Immortal Soul of Steel

Chapter 497 Choice
Cornelia and Clovis leave.

It didn't take long for Lu Luxiu to escape from the largest prison in District 11 with Karen and others.

Although from the outside, the prison seems to be quite chaotic.

But really, it's just a small area of ​​confusion.

Except for the area where Karen and the others were located, Lu Luxiu didn't care about the prisoners in other places, and had no plan to release them at all.

Such behavior caused many prisoners to shout in disappointment.

But Lu Luxiu and the others completely ignored it.

Although Kallen and the others who were rescued hesitated a bit, they did not get permission from the current commander of ZERO, that is, Lu Luxiu.They still haven't done anything.

Seeing that Karen and the others did not act rashly, Lu Luxiu also nodded secretly.

The betrayal of Karen and the others before certainly made them feel bad.However, the previous battle command in the Second Shinjuku District allowed Karen and others to initially build trust in ZERO.

Relying on this trust, Lelouch, with the help of Cornelia's team, brought Kallen and the others out smoothly.

After being led by Lu Luxiu to avoid several waves of chasing soldiers, he settled down in an abandoned building.Karen, Yucheng Shinichiro and others finally found Lelouchu who was surrounded by people.

"ZERO, thank you for saving us."

Karen stepped forward and looked at Lelouch with a complicated expression.

Lu Luxiu replied indifferently: "You're welcome, it's just a matter of little effort."

Lu Luxiu's understatement made Yucheng Shinichiro, who was still panting just now, quickly stepped forward and questioned Lu Luxiu.

"ZERO, you betrayed us, right?"

"It's all because of you that Shan died!"

"You betrayed us and failed our trust."

Facing Yucheng Shinichiro's trust, Lu Luxiu responded flatly without any emotional fluctuations.

"I don't want to answer the question of whether I betrayed you."

"In your eyes, no matter what the facts are, I have already betrayed you."

"So I'm too lazy to say anything, anyway, you won't believe it, so it's meaningless."

"I would say that from the beginning, we were just a partnership."

"When I was in the Second Shinjuku Ward, I didn't know you, and you didn't know me either."

"I just want to use you to deal with the Britannian army, and you also want to use me to defeat the Britannian army and win."

"This, right?"

Lu Luxiu's words made Kallen, Yucheng Shinichiro, and other members of the resistance organization who escaped speechless.

Looking at the silent crowd, Lu Luxiu continued.

"So, from the beginning, we didn't have the problem of who betrayed whom."

"We're all taking advantage of each other, there's no such thing as trust."

"The reason why you are angry now is because your comrades were killed by Britannia."

"I can understand this feeling."

"So, I don't bother to talk about other nonsense."

"Now what I want to say is, are you going to join my team?"

ZERO (Lelouchu) stood in front of the men in black masks, and stretched out his hand to Karen and the others.

"Do you still have the will to fight Britannia to the end?"

"If there is, then come and join my team."

"This time, it's not about simply using it, but about building real trust and entrusting your lives to me."

"I will use my strength to lead you to defeat Britannia, to overthrow Britannia, and to win the real victory!"

ZERO (Lu Luxiu)'s words stunned Karen, Yucheng Shinichiro and others.

Karen stared blankly at ZERO (Lelouchi): "Overthrow... Britannia?"

ZERO (Lelouchiu) nodded slightly: "That's right, it's different from the previous small fights. This time, our goal is not to defeat the Britannian army. It is to destroy the entire Britannia."

Almost as soon as ZERO (Lu Luxiu) finished speaking, Yucheng Shinichiro denied it: "How can this kind of thing be done."

ZERO (Lu Luxiu) cast a glance at Yucheng Shinichiro, ignored the reason, and looked straight at Karen.

"Hualian, you have to come and join us."

Looking at Kallen, Lu Luxiu muttered to himself: "This is the Kallen that CC said. '

'What's so special about her that makes CC so attached to her? '

Thinking back to the scene where he saw CC and Lin Youde alone together, Lu Luxiu understood that CC, a woman, had many secrets.

But CC being able to get to know Lin Youde also shows in a sense that he has a certain strength, or ability.

Otherwise, she would not be able to have a private private conversation with Lin Youde.It will not be caught by Clovis, who will not hesitate to use poisonous gas to cover up its existence.

'Besides GEASS, CC must have other secrets. '

Considering these, Lu Luxiu finally decided to trust CC for the time being.Because, at least the current CC is still on his side.

And when Lu Luxiu was thinking about this, Kallen also hesitated.

"I……"

Karen was unable to answer because Shinichiro Tamaki stopped him.

"Hey, Hua Lian, don't you really want to believe him?"

"He killed Fan, and he didn't even let us see the front."

"This kind of guy who hides his head and shows his tail is not worthy of trust."

Regarding this, ZERO (Lelouchiu) said quite calmly.

"Trust needs to be built."

"My true face will only be revealed to trusted comrades."

"You are not my comrades yet, so naturally I can't expose my true face to you."

"Just as you are still doubting me, I am also doubting whether you will go to Britannia to report after knowing my true face."

Saying that, ZERO (Lu Luxiu) suddenly changed the topic.

"Of course, this is not absolute. If you want to see it now, I can show it to you and let you know my true identity."

"But in such a result, you have to make a choice."

"Or, join us and become my comrade."

"Or, with the fact of knowing my true face, go underground and be with your other companions."

Surrounded by many black-clothed and masked men, Lu Luxiu asked.

"How about it, how do you choose? Do you know my identity now?"

Facing the black-clothed masked man who surrounded him and others, Yucheng Shinichiro panicked.

Without the titular leader Shan, the rest of them couldn't make effective judgments at all.

In the end, it was Kallen herself who made the choice.

"I... choose to join you, as long as you can guarantee to destroy Britannia."

As she spoke, Karen whispered softly, "I hope that in the future, I won't regret my choice today."

ZERO (Lelouchu) looked at Kallen with a smile, and stretched out his hand.

"Welcome, Hua Lian. Please rest assured, you in the future will not regret today's choice. I promise~!"

(End of this chapter)