Bounty Mercenary Group
Chapter 57 - 57 57 Pretending to be a Charlatan

57: Chapter 57: Pretending to be a Charlatan 57: Chapter 57: Pretending to be a Charlatan Whether it was the residents of the town, the guards who protected them, or the Mercenary Guild, they held an indifferent attitude toward the occurrence of the death penalty.

Those scumbags being thrown into the jail and brought out before they suffered too long had no idea why they even woke up in jail.

But it didn’t matter.

Everyone who knew they were going to die had received a reason they wanted, and that was enough.

Violet did not mind using countless Gold Coins she had invested to pave a reasonable path for herself.

The townsfolk only needed to know their death was due to violating the law.

For the captain of the guards who maintained and enforced the law, he only needed an excuse or a reason convincing enough to kill.

As for the Mercenary Guild, if they wanted to live comfortably, they must always stand on the same front line with Violet.

Everything thus naturally and reasonably became reality.

So, an utterly unreasonable event occurred.

Everyone knew they were going to die, but for most people, they had no clue why they would die.

Just like those standing on the gallows.

The spectators gazed at their pale faces and whispered about the laws they had breached in private.

The captain of the guards stood next to the lever that triggered the mechanism, looking at those standing under the noose with their hands bound tightly.

The executioner fitted nooses around their necks one by one.

But these brutes, in their souls, still remained brutes!

They would not just stand there obediently, waiting for death to descend.

One man at the back suddenly jerked his head, flinging the guard watching over him aside, and took off.

Unfortunately, the guard on the high ground with a crossbow aimed at him.

Before he could get far, a powerful arrow pierced his chest.

Before his death, he staggered forward, running towards the town gate.

After a final struggle and effort, he fell heavy.

No one could escape here.

The brutes looked up at the soldiers on the roof and watchtower holding bows and arrows—their eyes turning incredibly dark.

Because they knew they were doomed.

Once the executioner had tightened all the nooses, the leader of the mercenaries triggered the platform trapdoor beneath them.

This most cruel method of execution, likened to a nightmare, was unbearable for Violet to watch them die slowly.

She turned her head away, only to witness an even more terrifying scene.

The spectators did not seem to find this incident cruel.

On the contrary, they watched this unprecedented event intriguingly.

Could it be that watching others slowly die was a great life experience?

For some reason, a chilling sensation that went to her bones surged up in Violet.

It’s not right to commit evil deeds!

She must be a good person, how could she let such a cruel thing happen in front of her eyes?

Violet muttered to herself in her heart, believing she could do something and interpret something.

She must do something, she must…

Violet looked up at the sun in the sky, and for an instant, she seemed to hear a melodious lament in her subconscious mind.

This startled her, but she soon realized what she ought to do.

She waved the Magic Mace in her hand, impacting it loudly on the ground.

“Praise the holy light, and let all be in the name of the holy light!

Free people from suffering!”

A beam of golden light descended from the sky once more, shining on Violet.

The brutes on the edge of death, struggling weakly, were also enveloped in the golden light.

The golden light, symbolizing something beautiful and sacred, was like Gold Coins.

However, in contrast to others, this warm beam shining on people feels chilling to the brutes at the brink of death.

In an instant, precisely as Violet had said, she ended their pain.

Only that the method was not salvation, but death.

In that moment, they seemed to have obtained their so-called liberation, no longer struggling.

Under the blank stares of countless townsfolk, she walked onto the gallows, her gaze filled with sorrow, tears trickling down the corners of her eyes.

Only she knew that these tears were no different from those of a crocodile’s.

No one had ever witnessed such magic.

To everyone, it was not like magic, but a miracle!

Even the captain of the town knelt down at this moment, surrendering to the so-called divine light that Violet spoke of.

In a place where no one knew, in the darkest corner of Violet’s heart, she looked at countless people kneeling on the ground, unfazed.

Since she had already performed miracles, why not carry out the act completely?

She walked over to the captain of the guards kneeling by the gallows, extending her hand.

Under the holy light’s radiance, he felt as if he had returned to his mother’s arms.

He forgot all the pain, and all the guilt.

Countless dark auras dispersed from him, the dark substance appearing like lost souls.

He didn’t know why there were tears at the corners of his eyes.

Looking up at Violet’s outstretched hand, he stuttered the words she had said.

“Praise the holy light.”

As he finished speaking, it seemed as if his soul had been purified by the divine light.

Then, as he stood up, he looked at Violet determinedly, as if he knew whom he should follow in the future.

But in fact, Violet had merely used a small trick.

She used an advanced and highly mana-draining magic to purify this man.

After doing this, Violet realized how exhausting it was.

Even impersonating a charlatan was a tiring job!

Nevertheless, Violet was steadfast in her actions.

In this world where demons, spirits, and monsters lurked everywhere, and residents were hardly literate, reasoning was useless.

Only by genuinely demonstrating in front of everyone could she explain what something sacred and wonderful was.

If this world lacked religion, then let her create one filled with wonderful beliefs!

At least by doing so, they would clearly know what they should do, and what they absolutely shouldn’t do.

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