Morality Has Decayed, and Society Has Fallen into Decline
"Have you found Queen Himiko yet?" Jiang Hao continued his interrogation.
"Not yet. Yamatai's royal city is built across the canyon. The canyon is extremely complicated, and some areas are very dangerous. Mr. Vogel is organizing people to enter it. Also, those survivors and natives seem to worship Queen Himiko in particular. There are quite a few of them, and they often ambush us, slowing our progress even further," the mercenary said.
Holy Trinity, Himiko's native and survivor followers, Queen Himiko, perhaps even her Undead Samurai, as well as himself and Lara... The situation here really was a mess.
Jiang Hao asked a few more questions. He had learned everything he could from the mercenary, so he sealed the man's pressure points again and slung him over his shoulder. "Lara, wait here for me a moment."
Jiang Hao returned about five minutes later and began sorting through the mercenary's belongings.
Lara looked at Jiang Hao hesitantly, but eventually asked, "Jon, what did you do to him?"
Jiang Hao looked up at Lara. "Killed him."
"But he... he was no longer a threat to us." Lara thought for a moment before asking.
Jiang Hao stood up and gently placed one hand on Lara's shoulder. Looking into her eyes, he said, "Lara, you need to understand that this world is dangerous. You can trust your friends or companions, but never trust an enemy's mercy."
It was Lara's first time experiencing something like this, and she still could not accept it. A living person, a life, had been ended just like that. It was unimaginable in the civilized world.
"When you encounter enemies in the future, make your decision as quickly as possible. Either kill them or run. There is no third option. Otherwise,