Chapter 1847 - 1847 After the Apocalypse
1847 After the Apocalypse
“How is that possible?” Meng Chao instinctively retorted.
“How could Master Lei be a pessimist?”
“If Lei Zongchao wasn’t a pessimist, why did he refuse to take on greater responsibility and chose to hide in the Supernatural Tower for decades instead?”
Lu Siya said, “If you think about it, he must have used his extraordinary deduction skills that surpassed everyone in his generation to repeatedly predict Dragon City’s future. However, there was destruction in all the futures, and any struggle would be in vain. All the efforts to resolve the crisis would just become a catalyst to accelerate the crisis, or become the crisis itself. That’s why he hid in despair, right?”
“No, that’s impossible! Master Lei isn’t such a pessimist!
Meng Chao’s eyes burned with fire.
He was not willing to accept the fate of destruction or the speculation that even Battle God Lei Zongchao, one of the best humans to live, had to bow his head before fate. “Even if the odds for the apocalypse are 99.99%, Master Lei would try his best to fight for that 0.01%. I truly believe that!” he declared loudly.
“Look, aren’t you admitting that the Dragon City civilization is in danger? So, the probability of survival in the future is less than 0.01%? And you say you’re not a pessimist!”
To his surprise, Lu Siya had only mentioned Lei Zongchao to trick him. She changed the subject back to Meng Chao and continued to press on with a smile. “Do you understand now? This is what attracts me the most. A hot-headed teenager in college, a veteran who has gone through hundreds of battles, or an overlord with extraordinary martial arts can be foolishly optimistic about the future, but only you can be extremely calm and rational. After you think things through, you’re able to come up with a pessimistic but realistic conclusion. It’s a conclusion that’s more likely to happen.
“The first step to solving a problem is to identify it. If you refuse to even admit that Dragon City is approaching its end, how can you stop it?
“Don’t get me wrong. The term ‘pessimist’ isn’t meant to be offensive. I’m not mocking or criticizing you at all. On the contrary, you can consider what I said earlier as respect from one pessimist to another.”
Meng Chao narrowed his eyes and stared at Lu Siya for a while.
“What are you trying to say?” he asked in confusion.
He sensed that Lu siya’s words had a hidden meaning.
“I’m saying that you, Battle God Lei Zongchao, and I are the same. As long as there’s a chance of survival, we’ll do everything we can to stop the end of the world.”
Lu Siya changed the subject again and said, “However, human strength is limited sometimes. Not all beautiful wishes can come true, and not all efforts will yield good results. Have you ever thought about what we’ll do if we fail to stop the apocalypse after giving it our all?”
“Well…”
Of course, Meng Chao had thought about this.
He had even consoled himself numerous times by saying, “We’ll die. We’ll die a clean death. We’ll die with a clear conscience and a sincere, willing heart. It’ll be all over.”
“No, no, no, you don’t understand what I mean. Of course ‘we’ will die in the apocalypse, but what about the others? Will everyone die in the apocalypse?”
Lu Siya continued to patiently ask, “Is it possible for some people to escape Dragon City and the area of radiation in time before the apocalypse arrives? Could they escape to a place that’s unaffected by the apocalypse or less destroyed and lie dormant? There, they could wait for the rain to clear up and the flowers to bloom in spring so that the fire of civilization could bloom again in a new world.”
Meng Chao’s gaze suddenly became sharp.
“I won’t abandon Dragon City and all my compatriots to escape to the ends of the earth.”
He paused for a moment and continued. “Even if all my efforts in the next few decades end up being in vain, I’ll still stay in this great city and face the surging flames of apocalypse with my compatriots. When the ten thousand suns explode and burn above Dragon City, I’ll fight to my last breath!”
“Don’t worry. If that day really comes and I’m still alive, I’ll definitely remain in Dragon City and fight alongside you,” Lu Siya said softly.
“Besides, even if you run to the end of the world, you won’t be able to escape. Didn’t you hear Su Mulian’s prophecy? The apocalyptic flames from the atmosphere will not only burn Dragon City but also the planet’s entire ecosystem. Everything will be completely ‘destroyed.’ I don’t think anyone can escape it. At least, it’s impossible for a human to get away.”
“So?”
Meng Chao was confused. “What’s your point? If you have something to say, just get on with it.”
“Alright, I’ll get straight to the point.”
Lu Siya did not avoid his gaze. Her eyes were sharper and brighter than his. “Like you, I’m not willing to surrender to a fate of destruction. Forget the 0.01% chance of hope, even if there’s no hope at all and the probability of Dragon City surviving is zero from beginning to end, I would keep fighting. I would risk my life to turn that ‘zero’ into a ‘one in a billion’ chance.
“And I believe that Battle God Lei Zongchao, who’s a pessimist, also thinks the same.
“He believes that the method to prevent the apocalypse or preserve a chance of survival is hidden in the depths of the ancient ruins.
“Otherwise, he wouldn’t have abandoned everyone and ventured into the ancient ruins alone when Dragon City’s in unprecedented chaos and he’s most needed to stabilize the situation.
“This is why I have to follow you into the ancient ruins to find Lei Zongchao no matter what.
“However, no one has ever reached the core of the ancient ruins. In the end, it’ll be a narrow escape. It’s going to be dangerous, and I’m afraid that if I don’t say this now, I won’t have the chance to say it again…
“Listen, if either one of us, or even if we both die in the depths of the ancient ruins, it’s fine.
“If we’re lucky enough to get back to the surface and return to the human world, will you seriously consider my previous proposal?”
“Previous?”
Meng Chao was taken aback for a moment. He really could not recall it. What had she proposed?
“It’s the suggestion I made at the top of Mist Mountain before I knocked you off the cliff and you fell into Devil’s Eye.”
Lu Siya was calm as she said, “If you’ve forgotten, I can remind you again. It’s the proposal to become my partner so that we can reproduce and pass down the best human genes. We can even combine the best of the human civilization and the monster civilization to break through current human limits and create ‘new human beings.'”