"So that was why this old man came to find me.
After all, Sister, there was no way you would choose to use Sephidolos's final legacy to protect a completely unfamiliar newborn civilization.
Though, from what we could see now, Earth Civilization had uncovered far too many secrets,
so many that it did not resemble a newly emerged civilization at all."
The black-haired, straight-haired girl, Ifait, remained expressionless.
Old Seren neither denied nor acknowledged her words. He merely waited for the light meant to display the projection to gradually stabilize,
before finally sighing.
"I remained on this planet for nearly half a year, trying to uncover more clues about these leads.
But after two hundred days, I ultimately discovered something even more terrifying than the code itself:
Swarm Slayer eggs.
That was the true danger hidden on Mars. They were replicating and breeding beneath its surface at an astonishing rate.
Even immature hatchlings possessed enough destructive power to devour the civilization of an entire galaxy.
I exhausted the last of my Spiritual Energy Trait just to barely seal that swarm of newborn Swarm Slayers within a deep underground cavern—the very cavern where I discovered the code.
But this seal was not permanent.
As time passed, my spiritual energy continued to dissipate, and the seal's power weakened by the day. Once the swarm broke free, the consequences would be unimaginable."
Selen's voice carried a trace of exhaustion, and even the projection's light dimmed somewhat.
"That was why I needed someone to help me deal with this crisis.
If it were you, Ifasta, you most likely would not have done this. You would have chosen to flee with civilization's hope.
After all, with your collective capabilities, you could assimilate humanity.
I was right, wasn't I?"
The old man smiled gently.
"From my