Chapter 211: The corruption of faith (II)
Vlad glanced at the soldiers and couldn’t help but shake his head before speaking in a bored voice, "Under what charges?"
The soldiers froze as they heard those words. It was a perfectly legitimate question but not something that a young couple should be able to ask when they should, in fact, be terrified. The confusion in the duo only grew, making ire arise in their hearts.
"Hmph, you are talking back to us? Do you want to be labeled as Tainted Bloods!?" one of the soldiers who had a bulky frame shouted with rage, pure coldness, and brutality arising in his eyes.
"Now, now, there is no need to be so cruel," the smaller soldier said with a smile before turning toward Freya. "If you treat us well, we might forget all about it."
Freya’s eyes grew immensely cold, and she had to fight back the impulse to flash forward and crush the duo’s heads with her bare hands.
Vlad simply gazed at the soldiers while shaking his head. "Your vision of life is so twisted that you feel you have the right to harm and bully everybody around you. It doesn’t matter if you ruin the lives of others, as you believe that is your prerogative."
Vlad noticed how the soldiers were confused by his words but no longer bothered with them. Instead, he glanced at the end of the alley. People were walking by, and many glanced at them, but upon seeing the soldiers, they simply walked away, not wanting to get into trouble.
"Ah, a corrupt military force that sees fit to play with others and a civilian population that looks away while injustices are being perpetrated. I guess it’s fitting for a religious oligarchy." Coldness began to arise in Vlad’s eyes.
The soldiers’ confusion only grew stronger, and even if they were bullies, they were not stupid. Their instincts began to warn them that they should leave. However, just as they stepped back, the small yellow cat on Vlad’s shoulder focused on them, and his eyes glowed with a dark flame.
Thanks to their Level 4 cultivation, the duo was used to bullying people, but that was nothing in the face of a Champion Depravita. The bloodline’s skills soon paralyzed the duo, compelling them to walk forward.
Vlad walked deeper into the alleys behind the houses, away from people’s sight, accompanied by Freya, Jormungandr, and the two soldiers who could no longer control their bodies. He only stopped once they were in a private place.