"I'm a little worried about those children."
The Holy Child expressed her thoughts.
However, when her words fell, the entire room fell silent.
The girl knew she had said the wrong thing; she shouldn't have sympathized with those Cursed Children, who were like rats in a sewer.
But she didn't understand.
The Cursed Children hadn't done anything wrong; they weren't born in that state on purpose.
Unlike most officials, the Holy Child was one of the very few who were willing to be close to Cursed Children and treat them as equals.
"Enough, Holy Child."
"Cursed Children are not worth pitying; they are no different from Gastrea, they are monsters!"
"Yes, you are truly too kind."
"Those disgusting creatures must be planning some conspiracy."
"Otherwise, why are only the Cursed Children disappearing?"
"..."
No one was willing to accept the Cursed Children.
But if that was the case, why were they still discussing it, and even feeling worried and nervous about it?
The answer was simple: because the power of the Cursed Children was indispensable.
Civil Officer teams were two-person units.
And human Civil Officers without an Initiator (Cursed Child) were like beasts that had lost their fangs.
This would greatly increase the difficulty for humanity to fight against Gastrea.
'It's quite laughable, isn't it?'
Suddenly, a voice entered the Holy Child's ear; the girl was slightly startled, then heard the other party say: 'They clearly need the power of the Cursed Children; they rely on them to protect humanity.'
'One Cursed Child after another dies in the fight against Gastrea.'
'To Civil Officers, they are just consumables.'
'If one dies, just adopt another one; they can still accumulate merits and improve their IP ranking anyway.'
In the end, the Cursed Children gave their all, but couldn't even gain the most basic human rights.
'What a worthless death!'
"Who are you?!"
"Who's talking to me?!"
The Holy Child could no longer suppress the impulse in her heart, and the words practically blurted out.
However, very quickly, the Holy Child reacted.
She was about to explain her Gaffe to the surrounding human higher-ups, but when she turned her head, the girl found that she had already left the original conference room.
A pure white space, boundless.
The Holy Child floated here, she looked up and saw the young man sitting on a chair.
"You are?"
"Sit down."
Bai Luo summoned another chair, motioning for the Holy Child to sit down.
This world was not without good people; the Holy Child before him was a kind girl with a pure heart.
'Should I say, as expected of one of the heroines of this world?'
Bai Luo had originally intended to bring in a human with a pure heart and sufficient status, then inform him about the great flood.
He hadn't expected the person to be the Holy Child.
"You, you, could you be the God that those children spoke of?"
Aside from a miracle, the Holy Child couldn't think of a second possibility that could transport her directly from the conference room to such a pure white world.
"According to human understanding, I am no different from God."
Bai Luo snapped his fingers, and the pure white space began to recede, replaced by the beautiful scenery within the Void Ark.
A beautiful, unpolluted environment.
And the Cursed Children playing and laughing there, with smiles on their faces that the Holy Child had never seen before.
"As you can see, I am the one who took these poor children away."
"As for where they are, you can call it Heaven, Eden, Wonderland, Utopia, it's all pretty much the same."
Bai Luo conjured two cups of black tea and several pastries, motioning for the Holy Child to make herself at home.
"Thank you."
The Holy Child still felt a sense of unreality, but she genuinely felt the girls' heartfelt joy and freedom.
That was enough.
When she heard the report of the Cursed Children disappearing, the Holy Child's first thought was not the future of humanity, but concern for the children's safety.
The girl was a qualified Leader, but she was born in the wrong era.
If it weren't for the current post-apocalyptic wasteland, the Holy Child might have become an excellent politician, working for the benefit of the people.
"Excuse me, did you summon me here for something you wish to command?"
The Holy Child's attitude was very humble; she was already a person of faith, hoping that heaven and the Gods could save the poor children.
And Bai Luo's appearance, demeanor, and the abilities he displayed undoubtedly matched the Holy Child's perception of God.
"You should have heard, shouldn't you?"
Bai Luo said, "Today, I will unleash a world-destroying great flood and reshape the civilization on earth."
"Is that true?!!!"
The Holy Child was startled; she had previously thought this was just doomsday talk spread by some cult.
She never expected to hear such a cruel reality directly from the mouth of God.
"Ah."
Bai Luo stopped the Holy Child's urge to plead, saying, "I will eliminate all Gastrea, take these children away, and then give the wicked their deserved punishment."
"Punishment, refers to..."
The Holy Child's voice trembled: "Death?"
"No, death is by no means a severe punishment."
"More severe, souls will fall into hell, to be burned by karmic fire and endless torture."
After Bai Luo finished speaking, the Holy Child felt as if the scene of hell appeared before her eyes, and the various tortures within it sent shivers down her spine.
"What?"
Bai Luo: "Do you think it's very cruel?"
"...."
The Holy Child wanted to say 'yes' 0.4, but she dared not defy God's judgment.
At least God was not going to destroy all of humanity, but merely judge them.
This meant that many people would still be able to survive.
"Excuse me, how many people will survive?"
"Approximately one-fifth of the people will die."
"Hiss~~"
A single sentence directly wiped out the lives of 150 million people.
But this was the most accurate data Violet arrived at after her calculations.
The souls of the people in this world were already defiled beyond repair.
They were no different from Gastrea, and even more cruel and twisted than them.