A second advanced society with social order that could communicate with humans?
And yet those five words were sitting so blatantly in front of me. This was the last thing I wanted to see, and the thing I was most afraid
of seeing.
It proved that a second species capable of contending with humanity had appeared on this not-particularly-large planet.
Originally, during the apocalypse, humanity's bodies had failed to keep pace with the speed of evolution, and so we'd been left far behind,
but when these creatures' evolution approached
saturation, humans were still evolving. In short, humanity's potential should be enough to reach the same level as these Mutant Monsters.
Although our evolution was slower, the point of saturation should be about the same. As long as we could endure the initial period of change,
humanity might still have a chance to make a comeback—
and perhaps even rule this planet once more.
However... with this sudden appearance of an insect that could communicate with us, a planet that had previously had only one intelligent species
now had another possibility.
What would happen if two different intelligent species lived on the same planet?
There was no doubt about it: as long as the two species weren't symbiotic, they would eventually go to war.
Survival was instinct. So was aggression. Invading other creatures' living space to ensure the reproduction of one's own species was
also instinct.
That was how living creatures survived: by taking from others.
Humanity survived by taking the lives of plants and animals, relying on other creatures to stay alive. No one could go without food, and whether plants
or animals, they were all living things. They were also organisms, and humans had deprived them of their right to survive in order to
earn the right to live