More than twenty gang members rushed at Winyaad, wielding long blades and clubs.
She was already on the verge of collapse. Her lips were bitten open, blood dripping, yet it did nothing to ease the overwhelming dizziness.
"Heh… Chis, stop struggling. Spare yourself the pain," Damian said calmly, fully confident.
"What you drank wasn't carrot juice—it was a new type of anesthetic that tastes like it. Just a sip is enough to knock out an adult. The amount you drank could drop ten oxen. It'd be a shame if a beauty like you were damaged."
Winyaad suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed it hard into her upper thigh.
Her pale leg was instantly stained red with blood. The intense pain jolted her mind awake for a moment.
"Mm—! Spit—! Big sis, run! Don't worry about us!" Isabel desperately spat out the gag in her mouth and shouted.
The gang members surged forward again.
Winyaad's pupils flickered gray—one after another, the attackers froze, only to have their throats slit by her.
But after killing four more—
"Stop! Chis, take another step and I'll cut off their heads!" Damian threatened.
At his command, the people surrounding Isabel and Farlan began beating them mercilessly. Their bodies were quickly covered in wounds.
Seeing this, Winyaad froze. The dizziness surged again, overwhelming her.
She collapsed to the ground.
"Strip her. Check for hidden weapons. Then send her back to the villa," Damian ordered, turning to leave. Everything was going smoothly—soon, he would fully control the Underground.
One of the men leered as he tore open her clothing, exposing pale skin. Others stepped forward, revealing more of her shoulders and waist.
Winyaad closed her eyes in despair.
With her last bit of strength, she drove the dagger toward her own throat—
In the blink of an eye, another blade shot in, knocking her dagger aside.
"Today… all of you… will die."
A chilling voice, filled with killing intent, echoed through the air.
Winyaad smiled faintly—and lost consciousness.
In an instant, Levi swept past her using his ODM gear.
Eight gang members around her had their throats cut at the same moment. Blood sprayed out simultaneously, but Levi merely tilted his head slightly to avoid it before charging toward Damian.
"Quick—stop—!"
Before the words could finish, Damian's head was sent flying. His body was instantly reduced to pieces, scattering across the ground.
The remaining gang members fled in terror.
Levi reversed his grip on his blades, becoming a blur. In a flash, he cut down dozens of fleeing men—heads flying through the air before crashing to the ground.
"Levi, spare me!" a one-eared man knelt, kowtowing desperately.
"I gave you a chance," Levi said coldly, glancing at his missing ear—then slit his throat without hesitation.
After killing dozens, not a single drop of blood stained Levi.
He cut the ropes binding Isabel and Farlan.
"Big brother! Save big sis!" Isabel cried urgently.
"Levi… Chis was drugged. There are no doctors in the Underground—what do we do?" Farlan clenched his fists in regret.
Levi walked over, removed his coat, and covered Winyaad before lifting her into his arms.
Though he stood only around 160 cm, carrying the taller Winyaad did not look out of place.
Several hours later—
Winyaad regained consciousness.
Levi had searched the entire Underground for medicine and anyone capable of treating her, but returned empty-handed. Seeing her awake, he finally relaxed slightly.
After this incident, Levi—who had always trusted her strength—rarely allowed her to act alone again.
From then on, the three of them stayed together no matter what. Under Levi's strict orders, only he was allowed to operate alone.
"Oh… no wonder you looked strange when Isabel was mentioned," Chen Si said with a smile.
"What exactly is your relationship with Levi?"
"Close friends… or family," Winyaad replied softly, lowering her gaze.
"Is that how you see him—or how he sees you?" Chen Si pressed.
"You ask too many questions," she said coldly.
Nearby, Erwin Smith and Levi were still discussing how to take control of Sawano Kawa. Erwin was eager to make use of every available resource.
"Erwin, a large crowd has gathered outside. They've learned we captured Sawano Kawa—they're demanding immediate execution," Mike reported.
"So the pressure has already arrived… Someone leaked the information," Levi said.
"It can only be his accomplices. Sawano Kawa can't be kept alive. For the reputation of the Survey Corps—otherwise recruitment will suffer," Erwin analyzed calmly.
True to his nature, he prioritized the Corps' long-term interests above all else. Now that Sawano Kawa had lost his value, he was discarded.
"What should we do next?" Mike asked.
"Since the crowd is already here, a public execution will help win support," Erwin said.
"Then I'll do it," Chen Si volunteered. Perhaps there would even be some reward.
"Approved," Erwin replied.
"Goodbye, little mushroom," Winyaad waved lightly before leaving the cell. She needed to organize)m the intelligence Sawano Kawa had revealed.
Everyone else went ahead to calm the crowd. Chen Si, responsible for the execution, remained behind.
"Did you ever think it would end like this?" Chen Si asked calmly.
"No… Why… I was just a college student before…" Sawano Kawa said bleakly.
"I still don't understand why I came to this world. At first I thought it was just a dream—but it isn't…"
"This world was originally virtual—created by us Japanese," he continued.
"Why would you develop feelings for virtual characters? I only did what I wanted. Did I do anything wrong? When you play games, do you care about NPCs?"
"There's no reason," Chen Si replied coldly.
"It's simply because I'm stronger than you. I can do whatever I want. If I wanted to be like you, I could.
And as for NPCs—you're the one who feels like an NPC to me. They're the real, living people."
Power often leads people astray. Most ordinary individuals who suddenly gain great power end up like Sawano Kawa.
If he had been stronger, no one could have stopped him—no matter his crimes.
Sawano Kawa fell silent for a long time.
"…Haha… You're right. I'm just an NPC too…" he muttered.
"I treated everything like a game… I never saw the people I killed as real…
Now that I think about their screams… they sound just like mine…
We're the same, Chen Si… You won't escape this either…"
Chen Si frowned slightly.
"Time to go."
At the entrance of the Survey Corps headquarters—
A temporary execution platform had been erected.
"The criminal Sawano Kawa has committed heinous crimes—assaulting dozens of women and murdering numerous civilians. His crimes are unprecedented in the past decade," Erwin announced loudly.
"He has been captured by the Survey Corps. We will now carry out a public execution as a warning to others."
The Corps deliberately concealed the truth that Sawano Kawa came from beyond the Walls—revealing it now would cause unnecessary panic.
"Kill him! Kill him!"
The crowd roared in fury.
Potatoes, bricks, and stones were hurled at him.
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