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"Him? Is there anything special about him?" Herder asked, puzzled. Even if he was from the future, it didn't make him the key figure in all the plans, did it?

"He, or rather they," Rosso slowed his tone, "are all chosen by the world—the chosen ones."

"Them? The Chosen Ones?" Hilder was initially puzzled, but then something suddenly occurred to her, and her expression changed. "They...they, are 'The Blade'?"

"That's right, it's the 'Blade' mentioned in 'The Age of Creation.' However, our Blade isn't just aimed at Apostles..."

At this moment, the adventurers in the scene have successfully defeated Giselle.

"No time! Now! Repair Geborg immediately!" Just as Lati, one of the Seven Mechanical Gods, was hurriedly trying to repair the Geborg they had damaged, Taneba stepped forward.

"I think... Geppetto can't be fixed..."

"Taneba... what does this mean? Geboga's system has been destroyed? If that's the case, then it will have to stop for a while... Giselle? No, wasn't that guy supposed to fix it?" Lati was extremely anxious, watching all the hard work he had put in go up in flames was something no one could accept.

From the side, the tall and muscular Borgan stepped forward: "It's you, Taneba. Although this is a situation we didn't want to see..."

Upon hearing this, Lati looked on incredulously: "What did you say? Could it be that you, Taneba, really betrayed everyone?"

Taneba stroked the mark on the back of his hand, his gaze sweeping over the group of adventurers, then back to his former companions. Finally, he told the Seven War Gods the reason for their departure and the future they were destined for.

After hearing all this, Lati knelt on the ground, her eyes fixed on the adventurers. "Cough cough~," she coughed, her hands clenching tightly against her chest, as if trying to soothe her heaving chest. "You...you're not...joking, are you? You're from the future? Are we...all going to die? Is failure our inevitable fate?"

“Yes, Bakal… doesn’t want us to disappear completely from history. In order to leave hope so that we can pose a threat to ourselves again, I think the most suitable person to prepare for the future is… you, Kurio.” Taneba looked at Kurio, who also looked troubled, and said.

"You bastard! Even letting everyone else die, leaving only me and your child to survive, is that a pact between you and Bakal?"

“That child is to be our future, but I will remain as a traitor. Therefore, no one can know that this child is Jenny's and my child.” Taneba said, looking at Maishire. “I know you will raise him to be the true future of Celestials, right, Kurio!”

Kurio, who was mentioned, did not reply, but instead walked over to Maisher.

"I remember—your name is Maisiere Kurio, right?" Kurio took something out of his pocket and placed it in Maisiere's hand.

"If the fate of this timeline is already predetermined, then no matter how hard I try now, the outcome won't change, right? But if things continue like this, there won't be a completed Gaboga in the future, right?"

This key can temporarily open a portal to summon Gaebogar. The task of repairing Gaebogar is now entrusted to you.

"I understand..." Maishe gripped the key tightly, his gaze shifting between Taneba and Kurio. After Taneba's entrustment of his son, Maishe understood who his true ancestor was.

"I will go back and do it for you..." Maishere was interrupted by Taneba before he could finish speaking.

"No need. This was my own choice. You've taken what you were entitled to, and it's time for you to leave."

"Let's go..." Taneba gently nudged Maicher, uttering those two words quite softly.

Without saying anything more, Maishere returned to the adventurers' party. Under the watchful eyes of the Seven Mechanical Gods, he activated the teleportation device, returned to the Vahait, and prepared to leave this time.

After the adventurers had completely disappeared, Kurio walked up to Taneba and said, "Aren't you going to see your child?"

"He is your child now. Jenny is asking you for help too, Kurio..."

"Haha, think positively!" Polgan, on the other hand, was still smiling, his tone showing no sign of disappointment, as if what he had just heard was not their future.

"From the day the Gaborg Project began, I was prepared to die."

He helped Lati, who was still kneeling on the ground, to his feet, and patted Taneba and Kurio on the shoulders. "But at least we left behind a spark! Isn't that right? It's time to show Bakal the Celestials' resolve!" Then, he turned and walked out of the laboratory.

"Take care!" Curio patted Taneba's arm twice as hard, then took Lati and followed Borgan away.

Inside the vast laboratory, only Taneba remained, gazing intently at the numerous mechanical creations.

"You don't need to worry about your fate anymore." The cool voice stood out quite a bit amidst the noisy buzzing.

Taneba turned towards the direction the voice came from. "Hai... no, I should call you Hilder, right?"

Herder pushed up his glasses: "A name is just a label; you can call yourself whatever you like."

"You've come to me now to inspect your spoils of victory?" After learning the truth from Bakal, Taneba didn't give this mastermind behind the scenes a friendly look.

Herder ignored his hostility and simply looked at him calmly, her gaze falling on the faint golden mark on the back of his hand.

"No. I'm here to tell you that your sacrifice is not a meaningless end, nor is it merely to fulfill Bakal's or my plans."

Taneba frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

"Lord Rosso, the one who showed you another possibility, who confirmed to me another future. A future I never dared to hope for before. And you... including Bakal, and even me, may have a destiny that transcends death and destruction."

A flicker of surprise crossed Taneba's eyes, but it quickly turned to wariness: "What are you trying to say? Are you trying to persuade me to abandon my choice? Or are you trying to appease me with a more beautiful lie?"

"No." Hilder shook his head. "I respect your choice, Taneba. Your choice to die for the stability of spacetime and for the pure future of Celestials is admirable. I've come to say goodbye. As one of the Seven Mechanical War Gods of Celestials, Hyid, I'm here to say goodbye. You were indeed a good leader."

After saying that, Hilder disappeared from Taneba's sight, leaving him completely bewildered.

"Hilder's behavior...could it also be related to the spirit world?" Taneba murmured to himself, looking down at the mark on the back of his hand. He took a deep breath and straightened his spine. Whatever lay ahead, he was prepared. For the celestial realm, for the future, he, Taneba, had no regrets.