Chapter 195: We Are Different! Making a Stand!

Looking at the agitated crowd, Link knew that the danger of the aberrating soldiers was just an excuse—an excuse for the people to vent all kinds of negative feelings.

The aberrated could be suppressed and killed, but the human heart was hard to predict. It wasn’t that there was no opposition to this approach, but these voices of reason were too sporadic and were soon drowned out by the raging debate.

Under such a situation, the majority was always blinded. The only way for individuals to feel more secure in the group was to go with the flow. Thus, as the conflict intensified, many soldiers’ faces appeared extremely awkward.

Some of them were pale, and their lips trembled. Some clenched their teeth, trying to suppress the anger within their chests.

Most were confused and astounded, deeply disappointed. They simply couldn’t understand why they would receive such treatment when they had been fighting the army of evil beings with their lives.

The people, whom they had been trying to protect, were forcing them to their deaths? What had they been protecting with their blood and lives? Was this all worth it?

Those words were like a sharp blade, fiercely piercing the soldiers’ hearts. It hurt their hearts and made their expressions bitter! However, they had no way to rebuke them because the damage didn’t come from the enemy, but from behind, from the people they guarded...

The hearts of many soldiers clenched painfully, but there was nothing they could do.

Quarrels broke out in the psychological network. There were even soldiers who almost clashed with some people.

A guard general stood up and stopped the angry and wronged soldiers. The guard general stood in front of the soldiers and said grimly, “Don’t forget that we are soldiers. Don’t forget our duties.”

He was Regus, a Stage Six powerhouse; he was highly regarded in the army.

The moment he appeared, the angry soldiers lowered their heads and stopped arguing.

After he spoke, Regus turned his head and took a long look at the people behind him; then, he walked straight out of the defensive formation.

Although the actions of these people made him very angry, Regus knew that he and the guards did have the risk of aberrating, which made these people fearful.

Leaving the defensive formation at this time meant certain death, but Regus’s footsteps were still firm, even calm.

At least this is my choice. I die for my beliefs. Regus shook his head slightly and spoke silently in his mind.

Although inevitably disappointed, he was willing to give his all, including his own life, for his race and their protection!

Many of the accused soldiers turned silent when they saw Regus walking out. Some even had tears at the corner of their eyes that fell silently...

Many soldiers couldn’t bear this great grievance and pressure and followed Regus out of their own accord, walking out of the defensive formation.

The people—who had gotten what they wanted—smiled happily behind them.

“It should’ve been like this long ago! This group of good-for-nothings shouldn’t have come in!”

“This group of soldiers didn’t protect the Holy City well. They let the Holy City fall and still carry pollution and aberration on their bodies. Are they trying to drag us down with them?”

“They might have already gone to the side of evil and become their lackeys.”

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Each of those voices made the soldiers clench their fists secretly, a knife twisting in their hearts.

The two sages and the high priest seemed to be discussing something. They entered the temple and had yet to come out.

Seeing that many fighters were about to leave the defensive formation, a figure suddenly stretched out his hand and blocked Regus’s way.

That figure was, surprisingly, Link.

Regus’s heart fluttered, and his eyes became fixed on the determined face of the young man in front of him. A flicker of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Link didn’t seem to be a soldier of the city guards, but he held a weapon stained with filthy blood in his hand. It was obvious that he had killed evil beings before. He was a courageous and responsible tribe member.

“It shouldn’t be you and your men who should leave,” Link said coldly.

Regus’s eyes suddenly softened, and warmth rose in his heart. Someone still remembers our efforts after all.

Regus was about to say something when he suddenly saw the young man jump out, his figure as fast as lightning!

Regus was momentarily taken aback. He wondered what the young man was going to do.

Link didn’t allow the people to get their way. He rushed into the crowd and quickly dragged two figures out.

The two of them had been clamoring in joy on the psychological network. Now that they were suddenly dragged out, both of them were a little confused as their bodies were suspended in mid-air!

“What are you doing? What are you going to do to me! Are you crazy?”

“You are not dressed as a soldier. Have you also been contaminated by evil, or are you a traitor who has aligned himself with the evil beings!?”

“Stop, are you hurting civilians? The sages won’t let you off!”

The two of them screamed in panic and threw all kinds of accusations at Link. However, Link couldn’t be bothered with them. He just dragged them toward the edge of the formation.

For a while, the psychological network was quiet. Everyone’s attention had been attracted by Link’s actions.

Many people looked astonished; they didn’t even think of stopping Link.

Link brought the two people up in front of the light curtain and allowed them to clearly see the demons with their teeth and claws outside.

The two men almost freaked out. They thought that Link was going to throw them out of the formation, and they started struggling frantically.

The defensive formation was able to restrict the evil beings’ access to them, but once outside, there would be none.

As long as the young man who was holding them wanted to, they could be thrown out to feed the evil beings.

But no matter how these two people struggled, the hands holding them were like iron hoops. They couldn’t break free at all!

In fact, because of Link’s actions, many evil beings were gathered outside this area. Their mouths were wide open as if waiting to be fed.

“No! Don’t throw us out! Please!”

The two men suddenly sagged, begging Link for mercy. They were no longer in the collected state they were before, when they were posturing and clamoring in the psychological network.

Link was expressionless as he directly threw these two people to the ground. He didn’t actually throw them out. “Weren’t you very happily clamoring before? What right do you have to blame those soldiers who shed blood for the people?”

With that said, Link turned his head and scanned the crowd. His icy eyes looked like two cold stars, inexplicably majestic!

Those people who had spoken badly to the soldiers before suddenly felt chills in their hearts when they caught Link’s gaze and quickly lowered their heads.

“The city guards don’t deserve to stay here? Then, what right do you have to stand here? Just because of your cowardice and because you only dare to be arrogant and unreasonable to your fellow men?!”

The sound of words vibrated in the air, and many people lowered their heads. Some of them turned red and felt humiliated.

Someone said, “You are also a civilian; you are the same as us.”

The soldiers who had fought alongside Link before suddenly stood up. “He’s different from you; he killed more than a dozen evil beings!”

As soon as these words were said, the people suddenly had nothing more to say...