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Chapter 88 does not state that justice will always prevail, but rather that only the victors can speak for justice.
Ember Base, Ground Base

"team leader."

"Okay, I understand. The defense system of the Ember's underground core area has been activated."

Benjamin tossed aside the granite head in his hand, and his pair of intelligent electronic eyes, equipped with thermal imaging capabilities, locked firmly onto the entrance to the core area of ​​the Ember underground base not far ahead.

The warning lights around the entrance, flashing on and off, stretched the shadows of everyone nearby.

The heavy alloy gate exuded a suffocating sense of oppression at this moment.

This seemed to be telling Benjamin and his men that as long as they dared to cross this gate and step into the heart of the embers...

What awaits them is a nightmare comparable to hell.

But now that things have come to this, neither Benjamin nor anyone else will stop there.

Moving forward is their only option.

In the muddy ruins of the Ember Ground Base in the rain, the granite head that Benjamin had thrown out rolled a distance before finally coming to rest in a muddy puddle.

Not far away, his once petrified body had returned to normal and collapsed heavily with a thud.

The blood flowing from the severed neck, combined with the rain falling from the sky, turned the surrounding puddles blood red.

His head, submerged in blood, stared wide-eyed, revealing a clear expression of disbelief.

This Ember Star Envoy, known for his petrification ability, seemed to be using this method to recount his humiliating exit, which he could never believe until his death.

The attack was carried out by three Level 2 Star Envoys and dozens of Level 1 Star Envoys.

Using such a luxurious lineup to deal with him, these damned Association Star Envoys really think too highly of him.

Noticing the unseeing eyes of the rock face on the ground, Benjamin's lips curled into a barely perceptible, cold smile.

Now, one of the two level-two combatants of the Embers is gone, and the strongest, Yunmeng, is trapped in the "arena" by Ghosn.

The other 'minor fish' were busy dealing with the beast tide along the coastline.
Without a doubt, now is the best time for him to enter the core area of ​​the Ember Base, find the 'key', and complete the family mission.

However, although Benjamin had ulterior motives, he did not reveal them.

Instead, they used another, more respectable excuse.

And the excuse is 'justice'.

The matter of the 'key' is a secret of their Iron Dome family, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Even to protect this secret.

He can also silence the people around him forever when the time is right.

As an intelligent machine star envoy loaded with a [human emotion simulation program].

Benjamin not only knew how to hide his true thoughts.

They also know how to make the best use of the people around them.

"Everyone!"

In the rainy night, Benjamin's voice suddenly grew louder, and his expression became inexplicably excited.

"Ember is one of the dangerous organizations that the Star Envoy Association has marked as a priority. If we can completely eradicate this organization today and rescue the 'innocent people' trapped inside, we will succeed."

"Then all of you here will become heroes of the new Federation!"

"So let's go, and let these guys who like to play with people's lives and disrupt order know what's going on."

"Victory always belongs to the side of justice!"

Benjamin raised his bloodied right fist high, his booming voice seemingly possessing a bewitching magic, echoing for a long time in the rain before finally subsiding.

Then, he looked around at the crowd whose emotions he had stirred, and with an incredibly 'firm' tone and expression, he shouted out those four words that struck straight to the heart.

"Justice will prevail!"

"Must win!!!"

Amidst the unified shouts of the crowd, they charged without hesitation into the core area of ​​the Ember underground base, which had activated its 'Endless Maze' defense mode.

As for what dangers they might encounter once they enter,

Most of them no longer care.

Because they feel that what they are doing is above life itself!
Looking at this group of people, their blood boiling and their eyes gleaming with a light called 'justice', Benjamin sneered inwardly.

justice?

That's actually a pretty useful slogan.

Because as soon as those two words are used, foolish and emotional humans will gamble everything on them.

Even if the stakes are their lives.

Encouraged by Benjamin, everyone disregarded the danger and rushed into the underground core area of ​​the Ember base.

Driven by the sense of justice, they fear no danger!

At this time, Chen Kong and his group had just arrived at the western beach and were attempting to destroy the star monument placed there.
The core underground area of ​​the embers, the quantum central control room.

Drop drop-!
Inside the quantum central control room, the sounds of numerous sophisticated intelligent mechanical instruments echoed continuously in this enclosed space.

Tiandao watched as the blond man named 'Benjamin' delivered his passionate speech about 'justice' using exaggerated gestures in the surveillance footage.

A mocking smile appeared on his face.

"Will victory always be on the side of justice?"

Admittedly, as an organization, Ember has indeed done a lot of dishonorable things behind the scenes.

But overall, compared to the other Star Envoy organizations in the New Federation that have committed countless evil deeds, the Embers can at best be considered chaotic neutral, not chaotic evil at all.

Meanwhile, the Star Envoy Association is the largest and strongest Star Envoy organization in the New Federation.

It is far less glorious than they claim.

The Heavenly Dao believes that they can at most be considered lawful neutral, far from reaching the level of lawful justice.

After all, Ember has done plenty of dishonorable things, but has the Star Envoy Association done any less?

If the Star Envoy Association is really as good as they claim.

Then there wouldn't be so many Star Envoy organizations independent of the Star Envoy Association in this world.

[Intruder scan complete]

[3 Level 2 Star Envoys, 20 Level 1 Star Envoys]

The scan information for the Level 2 Star Envoy is as follows.

[Metal Blast - Benjamin (Top Rank)]

【Watch Knight William (Middle Rank)】

[Sea Spider - Isaiah (Middle Position)]

Looking at the intruder information listed by the 'Quantum Central System - Glimmer',
Tiandao placed his hand in a recessed area on the control panel.

[Identity verification successful. Respected S-level privilege holder, Heavenly Dao Master of Fate, what command would you like to issue to 'Ember Intelligent Mechanical Central Program - Glimmer'?]

"Remove all restrictions on lethal weapons in the underground core area and shut down all non-weapon power systems except for the Quantum Center, the Star Beast Research Area, and the Quantum Shuttle."

"The efficiency of the base defense system - Endless Maze has been maximized, and all the Star Beast experimental subjects imprisoned in the Star Beast Research Area will be released in half an hour."

[Warning: Some of the operations you mentioned carry a significant risk of spiraling out of control. Do you confirm your decision to execute them?]

"Yes."

They heard an affirmative answer from Heaven.

Inside the quiet quantum central control room, the distinctive, cold AI female voice of the 'Quantum Central System - Glimmer' echoed.

"Yes, Your Excellency, S-Rank Authority Holder, Heavenly Dao Fate Master."

[Non-weapon power systems are shut down in most areas of the core zone; power is already off in the dormitory and canteen areas.]

[The efficiency of the Base Defense System - Endless Maze is being increased; current efficiency: 110%]

[Countdown to the release of experimental subjects in the Star Beast Research Area: 29:59]

Under the control of 'Ember Intelligent Central Program - Glimmer'.

The entire underground core area began to undergo tremendous changes.

The first thing to appear was the ever-improving base defense system – the Endless Maze.

Suddenly, a series of metallic rumbling sounds, resembling the turning of gears, emanated from the underground core area of ​​the Ember Base.

The corridor began to rotate and rearrange itself like a Rubik's Cube.

The surrounding walls were slowly shifting under the influence of many special devices.

These dynamic and static elements combine to create the unique phenomenon currently present in the underground core area of ​​the Ember.

A vast, ever-changing, and utterly unpredictable underground labyrinth.

And this is what is known as the 'Endless Labyrinth'.

After all, when you walk from 'Area 1' into 'Area 2' and then return the same way, you find yourself in 'Area 11'.

Direction has completely lost its meaning for you; you're trapped here.

The Heavenly Dao just now claimed to be improving the efficiency of the 'Endless Maze'.

Its effect is to accelerate the speed of this spatial transformation.

This increases the frequency of the space changes from once every half minute to once every fifteen seconds.

This allows for a more efficient separation of Benjamin and others.

All of this is exactly what Yunmeng did in the original novel.

It's just that now it's the Way of Heaven.

After a while, watching Benjamin and the others being forced to disperse after passing through several areas on the monitoring screen, Tiandao turned and left the 'Quantum Central Control Room'.

"There is never any such thing as justice always prevailing; rather, justice only comes from the mouths of the victors."

"Because the dead cannot speak."

"At the same time, every place has its own rules, and your uninvited arrival has undoubtedly broken the rules of our Embers."

"In that case."

Tiandao stood outside the metal door of the quantum central control room, looking towards the end of the passage illuminated by blood-red alarm lights not far away.

"Use your lives and blood to atone for your rudeness this time."

"And this is the unique way of hospitality that belongs to us, the Embers."

After saying that, Tiandao's figure disappeared into the dimly lit passage.

His footsteps, fading into the distance, were like the scythe of death dragging across the ground.

The atmosphere was somber and filled with a chilling aura of death.
(End of this chapter)