Seeing that Knuckle was still shouting and refusing to calm down, Cordis finally let out a helpless sigh.
"There's nothing we can do either. It's easy for you to say it, but you have no idea how hard it would actually be to pull off."
"Don't you remember what your master said? We're carrying the fate of humanity on our shoulders."
"For the hundreds of millions of people on Earth, sacrificing these five million is a choice we have no way around."
Shoot nodded in agreement. "That's right." He looked at Knuckle, his eyes unusually serious. "If the mission fails, it won't just be us."
"Everyone on Earth will die with us."
"Sacrifice the few to save the many. Don't you understand?"
Seeing Knuckle grit his teeth, his eyes full of conflict, Cordis rested a hand on his shoulder and gave it a comforting pat.
"If we don't lure away the three guards around Meruem, even Mr. Netero won't be able to defeat him. So if those guys find out we're here..."
"It'll throw the whole plan into chaos."
"I know you hate this, but please, hold it in."
As he spoke, Knuckle slapped Cordis's hand off his shoulder, then roared at them both, "So you're saying we should let those five million people die for the sake of humanity?!"
"We're Hunters! There has to be a better way! I can't stand by and watch people die right in front of me!"
Before Knuckle could finish, Cordis seized his shoulders and forced him to look him in the eye. His one remaining eye was already bloodshot from anger and exhaustion.
He had gone a long time without proper rest. Every time he lay down to sleep, images of his battle with Neferpitou surfaced in his mind.
Along with the horrific