Chapter 886: The Ultimate Winner of the Evolution Competition
"That's right. I don't deny that I wanted to devour all the Mother Body Fragments, evolve into an even stronger, more perfect... Ultimate Carbon-Based Lifeform, and then launch another assault on the 'ancients'—if they still existed somewhere in this universe after the erosion of hundreds of millions of years."
"Lü Siya" readily admitted her purpose without hesitation. Then she spread her hands openly toward Meng Chao. "But I think this not only doesn't conflict with the Earth transmigrators' goal of surviving, it can also support and promote it.
"Believe me, Meng Chao. Even at the fiercest point of the Monster War, even when Dragon City's Train Cannons roared in unison and blasted tens of thousands of monsters into pulp in a single barrage, I never resented humanity.
"No, not just humanity. I never resented any living being that tried to destroy me, or that I tried to destroy.
"Natural selection, survival of the fittest. We are all contestants in the Evolution Competition, all following the same Game Rules, doing everything in our power to release life's most dazzling brilliance, trying to become higher, faster, stronger. That was all.
"To achieve my goal, I could sweep forth with a surging Beast Tide and try to devour Dragon City, skin and bones alike.
"Or I could choose to let go of the past, cooperate wholeheartedly with Dragon City, and achieve Perfect Fusion with humanity.
"I never wanted to completely wipe out such adorable creatures as humans—not out of kindness, of course, but because your performance in the Monster War earned my respect. More importantly, it made me realize that your existence, your drive to forge ahead, your vigorous vitality, ever-changing nature, and unfathomable cunning could effectively make up for my shortcomings in thought