Chapter 857: Kneel or Die

I turned to Jayden, my voice cold and detached, as if discussing the weather. "Officer Jayden..." I said, my tone mockingly casual, "I don’t like these soldiers. Why don’t you kill them all?"

The soldiers shifted uncomfortably, their fingers tightening around their rifles. Some of them swallowed hard, their faces pale, but none of them dared to move. They had seen Jayden’s husband and daughter under my control. They knew resistance was futile.

Jayden’s breath hitched, her body trembling. She looked at me, her eyes wide with horror, but she didn’t dare to refuse. Not with Benito and Patricia’s lives hanging in the balance.

Arturo, however, didn’t hold back.

"Let me talk to your superiors!" he snarled, his voice raw with fury. "What kind of monster are you, making us all come here like this?!" His eyes burned into mine, his voice dripping with venom. "Jack... you messed with the wrong person." His fists clenched, his body trembling with rage. "You won’t get out of here alive."

I didn’t flinch. Instead, I smiled, my voice calm and amused.

"Haven’t you seen the news, Arturo?" I said, my tone mockingly gentle. "I cannot die on Mexican soil." I tilted my head, my voice dropping to a dangerous whisper. "Otherwise, the whole country will be targeted." I spread my hands, as if stating the obvious.

"So no matter what you do... I will get out of here fine." My eyes locked onto his, my voice cold and final. "Just think about yourself."

Arturo’s face twisted in disgust. "You think you can stay safe?" he spat. "Why do you think you won’t be killed once you reach America?" His lips curled into a sneer. "I have my people working on every job. You won’t last a day."

I chuckled, my amusement dark and knowing. "Really?"

I turned to Lorena, my voice sharp and commanding. "Lorena..." I said, my tone cold and unyielding. "What is your choice?" I took a step closer, my voice dropping to a dangerous whisper. "Will you stay with your dead father..." I gestured to Arturo, my voice dripping with contempt, "...or follow me?"

Lorena’s breath hitched, her eyes widening in terror. She looked at Arturo, then at me, her voice trembling. "I—I don’t know—"

I cut her off, my voice sharp as a blade. "You should know." I stepped even closer, my voice low and deadly. "I never do things I’m not sure about." I gestured to the police officers and soldiers standing like statues around us.

"And see your situation." My voice dropped to a whisper. "Why do you think these police officers and soldiers listen to me..." I let the words hang in the air, my smile cold and triumphant. "And not do anything to me?"

Silence.

Lorena’s eyes darted between the officers and me, her breath coming in ragged gasps.

I yelled, my voice cutting through the tension like a knife. "Why don’t you reply?!"

The police officers under my control roared in unison, their voices echoing through the station like a thunderclap.

"Yes, Master!"

Lorena flinched, her body trembling violently. Arturo’s face paled, his voice a hoarse, disbelieving whisper. "This... this isn’t possible..."

I didn’t waste another second.

With a flick of my will, I spread my telekinesis like a suffocating wave, crushing their resistance. The soldiers gasped, their bodies locking in place, their knees buckling under an unseen force.

"Kneel," I commanded, my voice cold and unyielding.

Their panicked voices rang out, raw and desperate.

"No—how is this possible—?" "I can’t—my legs won’t—!" "Please—stop—!"

But they couldn’t stop. One by one, they collapsed to their knees, their rifles clattering to the ground, their breaths coming in ragged, terrified gasps.

I turned to Officer Jayden, my voice sharp and commanding.

"Officer Jayden," I said, my tone mockingly impatient. "I don’t have time." My eyes locked onto hers, my voice dropping to a dangerous whisper.

"Kill all those soldiers... and you and your family will be free..." I let the words hang in the air, my smile cold and calculating. "Otherwise..."

Jayden’s body trembled, her breath hitching. She looked at the terrified soldiers, then at Benito and Patricia, her voice a broken whisper. "I—I can’t—"

Arturo, Lorena, and her mother stood dumbfounded, their faces pale with horror. Arturo’s voice was a raw, disbelieving snarl. "You monster—"

I cut him off, my voice sharp as a blade. I turned to the police officers under my control, my voice cold and final.

"Go. Remove the masks from every soldier." My tone dropped to a whisper, my eyes gleaming with cruelty. "And go search for their families in the database... and kill them all."

The soldiers froze, their faces twisting in terror as the police officers moved toward them, their steps mechanical, their expressions blank.

"No—!" one soldier choked out, his voice cracking. "Officer Jayden, please—!" His hands clutched his rifle, his body shaking. "We don’t want to implicate our families—!"

Another soldier began to sob, his voice a desperate plea. "Officer Jayden, kill us—!" His breath hitched, his tears spilling over. "Please... mercy—!"

I raised a hand, my voice cutting through the chaos like a knife.

"Stop."

Silence.

The police officers froze, their movements halting instantly.

I smiled, my voice smooth and mocking. "I’ll give you a chance." My eyes swept over the kneeling soldiers, my voice cold and final. "Surrender to me... or die."

The soldiers exchanged terrified glances. One of them swallowed hard, his voice a trembling whisper. "We... we surrender..."

I nodded, my smile cold and triumphant.

"Good."

With a flick of my will, I unleashed my telepathy, crushing their minds, rewriting their loyalty.

Their bodies jerked, their eyes glazing over—

The soldiers’ voices boomed in unison, their bodies jerking like marionettes, their eyes glazing over with blind obedience.

"Master!"

Lorena and Arturo stood frozen, their faces pale with shock. Lorena’s breath hitched, her voice a trembling whisper. "This... this isn’t possible..."

Jayden’s eyes widened in horror, her voice breaking with realization. "You—you don’t need..." Her voice cracked, her body trembling. "You don’t need to look people in the eye to control them..." She staggered back, her voice raw with terror. "You—you lied..."

I chuckled, my amusement dark and knowing. "Oh, Jayden," I said, my voice smooth and mocking. "I didn’t lie." I tilted my head, my smile cold and calculating. "I just didn’t tell you everything."

Jayden’s breath came in ragged gasps, her body shaking. "How—?" Her voice was barely a whisper, her eyes filled with dread. "How is this possible?!"

I didn’t answer her. Instead, I turned to the enslaved soldiers, their minds now mine, their wills crushed under my power. I gestured to them, my voice cold and commanding.

"Rise."

They obeyed instantly, their bodies moving in perfect unison, their eyes blank, their loyalty absolute.