Why can't humans do it too?

Feeling the strength of Riku's grip on his hand, Sul grinned, unable to contain his excitement.

Chapter 235 The Situation

Gaining Riku's support was a source of reassurance for Sur. In fact, in this world, there were only a handful of humans Sur truly cared about: Riku, Cor, Klein, and Lennie...

Even if they do nothing, simply standing by Sur's side would be enough to solidify his resolve. To be honest, if Riku continues to oppose him and stand against him, although Sur's final decision will not change, he will certainly not feel good about it.

In that extreme situation, the most likely outcome would be that Sull would leave the settlement with the group of people who were willing to support him... Perhaps Riku had already sensed this possibility, which is why he did not persist?

For a long time afterward, Sull always felt that when Riku was alone with him, he was in a state of wanting to say something but holding back, and he simply pretended not to notice.

The implementation of the plan cannot be started on a whim; it requires prior preparation and the right timing. For more than a year after returning to the settlement, Suer has been working hard to integrate into the community, since he had been away from the settlement for too long. Fortunately, with the cooperation of people who knew him, the process was not too difficult.

The now-grown tribe recalled the intelligent and resourceful boy from four years ago, and many who had only known Suer through others' descriptions now had a concrete understanding of him.

While methodically advancing the preparations, she patiently waited for the right opportunity. Not long after her conversation with Sull and Riku that day, Jibril returned to the Kingdom of the Skywings and has not appeared since.

She had previously been extremely interested in what Suer was going to do, and even endured the weakness after her body shrank to stay by his side with the portable recovery device. However, now she seemed to have forgotten about Suer and Xin Ke's existence, and even her precious collection that she had always cherished was forgotten. This completely unusual behavior from the pink-haired winged creature became apparent when Suer suddenly realized that Jibril had not appeared for a long time. However, neither he nor Xin Ke reacted much, and simply accepted the fact indifferently.

'Maybe she's been locked in the repair room by her sister to recover her body and can't get out, or maybe she wants to recover to her strongest form as soon as possible'—Sul had jokingly mentioned this kind of speculation in private, but neither he nor Xinke believed that the reason was just that.

Or perhaps they had anticipated Jibril's departure.

The bright red sky has never had any other color except when it is covered by dark clouds and black and gray. The same is true of the endless cold wind, which only gets colder... and colder still.

Standing alone in the passageway connecting this settlement to the outside world, the highest point here also gives it a unique and expansive view. There should be two people stationed here at all times as a guard. The brass telescope with huge lenses that Suer is holding is an important tool for them to investigate the movements of those powerful races. However, at this moment, only Suer is here in such an important place.

There was no need for these cumbersome tools, nor for the equipment that Xin Ke had made for him. With just his naked eye, Su Er could see the colorful lights that kept exploding at the end of his vision. Unlike fireworks that were only for show, those seemingly beautiful things meant the death of life the moment they were born.

The intensity of the war escalated once again, and the reason for the escalation was even related to Suer—at least when Xinke read out the intelligence from the forest elves with a strange expression, Suer was so shocked that he could hardly believe reality.

The Fantasy race and the Goblin race have formed an alliance, along with the Giant race, which already has a good relationship with the Goblin race. This powerful alliance, mainly composed of Goblins, even launched an ambush against the Skywing race, causing the Skywing race, which has rarely suffered losses since its birth, to lose several of its sisters on the spot. The reason for this was news brought by the Fantasy race—that the Skywing race and the Forest Elf race had joined forces to hunt down the Fantasy race and collect its cores, for reasons unknown.

The ambush on the Skywing species was the alliance's response to the fact that many of the Fantasy species had come to join them.

Upon hearing the news, Suer immediately recalled the streaks of light that shot into the sky and pierced the heavens when the Purifying Water Krilattini died. Were they the ones that sent the message out?

It was obvious that the existence of Sul was ignored. Even when Jibril said something that He couldn't understand, it was taken as a joke. To that fantasy species, Sul was always just an insignificant insect. The Skywing and Forest Elves were just playing a boring game. There must be some deeply hidden secret that He couldn't know.

After repeatedly confirming that no humans appeared in the intelligence reports of the various races, Suer and Xinke breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling somewhat amused and exasperated.

The forest elves, or more bluntly, the forest god Kenus, were undoubtedly terrified by the combined power of the goblin race, the giant race, and the fantasy race. This god feared becoming the next to fall and be eliminated from the Star Cup game, and in his panic, he intensified his efforts to urge the entire forest elf race to change. The excessive pressure also provided Xin Ke with many opportunities to secretly gather his own people.

Leaving aside the easily frightened Kenus, the Dragon Elf race, which has been at war with the Giant race for many years, was also taken aback. In order to avoid becoming the next target of the Goblin Alliance and to counter the Goblin's large-scale construction of air fleets, the Forest Elf and Fairy races, who have been allies for thousands of years, welcomed a new friend - the Dragon Elf race.

As for the Skywing race who lost their sister, they would not swallow their bitter pill. Even though for these crazy beings who live by war and take pleasure in death, dying in such a fierce war would be an honor, death is death. They can no longer see each other or talk to each other.

Therefore, the Skywing race retaliated fiercely against the Goblin race's city on the surface. However, the Goblin race, having anticipated this, had already evacuated all their people from the city. In the end, the Skywing race could only furiously reduce the Goblin race's city to ashes before choosing to retreat temporarily.

Since the God of War had no intention of intervening, the Skywing race naturally could not directly pursue them to the depths of the earth, and they themselves pleaded with the God of War to leave this opportunity for revenge to them.

For a moment, the entire continent felt as if it were in the midst of a fierce battle, yet a certain subtle restraint was maintained.

Chapter 236 Migration

“…It’s getting closer,” he muttered to himself, constantly thinking and speculating in his mind about the most likely next moves of the races that were already locked in battle, as well as the shift in the battlefield’s position.

boom! ! !

Even long after the flashes of light and the explosion, the sound of the explosion slowly drifted over, and a few seconds later arrived the scorching wind, along with the sand and dust it whipped up, and those shimmering green things...

!!!

Suer's expression changed drastically. When he saw the emerald green light sweeping towards him, he instinctively turned around and curled up, using his robe to shield himself.

Without a doubt, these are the remains of elves that were killed on the spot. If you were to be hit in the face like this... it would be more than just physical pain.

Sul curled up as small as possible, breathing in the tiny patch of air he had deliberately protected. After a long while, the dust and ash that had been pushed into the outpost by the blast wave finally settled down.

Standing up again, Suer looked at the messy ground and the dust-covered telescope and sighed. Fortunately, the huge lens was not broken or scratched much. Now, he only needed to turn his head to see the deep crater in the ground, without even squinting.

Compared to any previous attack, this explosion was far more dangerous. The already wide field of vision of the outpost became even wider, and the towering stone pillars that used to obscure part of the view in the distance were now completely transformed into a huge, smooth-surfaced crater.

What amused Suer the most was the forcibly created sharp stone mountain. To give an analogy, it was as if half a sphere had been scooped out of a square block of butter, and then another half sphere had been scooped out right next to that block. The resulting spectacle was this—a sharp stone mountain that was much lower than before.

If this terrain is not altered again during the subsequent great battles, then on the redrawn map, Sull already has a name for this terrain in mind... let's call it Blade's Edge Mountain.

In the distance, a dragon spirit and a giant were fighting. For these races with almost limitless endurance, this small-scale war had only just begun and they were still testing each other. However, the mere step of testing each other had already expanded the battlefield to a location very close to the settlement.

It was unclear when, or even the next instant, the stray bullets they fired would wipe out the entire mountain leading from the settlement to the surface. Fortunately, after discovering that a dragon spirit and a giant had met and fought in the distance, the settlement immediately initiated an emergency evacuation procedure to the next safe point.

It was as if a giant lying down had been turned over heavily. Five years of peaceful and tranquil life, which didn't even seem like a world filled with war and death, were ruthlessly torn apart. Along with it, many people's beautiful dreams were also torn apart. The feeling of death hanging over their heads finally made them remember what kind of cold world they were in and their own weakness and powerlessness.

The stable and peaceful life of the past five years has brought a large number of babies to the settlement. The surge in population also means new hope. However, during this emergency transfer and escape, the oldest of these babies is only old enough to run around, while the younger ones can only be carried or held by their parents. In addition, with the supplies and equipment that need to be taken away, even standing at the sentry post, Suer could almost hear the cries of the babies surrounding the caves below.

These hopes for humanity's future are currently at the level of rolling around on the ground and playing.

Although the Forest Elves could exert their influence to shift the battlefield between the Dragon Elves and the Giants, thus avoiding such a cumbersome and dangerous migration, Sur chose not to do so. Undoubtedly, some people would die during this migration. After all, even though the Orcs, who included humans in their diet, had withdrawn from the continent, the dangers lurking on this continent had never diminished, and Sur was already prepared.

He needs some bloodshed to unite those who have forgotten their place; he needs those who are lost in their dreams to open their eyes and seriously look at the world.

It's getting closer. It's not just the battlefield between the dragon race and the giant race that's getting closer, but also the plan that was destined to take a long time to implement. Now, we can finally take the first step.

Suer heard deliberately stomping footsteps behind him, just like when he was a child, he could tell whether it was his father or mother returning by the sound of footsteps in the stairwell and the clinking of keys at his waist. From that unique gait, Suer knew who was coming up.

"How's it going down there?" Without turning around, Suer asked directly.

“It’s much better than you imagined. It seems that a mere five years is not enough for a short-lived race like humans to forget everything,” Xin Ke said with a light laugh as she took off the hood from her head.

"...They'll be even more troubled if they forget me now," Suer said, but to be honest, she couldn't help but feel relieved and somewhat gratified after hearing the news from Xin Ke.

Even though the giant had some difficulty turning over, he was able to shed those useless parts in a very short time, and his movements became faster and more agile, which was enough.

"How's it going with Liku?" Sur asked again.

“Liku and Ke’er are still organizing the relocation down there, but don’t worry about what you asked me to do. I’ve been watching his actions,” Xin Ke said as she walked over to Su’er. “Once the relocation is complete, he should bring a lot of people who are willing to dedicate themselves to the cause with him.”

"Not too many, right?"

"Not many."

"That's good."

Nodding in satisfaction, Suer admitted that in the early stages of the plan, he did not intend to bring in too many people, even though he did not intend to keep it a secret from all of humanity. However, the initial part of the plan did not require too many people.

"...By the way, starting today, let's reduce the secret supply of materials from the Forest Elves. The total amount should only be enough to keep most people at a level where they won't starve to death, but will always feel hungry," Suer continued after a pause. "At that time, only those involved in the plan will be able to get enough food. Keep an eye on this line. Also, all the supplies must be brought back through the people who are carrying out the plan. Make it look impressive."

"Okay~", Xin Ke readily agreed, fully understanding the meaning behind Su Er's words. "Anything else~"

Chapter 237 The Hidden Heart

"Nothing for now. We'll talk about it when we encounter any problems."

"Okay~, then~ is there anything else~?"

"..."

With the exact same question as before, standing beside Suer, Xin Ke also gazed into the distance at the two enormous creatures attacking each other, asking the same question lightly, but this time she received no response from Suer for a long time.

“Um… Xin Ke?”, having abandoned the title of the great Miss Nirbalian at some point, Su Er softly called Xin Ke’s name.

"Ok?"

"The thing you once said you wanted to do most... is it still the same?" Su'er stammered, frowning as she recalled, her gaze still fixed on the distant battlefield.

"Hmm~, the thing I want to do most~, is it that way~ or not~", Xin Ke's words were playful and lively.

Even though the lifespan of forest elves is several times that of humans, the time span is unequal for the two races. But even without that extraordinary memory, Xin Ke still knows what Su Er said she most wanted to do... It was something she had only mentioned to Su Er once.

“Kill all the other races on the planet…end the war in this way…”, Sul repeated the words Shinko had once said to him in the dark cave with the campfire burning, words he had never forgotten.

This is an outrageous idea that even Billy and Sull wanted to achieve, a miracle that is almost impossible to realize. Even though the words are filled with a bloody atmosphere, Xin Ke is the first life that Sull has ever seen that wants to end this war and actually has a slight possibility of doing so.

“Indeed, from this point of view, the God of War is truly a formidable and unavoidable mountain,” Xin Ke sighed.

Then silence returned once again.

It wasn't that he had nothing to say; on the contrary, many words were stuck in Suer's throat. They were eager to leap out, but they were too crowded together to speak, and could only surge out in waves with each breath.

"...I want to become a god-like being belonging to humanity..."

"Ah, I know."

"...I will obtain the Star Grail, seize the throne of the One God, and end this hopeless war forever..."

"Ah, I know that too."

The words he kept uttering seemed to be gripping a cane as he explored through the dense grass; Suer moved about, tapping lightly left and right.

"...I want to live in a peaceful world where I can leisurely enjoy the warmest afternoon sunlight..."

"Ah~, that sounds really good~"

Like a rock that stands firm against wind and rain, Xin Ke calmly and unhurriedly offered her assessment.

Unable to resist turning his head, Su'er wanted to see Xin Ke's profile. However, as if sensing his movement, Xin Ke also turned her head. In those beautiful eyes that housed six-pointed stars, Su'er seemed to see his own reflection, sparkling with light.

"...Please help me...Xin Ke..."

Even the name he uttered trembled almost imperceptibly, and Su'er's breathing became rapid.

"Please help me... to make those delusions come true..."