# Chapter 1987: The Critical Blow
Inside the International Spirit Martial Alliance office, Sun Island, Pacific Ocean, Blue Star!
Freya kicked open the office door, reeking of alcohol!
In one hand, lamb skewers; in the other, strong white liquor. Her pretty face was flushed red.
(⑉⁼̴◡⁼̴) "Hey! Are you done or not? Hua Xia's calling us over to stand by, why are you so slow and dawdling?"
"This isn't good! I hope you're not this slow and dawdling when you're being 'divine' with a girl!"
Quinn looked at the documents in his hands, pushed up his glasses, his face darkened, his eyes full of helplessness!
(〃͡°ʃƪ͡°) "Drink less. If you keep this up, what will you do in the future? What man would dare want you?"
"The wheels have already run over my face, you know?"
Freya pouted, tilted her head back, and chugged some of the strong liquor!
(⑉˘³˘)ᕤ "Such a prude! Hehe~ If men don't want me, Nan Ren will definitely want me. After all, I'm the beloved Life Goddess~"
Quinn was speechless: (ꐦ͡°益͡°) "Go back to your room and change your skirt before going. It's stained with grease. A girl should care about her appearance when going out. Don't bring shame to the Spirit Martial Alliance. You..."
Freya waved her hand, looking impatient:
(︶.̮︶⑉)ﾉ "Oh, shut up! So annoying. I don't have a clean skirt anymore. I'll head over first. Not waiting for you!"
"You hurry up~"
As she spoke, her body directly collapsed and dissipated into endless green light!
Quinn rolled his eyes, looked down at the documents on the table, his mood cheerful!
By now, all the spirit beasts within the sea areas had been driven away and exterminated!
The Endless Towers had also been established in various sea areas, marking the complete end of the global spirit calamity era!
"From this moment, humanity has stepped into a brand new era. The future looks promising, no?"
However, at that moment, Bose light gathered in the office!
A cold snort rang out:
(￢_￢✡) "Hah~ Future looks promising? Are you anticipating humanity's future, or your own future with the Holy Star?"
With the words, the figures of Igor, 07, and Cooper materialized in the room!
Quinn's expression stiffened, but there was no surprise in his eyes.
After organizing the documents, he stood up, lowered his head, and said: "Quinn! Greetings, Lord Igor!"
Cooper's pupils constricted violently, his mouth hanging wide open, his eyes filled with disbelief!
∑(°口°๑) "Holy crap, holy crap? No way? This chess piece was buried this deep? You've honestly stunned me!"
Igor said smugly:
(✡ˇ↼ˇ✡) "My methods are naturally beyond what you can imagine!"
However, Cooper was merely using this as a pretext to hide his shock!
How could it be him!
How could it be him!
Cooper's heart roared with fury. Even now, seeing it with his own eyes, he couldn't believe it. Quinn, the president of the International Spirit Martial Alliance!
Was actually a member of the Holy Star!
Cooper was all too familiar with this office. Countless days and nights, he, Freya, and Quinn would shoot the breeze here, bickering with each other!
Cooper didn't have many friends, but Quinn was one of them!
Even back then, when Cooper was still a nameless little Gold Rank, having done countless evil deeds and filled with malice toward this world!
Quinn still didn't despise him for his looks or his abilities!
He pulled Cooper out of the mire of sin and told him not to sink into depravity.
If you respond to this world with malice, then the world will respond to you with malice in return. It will never become what you want it to be!
It was Quinn who calmed the resentment in Cooper's heart. Otherwise, there would never be the Grim Reaper Cooper of today!
There would only be a Cooper who might die at any time, someone whose death no one would care about, a Death God Cooper covered in blood and sin.
A Quinn like this, how could he betray humanity? How could he betray humanity!
Cooper plopped down on the sofa. Not because he wanted to sit, but because he felt he couldn't stand anymore!
Igor squinted: "You haven't answered my question yet!"
"You've been living quite comfortably lately. Do you think the Holy Star is losing its momentum, and it's fine to side with humanity instead?"
"Typical fence-sitter mentality, standing with whichever side looks like it's going to win? Now that you've broken through to Star Breaker, your wings are stiff!"
"Don't forget who gave you everything you have now!"
Quinn lowered his head: "Lord Igor, please don't misunderstand. Quinn naturally hasn't forgotten his own mission!"
"Even with the current situation, I still don't believe humanity has a chance of winning! I chose my side over twenty years ago, didn't I?"
"Humanity today is merely indulging in the illusion of victory, overconfident! The beauty before their eyes is all like a bubble—pop it, and it's gone!"
Igor said grumpily: "You still remember your mission?"
Quinn's expression turned solemn: "Of course! However, after several operations, humanity has long suspected there's a Holy Star mole within their camp and has conducted multiple rounds of probing!"
"As the president of the International Spirit Martial Alliance, I must wholeheartedly act in the interest of humanity, only then will I not be exposed!"
"Until you activate me, Quinn will serve humanity with all his heart!"
Igor's expression finally softened a bit: "Being able to freely control your own thoughts, memories, and completely master your emotions... you're not bad, you know!"
Quinn finally sat down, casually pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and blew out a wisp of smoke.
"It's just an ability, nothing worth mentioning. But this time... Lord Igor, have you decided to activate me?"
Igor smiled and squinted: "Of course! If I don't activate you now, I won't get another chance! You are the dagger—the dagger that, at humanity's most desperate moment, stabs into their backbone and extinguishes the flame of hope!"
"The reason I've come is naturally because I have something for you to do!"
Quinn's expression gradually grew serious: "May I ask what Lord Igor's plan is?"
Igor said calmly: "Humanity has obtained the Creation Beast. For long-term development, they used the Creation Beast to transform Blue Star into Star Ruins!"
"But humanity hasn't realized that this is an incredibly foolish move that will doom their future!"
"Although, in this way, Blue Star can indeed generate spiritual energy on its own! It also has a most fatal weakness!"
Quinn's eyes flickered: "You mean the Star Core?"
Igor laughed: "Exactly! Through the Star Core, one can completely control everything on Blue Star!"
"Once the Star Core is in our hands, humanity's vital weak point will be firmly in our grasp!"
"With so many ordinary people on Blue Star, we can make them die however we want!"
"When the Holy Star's reinforcements arrive, it'll be a crushing dominance. Humanity will have absolutely no chance of victory. You secretly seize the Star Core and control humanity's lifeline!"
Cooper grinned fiercely: "A wolf at the front door, a tiger at the back! This leaves humanity with only two paths: submit or perish!"
"I have to say, this plan is absolutely brilliant! You really are something!"
Quinn looked at the grinning Cooper, his brow furrowed, a trace of gloom deep in his eyes!
Igor laughed: "Wrong! There's only one path: submission! Looking at human nature, they can't bear to watch so many ordinary people die!"
"They will only submit! Now do you understand what you need to do?"
"Humanity won't fail to see this, so they'll inevitably send strong warriors to the planet's core to protect the Star Core, and that's your opportunity!"
Quinn took a deep breath: "Understood! I will not fail the mission!"
Igor smiled: "Very good! If you succeed, Blue Star is yours! The position of Human King will be yours to sit on in the future!"
"The Holy Star needs someone to help manage the Star Ruins. Or rather, is there anything you want? You can tell me!"
Quinn was startled. For the first time, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.
"The position of Human King, whether it's me or someone else, I don't care. But I have one small request, I wonder if you could grant it!"
Igor raised an eyebrow: (✡◔～◔ิ) "Oh? What request?"
Quinn took a deep breath, his gaze falling on Cooper!
"If I handle this matter well, could you give Cooper back to me? Please rest assured, Lord Shen, after this is done, I will find a better, more suitable Divine Vessel for you to use!"
"I want Cooper back!"
Cooper's expression froze, his heart clenching tightly!
But he did his utmost to suppress his emotional fluctuations!
He squinted and said coldly:
(๑‾᷄⁻‾᷅) "Oh? Can't bear to let go? The two of you really are thick as brothers!"
Quinn's expression was earnest: "This is my only request!"
Igor tilted his head and said:
(￢～￢✡) "Shen? What do you say?"
Cooper shrugged, looking completely indifferent:
ʅ(･´～･｀)ʃ "Just a mere Divine Vessel. If you want it, it's yours. After all, we're counting on you to get the job done!"
"But remember what you promised—find me a more suitable one. One vessel won't be enough!"
A look of joy spread across Quinn's face: "Thank you for your generosity, Lord Shen!"
Igor said calmly: "You'd better not develop any unnecessary emotions. That will become an obstacle to your rise!"
Quinn bowed his head and acknowledged!
07 shivered and said:
(⁰⁷☍﹏⁰) "Are... are we done? If we're done, let's get out of here fast. Every extra second we stay is risky!"
At these words, cold sweat began to form on Igor's forehead. He couldn't help but cough twice:
(•́益•̀٥) "Good... do a good job! Remember! We were never here!"
With that, he hurriedly left with Cooper and 07!
Out in the starry sky, Cooper's heart was churning with emotion!
Damn it! Damn it all!
How could it be you! You'd betray humanity just to get me back?
What do you want me to do? How can I bear it!
If you had this intention, you shouldn't have done this in the first place!
At this moment, Cooper's heart was in a frantic struggle!
What to do! If he sent the message out, Quinn's operation would fail, and he wouldn't come to a good end!
If he didn't send it, humanity would be stabbed in the back, countless ordinary lives would be threatened, and even humanity's fate could change because of this action!
On one side, his brother! His benefactor! On the other side, racial righteousness!
Which to choose!
Cooper's teeth were nearly ground to dust!
"Gurgle~ Gurggle gurgle~"
At this moment, Cooper's stomach let out a series of growls!
Igor asked suspiciously:
(✡•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "What's going on?"
Cooper said darkly:
(ꐦ°᷄益°᷅) "Such low-level carbon-based life forms, still needing to consume food to obtain energy? What a hassle!"
Clearly, Cooper had made his choice. His appendix had finally spoken up after all!
Cooper deeply wished Quinn wouldn't do it, or that he was a double agent, and this was just his delaying tactic!
But unfortunately, that might just be wishful thinking on his part!
When it came to the fate of a race, Cooper couldn't afford to gamble! He couldn't take that risk!
Human nature can never withstand the test!