MM Racing Page 348
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The tall, burly man was left on the ground like a dead dog, kicking up clouds of dust.
"Are you talking about him?"
[Hena and Juvia slowly walked towards Hugh from the edge of his line of sight.]
Black Natsu, hands in his pockets, approached Hugh.
"I'm sorry, I seem to have... crushed your hopes."
[Hugh was stunned!]
His trembling eyes were fixed on Simon on the ground.
[It seems that even proof cannot convince one of this fact.]
"How could this be... how could this happen..."
"It only happened in a split second!"
Yes, less than a minute has passed since darkness fell.
If we exclude walking time, then wouldn't that mean...?
[Was Simon defeated in the instant darkness descended?]
What... what kind of joke is this?!
That's Simon!! The leader of the group back in the Tower of Paradise!!
Her body began to tremble uncontrollably again.
Hugh stared intently at the black Natsu in front of him: "It's you!!"
[Henaz glanced sideways at Simon: "Don't worry, that guy just passed out."]
"I haven't killed him yet."
"The main thing is that we want to hear what your true purpose is."
(Wang Dezhao) "Tell me, or else..."
The smile gradually faded from Black Natsu's face.
"Otherwise, they'll all die!"
At this moment, Hugh had no doubt whether Henna's words were true.
Because the chill in those words sent a shiver down his spine.
He knew this guy was actually capable of doing something like that.
"I..." Hugh gritted her teeth.
"Ahem...wait!!"
Just then, Simon, who was lying on the ground, seemed to stir.
Henaz turned his head and looked at Simon.
At this moment, the guy was clutching his stomach, struggling to get up from the ground.
[When asked, "Oh? Are you awake?"]
Black Natsu narrowed his eyes.
"Cough cough... Please... don't do it..."
Simon's face was contorted with rage as he spoke with difficulty.
[“Let me tell you, I know everything, let me tell you…”]
Chapter 249 A Monster Beyond Comparison!
Simon struggled to his feet, his body wobbling.
His gaze swept over Hugh, Miriam, and Woolley, who were trapped by the sword formation, bound by ropes, and knocked unconscious on the ground.
He took a deep breath: "Although I did consider that we might fail, I never imagined we would fail so completely."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Lucy looked at Simon with some confusion.
Simon even smiled upon hearing this: "You know what? After learning how powerful you are, I was actually quite happy."
Henna frowned slightly: "What... exactly is your purpose?"
"The thing is... like this..."
Simon then began his explanation.
This all dates back to many years ago, to the beginning of the rebellion at the Tower of Paradise.
At that time, Simon, Hugh, and Miriam were all slaves who had been captured and taken to that tower.
Under extreme oppression.
[Led by Gerald, Simon and others began plotting a rebellion.]
Ultimately, the rebellion failed, and Gerald was captured.
But things started to get strange at this point.
Everyone was already on the verge of despair, helplessly huddled in a corner, waiting for their dark fate to descend.
The cell door was opened.
[It was Gerald who opened the door!]
Through Gerald's description, everyone learned the whole story.
It turns out that Gerald was actually blessed by God in that interrogation room.
[The legendary magic has been awakened.]
[Furthermore, this led to the downfall of the Dark Magic Cult that had once controlled the Tower of Paradise.]
At this moment, his arrival to rescue Simon and the others was also at the behest of that deity.
[And, according to Gerald.]
Guided by the divine, he saw true freedom.
And the medium for this freedom is the Tower of Paradise.
Gerald began calling on everyone to work together to build true freedom.
[Furthermore, in order to project an image of magnanimity.]
He even went so far as to suggest that people should decide their own destiny.
Those who do not wish to stay may leave by boat.
Those who want to stay should work for him.
When the park is completed, everyone will experience happiness and freedom.
What a wonderful expectation!
These words were like an irresistible dream for the slaves who had been oppressed to the extreme!
More than 80 percent of the people were willing to stay and follow Gerald to that vague and uncertain future of happiness.
This also includes Simon and others.
However, more than 20 percent of the people have decided to leave.
Go and see the real world.
As expected, Gerald agreed.
He even personally found boats for these people and watched them leave.
At this point, almost everyone who remained believed Gerald.
[Trust this new leader who provides them with humanitarian aid.]
Thus, the construction of the Tower of Paradise proceeded smoothly.
This time, they were no longer forced to build, but rather they were building voluntarily, and even putting in their utmost effort to reach that beautiful and happy world as soon as possible.
Simon was the same way back then, until...
One day, Simon discovered a pile of bones that had been washed ashore by ocean currents on the island's coast!
These skeletons were still wearing the clothes of slaves from that time.
[The clothes were covered in charred soot from the explosion.]
Despite the hastily written documents, Simon still recognized them.
This is definitely one of the 20% of people who left the Tower of Paradise back then.
At that moment, Simon began to have doubts about the tower.
But Simon was clever.
Noticing this, he didn't panic, but quickly disposed of the skeleton.