Earlier, when Nick had approached the Juggernaut, Greed, it initiated a conversation.
It happened as soon as Nick infused Greed with Specter Zephyx.
At that mont, Greed suspected that this newcor had a thod of unmasking Specters that had never been seen before.
Even more, Greed didn't know how this ability worked, and he didn't know how to counter it.
"If you unmask , I will kill you and make it seem like an accident."
That was what Greed had transmitted to Nick via the unique thod the Specters used to communicate.
The Champion could overhear human voice transmissions, but he couldn't overhear Specters talking to each other.
When Greed said that, Nick didn't show any sign of panic.
"If I don't unmask you, I will die," he transmitted back. "The Champion will strike down, and I can't survive an attack from him. On the contrary, you have to be careful with how you strike . If it's too strong, you beco suspicious."
"Unmasking you has a smaller likelihood of killing than not unmasking you."
At that point, Greed already started to act like it was in pain.
"You can talk with the Champion, but you can't talk with . I am a Specter, and if I am found out, I will die. I refuse to let you kill ," it said.
"And why do you think you will be killed? You are inside Aegis' headquarters, and Aegis desperately needs Adversaries. Even more, you are easy to work with. If you just co clean on your own and willingly hand yourself over, both of us will survive," Nick answered.
By now, Greed was acting like it was in unimaginable pain.
BANG!
That was when Greed hit Nick.
Instead of talking more, it wanted to take Nick by surprise.
If Nick died, Aegis wouldn't have any proof.
It was normal for a human to lash out when they were in incredible pain.
Would Aegis kill him just due to a hunch?
Sure, they would be forever suspicious of him, but that was better than directly dying.
The entire spiel played out in front of them, and when Nick had recovered, he was the one who initiated the conversation.
"There's no going back anymore," he transmitted. "If you resist, you will die. You can't kill anymore since everyone is ready to attack you now."
"Death will kill ," Greed answered. "If I'm lucky, I can break out of this room and flee. Death will attack and back up."
"Are you even listening to yourself?" Nick asked. "You think Death will back you up? The Trio, or more precisely Duo, is not ready to strike. There are five Shields, including the Champion, in this very building."
"Do you believe Death is so stupid? Do you think it will risk unmasking its location? Alternatively, do you think it can resist the power of five Shields while staying far out in the ocean, striking from hundreds of kiloters away?"
"You don't have to be antagonistic to humanity. I am a Specter, and I am working with humanity. I have been working with humanity for a while now, and they allowed to beco powerful."
"The Trio and Corruptors don't know about my existence, which ans I can openly walk among the Specters. Additionally, I have a human identity, and all the Shields know about my status."
"No one is my enemy. Everyone works together with . The only threat right now is you."
"As long as you are inside a Containnt Unit, humanity won't kill you. In fact, Aegis will even feed you plenty of powerful Extractors."
"Working with you is infinitely easier than working with the False Prophet. Aegis might even be interested in increasing your power even further."
"On your own, how can you ever beco an Early Adversary? Sure, you could manipulate the other Shields, but what about becoming a Mid Adversary?"
"anwhile, Aegis will push you to beco a Peak Adversary at so point."
"Your power has value to Aegis, and you can use that value in negotiations."
"Help humanity, and you will help yourself."
"Or you can try to run away and die miserably. It's your choice."
At that point, Greed just looked at Nick.
"Fine, you got ."
That was when he told everyone about its identity.
"Yes, I am Greed."
The room fell silent.
The Politician gritted his teeth.
Thanks to his brilliant mind, he imdiately combined all the clues and realized that Greed had manipulated him.
Zandur had always praised the Politician.
He said that the Politician, as the new Left Arm, would get to work with the False Prophet and beco an Early Shield. Then, with his brilliance, he could probably even convince the Champion that he would be more useful as a Mid Shield.
Finally, he could beco the backbone of humanity.
Of course, the Politician knew that this couldn't happen, but Greed's words or influence just put his fire of ambition in him.
He wanted to go even higher.
He wanted to beco even more important.
And yet, reality would hit him hard.
The Politician was not allowed to work with the False Prophet.
The damage to humanity was just too imnse.
In order for the Politician to beco an Early Shield by just working with the False Prophet, humanity would most likely lose tens of cities, tens of Agents, and a couple of Protectors.
This cost was simply too high.
The Politician knew from the very beginning that this was impossible.
And yet, he was still disappointed when reality smacked him in the face.
Disappointnt, bitterness, hopelessness.
Suffering.
This was how Greed beca more powerful.
While the Politician was furious at himself, the others were shocked.
The Wall had worked with the old Right Arm many tis, and Zandur had been the Right Arm's most talented student.
Zandur was outstanding, and he was supposed to be the Right Arm's replacent when the Right Arm inevitably died.
And now, the Wall was supposed to believe that this youngster with a bright future was a Specter?
anwhile,the Technician had already suspected Zandur.
The primary reason was the battle against the Trio of Destruction and Death.
When Zandur appeared, War had stopped attacking.
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War had just readied a gigantic and devastating strike, but when Zandur arrived, it hesitated, giving Zandur an opportunity to close the gap.
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