Scopio stopped attacking and looked at the young Guardian.
"The difference is that the new universe I create will be perfect."
"No pain, no death, no despair."
"All life will find eternal rest in the embrace of the void."
"No one will ever have to watch everything they cherish be destroyed, as I did."
His voice was full of temptation, as though he were describing a true paradise.
"You've lost companions who mattered to you, too. Don't you want a world without death?"
"There, Drax, Ailiya, and Ace will all come back to life."
"There will never again be the pain of separation."
Lin Ye wavered fiercely inside.
If I really could save everyone, would sacrificing a few be worth it?
But just then, Aquilis, the controlled Aquarius Guardian, suddenly spoke.
"No... that isn't rest..." Her voice was filled with pain.
"It's an eternal nightmare..."
Scopio frowned and immediately turned toward Aquilis.
"Silence!"
But a flicker of lucidity suddenly flashed in Aquilis's eyes, as though her true consciousness were struggling desperately.
"I saw it... this perfect world you speak of..."
"There's no love there, no hope, only an empty existence..."
"Everyone lives like a walking corpse... no feelings, no dreams..."
"That isn't life! It's hell!"
Scopio's expression changed drastically. He waved his hand, releasing more Void Energy to bring Aquilis under control.
"Shut up! You understand nothing!"
But Lin Ye had already caught the crucial information in her words.
The Void Emperor's plan was not as wonderful as he claimed.
His so-called perfect world was actually a lifeless prison, devoid of true life.
"So that's it..." Lin Ye tightened his grip on his broken sword again.
"Your perfect world means turning everyone into puppets like Aquilis!"
"That isn't salvation. It's enslavement!"
Scopio's expression twisted viciously.
"You'll never understand! Only absolute