Chapter 84: Humanity's Evil? All the World's Evils? Absolute Evil!

By the time the Heroic Spirits regained consciousness, they found themselves already inside an unknown experimental base.

A clean, white laboratory with bright windows and tidy tables, along with various pieces of equipment whose names could not be identified.

The faint smell of disinfectant in the air, the ultraviolet sterilization lights flickering from time to time, and the biohazard signs visible everywhere indicated that this was a high-end biological laboratory.

"Where is this?"

Waver asked curiously; these devices were visibly advanced, and clearly not equipment that should exist in their era.

"This is a dream, you see. It is the dream of that Angra Mainyu."

"I used Magic to pull you and that Angra Mainyu into this dream together."

Merlin's voice came from afar; Waver looked around, but did not see Merlin's figure.

"I am currently in the outside world helping you maintain the dream. I hope you can find a way to create an antidote from within the dream."

Then Merlin's voice disappeared, as if he had lost the ability to interfere with the dream.

Waver then dispersed with Iskandar and the others, each going their separate ways to search for clues.

In such a large experimental base, useful clues could not be found in a short amount of time.

"What is this? A top-secret regulatory document?"

Waver soon found a clue in the archives, which seemed to be about a test subject named 【Elizabeth】.

He did not know what relationship it had with the Angra Mainyu outside, but he still carefully put it away.

Afterward, he continued to search through the archives, but the content of the entire archive seemed exceptionally chaotic.

Some content was logical, but some was completely blank, and others had chaotic logic...

It was mostly because they were in a dream.

It was definitely not because Su Nian was too lazy to write it.

On the other side, Emiya Kiritsugu was in a monitoring room isolated by multiple layers of bulletproof glass and negative pressure.

Through a small window, Emiya Kiritsugu saw a little girl with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a few small freckles on her face, quietly leaning on the bed reading a book.

What was she wearing?

It seemed to be a hospital gown? Clothes with blue and white stripes.

Wait? No!

Emiya Kiritsugu seemed to have realized something; he looked at the place where the little girl's hand touched the picture book.

For some reason, a trace of black, viscous liquid appeared, but it disappeared again very quickly.

This reminded him of the Angra Mainyu outside; this little girl seemed to have some similarities with that person.

Or rather, she was Angra Mainyu.

Thinking of this, Emiya Kiritsugu subconsciously reached his hand into his trench coat, preparing to draw his handgun.

But looking at the quiet child who looked so much like Illya, Emiya Kiritsugu put the gun down.

"The specific situation has not been ascertained yet; it is not suitable to cause a disturbance."

Moreover, his handgun might not necessarily be able to pierce through this top-specification bulletproof glass.

And how could the defense system of a monitoring room holding the most important test subject have only this little bit of protection?

Just the environment inside alone was definitely not a place where humans could stay.

Emiya Kiritsugu continued to search for clues, and soon the experimental logs on the computer were found by Emiya Kiritsugu.

Emiya Kiritsugu silently read this experimental log; the cruelty of its content made him clench the gun in his hand as he watched.

He prepared to give those beasts who were no longer worthy of being called human a bullet at any time.

"Are these things real?"

Merlin asked Su Nian, who was on the side, out of curiosity. He was now truly curious about Su Nian's goal.

He could not understand why Su Nian would make such a big move. To create a Lostbelt?

But for an existence of Su Nian's level, let alone a Lostbelt, twisting a World Line or influencing Pan-Human History would be easy.

Making such a big move, yet not a single person was hurt? Even after the matter ended, whether anyone would know about it was a question.

"That is natural."

These were all extracted by Su Nian from some experimental logs of the Umbrella Corporation's experimental base.

And as the virus progenitor, 【Elizabeth】 had indeed experienced these things.

It was not just 【Elizabeth】 who had experienced these tortures, but many more test subjects...

The cruelty of biological live-body experiments is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

"Merlin, do you know the difference between Humanity's Evil and Absolute Evil?"

"The essence of Humanity's Evil is human love, it is pity, it is returning, it is comparison, it is playing..."

"No matter what, Humanity's Evil is ultimately the evil of humanity itself, the evil that humanity will eliminate."

"But what about Absolute Evil? This is an unavoidable absolute malice; everything in the world, whether it is air, water, or humanity itself, or the technology invented by humanity."

"It is unavoidable that it will always lead to the generation of some evil."

"Just like anesthetic used to reduce pain, when abused, it becomes poison; or like the development of industry, which always causes large numbers of people to lose their jobs."

"And the evolution of life, the progress of technology, requires even greater sacrifices."

"This is an absolutely unavoidable evil, it is also a test brought about by technological progress, and it is the collection of all malice in this world."

"Then one day, it is inevitable that humanity will have to face such a test."

This was the essence of the Spirit Status that Su Nian attempted to construct for Angra Mainyu.

Because of the progress of biotechnology, the research on viruses and genes, and the desire for the evolution of lifespan, it is the collection of the malice of the victims who were forced to sacrifice.

Just as the development of technology might lead to loss of control, countless malice plus the virus that broke out due to loss of control.

Became the Humanity's Final Trial named 【【All the World's Evils】 Angra Mainyu】.

In the process of technological development, humanity will never abandon research into genes, and once genetic research goes wrong, the consequences will inevitably be devastating.

【All the World's Evils】 Angra Mainyu is the embodiment of this possibility.

This is a trial that humanity must inevitably face as technology advances.

It is an evil more extreme and more absolute than 【Absolute Evil】 Azi Dahaka.

"So, you did all this just for a single possibility?"

Merlin curled his lips in boredom, as if he had lost all motivation in an instant.

He had thought he would see some fun, but this was it? In that moment, Merlin even felt that Su Nian was more boring than those guys who had graduated from human history.

"Let's just consider it for the sake of this sliver of possibility."

Su Nian felt more than half of the power within his body vanish; he smiled slightly and waved his hand casually.

Perhaps his goal had been achieved.

(End of this chapter)