In life, there were always many choices that seemed foolish and utterly irrational.
But perhaps that was the twisted, endearing side of human nature.
"...Was it worth it?"
"It's not a matter of whether it was worth it. It was something that had to be done. You understand, don't you?"
"I understand."
Lu PingAn sighed and scratched his head, feeling helpless yet faintly pleased.
He was no saint, and he was glad that his friend was not one either. Even if they had to save people, priorities still had to be set. If they tried to save everyone without distinction, without preferences or judgment, it would eventually be like trying to put out a fire with a cup of water—the fire would remain, while the water ran dry.
"I'll help you deal with it, but don't expect there to be no repercussions."
"Thank you."
"Guan Xinxian" smiled serenely, but through him, Lu PingAn saw the God's Ark beyond Earth's atmosphere.
More precisely, only half of the God's Ark. It resembled an ancient tree lying flat. Its upper half was a wooden body, yet compared with the God's Ark Lu PingAn had seen before, it possessed more humanity and divinity.
The humanoid figure atop the ancient wood seemed to wear an expression of boundless sorrow, yet it also seemed filled with rage.
Most of its arms—or the parts that could be called arms—had been severed at the root. Yet one of them still gripped a rope.
Lu PingAn was somewhat astonished. Astonished that he himself had grown strong enough to gaze directly upon a god-level existence, and astonished by the weakness of this "evil god."
"...Rest."
"Guan Xinxian" nodded, then vanished without a trace.
At this point, he was no longer a mortal. The Star Boat in outer orbit was his