Chapter 868

Aerosols can not only enhance the Psionic power of Psionicists but also reduce the consumption of exploring the Shroud, advancing major Psionic strategic projects; even now, they have not found a substitute for this substance.

Now it seems... isn't this just the ashes of the Zro race?

This is the end of the Zro race.

A vast civilization that existed for countless eons has just ended like this.

The Human Commonwealth high command remained silent for a long time; as a Psionic species themselves, they felt an indescribable sense of complexity upon seeing the fate of the Zro race.

They were extremely grateful to the Evangelists; to put it bluntly, the reason why they, humanity, and even the entire galaxy could still exist was due to the sacrifice of the Evangelists.

But if they were to switch perspectives, not being located in this galaxy, their hearts would lean toward the Ascendants.

Just as the Ascendants said, what does the life in the universe have to do with them? The path of progress is always accompanied by sacrifice; such sacrifices can be large or small, but for the sake of humanity, they could accept them.

Conversely, other civilizations are the same; for the sake of development, they would not feel pity either. The mainstream of this world remains plunder and competition.

The Evangelists are merely the minority.

The Human Commonwealth sighed heavily, no longer discussing this issue, but instead guiding the topic to the gods within the Shroud.

They did not expect that the so-called gods in the Shroud were actually born because of the civil war that broke out within the Zro race.

In the ruins recorded by the Zro race, those gods were greedy and malicious, enticing the Zro people toward depravity for the sake of greater power; it could be said that this war was caused by the instigation of these gods, leading to such a situation.

They could completely be called Evil Gods! But... why did they not bare their fangs at humanity?

The Human Commonwealth recalled that when exploring the Shroud, these four gods appeared and proposed an exchange; humanity did not agree, and they were not annoyed, simply letting them leave.

But at that time, everyone clearly perceived the longing of those gods!

They were afraid! The Human Commonwealth was certain of this. What were they afraid of? It certainly wasn't humanity itself, so there was only one answer.

The god they had contracted with—The End of the Cycle!

A terrifying thought appeared in their minds: could it be that the final destructive will of the Zro race gave birth to The End of the Cycle?!

And what price would they, who had signed a contract with The End of the Cycle, have to pay?

The Human Commonwealth looked at each other; this answer was destined to remain unknown until the day the price arrived.

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【Hiyori: "The Evangelists are the correct ones. No individual or civilization should destroy the home others rely on for survival just for their own continuation and development."】

【Leif: "Ridiculous. If the Evangelist race is right, then humanity's current position as primates is the greatest mistake. Isn't everything they do squeezing the living environment of other species to make themselves live better and more superiorly? Even if a planet is exhausted, humanity has never cared about other species; humanity just wants to survive."】

【King of the Underworld: "In the end, it is natural selection, survival of the fittest."】

【Gabriel: "I say, do you really have to discuss what others do? Because they wanted to do it, they did it, right? Whether it's a villain or a hero, isn't it all because they wanted to do it that they did? We can do many things, but we certainly won't go and try to understand what a mental patient is thinking, right?"】

【Iskandar: "Hahahahaha! The little girl is right. Because one wants to do it, one does it; there is no need to care about the views and opinions of others."】

【Emilia: "So, was The End of the Cycle created by the Zro race? Wasn't the Ascendants' final plan The End of the Cycle? Didn't those gods from before come into being because of the Zro race?"】

【Izayoi Sakamaki: "Perhaps, or maybe not. What if The End of the Cycle is an ancient existence that already existed in the Shroud, and it was the one that induced the Ascendants' plan?"】

【Rin Tohsaka: "Hiss, thinking about it is terrifying."】

【... Regardless of why, the plan of The End of the Cycle was indeed realized, and in the end, it didn't leave anything behind, did it? If the gods also died, then...】

Within the Myriad Worlds

After such an analysis, everyone was indeed somewhat confused.

When seeing the reason for the birth of the four Chaos Gods, they had indeed assumed that there were no gods in the Shroud originally, and that those gods were born because of the Zro race.

But thinking about it now, since the Shroud is connected to reality and has existed for countless eons, why couldn't there be a god within it already?

Or perhaps an consciousness born from the Shroud, this Psionic space?

It wasn't that the Zro race created it, but rather that it, for some purpose, secretly guided the Zro race and directed the Ascendants to implement the End of the Cycle plan.

Powerful Psionicists are still able to foresee the future, so why couldn't Madoka? She foresaw that the Evangelists would definitely choose to sacrifice, so she formulated such a plan.

But a new question arises: if all the above went according to her expectations, then what is Madoka aiming for?

Standing from the other party's perspective, she would definitely let the Ascendants realize the plan and draw all the energy into the Shroud, but The End of the Cycle did not.

It seems to be maintaining some kind of balance...?

Not letting the four Chaos Gods actively invade reality, but actively exchanging, as if maintaining a certain balance, and then starting a new cycle?

Destruction and then rebirth?

Madoka World

The white blobby thing scratched its head cutely, Kyubey tilting its head.

So that's it; it understood. This entire world, including the Shroud and the reality universe, is a large-scale energy exchange system.

And The End of the Cycle is the existence that keeps this system stable.

"No wonder it's called Madoka; it really is very similar," Kyubey murmured, glancing at the huge pink ring.

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Archon Kane sealed the information regarding the Zro race and stopped discussing this matter; humanity's future is to be decided by humanity itself!

Their primary task remains development, expansion, and narrowing the gap with the Fallen Empires. Humanity firmly believes that peace in the universe should be in their own hands, not granted by others!

And after the previous Galactic Community incident, the Earth Federation was completely disappointed in it.

The once mutually supportive great home had long been riddled with interests and contradictions, with not a shred of fairness or justice to speak of!

For humanity, the existence of the Galactic Community was not only not a help but had become their shackle!

How could this group of vermin lead the galactic civilization toward prosperity?!

The Earth Federation, filled with righteous indignation, decided to rebuild the Galactic Community and elect a new Galactic Community Council!

And this required other civilizations to recognize humanity. The Earth Federation and the Human Commonwealth hit it off, driving their fleets to patrol and greet the star systems of various civilizations.

Alien civilizations, having cordially felt humanity's "nuclear" kindness, were immediately moved to tears and recognized humanity. Finally, three powerful civilizations were elected to serve on the Galactic Community Council.

Two of them were the Earth Federation and the Human Commonwealth. Although some civilizations felt angry, they dared not speak out and could only silently accept it.

Thus, humanity successfully served as the Galactic Community Council Chair; the galaxy became a one-man show for humanity!

And humanity did not let other civilizations down. After taking over the Council, humanity carried out drastic reforms on the decaying Galactic Community, abolishing previous red tape and a series of unequal rules.

Under humanity's leadership, the galactic environment gradually returned to calm, and civilizations developed in a positive direction.

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Three-Body World

The Earth Federation watched with resonance and hot-blooded indignation, while at the same time feeling a sense of loneliness.

In that world, humanity had already become the galactic hegemon second only to the Fallen Empires!

Yet they were still living in fear every day, and even if they wanted to develop, they didn't know where to start.

No, it wasn't that they didn't know where to start, but that there were too many existing contradictions, coupled with the fact that their technological development was too slow, leading them to even lose confidence in themselves.

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Humanity leaped to become the decision-maker in the Galactic Community, and as for the Fallen Empires?

No matter what humanity or other civilizations did, as long as they didn't invade their territory, they didn't care.

They occupied their position in the galaxy, arrogant and decaying.

A hundred years passed in a flash. In addition to the Colossus Project, the Human Commonwealth also launched the Megastructure Project—great technology that had left a brilliant mark in ancient civilizations; they were certainly going to create it too!

During this period, a Psionicist in the Shroud disturbed a powerful entity within the Shroud. That entity actually broke through reality and caused massive destruction to the real universe!

When the Human Commonwealth arrived, the Shroud entity had already disappeared. This unprecedented case caused the Human Commonwealth to raise the danger level of the Shroud once again!

It wasn't just that humans could enter the Shroud; existences within the Shroud could also actively interfere with the real universe.

The Shroud is not just a space for storing Psionic energy, but an unknown domain fraught with crises!

The Human Commonwealth passed this information to the citizens of the Empire, letting them know that they must be extra cautious and vigilant when entering the Shroud!

At the same time, the Human Commonwealth received an encrypted message sent by the Earth Federation.

The Earth Federation had discovered the ruins of an ancient civilization on Earth!

This news stunned the Human Commonwealth; they didn't expect that after digging up the graves of so many civilizations, they had overlooked their old home, Earth.

The Human Commonwealth received information about these ruins, known as the Vultaum civilization, a civilization from about 12 million years ago.

But when seeing the first sentence of the Vultaum information ruins, the Human Commonwealth high command couldn't help but be stunned.

"Hello, Player." The pitch-black font was neat and powerful, unlike the madness and sorrow of the red font of the Zro race before.

However, what did this "Hello, Player" mean?

The Human Commonwealth continued to read. The Vultaum race was a worm-like life form; they were about three to four meters long and communicated mainly through body vibrations.

The Earth Federation read two types of information from the Vultaum satellites: one was "Disconnect," and the other was "Embrace the True Existence."

These two messages were still spreading constantly even now. It was precisely because of this that the Earth Federation was able to discover this civilization; they guessed that this was the Vultaum spreading their philosophy to the entire universe.

Even if it caused the civilization to begin to regress because of this, the Vultaum did not care in the slightest.

This philosophy had become an obsession and faith within the Vultaum race; all Vultaum members fanatically and crazily worshipped, believed in, and propagated this philosophy. ===== CHAPTER 870 =====