"Why! Why! "
Todd could no longer maintain his elegant demeanor. He simply could not control his expression and nerves. The anger that was enough to devour all his rationality was burning fiercely in his body. He really could not tolerate everything that was happening now. Why did this Legion War turn out like this?
What was the cause of all this? He could not understand why everything did not go according to his plan. Why did it develop step by step into the current situation? Why did they have to face such a failure before they could even fight the Burning Legion head-on?
They did not even meet the real enemy. They did not even defeat the real enemy. This Legion War that they thought they would win had ended here. Now, they finally saw the Burning Legion's fleet, but it was already a huge fleet that was several times their size. Furthermore, the fleet had actually escaped beyond the star system without any direct contact with them.
Shameless, vicious, and in an extremely humiliating way, they continuously tortured them with ultra-long range attacks. They wanted to escape but it was useless. The surrounding space was unknowingly sealed, and any hyperspace jump method could not be used. If they chose to forcefully break through, a large number of S-class pilots would appear to block their path. After a fierce attack, they would quickly disappear.
They also had the ability to detonate the virus, causing internal chaos. They were powerless to deal with both internal and external attacks. Their life and death had completely fallen into the hands of the Burning Legion.
This kind of 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 Yu and Limestone were targeted and killed in battle.
Shameless, too shameless, too vicious, too vicious. It would not be an exaggeration to use ten thousand vicious words to describe this Legion that had no bottom line. Why would they appear in Prometheus?!
The more a person like Todd was, the crazier he would become when a situation that was completely out of his control occurred. He thought he could control everything, but he suddenly realized that he was actually so powerless. His original pride had been smashed into smithereens at this moment.
His glasses had been smashed into pieces. His hair was a mess. His eyes were red and blue veins were popping out. This was Todd's current appearance. It was a classic example of incompetent rage.
He had already fallen into despair, but there was not a single straw that could save him. Not even a single straw. All he had was more people hitting him when he was down. From a glorious leader, he had become a trash that everyone wanted to beat up.
In the end, he was sent in front of Xiao Ran. His hands, feet, and neck were all shackled. At the same time, several bomb rings were also binding him. There were also several needles pierced into his body. It was painful to move, but he couldn't move even if he wanted to.
He wished he could tear apart Xiao Ran in front of him and swallow him whole. He wanted to chew this vicious demon bit by bit. However, in front of Xiao Ran, he could only kneel, kneel in front of his enemy and wait for his punishment.
Xiao Ran didn't sit on the high seat to look down at Todd. Instead, he stood in front of Todd and lowered his head to look at him. Yes, this was already the best way Xiao Ran could show his respect to Todd, the former powerful commander of the Burning Legion. The best way to show his respect.
"Thinking back to Commander Toede's demeanor back then, and comparing it to the current you, the development of the world is so unexpected and so difficult to grasp. How glorious you were back then is how down and out you are now."
"I think it's necessary for us to meet because we almost became friends. At least, if we can't work together, we should at least be able to get along well. However, you chose to deliberately go against the Burning Legion, thinking that the two Legions together could suppress me. But the result was different from what you imagined, wasn't it?"
"In this war, I didn't lose a single person, a single battleship, or a single mech. However, all of you have fallen into my hands. Did you ever think that today's scene would happen? At that time, in fact, I had already extended a hand to cooperate with you. I don't know if you regret your decision now. Regret that you didn't accept the olive branch I threw at you."
"Yu is already dead. Limestone is also dead. The others either died or chose to surrender. You have lost and lost everything. From now on, you can only continue to live in humiliation as my slave or die in front of me. However, I don't have that much mercy to my enemies. I choose to kill you. I will kill you in front of all the captives and those who have surrendered."
"I'm not worried about angering them. I just want to anger them. I want to know how many people in your Legion are willing to die with you. Next, it's time 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 turned red as he went crazy. He bared his teeth and tried to bite Xiao Ran, but Xiangyu Xinye behind him grabbed him by the neck. He had completely lost his mind like a wild beast.
Xiao Ran looked at Todd and sighed softly. He wasn't sighing for Todd's current situation, but for this fool who chose the worst way to play with such a good hand. He really deserved to be in such a situation. However, there was something else that made him sigh even more.
"He's been crippled. He's become a lunatic." Xiao Ran looked at Xiangyu Xinye with some doubts. "Isn't this guy's mentality and self-restraint very good? Why didn't the others who suffered the same treatment go crazy, but this guy went crazy? Is his psychological ability only at this level?"
Xiangyu Xinye looked at Xiao Ran innocently, indicating that he didn't know what was going on. He then pointed at Todd with his other hand and asked, "What do we do next?"
"Send him to the Cruzet." Xiao Ran glanced at Todd and said, "It doesn't matter if he's crazy or pretending to be crazy. Kill him and remove his name from the list. Tell the Cruzet Enlightenment Legion that if anyone is willing to accompany him, send them to see … see Hades. Even if they die, I want Hades to treat their souls as toys."
Xiao Ran then looked away from Todd and said to Xiangyu Xinye, "Enemies aren't scary. The more courageous and responsible an enemy is, the less scary it is. Using all your strength to kill the enemy is respect, but being merciful after the battle is also respect. However, such people don't deserve the respect of the Burning Legion."
"He schemed against me, tried to trick me, and even tried to force me to submit. He's a treacherous villain. I won't let this bastard have an easy time after he dies."
Xiangyu Xinye nodded and dragged Todd away. 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, with Xiao Ran's usual behavior, he wouldn't appear in front of Todd and ridicule him like this. Not only did he want to send Todd to his death, he also wouldn't let Todd have an easy time after he died.
Todd was really the kind of person who would stab his friends in the back. Xiao Ran really hated this guy. In the beginning, Xiao Ran was very amiable and trusted him and showed him the purchase list, but in the end, he joined forces with Borsia to suppress the Burning Legion. He even wanted to get benefits from the Burning Legion. This was the kind of person who betrayed his friends.
Since they had already chosen to fight, Xiao Ran didn't intend to let Todd go so easily. He wanted Enlightenment, Borsia, and even the other legions. At the same time, he wanted Todd, Yu, and Limestone to die. Xiao Ran wouldn't be at ease if they didn't die. As for the rest of the legions, they could slowly settle down.
If they couldn't settle down, Xiao Ran had plenty of ways to deal with them. Besides, Xiao Ran had the reason and experience to integrate the new recruits into the Burning Legion in the shortest time possible.
At the very least, the Borsia Legion already had a suitable manager. If the other legions saw that they could get more benefits by obeying the Burning Legion, they would naturally obediently offer their loyalty. Xiao Ran wasn't worried that these legions wouldn't take the initiative to join him.
Xiangyu Xinye sent Todd to Cruzet. After seeing Todd, who was almost crazy, Cruzet couldn't help but look at Xiangyu Xinye.
"What's going on? Wasn't he normal not long ago? Why did he go crazy now?"
Xiangyu Xinye looked at Todd and said frankly, "Lord Xiao Ran said something to him. He said that he might be pretending to be crazy, but I don't think he's pretending."
Cruzet nodded in understanding, "What do you want me to do now?"
"Lord Xiao Ran told me to tell you to kill all those who are willing to die with him and send them to see Hades. Even if they die, their souls will become Hades' playthings. This kind of person isn't worthy of the Burning Legion's respect."
"Hades, the Grim Reaper," Cruzet chuckled and said, "Alright, leave them here. I know what to do."
Xiangyu Xinye was very curious about what Cruzet would do, so he took the initiative to stay and observe.
What Cruzet wanted to do was very simple. He already knew the purpose of Xiao Ran sending Todd here. He wanted to use Todd to find out the potential rebels, then find those who were willing to follow the Burning Legion and let them make their own choices instead of letting Prometheus' rules restrict them.
Kreutzer did not play any tricks, nor did he do any tricks like publicly executing Todd. He simply conveyed to all the captives that he was going to execute Todd. After that, there was no more movement.
However, this message did not cause much of a stir. Those who surrendered were very calm, and those who were held captive were also very calm. No one chose to stand up for Todd. There was no pleading, no anger, only numbness.
In the end, there was still one person who stood up. Todd's sister, Liz, was also someone who didn't want to go against the Burning Legion at first, but in the end, she stood by Todd until the end.
Liz said that she wanted to see Xiao Ran and was willing to use other things in exchange for Todd's life. But Xiao Ran didn't want to meet Liz, so Liz finally met with Cruzet.
Cruzet looked at the bound Liz with an inexplicable smile: "You want to protect him?"
"Yes." Liz nodded and said: "No matter what, he's still my brother. Although he's not a qualified Legion Commander, he's definitely a qualified brother."
"I'm afraid that you alone aren't enough." Cruzet stood up and pointed outside, saying: "Right now, there are many people who want him dead, including our Burning Legion. Only when he dies can we vent our anger. At the same time, only when he dies can those who surrendered feel at ease, and those who were captured will give up."
"Do you really think that the people who participated in the Legion Battle with you all don't hate him? If it wasn't for him and the already dead Yu, how could those legions participate in this Legion Battle? How could they lose themselves because of this Legion Battle?"
"Killing him is the common thought of all parties, and the only way to resolve the current conflict between both sides. Only by transferring all the conflict onto him and letting him die can the Burning Legion peacefully take over all the other Legions, so he must die."
"At the same time, we can't tolerate the existence of a bomb that can explode at any time. Regardless of whether or not he's gone mad, or whether or not he'll become one of us, death is the only way out for him."
At this point, Cruzet smiled: "You should be able to understand why I spread the news of Todd's death to you. It's to tell everyone that we only want to kill the main culprit. This is to establish our authority, but also to bait, to see how many people like you will stand up and plead for him. No one dares to do this, you're the first and only one."
Liz shook her head: "Even if I didn't stand up, you wouldn't feel at ease with me. After all, he's my brother."
Cruzet glanced at Liz and said: "Then you should know that since you've stood up, you'll become a confirmed bomb. But I can spare your life, as long as you tell me the names of Todd's lackeys and tell me who will threaten the Burning Legion, I can let you live."
Liz didn't speak, just shook her head.
Kreutzer chuckled. "Alright, I understand your choice. Those who resist until the end and don't surrender will all be executed. None of them will be spared, including you."
"I've already thought of the most suitable method, let your own people bring you to your deaths. The Beta in the solar system is almost cleared, but there are many more Beta in the countless planets outside the solar system. I'll let people put all of you on the ship, and let those who surrender drag the ship to these Beta planets to wait for death. The stronger you are, the longer you'll last, but the longer you'll be tortured."
"When the time comes, although you'll die, no one will forget you. You're all brave warriors, showing the consequences and direction of resistance to others. When the time comes, I'll throw Todd on the ship and see if Todd dies first in the hands of others, or under the protection of you loyal subjects."
Liz's chest heaved twice, and she looked at Cruzet in shock, unable to believe that Cruzet would say such a cruel way to execute them.
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