Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 2650

Everyone fell silent and went into deep thought after hearing what he said.

They were still doubtful about Golden Cicada's words.

“Answer me this, Golden Cicada. If Elder Erebus really is as powerful as you claim, then why didn't he wipe out the Southern Faction on his own? There's no need for him to use our help, is there? It sounds completely unnecessary to me!” Sebastian asked.

“It's not as simple as you might think. I'm sure you guys know about Zeke taking Draco's place as the leader of the Southern Faction, right? Well, Zeke is really powerful and the arch-enemy of Elder Erebus. If Elder Erebus were to attack, Zeke would surely intervene. That could result in Elder Erebus being killed by the Southern Faction instead. Things would be different if Centuria attacked, though. Zeke won't hurt his own people, and even if he did, Elder Erebus would be able to stop him. You guys have to believe me. I only attacked the Southern Faction because I had no other choice!”

Everyone began discussing among themselves again.

“Do you think Golden Cicada is telling the truth?”

“It makes sense from a logical standpoint, but... I don't know. I just have a hard time trusting Golden Cicada.”

“To be honest, I don't really trust Golden Cicada either. I feel like he's just playing us like fools.”

“Right now, I don't care if he's telling the truth. All I want to know is how we'll survive without food. It won't be long until we start dying of starvation!”

Golden Cicada motioned for them to quiet down as he continued, “Please, hear me out till the end. I know some of you still don't trust me. You guys still think I'm lying, and that's fine by me. Just keep in mind that we may end up starving to death now that our Spirit Stones have been taken. However, I have a solution that could save us all.”

Everyone was staring at Golden Cicada like a pack of hungry wolves after hearing that.

“Well? Go ahead and tell us this plan of yours. We might just forgive you if you can help us all survive this.”

“Okay, I'll be honest with you guys here. Even if you all have sufficient food and resources, you'd all still end up dead a few days later. Because we have failed to wipe out the Southern Faction as Elder Erebus wanted us to, he will surely kill us as punishment. Trust me, none of us are going to survive that. Right now, our best bet is to submit to the Southern Faction and ask Zeke to protect us,” Golden Cicada explained.

“You think we don't know that? We thought about doing so, but we've always been fighting against the Southern Faction. Now that we've attacked them, there's no way they'd take us in! Unless, of course, you have a way of convincing them to take us in,” Sebastian said.

“Why do you think I came back? I told the Southern Faction everything and said we'd be willing to join them in the fight against Elder Erebus, but they said they needed some time to consider it. After paying a huge price, I managed to get Zeke to agree to my request. I'll take care of our alliance with the Southern Faction, so all you guys have to do is submit to them,” Golden Cicada replied.