Future Knight

Chapter 125

It was at that very moment.

A giant shadow began to cover the plaza where the memorial service was being held.

Something enormous had obscured the sky. Everyone’s eyes turned to the heavens simultaneously.

“What, what is that?”

“This is impossible!”

An unbelievably massive object was floating in the sky.

The sight instantly plunged the Green Elves below into a pit of terror.

The Green Elves hurriedly took up battle positions.

Green was no exception.

Having summoned the Spirit King, Green kept her eyes fixed on the sky, not letting her guard down.

‘What is that? How can something so enormous float in the sky?’

The size of the monstrous object was beyond belief. Its rear was so faint that it could barely be seen.

In such a tense atmosphere, the underside of the creature opened, and something shot out with a bright light.

It descended rapidly near the memorial tower, and a tremendous gust of wind swept over the Green Elves.

“No, is that a Gigantes? How is a Gigantes in the sky?”

The Green Elves, seeing the enormous giant that landed on the ground, were left speechless.

Especially Green, whose expression turned from surprise to astonishment. What appeared before her resembled the suspicious Ancient Giant she encountered in the Elven Forest.

“H-how can that be?”

She couldn’t forget the Ancient Giant she had fought back then. How could she forget something that had driven her to despair?

She still bore the scar left by the Ancient Giant on her waist.

Unconsciously, Green trembled with fear.

This time, it wasn’t just one but two of them.

The monster that had forcibly sent back the Phoenix had appeared twice. Even someone as brave as her found this terrifying.

Amidst the suffocating tension, a monotonous voice echoed.

『We have not come to fight. Put down your weapons.』

“How can we believe that?”

『If we intended to fight, we wouldn’t have revealed ourselves like this.』

“…….”

Considering it, there was no reason for those who could fly to risk themselves by appearing before them.

Green became curious about where these beings came from and why they sought them out.

“Then, what’s the reason for seeking us out?”

『We wish to have a conversation with you.』

“A conversation? What kind of conversation?”

『We want to form an alliance.』

“An alliance?”

『Yes.』

“For what reason would you want to ally with us? We are a useless, defeated race….”

『The war is not over yet. It has just begun.』

“It has just begun?”

『Yes.』

“Hah! Ridiculous!”

Seeing Green’s disbelief, Benziller spoke in an even more monotonous tone.

『Do you know the word revolution?』

“Revolution?”

『Yes, revolution.』

“Isn’t it the act of breaking away from old customs, institutions, and ways to establish something new?”

『You know it well.』

“That’s the purification I desire for this world. But what does that have to do with our alliance?”

『That is precisely the point. The reason our goals align.』

“Purification, you say?”

『Stagnant water inevitably rots. As the new rulers of this world, we do not want such filth.』

“What? You say you are the new rulers of this world?”

『Yes.』

“Ridiculous. Just because you have a few strong weapons, you think everything will be easy?”

『Well, that will be revealed in time… So, do you have the will to have a serious conversation with us?』

“I want proof that you are not our enemies.”

『Proof? We have already shown it multiple times.』

“What?”

『Where do you think the light that saved you from annihilation came from?』

“What! Could it be, the light of destruction was your doing?”

Green was momentarily speechless at the revelation that the light back then was their doing….

『Do you now understand our sincerity?』

The light that poured from the sky whenever a crisis struck.

The help given by that light could never be denied.

Moreover, the power of that light was unbelievably tremendous.

“Where do you come from?”

No matter how she looked, the beings before her were not of this world.

They weren’t demons or angels either.

If they were demons or angels, the Spirit King would have known.

『If you want to know about us, get on here. We won’t force you. The choice is yours.』

Another flying object descended from the sky.

It was a small assault ship.

As the door of the assault ship opened, a droid, not a human, greeted Green.

Seeing the unfamiliar metallic creature, Green hesitated briefly.

Should she board it or not?

But her hesitation didn’t last long.

With nothing left to lose in her quest for revenge, this could be her opportunity.

“Alright. I will trust you.”

『A wise decision.』

Inside the assault ship, three individuals awaited Green.

Meeting them, Green instantly became wary and took a defensive stance.
Their appearance was unmistakably human.

However, she soon realized they were entirely different from the humans of the ground, and she relaxed.

From their attire to their demeanor, everything was different from the humans she knew.

“Are you the ones who called me here?”

“We finally meet.”

“Do you know me?”

“Of course, we’ve been watching you all along.”

“…….”

No woman in the world would be happy to hear that someone had been secretly watching her.

Green felt very uncomfortable but quickly got to the point without showing it on her face.

“Let’s get to the point. Why did you help our race?”

“Didn’t I tell you? We want to form an alliance.”

“You don’t seem to need an alliance with us to dominate this world. Why ally with a defeated race like ours?”

“Didn’t I also say that we don’t just want domination but a revolution?”

“A revolution… You mean, you want to get rid of the rotten, corrupt things currently ruling this world?”

“Exactly.”

A smile appeared on Green’s lips. That was exactly what she desperately wanted.

“Then you have come to the right place.”

“Do you intend to join us?”

“Of course, but we don’t have the strength to wage war again after our great defeat.”

“We will take care of that.”

“What?”

“You don’t need to worry about it. We have the power to destroy this world; you just need to stand by. We will also provide your race with powerful weapons that you have never seen or heard of before. Is that satisfactory?”

“The power to destroy the world and powerful weapons we’ve never seen or heard of?”

“Do you not believe us?”

“It’s not that….”

“If you want, we can show you.”

The power to destroy this world was something even she, who commanded the Spirit King, couldn’t imagine.

But having witnessed the power of their weapons, Green felt an inexplicable belief that they indeed possessed such tremendous power.

“How will you show me?”

“Like this….”

Click!

When Benziller gave a signal, a missile was launched from the upper part of the Zvezda ship, heading towards a small island far from the Green Elves’ city.

Then followed a small flash.

However, that small flash turned into a blinding light in an instant, followed by an enormous explosion.

It was an unbelievable explosion.

The clouds in the sky were instantly pushed away in all directions.

A gigantic mushroom cloud rose through those clouds.

Soon after, a tremendous storm hit the Green Elves’ city.

The immense power vividly transmitted through Green’s entire body.

When the explosion finally subsided, Green couldn’t help but be astonished.

The island that had been in the sea was completely gone without a trace.

It was an island Green knew well.

Although uninhabited, it was a rather large island that sailors used as a landmark.

For such an island to disappear in an instant… It was something only a dragon’s breath could achieve.

But in Green’s view, the power of the explosion just now was incomparable to a dragon’s breath.

No matter how powerful a dragon’s breath was known to be, compared to the massive explosion she had just witnessed, it seemed like a child’s play.

Dragons could destroy parts of a city with their breath, but that explosion could wipe a country off the map in an instant.

The entire territory, at that.

As Benziller stroked his chin and leisurely asked Green, who was staring blankly at the vanished island, he spoke.

“How about it? Do you believe me now?”

“…….”

Green trembled in fear.

Seeing this, Benziller smiled satisfactorily.

He had successfully instilled great fear in her, as planned.

The absolute power gap between them and themselves.

Originally, nuclear weapons required permission from the headquarters to be used.

But now that the headquarters was destroyed, all the locks on the nuclear weapons mounted on the Zvezda ship had been removed by them.

Thus, the Zvezda ship could now use all its nuclear weapons.

Unlike the Red Mars ship.

And today, Benziller launched a nuclear missile to demonstrate the absolute difference in power to the primitive aliens.

His judgment was spot on.

Green was trembling in fear, shocked by the power of the nuclear explosion.

“W-who are you people, exactly?”

“Us? We come from a place so far away that you can’t even imagine it.”

“A place unimaginably far away? Then why did you come here? Are you planning to turn this place into a colony?”

“No, we came here because our own place was destroyed.”

“Destroyed?”

“Yes.”

“For what reason?”

“Because of war….”

“…….”

Green deeply felt once again that as long as people lived somewhere, there would always be wars.

“So, there was war in your place as well.”

“Yes, our planet had not seen a single day without war for thousands of years.”

Green sensed a deep anger in the man’s eyes.

It was an emotion she was very familiar with, and she liked this about the man.

“Alright! So how exactly are you going to help us?”

“Quick to the point. You’re indeed a capable one.”

‘An opportunity for revenge has come so quickly…’

Green smiled triumphantly. However, she had no idea that she had just made a pact with the devil.