"What?" The Lamp Genie froze.
He had thought that since Mu You could see the future, he would at least bring some good news.
Instead, he had bluntly declared that they would lose this battle, and with such certainty...
"In the futures I saw, most future junctures were highly changeable. Only the outcome of this battle was remarkably consistent. No matter how hard we tried or how many different approaches we took, every outcome converged neatly on the path of defeat," Mu You said.
"There's no helping it. Humanity's foundations are too shallow. We won the last battle at the City of Order because we took advantage of the terrain. Even with advantages in many areas, we only barely scraped out a victory. In reality, the gap between our raw strength and the God-Eater Beasts' is still enormous."
"Even with the Dragon Clan and the Wildmen joining the fight, we are certain to lose on a front as widespread as this one."
"Because the enemy doesn't need to defeat us. They only need to open a route to the Star Spirit World. They'll attack five Sky Cities simultaneously. If any one of them falls, we lose," Mu You said.
"Then... are we still fighting?" The Lamp Genie's voice was somewhat bitter.
The most terrifying thing was not war itself, but knowing before it began that their side was certain to lose. Was there any point in fighting such a war?
"Yes!"
Mu You nodded. "Precisely because we're certain to lose, we have only one path left: cut off the enemy's ability to parasitize before this war ends."
"Cut off their parasitism... You mean, go straight to..."
The Lamp Genie paused, then quickly caught on.
According to the information Ju Snake and the others had brought back, the Mother of the