Chapter 612: A simple principle [1/2]
"I reiterate. Lizardkin, if we could find a way to give you the black smoke without needing to protect the undead. What would you do?" Bella repeated.
{I will help you kill the undead.}
Jo added as she threatened the Alpha's head with her bat.
"You said you have plans to go deeper, right Alphy? Once the vampires are dead. What will you do next?"
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{I will go deeper and fight the ones below.}
"Why?" Jo asked.
{Because if I do not, I will be enslaved again. I will only be free when I am stronger than what exists below.}
"..."
I see. So it was a vicious circle. The monsters below kicked the ones above to wage war against the humans. Since this lizardkin was weak by Hellsgate's standards, it had no choice but to try to evolve despite the risks.
If the same idea applied to every monster, this war would never end. After all, the ones pulling the strings were not even harmed. There was no loss to the ones pulling the strings, so they had no reason to stop.
Much like the Lizardkin, the other rank E's weaker than this bastard died to its whims. All because they lacked the power.
Which meant that this fucker would never stop fighting. But unlike the others, it was not fighting just to eat. It was fighting to ensure that it would not die in the future. For this reason, according to this monster, it was looking for humans.
The crux of the matter would be if Bella really found a way to feed this thing malice.
'But even then, how long do we collaborate with this bastard? Until the undead are gone? What happens after that? If it gets too strong, do we kill it or leave it alone?'
Most of my girls wanted to take advantage of the monsters. After all, unlike humans, they were not used to lies and deceit. So if we wanted to, we could just poison or kill them all afterwards.
'Dearest, please make a decision. Do you wish to treat the monsters as allies or as slaves?'
Even Lilly, who upheld the virtue of chivalry, didn't think that she should treat this beast as a human. But somehow, I felt a kinship with it. The more it talked, the more I realized that its circumstances were the same as mine.
It came here because it had no other choice. It did not want to fight with humans, at least for the time being. Therefore, so long as we could provide it with what it needed, it had no reason to choose the undead over us.
Inside my link, the Sirens were all waiting for my decision. They had already shared their thoughts with me. As the king of this domain, I could not leave the decision to anyone else. So I simply returned to my main point.
'My {Kindred}. I am stupid; I need help with the follow-up. I want to treat monsters as equals. I do not care what this bastard is. If it can kill the undead, then I will take it over the reapers who want to kill my people.'
My goal was simple. To close Hellsgate and live happily with my harem in peace. Why did I have to kill this monster because it was different? Why did I have to spare the people who come here to do me harm? I didn't care about your gender, race, ideology or even your species.
What mattered to me was one conclusion. Will you or will you not fight to achieve my goal? If you did, then we were friends. If you do not, then we are enemies.
My simple answer brought laughter and joy to the girls. So much so that they all started laughing for real.
'Haha. Beloved. Thank you. Whatever confusion I had disappeared with your words. You are right. The only thing that matters is if they fight.
'
'Fufu. Dearest, I was going to call your line of thought too simplistic, but perhaps that is what we need right now. A single-minded goal without an ounce of falsehood.'
'HAHAHAHA. Possum. I love you to death for stuff like this, you know? Simple is best!'
'Hehehe, Darling is too cute. But at the same time, he is so dazzling. Darling! I love you!'
"Hahaha, Mr. Code, you are right, we can leverage whatever we want afterwards. Our allies dont have to be humans, but those who share our views. Thank you for correcting me. You are the best!
'Husband, you are wise. And I am honored to be your wife.'
'Fufu, Anata, the world seems so simple through your eyes. Sometimes I wonder if this ability is related to a {fate}.'
Amused by their praise, I got off Liv and walked towards the Alpha. The girls all made room for me. I pulled out a USP Match and shot the middle of my hand. I then tapped the monster on the head as I asked.
"Oy, you bastard. Do you have a mouth? If you want to fight at my side, take my blood."
{Huh? You wish to give me your blood? Why?}
'My {Kindred}, please erect a soul cage.'
I felt a surge of souls from the Sirens, and they quickly erected a barrier to cover the Alpha and the eight of us. Of course, this was to ensure that what was to be said would remain confidential.
After I felt the cage close, I replied to the monster on the ground.
"This is our deal. For you to win against the vampires. I will give you some of my power. But by doing so, you accept my rule. My power will allow me to control and end your life at any moment. Unless you accept this.
We have no deal."
Of course, the girls all understood my intention. While I would give the monster {Call My Name}, I would also give him {Kill Switch}. Although I never intended to use this ability on monsters, it was the best insurance policy for the Alpha.
{I accept. If you give me power, I will follow you even unto death. I never intended to join the vampires anyway.}
The monster's head began to shake. It lifted the front part of its head slightly and opened a mouth full of teeth. Seeing the opening, I squeezed my hand to let the blood gush out. After drinking about 3 glasses of blood, I instructed the Alpha.
"Before I forget. Do you hold a grudge that we killed all your clansmen here?"
{My family is gone. Those with me are not my spawn. They are not my direct descendants, so I care little.}
Darling! I read his mind, and he basically treats the lizardkin like weeds. Their birth is a byproduct of his masturbation. His real children are all dead. Along with his harem. So it doesn't matter how many we kill, he has no relationship to them.'
Masturbating? So those monsters were like its sperm cells? How disgusting! Although, if you were to turn all the human sperm that was wasted through jacking off, it would probably outnumber the lizardkin population billions to one.
'I see, thank you Jo. I am so glad you are with me.'
'KYA! Darling is such a smooth talker!
Returning to the Alpha, I then told it to use my {Fate}.
"My {Fate} is called 'In the Name of Limitless'. Recite this to accept my terms."
{In the name of Limitless!}
Then I felt a surge of soul coming from the monster's head. Since this thing was now connected to the Exa Network, I was sure I could rely on my {Kismet} AI to keep an eye on it.
{This power. Thank you. From this day on, I will fight for you.}
"I am glad to hear that. What is your name? Calling you Alpha sounds stupid."
{I have no name. Since you are the one who needs it, then give me one.}
"If you say so... let's see... you look like a cockroach. Since Cock is too vulgar, let's call you Roach. From now on, your name is Roach."
{I understand, my name is Roach. Thank you, Limitless. Thank you for believing me. I will kill enough undead to earn your gift.}
I look forward to it, you bastard. The head then pushed itself up and grew tiny legs like a centipede. Then it began to slowly crawl on the ground. It was quite disgusting.