Chapter 1605: Chapter 1605

The people surrounding the battlefield began conversing with one another, creating a great commotion amidst the skies. Maria sighed in relief. She was only a few moments from using a power to seal everyone's souls, forcing them into an eternal coma. It was certainly better than killing them, but it would have been gruesome.

"I-Is this really the truth?!"

"Lord Drakogon…! W-Who is in the right here?!"

"Why are we being forced to decide such a thing?!"

"Quick Hare and Vyperion… they're people I've always known, but Lord Drakogon… I have barely spoken to him once in my entire life."

"Are you implying that he lied?!"

"No, I am just saying that these people… I've known them since birth! I know them so well that… it just doesn't make sense why they would ally with the Hive and commit all the atrocities that Drakogon claimed!"

"The Hive Queen's Mothership is drawing closer!"

"Is it truly under Quick Hare's control?!"

"Why would such a vast army of aliens intent on devouring us obey her anyway?"

"No offense, but she's only four years old!"

"Doesn't that seem absurd to begin with?"

"Was Lord Drakogon lying to us?!"

"The video… was it fake or not?!"

"With our current video editing software, it's still impossible to create something of such fidelity from nothing but programs. There's definitely some truth in that video. I can guarantee that as an engineer who has worked for over two hundred years!"

"Lord Drakogon, what's the meaning of this?!"

"No, stop it! He's not lying! He's just…! He's Lord Drakogon, our God King! He always does what's best for us!"

"Stop it! You can't just say that when he was negotiating with the Hive Queen's Daughter!"

"Maybe it was something else entirely! P-Perhaps he was trying to appease them, pretending!"

"No, he was not pretending! Look at his face in that video!"

"Y-You damn… ungrateful… vermin…!"

Drakogon's face twisted with anger, his Aura surging as he gripped his large sword, brimming with Draconic Mana and powerful Electromagnetic Energies.

"You must think for yourselves, everyone!" Quick Hare declared, her voice piercing their very souls as a golden aura surged from her body without warning. "The Hive Queen is coming here to destroy us all! And it's all his fault! It was his machinations that brought the Hive Queen here. It's his fault! The Ancient Heroes, led by his brother, the former God King, were on the verge of defeating her, but he betrayed them, all for power, all for glory, all because he envied everything they had!"

The Zodiacrons gasped, their eyes widening as they glared at Drakogon. The more people doubted him, the angrier Drakogon grew.

But above all, he felt…

Their faces and expressions were unlike anything he had ever seen from them.

These were people he had raised, people he had conditioned to depend on him for everything, who revered him, who were nothing but childish, naive, and obedient pawns.

Now, not only were they beginning to think for themselves, but they were questioning the system.

"No, no, no! Stop looking at me like that! How can you believe them?! They are clearly lying! Please believe in me! I have dedicated my entire life to you! I have done everything for you! We must work together to fight against them! Some will perish today, but you will always be remembered by everyone! Only with our combined efforts can we defeat them!"

"If Maria killed the Hive Queen's Daughter, isn't she on our side then?"

"Why would we kill someone who helped us?"

"Doesn't… she have the power to face the Hive Queen then?!"

"Quick Hare only allied with them because they were helping us…!"

"Lord Drakogon… is it true that you killed your brother?!"

"No… NO! STOP DOUBTING ME, YOU EMPTY-HEADED COGS! YOU ARE NOTHING BUT— Agh!"

His eyes widened as he realized he had lost control, hurling harsh words at all who heard him. His fist tightened its grip on his blade as his eyes grew wider still.

"Believe me…! Those who believe me…! FIGHT! KILL HER!"

Not even Stryphex and Gravox moved now, too nervous as hundreds of Zodiacrons surrounded them, glaring with suspicion.

"No," Quick Hare said. "They are not going anywhere… these people are free. They are not your slaves to command, Drakogon. Your lies… at some point, they stopped being believable."

"You damn rabbit… All of this… this is all your fault… if you hadn't brought those invaders from the tower, if you hadn't gone where you shouldn't have! None of this would have happened, our peace would not have been disturbed, and nobody would have been hurt!"

"What are you talking about? This is all your fault. You caused this! Eventually, the throne built on lies was bound to collapse under the weight of your deceit, Drakogon!"

"THIS IS YOUR FAULT!!! RAAAAHHH!"

Drakogon lost all composure, swinging his blade forward. Dozens of Zodiacrons were caught in his rapid, divinity-imbued attack. For origınal chapters go to novelFirｅ.net

"Lord Drakogon, nooo!"

The screams of Zodiacrons echoed across the battlefield. The citizens who still harbored doubts felt their hearts sink as they witnessed the horrifying scene before them.

Warriors, soldiers, and young civilians… they were sliced apart, cleaved in half by Drakogon's wrathful blade.

"THOSE WHO DARE DISOBEY ME SHALL SUFFER A FATE WORSE THAN EXILE! YOU WILL PERISH BY MY WRATHFUL BLADE!!!"

The people stood paralyzed in fear, their hands trembling as they screamed in horror.

Their beloved guardian, their god king, someone they loved whom they revered.

He was now slaughtering the innocent people he had sworn to protect.

His face twisted with madness, his eyes glowing bright red.

"SO BE IT! I WILL SIMPLY START OVER! ALL OF YOU WILL FALL HERE. YOU WILL BECOME HER FOOD! THOSE WHO SURVIVE IN THE CITY WILL LEARN OF YOUR GREAT SACRIFICE! THEY WILL MOURN YOU, THEY WILL CRY, BUT IN TIME, THEY WILL MOVE ON! YES, A PERFECT PLAN!"

"You damn monster! YOU DAMN FUCKING MONSTER! DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH THEM! DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH MY PEOPLE!!!"

At that moment as Quick Hare's soul burned with righteous fury.

Something within her resonated.

A brilliant golden circuit expanded across her entire body.

Bright light gathered in the empty cavity of her chest, where a core should have been.

A core that had been taken from her, stolen from all Zodiacrons at birth.

The light coalesced, materializing into a golden cube.

Quick Hare had lost her core, her spark.

Like many others, Drakogon had taken it from her.

Yet, through her efforts, her sacrifice, and her righteous fury.

She was now undergoing ascension, reclaiming the core that had been stolen from her and fed to the Hive Queen.

Through the Divine Power of the Zodiac Beast that blessed her.

With immense righteous fury, Quick Hare clashed against Drakogon, an impossible foe to face head-on. An explosion of lightning, flames, and divinity erupted, splitting the skies.

"You! What sort of power…?! HOW COME…! HOW COME YOU POSSESS THE GOLDEN CORE?! YOU… A MERE RABBIT?!"

Drakogon couldn't believe it. His Legendary Divine Gamma Blade, once wielded by his elder brother, was stopped by Quick Hare's foot. Her entire body had turned completely golden, her size doubled, and her Aura surged with Divine Spiritual Energy.

"She finally did it," Maria smiled. "Whew, this has been a truly remarkable journey so far."

"W-What? What happened? That light…!" Vyperion muttered. "What… what has Quick Hare become?"

"Can't you see?" Lucifer asked with a smile. "That light… that power… That girl has evolved."