Wow——!
It was like a stone smashed into a calm lake.
Because of the truth suddenly revealed by Adair.
The people who had been united and praying hard just now exploded in an instant.
"What? The Great Eye has left?"
"Impossible! The Great Eye is the patron saint of the beholder world, and he will not abandon us!"
"Your Highness Aria, what is going on? Is what Your Highness Adel said true!?"
"It's over, this world is over, we are dead..."
For a moment, some people broke down and shouted, some asked angrily, and some were despairing.
With the people's various reactions to this truth, the scene suddenly became chaotic.
Aria, who was also frightened by the truth revealed by Adair, missed the best opportunity to appease the people's emotions because she did not react for a while.
Then, she, who knew nothing, was rendered speechless by the increasingly emotional questioning from the people.
Coupled with this is Adair, who repeatedly sarcastically emphasized the cruel reality regardless of Aria's obstruction.
Even the convoy soldiers who were still helping to maintain order had a tendency to mutiny.
But that's it.
"Cough cough cough——"
Suddenly, a small cough sounded from the crowd, but the fierce words fell silent one after another like dominoes being toppled.
"Ahem..."
As the coughing sound started again, a space instantly emptied out in the crowd.
People looked at the mother in the middle of the open space who was holding a little boy with one hand and had an ugly expression. She was covering her mouth with her left hand and her face was extremely weak and pale. After a moment of sluggishness, their expressions began to gradually change to panic.
A terrifying and depressing atmosphere instantly swallowed up the whole place.
Finally, someone couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore and tremblingly said what everyone was thinking at this time.
"It's... it's the Red Death... she has the Red Death-!"
This cry is like a spark igniting the dark fuse in the human heart, exploding the ugliest side of human beings.
"Kill...kill her! Kill her quickly——!!"
Malice is accumulating rapidly.
Just wait for the fuse to burn out and it will explode instantly.
During this period, Aria wanted to step forward and block the mother and son to prevent this tragedy from happening.
But as soon as she took a step, she was held tightly by Adair, who walked in front of her at some point.
Unable to break away, Aria looked at the scene in front of her with some despair.
Can't stop it?
No, at this critical moment, a majestic shout suddenly sounded from the direction of the door.
"What are you doing?"
That was Adnis's voice.
In this critical moment, he finally came to the place of deep sleep.
came before his people.
He used the prestige he had accumulated over the years to pull his people back from the edge of the abyss full of evil thoughts.
Adnis walked quickly to the mother and son, blocked them behind him, looked around, and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, please calm down and think about it. That won't change anything."
Adnis glanced at the aggressive gazes one by one and looked at them one by one with sincere eyes.
"Don't forget, the Red Death is not contagious."
Yes, the red death itself was not contagious.
Its causative agent is something in the atmosphere.
That red sky is its real "source of infection."
Don’t the residents of the Beholder know this?
No, they knew.
But under the pressure of despair just now, they were so stunned that they had no reason to speak.
If the arrival of Adnis had not broken the desperate atmosphere and became their "spiritual support" in a sense, these people would not have found themselves so quickly. In the process, they retreated one by one.
After the scene was quiet for a moment, someone asked.
"Great Emperor, has the Great Eye...really left?"
In this regard, Adnis did not try to hide anything, but looked at his people calmly and gave an affirmative answer.
"Yes, the Great Eye has indeed left this world, and, presumably, will not come back."
By the way, Adnis also included an equally shocking message.
"In contrast, Denton returned to the world."
Adnis added.
"That's right, it's Denton, the reformist leader who was exiled to the universe by the Great Eye a thousand years ago.
"He is back.
"Not only that, he also proposed to me once again the proposal to transform your bodies."
Adnis told all the truth in one breath.
This made Adair couldn't help but look at Adnis with some surprise, wondering why he wanted to tell this matter at this time.
In his opinion, based on the behavior of those stupid people just now, what is the difference between this and directly pushing them to Denton's camp?
Could it be said that my father has decided to accept Denton's proposal?
Just as he was thinking about it, Adair heard Adnis continue:
"I have informed Denton that I will give him an accurate answer tomorrow after careful consideration, so..."
Adnis continued methodically.
"Please give me a day, and before the end of tomorrow, I will definitely give you an explanation!"
Just like that, Adnis laid everything out.
This can not only effectively calm people's emotions, but also prevent the possibility of Denton using information gaps to spread panic among the people.
The key to whether this strategy can be effective lies in whether the beholders still believe in their emperor...
Fortunately, the results are good.
Faced with the trust placed in him by his people, Adnis couldn't help but feel a deep sense of guilt in his heart.
Immediately, Gairo returned to his sleeping room carrying a pile of rice bags he received from Edith.
This solves the immediate problem of food shortage.
People's mood has become more stable.
Especially when Aria opened the rice bag and showed them the snow-white rice inside.
However, after listening to Gairo's report, Adnis' heartstrings could not help but tremble slightly.
"Edith..."
Adnis walked to the rice bag that had been opened by Aria, reached into it, grabbed a handful of rice, and then let the rice grains fall back into the bag from his fingers.
At the same time, Adnis made such a murmuring sound.
"The food that was stored in the cold storage as souvenirs a long time ago..."
Then why does this rice not feel very cold at all?
Adnis, who added in his mind, couldn't help but sigh.
When did it start? Edith, even you don't show your heart to me anymore...
At this thought, Adnis's desire to have a good talk with Edith suddenly became stronger.
Adnis said goodbye to Aria, who was directing the cooking matters, turned around and left, heading for Edith's laboratory.
And looking at Adnis's back as he turned away, in a daze, Adele saw again the scene when his mother passed away, when Adnis left their brothers and sisters behind and left home without looking back.
This made Adair couldn't help shouting.
"Father--!"
Everything seems to be back to the past, and Adair has returned to what he was like when he was a child.
Behind him were his mother's body, Aram who was crying, and Aria who was in tears but still comforting her brother.
In front of him was his father who seemed to be disdainful and distant.
"Ah……"
A trace of self-mockery appeared on Adair's face and he lowered his head.
Sure enough, even if the Great Eye leaves, you still haven't changed.
Adair thought to himself.
But a voice sounded immediately, causing Adair's head that had just been lowered to rise instantly.
"Adair."
That was Adnis's voice.
"Father……"
The memory of the past was shattered and replaced by images of reality.
Adnis, look back.
"Before I come back, can I leave this place to you?"
Under Adnis' solemn gaze, Adair nodded blankly.
"I...I understand."
Adair answered subconsciously.
"I'll take care of everyone."
"Um."
Adnis nodded to Adair.
Then he withdrew his gaze, turned around, started walking again, and continued towards Edith's laboratory.
Adair stayed silent for a moment, then regained consciousness, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.
However, before he could fully appreciate the long-lost feelings in his heart, he saw a figure running past him quickly.
A muffled cough echoed in his ears.
Adel instantly felt like falling into an ice cave.
"Sister Wang..."
