As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

"This guy's brainwashing skills are really good. Look at this cute little girl, how brainwashed she is. And do you really think he's dead? He just showed up and took Yuri away."

As she spoke, Abigail turned the monitor in her hand around and transmitted the footage captured by the monitoring insects.

Without a doubt, the person leading Yuri away in the scene at this moment is Phil Maxwell, the deceased director of the Planetary Regeneration Committee.

"Impossible, this can't be! The director is clearly dead, how could he...?"

Elise looked up at Abigail, as if seeking an answer from her.

However, Abigail shrugged her shoulders, after all, even she didn't know the truth of the matter.

"You'll have to ask him yourself."

However, at that moment, something else happened. In the command center where Elise's clones were located, the ice suddenly sealed off the entire area, freezing even the clones. Immediately afterwards, members of the armed force broke through the gate and rushed in.

Krono then went to the screen connected to Iris.

However, when he saw Abigail on the screen in addition to Elise, he showed a surprised expression.

"Hey, Chrono, how are you?"

“Abigail, I never expected you to be with Elise. What are you trying to do? What did Elise promise you... Never mind, none of that matters. The suppression of the stronghold is going smoothly, and we've suppressed all of Elise's clones, so don't resist. Surrender immediately before you make any more mistakes. Also, Elise, don't you think something has happened that's beyond your expectations?”

"Who knows?"

At this moment, Elise's expression had returned to its previous calm and composed state. Chrono, unaware that Elise had already learned of what had happened from Abigail, continued:

"There's another point of contention in the combat reports from various locations: were the actions you claimed to be for an objective truly decided by yourself?"

"Of course, it was Yuri who exposed my past. I hate Yuri, and my own past is also..."

Still seemingly unable to believe what had just happened, Elise even turned her head to look at what Abigail was saying.

"Is that really all? You seized and manipulated Yuri's consciousness; isn't it possible that you yourself could also be manipulated?"

At this point, Chrono seemed to remember something and looked at Abigail beside him.

"This has nothing to do with me. Although I was the one who manipulated Yuri before, I've been watching the show the whole time, except for that incident."

"Indeed, comparing the two manipulations, Abigail's manipulation, while increasing strength, seems rather crude."

"Hey, are you looking down on me? Believe me or not, I can turn you into a completely obedient puppet?"

"I believe you, but if possible, I hope you won't do it."

"That depends on my mood, but don't worry, I don't have any intention of doing that right now, since it's pointless."

"I hope what you're saying is true. Elise, think about it carefully. Is everything that's happening now part of your plan?"

"Noisy!"

Various events suggest that even if Elise doesn't want to believe it, she now seems forced to.

Just then, a member walked over and said to Chrono:

"Branch chief, three new large mobile weapons have appeared."

"Hold them off, I'll freeze them!"

Then, Chrono turned to look at Elise, who had her back to him:

"Elise, think about it carefully."

"I am who I am, born to save the planet, and grew up in the love of kind people. But Yuri took all of that away. You can deny anything about me, but my memories, those happy times, cannot be denied by anyone!"

"What if that memory wasn't entirely true either?"

Just then, another person appeared in the room. From the pink light emanating from that person, Elise immediately recognized their identity.

"Kiriye, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to help you."

Chapter 234 The Truth

"Now that things have come to this, what face do you still have to say you'll help me?"

When faced with Kirie's offer to help her, Iris didn't want to accept her kindness and instead grabbed her weapon and charged at her.

“I know everything, about Elise’s past and Yuri’s affairs.”

Kirie said loudly to Iris.

However, Elise was not appreciative at all. Seizing an opening, she directly sent Kirie flying, then switched her weapon to a portable cannon and smashed a hole in the wall of the room with a single shot.

However, Elise's series of attacks did not cause any damage to Kirie.

“Elise, listen to me. What Yuri told me and what my mother back home told me both indicate that you have misunderstood the past. No, you should say that you have been misled by that person.”

Upon hearing Kirie's words, Iris's pupils contracted. Whether it was Abigail, what had happened before, or Kirie's words, everything indicated that the gentle creator she had once thought was dead had actually been using her all along, and was not dead.

“The key left by Yuri is the key that connects this world and Eltoria. I used this to talk to my mother who is far away in Eltoria and asked her to help investigate the Planetary Regeneration Committee and the matter of Iris, as well as what exactly happened on the day the committee collapsed.”

After saying that, Kirie took out a relic tablet and threw it to Iris.

"This is the record left from that day."

Elise took the relic tablet and looked at the description on it.

At the same time, these narratives combined with his own memories, which reminded him of things that happened when he was a child.

When she was little, the director was always by her side. Then he met Yuri, became friends with her, and they were all very happy. However, all of this was actually a lie.

The Planetary Regeneration Committee has long faced a problem: a lack of funds. No matter how hard they tried, those who went into space were unwilling to help them. Perhaps at the beginning there was a glimmer of hope, but later their mindset changed, and they only wanted to find a new home.

And most importantly, they found their group.

As a result, the Planetary Regeneration Committee's funding was completely cut off, and the organization itself was to be banned.

What followed was the entire course of the tragedy:

"We regret to inform you that the decision has been made to terminate the operations of the Planetary Regeneration Committee, and the staff will be transferred to satellite greening and equipment development projects."

"I see."

"You will be facing an inquiry into the opaque use of the budget and the plans that were not disclosed to us. We will investigate everything thoroughly."

"I obeyed your orders, but I failed to save Eltoria!"

"Your actions failed to save Eltoria, and the development equipment you are researching is called Iris, right? She will be contained as a government reserve and will be extradited along with the technicians."

After saying all that, the group above ended the communication.

"Director..."

"In this way, we have lost all hope, which is a pity, but it doesn't matter. The one who laughs last laughs best."

This was the last conversation before the tragedy occurred.

On that very day, everyone on the committee learned of the news, and they were still talking about it and making preparations for going to space.

As for Elise, she was on her way back from outside at that moment.

And just then, the attack began. These attackers were combat dolls that looked exactly like Elise's clones. They were armed and killed anyone they saw, sparing not even animals. As for the researchers, not a single one was spared.

Only Yuri and the director, Phil Maxwell, remained in the entire research institute.

"Chief!"

Yuri rushed into the director's office in a panic.

"Hello, Yuri."

However, when Yuri ran into the office, her expression changed, because the images playing on the big screen were of these combat dolls slaughtering the base.

"Did you orchestrate this tragedy entirely?"

Yuri asked the director, somewhat incredulously.

"That's right. The government's decision is to end the planetary regeneration project. Those of us who failed to produce results will be assigned to insignificant, idle positions. None of you want to see that kind of future, do you?"

As Phil spoke, he continued to look at his former colleagues who had been murdered on the screen, without any expression of remorse on his face, or rather, he simply didn't care about it.

Even so, you shouldn't do such a thing!

“An organization wants to buy my technology and Elise, and Elise and I have decided to join them. Of course, Yuri, we also hope you can come with us.”

"Is it a military organization?"

Phil did not answer this question. Instead, he transformed the image on the screen into a blueprint, which was an introduction to these combat automatons.

"Whether it's people who have escaped from this planet or people in more distant other worlds, war is everywhere. On such battlefields, my technology and experience can be put to good use. Elise's design concept is to create artificial soldiers that can be infinitely upgraded. As long as there are materials and energy sources, they can be used to attack or defend at will. They are very versatile and convenient soldiers."

Upon hearing Phil's words, Yuri roughly understood, and the Book of Night appeared in his hand.

“Elise had long realized that she was created for this purpose, but she still kept saying that you and everyone else loved her.”

"Yes."

"In that case, why do such a thing at all!?"

“Emotions are the fuel that drives people’s hearts. After Elise accepted my love, she performed beyond her own potential. So I have always loved Elise, both as my child and as a good tool.”

Hearing these words, Yuri gave up completely.

"Maxwell, you!"

However, just as Yuri was about to make her move, Phil's eyes lit up with a red light, and various numbers were operating within them, clearly indicating that he was using a mathematical formula.

Most importantly, at that very moment, Yuri also saw these numbers in her eyes, and her movements stopped.

"This is..."

Yuri knelt on the ground in anguish.

Phil then walked over to Yuri.

"You are also a lovely child to me, possessing the wonderful power called magic. And dear Elise, let's work together in the new world."

"Meow!!"

Just then, three kittens, namely Dark King and his companions, suddenly appeared behind Phil and launched an attack on him.

In that instant, Phil released his control over Yuri, who quickly stood up and launched an attack on Phil without hesitation—a dark red crystal pierced Phil's chest from behind.

After doing all this, Yuri knelt down again, tears welling in her eyes. After all, Phil had been kind and gentle for the past two years, just like a good father, which made her very sad even now that she knew his true character.