Chapter 1944: Destined Self-Destruction

"Because civilization is not purposefully born or necessary. It's something that is born by chance when a group is faced with a great threat and is forced into helplessness."

Zero said, "'Life springs from sorrow and calamity, while death comes from ease and pleasure'—that was a saying on your mother planet, Earth, which explained the principle profoundly. If you hadn't seen the imminent threat of death, you wouldn't have mustered all your wisdom, strength, and courage to push the entire civilization to an unimaginable peak.

"You Earthlings are not the only ones with this issue. The Turan orcs, Holy Light humans, Abyssfolk, and Undead Liches are in the same boat… In short, all carbon-based intelligent creatures are the same.

"After all, although the spark of the great civilization from billions of years ago is hidden in the depths of your souls, you are still human beings.