Enemies of the World!
Gaia murmured softly, her words carrying complicated emotions toward the unknown. "I personally created another Hopkins. Perhaps I should destroy you right now—or maybe it's already too late. I can no longer destroy you."
Jiang Xiao came back to his senses and stared at the scene before him in bewilderment.
He didn't know why Gaia had become like this. He only knew that the forehead pressed against the back of his hand felt warm—very warm.
Listening to her soft murmurs, Jiang Xiao's emotions grew complicated as well.
Just a few seconds ago, she had been a god who controlled life and death, lofty and untouchable in Jiang Xiao's eyes.
But now, she was holding Jiang Xiao's palm in both hands and praying devoutly.
She was praying that the future she had imagined would never come to pass, praying that Jiang Xiao wouldn't become a second Hopkins.
The sudden shift in identity and status left Jiang Xiao at a loss.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xiao said, "I'm not him."
Gaia slowly shook her head, rubbing her forehead against the back of Jiang Xiao's hand. With her eyes closed, she spoke softly. "That's right. You aren't. Not now, and never will be."
Her murmuring sounded more like self-consolation.
Jiang Xiao raised his left hand. After hesitating, he still reached out and stroked Gaia's long hair, made of branches and leaves. Comforting her while changing the subject, he asked, "Do you know what the fifth page's Transform Star into Weapon does?"
"No. After he finished studying the fourth page, he gradually changed." Gaia released Jiang Xiao's palm and continued, "I don't know what's on the fifth page, but perhaps it was precisely this fifth page that changed him completely.
"The only thing I can be certain of