The Metal Military Academy
Chapter 65: Execution

“I can't tell you the details of the full evidence, because you're in a different field.” Ajhu put the tab on the table again. “Which is clear, we can conclude that it was Astan ‘ who drove the Power Revolution, not the people in the entire universe who were uncomfortable with the System.”

“There is one more thing that makes me wonder.”

Shujin leaned her body on the back of the bed, raising one leg while one hand was still holding the phone.

“If Astan is that great, then why would he choose to commit suicide rather than facing groups that are targeting his strength?”

One of Ajhu's eyes narrowed, his index finger immediately pointed at Shujin himself as the answer to his question.

“The exact reason is still unknown. But, there is a high chance that Astan chose suicide by turning himself into a tree and engineering all the structures of the body, the components of the cells, and the, and his genes are because he doesn't want the other parties to study and abuse his power formula.”

“Every time Astan tries to use his abilities, then there will be other technologies or abilities that can analyze his strength. Just like your Resurrection Power performance.”

Shujin turned his head, looking at his hands that had turned into a dark color of night, studded with glittering light and a purplish aura like a nebula cloud. His hand looked like a place that stored the sparkling of the outer space sky.

This is part of Shujin's form as Zeon. This transformation from the changing form of his two hands was a feature of the Resurrection Power he possessed.

On a whim, Shujin created a small crow and leaves on his palm.

“So, Astan does not want a particular party to be able to replicate its power using technology or power similar to my Resurrection Power?”

And in one flick, the raven and the leaf fused into a replica of a grimy tombstone and overgrown with the hands of the undead.

Ajhu chuckles, “.... We have developed cutting-edge technology and capabilities to analyze the power of Astan. And that power you got came from a small sample of Astan's strength that we managed to get when we fought him first. If for the latest sample, we can not get because Astan's corpse has become a tree.”

Shujin turned his head, surprised by one fact he had just learned from his superior.

The power he had so far was not purely from the Resurrection Power he had obtained himself, all his strength came from the biological weapons project of their military side.

Shujin did not expect that some of his Mimicking and Manipulating Elements powers used one of Astan's powers that they managed to recreate and implant into him.

...~*~*~*~...

Silently, in his own office room, Ajhu was still staring straight at the monitor screen in front of him which had now switched to the main menu.

It had already been a few minutes after the video call between him and his subordinates was cut off. Ajhu has told what he knows about history and Astan what Shujin wants to know.

In fact, there are still many mysteries that have not been obtained about the historical evidence about the source of the power of the System, the apparent reason Astan committed suicide, he said, and what strength they could analyze from the power samples that Astan had collected even a little.

Zeon or Shujin is one of several bio-weapon experiment objects that they managed to develop into a formidable warrior using body samples and the Resurrection Power of Astan they took while fighting against him first. The rest simply become failed mutants like the ones left behind in the goblin desert, Planet Ribelo.

Because of the few objects they managed to develop and the more failures they experienced in this large project, they needed more samples from Astan's body. Unfortunately, Astan's corpse had already completely turned into a tree, so there was not a single part of his body that they could analyze.

Ajhu's hand reached into something from his uniform pocket, noticing the two objects in the puckered palms of the greenish-skinned hands.

The two objects are two pendants made of silvery metal asteroids. Both have different shapes, one is positive, and the other is negative, both are given abstract motifs resembling plant tendrils on the sides of the pendant.

When Ajhu flipped the two pendants, there was a sentence written in Ribelo ;

‘By the two contradictory things I love.’

Both pendants were Ajhu can when Astan committed suicide into a tree. I don't know what the words behind the two pendants mean. Likely, there are even bigger things that Astan is trying to hide from parties like himself.

Is this related to Astan's child, or something bigger?

“I... will never let this curse fall into your hands!”

Ajhu understood a little. From the beginning, Astan strengthened himself using the AutoTerra System with the help of Shadow because he wanted to change the source of the power of the universe that came from the artifacts and anomalies that created the System. Perhaps because being too depressed had such great power, Astan considered it a curse.

[Report, Incoming Call!]

[Major Zaky Contacts You via Secured Communication Channels]

[Communication Code: ETNA079-(3337BBT90093AP)]

[Coordination Code: RBLO4A-(Details Disguised)]

“His cup, Major Zaky disguises his position now,” murmured Ajhu quietly.

In one click on the type button, the video call is active, showing a visual image of a man wearing modern armor complete with a helmet to cover the entire face.

“My respect, Major Zaky Mershan, to His Esteemed Mr. Ajhu.”

“Live it, give me your team's latest report,” Ajhu command.

“We have prepared everything well and are very mature. Details are on this report.”

In addition to the video call window, several sheets of documents appear that show various codes using the language of their home planet.

Ajhu briefly read the codes. Codes like this are often used for alternative communications to fellow military personnel, showing important details relating to secret military missions. So, people outside their military would be hard-pressed to understand, unless someone was skilled at translating the codes.

“Now, we just have to wait for your order, Sir,” continued Zaky.

After he finished reading it, Ajhu nodded, starting to understand the situation that had been reported through the secret codes earlier.

“Eccsecution now.”

“Siap, carry out!”

The call was cut off. Ajhu himself immediately got up from his seat of greatness, walking out of the room in a hurry while carrying a tab.

After he finished giving orders to his subordinate team, he would immediately hold a meeting of the military officials to discuss the next movement.

...~*~*~*~...

The darkness of space vacuum does not make the view outside the Planet Ribelo look boring. The planet is inhabited by more living things, dominated by blue and green, showing how fresh the composition of the planet is. Very friendly to all kinds of life and civilization.

Around the planet Ribelo, not only two moons orbit the planet, but several giant objects made by the creatures of its inhabitants as well.

One of the giant objects in question is a space building as big as an island that is drifting very slowly in the western part of Planet Ribelo. The building houses more than millions of lives working there, guarding the planet from various extraterrestrial threats.

However, in the silence around the planet Ribelo, there was a considerable explosion, blowing up the right wing of the space building.

A disaster that happened suddenly.

Hard to avoid.

It eats a lot of soul.

And the beginning of the weakening of the space security system Planet Ribelo.

...~*~*~*~...