Chapter 2705 Execution
"Why! Why!"
Todd could no longer maintain his elegant look. He simply couldn't control his expression and nerves. The anger that was enough to swallow up all his reason was burning fiercely in his body. He really couldn't bear what was happening now. Why did Legion Wars become like this this time?
What was the cause of all this? He couldn't understand why it didn't go as he imagined, why it developed step by step into what it is now, and why they had to face such a failure without even fighting Burning Legion head-on.
They didn't even encounter or defeat the real enemy. The Legion Wars battle they originally thought they would win was over. Now they finally saw the fleet of the Burning Legion, but it was already a huge fleet several times larger than theirs. Moreover, the fleet actually ran out of the galaxy in a blink of an eye, without any direct contact with them at all.
Shameless, vicious, and in an extremely humiliating way, it kept torturing them with super long-range attacks. It was useless for them to try to escape. The surrounding space was blocked at some point, and any ultra-Space Jump method could not be used. And if they chose to force a breakthrough, a lot of S-Class Pilot would appear blocking their path. They would attack fiercely and then quickly disappear.
They also detonated the virus and caused internal chaos without any concern for their ability to deal with it internally or externally. Life and death had completely fallen into the hands of the Burning Legion.
Such torture made more people choose to surrender and give up resistance. In the end, it could be said that he was the only one left. Even Zhou and Huiyan were targeted and killed in the battle.
Shameless, so shameless, vicious, simply too vicious. There are no bottom lines and ten thousand vicious words can be used to describe why the Legion appeared in Prometheus!
The more someone like Todd is, the crazier he will become when a situation that is completely out of his control occurs. He thinks he can control everything but suddenly finds that he is so powerless. The original pride is worthless at this moment.
His glasses had been smashed into several pieces, his hair was messy, and his eyes were red with veins popping out. This is what Todd looks like now, a typical expression of incompetence and rage.
He has fallen into despair but there is no straw that can save him, not even one, there are only more insults, from a glorious leader to a bastard, a trash that everyone calls for beating.
Until finally he was sent to Xiao Ran, with chains on his hands, feet, and neck, and several bomb rings restraining him. Several needles were fixed and pierced into his body. It hurt to move, but he couldn't move even if he wanted to.
He wished he could tear the Xiao Ran apart in front of him and devour it alive, biting this vicious devil into pieces bit by bit, but in front of Xiao Ran he could only kneel down, kneeling in front of his enemy and waiting to be punished.
Xiao Ran did not sit on a high seat and look down at Todd, but he also stood in front of Todd and looked down at the other party. Well, this is the best way for Xiao Ran to show respect for Todd, the powerful Legion Leader. The best way to show it.
"Recalling the appearance of Todd Legion Leader back then, and comparing it to you now, the development of the world is so unexpected and so difficult to grasp. How glorious you were at that time is how downcast you are now."
"I think it is necessary for us to meet, because we almost became friends. At least we should be able to get along well if we can't cooperate. However, you chose a path that deliberately targets Burning Legion. You think that the two legions can overwhelm me if they join forces. But is the result different from what you thought?"
"Legion Wars I didn't lose anyone, not one battleship, not one aircraft, but you all fell into my hands. Did you ever think that this scene would happen today? At that time, I had already extended a hand of cooperation to you. I don't know if you regret your original decision now and regret not taking the olive branch I threw to you."
"Zhou is dead, Huiyan is dead, and the others are either dead or surrendering. You lost and lost everything. From now on, you can only continue to live in humiliation as my slave, or die in front of me, but I don't have that much mercy for the enemy. I choose to kill you, kill you in front of all the captives and surrenderers."
"I'm not worried about angering them. I just want to anger them. I want to know how many people in your legion will be willing to die with you. The time has come to test your character, charm, and loyalty to your legion. I hope you can cooperate with our performance."
"Roar, ah, ah, roar!" Todd's eyes were red and he was going crazy. He bared his teeth and wanted to bite Xiao Ran, but Aiba Shinyo behind him grabbed his neck tightly, and he completely lost his mind like a wild beast.
Xiao Ran looked at Todd who looked like this and sighed softly. He was not sighing for Todd's current situation, but lamenting that this fool had a good hand but chose the worst way to play. He really deserved to be in such a situation, but what he lamented more was another thing.
"He has become crippled and turned into a madman." Xiao Ran looked at Aiba Shinyo, a little confused. "Isn't this guy's mentality and self-cultivation very good? Why are other people who suffered the same treatment not crazy, but this guy is crazy? His mental ability is only at this level?"
Aiba Shinyo glanced at Xiao Ran innocently, saying that he didn't know what was going on. Then he pointed at Todd with the other hand and asked, "Then what should we do next?"
"Send it to Cruze." Xiao Ran glanced at Todd and said, "Whether he is crazy or pretending to be crazy, kill him and remove him from the list. Tell Cruze Enlightenment Legion that anyone who is willing to accompany him should be sent to meet... to meet Hades. Even if they die, I will let Hades completely treat their souls as playthings."
After Xiao Ran finished speaking, he no longer looked at Todd, but said to Aiba Shinyo, "The enemy is not scary. The more courageous and responsible the enemy is, the less scary it is. Being able to kill the opponent with all your strength in battle is respect, but being kind after the battle is also respect. But such a person does not deserve the respect of the Burning Legion."
"He plots against me, wants to trick me, and wants to subdue me. He is an insidious villain who knows one thing but carries another. Don't let this bastard have an easy time if he dies."
Aiba Shinyo nodded, dragged Todd and turned around to leave. After following Xiao Ran for so long, he felt that Xiao Ran was a little angry at this time. Anyway, he was very angry, otherwise Judging from Xiao Ran's usual behavior pattern, it is simply impossible for him to mock the opponent like this in front of this Todd. Not only would he send Todd to die, but he would not let Todd have an easy time even if he died.
Todd is really the kind of person who stabs his friends in the back. Xiao Ran also really hates this guy. At the beginning, he was very friendly and Xiao Ran still believed in the purchase catalogue. Show it to the other party, but the result is that they joined forces with Bolsia to suppress Burning Legion, and also wanted to take benefits from the Burning Legion. This is what it means to be perfidious.
Now that he has chosen to go to war, Xiao Ran has no intention of letting Todd go so simply. He wants Enlightenment and Bolsia, and even everything in the other legions, but he also wants Todd, Zhou, and Huiyan to die. Xiao Ran will not feel at ease if they don't die. As for the other people in these legions, they can just calm down slowly.
If Xiao Ran cannot be restrained, there are many ways to deal with them, and Xiao Ran has every reason and experience to allow the new people to truly integrate into the increasingly large Burning Legion family in the shortest possible time.
At least Bolsia Legion already has suitable managers there. If someone from other legions sees that obeying Burning Legion can get more benefits, they will naturally pay their loyalty obediently. Xiao Ran is not worried that no one from these legions will take the initiative to join him.
Aiba Shinyo sent Todd to Cruze. Cruze couldn't help but look at Aiba Shinyo after seeing Todd who had almost become a madman.
"What is this situation? It was normal not long ago, so why is it crazy now?"
Aiba Shinyo looked at Todd and said straightforwardly, "Lord Xiao Ran and I said something, saying that he might be pretending to be crazy, but it doesn't look like he is pretending to me."
Cruze nodded clearly. "What do you want me to do again?"
"Lord Xiao Ran asked me to tell you to kill all those people who are willing to die with him and let them see Hades. Even their dead souls will become Hades's playthings. Such people do not deserve the respect of the Burning Legion."
"Hades, the God of Death." Cruze chuckled and said, "Okay, I know what to do if you stay here."
Aiba Shinyo was very curious about what Cruze would do, so he took the initiative to stay and watch.
What Cruze wants to do is very simple. He already knows the purpose of Xiao Ran sending Todd. He uses Todd to find potential rebels, and then finds those who are really willing to follow Burning Legion, letting them make their own choices instead of letting Prometheus's rules restrict them.
Cruze didn't do any tricks, and he didn't do any trick of publicly executing people and waiting for the chance. He simply conveyed to all the surrendered prisoners that Todd was going to be executed, and then there was no movement.
But after this sentence was conveyed, it did not cause any disturbance. The people who surrendered were all calm, and the captured people were also calm. No one chose to stand up and say a word about Todd. There was no pleading, no anger, and some were just numb.
In the end, there was one person who stood up. Ries, Todd's sister, was also someone who was unwilling to go against the Burning Legion at the beginning but finally persisted with Todd until the end.
Ries wanted to see Xiao Ran and was willing to use other things in exchange for Todd's life. However, Xiao Ran had no intention of meeting Ries, so Ries finally met Cruze.
Cruze looked at the restrained Ries with an inexplicable smile, "You want to protect him?"
"Yes." Ries nodded and said, "No matter how you say it, he is my brother. Although he is not a qualified Legion Leader, he is definitely a qualified brother."
"I'm afraid your weight alone is not enough." Cruze stood up and pointed outside, saying, "Now there are many people who want him to die, including us Burning Legion. Only when he dies can we vent our anger. At the same time, only those who surrender will feel at ease, and those who are captured will give up."
"Do you really think that the people who participated in this Legion Wars with you don't hate him? If it weren't for him and the dead Zhou, how could those legions have participated in this legion, and how could they have lost themselves because of this Legion Wars."
"Letting him die is the common idea of all parties now, and it is also the only way to solve the current conflict between the two sides. Only by transferring all the conflicts to him and letting him die can Burning Legion take over all the legions in a more harmonious manner, so he must die."
"Similarly, we cannot tolerate a bomb that can detonate at any time to continue to exist. No matter whether he is crazy or not, and whether he will become one of ours, death is the only way out."
Cruze smiled when he said this, "You should be able to understand what I mean by telling you about the execution of Todd, which is to tell everyone that we only punish the first culprit. This is to establish power and also to fish. Let's see how many people like you will stand up and plead for him. No one dares to do this. You are the first and only one."
Ries shook his head. "Even if I don't stand up, you don't trust me. After all, he is my brother."
Cruze glanced at Ries and said, "Then you know that since you stand up, you will become a sure bomb, but I can spare your life. As long as you name the other Todd lackeys and tell me who will threaten Burning Legion, I can let you live."
Ries didn't speak but just shook his head.
Cruze smiled lightly, "Okay, I understand your choice. We will execute all those who persist in resisting until the end and do not surrender. No one will be left behind, including you."
"I have thought of the most appropriate way to let you take yourself to death. Solar System's BETA has almost been cleared, but there are countless planets outside Solar System There are more BETAs. I will have people put you all on the ship, and then let those who surrender drag the ship to the planets where BETA exists and wait for death. The stronger you are, the longer you will hold on but the longer you will be tortured."
"Although you will be dead by then, no one will forget you. You are warriors who have shown others the consequences and direction of resistance. When the time comes, I will also throw Todd on the ship to see whether Todd died first in the hands of others, or whether he died last under the protection of you loyal ministers."
Ries's chest heaved twice and he looked at Cruze in shock. He couldn't believe that Cruze would come up with such a cruel way to execute them.