430: Chapter 430 ZERO

The man on the screen had no opening remarks, no introduction, and went straight to the point.

"This world has been in chaos for far, far too long."

"When did it begin? From the moment humans gained intelligence and established civilization? Or from the moment the contract system between Beast Tamer and spirit beasts was established?"

"Class solidification, resource monopoly, social pressure, talent and bloodline determining fate—these injustices are eroding every corner of this world!"

"Why do some people possess an SSS-Rank Talent from birth, while others are only F-Rank their entire lives?"

"Why can some Beast Tamers contract multiple spirit beasts and enjoy endless resources, while others cannot even contract a single one and struggle to survive at the bottom?"

"Why can those so-called great families monopolize secret realm resources, contract targets, and all paths of upward mobility for generations? And ordinary people, no matter how hard they work or how talented they are, can only live humbly within established frameworks?"

"Look around you! Ninety-nine percent of resources are occupied by less than one percent of the people! Ninety-nine percent of opportunities are monopolized by those so-called geniuses and nobles!"

"And the remaining ninety-nine percent of people are fighting over the pitiful one percent of leftovers!"

"Is this the order you maintain? Is this the civilization you cherish?"

"Spirit beast rank, talent rank, bloodline purity—these labels define your entire life!"

"From the moment you are born, your life's trajectory has already been charted—how far you can go, how high you can climb, and how much you can possess have all been decided!"

"This is unfair! This should not be the truth of the world!"

"Since the existing order is so unjust, and since no one is willing to stand up and change it, then—I will define fairness!"

"The world's resources should be distributed equally to all life! Opportunities for cultivation should be open to everyone! Talent and bloodline should not determine a person's worth!"

"I will reset all of this! Break all shackles! Destroy all monopolies! Let everyone, regardless of their background, talent, or bloodline, obtain an equal starting point, equal opportunities, and an equal future!"

"And I, ZERO, will become the creator of the new order! I will lead you to break the old world and build a new one!"

"A world that is truly fair, truly free, and truly belongs to everyone!"

The video ended abruptly here.

Inside the command center hall, there was a deathly silence.

Everyone understood that this was not a joke, not a prank, and not a fake video generated by AI.

This was a declaration of war!

It was a declaration of war by world malice against this world!

However, the uninformed onlookers did not know this!

They all thought it was just some lunatic with basic hacking skills causing trouble.

Reset the old order, indeed!

It feels like your brain needs a reset!

Many netizens scoffed at it!

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Before long, the holographic projection platform automatically switched to the second video.

The timeline of this video showed that it was recorded ten minutes after the first video was played.

The screen showed the press briefing room of the Eagle Country White House.

But sitting on the podium were no longer the previous president and cabinet members, but several middle-aged people.

They were the true power brokers behind the scenes of Eagle Country, the heads of those great families that had been passed down for hundreds of years, and the financial tycoons who controlled the economic lifeline of Eagle Country.

At this moment, these big shots, who usually made even the president defer to them, were actually—all kneeling on the ground!

"We, the thirteen families of Eagle Country, hereby announce—effective immediately, we fully submit to Lord ZERO!"

"We admit the mistakes of the old order, admit that our monopoly on resources is unjust, and admit that we have hindered the progress of the world!"

"We are willing to surrender all privileges, surrender all monopolized resources, and surrender everything—only asking to obtain a place in the new world!"

"Long live Lord ZERO! Long live the new order!"

This video completely exploded across the global public opinion sphere.

If the first video could still be explained as the ramblings of a madman;

then the second video—was a real, earth-shattering shock!

"Damn it, I initially thought that ZERO was just some lunatic—"

"And it turns out the real big shots of Eagle Country just knelt down?"

"What the hell is this? Is it really not a video created by AI?"

"Those big shots—I remember them, the head of the Rockefeller family, the controller of the Morgan financial group, the heir to the DuPont family—how could they—"

"If this is true, the world is really going to change!"

However, even more astonishing things were yet to come.

Less than an hour after Eagle Country announced its submission to ZERO, more than a dozen other countries successively released similar statements!

The entire internet completely exploded.

"This is no longer a joke—this is actually happening!"

"Those countries and families that announced their submission, are their top leaders—also the same as those in the nuke rebellion, with completely black eyes and black markings on their skin?"

"There must be a connection! This is definitely the same thing at work!"

"That ZERO—what exactly is he?"

"What role does the Demon Abyss Cult play in all of this? Are they ZERO's enemies, or accomplices?"

All kinds of speculation, skepticism, and panic spread wildly across the online world.

Existing perceptions were completely overturned, and the future of the world became shrouded in fog.

And inside the command center of the Blood Temple, everyone's expressions were extremely grim.

"Now, you understand."

Emilia's voice broke the silence.

Her blood-red eyes swept across everyone present, finally landing on Chen Yi.

"The world malice—or rather, ZERO, never intended to destroy the world with nukes."

"The nuke attacks were a diversion from the very beginning! In my opinion, there are three goals!"

"First, to attract our attention and keep us running ragged; second, to create global panic and pave the way for his new order manifesto; third—"

"Chen Yi, it is to test your strength, and—to expose you to the eyes of the whole world!"

Chen Yi's brows furrowed tightly.

This world malice was definitely not some lunatic who only knew how to resort to force!

He was a chess player who had been planning from the very beginning!

He knew that his current strength was not equal to Chen Yi's, and he had no chance of winning in a head-to-head confrontation!

Therefore, he changed his approach—public opinion warfare, psychological warfare, total war!

Through the nuke crisis, he forced Chen Yi and the Demon Abyss Cult to appear, and forced them to—save the world!

In this way, Chen Yi transformed from a traitor into a complex existence that was neither purely good nor purely evil!

And the Demon Abyss Cult also transformed from a purely villainous organization into one with an ambiguous stance!