"I see. Are we some kind of … 'cancer cells'?"
Li Yao muttered to himself. "'Cancer of the Earth'? I like that term. After all, cancer cells are very difficult to completely eliminate. As long as there is a little bit left, it will easily spread and go out of control. "
"Indeed, even if the 'will of the Earth' really exists, we humans are a part of it. We are even a very important part of it. That's why it is called the 'soul of all things'!"
Lady Gray Fog said, "We are inextricably linked to the will of the Earth, so it can't simply and violently erase us. It can only use the method of 'precise strike and key elimination', just like the 'targeted drugs' used to treat cancer. The 'Apocalypse Organization' is such a drug."
"I understand a little now that you put it that way."
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "But I still don't understand. If the Apocalypse Organization is a 'targeted drug' used to target the Ark Foundation, why don't they look particularly … powerful? They act sneakily and don't dare to do anything openly. They don't seem to have any contact with the governments of various countries. They are more like a terrorist organization that hides its head and shows its tail. They are not as impressive as the Ark Foundation! "
"The Ark Foundation and the Apocalypse Organization, the Prison Breakers and the Prison Keepers, each have their strengths and weaknesses. It's hard to say which one is stronger than the other."
Lady Gray Fog smiled and said, "As I said, the Apocalypse Organization is a 'targeted drug' that is specially used to kill cancer cells. Then, during the process of 'treatment,' it is bound by various laws and cannot interfere with the normal operation of this world, especially human society. As for why it can't be interfered with, I don't know. Perhaps it involves the problem of the price?
"If the Apocalypse Organization and the Ark Foundation completely fall out with each other and the two sides start a 'superpower war' in the sky above the super cities with tens of millions of people, it will definitely deeply affect the politics, economy, and even culture of various countries in the world. It may even cause the complete loss of control and collapse of human society. Perhaps, under such a loss of control and collapse, more Awakened will be produced. For the Apocalypse Organization, the original purpose of killing cancer cells has become to stimulate the growth and spread of cancer cells. That will be terrible.
"On the other hand, you have to know that the members of the Apocalypse Organization are also Awakened. They are prisoners imprisoned in the prison of reincarnation. In the deepest part of their hearts, they are also unruly and pursue freedom. If the will of the Earth gives them too much power and makes them deeply awaken, it is very likely that they will be self-defeating.. They will see through the lies, realize the truth, and defect to our side..
"So, do you understand now? The Heaven Awaken Organization is protected, instilled, and commanded by the Earth's Will, but they are also monitored and restricted by the Earth's Will. They have no choice but to use their power cautiously within certain limits, which is why they act so cautiously and timidly.
"But we are different.
"Although we don't have the will of the Earth as our backer, our backer is ourselves. We can be unscrupulous and do not hesitate to awaken the memories of countless previous reincarnations at all costs. We can control unimaginably terrifying power and use this power without hesitation. Therefore, for countless reincarnations, the Prison Breakers and the Prison Keepers are evenly matched. No one can completely destroy the other."
"I see."
Li Yao roughly understood the origin and conflict between the Prison Breakers and the Prison Keepers, as well as the Ark and the Apocalypse.
After pondering for a moment, he felt that he was more inclined to side with the Prison Breakers — the Ark Foundation.
The Gray Fog Lady's attitude towards him was also quite open. She told him everything she knew without holding back. She did not have the gloomy and cold feeling of a Hunter.
However, there were still a few very critical questions that Li Yao had to figure out.
"Lady Gray Fog, may I ask, what exactly do you want to do?"
Li Yao deliberated his tone and said, "I mean, I have roughly figured out what the Ark Foundation is doing. You have gathered a group of Awakened and seem to be searching for and protecting more Awakened, especially the Observers among the Awakened. You are trying to piece together the secrets of countless previous reincarnations. Am I right?"
"That's right."
The Gray Fog Lady nodded. "Our current mission is to discover and protect all the Observers. Then, through the works of these Observers, we will awaken more of the long-buried memories, passion, and selfhood of the people on Earth. We will let more and more people awaken to the existence of the True Self and the truth of the Prison of Reincarnation. The mission of the Apocalypse Organization is the opposite of us. We want to obliterate all the Observers and eliminate everything that might awaken people."
"And then?"
Li Yao asked. "Your ultimate goal is to break out of the Prison of Reincarnation and even destroy Earth. But can you achieve that with the strength of the Awakened?
"Of course, I'm not underestimating the abilities of the Awakened, but Earth is too big and too strong after all. Also, it involves weird things such as time and reincarnation that cannot be explained with scientific logic. Even if we gather a hundred thousand, a million, or even ten million experts like Uncle Hui who have awakened the power of the Seven Gods, can we destroy Earth and break out of the Prison of Reincarnation?"
"I understand your confusion, but the answer is … yes."
The Gray Fog Lady smiled casually. "Although it seems that the strength of the Awakened is not very strong compared to the entire Earth and even the infinite time maze, the Red Pole Planet tells us that as long as enough Awakened are gathered, and enough people are burning their blood and soul at the same time to enhance the strength of their entire life to the maximum, miracles will happen. That is the key to breaking out of the Prison of Reincarnation!"
"Miracles …"
Li Yao slightly frowned. "It sounds like you admire and believe in the leader very much, don't you?"
"You are trying to say that there are no miracles in the world, that the Red Pole Planet is lying to us, and that he is a 'fraud', right?"
The Gray Fog Lady understood what Li Yao was implying, but she was not infuriated. She smiled and said, "I can understand your suspicions about the Red Pole Planet. After all, to be the leader of all the prison breakers, it is impossible for him not to be tainted by the air of a 'fraud'.
"But I can tell you for sure that the Red Pole Planet is not just the leader of our lives. When countless people awaken the memories of their previous lives, they will all discover that the Red Pole Planet has always been our leader in our previous lives and even in the past five reincarnations. He once led the resistance organizations of the prison breakers with different names to fight the will of Earth. Although he failed every time, he kept the tinder of hope every time. After the world was rebooted, the precious information of resistance was still left, allowing our organization to be rebuilt. Also, his strength grew stronger and stronger in each reincarnation, and he was more and more like the man who could destroy Earth!"
"The Red Pole Planet destroyed Earth …"
Li Yao sniffed and was suddenly interested in the leader of the Ark Foundation. He even had a very familiar and amiable feeling. What was going on?
"You can imagine how difficult it was for a group of seemingly insignificant carbon-based intelligent lives to compete with the entire Earth," the Gray Fog Lady said.
The Lady of Gray Fog said, "If the Red Pole Star hadn't performed his unbelievable abilities time and time again, corrupting the prison of reincarnation to some extent and keeping the abilities and items of the previous reincarnation in this life, we wouldn't have been able to persist for so long.
"Besides, everything that happened just now has proved the prophecy of the Red Pole Planet. Miracles do exist. The will of Earth is scared now!"
"What?"
Li Yao said. "I don't understand."
"The super earthquake in the western Pacific Ocean, the unprecedented tsunami, the super typhoon and torrential rain in Jiangnan City, and the thunder that covered the entire world … Do you think that those are normal natural phenomena?"
Lady Gray Fog said coldly, "It's a type of natural disaster. Perhaps it's a natural phenomenon, but with so many natural disasters happening at the same time, it can only mean one thing. Our Ark Foundation's efforts have paid off. The will of Earth is afraid. It can't let us continue to gather more awakened ones to create 'miracles.' It's preparing to destroy this era's human civilization in advance and 'reboot Earth' using the simplest and most violent method."
"Ah …"
Li Yao did not know what to say. His head was in a mess.
"According to the analysis of the memory fragments of my more than ten lives, the will of Earth rarely adopts such a simple and violent way to 'reboot Earth'. It — if it does exist, it prefers to adopt the natural way and let the civilization of mankind develop on its own until it destroys itself in the end."
The Gray Fog Lady pointed at her brain and said, "It's the same every time. From the middle of the twentieth century to the middle of the twenty-first century, the ancient eastern empires were revived. Although the iron superpowers in the west were showing signs of decline, they were far from losing their desperate strength. Also, they would rather die than accept their fall. In the end, the tiny Earth could not accommodate the ambitions of the two superpowers. A thermonuclear war broke out in the name of sacredness, glory, and brilliance. Human beings would end their history and civilization without the will of Earth taking action.
"Perhaps, for the will of Earth, this is the most resource-efficient way to reboot without paying too much of a price and in line with the 'law of nature'. In the past ten reincarnations, at least eight of them were rebooted in this way.
"But this time, the timeline has just reached 2018. The conflict between the two superpowers has not reached the climax yet. Although trade conflicts have already occurred, it seems that they are still living in peace, developing new technologies, and looking for new opportunities for breakthroughs. In short, human beings have not lost their rationality and hope. They have not reached the critical point of 'World War III'.
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