Chapter 102: Taking Over Power
"Why not kill him?"
Furiosa got up from the ground, frowning as she looked at Immortan Joe, who was now completely captured by Jake.
Immortan Joe, upon hearing this, immediately realized his Imperator had betrayed him. He wanted to curse, but Jake kicked him in the stomach, and because Jake was still gripping his hair, he swung in the air like a pendulum, his words stuck in his throat.
"He can't just die like that," Jake shook his head. "Even a dictator needs a public death before someone can take over. Although I don't think this guy deserves the title, the steps are still necessary."
Although Furiosa didn't fully understand the reference, that didn't prevent her from understanding Jake's meaning.
Jake's meaning was clear: to kill Immortan Joe in front of the enslaved people, to declare that the old ruler had ended and that he would be the new ruler.
Carrying Immortan Joe to the cave entrance, they didn't attract many slaves, but instead drew the attention of the War Boys.
Upon seeing Immortan Joe captured, they all wanted to pounce on Jake and tear him to pieces.
Immortan Joe was the spiritual leader of all the War Boys; in their minds, Immortan Joe was absolutely invincible.
But now, who was Jake, who could carry Immortan Joe like a sack of grain?
The shock of seeing their once-admired leader beaten so helplessly was precisely why the War Boys didn't rush forward.
Jake completely ignored the War Boys and continued carrying Immortan Joe forward.
Ahead was the edge of the cave entrance; if he took another step forward, he would fall from three hundred feet and be smashed to pieces!
Furiosa, standing to the side, wanted to warn Jake, who still showed no sign of stopping, but the next second her eyes widened!
Jake had actually stepped off the edge and onto the almost 90-degree vertical cliff face of the rock formation!
He seemed glued to the cliff face.
Instantly, all the War Boys erupted in amazement. To these fanatics, obsessed with entering Valhalla, the invincible Immortan Joe had been defeated! This meant that heaven had sent a new god to rule them, and the power Jake displayed was none other than divine power.
So, one by one, the War Boys abandoned their initial hostility, waving their hands and roaring at Jake. This wasn't a show of defiance, but a declaration of their loyalty.
Below the rock formation, all the War Boys and their followers witnessed Jake standing on the sheer cliff face, walking leisurely and slowly, Immortan Joe in his hand, slowly descending the mountain!
This was Jake's initial plan: to rule this long-enslaved world in a short time, he needed to borrow Immortan Joe's methods of governance—faith.
When technology reaches a certain level, it's essentially no different from magic.
Anti-gravity mode—how many people in this world truly understand it?
Everyone was stunned, looking up at Jake, silently watching him.
He walked down the cliff face step by step, and with each step, the slaves felt their breathing become more rapid.
Sixty feet from the ground, Jake stopped.
He was now close enough that those on the ground could even see Immortan Joe's face contorted with fear.
His display of power ended there. Jake roared, "From today onwards, I will be the new ruler here! As for this ugly, disgusting tyrant..." He released his grip, and Immortan Joe screamed as he plummeted from the sky. "He's yours!"
Instantly, the tens of thousands of people who had been completely silent erupted into a frenzy.
They cheered and rushed toward the impact site, their faces wild with emotion as they dragged the half-dead Immortan Joe from the ground, tearing him apart, dismembering him, and consuming his flesh!
Jake couldn't quite stomach this scene and turned back.
In this way, he had established his position in the hearts of these slaves. As for the War Boys, if they resisted, he would have to eliminate them all. Faith was the most steadfast thing in humanity, and Jake didn't simply believe that killing Immortan Joe would gain their acceptance.
And indeed, upon returning to the cave, the War Boys didn't reveal their stance, adopting a wait-and-see approach.
They believed in Valhalla, with Immortan Joe merely representing them.
Of course, there were also die-hard Immortan Joe loyalists among them.
Bang!
A gunshot from the distance expressed the shooter's dissatisfaction, but facing Jake, who remained on high alert, this sneak attack was destined to fail.
Jake quickly spotted the shooter based on the direction the bullet came from.
Without hesitation, he slammed his right hand onto the hand of the nearest War Boy, grabbing his gun!
With a flick of his wrist, the bullet struck the attacker precisely between the eyebrows.
As for the bullet that had come at him, even if Jake hadn't dodged, it wouldn't have hit him.
"From now on, I am your new leader. You can resist, you can be dissatisfied, but I will absolutely kill those who act against me," Jake said, quickly firing again, taking down several War Boys who were making suspicious movements.
The scene instantly fell silent.
After waiting for about a minute, no one else moved.
The War Boys lowered their heads, their pride wounded. Perhaps these people didn't truly want to obey Jake's orders, or pledge their loyalty to him.
But so what?
Jake didn't care about these people at all. In fact, if he had enough bullets, he would have eliminated these terminally ill fanatics.
Soon, Jake took control of the territory, and Immortan Joe became a thing of the past, forever relegated to the stomachs of his former slaves, waiting to be turned into waste and see the sunlight again.
"You can choose to leave now, but I hope you can help me," Jake said to Furiosa. Having just gained control, Jake couldn't possibly rule this place alone for long.
Furiosa frowned, then nodded.
She believed Jake would be easier to work with than Immortan Joe. Since she could leave at any time, Furiosa wouldn't hesitate to help this ally.
So Jake appointed Furiosa as the supreme commander of the territory.
The reason Furiosa was made commander was not only because Jake lacked management experience, but also because he wanted her to control the War Boys. No one knew what these fanatics were thinking, but Furiosa, who had always been their superior, was better able to manage them.
Thus, Jake simply became the ruler of this faction—simple, but not unexpected.
He issued his first decree as ruler.
"Everyone get ready! We're going to take the Bullet Farm and Gas Town. Once we capture those two places, I guarantee everyone will have water and food!"
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