"Almost ten million of his own people were blown up in a row!"
Li Yao gasped hard. His head was humming, and his heart seemed to have been kneaded by a cold hand. He was surprised, disgusted, and scared.
It was not a case of "accidentally injuring" ten million of his own people in a fierce battle.
It was not even an extreme situation such as "discovering the enemy's command center but also discovering ten million of his own people next to the enemy and having no choice but to launch an indiscriminate attack in order to destroy the enemy".
Instead, it was "carefully planned from the very beginning to deceive the enemy with the ten million of his own people as bait. Therefore, he knew and actively promoted the death of the ten million compatriots from the beginning to the end!"
Such — Such — Such a tactic was completely beyond the tolerance of Li Yao and other people!
Wuying Qi had indeed committed crimes against humanity and mass murder. He was not wronged at all.
The shock and wariness that Li Yao revealed beyond his control raised Su Changfa's sneer. "Do you not understand such a simple logic, Fellow Cultivator Li?"
"The people of the Holy League may be evil, but they are certainly not stupid. After more than ten years of dealing with Wuying Qi, they know that Wuying Qi is an experienced commander who will not waver easily!"
"Wuying Qi wanted to 'flee'? How could it be so easy?"
"Such a tactic of luring the enemy to march forward and annihilate them is risky in the first place. He had to pretend that he was caught unprepared and fled in haste in order to have a slim chance of fooling the people of the Holy League!"
"If Wuying Qi had evacuated almost ten million people in advance, wouldn't he have foreseen the surprise attack of the Holy League? The enemy only needed to analyze for a moment to realize that something was wrong! "
"Therefore, the 8.2 million people must not be evacuated. For the country, for the people, and for the great victory of mankind, they had to be sacrificed!"
Li Yao coughed loudly. The thousands of thoughts in his head turned into thousands of swirls that tore his firm belief crazily.
Calculating exactly how he should react to such a situation under his disguise, he stammered, "I understand the logic, but sacrificing almost ten million people in a row is a bit too … intense. No wonder the Cultivators and the people in the capital city are all dissatisfied with the decision!"
"Staying out of it and criticizing this and that is the simplest thing in the world. As the saying goes, it's easy to stand on the side of the fence and criticize this and that!"
Su Changfa snorted. "What is difficult is to truly stand at the center of the storm and make a helpless but correct choice!"
"The lives of 8.2 million innocent people sounds like a lot, doesn't it? Wuying Qi sounds like an inhuman butcher, doesn't he? "
"But those guys, and you, Fellow Daoist Li, have you ever thought about the consequences of not doing so?"
"At that time, the border defense army under Wuying Qi's command was too weak. Although they secured a series of tactical victories, their space of activity was greatly reduced by the invaders of the Holy League!"
"If he couldn't secure a critical victory, he would've been crushed to death by the army of the Holy League!"
"Behind Wuying Qi, on the other hand, were more than ten vassal worlds that swayed according to the wind. The controllers of those vassal worlds were all local magnates who only cared about their own interests. They were all shameless tyrants!"
"Normally, the Star Ocean Republic would've received a lot of benefits in the name of 'humanitarian assistance'. At the critical moment, they would've surrendered to the Holy League without blinking!"
"Once the vassal worlds changed sides, the Star Ocean Republic's defense line on the arm of the universe would've collapsed! The army of the Holy League would've marched into the most prosperous core worlds of the Star Ocean Republic! "
"At that time, the Star Ocean Republic hadn't entered the highest state of war yet. The core worlds were still dwelling in the hundreds of years of tranquility. They were not prepared for a great war at all!"
"In such a case, how many 'innocent ordinary people' do you think will be killed in the war?"
"Ten billion? Fifty billion? A hundred billion?"
"Even if the Star Ocean Republic is completely crushed, the highest hope of the civilization of mankind will be gone!"
Li Yao did not know how to answer the question.
Under Su Changfa's bewilderment and the interference of the swirls of light and shadow in the Grand Illusionary Land, he could not calm down and consider the question carefully at all.
At this moment, countless tentacles of light extended out of the Grand Illusionary Land and enshrouded Li Yao tightly, as if they were putting on the coldest and most solid black armor for him!
"Hu … Hu … Hu …"
Li Yao heard his own breathing that seemed to be from the deepest level of hell.
The world in front of his eyes quietly changed, turning into the bridge of a starship. There was only one button on the control panel in front of him, and the light screen above the control panel showed the appearance of a yellow planet. There were also countless lights, like shining fireflies, flying densely on the surface of the planet.
It was Karan.
Su Changfa's voice came from behind Li Yao, dripping like the venom that a viper was secreting nonstop. "Fellow Cultivator Li, let's play a thought game. Right now, you are Wuying Qi from that day, and you are faced with Karan, which has become the enemy's nest!
"You can choose to detonate Karan and blow up the enemy's command center, the main-force fleet, and the 8.2 million ordinary people together. Then, you will win the war and save the entire Star Ocean Republic!
"You can also choose to follow the general principles of 'humanity, mercy, and kindness'. Instead of doing that, you will retreat voluntarily. As a result, the ten or so vassal worlds will all surrender, the defense line on the cantilever will completely collapse, and the gate of the Star Ocean Republic will be wide open. More than a hundred billion people will be killed in the final war!
"Come on. Make a choice. Are you going to press the button that will activate the rune array and detonate the entire planet?
"If you press it, you will kill 8.2 million ordinary people with your own hands!
"If you don't, tens of billions of ordinary people will be killed because of you. Even the entire civilization will be destroyed. The 8.2 million ordinary people may not be able to survive in the end, either!
"To press it or not to press it?
"Choose! Choose! Choose! "
Su Changfa's voice was crashing Li Yao's belief crazily like giant tides made of black venom.
This was the real 'brainwashing'. What he said just now was just a storytelling!
Li Yao gritted his teeth, his face twisted. His computational ability was boosted to the maximum as he considered whether or not there was a perfect solution.
However, his brain was almost exploding, and he failed to find a third option.
In his heart, the mental devil was seething and shrieking nonstop. "What's there to consider? Compared to a hundred billion people, ten million people are nothing more than a drop in the ocean. Press it now. Press it now!"
The mental devil seized control of Li Yao's left hand again and extended it to the button.
Li Yao grunted and suppressed the mental devil's riot by force. His entire left arm was uttering cracking sounds, and his entire body seemed to be controlled by invisible strings. He couldn't have been more rigid.
Watching his action coldly, Su Changfa smiled and clapped his hands softly. The illusion was immediately dispersed, and they were back to the 'spectator mode' just now.
Li Yao breathed heavily. His clothes were soaked in cold sweat, and his nerves were still bouncing nonstop.
"It's hard to choose, isn't it?
"Normal people can't face such a choice. Their nerves are not thick enough to face such a cruel universe!
"In fact, if it's about personal honor and disgrace, perhaps Wuying Qi should've made the second choice.
"Under such a contrast of strength between the enemy and himself, even if he failed, it would not be too much of a responsibility. Instead, it would be a logical proof that the capital city did not support him enough, which would be a huge mistake. It would be more beneficial for his future development!
"Even if the Star Ocean Republic was indeed destroyed by the Holy League, so what? He could still leave and continue his journey in the sea of stars!
"But Wuying Qi never considered his personal honor and disgrace. Everything he did was to save mankind and our civilization!
"As the saying goes, 'If I don't go to hell, who will?' For the supreme interests of mankind, Wuying Qi made the first choice without any hesitation. Kill one person and save ten thousand people! Kill ten million people and save a hundred billion people. Save the entire civilization! "
Every pore of Su Changsen's body released an incomparably proud radiance, as if he was proud of this.
Li Yao was silent.
Deep inside his brain, his soul and the mental devil were at loggerheads, not giving in at all.
"Senior Wuying Qi is truly great!"
The mental devil burst into tears. It could not have been more moved. It shrieked, "If I don't go to hell, who will? Such noble sentiments, such a great personality, full of wisdom and courage, truly an unyielding, chivalrous and courageous great husband, an extraordinary man! "
"I've made up my mind!"
"I'm going to learn from Senior Wuying Qi. I'm going to join the Immortal Cultivators and fight to the last breath for the supreme interests of the civilization of mankind!"
"Cut the crap!"
Li Yao could not help but raise a brainwave storm and slash it brutally with dazzling lightning.
Although the mental devil was still screaming and screaming as before, it was obviously recovering much faster this time. There was no pain on its face, either. Instead, it was filled with fearless determination.
"Come on! The Immortal Cultivators are not scared of violence! "
The mental devil craned its neck and shouted, "You can suppress me with violence for a moment or even kill me completely, but you will never defeat me! Unless you can make your own choice first. Kill ten million people or kill a hundred billion people. Choose! Choose! Do you dare to choose? "
Li Yao was lost for words for a moment.
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