Chapter 22: The Original Angry Owl Sect
Several Marines fired their electromagnetic rifles fiercely.
Under the fierce shooting, the middle-aged man was no longer able to launch a counterattack like before. He could only try his best to maintain a storm shield to avoid being shot.
But he couldn't bear it anymore.
Although his supernatural power was powerful, it was no match for the full-strength fire of multiple electromagnetic rifles. The fact that he could hold out for a few seconds was actually quite surprising.
Seeing that the storm shield was about to collapse, the mortal body behind it would certainly not be able to withstand even a single metal spike and would be killed.
But at this point, the Marines ceased firing.
At this moment, the only person who could make them stop attacking was of course Gu Hang.
"Catch him alive."
Yan Fangxu raised his fist to signal a ceasefire.
At this moment, the storm shield on the man was already very weak. The white rotating storm became very light and almost faded.
The guy himself was also pale, half because he was frightened by his current desperate situation, and the other half because he felt uncomfortable due to excessive spiritual consumption.
Gu Hang walked forward and just waved his hand. The invisible soul blade found the weakness of the already exposed storm shield and cut it directly.
The backlash of psychic energy immediately caused the middle-aged man to vomit blood.
Gu Hang looked at his face for a while, then said, "Wo Han, right? We met once, when I first arrived on this planet."
After hearing Gu Hang's words, Wo Han's somewhat dull eyes became a little more lively, as if he had reacted.
Without having time to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, he said, "Governor... Governor... I can explain... I..."
At this point, he was a little stuck.
"Huh? Why don't you continue? You don't even know how to make excuses?"
Wohan really didn't know what to say.
There was certainly no need to lie with open eyes. The goods had just been robbed and shipped back, and before they had even had time to load them into the warehouse, the Governor's troops had arrived and completely defeated the mercenaries he had cooperated with for many years.
He was caught in the act, red-handed, how could he still argue?
"I lose, Governor. I accept all charges. I completely surrender to you. I beg you to spare my life. I am willing to pay any price..."
As he spoke, he struggled to move a few times, then knelt on the ground and bowed deeply to Gu Hang.
He has tried his best to be as sincere as possible.
Gu Hang smiled happily: "It's too late to realize that you have strayed and turned back when you are at the end of the road. Wohan, I'm sorry. You used to be a member of the Alliance Council and should have been a member of the planetary polity under the leadership of the Governor. You could have become an official recognized by the Empire. But you committed serious crimes, looting goods, attacking the Governor, pretending to obey, and... colluding with a cult."
"I fully admit it... What? Colluding with a cult? No, no, no..." Hearing the last four words, Wohan's eyes widened.
He is not a commoner who knows nothing, he understands one thing completely.
If it were only the first three items, he might have a chance of survival. After all, his biggest sin was to go against the Governor. Now, he lost, but not completely.
He still has industries and influence in Fuxing City, and he controls a very important part of the grain trade. These should be valuable to the Governor, and if he surrenders completely, is willing to hand over all of them, and becomes a loyal and reliable dog for the Governor in the future, he may really have a way to survive. Or, if he gets through the current difficulties, after two years when the Governor is finished, he may still be a big shot in Fuxing City.
However, if you get involved in a cult, you're done for.
In the eyes of the entire empire, so-called heretics and cults are the most important internal traitors, the most serious crimes, and the unforgivable. There is only one faith in the empire - the great God-Emperor.
On the Angry Owl, the cult's situation was slightly better - but only slightly. This was because there were too many factors threatening human survival on the Angry Owl, and there was no time to eliminate the cult's heresy on a large scale.
But this does not mean that we will be gentle to those who have been confirmed as heretics.
The heretics on the Angry Owl Star can basically be equated with the 'Original Owl Beast Sect'.
The name of the Angry Owl Planet comes from a huge predatory land creature that existed on the planet before the world-destroying war. Its body is like a giant bear covered with feathers, and its head is like an owl with antlers. According to existing information, this creature looks a bit silly and cute, with a peaceful and gentle personality, but it is very ferocious when angry.
This sect believes that on the once beautiful planet of Wrathful Owl, the Owlbeast represented a beautiful image. The first Owlbeast was born along with the planet and became a god, protecting the entire planet. The war that destroyed the world angered the original Owlbeast, and its anger turned into an everlasting waste energy storm on the surface of the planet. The storm will never stop until the world has redeemed its sins.
The 'Original Owlbeast Cult' is dedicated to atonement. In addition to their own set of religious rituals, their most important atonement ritual is to sacrifice sinners who do not believe in their will to the gods in order to pray for 'forgiveness'.
They did cause a lot of damage. The horrific blood sacrifice was fine, because human life was worthless on the Wrathful Owl Star anyway, and being eaten by mutant monsters, starving to death, or dying of disease was not much different from being sacrificed in a blood sacrifice by a cult.
But the key is that they will not only target a few people, the goal of this group of evil cults is to make the entire planet atone for the sins of the gods. They have created many events that destroyed an entire settlement. They are committed to expanding the area polluted by the waste energy storm, which will lead to the reduction of arable land, the inability to use mineral veins, and the complete destruction of invested factories.
This makes you a public enemy.
Whether from the perspective of imperial law or the local situation on Angry Owl Star, Wohan knew that if he was proven to have colluded with the cult, he would surely die.
He now regretted extremely. Why did he use the storm spell when the other party broke into the room?
The key is that I can’t escape!
He could only try to argue in this regard: "Governor, please believe me! I did not collude with the cult! I don't even know them! I... I... I just suddenly found one day that I could use..."
Gu Hang nodded: "I have heard your testimony, and I will verify it. Next, you will be interrogated and confess everything you know. Finally, I will hold a trial for you in Fuxing City and make a final judgment. Don't worry, this time will not be too long, and you will soon get the end you deserve."
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I've been tricked. Chapters 22 and 23 should be for tomorrow, but the timer was wrong...
Just consider it an extra update today, brothers! There will be two updates tomorrow as usual.
The manuscripts were hit hard...
(End of this chapter)
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