"The arena... the arena is gone!!!"
The Ora ended, the giant Buddha vanished, and the massive arena made up of twenty-six platforms, spanning tens of thousands of square meters, had completely disappeared as well, leaving behind only a pitch-black void.
"Is this his true strength?!"
In the top twenty-six spectators' section, Aquaman stared at Hawking floating in the air and muttered to himself.
Only now did he fully accept reality. Forget wiping out all humanity—even Hawking alone was an existence Atlantis could not defeat.
It seemed that, for Atlantis's safety, he had to make the second choice.
Join the Hero Alliance, become Super Heroes, earn the recognition of the human public, then have Hawking take the lead in reaching a partnership with humanity. In the end, humanity and Atlantis could coexist peacefully.
Just as Aquaman made his decision, Hawking suddenly jolted.
"Damn, why did my Justice Points suddenly increase so much?"
The Justice Points on his panel had suddenly risen from one-tenth of the progress bar to seven-tenths. With another three-tenths, he could unlock a new Protagonist Template.
"Could it be..."
Hawking suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Aquaman.
"Legilimency."
A moment later, he withdrew his magic and turned back around.
"So that's what it was."
Because he had made Aquaman completely abandon the idea of leading Atlantis into war against humanity, he had gained so many Justice Points.
War was a meat grinder, especially one involving all of humanity and Atlantis. The casualties would probably be even more horrific than World War II, with countless humans and Atlanteans dying.
Naturally, preventing such a war before it began earned him plenty of Justice Points.
"An unexpected gain."
His original purpose in recruiting Aquaman had been for Vibranium and Atlantis's technology. He had not given much thought to