A malicious thought was the mark of a demon.
Sun Wukong had told everyone this when the Super Soldier Company first encountered him.
At first, Qi Lin did not entirely agree with those words. After all, everyone carried some measure of "evil" in their heart, but that did not make everyone a demon.
Man was born inherently good.
Since the ancients had spoken those six words, there had to be reason behind them. Qi Lin had always believed that even the most heinous criminal possessed a patch of pure land deep within their heart.
However, it was not until she encountered those North Oath members who shouted about freedom and eternal life that Qi Lin realized just how naive her thinking had been.
North Oath, this massive organization formed by multiple nations, had been seduced by Morgana into unleashing the evil and desire in their hearts to the fullest. They shouted slogans of Fallen Freedom while committing acts utterly devoid of conscience.
It was one thing that they had not resisted the alien forces when Earth's all-out war broke out, but they had actually turned on their own compatriots and fellow humans. They could no longer be called people—they should be called demons wearing human skin.
Monchi D. Mofei, the secretary-general of North Oath, had been one of the first people Morgana recruited. Due to his special status, he had received Devil Factor and evolved into a low-level demon, gaining formidable abilities that ordinary humans did not possess.
His legion had likewise evolved because of their good performance. With this "elite" demon detachment, Mofei had been virtually unstoppable throughout North America, Europe, and other regions. Even China's Super Soldier Company was no longer worth his notice.
Unsatisfied, they began setting their sights on China. They established a stronghold in the