Chapter 128: This Is So Peak
"Believe me, my phoenix can do the same thing. Not to mention our Emperor—he can even vaporise an area of that size with a single charged attack. And the shockwave alone would travel much farther than that."
Brant clicked his tongue and exhaled through his nose.
"Fine, fine. At least we get to pretend we're doing something for the common people."
"Now you're talking," Lu said flatly. "We're killing more than 150,000 of our youths just for an experiment. We have no right to talk about their safety."
"Well, we don't have a choice," Brant replied, his tone turning sombre. "We need to lower our race's power saturation cap so stronger individuals can be born sooner."
"Or," Lu added, almost mockingly, "we could just capture more territory and increase the saturation bar of our existence itself."
"Don't joke about that," Brant snapped, slamming his palm against the desk. The sharp crack echoed through the room.
