Zack hesitated. If the war could end with that, it would be very wonderful. But would it be that easy? He wasn't sure.

He had seen many things after joining the war. And it wasn't pleasant.

"I…Don't know…"

He told Jaune honestly. He really didn't know if introducing a new source of energy would help end this war.

"What do you mean you don't know?"

Jaune was confused. Didn't Shinra just want to establish the power plant? And this power plant had drained the life steam of the world, so Wutai didn't want that.

But if it's an alternative energy source that would be friendly to the environment, Wutai might accept it. Wouldn't it be a win-win situation?

"It was complicated. Even though the war could begin with a petty lesson, when it happened, it couldn't be stopped that easily. From what I knew, Shinra didn't just want to establish a power plant. They also want to dominate the world."

"Oh…That's…"

Jaune was speechless. If the goal of Shinra was to dominate the world, then there's nothing he could do about it. Even when they were introduced to the new power source, they would still wage war with everyone.

He could only sigh. The greed of humans knows no bounds.

'Well, I am also human too, right.'

[Ceil is afraid to tell the host that. The host already stopped being human when the host was killed by the tree.]

'...'

Jaune was speechless about what Ceil had said to him, but he moved on. There was no need to think about the final moments of his life during a stressful battle.

"Sorry, but it seems like there's nothing I can do. I am just a second class soldier. Maybe when I get promoted to first class, I might be able to do something. Or if it were that person, maybe we could stop this pointless war."

"That person?"

Jaune was curious about the person that Zack mentioned. He seemed to have a lot of respect for that person, judging by the tone of his voice.

He wanted to speak with Jaune more, but an explosion occurred at the base he was assigned to.

Zack looked in the direction of the explosion. He shook his head. It wasn't the time to talk with the enemy. He needed to beat Jaune and went to help his comrade.

"I can't speak with you anymore. I have to go back and help my friends."

Jaune heard him nod. He understood him because he needed to hurry to help his friends too.

He held his spear tightly, waiting for Zack to make his move.

Zack shot toward Jaune with speed. he used materia to speed himself up.

Jaune, who didn't have any buff materia but used pills and potions, was able to defend against his attack. The gap in battle experience was still there, but it slowly closed.

"You are getting stronger and stronger when we fight. I can't let you become stronger than this. Sorry, but I need to end this fight right now."

Zack then pulled something out from behind him. It was a materia with red color.

"That's summon materia!"

Jaune, when he saw the red materia, knew right away that Zack was being serious right now. The cost of summon materia was very expensive, so it should be very powerful.

"Heed my call, Ifrit!"

Then hell broke out. The king of fire had appeared on the field.

"Shit…"

Jaune felt enmity with Ifrit. He was the king of fire, which was the opposite of him, the being of water.

Ifrit roared loudly. Jaune didn't feel afraid or anything. Instead, his blood boiled in anger.

The two looked each other in the eyes before they crashed with all their might.

Zack was surprised that Ifrit would instantly attack Jaune before he even gave him the command.

"What the hell happened? And why the hell did that guy change so much?"

Jaune was now more fierce when fighting with the ifrit. Water and Fire were sprayed everywhere, creating mist around the area.

Zack had to try and avoid their attack. The boiling water could kill him if he wasn't careful.

"Are they mortal enemies or something? Well, It's good for me. Please hold him as much as you can, Ifrit!"

Zack used the chance that Ifrit created for him to go back to the base.

Jaune saw that Zack was about to escape. He wanted to come after him, but Ifrit wouldn't let him go.

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