The instant Abyssal Maw's resolve wavered, the False Underworld swallowed him into its depths like a cell engulfing protein, with a gulp. Chains spread throughout the domain immediately coiled around him, binding him hand and foot. Abyssal Maw could not move at all.
The suppression of the Director of Major Crimes Division's status took effect, the conceptual authority of the Internal Purge took effect, and even more potent were the "authorities" carried by the three forms of fear, which immediately activated. Abyssal Maw was frightened senseless in an instant, losing all ability to resist. He hurriedly begged, "Mercy, Director! I'm one of us—I'm one of us!"
Shi Tiexin said to Ling Xingjian, "See? He really is 'one of us,' isn't he?"
Ling Xingjian covered her forehead and shook her head, utterly speechless.
With a thought from Shi Tiexin, the chains of authority hoisted Abyssal Maw into the air, conceptual power biting tightly into the evil filth's "flesh."
"Talk. Where is Protoss?"
Abyssal Maw did not have the slightest intention of dying unyielding. "I'll talk, I'll talk! He's in the command center!"
The command center?
Shi Tiexin stepped closer to Abyssal Maw, his face shrouded in shadow as he drove Abyssal Maw's fear to its peak.
Abyssal Maw shrieked in terror, "Mercy! Mercy!"
"I won't kill you, but I will investigate you and punish you according to the law. I'm afraid that will be quite lethal as well—but right now, you have an opportunity for 'major meritorious service.'"
"What opportunity? Just give the order, Director! Whatever you want me to do, I'll do it!"
"Good. Go, then. Go among your friends, among your colleagues, among those corrupt officials and filthy functionaries. Convey my voice, deliver my will, spread my fear. Let everyone know—I have arrived!"
Bang! Shi Tiexin suddenly clenched his