"Humanity" was dead.
For Hao Ren at least, the humans on the planet had already died off a thousand years ago when they lost their ability to reproduce and lost the spark of intelligence. Or rather, when they could only survive in a nutrient tank as a cluster of cells, humanity was dead for all intents and purposes.
For the willful Cortex Prime and the entirety of the Executors, humanity had died today.
Within the cylindrical nutrient tanks, all sorts of tubes supplying nutrients were slowly disconnecting themselves from the Cortex Prime's control. The wriggling flesh started to convulse violently after life support eluded them, and within a few moments, cracks began to appear on their surface as corrupted blood and bubbles started jetting out of them. The pinkish nutrient tank turned blood red.
