In that instant, everyone in the criminal organization known as "Deadlock" seemed to have had their throats seized, and not a single one spoke another word.
Even the one who appeared to be the leader fell silent, showing no reaction for a long while.
Faced with this situation, Shokuhou Misaki also fell silent.
Only Fang Li continued speaking in his usual blunt manner.
"Since the existence of Espers causes the sacrifice of lower-level Espers, they have to be eliminated, right?" Fang Li said blandly as he watched the silent bikers. "Then if one of the Level 4 Espers among you were to level up, that would likewise cause someone else to be sacrificed. When that happens, should you kill that person who was originally your comrade? Or perhaps make them commit suicide so they won't cause anyone else to be sacrificed?"
Those words struck directly at the heart of the matter, and an atmosphere of unrest gradually spread among everyone in Deadlock.
After all, it was an argument they absolutely could not refute.
As long as they continued to stand by their own beliefs.
Besides...
"Besides, stop putting yourselves on a pedestal. Do you think what you're doing is right just because you've wrapped it in some grand cause?" Fang Li said mockingly. "Look at yourselves. You never even considered whether becoming an Esper would mean causing someone else to be sacrificed, because you don't care about that at all. You just want to level up."
"But because you couldn't level up, you fell into your own self-righteous despair. With nowhere left to turn, you aimed the anger in your hearts at those Espers, pinned baseless crimes on them, and vented your frustration."
"Perhaps some of you are still clinging to a fantasy?"
"The fantasy that 'if I kill the