I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

Chapter 605 165: Hunter and Hunted

"So what you mean is, although you've killed so many people and committed so many evil deeds, they were things you couldn't help but do?"

After hearing Shen Ye's long explanation, Yun You finally understood his intentions.

In essence, isn't this just trying to justify himself?

"That's right."

Shen Ye gently nodded and replied, "We actually had no other choice from the start, we could only do it that way."

"Nonsense."

Yun You clenched her fists, and the murderous aura around her unmistakably emerged.

"Those civilians, what crime did they commit exactly? To be treated by you in such a manner? Don't tell me any nonsense about a plague; we've lived in that district for over a dozen years. There's no one who knows better than us whether we're infected."

"Are they not innocent?"

"..."

Shen Ye paused slightly, then gently shook his head.

"It's not about crime or plague; this matter is really quite complex."

"Let me give you an example."

He extended his hand, forming the gesture of "3."

"Currently, there are 30 billion people on Earth, of which ninety-eight percent live below the poverty line, and billions don't even have a suitable place to live."

"And if... I mean if, if we possess a method that can improve this situation, but the method is dangerous, then if it were you, would you attempt it?"

Yun You hesitated slightly but still instinctively nodded.

Influenced deeply by Old Jin's ideas, she naturally stood on the side of the lower-class civilians. If there were a way to improve this distorted society, both Old Jin and she would probably attempt it.

"You see, you also made the same choice as we did."

Shen Ye sighed deeply and murmured, "The world created by that method is beautiful, and it's so attractive."

"But you also know, there's no free lunch in this world. No matter how beautiful the wish, a price must be paid, and naturally, this method is no exception."

"Its price is—some people need to be sacrificed, and there's no turning back."

"That is the reason why we must slaughter."

"..."

Yun You remained silent, but the fury in her heart not only didn't dissipate with these words, it burned even more fiercely.

At first glance, there doesn't seem to be a problem with these words. Change always requires blood and sacrifice. Even someone as idealistic as Old Jin didn't expect Nest City to become better under peaceful conditions.

But...

The kind of price Shen Ye spoke of is simply too absurd.

Yes, Yun You can certainly understand the practice of "sacrificing the few for the many," examples of which abound in history. There's nothing strange about it.

But the problem is, what about the cruel slaughter methods used by Shen Ye and others? Can this power or possible tool that is exchanged for lives and grievances truly make Nest City or even the whole society better?

Yun You just couldn't agree.

And more importantly...

"Why sacrifice those civilians?"

Yun You crossed her arms and questioned, "They are the lowest class of Nest City, from birth to adulthood and then to work, they have not enjoyed a single day of any benefits, only silently using their flesh and blood to maintain the operation of Nest City."

"And those Upper City nobles? They live in luxury, the most bitter thing they've tasted since birth is unsweetened iced Americano, the heaviest thing they've carried is a New Year's red envelope from relatives and friends, they never partake in labor, and don't create any value."

"If there truly must be a sacrifice, should it not be them?"

Shen Ye was somewhat speechless, but after a long while, he silently nodded.

"In fact, I agree with you."

He sighed, and said, "After all, I also climbed up from the bottom."

"But the price of sacrifice is not determined by such class status; it is a completely random... influx that defies any mathematical logic."

"This time it befell your home, thus you became the sacrificial victims."

"And if next time, it falls onto some district of Upper City, or onto the Apprentice Death Gods or military bases, then the ones sacrificed will be the nobles, Apprentice Death Gods, and the military."

"So you need not doubt its choice, nor should you believe it is a mechanism that harms the lower class; everything is fate, it is all determined by destiny."

"Huh..."

Yun You sneered and said softly, "Sounds pleasant, but unfortunately, I don't believe it."

"You people are too good at finding some dignified reasons for yourselves, turning black into white, altering massacre into salvation."

"If you really want to convince me, then plainly tell me what your plan is and how it operates."

To Yun You's surprise, Shen Ye, who had been open about everything earlier, suddenly became reticent after hearing this question.

He lowered his head, seemingly contemplating.

After a long while, he finally spoke slowly, "Honestly, the information I've obtained so far isn't much; I only roughly know the method of implementing this plan."

"Moreover, before taking action, we were all subjected to a certain 'curse', making it difficult to narrate the content of this plan. Should we forcibly ignore the curse and talk about it, it would claim our lives."

"So..."

Shen Ye grasped his collar and gently tugged, ripping off the bothersome suit and throwing it aside, revealing the black workout clothing underneath.