The core members of ETO were all speechless.
No, more than that, they were gnashing their teeth!
They had truly opened their eyes to such a despicable Wallfacer; it was the first time they had encountered someone who dared to throw dirt on ETO!
"What do we do now?"
Mozi Yin spoke, "Thanks to him, we've all become 'rats on the street' now."
ETO's reputation was completely ruined.
Although it wasn't great before, at least they could still win over some people.
But after today, that's likely out of the question.
People, or rather, forces, all over the world who were still observing, now regarded ETO as a terrorist organization. After all, assassinating one person could barely be excused, but a 'second time' was problematic, especially with the use of powerful explosives.
And that bastard even had a Middle East person do it!
"Ruthless!"
Von Neumann, a man of few words, sneered, "No wonder 'Lord' wanted to deal with him first. He is indeed more insidious and hateful than the others."
"This is not the time to discuss this," Aristotle said calmly. "The problem is that we each have our own tasks, making it difficult to spare hands to deal with him. Who should be assigned to eliminate the fourth Wallfacer? Or should we—use others?"
"Others?" Mozi remained sinister, his gaze from beneath his black robe filled with mockery. "Can you trust them?"
Aristotle fell silent.
"We cannot hand it over to others."
Qin Shi Huang, on the stage, said in a deep voice, "The tasks of you three cannot be delayed either—"
However, Sophon suddenly appeared.
[No!]
[Merlin Emrys must be killed first!]
[The other Wallfacers' plans can be postponed.]
Qin Shi Huang felt a surge of frustration in his chest.
After a long silence, seeing the atmosphere somewhat stiff, he slowly spoke, "This meeting ends here—you all go back first and proceed according to 'Lord's' wishes, but do not abandon the Wallbreaker plans for the other three either."
"Yes."
The three exchanged glances and exited the game.
In the game, Qin Shi Huang faced 'Sophon' directly.
"'Lord,' if I may be frank—"
Qin Shi Huang hesitated repeatedly but still decided to ask, "Given the current situation, executing the 'Wallbreaker Project' is the optimal choice. Why are you so insistent on killing the new fourth Wallfacer?"
From a normal logical deduction, ETO's main strength should currently be focused on the Wallfacers, executing the Wallbreaker Project, and finding their hidden true strategic intentions.
If Luo Ji was because he held leverage that seemed to pose a huge threat to 'Lord,' and Evans was because he made 'Lord' aware of his flaws—then what was the reason for Emrys?
New humans?
Qin Shi Huang always felt that this was not the reason.
Although the power Emrys displayed indeed looked very threatening, it was controllable.
Moreover, this was a war between civilizations!
The power of a mere 'superhuman' could not influence the final outcome.
No matter how powerful Emrys was, he was within a controllable range.
How much power could he alone possess?
Qin Shi Huang did not believe that mere superpowers were worth 'Lord' making a decision at all costs.
So, that is to say—
There was a deeper reason!
[You do not need to know the reason.]
A line of text was projected before Qin Shi Huang.
This answer seemed to be within Qin Shi Huang's expectations. His expression remained unchanged, his gaze fixed on the projected text, and he slowly said, "'Lord,' you can completely trust us. ETO has no way out. Besides you, we have no other choice, do we?"
Evans, with his death, taught 'Lord' to conceal his intentions.
This was good.
However, Qin Shi Huang believed it was not necessary now.
"'Lord,' you don't have to tell us the specific reason, just like your reason for targeting Luo Ji. We don't need to know, but—the fourth Wallfacer is different. Killing him will require a huge price—
I, or rather, we, need a clear instruction and reason."
The Earth-Trisolaran Organization, ETO.
The organization not only included them but also many others, who were distributed across various sectors of society, even including high-ranking political figures!
Of course, those who truly fully sided with the Trisolaran civilization were very few within ETO.
Most people were 'fence-sitters.'
Qin Shi Huang understood these people's thoughts well: nothing more than hedging their bets, profiting no matter who won. How many could adhere to Evans' ideology?
Very few! Very few!
At least, ETO was far from as powerful as the outside world imagined, and its cohesion was not as strong.
Especially after the death of the leader 'Evans' and the capture of the iconic figure 'Ye Wenjie,' Qin Shi Huang had already sensed the wavering morale within the ETO organization.
And this point, after Emrys' self-directed and self-acted terrorist attack, which showcased 'superpowers,' the morale of the ETO organization was further shaken.
Now, they had to stabilize their morale.
Otherwise, before the Wallbreaker Project could be executed, the cohesion and morale of the ETO organization would quickly be destroyed.
This was also why Qin Shi Huang insisted on knowing the truth from 'Sophon' about why Emrys had to be killed.
He needed a reason.
To appease the restless hearts within the organization.
To help the ETO organization regain confidence and cohesion!
Sophon fell into a long silence.
Finally, a line of text slowly appeared in Qin Shi Huang's eyes.
[He is not human.]
"?"
Qin Shi Huang stared at the line of text for several seconds.
After a while, he was still somewhat bewildered.
"Excuse me, 'Lord'—what do you mean by that? I don't quite understand. Could you use clearer language?"
[He is not Human.]
Crimson, blood-like text, like a red-hot branding iron, deeply seared into Qin Shi Huang's eyes.
"Not—Human?!"
He couldn't help but exclaim, "This, how is this possible? He's not Human—then what is he?!"
This reason was truly too shocking!
So much so that Qin Shi Huang even thought this might be 'Lord' deceiving them!
But on second thought, it seemed unlikely.
If 'Lord' were truly deceiving them, he wouldn't use such a crude reason, would he?
[I do not know what kind of creature he is.]
[But he definitely does not belong to the Human species.]
[Your genetic similarity is very low.]
[The fourth Wallfacer, and his guard, do not belong to any known biological type.]
[Moreover,]
[The power he uses is very dangerous.]
Sophon rapidly refreshed the text.
Until the last sentence, "Dangerous" was almost magnified and bolded, like a grim ghost, seeping with crimson blood, sending shivers down one's spine!
Qin Shi Huang felt his heart being squeezed by an invisible large hand, his gaze fixed on the text, his breathing unconsciously quickening.
"Not Human—is this guy also an alien? Then why did he infiltrate Human society and painstakingly obtain the status of a 'Wallfacer'?
What is he after?!"
[I do not know.]
In fact, the Trisolarans behind Sophon were also afraid of Emrys!
Not afraid of his superpowers.
But afraid that Emrys—or rather, the 'civilization' behind him—might also be a hunter in the dark forest, holding a shotgun, waiting for prey!