Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 570 - 22: Infernal Affairs_2

He is now the only one who can control the Judgment Knights, especially since they are now largely deployed all over the world."

Tang Xian nodded and said,

"So it's time for the final battle. Aside from Siren, there's also Uranus, and I need your help. I'm not sure I can kill two Children of Order."

"You call this not being sure? I thought you were fully prepared, especially since you just tore apart two of your peers not long ago."

"Taking the initiative to attack is different from defending passively. You came today just to tell me this, right?"

"Yes, I have to be a useful overseer, otherwise, it's not easy to avoid suspicion from Siren and the others. So you don't have much time, because every now and then, I have to let out some of your secrets," Constantine said with a wry smile.

"You seem to be enjoying this."

"Not at all; if Siren and Uranus can be dealt with, it would be beneficial for me too. I promise I'll help you. At least when it comes to restraining the Judgment Knights, my metal control ability can be very useful.

But Siren and Uranus, you'll have to deal with on your own. It's best not to involve the multitude of beasts; otherwise, you probably won't like that scene."

Tang Xian heard the underlying meaning in Constantine's words and said,

"It seems he has many hostages. My partners are safe, so these are ordinary citizens of the Pyramid?"

"Smart. Siren is on the third level of the thirty-ninth fortress, District 669. More than seven hundred Judgment Knights have surrounded the district already. It's a dragon's den, waiting for you to walk into the trap."

Constantine paused for a moment, his tone becoming extremely solemn,

"Don't pull off another Dragon Raid like last time. I must tell you, there are particularly many people on the third level. These people are all hostages, mostly children between the ages of twelve and eighteen.

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And as for you, I can assert that you're no longer that relentless kid who could even deceive himself. I suppose you wouldn't ignore the lives of those kids in the district, would you?"

Suddenly, Tang Xian said,

"You're a comrade now, so I'll give you a human name."

"A human name?"

"Constantine or Prometheus, both are awkward to say."

The change of topic was somewhat abrupt.

Constantine retorted,

"Be serious, I'm trying to help you analyze the situation."

"No need to analyze. I'll rescue the people on the third level, following their rules," Tang Xian replied decisively.

"Tsk tsk tsk, that's what I'm saying—there are hostages of Siren and Uranus all over the world, why the urgency to provoke them? Am I just a card up your sleeve?"

"That's why you should have a name, so when you die, I can write a human name on your tombstone."

Constantine's mouth twitched, and he sighed, shaking his head,

"Then what should I be called?"

"Kang Xiaoding."

"...Just keep calling me Constantine," Constantine said, trying to suppress the urge to curse.

Tang Xian didn't insist.

After a few seconds of silence, Constantine said,

"The time is set for noon a day from now. Siren and Uranus will both be there, along with hundreds of Judgment Knights. I'll use my abilities to buy you time when the Judgment Knights are activated, is that settled?"

"Good."

"Calls are expensive, see you tomorrow."

Constantine hung up the phone.

Tang Xian frowned, thinking the guy always stole his lines.

...

...

One day isn't very long.

In this brief day, Tang Xian hasn't done anything particularly pressing.

He's just been wandering around the Pyramid.

He was well-behaved and didn't contact any of his teammates.

Judgment Knights, these mechanical life forms, are the only ones that can restrain the power of Eden.

He knew he was facing a huge challenge this time, but he didn't seem worried at all.

In fact, watching people come and go, Tang Xian felt that the term 'great battle' might be underestimating the Order, or overestimating people like Siren and Uranus.

Just a few days ago, he was pondering a question.

How has the Order ensured the compliance of the Children of Order for hundreds of years?

If it has no will of its own and is merely mechanical, then aren't the Children of Order the ones ruling humanity?

How could its creators ensure this process would be smoothly executed?

Why could his own parents and himself leave the throne of God so easily?

Had no Child of Order ever doubted these things before?

This pile of questions, Ju Mang with the dark green hair and the small tiger teeth, actually had her own opinions on.

Tang Xian felt somewhat regretful.

Siren, Xi He, or Uranus, they were all excellent people.

Throughout human history, there have been many such beings, but it's a pity they never truly saw that sky.

Like something Li Xiaoyu did when she was little.

She arranged for someone to keep flying upwards in a flying vehicle until the machine entered an area like the mines, where suddenly all the power would fail.

And then it would start to fall.

No one knows what's at the top of the Pyramid.

But perhaps... some very excellent people have achieved something similar before.

There are still many mysteries in the world.

The Children of Order are but a few larger ants within the colony.

Their life and death, and even the change in the cognition of the people within the Pyramid, might not be able to threaten the Pyramid at its core.