"Will I live?"
Ngo Dung stood in the hallway, muttering to himself. Ton Nang's brief words were as if they could infuse a person with endless strength, reigniting his hope for the future.
He clenched his fists, his expression resolute.
"I will definitely survive."
Inside the room.
"Why aren't you eating?" Ton Nang asked, seeing the unopened snacks on the bed.
Han Hieu Hieu said, "I'm afraid I'll eat it all."
Ton Nang smiled. "It's alright, go ahead and eat. There will be food, there's nothing to worry about."
"Why don't we tell them we have a satellite phone and can contact Hoang City?" Han Hieu Hieu was no longer a little child; she knew the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter was the safest place, and the people there were very powerful.
Ton Nang said, "Hieu Hieu, some things shouldn't be rushed. What do you think of the people here?"
Han Hieu Hieu thought for a moment. "Hieu Hieu feels that they are all very nice."
"Hieu Hieu, you can't always judge things by their surface. This place changes people, sometimes without them even realizing it. Look closely, think carefully. In just these few short days, everyone's hearts have already begun to change." Ton Nang knew Hieu Hieu's mindset had shifted, but not by much. The apocalypse is a crucible that can truly change a person's heart, but he had protected Hieu Hieu so well that she hadn't experienced those hardships.
"Oh..."
Han Hieu Hieu nodded, only half-understanding.
. . .
Early morning.
"Huh? Where's the food?"
Ngo Dung woke up, wanting to grab some food to fill his stomach. He didn't dare eat too much; most of the food had to be saved for Le Le. For him, his hope was to ensure his girlfriend could survive.
But his hand found no food, only empty bags.
Instantly, Ngo Dung felt his scalp tingle and a chill run down his spine. He didn't need to think to know what the outcome of having no food would be.
"Le Le, wake up, something's happened!" Ngo Dung urgently shook the sleeping Le Le.
Co Le, who wasn't truly asleep, pretended to open her eyes. "What's wrong?"
"The food is gone."
Hearing this, Co Le was wide awake. She shot up, lowered her head, and fiddled with her fingers. "A Dung... I..."
"Huh?" Seeing Le Le's demeanor, Ngo Dung had a premonition, as if he already knew a possible reason, but he still wanted Le Le to say it herself.
With a sob in her voice, Co Le said, "A Dung, last night after you fell asleep, I was so scared, and so hungry... so I couldn't help it, I ate all the food. If you want to hit me, go ahead. I know I was wrong."
Ngo Dung was speechless.
He blinked, his face a mask of utter confusion. He never expected this to be the situation.
He wanted to say to Le Le, how could you do that? You ate all the food, what are we supposed to do now? But he couldn't bring himself to say the words, only letting out a helpless sigh.
Now that it had happened, what good would saying anything do?
Co Le knew Ngo Dung would never blame her. She lowered her head, the corners of her mouth curling into a triumphant smirk. She had already moved all the food to Cao Xuyen's side.
"A Dung, you have such a good relationship with Ton Nang. Could you borrow some food from him?"
Ngo Dung was shocked. "Le Le, what are you talking about? Brother Nang has just as much food as we did. If I go and borrow food, what will they do?"
He could never bring himself to do something like that.
"But we..."
"Don't say any more. I can't do it."
"Fine."
Seeing Ngo Dung's firm attitude, Co Le said no more, but her heart grew increasingly dissatisfied with him.
At that moment.
Lieu Na simply ate a biscuit, giving her stomach a bit of nourishment, before returning to the living room. The living room was empty.
She opened a small crack in the window blinds and looked outside.
"Groan..."
"Groan..."
The ferocious, terrifying zombies were still roaming outside. The tide of the dead had not receded.
"Day four."
To her, the current situation felt like a year for every day that passed. What worried her most was the psychological state of her companions. Under this kind of torture, anything could happen.
Just as she was pondering this.
Cao Xuyen came out, his eyes a little dark-ringed. He acted as if he didn't see Lieu Na, walking to the same window. After seeing that the zombies outside had not dispersed, with a thud, he slammed both hands against the wall, his breathing gradually becoming more rapid.
"The food is almost gone, we're all going to die."
"All of us are going to die."
He muttered, on the verge of madness.
Then he turned and walked back toward his room.
Lieu Na just watched silently, her heart growing heavier. This situation was not good at all, but she didn't say anything.
After Cao Xuyen left, Ton Nang came out with Han Hieu Hieu.
"Good morning," Ton Nang greeted Lieu Na, appearing very relaxed.
Lieu Na looked at Ton Nang. "Why are you so calm?"
Ton Nang replied, "What else can I do if I'm not calm? Give up and accept my fate?"
"You have a point. We definitely shouldn't give up."
"You know about him and Co Le, don't you?" Ton Nang felt that Lieu Na was the most mentally stable person here. At least until now, she hadn't changed much.
Lieu Na fell silent, then said, "I know."
"You don't want to expose them because you're afraid of affecting the group's unity, right? Especially at such a critical moment."
"Yes."
"If I told you that Co Le has already moved their food over to Cao Xuyen, what would you think?"
As Ton Nang said this.
Lieu Na's expression changed dramatically. Didn't that mean Cao Xuyen's earlier performance was all fake? His purpose was to deceive everyone, to tell them he was already running out of food and that even his mind was breaking.
Ton Nang said to himself, "I have seen too much horror, too much darkness. I was once lost in that darkness for a long time, but I came through it, and everything is fine now, isn't it?"
"Is it because of the little girl named Han Hieu Hieu?"
"That's half of it."
"And the other half?"
"..."
Ton Nang just smiled, not answering Lieu Na's question, and left the living room.
"Sister Na."
Ngo Dung came out and saw Lieu Na, pretending to be fine as he greeted her. He looked like nothing was wrong, but how could Lieu Na not see the worry in his heart?
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Ngo Dung nodded, unable to admit he wasn't.
Day five.
Knock! Knock!
Vuong Tuong knocked on Lieu Na's door.
Lieu Na opened it to see Vuong Tuong, his face gaunt to the extreme.
"Give me some food, I'm starving to death."
Vuong Tuong looked pitifully at Lieu Na. The so-called seven days of food was only possible under the most ideal conditions. But who could maintain those ideal conditions?
"Wait."
Lieu Na turned back into her room and returned with half a box of biscuits, only six or seven pieces. "Here."
Vuong Tuong was a good person; otherwise, he wouldn't have risked going out to gather supplies. In all their past supply runs, Vuong Tuong had almost never failed to lead the group out.
"Thanks." Vuong Tuong took the biscuits and wolfed them down. He had finished his own food on the third day and had been too embarrassed to tell anyone. It wasn't until the fifth day, when he truly couldn't bear the hunger anymore, that he came to Lieu Na.
As for the other two men, A and B, their food supply was also about to hit rock bottom.
Now, Lieu Na began to reduce all unnecessary movements, conserving her energy to hold on.
In Ngo Dung's room.
Ngo Dung lay on the bed, equally drained of strength. The door opened and Co Le walked in. "A Dung, the bathroom stinks so much."
In their current situation.
Water was also a critical resource. There was no water to flush the toilet. Opening the bathroom door meant being hit by a pungent, eye-watering smell.
Ngo Dung glanced listlessly at Co Le, merely nodding without saying anything. He hadn't used the toilet in a while. With nothing in his stomach, there was nothing to excrete.
Co Le lay on the bed, feigning a weak and powerless voice, "A Dung, I'm so hungry. I... I feel like I'm about to starve to death."
"Just hold on a little longer. It'll get better," Ngo Dung replied.
Co Le had pretended to go to the bathroom, but in reality, she had already eaten something at Cao Xuyen's. But Cao Xuyen was so stingy, he only gave her two biscuits.
Although it wasn't enough to fill her up, it at least provided some energy.
Co Le said, "I really can't take it anymore. Why don't you go to Brother Nang's place and ask for some food? I'm really, really hungry."
"Endure it for a while. It'll get better," Ngo Dung said.
In Cao Xuyen's room.
Cao Xuyen stuffed food into his mouth. He had to fill his stomach, to always keep his body full of strength. He then opened the wardrobe, inside which lay a fire axe.
"I have to kill them all."
He was now just waiting for an opportunity.
Without food replenishment, they would gradually lose their strength. At that point, killing them would be effortless. He had to survive; he had to find a way to survive no matter what.
As for Co Le, she was also on his kill list.
This woman's brain was utterly clumsy.
But for now, he still needed to make use of her.
He placed the fire axe back in its place, closed the door, and lay on the bed to rest, not wanting to waste too much energy.
Day six.
The situation for everyone was dire.
The food was truly gone. The gnawing hunger was now a ravenous void in their stomachs, a feeling that had completely overwhelmed them.
Lieu Na looked at the few crumbs in the biscuit box, stirred them with her finger, gathering them together, and carefully brought them to her mouth, afraid that a single careless move would spill them.
After eating the last of her food, Lieu Na lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Her eyes lacked the light they had a few days ago, appearing very dim.
At this time.
Ngo Dung, spiritually drained, stood at Ton Nang's door, leaning against the wall. He raised his hand, intending to knock, but his knuckles hovered a distance from the door. His purpose for coming here was to get some food for his girlfriend, Le Le.
But he knew the situation was terrible.
No one had any food left.
What he was about to do was truly shameless.
But...
Creak!
Before he could knock, Brother Nang's door opened.
"Brother Nang."
"What is it?"
Ton Nang knew why Ngo Dung had come. A man infatuated with a woman would always be so impulsive.
"I... can I borrow some food from you? Just a little will do."
Ngo Dung lowered his head, not daring to look Ton Nang in the eye.
"Come in."
Ton Nang sighed with resignation.
Ngo Dung entered the room and his eyes immediately fell upon the food they were allocated, along with some opened snacks. He was shocked, never imagining that Brother Nang still had so much.
"The food is right there. Take it yourself," Ton Nang said, pointing.
It was another test of human nature.
A starving person, upon seeing so much food, would have their brain completely taken over by hunger. They would cast aside all other thoughts, believing that filling their stomach was the only thing that mattered.
Ton Nang simply stood there, watching.
Ngo Dung walked over to the snacks, swallowing hard. The feeling of hunger was excruciating. Even plain noodles would taste more delicious than anything he'd ever eaten; after finishing, he'd proclaim it a delicacy from heaven.
Ngo Dung opened a bag of biscuits and turned around. "Brother Nang, can I take four biscuits?"
"Take six. Eat two here, and take the rest back," Ton Nang said.
"Thank you."
Ngo Dung ate two biscuits, finding them incredibly delicious. Although he was still very hungry, he restrained himself and left with the four remaining biscuits.
Returning to his room.
Ngo Dung gave the four biscuits to Co Le.
"Do they have a lot of food?" Co Le immediately asked.
Ngo Dung didn't tell the truth. "No, Brother Nang and the others are out of food too. This was the last of it."
"He's so good to you... I bet he's still hiding food, he just doesn't want you to know." Co Le said as she happily ate the biscuits.
Ngo Dung looked at Co Le. This was the first time he felt that his girlfriend, Le Le, had become too much.
But he didn't say anything more, just lay on the bed, motionless, staring at the ceiling.
Even while staying inside, they could still hear the incessant groaning of the zombies outside. From the first day until now, those sounds had never stopped.
Physical torture, mental torture.
It was enough to make anyone break down.
In the living room.
Cao Xuyen once again went to the window to look outside. He seemed to be concerned about the situation outside, but in reality, he was checking on everyone's condition.
He saw the two men, A and B, slumped against the wall in the living room, their eyes vacant. They were clearly filled with despair for the future. After all, in this situation, there was no hope to be seen.
Just then, Vuong Tuong also staggered into the living room, slumping down next to A and B. He lifted his head and stared intently at Cao Xuyen.
That gaze made Cao Xuyen feel a sense of fear, even a kind of illusion.
Was Vuong Tuong planning to make a move on him?
Cao Xuyen was extremely paranoid now. A single glance could make him jumpy and anxious like a startled bird.
"Do you guys have anything to eat?" Cao Xuyen asked, feigning weakness.
Vuong Tuong shook his head without a word.
The two men, A and B, paid him no mind, just leaning there.
Cao Xuyen lowered his head, his steps unsteady as he returned to his room.
And in Lieu Na's room, she kept her door ajar, observing the situation outside. What Ton Nang had said had already made her extremely suspicious of Cao Xuyen.
She knew Cao Xuyen would definitely make a move.
She just didn't know when.
. . .
Day seven.
The entire villa was shrouded in gloom, without any movement, like a pool of stagnant water.
Everyone had come out of their rooms and was lying in the living room.
Cao Xuyen came out of his room, feigning weakness. He saw everyone in the living room, each one looking as if they were on the verge of death. As he emerged, everyone slowly shifted their gaze toward him.
That gaze made the murderous intent in Cao Xuyen's heart boil over completely.
They're looking at me like that, he thought, they must want to kill me. They must want to eat my flesh.
Cao Xuyen turned and walked back toward his room.
Lieu Na glanced at Ton Nang. He also looked very weary. She didn't know if this weariness was real or just an act.
From her perspective, it didn't look like he was pretending.
Everyone had been given the same amount of food.
Perhaps it really was...
Just then.
A grating sound echoed.
It was like something was being dragged across the floor.
Hearing the sound, everyone's eyes turned to the hallway. In the dim corridor, a figure seemed to be faintly visible. A moment later, they saw Cao Xuyen appear before them, dragging a fire axe.
Everyone's pupils contracted violently.
The look in Cao Xuyen's eyes was deeply unsettling, especially the cruel smile playing on his lips, which sent a shiver down their spines.
"What... what are you doing?" Ngo Dung swallowed nervously, his voice filled with alarm.
Cao Xuyen lifted the fire axe, his expression crazed. "You're all done for, right? I don't want to die, so you'll have to. We can't leave this place, the food is all gone. If you don't die, how am I supposed to live?"
Vuong Tuong said weakly, "Are you insane?"
"Yes, I am insane! I have to live! As long as I can survive, I'll do anything!" In the dim environment, Cao Xuyen's face looked exceptionally savage and terrifying. In his eyes, everyone present was just a lamb waiting for slaughter.
Lieu Na never thought Cao Xuyen would go down this path. This was beyond her imagination. According to Cao Xuyen, he wanted to kill them all and use their flesh as food to survive.
"Cao Xuyen, you... don't do this."
Cao Xuyen's gaze was ice-cold as he stared at Lieu Na. "Shut up! Damn it, those two just arrived a few days ago, and you gave them a share of the supplies, causing us to not have enough. And you, Vuong Tuong, if you hadn't led that damn horde here, would we be in this situation?"
Seeing Cao Xuyen's crazed state, Ngo Dung was terrified. He then looked at his girlfriend, Le Le, beside him.
"Le Le, I'm here, don't be afraid."
Smack!
Co Le slapped Ngo Dung across the face. All trace of her listlessness vanished, replaced by an arrogant and cruel expression. "Who wants you here? I have Brother Chuan to protect me. What could possibly happen to me?"
After speaking, she got up and walked to Cao Xuyen's side.
"Brother Chuan, how was my performance? That big idiot actually thought I ate all the food. How could he know I hid it all?"
Hearing this.
Ngo Dung's eyes widened, nearly bulging from their sockets. He couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Le Le, what did you say?"
Co Le sneered, "What did I say? You really are an idiot, aren't you? Brother Chuan and I have been together for a long time, you just never knew. You sleep like the dead every night. Do you really think your sleep is that good? It's because I put sleeping pills in your water. Brother Chuan is much stronger than you."
Ngo Dung clutched his chest, feeling so suffocated he could barely breathe. He never thought Co Le would cheat on him so blatantly, and he had been completely oblivious, kept in the dark the whole time.
Seeing Ngo Dung in such pain, Co Le looked up at Cao Xuyen with adoration. "Brother Chuan, why don't we kill him first?"
Such heartlessness drove Ngo Dung deeper into despair. He had never given up on her in this apocalypse, but he never realized she had given up on him long ago.
"Alright, let's kill him first. The rest of you, don't be anxious, you'll all get your turn. I guarantee it'll be a refreshing experience." Cao Xuyen's expression grew more and more frenzied. He raised the axe and walked toward Ngo Dung.
As a former boxer, Lieu Na stood up, wanting to stop him, but Cao Xuyen kicked her back onto the sofa. She had no strength left; even standing up had taken a great deal of effort.
"Don't you worry, your turn is next."
Cao Xuyen sneered, swinging the fire axe down at Ngo Dung's head.
This one blow would surely split Ngo Dung's head in two.
"Ah..."
Ngo Dung shut his eyes, his face a mask of despair.
But the expected pain never came. He opened his eyes and was stunned to see that the falling axe had been caught by someone.
"Human nature in the apocalypse really is a terrifying thing."
Ton Nang caught the axe. Without much effort, he snatched it into his own hands, then looked mockingly at the dumbfounded Cao Xuyen.
"You... how is this possible?"
Cao Xuyen stumbled back several steps in shock, a look of fear on his face.
Lieu Na was just as astonished. She had thought Ton Nang was in the same condition as them, but she never imagined it was all an act.
What she couldn't figure out was...
They all had the same amount of food, so why did he still have strength?
Her gaze then shifted to Han Hieu Hieu. She wondered if Ton Nang had stolen the little girl's food. But looking at the girl, there was no longer any trace of listlessness; she was full of spirit, watching the scene unfold.
If he didn't steal the little girl's food, then what on earth was going on?
Vuong Tuong and the others stared in equal shock.
In that moment, Ton Nang seemed to be shrouded in an aura of mystery.
Ton Nang casually played with the fire axe and smiled. "Nothing is impossible. Actually, from the very beginning, I was never worried about the zombie horde outside. I even had a way to get you all to the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter immediately. But I saw early on that you and this stinking bitch were no good, so I said nothing. I just wanted to quietly watch your performance."
"At the same time..."
He looked at Lieu Na, Vuong Tuong, and the others. "I also wanted you all to understand how helpless one feels when plunged into despair, and to be grateful to the one who brings you hope."
"What do you mean?" Lieu Na asked.
Ton Nang took out a satellite phone. "I know Lam Pham from the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter. This phone can contact him. He can get here in a very short time and take you all to the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter."
Lieu Na said, "You wanted us to experience despair, so that we would be grateful to you for bringing us hope?"
"No, not me. Lam Pham. I know how he operates. If I had called him at the very beginning, I probably wouldn't have seen what I wanted to see. I've always been thinking, at the moment of despair, how dark can human nature become? Or will everyone choose darkness in order to survive?" Ton Nang spoke slowly, unhurriedly.
"So, you got your answer, didn't you?"
"Yes, I did. You, Lieu Na, are quite good. And Vuong Tuong, he has courage and a sense of responsibility. Even knowing there were many zombies outside, he still chose to go out and find supplies. And Ngo Dung and these two, it's a miracle that you've managed to survive in the apocalypse."
Ton Nang thought back to the prison, to those people who supported He Ming Xuan. Why did they support him? Thinking back now, it was because He Ming Xuan brought them hope in their despair.
At this moment.
Cao Xuyen's breathing began to quicken.
"You were toying with me this whole time."
Ton Nang said, "Not toying with you, but wanting to see what you would ultimately do. As expected, it was just as I thought. You wanted to kill them and use them as a food reserve. Many people in the apocalypse make the same final choice as you."
"Go to hell!" Cao Xuyen roared, lunging at Ton Nang.
Ton Nang showed a disdainful expression. With a thud, he sent Cao Xuyen flying with a single kick. The kick was heavy, slamming Cao Xuyen into the far wall.
That one kick stunned everyone.
They never imagined Ton Nang could be so ferocious.
"Who on earth are you?" Lieu Na asked.
Ton Nang said, "Don't worry, I mean you no harm. I will contact Lam Pham of Hoang City for you. As for his situation, I think I can use a phrase Lam Pham once said: He was attacking me, I felt my life was threatened. I was only acting in self-defense, so I've done nothing wrong."
Lieu Na was speechless.
Vuong Tuong was speechless.
The men A and B were speechless.
Ton Nang patted Ngo Dung's shoulder. "Alright, you're a good person, a truly good person. Someone wasn't worthy of you, so what is there to be heartbroken about? Tell me, what do you want to do with her?"
Co Le, already terrified, fell to her knees with a thud. "A Dung, I was forced! I still love you! Can you speak up for me? I was really forced!"
Co Le had clearly assessed the situation.
The Ton Nang before her was a terrifying demon king. Cao Xuyen's chest was caved in from one kick. If she had taken that kick, she would have died a miserable death.
Ngo Dung looked at Ton Nang, then at Co Le kneeling on the ground. His heart was a mix of complicated emotions: a bit of pity, a bit of anger. Finally, he asked weakly, "Can you let her go?"
Co Le said excitedly, "A Dung, you're so good! I'll definitely change from now on!"
Ton Nang took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on Ngo Dung. This gaze made Ngo Dung a little scared. "Are men really this pathetic? To be able to choose forgiveness in the face of betrayal?"
Lieu Na felt that when Ton Nang said this, he gave her a strange feeling. A normal man probably wouldn't say something like that, unless...
A woman's sixth sense is very accurate.
She felt that Ton Nang was a little bit... better not to say it.
"Huh?" Ngo Dung shuddered at Ton Nang's words. "Brother Nang, I..."
"How about I make the decision for you?" Ton Nang said, lightly patting Ngo Dung's face. Good people will always earn pity and sympathy, but one should never agree with the thinking of such a good person.
"O... okay."
Ngo Dung was intimidated by Ton Nang's presence.
He nodded dumbly.
Ton Nang walked toward Co Le.
Co Le screamed in terror, "Don't come near me! You devil, stay away from me!"
Ton Nang picked Co Le up as if she were a little chick, holding her in his hand. No matter how she struggled, it was useless. He walked to the window and directly ripped off the sealed iron plate.
"Brother Nang..." Ngo Dung seemed to have realized something.
Ton Nang looked at him, his expression serious, enunciating each word: "Remember, a man does not need betrayal. Betrayal is destruction."
"Ah... no!" Co Le's face turned pale with fear, and the smell of urine filled the air.
But it was all too late. Ton Nang threw her straight outside.
"Ahhh..."
When the zombies saw fresh flesh appear, they naturally went into a frenzy. In an instant, Co Le's piercing screams vanished. She didn't even have a chance to turn into a zombie before she was torn apart and devoured.
Lieu Na and the others looked at Ton Nang in absolute terror. His methods were truly ruthless.
"Hieu Hieu, are you scared of me?" Ton Nang didn't care what others thought, only asking Hieu Hieu.
Han Hieu Hieu shook her head. "Not scared. I'm not scared at all."
Ton Nang revealed a smile.
He then took out the satellite phone and dialed the only number stored in it.
A moment later.
He hung up the phone and looked at everyone.
"I've called for you. He will be here soon. What awaits you is a new life. All your suffering is over. For you, that place is where hope lies."
"Hieu Hieu, go to the room and bring out the rest of the food. Share it with them."
Ton Nang said.
"Okay."
Han Hieu Hieu ran back to the room.
When the food appeared before them and Ton Nang told them to eat, the only sound in the gloomy living room was that of swallowing.
Ngo Dung had taken the biggest blow. He remained listless and somber, as if he still couldn't understand why he had been betrayed.
Ton Nang walked over to him. "Betrayal is a process everyone goes through. The process isn't scary. What's scary is choosing the wrong outcome. Do you understand?"
"I..." Ngo Dung looked at Ton Nang, lost.
Ton Nang gently patted his shoulder and said no more. This was something he had to figure out for himself. Others could only offer him a train of thought.
Soon.
A booming sound came from outside.
Ton Nang opened all the windows. Sunlight streamed in. Having not seen the sun for so long, they were all a little unaccustomed to it.
Lieu Na and the others were a bit scared, worried that zombies would break through the windows. But before they could voice their concerns, they heard Ton Nang's voice.
"Everyone, come and see. For you, this is an unimaginable cleansing."
"Hurry up, it will be over soon."
Ton Nang knew the speed of Lam Pham's cleanup was truly monstrous.
Lieu Na and the others, having regained some strength, rushed to the windows.
When they saw what was happening for the first time.
They were completely and utterly dumbfounded.
The dense horde of zombies outside was instantly frozen solid. Then, in the blink of an eye, the ice sculptures shattered, and countless ice fragments scattered in the wind.
And at that moment.
They saw a figure walking slowly through the swirling ice fragments.
A sword on his back.
A smile on his face.
"He is..." Lieu Na and the others looked at Ton Nang.
"Lam Pham of the Hoang City Sunshine Shelter. Your future's only hope and protector."
Ton Nang and Lam Pham's eyes met.
It was this kind of existence that was changing the entire situation of the apocalypse. The future path was already very clear. The apocalypse was ultimately just a passerby that nearly wiped out humanity.
Because there was someone who, with his own power, had forcefully changed the entire game.
Whether humanity could continue to thrive...
It really depended on him.
"Let's go. Go on down, and greet your new future."