I Saved the Galaxy, but They Called Me a Traitor

In 2871, humans finally mastered space folding technology. At that moment, the entire solar system heard a sound—— "Congratulations on learning to walk. Now, kill another baby or die in the cradle." The fleets of 47 alien civilizations appeared in the orbit of Jupiter at the same time. They were not here to invade, but to "spectate". Human beings are told: There is an iron law in the Milky Way. Every civilization that learns to fold space must destroy another civilization within 100 years, otherwise it will be "cleaned up" by all civilizations. This is not a war, these are rules. This is not massacre, this is survival. Zoya Ivanova, commander of the human Starfleet, is forced to embark on a hunting trip. But she soon discovered that behind the so-called "walking ritual", there was a truth more cruel than death—— Time and space are collapsing, and each civilization harvested can only delay destruction for 1,000 years. The Milky Way has been in debt for 7 billion years. Those harvested civilizations will not really disappear - their memories, pain, poetry, and children's laughter will be imprinted in the consciousness of the hunters and can never be rid of. Now, humans are left with only two choices: Become the butcher, or be the prey. But Zoya chose the third path—— "I don't kill, and I don't wait to die. I want to end this game."