The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Without hesitation, the middle-aged man immediately lay down on the ground and rolled away into the distance.

"Haha, I must say, sometimes these commoners are more interesting than circus clowns," the officer said with a smile to the people around him. "After all, you have to pretend to be a gentleman when watching a circus, but you don't have to be so polite when dealing with these commoners."

The officers' men around them laughed in agreement.

"Sigh, it's so similar, no, it's even more uncanny." Gu Ran turned her attention back and sighed.

Although he had just focused on collecting information from the conversations of the residents of New Testament City, he still clearly perceived everything that had just happened.

The behavior of these soldiers and officers reminded him of the city of Saint-Yoel. Although the slums in both places had their own unique experiences, they shared the same misfortune.

He didn't blame the middle-aged man who had led the officer, because he had once tried every means to get a bite to eat. However, when he looked at the soldiers surrounding him, his eyes couldn't help but show indifference.

"A concentration camp...isn't that just a concentration camp?"

"I never expected that most of the Azure Dragon City people in New Testament City would be imprisoned in concentration camps. Are the people of New Testament City determined to go to war with Azure Dragon City?"

A thought flashed through Gu Ran's mind.

The most important information he received when he used his telekinesis to investigate was that New Testament City was "capturing spies from Azure Dragon City." Anyone who looked like an Azure Dragon City resident would be detained in a camp under the pretext of being a spy.

Ostensibly, it was to protect New Covenant City from the sabotage of its hard-won freedom by spies from Azure Dragon City, but in reality, it was used as a pretext to demote all people who looked like Azure Dragon City residents to inferior residents, depriving them of their property and personal rights.

Because the Canglong City people imprisoned in the concentration camps would not simply remain locked up like that, some people with unique "talents" and "special skills" were directly turned into slaves.

Those who were difficult to control or posed a threat were either crippled or killed outright.

A persecution against the people of Canglong City began—regardless of whether they were actually from Canglong City, anyone who looked like a Canglong City person would be considered a Canglong City person.

Humans have been building major cities for nearly two thousand years. During this time, due to exchanges and interactions, each major city has been inhabited by people of various races.

Although Gu Ran looks like someone from Canglong City, he was born in Saint Yor City.

Similarly, in Azure Dragon City, there are many residents who look like people from New Testament City, and in New Testament City, there are naturally many residents who look like people from Azure Dragon City who have lived there for many years.

In addition, there are also quite a few true Azure Dragon City people who have stayed in New Testament City in recent years for other reasons.

However, now that even people who look like Canglong City are being imprisoned in concentration camps, one can only imagine what will happen to the real Canglong City people.

"He's a piece of trash with no spiritual energy fluctuations. He looks like an unlucky guy who hasn't had time to hide yet."

The soldiers who approached Gu Ran whispered among themselves, and only continued walking after confirming that Gu Ran was not a "spy from Canglong City" and posed no threat.

“I advise you not to resist, that would make things easier for all of us.” A soldier said coldly, holding a rope, while his comrade pointed a gun at Gu Ran.

Clearly, judging from their practiced manner, this was not the first time they had carried out a similar mission.

"Okay." Gu Ran stretched out her hands, as if to say, "You can do whatever you want with me."

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The soldiers exchanged glances.

Although Gu Ran appeared very compliant, the soldiers became somewhat suspicious and felt that something was amiss.

"No, that's not right, he's not afraid at all?"

Suddenly, a soldier noticed something amiss and spoke up.

If he were an ordinary person, how could he not be afraid when he saw them coming to arrest him in full gear?

They had arrested quite a few people before, and those people were all filled with emotions, whether it was fear, anger, or panic. In short, none of them were as calm as Gu Ran.

"I was originally going to cooperate with you, but since you've exposed me yourselves, don't blame me," Gu Ran said calmly.

The next moment, several soldiers felt a sharp object pierce their chests, but when they looked at their chests in disbelief, they could not see the weapon at all.

Death did not come in an instant; several soldiers fully experienced the pain before death before their lives slowly ebbed away.

The spear formed from his telekinesis was easily dealt with by these ordinary soldiers.

Gu Ran even felt that stepping on an ant was no big deal.

The differences between people are just that great.

"What...what did you do?"

The officer was enjoying the flattery of his subordinates when he suddenly witnessed a scene that enraged him.

Several of his trusted men were pierced through the chest by something and died with their faces contorted in agony.

This filled him with terror, as if he had seen a ghost.

Gu Ran glanced at them, and a spear formed from his telekinesis flew towards them.

The officer and his men felt nothing, and before they could even think of escaping, they were pierced through the chest by a telekinetic spear, following in the footsteps of the soldiers before them.

The entire squad of soldiers lay on the ground, their eyes wide open in disbelief, terror, and panic, with large holes in their chests, stained with blood.

Throughout the entire process, Gu Ran did not get a drop of blood on his body, and he even kept a considerable distance from the soldiers and officers.

While weapons formed from telekinesis aren't very practical in battles between top-tier experts, they're surprisingly useful for dealing with these small fry.

The eyes that had been secretly observing them were filled with fear. They no longer dared to peek at Gu Ran, and even moved completely away from the gaps in the doors and windows, for fear that Gu Ran would notice them.

In their eyes, Gu Ran was no different from a demon.

"Concentration camp... I never thought I'd see something like this in this world." Gu Ran was silent for a moment, then left the slum and hurried towards the direction he had discovered.

......

"Get away from me, don't come near me!"

"Mom, Dad, where are you?!"

"Sister, sister, let go of my sister!"

Along the way, Gu Ran saw soldiers from New Testament City arresting people and confiscating property everywhere.

If anyone resisted, they were shot dead by soldiers.

Occasionally, handsome men and women would be spotted by soldiers or officers and dragged aside for humiliation.

Slaves have no human rights.

The soldiers and officers knew that these people were practically slaves, so they didn't care at all and did whatever they wanted to them.

Of course, the soldiers and officers who carried out arrests and raids would encounter some tough opponents, especially the real Canglong City people, who were generally martial and, regardless of their background, would at least have practiced some basic martial arts techniques.

This caused considerable trouble for the soldiers and officers of New Testament City, but it also stirred their savage, bestial nature.

Occasionally, when they encounter enemies stronger than they can handle, the soldiers will immediately use their communicators to call for help from powerful bounty hunters nearby.

Countless bounty hunters are scattered throughout the city, always waiting for such an opportunity.

This is a hunting-style carnival, where bounty hunters can also get a share of the bounties from the Julyflower Hunters' Guild.

......

Gu Ran had become somewhat numb from killing.

His original plan was to first find out the motives and truth behind New Testament City's actions, and then decide what to do based on the situation.

But reality was worse than he imagined.

The New Testament City has completely abandoned all pretense of civility, not only persecuting the Azure Dragon City people of the New Testament City, but also implicating and persecuting anyone who looks like an Azure Dragon City person.

This is a persecution of one race by another, not a provocation of one main city by another.

The decision-makers in New Testament City seem to have lost their minds, making this decision.

Among those persecuted were many residents of Suzaku City. This move by New Testament City was tantamount to offending two important main cities in the Human Alliance to the death.

If Gu Ran had only heard about the atrocities, she might not have been so moved.

But when the atrocities are happening right before his eyes, and he has the power to stop them, he cannot stand idly by.

Gu Ran walked from the slums toward the concentration camp, the bodies of New Testament City soldiers lying behind him littering the road.

"So you're that tough nut to crack?"

A burly man with black bird feather wings flapped his wings, crossed his arms, and looked down at Gu Ran.

The burly man scrutinized Gu Ran carefully, his brows furrowing slightly. "Strange. Do you have some kind of treasure that conceals your spiritual energy fluctuations, or some strange ability or martial arts technique? Otherwise, with your strength, how could you not have even a trace of spiritual energy fluctuations? Those guys wouldn't dare lie to me, so there must be something fishy about you."

"An S-class ability user? Finally, a slightly stronger one has arrived." Gu Ran said calmly. "Shall we fight? I'm in a hurry, I don't have time to waste with your nonsense."

Seeing that Gu Ran's composure seemed genuine, a hint of wariness flashed in the burly man's eyes.

He did not rashly engage Gu Ran in battle, but continued, "I don't know what gives you the right to act like this in New Testament City. Right now, only I have noticed you, but there are many people stronger than me. If you attract their attention, then your good luck will be over."

"How about this, let's cooperate. Let's give each other face. This is the area I'm in charge of. You can stop killing those poor New Testament City soldiers in this area. You can go wherever you want, and I'll give you permission directly. How about that? This way, we can both benefit."

Poor soldiers of New Testament City?

“Interesting. The people of New Testament City really have the business acumen of probing and haggling ingrained in their bones.” Gu Ran looked up at him. “However, you probably don’t have the qualifications to negotiate with me. The governor of New Testament City and the president of the July Flower Hunters Association are more like it, and the president of the Bounty Hunters Association would be barely acceptable.”

"You...you really are something else, aren't you? You don't know what's good for you." The burly man's face darkened. "What qualifications do you have to negotiate with such important figures? Are you the president of Lanxin University or the elder of Canglong City? Hmph, just a brat who doesn't know his place."

Gu Ran looked very young, almost like he had just come of age, which was why the burly man thought Gu Ran was exaggerating.

Although you are quite capable, you've overestimated yourself. Go back and work hard for another ten years or so.

That's roughly what "strong man" means.

Gu Ran was too lazy to talk to the burly man any further.