"Thus, I was able to see the truth."
"Abnormalities are not illusory existences. The essence of abnormalities is the light drawn from the closed heart. They are the truest form of humanity."
"Abnormal beings are the purest shells shed by mortals. They are the true humans of this era. Mortals fear them and try to control them."
"You don't need to blame those ignorant rats. It's perfectly normal for humans to be ashamed of seeing their naked bodies."
"In any case, you and I have already agreed—Carmen will become the forbidden fruit for creating a new human. Now, call out my name aloud!"
"I am Adam—the first New Human!"
A took a deep breath. He really didn't want to see this delusional person in front of him anymore. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't leave Lobotomy Corporation, he would probably already be preparing to launch himself to another planet.
"I will sow new seeds in this vast forest and wait for them to blossom and bear fruit. The forbidden fruit that can enlighten mankind has long been growing in everyone's heart, yet it has long been forgotten."
"A mortal only needs to take one bite to be granted infinite wisdom and to open his eyes from confusion. Humanity will be redeemed from the sin of forgetting itself. Only then will they feel ashamed."
"Once I can draw water from everyone's 'well,' then mortals will no longer need to close themselves off. Imagine how everything that has been suppressed will burst forth in all its forms."
"That scene was truly breathtaking!"
"Ordinary people often ask: Why do we exist?"
"They can't provide the answer, but I can! Join me, and I will show you—"
The more inflammatory Adam's words became, the more A's face threatened to crease. Every word uttered by this insane, arrogant person who compared himself to a god was utterly contemptible to A.
Looking at Adam's stupid face, A sneered and said to him:
No, I refuse.
Binah's words echoed in A's mind: if he wanted to break the cycle of the company, if he wanted to break the cycle of the city, then he must never bow down to Adam. Only by facing these fears could he grasp what was so important.
"Jerry, don't you feel like everything is going faster today?"
A security employee asked his colleague why the usually busy workday felt unusually tense today.
Even their department head, Netzach, lost his chance to slack off today and had to work hard to keep up with the pace of time to ensure that the company's regenerative reactors and mental pollution neutralization gas releasers were functioning properly.
"This is Angela, informing the entire company. It has been confirmed that there is a problem with the TT2 protocol. The time flow is abnormal today. Department heads are advised to be vigilant."
Hearing Angela's warning to the entire company over the loudspeaker, Ye Lan swung his Greatsword of the Dusk and slashed down the blue finisher that had appeared in the construction department corridor. This test derivative, which appeared due to the Pale Dawn test, had first ambushed an employee wearing the Nova Voice suit at the central headquarters, and then teleported to the construction department corridor through his briefcase.
Although Ye Lan didn't think the Dawn Trial should have a blue finisher, this was reality, not a game, and any changes were normal.
After dealing with this cleanup guy, the Reverse Kabbalah Energy Destruction Level reached Level 3 today. While Bai Ye was moving out, the Construction Department was given a bird's enclosure. Besides this old bird who often went for walks, two other new anomalies entered the Construction Department today.
One of them is… well, the other is Happy Teddy. Ye Lan had heard before that the game version of Lobotomy Corporation did have this bug, where the Construction Department's code would cause it to generate duplicate anomalies, but she never expected to actually see such a random situation in the real Construction Department.
However, replicating Happy Teddy is a good thing, since Teddy won't escape. With the flow of time gradually accelerating today, as if the whole company has been affected by Father Pucci's Paradise Creation, being able to manage two fewer containment chambers is quite crucial.
As for the other new anomaly, it is O-01-55, the Child of the Galaxy. This extremely jealous little guy demands that any staff member who enters its containment chamber can only work for it. Therefore, Ye Lan, who has not yet entered the containment chamber of Melting Love today, requested an employee from the Records Department to be in charge of this Child of the Galaxy who cannot tolerate a third party.
Faced with the rapidly passing time, they soon received a Level 4 Reverse Kabbalah energy meltdown alert, and the most difficult moment of the day began.
In the R&D department's break room, a fake Binah appeared out of thin air and immediately attacked the surrounding employees.
Do you really think you can see the true nature of things? Even if you only see the tip of the iceberg?
What are you afraid of?
While Ye Lan was providing support to the R&D department, A and Adam's conversation began once again.
"If you believe that depriving ordinary people of the ability to face fear is a sin, then listen carefully."
"If you can do hundreds or thousands of good deeds, then what is a mere trace of sin? Do you know how noble it is to peel away the shell of every person?!"
"The future of mortals needs to be guided by people like you and me! Think carefully about the ensuing wave of redemption!!!"
Adam extended an invitation to A again. This time, he painted a rosy picture, attempting to lure A with his promise of the future and ultimately make her become him.
However, Hokma's core suppression taught A one last crucial thing: only by embracing the past and confronting all his sins could he create a new future, instead of turning everyone into abnormal beings and remaining in a daze forever, as Adam suggested.
Can a person who has lost their free will still be considered human? A dared not give a precise answer, but he knew clearly in his heart that he would never allow the people of the city to become creatures devoid of free will. Therefore, he said:
"I refuse!"
"...You dare refuse my invitation and face another unpredictable future?! If you accept my invitation, your future will be full of miracles!!! Every minute and every second you spend here is etched with pain! You can't even be sure if you're on the right path!"
Adam, having been repeatedly humiliated, lost his usual arrogant expression, and anger appeared on his face...