"Teacher saved me, saved human civilization, and we survived..." Lu Chen's voice grew increasingly heavy. As he spoke, the scroll of history slowly unfurled before everyone.
"We survivors who crawled out of the apocalypse used our own hands to clear away the scorched earth inch by inch. Amid the ruins, we rebuilt our homes and founded the East Continent Federation!
Back then, I truly believed that as long as we endured that darkest night before us, humanity's future would surely be bright!!"
Lu Chen's voice paused there. Standing atop the high platform, his gaze swept across the countless eyes fixed on him below.
Suppressed rage and grief churned in his eyes. His voice suddenly rose, each word crashing into their hearts like a heavy hammer.
"But i was wrong! Terribly wrong!!
As long as the Forbidden Domain exists, as long as those damned Evil Gods continue watching this land, humanity... will never have a future!!
All our hopes, struggles, and rebuilding are nothing more than a desperate prolonging of life. At any moment, we could be dragged back into the Abyss!"
His grief-stricken voice echoed through Ten Thousand Woods for a long while. The despair, indignation, and bone-deep hopelessness crashing over them moved everyone present.
"So I chose to create a New World, one vast enough to hold everyone, a New World where everyone could be happy!
This is humanity's only way out. For it, I did not hesitate to cooperate with the Evil Gods, or even... betray Teacher."
Lu Chen slowly closed his eyes. A murky tear slid from the corner of his eye and fell into the creases of his face.
No one knew what kind of pressure he bore.
Condemned by thousands and reviled by millions, he was humanity's public enemy, a cold-blooded butcher. He had betrayed