Beside him, another Ascender who had just returned from the frontline, like him, also wore a puzzled expression as he looked at the other Ascenders.
However, as his voice fell, the two suddenly noticed that the other sixteen Ascenders were all gazing at them.
There was no emotional fluctuation in these gazes, as if they were... puppets being controlled!
Just when the two felt something was amiss, a deep voice simultaneously sounded in their minds.
"All great things require choices and sacrifices; now is the critical period of the Ascension Plan, and nothing can go wrong."
The deep voice made the two's hearts tremble violently.
A horrifying thought emerged in their minds.
"Could it be... that the Lord of the End... has awakened?"
As this thought appeared in their minds, it was abruptly cut off.
Immediately, their expressions gradually became as calm and indifferent as the other sixteen Ascenders.
Finally, the two spoke slowly.
"Agreed!"
