The people of the temple were at a loss for what to do: should they pursue them or stay there?
Their gazes fell on Hearth Knight Barrett, whose bespectacled appearance was quite grim.
"World snakes, what an unimaginable bunch of newborns. I need a word that's even more aggressive than 'newborns'."
Barrett said, reaching up to rub his temples.
The World Serpent has unleashed a massive amount of abyssal power, threatening to destroy this world and potentially impacting other surrounding worlds as well.
Their elaborate operation was intended to delay all the Temple personnel from staying here.
"Their coordinated attack must indicate a grand plan, involving a large number of people, all of whom are making their presence known here."
"Those who carry out the mission are humanoid natural disasters, while the other members are waiting outside the world."
"Their big plan might be in this area. If we chase after them, we might be able to stop their operation."
Paper Wolf said that this is a purely rational way of thinking.
The World Serpents are planning something big; they've mobilized far too many people this time. There's no doubt they're up to something big.
They are the most notorious villains and bastards in the ninety million worlds.
If they were to launch a massive attack, it would undoubtedly cause widespread suffering and destruction to countless lives on Earth.
"From a rational perspective, abandoning this world and the surrounding worlds and accelerating the pursuit of the World Serpent is the most reasonable course of action."
"It's like the trolley problem: kill one to save ten, or give up everything here."
Paper Wolf continued, surprised that even the "trolley problem" was something that people in the 90 million worlds wanted to solve.
“That’s not our temple’s style. We have our own solution.”
"If we can't even save one person, how can we save ten? The train problem? Our solution is to just smash the train to pieces!"
Barrett said, a holy radiance emanating from him, and his expression turned serious.
"Listen up, members of the Temple! Suppress the abyssal power here with all your might! We must not allow this power to leak out!"
"I have already called for backup. Something big is about to happen in this area."
"The higher-ups of the Temple will come to help us deal with this abyss. After that, we'll go after the World Serpent!"
Barrett said, then crossed his legs in mid-air, controlling the power of holy light, preparing to suppress the evil before him.
"This is utterly absurd. Can't the people of the Temple think a little more logically?"
"By stopping the World Serpent, we can save many more people!"
Paper Wolf said that he was an investigator, and his perspective on things was always different from that of the people in the Temple.
For him, sacrificing a small number of people to save the majority might be a matter of course.
In fact, the world is vast and boundless, teeming with all sorts of villains and countless crises.
It's impossible to be perfect in every way, and it's impossible to save everyone.
Often, they can only do the finishing touches, and when faced with a real crisis, they can only make a "choice".
Sacrificing the few to save the many, human lives are placed on both sides of a scale, and gains and losses are calculated in terms of quantity.
Limited by their strength, they had no choice but to stop; the investigators are always this rational.
But the people of the temple were not like that.
"Are you really going to abandon the pursuit of the World Serpent just for a barren frontier world?"
"Those guys are plotting a huge conspiracy today. We absolutely can't miss it. Only you can stop them."
The paper wolf looked somewhat agitated.
"The life of one person is of equal value to the lives of thousands or tens of thousands of people."
Barrett said, pushing up his glasses.
It's hard to imagine that when he was facing the World Serpent gang of thugs just now, he was clearly incredibly fierce and a super irritable guy.
But now, his gaze was gentle, and he even seemed to exude an aura of holiness.
"Incomprehensible! Are all the people in your temple insane?!"
"I don't care anymore! If you want to protect it, then keep protecting it. I'm going to chase after the World Serpent!"
"Paper Wolf said, turning around to take action."
"Jiang Wang, do you want to come with me? Although you are also a member of the Temple, you certainly wouldn't be so irrational, would you?"
Paper Wolf plans to invite Jiang Wang to join the attack, which would increase their fighting strength.
"Paper Wolf, you're being irrational too, trying to chase after that group of lunatics all by yourself."
"Don't forget, you're also covered in wounds. My advice is not to rush things."
Jiang Wang said, and couldn't help but reach out and scratch his hair.
"As I told you before, when dealing with these people, you need to think more carefully. The World Serpent and the Pleasure Serpent are different."
"The Pleasures want to destroy the world, while the World Serpent wants to devour it. You understand what I mean."
"Whether it's destruction or absorption, it all takes time, but the World Serpent is more targeted and persistent."
Jiang Wang began to explain, reaching up to scratch his hair.
He began to try to understand those people's thought processes and explained the key points to Paper Wolf.
"They've come out in full force; they're a big target, so it will probably take them even longer."
"They made themselves in front of us and stated bluntly that they had big plans."
"The target of the big plan is in this area, but I don't see it."
Jiang Wang shook his head.
The bigger the target, the longer it will take. They've mobilized all their forces; their ambitions are considerable. This matter is definitely going to be very troublesome.
Surrounded by a barren frontier world, what can they possibly gain from setting such a goal?
After all that trouble, all we got was the essence of a barren world? That's not how the World Serpent operates.
Look at the abyssal power that Brother Disaster has created; the quantity is enormous.
How many worlds has he actually devoured? If asked that question, he would probably answer like this...
Do you remember how many pieces of bread you've eaten?
They are a group of madmen who bring disaster and destruction; they are an extremely troublesome bunch of crazy people.
“Even if you track them down, you're no match for them. If you were to get any intelligence, you simply wouldn't be able to get it out.”
"That would just be throwing your life away, so I'm telling you to calm down and not rush into anything."
Jiang Wang said, reaching out to scratch his hair.
At this very moment, the power of the abyss has begun to surge forth wildly.
"Yes, I was too excited. I should contact the bigwigs at the Administration Bureau first."
"The situation is very complicated right now, and I need to report it promptly."
"Paper Wolf," he said, letting out a long breath and calming down.
Jiang Wang is right; what he said just now was indeed not rational.
He was only at the second level of the Void Breaking Realm, while the enemy he was tracking was at least at the third level of the Void Breaking Realm.
If we were to chase after them, it would be like sending lambs to the slaughter.
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