Dia Lan said:
"I don't know what the other unspeakable ending is, but if even the Crown Prince of the Empire can't describe it in words, then it must be exceptionally terrible. I can't guarantee that, in such a future, Li Aoz and I would both be able to fulfill our missions..."
"And besides, even if it is a good ending for me, it was still left behind by the Entropy Lord. I'm afraid it's the Entropy Lord's trap."
"I think you're being too narrow-minded."
Vilde rested his chin on his hand and said, "Before this, you couldn't even find a goal. You drifted through a meaningless life, accomplishing nothing. Now that you have a goal, you've merely found the clear path ahead."
"The clear path..."
"Either everyone loses and dies, or the winner takes all."
Vilde raised two fingers. "Let me tell you something. The priest and I are the same kind of people. We aren't some highly esteemed figures. On the surface, he's a priest, while I'm a fugitive."
"In private, we're both infected with the Extinction Virus. You called us 'armor knights' before. That's far too elegant a term. Officially, we're simply called 'the armored ones'—infected people. Once our identities are exposed, the Health Bureau and the military will join forces to eliminate us."
"But even so, the priest and I refuse to resign ourselves to ruin. While concealing our identities, we still uphold our own values, protect the Empire's ordinary peace, and destroy those infected people who have lost control and turned to crime."
"It's precisely because we don't have much time left, because we take life and death lightly and fight anyone who refuses to submit. Rather than remain lost and fall into depravity, we might as well use the power the virus gave us