"No, I still have friends to save," I said.
"You have no idea what the thing in front of us really is. You have no idea how terrifying the person who created this hell truly is." Zhang Fan sighed. "I never thought they would be so cruel. But I suppose that fits their style."
"You mean they caused all of this? They slaughtered an entire city. They're truly ruthless," I said through gritted teeth.
"They stand high above all others and call themselves gods. This is nothing to them." Zhang Fan said, "If I'm not mistaken, what we're seeing is merely an experiment."
"An experiment? You mean they turned this city into a testing ground?" I asked in confusion.
"Yes. Otherwise, the virus would have broken out long ago. They're using this place as a testing ground. That's why nothing will happen here in the short term. But once the experiment succeeds, we'll be in trouble."
"They'll use this virus on other worlds. When that happens, who knows how many trillions upon trillions of living beings will die."
"Why are these people so cruel? Why must they exterminate us?" I felt a surge of sorrow in my heart.
"Actually, I'm confused by their motives too." Zhang Fan said, "But I have a feeling that they may have another purpose. Because even if they didn't do it, someone else would."
"Are you defending them?" I asked angrily.
"No. I'm only saying that there really is more to this," Zhang Fan said.
I said nothing. I raised the Eight Tribulation Sword and slashed coldly. The sword's might descended viciously, striking the treant in an instant. Yet the treant's vines kept surging forth without end, and there was no way to make them disappear.
I swung the sword an unknown number of times,