Published: March 2, 2025
"587,985 people, that is the correct answer. However, I forgive you, really. Some people are completely gone, and many ordinary civilians are not recorded, so your miscalculation is understandable, quite understandable!"
"But, Commander Lin, I would like to ask you a question now. After I have committed such sins, do you still want to cooperate with me?"
Lin Haifeng squinted, a cryptic smile hanging at the corner of his mouth, and did not respond.
"You, Commander Lin, you really are an old fox!"
Arcade pointed at Lin Haifeng with a laugh, disregarding the increasingly grim expressions of representatives from various countries and numerous military sequences, even some lone sequences whose blood had not yet cooled. He gently pinched his chin, then raised both hands, speaking passionately.
"And then, to prove that justice may be delayed, but it will absolutely not be absent! Our great leader, Lin Haifeng! Sent out his three little dogs, that, that, that!"
Arcade pointed at Qin Min, Fang Bai, and Michelle, his tone suddenly becoming somber.
"The brutal battle began... So terrifying, too terrifying. Wow~ I thought I was invincible in the world, but I was being chased around by three opponents of the same level. If I weren't immortal, I would surely be dead this time."
"But I don't blame you, really. Just like I said earlier, there are no conflicts between us!"
"This is a pure hunt! Don't you understand? Especially you friends sitting in the front row? Don’t you realize? We are the sovereigns of this world, we are the gods of this world. The essence of our lives far surpasses those mortals, those ordinary people, those low-level professionals! We can naturally decide their life and death!"
"This is the essence of the survival of the fittest. The weak become my nourishment, and I, compared to some, may also be nourishment. This is a natural elimination process, and the essence of sheep eating grass and wolves eating sheep is actually the same!"
"But! Why do you weep for the weak? Why are you angry over the death of the weak? Is it because I have killed too many? No, no, no! It is because, fundamentally, you still regard those ordinary people as your kind! Even with great power, your mindset has not changed! You are still incompetent weaklings! You have not even realized the awakening of becoming gods! You have no qualification to talk about cooperation with me! You have no right to have any conflict with me! You bunch of trash!"
Arcade's tone grew more intense, his voice louder and louder, until at last, he even crushed the microphone in his grip, using only his powerful physical strength to unleash a roar that filled the entire venue!
Looking at the seemingly frenzied Arcade on the podium, and at Caius beside him, who was already out of control and glowing with white light, Wen Yu felt the need to say, "MMP"!
...
Arcade's speech was still not over.
After a simple adjustment to his rhythm, Arcade's tone regained its calm.
"Now, let’s return to the essence of the matter. Why did I come to this boring and mind-numbing conference of weak idiots today?"
"Why? Why?"
Arcade mumbled repeatedly, then suddenly tugged at his hat brim.
"I remember now... because of this!"
After finishing, Arcade pulled out a piece of paper from the pocket of his blood-red coat.
"Ahem, ahem."
Arcade cleared his throat forcefully, then unfolded the crumpled piece of paper and began to read the text slowly!
"The apocalypse has arrived, and the law has collapsed!"
"And destruction means rebirth; the collapse of order means a new order will rise!"
"But sadly, I have not seen any changes in humanity! Clinging to the old order, the old morals, the old etiquette, like a frog at the bottom of a well, constantly turning in its own world!"
"There is a saying I want to share with you all!"
"Order is anti-military! Democracy is anti-evolution! Morality is anti-instinct! And military force! Evolution! Instinct! Are our guarantees for survival!"
"You have not recognized your position, nor have you recognized the positions of others. You one and all pretend to be blind, constantly groping and trying to reconstruct this world, attempting to return to a past life! You treat this as the goal of your struggle! You share joy with your friends while embracing a foolish mindset called hope!"