After brief moment "So you will stop me, right? Or you will continue to negotiate?" Violence asked,

"Well, yes," Wanderer replied. "At least I will try to restrain you."

"So what are you planning to do? Because you can't stop me, so you are planning to attack me, right?" Violence pressed.

"Let me ask you this," Wanderer said. "What happens after you conquer this glorified desert?"

"What will happen after I conquer this region? I can get many resources and wealth while I can create my domain," Violence replied confidently. "That is what will happen if I manage to conquer this region. So what are you planning to do now?"

"And what happens next?" Wanderer persisted.

"And what happens after I become the king of the world and conquer many nations? I will make everyone kneel on their knees. Everyone on the world will acknowledge me. That is what will happen after conquering the world," Violence said, his voice filled with arrogance. "So will you give up on stopping me? Or are you still going to stand in my way?"

"And do you think your own people might just rebel against a naive mad ruler like you?" Wanderer asked, his voice laced with sarcasm.

"They will not," Violence replied confidently. "When they all become my servants, they will not betray me. They will do as I command. You think you can make a rebellion? I can crush anyone who opposes me and make sure everyone stays on my side."

Wanderer chuckled, his voice calm and light. Is this guy for real? Does he actually think he's invincible? Okay, let's play along for now. "Alright, I had nothing to say. Ahahahahaha."

Violence narrowed his eyes, his tone hardening. "I didn't expect you to be able to stop me. But you are brave that you still try to stop me. I respect that. But now with your failure...The least I can do is reward you...The reward is that I will add you to my plan to conquer the world and make you one of my servants in my future world. As a reward for your bravery. So what do you say?"

Wanderer paced around the hologram, his eyes scanning the faces of the Skull Gang members. "I already got what I want... women, soldiers, vehicles, gas... What else can you offer to me?"

Violence smirked. "What else can I offer?....Power and wealth maybe? You want to make your army stronger? I can help you with supplies and weapons. I can help you create a massive army on my side with the power of mutants...I can help you make mutants your allies and add more soldiers to your army...So what do you say? Are you going to join me or not?"

Wanderer shook his head. This guy's a megalomaniac. He'll turn on anyone eventually."Well yes... but if I already conquer the world... then... I had no job. No enemy left... and it's might boring don't you think?"

Violence laughed. "You are a little bit too optimistic are you? Don't be fooled by my talk. I didn't even conquer the world fully and you already assume there is no chance for me to lose in this world after I conquered the world? Well that is naive of you to underestimate me. This world is full of surprises. So many enemies in my sight and more enemies that will emerge to be an obstacle to me."

Wanderer took a deep breath. "Tell me man... what makes you like this? Do you drink pills since you were born or what?"

Violence grinned. "You are trying to understand me...Are you curious about my power? Why I like the power? Why I want all of them power for me? Well the reason is because...Power is everything in this world you fool. It is the only thing that can make you free in this world. Power is… liberation. Freedom from weakness, from doubt, from everything. With power, I can shape the world as I see fit."

Wanderer shook his head. "Well no. I had power... but I can't control what people think and feeling..."

Violence scoffed. "Feeling? Who cares about feeling! That is bullshit! Feeling is just an obstacle! Power is the key to freedom and power itself is everything! Nothing matters in this world! Nothing matters but power! The whole world can be a toy if you have power!"

Wanderer chuckled. "Alright... I bet you're a BDSM practitioner hahaha."

Violence smirked. "So what? Can't handle the truth that I'm right? Feeling is worthless...You can't get anywhere with feeling. You can't change a country or the whole world with feeling. But you can change the whole world and the fate of the world with power. Power is everything. Do you have the same ideal as I am? Or is it a different ideal?"

Wanderer sighed. "I already conquered the world after the great coalition war ended... but ruling vast regions is pain... so I just led this elite merc company... and roaming free."

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Violence raised an eyebrow. "So you don't pursue more power? Don't you want to become an immortal? Don't you want to be on top of the world and crush your foe? Are you really happy with just roaming the earth?"

Wanderer shook his head. "I don't want to be an immortal man... it's a lonely existence."

Violence frowned. "But you can gain a lot in that immortal world. That is also an opportunity. You can do anything. You can create or break anything. I can't believe someone rejects immortality for the sake of being human....Human is fragile. They can't survive for more than 100 years and you reject immortality...Why?"

Wanderer stop circling the hologram "I'm just tired of fighting all the time. This life..."

Violence sighed. "Tired? Of ruling people? If you feel tired just give your rule to someone else...If you want to take a rest you can take a rest...Why must you reject immortality because of that?"

Wanderer shook his head again, "I'm just tired of doing these things man... this all scenario... struggles... and even pleasure..."

Violence chuckled, "Pleasure? The reason you don't want to immortality and be a king is because you think it tired? You think your life is boring if you become a king and control the world?"

Wanderer sighed,. "Yes, that correct... I'm no need god power because I'm not a god at first place... I'm just a human."

Violence's eyes narrowed, " Do you fear the responsibility or the boredom and loneliness? Or are you don't have the will power to continue fighting? Is that why you surrender?"

Wanderer's gaze remained steady,. "I feel the excitement while fight... that is undoubtedly a warrior feelings... but the context, the reason... the purpose... that is something... I can't... feel it anymore."

Violence's lips curled into a sneer. " This feeling....This feeling of adrenaline rushing through your vein. That is the feeling that make you feel alive...Isn't it?"

Wanderer nodded. "Yes..."

Violence laughed, a cold, mirthless sound. "Then you are a simple warrior. A simple mindless warrior who don't think too much to question his purpose. A simple warrior who is too afraid of the burden of his power... What a shame to all warrior."

Wanderer shrugged. "Hmhm.. yes perhaps..."

Violence's laugh. "So you agree then? You are a weak simple warrior....You are weak and your will power break easily.... What a shame...."

Wanderer chuckled,. "Yep... but I know my capability.. and know my limit.. unlike you."

Violence's face contorted into a mask of rage. "You said you know the extent of your ability? You are nothing but a fly to my sight."

Wanderer's expression remained calm, his voice steady. "Good..."

Violence's eyes narrowed, " I will easily defeat you and make you my servant....Do you surrender now?"

Wanderer shook his head, "You even not trying yet."

Violence's expression softened slightly on his pixelated hologram, "You are right....I will admit that you are pretty good warrior. Maybe you not that useless, I can make you my servant and make good use of your combat skill if you give up now. What do you say?"

Wanderer chuckled, his voice laced with sarcasm. "Do you think I will work with bully boss? No thanks.. my wife is mean enough for me ahah hahah"

Violence's laughter turned into a snarl. "You think I am one of those arrogant and ignorant type of king? If you want to call me a bully boss then I don't care. The important thing is that you acknowledge my power....But it seems you still have this rebellious nature toward me....This attitude annoy me...."

Wanderer sigh"Alright... dude... you hopeless... I bet you type who will fight anyone isn't? And this meeting... after this moment... all faction in wasteland will know your attitude" Wanderer then showed the recorded video of the entire conversation on his comm.

Violence's expression remained unfazed. "You think I care about recording this entire conversation? Your recording do nothing to change the fact that I still want to make you my servant!"

Wanderer shrugged, his voice calm. "Good! See you in battle field"

Violence laughed, a cold, calculating sound. "Hahaha! That I will look forward to"

Wanderer slowly walked backward, his gaze fixed on the members of the Skulls Gang surrounding them. His hand rested firmly on his holster, ready for any sudden movements. The tension in the air was palpable, each member of the gang equally tense, their eyes darting between them

As the conversation came to a close, one of the gang members turned off the hologram and tucked the disk under his arm. "It looks like you made your choice, Wanderer," he said, his voice dripping with a mix of disdain and amusement. He then began to walk backward, signaling to the others. The Skulls Gang climbed into their sleek sports cars, engines roaring to life as they sped off toward the looming Series 9 skyscraper in the distance.

Furqan watched as the Skulls Gang members left, the tension in the air slowly dissipating. He turned to Wanderer, a mix of admiration and curiosity on his face. "Wanderer, that was... intense. I must say, I'm impressed by the way you handled yourself.."

He paused for a moment, a wry smile playing on his lips. "And recording that conversation was a bold move. I wonder what the other factions will make of it."

Wanderer sighed, glancing at the comm on his left hand. "Hmhm... it means war. But not just any war. A useful war. The wasteland will turn into a bloodbath again, but this time, ex-fellow humans will be annihilated." He looked toward the dark skyscraper on the horizon, then turned to Oboro and Chrome. "See, buddy? Once a destroyer, always a destroyer," he said, implying that negotiating with Series 9 was futile from the start.

Oboro nodded in agreement with Wanderer's assessment. Chrome chimed in, a hint of admiration in his voice. "You're right, Wanderer. It seems like Violence isn't the negotiating type. But hey, at least we'll have a hell of a fight on our hands. Right, boss?"

They exchanged grins,. Though this may not have been the outcome they were hoping for,

Furqan sighed,. "So it appears that diplomacy failed. It's unfortunate, but sometimes conflicts can escalate beyond words.. If war is what they want, then war it is."

He turned to Oboro and Chrome. "Are you guys ready for this? It's going to be a tough fight."

Chrome nodded, "We're always ready for a tough fight, comrade. In fact, we prefer it that way!"

Furqan couldn't help but smile at their contagious spirit. "That's the attitude I like to hear. Let's do this!"