The cheers slowly died down.
"In the past, humans were extremely weak."
The "President" uttered his first words.
There was no other noise at the scene, and everyone listened attentively with bated breath.
Someone outside the light screen asked in confusion: "Does this voice sound familiar to you? It seems to be Gu Ran's voice."
"Could it really be Gu Ran? This Gu Ran is that Gu Ran? But this is too unbelievable. Maybe... this is Gu Ran's fantasy after being hallucinated?"
Suddenly, this speculation became more likely in everyone's minds.
The “General Manager” on the light screen continued.
"A variety of factors that seem insignificant to us today can kill humans, a small disease, an ordinary beast, bad weather, and so on. Humans are so weak."
"Humans seem to be... just such low-level creatures."
"But humans have their own strengths. That is, humans can create civilization, and civilization can continue to grow!"
"Since the birth of mankind, civilization has been progressing!"
"As our civilization grew, we defeated enemies that once seemed completely invincible."
"We have conquered wild beasts, and have kept them in captivity, and have made them our domestic animals. We have conquered the bad weather, and have built huge cities and warm and comfortable homes. We have conquered disease, and all human beings can have a healthy body, and will not have to suffer from illness until the end of their lives!"
There was another round of cheers at the scene.
Everyone feels proud of the current achievements of human civilization, and their faces are all filled with confident and proud smiles.
"But as our civilization grows, the enemies we encounter become increasingly powerful."
"At first, it was the wild beasts, and we defeated them! Then it was the ferocious beasts, and we also defeated them! There were also many other, countless difficulties, and we defeated them all one by one!"
"Now, it's a natural disaster."
"Although the natural disaster is more severe than any difficulties we have encountered before, with the concerted efforts of all of us—"
"We are completely fearless in the face of natural disasters!"
There was another round of cheers at the scene.
This time the cheers were louder and longer-lasting than before.
And once again they shouted in unison.
"Long live the President!"
"Long live the President!"
"Long live the President!"
The shouts spread wider and wider, from the square to outside the square, and also triggered shouts from the crowd waiting outside the square.
Everyone spoke out in support of their "President" from the bottom of their hearts.
After a long time, the sound gradually became quieter.
"Although humans have achieved many victories so far, we still cannot let our guard down, because the Scourge is different from the enemies we have encountered before."
"They also seem to have the potential to grow. If you think about it carefully, you will find that from the natural disasters we humans encountered at the beginning to the natural disasters that have occurred in recent years, they have 'grown' hundreds of times."
"Whether in terms of scale, frequency, or destructiveness, natural disasters have grown almost in sync with the growth of human civilization."
"Today, natural disasters have become the biggest obstacle to mankind's continued progress!"
"The Human Alliance was created to better gather all the strength of mankind to fight against natural disasters."
"We can be proud of what humanity has achieved in the past, but we must never dwell on the past and forget the importance of moving forward."
"Because our enemies won't give us a chance to stop."
Finally, the "President" looked around again and said slowly, firmly and forcefully:
"Since you have chosen me as your 'President,' I will definitely not let down all those who have high expectations of me!"
"I, Gu Ran, the first president of the Human Alliance, declare to all mankind—"
"On May 21, 96th year of the Yuan calendar, the Human Alliance was officially established!"
Just as everyone outside the light screen was watching this scene intently, the light screen suddenly flashed, revealing the underwater environment again.
Gu Ran, who was originally sinking to the bottom of the sea, suddenly exuded an extremely fierce aura.
His eyes suddenly opened, as if an extremely sharp knife, slashing fiercely into the deep darkness in front of him.
A groan of pain sounded in Gu Ran's mind along with that trace of connection.
"Deep Water" and "Mass Consciousness" were very shocked.
"... You actually broke free..."
"... ... Why?"
"... You should be able to feel it too... If we merge..."
"... ... There will no longer be anything in this world that can threaten us... ... We will become the true masters..."
"... ...why are you resisting?"
It was very confused and puzzled as to how Gu Ran could resist such a great temptation.
"Because I don't want to merge with something inexplicable."
Gu Ran responded calmly.
At the same time, he checked his body to see if he had any hidden injuries.
What surprised him was that his body was extremely healthy, even stronger and healthier than before.
Gu Ran's answer was just a casual remark to fool the other party.
Because if they really merge, it is hard to say whether the "invincible existence" mentioned by the other party will really appear.
Even if he really becomes that kind of existence, will his self-awareness still exist
This time the fusion is dominated by the other party, so his consciousness will definitely be wiped out in the end.
He was just the "nutrients" for the other party's "evolution".
How could he agree to such an outcome
If you are a person who has no concerns about life, you may decide to "sacrifice" yourself.
But he still has many expectations for his life.
"... ... In this case... ... it is impossible to devour and fuse..."
"... Then I will... kill you once and for all..."
“… Although it’s not the best result… But it’s also…”
"... ...have accomplished the purpose of our existence..."
The "deep water" and "mass consciousness" seemed to be disappearing towards the bottom of the sea, and the connection with him was getting weaker and weaker.
The next moment, the sea eye suddenly seemed to come alive.
The "deep water" in the sea eye seemed like countless tiny living creatures, they rustled and gathered towards Gu Ran, as if they wanted to completely wrap up Gu Ran's entire body.
Although his body could no longer feel the pressure of the sea eye, he still felt a chill when these "living creatures" gathered towards Gu Ran.
Gu Ran, who was deep in the sea, felt the inconvenience first.
After all, the deep sea is not his main battlefield, and the enemy is still the "deep water" and "large group consciousness" whose details are unclear. He has no idea what means the other party has.
Without waiting for these "tiny creatures" to surround him, Gu Ran continued to rush upwards, trying to escape from the range of the sea eye.
Once out of the sea, he will return to his home ground.
These "tiny creatures" are endless and stacked one upon another. If you are an ordinary strong person, it is very easy for him to be surrounded by them, entangled, and even killed.
But Gu Ran's body was far stronger than that of the average top human, so even though the entanglement was a bit annoying, Gu Ran was still floating up very smoothly.
Suddenly, a voice appeared in Gu Ran's mind.
"Gu Ran, don't you want me anymore?"
The voice sounded like it was about to cry, soft and beautiful.
Gu Ran suddenly stopped and looked back.
He was very familiar with this voice. He had heard it countless times and would never get tired of it no matter how many times he heard it.
"Little conch..."
Gu Ran couldn't help but sink a little.
... ...
Outside the light screen.
All the strong men couldn't help but feel anxious for Gu Ran.
"Alas, that should be an illusion. The Queen of the Sea Clan should not have recovered yet."
"Gu Ran once again fell for love."