Gu Li paused for a moment, then looked down at his feet. A brown Kapibal, which was using the steps with ease, silently looked back at him.

She lowered her sword hilt, grasped Eric's hoof, and gracefully stepped down, forcing herself to ignore the scene of Angel's smooth approach. She coughed lightly and said, "In short, I don't advocate sacrifice. Perhaps it sounds naive, but I want everyone to survive."

"Our naive dream is that we can all work together to make this place a better place."

Gu Li looked very serious and held up her finger as she earnestly told everyone her plan: "Anyway, I am the Child of Light. When the time comes, I will go out and swindle people, no, I mean go out and trade with them. They might agree to help us repair our houses and lay infrastructure or something."

The slender, pale girl looked very fragile, but everyone knew her gentle and determined heart. Her words were serious yet naive, carrying the spiritedness unique to young people.

This silenced everyone, and for the first time, they involuntarily began to envision their future.

Lucy, though confused, was impressed and started clapping enthusiastically.

Gu Li silently sat back in his seat, placed his hands on his knees, and looked at the deer-headed man with a forced smile, his voice suddenly dropping eight octaves: "Is this alright?"

Cen Xingbang gave her a deep look, straightened up and walked out: "That would be the best possible outcome, but if I may be frank, Miss, you should be more worried about yourself."

"On the battlefield that is about to arrive, you will be the protagonist."

Gu Li ruffled her long hair, her sky-blue pupils gazing at the dark, overcast sky outside the window. This period, known as the "Silent Period," was said to bring countless deaths.

As she watched Cen Xingbang's retreating figure, she suddenly asked, "How did the King act before?"

The deer-headed man paused for a moment as he walked away, tilting his head slightly: "My king, he resisted to the best of his ability, or tempted those things with his own flesh and blood."

So he's no longer here.

Gu Li pinched her chin, lost in thought. Using her own flesh and blood... was that what she meant?

She suddenly thought of the enormous monster at the end of deep space, its powerful body stretching as far as the eye could see, its mere presence representing loneliness and strength.

But even he has to use this method to resist the wave of pollution?

She suddenly stood up and, under the watchful eyes of many, hurriedly ran into the bathroom.

I suddenly need to pee!

As soon as she entered the bathroom, she squatted down with her hands on her head, her face scrunched up like a bun. Even the mighty He Shiyi, who had resisted for so many years, was about to give up. Could she, this substitute who was forced into the role, really handle it?

Could she be some kind of meal replacement that Eric and his team found?!

No, calling it a meal replacement is a bit of an over-the-top attempt. She's just an innocent, weak-genetically-dependent child of light who at most has a cheat code that allowed her to survive being corrupted.

I'm not some time-traveling overlord, how can I possibly overpower the world and directly wipe out the pollution wave!

No, we need to think of something quickly!

Gu Li gritted her teeth. If He Shiyi wasn't in such a hurry to push her out to her death, then there must be a reason for this arrangement.

Aside from having more starlight than them, which can restore health and resist pollution, there's nothing special about her, right?

Chestnuts cling to the door frame, resisting pollution...

Wait, let's fight pollution!

Will Renga Eleven also be further corrupted when fighting against the so-called clans?

According to Cen Xingbang, there are only two consequences to deepening pollution: one is complete death, and the other is... becoming a mindless monster.

She slowly raised her head, released her lower lip that had been bitten until it bled, and looked on with a look of realization. She murmured, "So that's how it is. Only I am not easily corrupted."

No, with her status as the Child of Light and the existence of these eyes, she is almost immune to these contaminants.

The reason I was corrupted by He Shiyi was because I was shot twice in the back and was on the verge of death when He Shiyi's corruption took advantage of my vulnerability.

She patted her bottom and stood up, letting out a long breath. Suddenly, there were two knocks on the door behind her: "Miss Gu Li?"

It was Eric's voice.

Gu Li rubbed her cheeks, opened the door and went out. She looked up and met the worried look in the sheep-hoofed man's eyes, pursed her lips and nodded.

"Don't worry, I already know what to do."

Eric's gaze swept over her flushed face, his tone calm and elegant: "Mr. Cen has prepared a meal. Would you like some now?"

Gu Li's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Eat!"

Everyone gathered around and ate the most lively meal. After finishing his meal, Gu Li picked at his ear with a suspicious look on his face. He had clearly left the table area, so why did it still sound like someone was shouting in his ear?

After finishing their meal, everyone tacitly dispersed.

As Gu Li walked out of Eric's house, the dark clouds in the sky seemed to lower, giving people a sense of oppression as if the sky was about to fall.

Gu Li nodded to the people behind them and walked alone towards the seaside harbor, where the pollution wave, as its name suggests, originated from the coast.

Her long, light-colored hair flew wildly in the gale, and Gu Li spread her wings and suddenly accelerated, flying towards her battlefield.

As she passed the half-sculpture in the square, something suddenly got tangled around her foot. Gu Li looked down at it with a normal expression.

Her tone was tinged with helplessness: "I thought you were already asleep, Wang."

The jet-black tentacle twisted as if to greet her, and under Gu Li's gaze, it meandered upwards, transforming behind her into an obsidian hair tie that gathered her light golden hair into a bundle.

A voice with an inhuman quality resounded in my mind: "Go, take my clone with you, it can hold them off for a little while."

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