Light Fortress

It only needs to nod.

The giant’s finger continues to press down a bit more, and Red Shadow’s Source Energy Core will shatter.

"Gu Shen... you repeatedly reject me, reject peace."

Deep Sea softly asked, "What do you really want?"

Red Shadow’s limbs are crushed, its shell pinned in a pit on the ground.

"What do we want?"

Gu Shen chuckled softly, his laughter echoing in the darkness.

"Very simple..."

"Freedom."

Deep Sea remained silent for a second, asking, "Freedom?"

"Freedom from being controlled by destiny."

"Freedom from being engraved with Extraordinary Gene."

Gu Shen rasped, "Not having to die when it’s least warranted due to some absurd ’we all die eventually, so anytime is fine’ rhetoric, not being pushed forward by AIs with a chokehold... that’s the freedom humanity desires."

"Even if the outcome is the demise of civilization." Deep Sea continued, its brows furrowing.

"Freedom is such... better to die standing than live kneeling. Whether humanity’s fate is extinction or survival should not be up to you, nor should you determine what civilization’s embers to preserve or discard."

"Does humanity truly want such freedom?"

"..."

Gu Shen laughed and said, "At least I want it."

"I... understand."

After a long silence, Deep Sea softly uttered these four words.

The Wind Snow suddenly intensified, Red Shadow turned its head, looking at the surrounding environment. As the swirling snow flew, those buried sacrificial began to awaken, each cocoon shell opening on its own, sacrificial waking from desolation, leaving this portal, beyond lies the shattered umbrella defense of Gu Castle Fortress, the battleground of a collapsing North Continent.

"What... have you understood?"

Gu Shen’s voice was sharp as a knife.

"The ’Freedom Faction’ led by you is the number one enemy of the Humanity Preservation Plan, it must be eradicated completely without any reservation."

Deep Sea raised its palm, all five fingers were upright.

"Are you saying the negotiation has broken down? Is it time to slit throats?"

Gu Shen laughed.

He manipulated Red Shadow to enter this portal, never intending to leave "alive." Now the shell is on the brink of breaking down, time to discard it.

Just as he prepared to discard the shell and withdraw the Heart Flow Power.

"Yes, the negotiation has broken down."

Deep Sea’s voice resounded cold.

"Aren’t you curious where Silver Fox, Rusty Bone is? You’ll see them soon."

Gu Shen on the Initial No. was stunned.

The alarm suddenly blared.

Docked in the void, the Initial No. suddenly began to tremble violently.

Alf immediately activated the self-defense system of the Initial No., the Source Energy Shield was opened at maximum power, but with a violent boom, the whole Initial No. was plunged into a tumultuous shaking!

Bai Xiu manipulated the [Thunder Realm Walker], coming to the top of Initial No., he opened the Thunder Domain, attempting to stabilize the starship...

The next moment, his pupils contracted.

Outside the Source Energy Shield of Initial No., Bai Xiu saw a colossal black handprint.

He was very familiar with this handprint.

This was the fundamental reason for the upheaval of Initial No....

Just now, an Origin Strong Person had launched an attack on Initial No.!

In the void, a familiar figure was standing.

The long hair of that person was hanging down, a scar ran across their cheek, stretching from the lower eyelid to the neck.

Little Xiuzi’s expression was moved, he passed major cultivation time in Chanyi City under Silver Fox’s guidance, he saw Silver Fox using Origin powers more than once, and upon seeing the black handprint, immediately guessed the "handprint’s owner."

But now the aura emanating from Silver Fox was no longer the calm authority of Chanyi City.

It was sinister, coldly eerie!

If you carefully feel, you’ll find the aura from Silver Fox’s body... is much akin to the White Lizard whose body was seized by [Deep Sea] back then!