"You think there's a possibility...
"Since one must withstand the mental corruption of the Old Ones to become one of their servants,
"then these servants must possess outstanding talent or potential, at least in the mental realm.
"Under these circumstances, it's not impossible that some of them might be different from the rest, retaining part of their self-awareness even after becoming servants.
"When facing other civilizations, these unusual servants would be no different from the others. They would surely choose to serve the corresponding Old One.
"But the Rune Civilization is different from the other civilizations that gave rise to Old Ones.
"They weren't wiped out the moment the Cthulhu Beast descended into the material realm. Because of Lady of the Night, a small remnant of their civilization survived.
"So it's inevitable that some of the unusual servants would have other ideas.
"For example, without disobeying the Cthulhu Beast's orders, they might go easy on the Rune Civilization survivors?"
Mingzhi Guangxiu ventured.
"This hypothesis...
"fits the contents of the Battle Report perfectly!
"I think this is very likely the truth—even if it's not exactly right, it can't be far off.
"After all, the Rune Civilization is primarily human.
"And humans are widely recognized across the universe as one of the species with the greatest number of unpredictable factors!
"Besides, after descending into the material realm, the Old Ones must undergo a long period of dormancy. The main purpose is to adapt to the gap between the material realm and the mental plane.
"That Cthulhu Beast was probably no exception.
"Although the Rune Civilization was a Level 9 Civilization that gave birth to the Cthulhu Beast, it couldn't possibly have mattered to the Cthulhu Beast.
"In its mind, the Rune Civilization's fate had already been sealed by the indiscriminate mental corruption