"Everything happened because of me. I'm a coward, a failure. I can't do anything right. I failed to protect the person I loved most. I was bewitched by a demon, and I brought about the second Great Fiend attack on the city."
"I'm... a sinner..."
"Now, because of the ritual, a third war has started because of me. I don't know what to do. I've been torn inside all this time."
Liu Tianlei covered his cheeks with his cracked, wrinkled hands and leaned helplessly against a garbage bin, his body sliding down.
Xu Ye looked at this powerful man on the verge of reaching Sequence 4, patted his shoulder, and said expressionlessly:
"Actually, you think far too highly of yourself."
"In the eyes of the Gods, you're nothing but an ant. They don't care whether you exist or not. Without you, someone else would take your place. This was historically inevitable. You didn't shape history; history shaped you."
"Come to think of it, you're a victim too. We can't defy our own human nature. It's normal to be afraid when faced with life and death. After all, from my dealings with the King of the Underworld, she's the one who's truly an abnormality."
"Of course, you might not even measure up to me, so there's no need to take yourself so seriously."
"Feeling better now?"
Liu Tianlei stared at Xu Ye, wide-eyed and speechless, his mouth twitching. "Much better. Thanks for the comfort."
Xu Ye understood.
This Holy Grail Struggle involved far too many factions, a tangled mix of all sorts, but by now, he had only one task: defend the Land of Exiles and blow up the Mother Nest.
"If you had to choose now, what would you do?"
Xu Ye's question left Liu Tianlei frozen in place, like