Setting aside Reilo's private conversation with X about academic exchange, which had been interrupted by the unexpected arrival of the Innate Ancient God, the Thousand-Headed Bird.
Elsewhere.
This creature, as huge as a small mountain amid the Death Storm, turned its many heads toward the two of them. One of them spoke, its voice carrying an irresistible sense of duty, along with... a hint of hostility!
"I heard by chance that extraterrestrial invaders had appeared in this region too, so I came to investigate. And sure enough, I found signs of invaders. Are you a tribe from this area? Have you not yet been wiped out by these extraterrestrial invaders?"
Extraterrestrial invaders?
Reilo remembered.
Another Innate Ancient God he had encountered through his true form, Qiongqi, had said the same thing before.
For creatures like them, who had received a mission, one way to gain power was to fulfill that mission. Another was to eliminate outside invaders.
Back then, Reilo Star's true form had come from the Star Curtain World, wrapped in thick layers of mineral-rich earth. That was why Qiongqi had mistaken it for another Innate Ancient God born to fulfill a mission. Although it had yet to discover its own mission, its potential seemed clearly greater.
At that thought, Reilo replied in a pained voice.
"Those extraterrestrial invaders have dealt my people a terrible blow! In less than twenty years, 99% of my people have been killed by those invaders. They've even taken over their bodies, turning them into those half-human, half-ghost creatures. Fortunately, in recent years, my people have learned a few ways to fight back. But our hatred for these invaders is irreconcilable!"
Beside him, X glanced at Reilo, stunned by his tearful performance.
Of the 99% of humanity wiped out, more than 80% had probably