Ling Ke left.
After that, Kevin Kaslana also left.
Before the latter left, he invited Alicia to leave with him.
She simply looked deeply at Raiden Mei and did not refuse.
Nowadays, Alicia knew that she needed to obtain more intelligence in order to make relatively correct judgments in the future.
And it was obvious that if she did not follow Kevin, it would be very difficult for her to achieve this prerequisite.
Shortly.
Not even minutes before or after.
With all the "Domain Puppets: The Law of Origin" that had been completely dispatched by Ling Ke to serve as a facade and then create visual impact, all withdrawn, only Raiden Mei was left alone on the scene.
Suddenly—
"Tick~"
The originally peaceful sky suddenly became increasingly violent.
At first, just a drop of rain and dew.
But as time passed, the rain and dew grew dense, and finally—
Raiden Mei stood still.
She let the rain fall upon her.
Perhaps only this way could the tears on her cheeks be hidden.
But—
"Tick~"
This time it wasn't the sound of rain and dew falling.
But Raiden Mei's vision could no longer be covered by the heavy rain.
At that moment, her waist-length purple hair seemed to have been erased by an off-screen eraser, showing a desolate whitish-gray color.
And "the tears at the corners of my eyes can't mix with the falling rain."
They are bright red like blood.
"Tick~"
"Tick~"
The countdown to the end of "self-destruction" (nothingness).
Had already "begun."
Hours later, the World Serpent, inside an underground base still under construction.
"Actually, that person (Ling Ke) established that rule from the very beginning."
Purple-haired girl... Mei, whispered in a very low voice.
This was not the kind of conference room where you deliberately try to add some superficiality.
Some, just a few sofas, a resting place like a warm party spot.
At this moment, Mei, Kevin Kaslana, and... Alicia, whom he had brought with him, were all gathered here.
While Mei spoke, she conveniently prepared a fruity milk coffee for Alicia, stepped forward, and handed it to the latter.
"Thank you."
The pink-haired girl took the cup of coffee and held it in her palm.
Warm.
Kevin, on the other hand, unconsciously stood a little farther away.
Today he could control his extremely low body temperature.
The low temperature would be completely restricted to his body surface and not spill outward.
However, the habit of conserving it for a long time in the past still made him, a man of warmth, make a subconscious move.
Then, Mei and Alicia sat on the sofa while Kevin, arms crossed, leaned against the wall not far away.
Conversation.
In the current World Serpent, there were actually several high-level members.
Like: Grey Serpent.
Another example: Mebius, Sue, and young Kevin.
It was a pity that the aforementioned high-level members had to deal with their own affairs at the moment, or had not given up and their identities were so sensitive that they could not be present in person.
Or... it was Mei and Kevin who thought that with their current nature, they were not enough to participate in such a broad matter.
Therefore, in the near future, she and he would only reveal part of the intelligence that could be accepted by those few people.
And right now—
"I can roughly infer what that person (Ling Ke) wants to do."
Mei took another foamy milk coffee, took a light sip, looked at Kevin and then... looked at Alicia, who had just arrived here.
She was silent.
Seemed to be thinking whether to share information with Alicia.
But, given everything Kevin had revealed earlier.
She finally decided, trusting Alicia.
So—
"K-423, according to that person (Ling Ke), this girl would have walked the path paved by our generation in the future over 50,000 years, plus her own transformation, and finally obtained the 'Cocoon of the End' and became the God of the Earth."
"But with his arrival and intervention (Ling Ke), this seemingly happy ending no longer exists."
"Now, since he (Ling Ke), who possesses extraordinary power, wants to restore this point in a 'halfway' manner, then..."
Mei looked at Kevin "who was actually sending us a message——"
"That is: if your (our) era wants to survive for a long time, you must strangle K-423 in the cradle in advance."
"Otherwise, the decision-making power will fall into the hands of the group called the 'modern civilization era.'"
She stated such a cold fact.
Kevin also nodded.
Upon returning, he had already vaguely thought of this stubble.
That man.
Alicia stood still in silence.
Mei continued: "Through my analysis, since that person (Ling Ke) has established such a rule, it probably means that as long as we kill K-423 in advance, it is equivalent to crossing the weakest 'endgame.'"
"On the contrary, if we choose to let her go, then... another personality in K-423 is a hidden danger like a time bomb that we must consider."
"In short, the benefits of obeying the 'script' are too great to ignore. On the contrary, it's expensive and cannot be ignored."
"We actually have no other choice."
"Because from beginning to end, it is Raiden Mei who truly has to make the cruelest decision, not us."
"She will be in a dilemma after we decide to target K-423."
"Whether she lets K-423's dangerous situation pass and her heart completely collapses or tries every means to protect her and, in the end... becomes an involuntary monster (the Herrscher of this era)."
"In any case, she is forcibly pushed to trial and has no hope."
"Next, just wait for the half-year period to arrive..."
Mei didn't continue.
She had already made the most sober analysis.
At this time—
"Ay~"
Alicia sighed.
Now she had also fully understood the cruel status quo.
If one side wants to survive, it must completely take away the hope of the other.
No room for compromise.
On the side.
"…"
Kevin didn't know how to persuade this comrade either.
He should be the first to acknowledge this fact.
Although he regretted it in every possible way, he had long been aware of his nature.
But for everyone else, when this cruel truth dawned on the table—
"Do you want to tell this to anyone else?"
In the end, he only asked Mei that sentence.
And upon hearing it—
"Tell Grey Serpent and Mebius."
Mei replied: "Except for the blocked Twilight Street, Sue, as well as Eden, Cosmo, Hua and 'you' whom we're about to contact, may not be able to accept what happened now."
"Verbal explanations may seem extremely pale at those moments."
"Analyze their respective personalities from what you told me…"
"Maybe they can only wait to be contacted themselves and then judge for themselves."
"We don't actually have the power to make judgments for them."
At this point, she turned to look at the pink-haired girl on the side: "So, Alicia, now you know everything."
"What is your response?"
Upon hearing it—
"I…"
Alicia opened her mouth.
She remembered the earlier look — the shattered look in the other's eyes when she last looked at Raiden Mei.
Distressed?
Perhaps there was a bit of compassion at play.
But as she said before, she was not familiar with the other person now.
And, having learned what happened with the whole matter—
In fact, she felt even more pity for the black-haired youth named "Ling Ke."
No one's good intentions are willing to be let down.
Even she might cry.
Not to mention that for this reason, they were pursued and submerged in a dark hell and abyss for several years.
Alicia wondered: if she had arrived in the world for the first time and had not met the gentle, considerate, and thoughtful Mother Seria, but instead had the same experience as Ling Ke—
Would she still be so willing to believe in humans as she is now, and even want to become a real human, and then firmly recognize the so-called "beauty" and "hope"?
At this moment—
"Could it be?... Could it be considered the 'Law of Man' over 50,000 years later?"
Alicia, made this guess with a pun.