No matter how furiously the commissar struggled, he could not break free from the grip of the two soldiers. The soldiers who had remained at Anrida's side were all the most elite veterans in the legion, far beyond what an ordinary Astra Militarum commissar could escape from.
The Defense Force soldiers paid no attention to the Astra Militarum commissar's furious struggle. They merely carried out Anrida's orders in silence.
A soldier carrying a Mind Extractor took the Mind Extractor helmet from a large black case, placed it over the commissar's head, and activated it.
"Aaaaah!"
The commissar, who had looked ready to die just moments ago, began rolling about pathetically on the floor after the Mind Extractor was activated, trying to ease the agony rising from the depths of his soul.
Listening to the unceasing screams behind him, Anrida looked at the Astra Militarum soldiers standing together before him, weapons in hand and watching his group warily. He shouted, "Will you surrender or die? Do not worry. If you surrender, we will not kill you."
Weapons clattered continuously to the ground.
Bodies dropped to their knees on the deck with soft thuds.
"Yes, yes."
"My lord, we are willing to surrender."
"Honored lord, we are willing to surrender, so long as you do not kill us."
"Please, my lord, spare our lives."
After Anrida said they could surrender, the Astra Militarum soldiers who had still been on guard threw down their weapons one after another, knelt on the ground, and began begging Anrida for mercy in low, humble voices.
Although these Astra Militarum soldiers had chosen to surrender, that did not mean they were cowards. They had resisted the Defense Force soldiers' attack tenaciously, only choosing surrender after they had exhausted both ammunition and supplies. That had already surpassed the