Though killing him would have had no impact, such a fine target for exploitation naturally had to be kept around and put to use.
Moreover, his value did not lie solely in that.
The Goat-Man Devil might like the layered flavor formed by light and corruption. Mm, it should like it.
Perhaps using him as the Goat-Man Devil's last meal before execution would be a good choice.
"Come on, let's leave this place first."
Wu Heng chose a direction, and the three quickly left, stopping ten kilometers away. After all, Lucifer's presence had appeared at that location earlier.
"Where are we going next? Heading back?"
Black Pine City near New Eden Falls was not far from here. Wu Heng planned to visit Black Pine City's prison. If they were looking for power steeped in corruption and sin, that might be a good place.
"After all, it belongs to the Utopia Laboratory area. There are far too many brainless idiots there. Some people's minds are naturally filled with thoughts unlike those of humans—their souls should be a perfect fit."
At that moment, Quirk tore off one of the struggling middle-aged man's suit sleeves and stuffed it into his mouth.
Budiman then tied his hands behind his back to his feet, forming a human triangle. The two worked together to restrain the middle-aged man completely.
Quirk grabbed the rope between his hands and feet and lifted him up like a bundle, making the man's face flush red from being squeezed.
It was a posture that humiliated him beyond measure.
In reality, he was also a high-ranking figure, someone fawned over wherever he went, a man of standing. He even believed himself to be above ordinary people, one of Lucifer's saints.
A shepherd-like existence who regarded ordinary humans as livestock.
Yet these two