Hearing this, Komuro took a deep breath and asked solemnly.

"I want to know what caused the apocalypse, and can it be stopped?"

Not expecting this sort of question, Lorien froze for a moment, he thought that he'll just ask him about the possibility of letting other people stay in the base or something like that.

"..."

Actually, Komuro isn't the only one who wanted to know this as the moment this question was asked, everyone's attention was attracted, even Saigai who was next to Lorien also looked at him in anticipation.

Hell, not to mention them, even Lorien himself is kind of curious about its origin as right now he doesn't know what caused it.

Previously, Lorien was planning on leaving this aside for another time, but now that the topic is raised, he decided to check it out, after all, he is also interested in this matter.

"Wait, I'll try and check!" Said Lorien as he began using his [Clairvoyance].

Even though his [Clairvoyance] doesn't allow him to see the 'past' or the 'present', Lorien could still look at the infinite possibilities of the future and infer the past from it; This costs a lot of energy but is still thankfully in an acceptable range.

Looking into the void, Lorien's golden eyes shone with a mysterious light as they peered through time.

This lasted for about 5 minutes before Lorien closed his eyes and rubbed his temples feeling mentally tired.

The amount of information he had to go through to find the answer he desired was absurd, but thankfully he was finally able to get what he wanted.

"Found it!" Said Lorien slowly as he opened his eyes and looked at eagerly waiting survivors.

Glancing at them, Lorien could clearly see the tension and hope in their eyes, but sadly he had to crush it ruthlessly.

"No! The apocalypse can not be stopped! Of all the futures I've seen, Humanity was never able to get restored to its previous state, the best case scenario was just humans creating bigger bases here and there, but that also won't last long..."

Not caring about their shock and disbelief, Lorien continued speaking indifferently.

"The main reason for this isn't actually because of human incompetence, that is far from the case! It is actually caused by the World itself!"

"Yes! you heard it right! it's the world itself!"

"The reason the apocalypse started is because 'The World' wants to get rid of humans, it is as simple as that! And this is also why it is impossible to stop it!"

"I've seen some futures where humans were able to create a vaccine for the virus, but guess what? the next day all zombies mutated rendering it ineffective, not to mention that those zombies can also start evolving and growing stronger if needed."

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"So also you guys can fight the world itself, you should focus on surviving rather than trying to save humanity!"

Hearing Lorien's speech, Silence immediately permeated the place; Looking at them, Lorien could see despair and disbelief appear on their faces replacing hope.

"No....."

"Impossible...."

"Lies..."

Seeing them starting to react, Lorien didn't bother calming them down this time as he turned around and started walking away with Saigai only leaving some words behind.

"This is the truth, believe it or not, it is your choice"

"Oh! And enjoy your stay!"

*Sob*

"Ahh!"

Ignoring the cries and screaming of the survivors who couldn't handle it anymore, Lorien made his way to his new house.

'So this is why I got rewarded by the world...'

'It turns out that the world simply wanted to get rid of humans, even the zombies...'.

'No, to be more precise it just wanted its energy back, so when I turned that zombie into absorbable dream energy I got rewarded and this should also apply to humans.'.

'So technically speaking, if I were to kill all of the humans and zombies on the planet, I can easily get control of the world, moreover, if I go all out it won't take me long to do it...'

With his first 'World' ownership 'dangling' right in front of him, even Lorien couldn't help but feel tempted.

'Should I....'

But suddenly just as he raised this thought, Saigai who was next to him spoke shaking him out of this state.

"Lorien!"

"HUH? What" Responded Lorien feeling startled.

"Nothing, It's just that you suddenly became silent, Are you alright?"

"Ah, I am alright, I was just thinking about something"

Feeling her concern, Lorien smiled at her while suppressing the thought that he just had.

Thinking back to it, he couldn't help but break out in cold sweat.

'It seems that even I get tempted sometimes, it appears that I need to work on strengthening my willpower...'

"By the way, I also have a question" Said Saigai.

"What is it?"

"I have always wondered; You once told me that your ability can only warp/alter inanimate objects, but you also told me that plants and trees are alive, so how can you use your ability on them?"

"That's a bit complicated, but I'll try to explain"

"Alright, I am listening."

"By inanimate objects, I actually meant things without a soul, or more precisely things without a conscience of their own, at least that's how I see it as I am not too sure about it."

"What do you mean by that?"

"My ability didn't exactly come with an instruction book so I am also guessing here."

"So according to your guess, the actual limit to your ability isn't things that are alive, it is actually soul and conscience."

"Yes, that's about it, for example, I can alter a tree, but once said tree gains conscience and becomes a 'Tree Monser' I won't be able to alter it anymore."

"So is the soul and conscience higher than matter? Otherwise, why are you able to alter matter but not them."

"Frankly, I have no idea, this is also foreign territory to me."

"I see..."

"Okay, It's my turn now!"

"Do you also have a question?"

"Yes, so how are you going to absorb all the doom energy in this world? your perception range shouldn't allow you to do such a thing, or are you going to go from town to town absorbing it bit by bit?"

"No, it's very easy actually!"

"And how is that?"

"Because the amount of 'Doom Energy' is too large, it became like a sea of energy!"

"And?"

"Ummm... You can think of it like this, what we usually do by collecting energy from people is like collecting different drops of 'water' and then gathering it into a 'pond' or 'pool' and then finally we absorb it"

Hearing this, Lorien's eyes went wide as it suddenly clicked!

"So what you mean is that because the 'Doom Energy' is too much, it actually gathered into a 'sea' on its own, moreover all of it is 'connected' so there is no need for you to collect it, all you have to do is just absorb it!"

"Exactly!"

Figuring this out, Even Lorien felt a bit envious; Remembered all the work he had to do to gather energy, and comparing it to how Saigai basically found it ready, he suddenly felt like crying in a corner somewhere.

'Unfair!'

But Lorien quickly shook this feeling away and he then smiled joyfully, after all, the one getting the benefits is his woman, her getting stronger is a very good thing!

"Hahaha! It seems that you got very lucky this time!"

"It's also thanks to you! If you didn't take me with you I wouldn't have gotten such a chance!"

"How many times did I tell you not to thank me..."

"Hahaha"