Chapter 878 - - 598 Maybe he’s not evil_3

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“I follow you,” Gao Deng spoke up first. He wasn’t as aggressive as Edward, nor as conservative as James. Most of the time, he was kind and neutral, so he tended to side with James, but Duge’s actions had shown him a new direction.

“After joining me, if you choose to betray, you will die a terrible death,” Duge said to Gao Deng, seriously.

“I can swear an oath,” Gao Deng raised his hand and said, “If I betray, my soul shall fall into hell, never to rise again.”

“What about you, James?” Duge turned to James and smiled, “I can give you a way out. You can’t beat me with force, but by following me, you could advise on my actions. Isn’t that a good thing?”

It was indeed a good way out, but did you have to say it out loud?

Feeling resentful in his heart, James’s face turned white and red by turns, and finally, he nodded helplessly: “Fine, I agree to follow you. Now, can you withdraw the waves?”

“Not yet, my demands haven’t been met,” Duge looked back to where the journalists were and said, “They have not yet released the imprisoned mutants.”

He glanced at his phone screen, “Mr. President, I’m sure you are watching this show. You might even be discussing how to kill me right now, and someone might have already suggested sacrificing the entire Zijinghua City. But I can tell you definitively, that would be futile.

My power is comparable to a deity’s, and now I have the assistance of Gao Deng and James. Failing to kill me would bring endless suffering to the world.

Many will be freed from the shackles of their bodies, their souls completely liberated, because of one decision you make.

I believe you wouldn’t want to be a sinner in history, would you?

My patience is limited, I give you no more than half an hour. If Edward and those mutants don’t appear before me in half an hour, I will flood the entire Zijinghua City. Then, I will head to Sanxi City, and you’ll have another half hour…”

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Bang!

As he watched Duge’s arrogant face, the President of the Splendid Country slammed his hand on the table, shouting hysterically, “He’s too arrogant! Can’t we really find a way to kill him? The Splendid Country should not be hijacked by such a madman. He’s now allied with James and Gao Deng, and with Edward, humans will be utterly defeated.”

The conference room fell into dead silence.

The Speaker of the House, with his hair grayed, said in despair, “Mr. President, Kou Nan’s power is already comparable to that of a God Spirit. Humans can’t fight against a God Spirit. Let’s surrender!”

“What God Spirit? He’s just a powerful mutant. As long as he is a mutant, he has weaknesses,” the President said, his eyes red, “Didn’t we create a weapon to dispel the powers of mutants? Why not hit him with it?”

“We are not certain, Kou Nan might even use Instantaneous Movement. We might be able to hit him with a weapon, but if the tsunami he controls gets out of hand, at least millions in Zijinghua City will die,” said Secretary of State Lewis.

“Mr. President, I’ve accessed satellite surveillance. Before he caused the tsunami, he moved the fishing boats on the sea to a safe place. Moreover, so far, the number of people he has directly killed is zero.”

Defense Secretary Kane rotated his laptop to show everyone a video, saying, “Perhaps he’s not as evil as we imagine.

In my opinion, we should first give him Edward, to relieve the crisis in Zijinghua City, and then find a way to deal with him. James has many peace-loving mutants under his command, we are sure to find a way to counter him.

At the very least, we need to find out what his goal is. A temporary retreat doesn’t mean defeat. The wisdom of one individual can never surpass that of all humankind…”

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