Chapter 678: The Age Without a Protagonist
In previous incidents, it has been identified several times as the possible culprit behind the incident, although it was finally clarified because of the facts, but the strength and unpredictability of the mysterious villain organization of the "Seven Demon Kings of Hell" have already left a deep impression on Yi Cheng's heart.
And now, when Loki, a member of the Seven Demon Kings of Hell and the self-proclaimed "King of Lies", revealed his true identity in front of him, Yi Cheng really felt the chill of Leng Sensen.
This is also a matter of course, and anyone who walks with such a mysterious and imperceptible enemy along the way or even gets along well, even if they are wary of it early on, they will still be sincerely afraid of it at the moment when the truth is revealed.
"But...... Isn't the Seven Demon Kings of Hell a powerful villain organization that the Holy See is afraid of? How did you become a postcare worker when it got into your mouth......"
"This ...... How can I tell you? ”
Loki grinned and farted again. He sat across from Yi Cheng and picked up a glass of champagne from the ice bucket to fill himself.
"Regardless of whether the Seven Demon Kings of Hell are powerful or not, I think...... The person who has a problem with your thinking now should actually be you. ”
"Me?"
Yi Cheng pointed to the tip of his nose with some confusion.
"What's wrong with my thoughts?"
"Well, the biggest problem is...... Do you have a misunderstanding of the so-called 'aftermath' work? ”
Misunderstand?
Think about it carefully, since I became the savior of the aftercare department, although I am not conscientious, but at least I have taken care of all the work in an orderly manner, according to the feedback of everyone in the savior management office, compared to the predecessor who died in an accident, both the efficiency and the satisfaction score have been greatly improved.
"Therefore, the so-called aftermath treatment needs to be done...... Isn't it just these messy chores? ”
"Perhaps, but ...... What should I say, these so-called 'chores' may seem to you to be just inconsequential things. ”
"It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say it doesn't matter, but ......"
Although he hesitated, in the end, Yi Cheng was honest and honest with the king of lies.
"At least in importance, it must not be as important as the savior who is fighting on the front line at all times."
"Look, I knew it was so."
Loki laughed and slapped his thigh hard.
"Well, that's where the problem comes in."
"What's the problem?"
"What do you think...... If it's an inconsequential job, then why are you, as the protagonist, and we, the Seven Demon Kings of Hell, placed in such a position? ”
“……”
To talk about this problem, in fact, it has been bothering Yi Cheng for a long time.
I think that at the beginning, before he was recognized as the "protagonist", the woman of the red mentor seemed to have been deliberately trying to stay in the aftermath department instead of stepping on the front line of the field as he wished, even after confronting the Four Heavenly Kings of Darkness head-on in the training center and defeating many strong enemies one after another, what he shouldered was only the leisurely work of conducting unofficial visits to the outside world in the name of the "Celestial Empire Savior Management Office".
Look at Loki again, he obviously has the identity of the Seven Demon Kings of Hell who is relatively detached even among the evil villains, but he is willing to stay in the Demon Capital as an external affairs officer for the Celestial Empire and spend his life, and if according to what he said, all the Seven Demon Kings of Hell are also responsible for dealing with the aftermath of the evil villains, then ......
Why is this job valued by both parties at the same time, and even at the expense of placing such an important role in this position like a nail?
"Actually, there is one thing you may not know very well - before the battle of the century, aftermath handling was not an independent, organized work system, and there were only a few superheroes who really made aftermath a part of the battle, as for the evil villains...... Don't talk about the aftermath, it's already considered benevolent not to cause more damage. ”
"This should actually be in line with the normal perception of this world......
If you think about it carefully, the greatest significance of the existence of the Aftercare Division is actually "to hide the traces of the existence of those with extraordinary abilities", and before the Battle of the Century, the confrontation between superheroes and evil villains was almost on the table, so no matter what kind of damage is caused, it seems that there is no meaning and necessity for the aftermath.
"The problem probably lies in this kind of mentality and thinking that is taken for granted......
Rocky, who swallowed a large sip of champagne, let out a long sigh.
"Of course, I don't have much memory of the time before the war, and the only part that remains is that it was awakened from the deepest part of my subconscious through external stimulation with the help of the power of one of the Seven Demon Kings - so, the fact that I was actually made as a substitute and experiment for you is not actually lying."
“…… So, what does this part of your memory have to do with what we're going to say? ”
"It's all about ...... Why do you think the superheroes and evil villains in the beginning carried out the plan of 'artificial superpowers'? ”
“……”
It's really weird.
Unlike now, before the Battle of the Century, the vast majority of superheroes and evil villains awakened their supernatural abilities through their own mutations or environmental factors, and because of this, that era was once called the "Golden Age".
Because of this, the so-called "artificial savior project" itself is obviously meaningless, let alone to create a substitute like Loki, which can be used as a substitute for the "protagonist".
Unless......
Yi Cheng, who suddenly realized something, looked at Loki with some surprise.
"Could it be...... At the time of the Battle of the Century, it was actually ...... Presence without a protagonist? ”
No...... Wrong! This is not at all the same as what we have learned!
According to Mentor Hong, in that era, there was obviously a protagonist, and it was precisely because of the existence of the protagonist that the battle of the century was able to achieve the final victory, not to mention the follow-up implementation of the extremely strong "Savior Plan", which was also promoted by this protagonist.
But now, in front of Yi Cheng, this "King of Lies" who came from the side of the evil villain and partially recovered his original memory, actually gave such a terrifying possibility?
In fact, even I, the king of lies, thought for a time when I first learned of this...... It's a lie I've woven myself. ”
In this regard, Loki's expression was quite helpless.
"But it's a pity that even I don't have the ability to tell the truth...... Then I can only think that this lie ...... It's real. ”
One...... The era when there was no protagonist was real.