landbeastnovel Chapter 7193: The Oscillating Variable
Chapter 7193: The Oscillating Variable
Chapter 7193: The Oscillating VariableIf there was one undeniable fact, it was that the shadow of the Oscillating Fist loomed tall over the entire leadership challenge.
The RC negotiating team had done an excellent job of shaping the leadership challenge in a way that gave the Dark Apostle an option to take over the Phase Lord Department without needing to confront its true leader.
This was a masterstroke in negotiation. Perhaps the Ascended Giants themselves had not truly recognized the implications of these terms.
Well, Ves thought it was more likely that the Ascended GIants underestimated the challenger.
They initially thought of him as a mech designer who possessed no real fighting skills.
Well, they had certainly been proven wrong this time.
The Oscillating Fist definitely shouldn’t have been able to foresee how all three of his strategos eventually rolled over the challenger.
This should have thrown him off-balance, but this also made him even more unpredictable.
How would he react?
Would he accept the results?
Would he try to fight back in order to retrieve the Phase Lord Department back in his possession?
All of these questions and more lingered in the minds of the collies and even the Ascended Giants.
After the initial celebration subsided, the collies all grew serious as they awaited the start of the fourth and final duel.
Multiple think tanks ran through the data and came up with many different theories.
The Red Collective had come closer than ever to regaining control over the Phase Lord Department. They did not want to drop the ball at the last second because they overlooked a crucial variable.
At this moment, none of the variables caused as much consternation to them as the self-styled polemarchos of the Ascended Giants.
The opinions of the Ascended Giants had always painted him as a cut above the rest of their kind.hat the higher ups of the RC regained hope.
They were most unwilling to allow the Oscillating Fist to spoil their plan just when it was about to bear fruit!
"Can we assassinate the Oscillating Fist before he shows up at the dueling ground?" Ves asked. "It is best to eliminate him out of sight of everyone else. Let his absence speak for itself."
"Y-You!" His alter ego looked scandalized. "No! I veto this proposal! So what if the Oscillating Fist does not accept the outcome of the leadership challenge? I will not be a coward and refuse to meet him face to face. At least hear him out. What if your estimations about him are off? You should not judge him until I have an opportunity to question him about his motives in person. As the first leader of the Ascended Giants, he deserves to be treated with dignity unless you have ironclad proof that he has ill intentions."
That was difficult to obtain given how secretive he behaved.
However, it was undeniable that much of the reason why the Phase Lord Department had become so estranged from the rest of the Red Collective was due to the Oscillating Fist.
The leader bore undeniable responsibility for letting his men slide closer and closer to independence and defection.
He had failed to do his duty to red humanity.
Nobody even knew whose side he was on these days.
Only a meeting could clarify this matter.
His answer — or lack of one — would determine what sort of treatment he deserved.
A short discussion ensued. They reluctantly concluded that it was not feasible to assassinate the Oscillating Fist.
The fear was too great that they would botch the attempt. Once the commotion spread, the other Ascended Giants might get pulled into the vortex and ultimately fight directly against the forces of the Red Collective!
In order to prevent such a mess from happening, it was best to control the variables as much as possible.
They could do this by making the Oscillating Fist act in isolation.
He at least needed to show up on the dueling ground alone.
Though the Red Collective would not be able to hide their subsequent actions, it would be a lot easier to take out the polemarchos without letting the situation spin out of control.
"Give him a chance." The Dark Apostle found himself forced to stand up on behalf of the Oscillating Fist. "If he acts dishonorably, then you can do whatever you want to him. However, if he acts in a manner that is supported by the Ascended Giants, then I advise you to leave him alone. You will not endear yourselves to my future subordinates if you do not take our traditions seriously."