NOVEL NEXT Chapter 319: Reason for talk
"Who the hell is she?!"
"Are we even sure she's human?"
"Focus, team! We need to find out if this woman affects the weakness of the Beast!"
The team of Specialist-level Operators were in a shouting match together. They were heaving half-hearted solutions, while the rest of them were swatting them down harshly.
And this argument would never end for as long as they hadn't figured out who the woman who called herself 'Beauty' was.
Thankfully, the Operators weren't the only ones who were in the Emergency Meeting room. The Elder Heads silently watched the live video feed with intense eyes. Then, as the video focused on the face of the woman next to the Beast, the woman with her hair in a ponytail suddenly had a flash of familiarity wash over her head.
She had found that face familiar, but she couldn't put a pin on it. This was highly unusual because the Elder Heads prided themselves in having sharp minds and intact memories despite their age.
Only now, when the camera focused on the woman's face, did the Elder Head realize why she seemed so familiar.
"I know who she is…"
Her words caused a silence in the room. Carmine, the team of Specialist Operators, and the rest of the Elder Heads put their attention towards her.
"You know her, your honor?" Carmine asked.
The old woman nodded her head, surprising everyone.
"Back when I was in my youth, I was sent outside Genesis City and made to work in a different territory. The name of that territory didn't matter, but I performed missions and lived a different life in that City.
During my tenure there, we encountered an incident. A Specialist-level Savior was suddenly caught up in a vortex in the Remedium. They tried to search for her after the mission, but it was to no avail. Everyone thought she'd be lost forever…"
"But we looked through the missing person list in the entire world. We didn't see a match with her facial features," Carmine said.
In truth, that was the first thing the Operators did. After all, a Savior being lost and trapped in the Remedium was the first explanation that popped up in their mind.
So, they consulted the global list of missing persons in the Remedium. And no matter how much they looked for her, they couldn't find her face in the registry.
The old woman nodded. "Yes, but that list only consists of territories that are currently still alive today."
"You mean…"
"Yes. The territory where this woman once lived no longer exists in this world."
The old woman lived for far too long, and she witnessed the birth and death of many territories on the entire planet.
"Your honor, do you have her name?"
"Yes. Her name is…"
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Back at the Beast's castle, the team faced the Beauty and the Beast with wariness in their eyes.
"If you are human, then why are you with that Beast?" asked Ninth.
In response, the Beauty simply chuckled. "He is more human than most humans."
"So what does this mean? Are you with the Canzers? Are you an enemy of humanity?" Ninth asked her straightforwardly.
Siding with Canzers was nothing more than treason against humanity. If she prioritized a Canzer before a human's safety, then Ninth had a responsibility to dispose of her right here and now.
"I am not an ally of the Canzers. I am on his side only."
"It's the same nonetheless. You and your Beast hindered us from reaching our goal."
Beauty shook her head. "We didn't hinder you, woman. We simply wanted to talk. If you had let go of your prejudice against Canzers, then you would have noticed that He didn't want to fight you."
"Then what do you want?'
"We simply want to talk," Beauty said.
"$(*@(*$&(#*$(#($" the Beast supplemented her words.
"Yes, I already told them that we are not their enemy."
Ninth looked at the two with disgust. Seeing Beauty interact with the Beast as if they were not enemies made her want to puke.
"You're a Canzer! How else can you understand the Beast's words?"
Atlan listened closely to Beauty's response. He wanted to know if it was also a mutation that allowed her to listen and speak to Canzers.
"If I was a Canzer, then I wouldn't be able to speak the human language. Or are you saying that Canzers are much more intelligent than humans and that they are the first ones to break that barrier?
This is not a mutation nor a LifeSkill. I learned how to speak Canzer because of love. It breaks all boundaries."
Ninth gritted her teeth. "Then what do you want? Tell me now before I kill both of you with my sword."
The Beauty and the Beast both looked at each other.
"$#)(*&@)(*@#"
"We want to help you." Beauty translated the Beast's words. "It is to our understanding that you have been encountering difficult Canzers in your journey to the Church."
Ninth didn't like the fact that someone like Beauty knew about their plans. It was one thing for Canzers to know, and it was another thing for a human to know. After all, she could know their plans purely because of her heritage.
"That White Canzer. Is that your comrades?" asked Ninth.
When Beauty translated the Ninth's words to the Beast, the monstrous Canzer laughed with his belly. It caused a slight tremor in the castle.
"No, we hate them," answered Beauty. "As I told you, we only side with ourselves. We do not like other Canzers. In fact, we would like to help you kill other Canzers."
Ninth and the others were immediately suspicious of their offer. They thought it was a trap.
After all, it was too good to be true. And there would be no reason why they would want to help humans.
Atlan wasn't just suspicious, he also felt a sense of deja vu.
The Queen offered the same thing to him!
Then, Beauty revealed the real reason why they wanted to help the humans.
"We want the Dragon dead. If you help us, then we'll make things a lot easier for you."