District 42-Chapter 312: God

Casper had his heart bumping quickly inside his chest while sitting on a chair. He was in front of a computer that was still working. Sweat went down his face and his breathing was unsteady. He didn’t need to make any major effort, it was just his body releasing all the tension and stress at once. He was worrying whether his plan would work or not.

Beside him was the figure of Canute’s father. The man got hurt all over and too much blood was dripping from his wounds. The criminals tried to kill him, so he wouldn’t be able to make the teleporting pads go back to their normal state again. In the end, the Frelsis had committed their first and last mistake on that mission. The constitution of that old man was greater than anyone could ever imagine.

Even if his body was covered in bruises and holes made by bullets, he continued struggling to keep every second of life he had remaining.

When Casper found him some hours ago, he couldn’t believe in his luck. It seemed that the old man had predicted that someone would come and decided to fight against death until his energies were all gone. Because of that man, Casper was able to recover the system of the Teleporting pads.

However, the soldier didn’t do it alone. Thankfully, since the start, he had been plotting something to be his trump card against the Frelsis, and that was the potential most powerful weapon of District 42.

’Thank you, Yanke. You did well, boy.’ He thought.

Right after, a voice came to his mind.

’You are welcome, Master. If not for you, I couldn’t access the operation base of the Frelsi and mess with their hacking. It was all thanks to you as well. Good job.’ Yanke answered, cheerfully.

The robot was now fully able to show emotions. Casper was even feeling that he was talking with another human. Also, the ability of the robot to talk telepathically with him was incredible. Of course, it was only possible because he could enter the system of his mask, but on large scale, it would get too overpowered for sure!

’Ok, buddy, but just messing with their operation base isn’t enough. Did you gather all the data I ordered?’

’Yes, Master. I did. Apparently, the main goal of the Frelsi is to take some sort of key, which name is Gungnir. It is their key to freedom, the only item capable to make them disable the other half of the mask. The one that has held onto this key is only King Leif, though.’

Casper got surprised by that news. He had an idea that the Frelsi were only doing that attack because of their main objective and philosophy, which was freedom. However, he was curious about what exactly they were searching for. Now that he knew the item, then he could have a wider perspective of the situation and get new options of how he would do things.

’What this Gungnir does?’

’Do you remember the Master key you have? It is something like that. It is the spear of Odin, the key that can surpass any bounds, barriers, and limits. If one has held onto it, then he can do anything he wants in the Castle. One can control the masks, for example, but anything that has code lines involved can be controlled. Since most of District 42, even the poorest parts, are filled with different technologies, then have this key would be like playing god.’ Yanke explained. The way he didn’t stutter or delayed while on his explanation was something good to Casper’s ears.

’That’s good to know... Ok, I think I can make good use of this information, even in the future, when this chaos ends. Anyway, why are they trying to make me cooperate, then?’

’It’s because the masks also restrict people from even get closer to Gungnir. The only ones who can hold it are The Forger, the King... and you. None of them have masks, nor GBI. Gungnir can only be activated by someone who doesn’t have a GBI.’

Casper nearly jumped out of his chair when he heard that.

’H-Hey! Are you saying that I am like a god in this world!? Like, a God with potential, but no powers yet?’

’Exactly. Actually, the GBI shows the overall identity and information about someone. However, they are recognized as just normal people, always. Gungnir can only be controlled by gods, not normal people, so if the key recognizes you as such, it won’t work.’

Casper’s mind was nearly exploding with that information. He could never imagine that he had a hold on this kind of power until that point and never realized it before.

’All this time involving myself in fights, troubling situations, wars, and so on made me lose a lot of important things going on in this district. If not for all these things, I could have had discovered it early on.’ He was frustrated but also glad that he now had this information. At least, from now on, he would be able to work with many more possibilities in front of him.

’Alright, Yanke! You were of good help. Can you just tell me where is Vick now? Is everyone out of the Castle already?’

’Yes, everyone is out of the Castle, except Vick and Canute. Both the latter are on an inaccessible floor for you. Vick is passing for... hard times. However, the Frelsis seem to be getting what they wanted and are letting them go. Probably she will be safe once she can go out of there.’

Casper’s heart throbbed once he heard that. He felt a strange pain in his chest and got anxious.

’May you find a way for me to go there?’ The White warrior asked, with a grim expression.

’Yes, Master. Give me one minute and don’t leave the spot you are in now.’

Casper nodded, not knowing exactly whether Yanke could know if he was nodding or not.

The soldier stayed quiet on the chair while looking to Canute’s father, who was already dead at this point.