What do I want?
"Haha... I want a Forbidden world!!"
"Humans Greed and ugly... Why do you always so arrogantly believe that the human species deserves to exist in this world? All living beings despise humans from the bottom of their hearts."
"And now, humanity... the world is on the verge of destruction."
"Isn't this good?"
"Let Li Chen become the 'Annihilator,' causing this world to collapse until the universe begins anew."
"Isn't this good?"
"Is there anything wrong with this?" The Eldritch God removed his mask, and his crazed appearance reminded Li Chen of memories from many years ago.
How annoying, just like always...
It is precisely because of this that they can complement each other and that "Li Chen," the "King" of this new world, can be born.
Li Chen crushed the mask bit by bit, his tone turning colder. "I know your resentment, and I understand you've been suppressed for tens of thousands of years... But if we let Li Chen continue his rampage, not only this world, but the entire universe will collapse."
So what if he becomes "Emperor"?
"There will always be a more powerful being that will transcend time and settle accounts with Him."
What's the point of continuing like this?
Can you tell me the answer?
The Eldritch God fell silent... "Then why did you create him? Wasn't your plan, spanning millions of years, all for 'revenge'?"
"Now that the grand plan has begun, you're backing down, Li Chen... what are you thinking?"
"Me?" Li Chen gazed at the world being gradually swallowed up, a glimmer of power of rules flashing in his pupils. "I'm making up for his regrets, his pain, that path of lost dreams!"
"I understand he wants 'freedom'."
But who isn't free to fly within a cage?
"I've thought about it for many years... but I still can't find the answer. Those long years, that long wait, numbed me, and reminded me of the scenes of the world's destruction. Only then did I realize I was wrong..."
"My mistake was not treating them as flesh-and-blood human beings, but as pawns, making 'Li Chen' willing to do anything to climb up the ranks, while he always harbored a hidden purpose."
"That is, protecting what he considers his 'family'."
"Family—a foreign word... yet it was the only 'illness' in his heart, the root of all his problems stemming from this 'family.'"
The Eldritch God grinned. "Home... does he even have a home?"
"Think carefully about the world of mortals. Which one of them doesn't use him as a tool, even going so far as to kill him? Everything he has is fake."
"You're still bringing up 'home' now? I think you've forgotten that his memories are still vivid in our minds. Why don't you check carefully to see if there's a ray of light shining upon him in his life?"
"Stop pretending to be a good guy... Li Chen."
"You and I are the same... and we are the same as Him, our goals have never been so aligned... and that is to annihilate this world!!"
"Come on... let him experience the sublimation of power."
"Let Him feel the pleasure that comes with Authority!!"
"We are one at this moment!!"
In an instant... scorching light flashed from the body of the Eldritch God, shattering the sky. Countless pillars of light descended upon the world, and the Six Paths Keys pierced Li Chen's body like spears.
Li Chen's eyes widened, and he reached out to grab Li Chen's body, trying to pull out the keys that were still merging into his body.
"No... you can't do that!!"
"He will collapse!!"
Amidst the dazzling light, it seemed as if Li Chen's voice could be heard.
"Li Chen... Freedom seems to be right before my eyes."