Chapter 1988: Chapter 1988. Special

Chapter 1988: Chapter 1988. Special



Wilted appeared at Chris' secret garden the same moment they saw Master vanishing from Thereath's throne room. Jeanny was not yet back.

Jack joined John in messaging Jeanny, telling her to hurry and accept Chris' invitation to teleport. If Master was lying and he happened to pick the Council of Hybris for his next target, he only needed around one minute to arrive.

Everyone in the garden was tense as they waited. John asked Chris to switch the image to show the Council of Hybris' base. The image showed a massive complex in a vast desert. The complex looked like a futuristic town with many high-rise towers. All the towers seemed to be made of glistening silver. The complex looked like a beacon of light in the middle of the desolate desert.

Everything seemed fine. Nothing was out of the ordinary, but Master could appear any second. They didn't see Jeanny. She was probably inside one of the towers.

When Chris started zooming in and out of the buildings to find her, Jeanny finally teleported back to the garden. Everyone heaved a relieved sigh.

"What took you so long?" John scolded.

Jeanny herself was showing an exasperated expression. "The people of that faction are truly intolerable. Their pride is outrageous. They chose demise over leaving their base."

"Didn't I already tell you to leave them be if they are stubborn?" John chided.

"I can't just leave them without trying my best," Jeanny replied. "I finally managed to talk them into at least sending their young ones away. Petunia and the veteran members will remain in the base to face whatever calamity befalls them."

"I say let them die, a bunch of cocky punks," Jet remarked.

"Yes, I should have sent you instead," John said.

Chris was cycling his projection to show the bases of the other divine factions. All of them were fine. A lot of activities were seen after the warning, but Master didn't show up.

"I think Apollyon is telling the truth about doing something else," Chris said.Discover new chapters at novelhall.com

"Can you track him?" Paytowin asked.

"This is a monitoring device, not a tracking device," Chris said. "I need to know the coordinates to look at the place. He can be anywhere. Hell, he can be in the underworld for all we know."

"His divine power can let him pass the wall between the planes?" Four Winds asked.

"No. If Lucifer can't do it, he certainly cannot," Chris answered. "But don't forget the main underworld portal still exists. He can use that portal to pass between the planes."

"Take a look at the underworld then. See if he is there," Will suggested.

Chris gave him an annoyed look and said, "How large do you think the underworld is? I have the same problem. I need the coordinates! Do you expect me to screen through the area one by one until I stumble upon him? We don't even know if he is in the underworld. I simply said that he could be there."

"What is the range for our power to affect him?" Giant Steve asked.

"No need to worry. The range is the size of a city. As long as we are there when Master appears, our power will reach him. We only need to do it before he decides to destroy the buildings we are hiding in," John answered. He had learned this detail from Chris prior. "That's all to it, folks. Now, for the last inspiring speech before we head out, I will give the stage to Jack," John said. He made an ushering gesture for Jack to stand up. "Huh? What the heck, man? Why throw me under the bus like that?" Jack complained.

"You are our leader. I do not doubt you will be the key in the coming conflict. We are your support," John said.

"What leader? We never agree to a hierarchy between us. If it is about me being a sovereign, Four Winds here is also one."

Four Winds chuckled. "To be honest, you are the only one here whom I don't mind ceding the leader role. I daresay everyone here feels the same, and I want to hear your words as well."

"Go up there, Jack," Jeanny encouraged.

"Go on. You can do it," Grace said and patted Jack from behind.

Jack sighed. He stood and looked at the faces who stared back at him. He smiled and said,

"Thank you! Thank you for your support all this time and for being my friends. I prefer no one

else to go into this final battle than you all."

"Please don't tell me that's all you have to say," Paytowin said.

"I said inspiring, not gratitude," John joined in.

Jack felt like kicking the two.

"Well, if you truly want to hear my thoughts. All right. If I'm being honest, I must say I'm

amazed with Master."

"Yo...! Again, inspiring! Not demoralizing," John protested.

"Shut up," Jack chided him. He resumed, "I said this because if you think of it. How many do you think can do what he does? I can't think of anyone. He gains his goal out of sheer determination and meticulous long-term planning. Everything he has worked for has been toward this end, where he stands on top of everyone. I dare say, in terms of capability, I don't think anyone here can match him, especially his intellect."

"Objection!" John exclaimed.

"Overruled!" Jack shot back. John was both taken aback and amazed by the swiftness of Jack's response. He refrained from arguing his case because of that.

Jack continued, "While Master has incredible capabilities, he also has flaws. If we are to triumph over him, we must utilize his biggest flaw."

After a few seconds of dramatic pause, Jack resumed. "During my last encounter with Master, he asked me what is so special about me. He asked me why people are willing to follow someone not special like me. In comparison to him, who has so many qualities someone can look up to. Honestly, I don't think I'm anyone special. However, I can tell you that people chose me over him because he had neglected one simple fact. People follow me not because I am special. They follow me because I consider those people special."