We Were All Too Naive

"He's dead."

"He suffered a mental breakdown because I had used his body to die too many times. The accumulated pain was too much for his consciousness to bear for even a second."

009 sat on the ground, grinning menacingly, "So, I'm the one who killed him."

"The angel is right, they all died because of me."

"Let's continue our previous topic, Lin Feng."

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment. The topic just now... that should have been a topic from several months ago, but 009 was obviously unaware of it.

When Mo asked him to come over, he only told 009 one thing.

"The angel is not trying to threaten you with me, but rather to make you ally with me."

Yes, Lin Feng told the truth; he directly told 009 about Angel Mo's plan.

That's when Pandora's powers were activated.

"The angel has already coerced me into forming the Crown Alliance. He has two plans, and if you don't form an alliance with him directly, he will use the second one."

"He was more anxious than I expected. I thought he would wait for me to finish speaking before taking action, but I didn't expect him to act directly."

Yes, before Lin Feng could finish speaking, Mo had already instructed Pandora to take action.

There was almost no room for negotiation; swift, decisive, and ruthless—this was Mo's consistent style.

009 sneered, "If I don't ally with him, he'll declare war on me and give me that girl's crown."

"By advancing as a form of retreat, if you don't tell me, I will naturally remain in the dark. Afterwards, I will use this crown to form an alliance with you, which will indirectly form an alliance with him."

"Lin Feng, why didn't you follow the angel's plan?"

Lin Feng lowered his head. "I don't think I can fool you, can I?"

"Do you remember what you told me? When I lie, I always make little movements that I don't even notice."

009 laughed, "Yeah... I know, after observing you for so long, how could I not know..."

"Go, bring that girl's crown, and we'll form an alliance."

Lin Feng was taken aback. "Why?"

"Now that you know the truth, you still want to..."

009 stood up. "Because I changed my mind. After thinking about it carefully, it seems that the alliance isn't so bad after all."

"It's really irrational to risk your life for a few insignificant people."

Looking into 009's eyes, Lin Feng seemed to understand what he was going to do.

He wanted to kill Mo.

He will definitely do that.

Even the Crown Alliance can still kill each other, and alliance members can't always be on guard against another alliance member, right?

If 009 were to lower Mo's guard and then deliver a fatal blow, then...

009: "Isn't this great? Forming an alliance with the angels and having such a powerful ally makes us much more reliable than Arthur and the others, doesn't it?"

"Maybe with some luck, we can just sit back and win."

To be honest, 009's smile is a bit scary.

Lin Feng picked up Pandora's Crown and, under 009's watchful eye, formed an alliance with him.

However, Lin Feng didn't say one thing aloud, because...

'This was also part of Mo's calculations.'

Mo predicted almost all of 009's actions.

Lin Feng lowered his head and directly stated Mo's plan, which was indeed Mo's plan.

009 can't beat an angel like that.

Because what I'm about to say is another part of the Angel Project.

"Actually, Arthur and the others can still be saved."

"Do you remember that 036 Isis has the ability to resurrect the dead? As long as the crown has not been taken away and the body is still intact, she can resurrect the dead."

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, 009 paused for a moment, "Isis..."

"Ah... I almost forgot about that guy, Isis."

Mo, who was secretly observing everything, remained calm. "Plan A and Plan B never existed from the beginning. There has only ever been one plan, neither A nor B."

"Now that things are settled here, I should go back to find Li Yuan."

"And you?"

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed upon hearing this, "Of course, I'll be waiting for your good news."

Mo sneered, "I'm afraid what I bring back won't be good news."

One year later.

On the Outer Sea Continent, Mo spent some time taking a look around and found that the Third Order Sequence here had not been completely eliminated.

So there are three possibilities. First, Li Yuan's progress is not as fast as Mo's. Second, Li Yuan may have encountered a thorny problem.

The third possibility is that Li Yuan laid a trap.

"No, no, no, this is the least likely one."

With this in mind, Mo quickly located Li Yuan's position using the Crown Alliance's connections, and arrived at a seaside location.

There is a small house by the sea.

A man sat outside the house, squinting at the sea.

"What are you doing?"

The man turned around and saw Mo descending from the sky and standing in front of him. He yawned, "Oh, it's you..."

Upon hearing this, Mo grabbed Li Yuan by the collar. "What do you mean 'oh'? It's you! Do you know what you're saying?"

Li Yuan withdrew his gaze from the sea again. "Of course I know. The plan succeeded?"

Mo released his grip. "Everything went incredibly smoothly, even earlier than expected. How about you?"

Li Yuan smiled faintly, "I didn't do anything."

A series of dark lines appeared on Mo's forehead. "I'm telling you, this must be your plan, Li Yuan. I'm betting my life on this with you. What kind of international joke are you playing on me?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan stretched and said, "There's nothing I can do; the enemy is too troublesome."

Mo: "This is the first time I've seen you use such a flimsy excuse."

Li Yuan looked at Mo and asked, "What are your thoughts on the situation on the mainland over the next 200 years?"

Mo: "The topic shift was even more abrupt."

Mo felt that Li Yuan seemed like a completely different person. Was this still the Li Yuan he knew? He was a completely different person.

At least, the Li Yuan he knew before never made meaningless jokes.

"What exactly happened?"

Hearing Mo's words, Li Yuan was silent for a moment. "If our plan fails, what do you think will happen?"

Mo: "That depends on how you fail."

Li Yuan: "For example, everything has escaped our control, and all developments have exceeded our expectations."

"Sometimes I wonder if pursuing the most efficient and rational way to win is, in essence, a mistake?"

"The game is supposed to last 1,000 years, but we want it to end in 600 or 700 years. It seems a bit far-fetched."

"Heaven's will is never in accordance with man's will, and fate is unpredictable. If you understand my God's character, you should understand that my God loves to play with fate."

"That's when I realized that God isn't absolutely rational. How could such an irrational God possibly let us win this game using rational methods?"

Mo: "Isn't it a bit too late for you to say all this now, Li Yuan?"

"The plan is already halfway done. Do you think it's too late to give up now?"

Li Yuan stood up. "I'm just telling you about the possibility of failure. You should prepare yourself mentally in advance."

"This is not a baseless conjecture, nor is it unfounded worry. Recently, this feeling has become increasingly strong."

"Taking a step back opens up a vast expanse, while taking a step forward means certain death. Is that fate or simply misfortune?"

"Would you like to give it a try?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Jiujiu did not reply. He silently turned and left, but stopped as he walked.

"I've said from the beginning that once I've decided to do something, I will see it through to the end. If you don't do it, I will do it."