Chapter 109: Shocking Premiere, Darwinian Mutation Charlie: Why Is It That Only Humans Cannot Be Killed and Eaten?

【Before counting down the Top 7, a question about the "limits of life" was posed to all realms.】

【Assume there is a newly emerged species formed by combining human and chimpanzee genes.】

【It possesses a physique four times that of humans, and intelligence not inferior to, even surpassing, that of humans.】

【It grew up in human society from childhood, learning human language, wearing human clothes, and even possessing a heart more rational than that of humans.】

【Should such an existence be regarded as a miracle of human evolution and be accepted?】

【Or should it be seen as a defiling mutant, to be — exterminated?】

As soon as this multiple-choice question was posed, the atmosphere among all realms instantly became subtle.

Land of Light, outer star fields.

Seveng Ultraman's head dart in hand was still dripping with the green bodily fluid of the Qu civilization, his body still radiating the violent red light that had not yet faded, illuminating the words on the celestial screen.

He fell silent for a moment, then slowly reinserted the head dart into the energy convergence tip.

"If it is a monster that plays with life and tramples dignity like the Qu civilization, then it naturally ought to be killed."

Seveng's voice was low, carrying a post-war fatigue and profundity,

"But if it's merely because of different origins, because of genetic differences……"

Seveng recalled his days on Earth when he embodied the Stellar Corps, recalling those non-Earthlings who deeply loved Earth, the extraterrestrial wanderers.

"Only the heart is the sole standard for measuring life."

Seveng raised his head, his tone firm: "As long as it possesses a just heart, as long as it has never done evil, then it has the right to live. If we were to exterminate it merely because it is a different kind, what difference would we have from the Qu civilization?"

Beside him, Ultraman Ace nodded, shaking off the residual energy of his beheading blade.

"Brother is right."

Although Ace is nicknamed the "Dismemberment Maniac," when faced with major principles, his logic remains clear,

"We slay super-beasts because they feel no pain and only destroy."

"But this so-called half-chimpanzee, since it possesses intelligence and grew up in human society, is equivalent to a human child."

"To raise a butcher's knife against a child is not what an Ultraman should do."

The Ultraman brothers' attitude is clear: protect the weak, even if he is a different kind.

This wave of "boundless love" instantly swept across most of the justice camp.

Everyone believed that such a creature's survival in human society was already extremely difficult,

If we were to exterminate them for that reason, it would be utterly cold-blooded.

However, under the starry sky of another dimension, the style is completely different.

Galactic Human Federation, flagship "Fearless Glory".

Grand Marshal Xideni Bokelaer looked at that question; his face, originally slightly pleased from having exterminated the Qu civilization, instantly turned icy cold.

"Absurd."

She slammed her wine cup heavily onto the table, red wine splashing out like blood.

"Being human lies in the purity of one's genes." Sidney's eyes revealed an unabashed ethnic purity obsession,

"Chimpanzee? Do the genes of such a lowly creature deserve to combine with noble humanity? This is blasphemy! This is pollution!"

"Such a thing, once born, is nothing but an error."

"If it were in my federation, such a mutant wouldn't even get the chance to take its first breath. Destroying it at birth would be the greatest responsibility to human civilization."

The surrounding staff officers all nodded; in the Galactic worldview, non-humans must harbor different hearts, let alone this half-human, half-beast hybrid.

Cybertron Star.

Optimus Prime gazed at the celestial screen, his blue optical lenses flickering: "Freedom belongs to all sentient beings. The forms of organic life are infinitely varied; as long as they do not threaten others, they have meaning to exist."

Megatron sneered: "Only the weak discuss whether they should be killed. If one is strong, they naturally prove they deserve to live; if weak, whether they live or die depends on the strong's mood."

The debate among all realms grew ever more intense.

Most civilizations,

especially those civilizations that have suffered oppression, tend toward "sympathy" for this yet-to-appear hybrid.

In their imagination, this must be a pitiful creature that hides in dark corners due to its ugly appearance, longing for human affection yet being mercilessly rejected.

Having grown up in human society, it does not know how many scornful looks and cold shoulders it has endured, nor how many injustices and embarrassments it has faced.

If we were to exterminate him simply because of his lineage, that would be utterly unjustified.

Only the Qu civilization would commit such cruel and perverse acts.

Among all realms,

Even many sentimental viewers have already readied handkerchiefs, waiting to watch a tear-jerking "Beauty and the Beast" or "The Orphan's Wanderings".

Amidst this widely anticipated debate, the celestial screen slowly lit up.

The protagonist of Top 7 has appeared.

【Name: Charlie (Charlie)】

【Species: Humanzee (Humanzee)】

【Identity: Darwinian Mutation Universe — the sole new humanity.】

In the scene, it is neither the dark, damp sewer everyone imagined, nor the cold laboratory cage.

That is a spacious, bright human high school classroom filled with a modern atmosphere.

Sunlight streamed through the windows onto the desks, where a figure sat quietly flipping through a book.

He wore a neat, well-fitted high school uniform, his tie fastened precisely.

If you didn't notice his furry hands, he would be just an ordinary top student.

The camera slowly zoomed in, revealing his true appearance.

It was the face of a chimpanzee.

Short hair covered the face, protruding mouth, sunken eye sockets.

But he did not bare his teeth, nor did he show any beastly ferocity.

On the contrary, his deep eyes conveyed a calm like a deep pool, even… bearing a few traces of elegance and composure that only long-term superiors could cultivate.

He sat there, spine straight as a rod.

Although the surrounding human classmates cast him strange glances, some whispering, some looking fearful, he paid no attention.

It was as if he were not the monkey being watched, but a anthropologist who had mistakenly entered the monkey troop, keenly observing the behavior of these "hairless ape" youngsters.

【He possesses power beyond human comprehension.】

The scene switches.

An out-of-control elephant rampaged down the street, overturning police cars, crowds screaming and fleeing.

Cháli appeared.

He did not transform, did not roar, merely grabbed the elephant's swinging trunk with one hand.

The force enough to overturn a truck came to an abrupt halt beneath his seemingly frail arm.

Cháli's face expressionless, his arm exerted slight force, muscle lines bulging beneath his uniform.

Boom!

That several-ton behemoth was, as if he were tossing a ragdoll, pressed straight to the ground, kicking up dust everywhere.

The whole venue fell silent.

【He possesses intellect and logic surpassing humanity.】

The scene shifts again.

Cháli stood at the podium, behind him a blackboard covered in complex genetic formulas.

He pushed up his glasses, correcting the professor's mistake in a standard, announcer-like human tone.

"Professor, your derivation is built upon the arrogance of anthropocentrism."

Cháli's voice calm and sharp: "Genes have no nobility or baseness, only adaptation and elimination. On this level, you are not much nobler than chimpanzees."

Seeing this, the originally debating myriad realms, their voices gradually faded.

The sympathy everyone had prepared suddenly lodged in their throats, unable to swallow or spit out.

This script……is wrong?

Where is the promised pitifulness?

Where is the promised being bullied by humans?

This guy……how does he look even more arrogant than humans?!

Naruto world.

Qiānshǒu Fēijiān crossed his arms, brows furrowed: "This monkey……no, this Cháli, his eyes lack inferiority. He looks down on humans."

Dàshéwán licked his lips, eyes fervent: "A perfect creature! The fusion of strength and wisdom, moreover freed from humanity's boring emotional shackles. This is the direction of evolution!"

The celestial screen continued playing.

Cháli sat in the classroom corner, facing a group of righteous indignation-filled humans holding banners protesting "Half-beasts get out of school."

A human female student pointed at Cháli screaming: "You're a monster! What did you eat to grow like that? You don't deserve to breathe the same air as us!"

Cháli closed the book in his hands, his movements slow and deliberate.

He lifted his head, those black eyes unique to chimpanzees sweeping over the angry crowd before him.

No anger, no resentment, only a kind of pity and indifference as if looking at mentally challenged children.

"Humans are accustomed to setting limits for themselves to mask their inner weakness."

Cháli spoke, his voice not loud, yet clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"You call yourselves the spirit of all things, establishing rules, domesticating livestock, slaughtering other species."

"On your tables lie pork chops, beef steaks, lamb. You feast extravagantly, praising the meat's freshness, never considering whether those animals also have a right to live."

The human female student retorted: "Those are animals! They lack intelligence! We must eat meat to survive!"

"Oh?"

Cháli leaned slightly forward, the corner of his mouth curling into an arc extremely human-like yet chilling.

"Because they lack intelligence, they can be eaten."

"Because it's for survival, killing becomes justified."

Cháli slowly rose to his feet; at this moment, the shadow cast by his half-human, half-beast body seemed to shroud the moral high ground of all human civilization.

The next sentence, like a nuclear bomb, exploded in the minds of all spectators across the myriad realms.

【Then, may I ask.】

【Since humans are also primates, hairless apes.】

Cháli spread his hands, his eyes flashing with a cold rational light.

【Why is it that only humans cannot be killed and eaten?】

Boom!!!

The myriad realms utterly exploded.

In the Land of Light, Ultraman's mouth, which had just been defending Cháli, now slightly opened, stunned.

In the Human Federation, Marshal Xīdéní's wine glass "pa" with a sound was crushed to pieces.

Those spectators who had prepared sympathy tears only felt a chill rising from the soles of their feet straight to the crown of their heads.

What weak group is this?

This is clearly a being cloaked in civilization's garb, using absolute rationality to deconstruct humanity's moral bottom line — a top predator!

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(Due to copyright issues, many parts of the plot will have minor differences from the original work, but the author will keep it basically consistent, not affecting the viewing experience.)

(Everyone, guess what Qu of the Dabian Universe will turn Charlie into?)