A finger's wide crack in steel was densely packed with the same empty girl's face.

The moment the boy moaned out the girl's name, he also denied that name in his heart.

Wrong.

Just one glance at each other, Roland understood.

Peeking at him through the cracks in the iron plate in front of him was not Mikana as he knew.

These...... How could it be that gentle and considerate, like the big sister next door, Mikana!

These existences can only be called "things", and they are not even people!

(Ahh......hh ）

The unknown despair tormented the boy, and the pain that could not be described in words tore at his soul.

(How could it be...... ）

Unreasonable, cruel, abnormal, brutal...... Why did such a thing happen to the dead Mikana, and why did she have to face such a miserable thing?

In front of the world, the power of human beings is still weak, and the power of individuals is as insignificant as sand.

As an individual, no matter how strong a human being is, there is only a limit to what he can protect.

In the face of the harsh reality, people are always forced to face trade-offs.

But.

Even this kind of thing can't be done.

For the eternally right God and the agent of God's will, the so-called hope, the so-called individual will and freedom, is simply something that does not exist and is not allowed to exist.

Since the living don't need any of this, let alone the dead.

The deceased does not exist as a subject representing humanity.

The dead do not grieve, the dead do not be angry, the dead do not laugh.

Therefore, whether it is exposed to the deposition of the corpse in the wilderness, or buried in the magnificent cemetery amid the prayers of the priests and the tears of the people, the corpse will not be dissatisfied or satisfied.

Attacking a living friend by borrowing his face and body is unlikely to be questioned or objected to by the deceased, and there is no problem with the person who practices this tactic as long as the result can be achieved. At the end of the day, there will be no problems other than the fact that the person being attacked will scold him as "despicable" and "indecent". Even these scoldings, spoken by defeated dogs who have no right to speak, no strength, and no real victory, are not worth shaking.

Yes.

Li Lin has always been right, and always will be right.

The combination of the right actions and the right words may create a rather beautiful world, where there is no hunger, no strife, no pain, no trouble...... Just like the "Avalon", "Utopia", and "Elysium" in the story.

But there was no hope there.

- Whoever passes through this gate must give up all hope.

These are the words engraved on the gates of hell in the legend, and they are also the goals that Li Lin is trying to achieve in the future.

All and all are fixed numbers;

People's lives, lives, and destinies have long been determined, and even resistance and turmoil have been institutionalized and become part of the circular production of society. At that point, what is the meaning of hope, free will, and even life itself?

Everyone will become a girl with the same appearance as Mikana in front of them, a tool in the form of a human being, a part of the state apparatus, and constantly contribute to the functioning of the entire social system. From life to death, until it is replaced by new parts, a new cycle begins......

No one would like such a "paradise", at least not Roland and his friends, and they did not want to accept such a future.

- You're no different from escapism.

Suddenly, a mocking sneer sounded in Roland's head, a voice he had heard once before, and he still remembered it.

Is this just your self-satisfaction, or is this a human psychological need? But no matter how much you enjoy yourself, after all, you are just dancing in the palm of fate.

"Sloth......"

Roland gritted his teeth and said the name of the voice owner, and the intense anger and killing intent turned into an invisible "wind" blowing across the entire ship, resonating in the minds of hundreds of people along with Sloth's mockery.

- Greetings for a long time, little master, young ladies, and passers-by. Below, one of the seven deadly sins, "laziness", Sloth, is also the guide to Hades. Ah, aren't you a little disappointed that the beautiful Wang Erguray will give you the kiss of death that leads to Valhalla? That's probably what the so-called "only one mouth" is, isn't it? Hey, I think I'm telling a pretty good joke?

Unbridled and contrived laughter rang out, and through the wild laughter, the crew seemed to be able to see each other's leaning forward and backward and happy faces. One by one, the fists clenched, but they could only stare dryly into the air.

In fact, even if Sloth appeared in front of them, it would be impossible to do anything to him with human strength, and in the end it would only increase humiliation and remorse.

After understanding this, the laughter stopped being harsh, and even the anxious heart began to calm down.

- To be honest, I was full of joy at first...... Ah, no, it's the heart of worry clenching. If it's done in three or two clicks, that adult will probably find it boring.

"Only you will find it interesting. ”

The calm and cold answer cooled the burning air a lot, and the almost enraged crew members regained their composure and listened quietly to the words of the Supreme Commander.

"That guy doesn't react to anything, all he cares about is the outcome. ”

- That's true, but your answer is also very boring, and it was in vain that I came out to give you a chance to turn over.

"Opportunity?"

- Uh-huh, this is a good disguise, just like the real thing.

The word "sure enough" flashed through his mind, and Roland frowned slightly.

As mentioned before, the Mikana is a biological weapon based on the fragments of Gulatoni's flesh combined with Sloth's malice.

Since it is a weapon, there must be "rules for use".

Uncontrollable weapons are pointless, and it's too dangerous to even take them and die with the enemy.

Even the Gulatoni, which can "proliferate indefinitely", has the iron law of "only used in sealed areas, and will eventually self-destruct due to self-devouring", and in the last battle with Gulatoni, Roland used this strategy to repel Gulatoni.

This time, the biological weapon retains the two abilities of "proliferation" and "self-repair" and also increases the controllability, although it is doubtful whether those chaotic behaviors can be called "tactical", but it does effectively force the "Endeavour" to the point of dilemma.

The question arises as to how exactly these biological weapons are being manipulated.

As for who is operating, there is no need to think about it at all.

Gulatoni's mind is full of eating, and he can't do fine work at all, and the only one who can command the puppets to push everyone to the limit is Sloth.

Sloss's ability is to pull people into nightmares and kill them, in other words, he can use brain quantum waves to resonate with other people's brains, so as to intervene in other people's mental worlds. If he improves this ability and applies it to controlling biological weapon attacks, it will make sense.

Knowing this, the originally obscure path to counterattack has become clear.

——Unicorn is a high-end MDS created by using a large number of brain quantum wave sensing frameworks, which originally has the function of amplifying and amplifying the user's brain quantum waves. As long as it is the same wavelength as mine, it will directly attack my core against the current along the control network of the "attack body". What a bold plan.

Both sides clearly thought of going together.

Now that they know each other's intentions.

- How? Do you want to continue? Or do you just give up? That's not bad, you're working a human level.

Mockery turned into tenderness—tenderness wrapped in poison.

- No one will blame you. After all, if you want to change the world just by relying on a human being, this kind of thing is just a fantasy, right?

“......”

- It is impossible to change your mood and awaken some kind of consciousness to save the world. Wouldn't it be nice to just give up?

“......”

The boy let out a breath.

"Thank you"

The boy muttered.

"That's right, I'm just a human, just a little ghost. ”

Human beings are extremely small.

But it is precisely because we can face up to our own insignificance and powerlessness that human beings can take steps forward and move forward step by step.

The history of mankind, the history of wisdom, has never been achieved overnight, but has all been built up bit by bit by accumulating mistakes, failures, and bitter pain.

If you want to surpass God, if you want to surpass Li Lin, if you want to surpass the cruel reality, you can only keep falling and getting up in the desperate desert, and take the trouble to move forward.

- You're a man......

For the first time, Sloth sighed. There was a slight emotion mixed in the sigh, like gentleness, like joy, and like sadness.

The color that seemed like human emotion flashed, and the next moment, Roland shuddered.

The swaying brilliance overflowed from the "attack bodies" one by one, and the colorful phosphorescence contained a cold aura that sent chills down the spine.

It's like a demon hiding in the girls' bodies has come out and appeared.

- So...... That's why I'm so obsessed with you.

The serpent-like voice suddenly stopped, and at the same time, Roland's consciousness was sucked into the distant abyss.