The moment she finished speaking, the tense, oppressive atmosphere gave way to astonishment.
Jiang Yu's eyes went wide.
The Otherkind were humanity's greatest enemy, invaders of their planet, and M was the invaders' master, always hidden behind the Otherkind.
It knew everything and might possess countless superpowers. It was immensely powerful...
It had struck three times. Although they had foiled its plans each time, every encounter had been fraught with danger.
To this day, they had never even come close to reaching M.
Against an M like that...
Were they going to take the initiative and attack?
Sheng An's smile remained unchanged, never reaching her eyes.
"It's failed every time it's struck. Every attack was massive, every move meant to kill, yet we won each time. That means our chances of defeating it in the end aren't small. So why shouldn't we take the initiative?"
Her voice was calm and composed. Her gaze seemed to rest on them, yet also seemed to look through them all at M behind the scenes. Her eyes were utterly still, her fingers tapping lightly against the table in the ticking rhythm of a clock.
Calm, but confident.
In an instant, warmth flooded their hearts, and their blood surged.
Exactly.
M had lost before. What were they afraid of?
They had waited passively, schemed passively, and watched people fall one after another. Zhang Jialiang, Li Shuang, Zhao Zhicheng, Elder Zhang... Far, far too many had already died.
They could not keep letting the enemy hold the situation in its grasp.
Everyone looked at Sheng An, their eyes gradually burning with fervor as courage and fighting spirit rose within them.
The unease born of learning too much of the truth transformed into renewed vigor and determination, all because Sheng An had said they would take the