"You... you are... my sister?" Just as Haoyun and the others were still pondering where they had heard this voice before, Eva asked tremblingly.
"Little Eva, long time no see!" This time, the one speaking was the official standing beside the female official. From his stature and voice, he was clearly a male official.
After these two officials suddenly spoke, they immediately removed the hoods that covered their entire faces. Upon seeing their faces clearly, Eva and her companions couldn't help but widen their eyes in disbelief, exclaiming incoherently, "This... this can't be! What is going on?!"
"Sister, you've grown up," the female official said in a gentle tone, ignoring Eva and her companions' confusion.
"Sister? Brother-in-law? Aren't you supposed to be dead?" Hearing the female official speak again, Eva asked in a chilling voice.
"Sister? Brother-in-law?" Haoyun and his companions were also stunned upon hearing these two titles, and they looked at the two officials nearby with incredulous gazes. These two officials who had suddenly joined the conversation were actually Eva's sister, Irene, and her brother-in-law, Ceras?! My goodness! What is happening here?!
Irene's smile gradually brightened, and then she playfully responded, "Hahaha! Silly child! Don't always say such ominous things! Look, aren't we both still alive and well? Let me tell you! The drama of our supposed death was just a good show arranged by Lady Elsa! Lady Elsa did this to allow us to return here through the teleportation gate opened during that light beam, and handle our employment procedures early so that we could participate in this purification mission as soon as possible."
"What... what is going on?!" Eva exclaimed again incoherently.
Although Eva had witnessed many strange events during the battle, everything that happened this time had already exceeded her cognitive scope, making it impossible for her to completely digest the massive amount of information she received today in a short time. The fact that Irene and her brother-in-law, who had been sacrificed for a long time, suddenly appeared before her now truly made Eva's tightly wound nerves show signs of collapse.
Irene pointed to Ceras beside her and said, "Let's start from the beginning. When Ceras and I first joined the Skull Squad, we were just two ignorant youths who had a rebellious attitude towards many strict rules in Lenata City. This led us to have the idea of seeking some wilderness stimulation around the city before going out on a mission, and we suddenly thought of the observatory at the top of the Lenata Mountains, which was exclusively for the retreat of the saviors. Due to the respect we had for the saviors, no one dared to approach that area without permission, making it the perfect choice for us to complete this rebellious act."
"At that time, it was extremely easy for us to sneak into the observatory. To our surprise, as soon as we entered the observatory, we found that the saviors who were supposed to be patrolling the main city were stationed there at some point, conducting some strange ritual in the center of the observatory."
"We saw a Xibo soldier stepping out of the magic array presided over by Lady Elsa, and bowing respectfully to Lady Elsa. After Lady Elsa and the Xibo soldier exchanged a few sentences in a language we couldn't understand, the Xibo soldier returned to the magic array and disappeared without a trace."
"After seeing this scene, Ceras and I immediately realized that the saviors were in cahoots with the Xibo people! The saviors must have been giving orders to the Xibo people! Then, just as we were secretly shocked, Lady Elsa and others immediately captured our whereabouts through the energy fluctuations caused by our leak of surprise emotions. However, given that we were able to sneak into the observatory under the saviors' noses without them discovering us immediately, Lady Elsa, out of admiration for our talents and the affection she had watched us grow up with, decided not to kill us, but chose to make an exception and invite us to join the Purification Envoys."
"So, maybe out of curiosity; maybe due to the powerful deterrent power displayed by Lady Elsa at that time; or maybe because we didn't want to die in vain, Ceras and I finally accepted Lady Elsa's invitation to join the saviors and became their eyes and ears planted in Lenata City."
"Here, Irene looked gratefully at Elsa Elsie. Elsa wore a satisfied smile, nodded at Irene, as if affirming Irene's performance over the years. Then, Irene hurriedly continued, "After joining the ranks of the saviors, Lady Elsa generously let us know their true identities, understood what the spiritual world is, and showed us the original appearance of this world. We gradually realized how wasteful it was for Earth NX to continue to exist without meaning, and gradually understood the good intentions of Lady Elsa and others to integrate Earth NX into the spiritual world. So, we gave up our original attempt to decipher Lady Elsa's tasks by infiltrating them, and wholeheartedly served Lady Elsa and others, eventually fulfilling our wish to be promoted to become officials within the dark layer system."
This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.
"Are you saying their intentions are benevolent? Are you trying to justify their manipulation of the Xibo to wreak havoc on Earth NX and their massacre of humans? Sister, do you realize what you're saying?! How could you excuse these perpetrators who have committed such heinous crimes against us?!" Eva fiercely questioned Iren.
"Don't worry! The purpose of this war isn't to completely end our civilization. Everything happening on Earth NX is only meant to temporarily weaken it. Lady Elza and the others are doing this to bring a brighter future to Earth NX and its inhabitants," Iren replied earnestly.
Pointing at the screen showing the blazing inferno before the Lena Tower Mountains, Eva continued her interrogation, "Sister! Please wake up and see our homeland with your own eyes! Do you call this a bright future? If the Xibo continue to attack like this, Lena Tower City and all major human strongholds will fall to them! Human civilization will soon be completely destroyed by the Xibo's iron grip!"
Iren waved her hand dismissively and said, "Little sister, please trust me! The Xibo don't intend to exterminate humanity. They simply want to utterly defeat the human defenses and disarm them completely. Because, I am the one who wrote the orders that led the Xibo to launch this attack."
"What?! You wrote them?! Captain Iren! How could you do this?! How could you stomach giving such orders?!" Wang Defa and the others couldn't help but exclaim after hearing Iren's explanation.
Iren raised her hand to calm Wang Defa and the others down, then continued indifferently, "Oh come on! Why are you all so agitated? Trust me, I know what I'm doing. We're doing this for two reasons: first, to further deplete the energy of Earth NX, making it easier for us to manipulate and ensuring a smooth integration into the Earth's N38 timeline. Second, it's for the sake of humanity on Earth NX. After the final purification process of Earth NX, it will leave the dark chain plane and officially enter the domain of the Divine Spirits. During this process, the entire world of Earth NX will endure immense pressure."
"In such a scenario, the vast majority of beings living on Earth NX will tragically perish because they cannot bear the torment of crossing between two worlds. Trust me, dying during the transition of Earth NX is far less cruel than dying in battle against the Xibo. So since death is inevitable, it's more humane for us to help them find a relatively comfortable way to die. Moreover, after a significant reduction in the population of Earth NX, the remaining beings won't face as much pressure when crossing the world barriers. Thus, the surviving beings will have a greater chance of entering the Earth's N38 timeline in a healthier state, becoming the cornerstone of a newly emerging civilization!"
Wang Defa and the others stared in disbelief at Iren. They couldn't believe that the person saying these things was the renowned Captain of the Skeleton Special Operations Team, who had fought valiantly against the Xibo invasion. Iren continued nonchalantly, "Think about it, our actions not only smoothly integrate a weakened Earth NX into the realm of Divine Spirits, ensuring the smooth operation of the Divine Spirits' realm; they also prevent many humans destined for an unpeaceful death from suffering greater pain. Simultaneously, it promotes the rapid progress of humanity in the newly formed world, achieving a situation where everyone wins."
Faced with Iren's outrageous statements, Haoyun and the others didn't know how to respond. At this moment, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. How could someone be so ruthless, boldly claiming to stand on the moral high ground like a great deity, while casually uttering such chilling and inhumane remarks?
Seeing Eva and the others in a state of uncertainty, Iren spoke again in an attempt to reassure them, "Little sister, I understand your feelings right now, and I know you may not grasp my meaning at the moment. But please trust me, once you join the Purification Envoys' big family, your perspective will gradually broaden, and your mental horizons will ascend to a higher level, allowing you to see more truths and better understand the fundamental values of this world. As your mind evolves, you will naturally understand the original intention behind our actions!"
Iren sighed, "Earth NX is just a very small, primitive world that lurks in the dark chain plane, roaming aimlessly without even a sense of purpose for its existence. It can only waste away here until its energy is exhausted and it quietly disappears into the dark chain plane again. How tragic is that! Therefore, from this perspective, the task of our Purification Envoys is not to destroy Earth NX, but to better save it, to save more meaningless worlds that are born and die in the dark chain plane, and to enable these worlds to find the meaning of their existence and achieve their own value."
"In this way, humans on Earth NX won't continue to live aimlessly. Because humans on Earth NX will join a truly rich and colorful world, rapidly advancing in their development to achieve a truly bright future!" As Iren spoke more passionately, she even unconsciously opened her arms at the end, as if she could pour all her enthusiasm onto Earth NX. At this moment, Iren seemed to become the savior of Earth NX, while the catastrophe it was facing was actually her foresight, a calamity deliberately designed to ensure that Earth NX and humanity could have a brighter future.
As Iren grew more impassioned, Eva's expression became increasingly pained. Eva tightly pressed her lips together, struggling to control her emotions. She shook her head vigorously and said, "No! You won't give us a better future! You only need us to keep developing so you can extract more energy from us. And once we can no longer provide fresh blood for you, you will ruthlessly abandon us, just like what happened in Ayun's world! This is not the life humans on Earth NX want! We just want to repel the invaders, restore peace, and live peacefully as we always have!"
Iren sneered contemptuously in response, "Hmph! How shallow! But I suppose that's understandable. After all, little sister, you're still like a frog at the bottom of a well, you've never seen what the real world is like. So, your idea of a peaceful life is just your own wishful thinking. Can you guarantee that all humans on Earth NX share your thoughts? Sacrificing oneself bravely for the sake of future generations is the greatest human virtue! How can you, with your naive ideas, dare to decide the fate of all humanity? Little sister, you are simply too selfish!"