter, and they know me. I'll stay right here."

The first Protector looked at Nick with a serious expression.

Then, he activated his Barrier.

His Barrier connected to the stronghold.

The stronghold connected to Aegis' headquarters, and Aegis' headquarters connected to the Left Arm.

"Report!" the Left Arm ordered.

"There is a Specter here with a black Barrier. It identified itself as Julian Winter and told us to contact you," the Protector said.

"Serial number of the Barrier," the Left Arm commanded.

The Protector transmitted the serial number.

"He's clean. He works for us. Keep his appearance top secret," the Left Arm ordered.

"Of course, Ma'am," the Protector said before the line disconnected.

"He's clean," the Protector told the other ones.

The other Protector was a bit surprised before turning to Nick. "Sorry, mate. You know how it is," he said, apologizing for looking at him with aggression.

"I know," Nick answered.

"What's with the Specter?" the first Protector asked, pointing at the gigantic Specter Cage that was being transported to the stronghold.

"Servant of Lust. Should be an Initial Fallen. It has not shown any sign of significant intelligence," Nick answered.

The Protector frowned.

An Initial Fallen was worth a lot.

In fact, Initial Fallen were worth more than Peak Fallen since there could only be a limited number of Shields.

Yet, this was a servant of Lust.

This was problematic.

"I believe it can be left alive," Nick said. "It might have a similar ability to the Crimson Sea in the headquarters. Tell the Left Arm I said that."

The Protector looked at Nick with furrowed brows.

This Hero was talking like he knew the Left Arm very well.

"I will," the Protector said. "You may leave or stay. Whichever you prefer."

"I'm going to contact headquarters through the stronghold before getting back to work. Thanks for saving me," Nick said.

"It's our duty," the Protector said before flying back into the stronghold.

Nick did a couple of calls before leaving the stronghold again.

The addition of an Initial Fallen would allow Aegis to strengthen their numbers of strong Protectors.

Nick had contributed immensely by handing this Specter to Aegis.

With the many contributions he had made over the past years, Nick asked for five years off, which the Left Arm had granted him.

Aegis had captured a couple more Fallen over the past decades, but it still didn't reach 20 in number.

Every single Fallen was worth a fortune to Aegis.

It just wanted Nick to stop.

"Your pathetic weakness makes me angry! I hate spineless cowards like you the most! Specters and people that just keel over at the first sign of opposition!" Nick shouted, filled with hatred.

"I will eradicate your little club once and for all!"

BANG!

Nick crushed the Greater Relay.

Then, he exploded out of the ground.

"SERVANT OF LUST! PREPARE TO DIE!" he shouted aggressively.

Just like all the other cities, this one didn't resist.

This time, Nick actually killed the Specter working for Lust before leaving the city.

After leaving the city, Nick stopped in the middle of nowhere.

If he had a heart, it would race right now.

The most dangerous and important moment had arrived.

An instant later, Nick's appearance changed, and he assumed the appearance of his alter ego, Julian Winter.

Then, he continued flying.

During this entire time, Nick's ability was deactivated.

This meant that someone had seen him change his appearance.

But that was what Nick wanted to happen.

As he silently continued flying, his mind was going wild.

Nick felt like he was in the jaws of a gigantic monster.

If it wanted, it could just close its jaws and kill him instantly.

At this moment,Nick was even closer to death than when he had been swallowed by the Crimson Cloud.

That was because Lust was directly beneath him, deep underground.

At a depth of about ten kilometers, something was perceiving Nick, and he only knew where that thing was, thanks to his upgraded primary ability.

While Nick knew where the thing that was perceiving him was, he couldn't see it.

But he was certain it was Lust.

The feeling of danger Nick felt was tremendous.

The last time he had felt this threatened had been when Pride appeared in front of him.

The thing deep underground refused to come out without making sure that there was nothing that could threaten it.

If this were just one of Lust's servants, it wouldn't be this careful since Lust wanted to deal with the angry Specter as quickly as possible.

The luxury of waiting for a good time to strike was only something Lust would grant itself.

Most likely, Lust would follow Nick for several days before deciding to strike.

It was just that careful.

One of the reasons why Nick had changed his appearance in front of Lust was to give it a false sense of security.

Nick's ability to change shapes was obviously the very thing that allowed him to stay hidden from Lust for so long.

This had to be the angry Specter's most important secret.

Nick kept flying for a couple of seconds.

But then, he suddenly stopped in the middle of nowhere.

And then...

His Barrier activated.

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