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Just as what Thomas said was common sense to her, it didn't require much doubt.

"Do you come from the stars, or from eternity?"

"The former, but not the area you mentioned, mine is... a bit further out."

"No wonder you don't even need to fear what lies behind that false starry sky like I do. It's not surprising that beings, even the creators of that arrogant starry sky, could be born in the boundless universe. It's just that I never expected them to come here and end my endless cycle of reincarnation."

“I think you’ve done what you could. Kal’tsit over there has also had a good rest. Although she sometimes gets a little restless because she has nothing to do, I think that’s the kind of person you want to be, right?”

"Perhaps. If I could, I would really like to take a good rest, but it's not the right time yet."

"Then let that time come quickly."

"It will be soon."

A crisp and brief conversation took place between Tomat and Kal'tsit.

The conversation quickly got back on track.

“Thank you for giving us a chance to end everything with our own strength,” Kal'tsit said, her tired face with dark circles under her eyes now showing a lot of spirit. “Although you are still the one in charge, it is indeed as you said that we, and nature trampled by the Terrorfish, play the decisive role.”

"However, just as I said, the number is still not enough. You know, that's a trillion-strong army of dinosaurs, so naturally their condition is also very poor."

Tomat looked into the distance. Even though the surrounding area was no longer being washed by the filthy rain, it had become a barren wasteland. The environment in other places ravaged by the terror fish was no better.

"Kal'tsit, if it were you, how would you make up for this disadvantage? It's too late to have children or plant trees now."

In this predicament, Thomas asked Kal'tsit, half-jokingly.

“You once told Amiya and the others that human energy can actually be stronger than that of nature. Just as you said, even if I upgrade the soil modification device to its maximum power, I can only purify less than a thousand square kilometers of land before the scheduled final battle. There will be even less time to restore normal natural life.”

Kal'tsit had already rejected the idea of ​​borrowing power from nature, and she continued:

"In that case, we'll have to find a breakthrough in terms of 'number of people'."

"Adding more people now won't be fast enough, will it?"

Thomas smiled, but he had a basic grasp of Kal'tsit's true meaning.

At this moment, Kal'tsit stretched out her hand and pointed into the distance, then spoke in a calm voice.

"Soldiers from all nations who fought to the death."

"Warriors who are already battling disasters in the wilderness."

"And the countless operators who will never bring shame to Rhodes Island."

"I am willing to set aside so-called rational considerations and believe that they are still living tenaciously somewhere, and that they will never give up on life and hope in the midst of disaster."

Thomas crossed his arms and continued to ask:

"Then how can you confirm it? Confirm that the people you mentioned really exist, and not that everyone else failed?"

Kal'tsit did not answer, but instead asked:

Do you believe in such things?

Thomas couldn't hide his smile and answered quite readily:

"I don't believe it."

If Kal'tsit's trust in the outside world stems from something more emotional...

The reason for Tomat's trust was that there was concrete evidence to support it.

However, he never said it outright.

—There are large-scale human settlements all over the world, and this was discovered when Tomat first arrived here and was searching for signs.

Although most of them are not as large as this one, it shows that others can continue to fight under much worse conditions.

And he did indeed intend to do that. The reason he asked Kal'tsit was simply because he was curious whether she could come up with an idea that he himself hadn't thought of.

In retrospect, it seems that the two of them were not actually that different in their thoughts.

"So, I don't need to explain what we should prepare, do I?"

"Hmm, isn't it time to expand this city? It might be too crowded for those who are coming here."

Thomas pressed his finger to his brow and began a more precise aura search.

Filtering through the terrifying fish, passing through obstacles, locking onto one after another that sparse and weak aura, filled with fear and sorrow.

Then he disappeared.

At the same time that Tomat disappeared, Kal'tsit also took action.

Now, without rain pollution or other obstacles, and with no safe environment for any of the tarantulas within a thousand miles, she can finally use her skills where they should be, instead of drawing up a "cage" to protect humans.

We will do our utmost to transform the surrounding materials and energy, whether it be sand or minerals, wind or solar energy, into construction resources and energy supply.

This time, not only did the protective shield open, but the entire city wall also began to disintegrate and return to the city's foundation.

The small city, which was originally designed through detailed calculations and in consideration of the surrounding environment, no longer needs to consider the carrying capacity limits imposed by harsh conditions.

This city is about to change so that it can become a true “dwelling” rather than a place of refuge, standing fearfully in the shadow of the apocalypse.

"The immortal, don't you think you need my help at a time like this?"

"...The Beast Lord of the Glacier? Why you—I understand now."

Kal'tsit saw the Emperor appear here shortly after Tomat left. Her doubts were dispelled by the sight of the giant beast frozen into an iceberg out of the corner of her eye.

Please be sure to.

"Ha! I'll do it even if you refuse, but let me make this clear: I'm not like those old antique collectors. I don't have that many toys, but I myself am far more valuable than those toys."

The Emperor nimbly leaped to the edge of the platform, looking down at the ever-expanding city from above, and then asked:

"So, what kind of crazy stuff are you planning to do?"

"I need a voice."

Kal'tsit replied.

"A voice powerful enough to travel throughout Terra isn't difficult for you, is it?"

[Event] Fool's Past: Chapter Twenty-Four - Silent Echoes

Letania—or rather, the place that was once called Letania.

When the waves of the Terrorfish swept across the land and countless countries were plunged into crisis, no one expected that the first to fall would be the powerful Letania. At that time, even countries that had been attacked by the Terrorfish earlier than Letania had not yet fallen. Letania suffered a direct defeat on the first day of the confrontation, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to morale.

However, as people later learned about the Terrorfish and the Great Serenity through various channels, they realized that it wasn't that the Terrorfish was too strong or the Letania was too weak, but simply that the latter had encountered its natural enemy.

The Letanian magic, which relies on the rhythm of music, and the city defense system "Phonograph," which depends on resonance, can only be completely silenced by the high-coverage biological pulse emitted by the swarm of Terrorfish.

Unable to cast spells, unable to access equipment, and even regular communication was blocked, even in the same city in Letania, the soldiers fighting inside the city only realized that the front line had fallen after the terror fish rushed in front of them.

If it weren't for the fact that some survivors from the allied Grand Knights used their incredible speed to inform neighboring countries about the battle situation, almost no one would believe that Letania would be the first country to fall.

After that, the nations tacitly accepted the demise of Letania and Kazimir, and the allied forces of the surrounding nations withdrew from the region, ceasing any further waiting or rescue efforts.

But before the allied forces withdrew from Letania, they all witnessed an extremely magnificent sight.

Mount William, which had not erupted for many years, erupted dramatically, whether due to geological changes caused by the migration of fish or other reasons.

In that instant, the power of nature erupted with a deafening explosion that overwhelmed the tranquility. The dark red light emitted by the lava engulfed countless Terrorfish, while the gushing volcanic ash blocked the gloom created by the Terrorfish before settling on every corner of Letania.

The evacuees didn't know what this scene meant. Perhaps it was nature's anger towards the dinosaurs, or perhaps it was the last resort taken by the struggling people. But in any case, the volcanic eruption was no more benevolent to humans than the dinosaurs. People only felt that after that, there would be no possibility of any survivors in this place.

The ferocious fishes, due to the sudden change in environment and the huge losses suffered by their population, temporarily halted their march and then bypassed the area covered by the volcano and the surging lava.

They don't hold nature in awe; they treat nature with the same arrogance, and nature should adapt to them.

It's not that they are unable to modify the volcanic environment or evolve to the point where they can ignore high temperatures and magma.

They detour simply because, from the perspective of the large group, spending a lot of resources and time to modify or adapt to a harsh environment of little value is not as beneficial as directly encroaching on other conventional environments.

The lava from a volcanic eruption is no different from the scorching fires on the coast; adapting to it requires a lot of resources. Moreover, lava, being naturally occurring and beyond human control, poses less of a threat to the dinosaurs than conventional flames, which can be more easily manipulated by other humans.

Humans can easily make a stick, light it, and wave it to drive away the daphnia, but few can create lava on a whim to fight off the daphnia.

There are still many fertile places in Letania, and many scaleless brethren struggling in agony. There is no need to care about this volcano, which is of no value and poses no threat to the large group. Having come to this conclusion, the dinosaurs ultimately did not set foot in this place.

This was the last glimmer of hope for the people in the territory of Letania.

Because the young sorceress Caprini, who orchestrated all of this, had already foreseen the fall of Letania.

But the Letanians ignored her daring warning, blindly believing that their powerful magic, which they considered superior to Terra, could obliterate the creatures from the deep sea, rather than be masked by their silent murmurs.

So she returned to the volcano that had taken her parents' lives, and together with her colleagues and those who believed in her, sought the help of nature in a place that should have been the hardest place for her to open her heart.

She was supposed to carry on her parents' wishes, observe and record the volcano, and issue early warnings to people so that more people who should have perished in the eruption could escape. But looking at the abandoned city and the approaching terror fish, she unleashed the most insane spell for her, which was also contrary to her duty.

—She detonated the volcano, and then, amidst the rolling lava and endless volcanic ash, used all her strength to create a sanctuary untouched by its ravages.

In the past, observing and preventing volcanic eruptions was done to save more lives.

And now, guiding and inducing a volcanic eruption is also for the purpose of saving more people.

Even those who were with her, despite their complete trust in her, harbored some distrust of her behavior.

Lava is not much friendlier than the dinosaurs, and people are unsure whether this is also a suicidal move.

However, when the lava bypassed the shelter they had built in the volcanic ravines, and the volcanic ash did not cover the place, and they did not even feel the terrifying heat, the people cheered and rushed towards her as she ended the spell.

admire.

gratitude.

Worry.

People called out her name while uttering words filled with all sorts of emotions.

However, she can no longer hear any sound.

She looked tired and somewhat blankly raised her head to look at everyone, as if she had just noticed that the others had come to her side.

She then realized that the silence around her was not the effect of the Great Silence that the Rhodes Island doctor had told her about, because she saw other people making noise, and it seemed that the sounds still existed in their ears.

Despite the sounds of the volcanic eruption, the area remained largely undisturbed by the profound stillness.

So, she already knew the reason why she couldn't hear others speaking.

The young sorceress smiled, then let the fatigue from casting the massive spell wash over her, and collapsed.