Vol 9 Chapter 26: premeditated
"who are you?"
Seeing the man who suddenly appeared, Nagato stood in front of Xiao Nan and asked indifferently
Although the tone and behavior of the visitor did not look like an enemy, but the heart of defense was indispensable, and Nagato would not relax his vigilance because of this.
Moreover, the comer does not seem to be simple...
"My name is Grid." The man walked in and introduced himself
"Like Enwei who arrested you, he's an android."
"What's your purpose?" Nagato was unmoved, and he didn't have hostility because the other party was an android, and he didn't have kindness because of his attitude.
"In a sense, our purpose is the same. I can help you rescue your companions, and the reward I want is exactly what you have to do."
Grid said
"...Why should I trust you?" Nagato narrowed his eyes slightly. He actually knew Grid. According to the information exchanged between Itachi and Konoha, Grid had fought against Dior with them.
But teammates who have worked for a period of time do not mean that they will always be on the same front. First of all, it is very abnormal for them to be resurrected, and it may not be a conscience to fight against Dior.
In the end, there is still a question about whether artificial humans have a conscience...
"There's nothing to trust or distrust..." Grid walked in and said easily, "Because you only have this way, or do you think you will become Hela's opponent when you become stronger?"
No, it's not possible...
Hela's strength has almost reached its limit, and as long as it takes a little step up, it will be the real immortal realm.
Even if Nagato becomes stronger, as long as Hela does not become weaker, the gap will still exist.
What's more, the Western Continent is very likely to be the opponent's hometown. How difficult it would be to face an enemy whose strength surpassed his own on the opponent's territory, Nagato would know after a little thought.
Not to mention others, it is enough that there is an enemy named 'Hermes'.
"So... we have the same goal." As if seeing through Nagato's thoughts, Grid grinned and said, "Because it was my 'father' who intercepted your companions, the so-called 'Hermes'!"
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"Hermes..."
Under the city wall, the hungry wolf looked at the bustling city, and then walked over with a sneer.
"who?!"
Seeing the hungry wolf walking in without showing any proof, a team of guards ran over.
The leader of the team is a blond man in his thirties. He has bulging muscles, a burly body, and a height of nearly three meters. At this moment, he moves like a little giant.
At this moment, he was standing in front of Hungry Wolf. The height difference of one meter made him seem to have a great sense of oppression, but Hungry Wolf did not change his face, just said coldly.
"Hermes is here, right?"
"You **** actually calls God's name!"
Seeing Hungry Wolf's performance, the big man was stunned for a moment, but was immediately provoked by Hungry Wolf's disrespect, and he said angrily.
"The great **** of wisdom is a man from heaven! Just let me send you to see him!"
After he finished speaking, he waved his huge fist. He was a transformed man who drank the genetic medicine of the empire. Not only was he tall, but his muscle tissue density was far beyond that of ordinary people. His overall physical fitness was ten times that of a regular soldier!
The blow of this punch is enough to smash people into flesh. Maybe the guy in front of him has the ability to make him unruly, but under his own blow, he can only be captured!
This is self-confidence. He was selected from the most elite army of Amestoris and drank the genetic medicine. He was very handy in dealing with such a mob who thought he had the ability to make trouble.
boom!
The huge force even made the ground tremble, and then smoke rose, and the surrounding guards cheered. They thought that no one could survive the blow.
But the big man's face suddenly became extremely ugly, because he didn't notice any touch just now, there was only a tingling like a needle prick, and then there was numbness.
Rather than hitting a person, it would be better to say that it hit a thin needle...
He stared at the smoke with all his strength, and then tried his best.
But it was ineffective. Originally, with his muscle density, ordinary needles could not penetrate his body at all, so it should be crushed under his strength, but it couldn't be done!
No matter how much effort he used, it would be difficult for him to make further progress!
So he seemed to be pulling away, but the same, no matter what, he couldn't take back the fist he swung out!
Then the smoke dissipated, and everyone present finally discovered what was going on in front of them...
"This...how is this possible?!"
The guards looked at this scene in shock
Just one finger, Hungry Wolf just raised his right hand, then stretched out his index finger, and tapped the tip of his index finger on the fist that was the size of a sandbag...
To put it in a bit of exaggeration, a drop of water hit the football, and then the football that was shooting towards the net stopped.
"He's in there..."
The hungry wolf said softly
"I can feel it, that's the smell of ambition..."
Then, he retracted his index finger and walked forward quietly.
"But... Damn it! Don't underestimate me!"
The dumb big man was ashamed at this moment, either ashamed or angry, and when he saw the hungry wolf walking into the city as if to ignore him, he waved his fist in anger again.
Faster than before, heavier than before!
But Hungry Wolf didn't even care about him, he just kept walking.
Then, under the incredible gaze of everyone, the big man who was about to hit him suddenly flew out!
No one can see exactly when the hungry wolf shot, but everyone knows that this is definitely the hungry wolf!
"Hmph, a fool without self-knowledge." Hungry Wolf said coldly
Then, he looked towards the very center of the city and clenched his fists
"Try again, Hermes... If you want my power..."
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"There seems to be some commotion in the city? Is it okay for us to just walk in?"
Entering the royal capital generously, Nagato and the others came to a hut on the edge of the street.
On the way here, they felt that the atmosphere in the city was completely wrong. The patrolling soldiers came one after another, and each area was under a high degree of martial law.
Grid shrugged and said, "The establishment of the barrier itself is to prevent the entry of outsiders, and for Amestoris, alchemists are definitely not outsiders."
"And the sage's stone is the highest crystallization of alchemy. As long as the characteristics of the sage's stone are added to you, no one will think that you are outsiders."
"As for martial law..." Grid frowned and said while thinking, "Someone should have invaded... Who could it be?"
For some reason, Nagato suddenly remembered the man named Hungry Wolf that he saw in the Greer Mountains...
Will it be him?
There was a strong instinct in Nagato to think that this person must be a hungry wolf, but he still pressed this idea in his heart first.
He wasn't here to fight the hungry wolves this time. When the hungry wolves are almost over, it's time to force Hermes or Hela out?
So, thinking about this, he wanted to know more about the Western Continent while he was now, so he asked
"I have also heard of the Sage's Stone on our continent... It was originally a crystal made from dragon king bones."
Nagato said indifferently, "And the Stone of Sages here doesn't seem to be like this?"
"Actually, there has never been a reason that only dragons can be used to make a sage's stone." Grid sneered, "A dragon is just a kind of creature, and a human being is also a kind of creature. Both have power and wisdom. A species can make a sage's stone, and of course humans can make a sage's stone."
"It's just that compared to the dragon's king bones, which are inherently powerful in energy and soul power, humans are much weaker. Therefore, it seems that the creation of the sage's stone from the dragon's bone is changed from the creation of the sage's stone by humans. It's just a matter of changing a material, but in fact it can be said that there is a world of difference."
"So, the first person to replace the human soul with a keel is indeed a genius among geniuses. Perhaps after looking at hundreds of millions of years of history, few people can compare with him."
At this time, Nagato suddenly frowned and said, "You seem to know who he is when you hear this tone?"
"..." Grid was suddenly silent, and after a while he suddenly burst out laughing
"You're right! Even if no one knows him, it's impossible for me not to know..."
"After all, that's...my..."
"...Father, ah..."
"It's the people who created you." Seeing that Grid had no objection, Xiao Nan immediately asked curiously
"Since he created you? Then why are you against him?"
Grid was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice
"Our artificial humans correspond to one kind of original sin. The 'father' created us in order to eliminate the original sin. The purpose is to sublimate the original sin, so that he can obtain divinity."
"That's why we obey Dio's orders. But the seven original sins are different, and I am Grid, the 'greed' of the seven deadly sins! I say this, you understand?"
"greedy……"
Nagato pondered for a while, and then suddenly realized, greed, this is the problem...
He sneered, "Because of greed, you want to betray your father, and even want to take his everything for yourself?"
"You can understand that." Grid said noncommittally, "It is because I am his greed that I betrayed. I think my father also understands this, so among the seven, I am the only one who After death and reincarnation, there is no memory, in order to better control me..."
"But do you still remember?" Xiao Nan asked
"Because my greed doesn't allow me to forget! The memory is mine, and I won't let anyone take what belongs to me!"
"Okay, let's talk about what to do next." Nagato interrupted the exploration of the past and turned to the discussion of the future
"The riot in the city gave us a chance." Grid looked out the window, and could see the soldiers passing by.
Then, he walked to Sasuke, "I know where Hermes is, kill him unexpectedly in the riot, and it will all end."
"However, the strength of 'Father' is not inferior to Hela, so if I want to achieve this goal, I need more powerful strength."
Seeing his actions Nagato frowned slightly "What do you want to do?"
He vaguely understood what Grid wanted to do, and sure enough, Grid said as he thought.
"Sasuke Uchiha fused too much life energy, and his body couldn't bear that force, so his body instinctively fell into hibernation in order to prevent him from being burst."
"And as long as I merge with Sasuke Uchiha, then the ability of the Sage's Stone is enough for him to smoothly merge this energy!"
"Sasuke Uchiha is from Konoha, and I have no plans to break up with Konoha now." Nagato denied his proposal
Now Konoha has a thousand hands, if he really angers him, then no one in the entire ninja world can bear this anger.
Nagato will not take Sasuke to bet on whether Konoha will declare war with Akatsuki.
"Don't worry." But in the face of Nagato's refusal, Grid simply replied, "You can easily restrain me with your human ability, and I'm not interested in Sasuke Uchiha's body Just to fight Hermes, I need his power now. You should also know that Sasuke Uchiha corresponds to arrogance, and I will not deal with the greedy me, so I don't need to covet his body so much."
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"Strange...the city suddenly became chaotic..."
Kai and Yuichi, Wujo Satoru walked on the street in the city center, feeling the change in the surrounding atmosphere, he said curiously
"You can't sense our entry, can you?"
"Don't worry." Gojo Satoru said confidently, "My technique will never fail, there is no doubt about it. As for the riots in the city... there must be another reason?"
"Sudden riot... Maybe they really found someone breaking in, but the one they found was not us..."
Yuanyi also said, "But it's also good for us. If there is a pool of stagnant water, we can't fish in troubled waters."
"Only changes, more and more changes will make the confusing situation clear. And now..."
He closed his eyes and seemed to sense something
Then, he said softly
"The strands of silk threads scattered outside have become more and more obvious... And the center of these countless threads, the core..."
"It's also getting clearer... The guy who stirred the situation behind the scenes... I'm going to catch you soon..."
Then, he suddenly raised his head and opened his eyes
"How? Are there clues?"
Gojo Satoru and Kai looked at him expectantly
Taking advantage of the domineering sense of seeing and seeing, Yuan Yi replied.
"There is a huge core underground in this city... I can feel that countless creatures are connected to it..."
"Also, it gives me a familiar feeling..."