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Maichel Kurio stepped forward, his eyes filled with complex emotions. "We won't be enemies. On the contrary, we'll help you do what you want. We know what you want to do, and we know the consequences of what you do!"

"You know what I'm thinking? You know the outcome? You!?" Taneba couldn't trust this woman whose name contained "Kurio" at all, because he knew that there was no way Kurio's relatives would appear at the Eternal Light Research Institute.

"That's right! It's us!" Sensing Taneba's suspicion, Mashel Curio hesitated for a moment before choosing to be frank. "I, Mashel Curio, am a descendant of Curio, one of the Seven Machine Gods. We come from the future!"

Upon hearing this, the air in the laboratory seemed to freeze.

Taneba's pupils constricted as he stared intently at Maicher and her strangely equipped, solemn-faced companions behind her. From the future? Descendants of Kurio? This was too unbelievable.

"How can you prove it?" Taneba's voice was dry.

"According to historical records: Before the completion of Bakal's ultimate weapon—the Geborg—the original leader of the Seven Mechanical Gods betrayed them, attempting to prevent the completion of the Geborg project, but ultimately failed. The Geborg was still developed and eventually successfully annihilated Bakal, but at the cost of the entire Seven Mechanical Gods sacrificing themselves..."

"All of them sacrificed? Jenny..." Taneba paused, momentarily stunned. "She didn't survive either?"

"As far as I know, no." Maisiell's answer was quite blunt. She paused, then added, "So, you believe us?"

Taneba didn't answer immediately. Instead, he stared at Macheil Curiou for a long time before slowly speaking, "You just said your surname is Curiou, so you must be a descendant of Curiou, right?"

Maisieur Courrio nodded.

"There's no record in history why you betrayed us, but judging from your appearance, you don't seem like someone who would betray the Celestial Realm," Maishe asked, voicing his doubts.

"Because it went too smoothly." Taneba's tone was drawn out, as if recalling something. "Ever since that person joined the Eternal Light, the previously steadily progressing Geboga Project has accelerated dramatically. That person is no ordinary person; everything about him is unfamiliar and peculiar—his clothing, tone of voice, way of thinking, and so on—and his strength is exceptionally powerful. Just like—you guys!"

At this point, Taneba seemed to suddenly realize something: "He's from the future too?"

"If I'm not mistaken, he is Giselle, one of the seven future celestial gods' elytra, but he was later kicked out of the seven gods' ranks." Maisieur Curio immediately revealed Giselle's identity.

"It's not just Giselle." Just as Taneba was about to ask more questions, a voice that was quite familiar to the adventurers suddenly rang out.

"It's you?" Clearly, the adventurer was quite familiar with Rosso and could recognize him by his voice alone.

However, this time, what they saw was no longer a projection of a soul.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Rosso's figure slowly solidified, and he continued, "And Hilder."

The atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing point. For the future adventurers and Maisiex and the others present, the name Hilder was synonymous with conspiracy and disaster.

"That's right." Taneba agreed with Rosso. Clearly, he knew the name and the person.

"Her name is now Hayd, and she is one of the Seven Mechanical War Gods. That's why I ran away from the Eternal Light Research Institute under the pretext of relaxing."

The adventurer was quite surprised that he knew Hilder, and even that Hyde was Hilder: "How did you know?"

Taneba paused for a moment, then said, "Bakal told me. He told me that he knew from the beginning that we were researching Geboga, researching the power that could kill him, and that he knew the location of the Eternal Light. He could have killed us at any time, but he didn't!"

He said he was waiting for the heavens to create a power capable of destroying him, but not the Geborg that was about to be completed. The current Geborg had been imbued with magical power by Hyid, and he wouldn't allow such a Geborg to be built.

"But what does that have to do with your choice to betray?" Maishere asked, puzzled.

"Bakal promised me that if I personally sabotaged the Gaboga Plan, the data would be left to future generations, allowing the Celestials to develop the power to defeat him on their own. I can only believe him. Why would someone capable of killing us at any moment lie and go through all that trouble?"

"Because he is also seeking a way out of this impasse." Rosso's voice rang out again, drawing everyone's attention. He slowly walked to the center of the laboratory, his gaze calmly sweeping over everyone. "Bakal, this Tyrant King is not what you imagine, merely a pure tyrant and destroyer. At least, after seeing through Hilder's prophecy and part of the truth, he has other ideas."

"And who are you?" Taneba remained wary of Rosso's sudden appearance.

"A passing intruder, and... a potential investor." Rosso smiled slightly. "I'm very interested in the fate of the Celestials and the story of your Seven War Gods. Especially when the story involves visitors from the future and the games played by the Apostles."

He looked at Machel Kurio: "You come from the future, you know the outcome of 'history'—Gepdog was built, Bakal was destroyed, but all seven Ares perished. Don't you... want to change that outcome?"

Upon hearing this, Xilan could no longer remain silent: "However, forcibly altering history will cause unpredictable spacetime distortions, which could very well jeopardize the safety of the entire spacetime!"

Upon hearing this, Rosso smiled and looked at Maishire again: "Think carefully about what I told you before."

Maisheel bit his lip and nodded, saying, "Since this is a branch, we can completely change this tragedy! We've brought future technology that can help perfect Gaboga, eliminate the hidden dangers planted by Hyid, and truly make it a powerful weapon against Bakal, while also... saving the lives of the Seven War Gods!"

"The idea is good, but you've overlooked one point." Rosso shook his head. "Bakal's attitude. He doesn't necessarily want to destroy Celestial Realm, or necessarily be killed by Geborg. His real enemy is Hilder. He sealed off magic and forced Celestial Realm to develop technology, partly to select the strong, and partly to cultivate a force capable of countering Hilder's plans. However, Hilder was one step ahead, infiltrating beforehand and making Geborg part of her plan."

Taneba listened, his heart pounding: "You mean, Bakal and Herder are both using us? And we, regardless of whether Geboga succeeds or not, are destined to be sacrifices?"

"In the original historical trajectory, yes," Rosso said frankly. "You were Hilder's pawns, used to eliminate Bakal; at the same time, you were sacrifices in Bakal's process of selecting the 'Blade.' It's cruel, but that's reality."

The adventurer couldn't help but ask, "And what about you? You say you're an intruder and an investor, what do you want to invest in? And what do you want to gain?"