Chapter 1249: Dilemma

The people’s faces turned pale as if the thug had just warranted the death sentence. On the other hand, Nathan’s face turned grim.

’Shit.’ Nathan couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

’What’s wrong?’ Fenrir was confused. He thought this wasn’t a big problem. ’It’s just the followers, right? Let’s just crush them.’

’I didn’t consider the possibility of followers. The Death Society has been shunned most of the time, but they were extremely influential in the past. Even right now, they should still have some connections all around the world.

’I have considered it. That’s why I don’t ask many people to help. I’m very careful about revealing my target.

’However, I haven’t considered one thing. Followers.’ Nathan gulped down. ’Because of how they were perceived, any activity related to the Death Society would be considered guilty.

’But the world has changed. Thanks to the ash cloud, neither the empire nor the dynasty has enough resources or manpower to stop them anymore.

’Take this abandoned city as an example. Without enough guards and summoners, they can’t suppress these followers.

’As a result, these followers can only look like one thing... fanatics. Only the worst of the worst can think about following these mentally deranged individuals.

’And it would have been a problem if it had turned into a cult. With this kind of cult, you might get brainwashed to do things according to the cult. If it’s violence, then they will do violent things, thinking it’s the right thing. They’re the followers of the Sex Fiend, which means lust.

’It’s no wonder the thug dared to tell me about that kind of thing earlier. That kind of thing was the norm here because of the existence of the followers.’

Fenrir finally understood the severity of the situation. If it truly developed in the way Nathan described, they would definitely face a lot of trouble.

More importantly, there might be innocent people in the cult. They were just brainwashed or forced to be brainwashed.

Nevertheless, there were a lot of people he had to kill.

While he wasn’t the type of person who would hesitate to kill, he didn’t like to add innocent blood to his hands.

’Nevertheless, you shouldn’t hesitate. Now that we know we’re dealing with a type of cult, it’s better to crush them right now before the situation gets worse.’

’If only it were that simple. I have to check whether the cult is doing something for the people. If they distribute food or do other things that make people reliant on it. By destroying that cult, I will end up taking it away from them. And it might lead to their death...’ Nathan faced a dilemma.

On the one hand, he wanted to take down the cult. On the other hand, he had to investigate it thoroughly first.

Fenrir, on the other hand, thought of the situation in a much simpler way. ’You have done a lot of things for the people on this continent. Thanks to the cloud-repelling device, they’ll be able to eat. This abandoned city might be restored again.

’But that restoration might take a much longer time if they have to face a growing cult like this. If it’s truly been taken over, the result might be much worse than acting now.

’I know you are neither a villain nor a hero. But rationally speaking, you should act now. Don’t think about numbers. People are not just numbers.’

Fenrir sounded as if he were talking about himself. However, instead of numbers, it was a prophecy.

People believed too much in prophecy and chained him in that place. That was why he could confidently tell Nathan to do it.

Nathan took a deep breath. As expected, the situation might get worse if they choose to ignore this problem.

At the same time, he also needed to find the doctor.

’Fenrir... What if the doctor has also been taken by them or brainwashed by them?’

’If the doctor is no good, I would rather kill him than use him. Just because you think he can still be useful doesn’t mean he will just do the things you want.

’Rather than let him backstab you, I’d rather kill him first.’

Nathan took a deep breath. It looked as if he had made his decision. He asked, "Point me to the place they’re hiding."

The thug pointed in a certain direction. That was all Nathan needed.

If he didn’t act right now, he might end up with a much bigger problem. Before the enemy was aware of his existence, it would be better to launch an ambush.

However, part of him still wanted to ask one more question. After a bit of hesitation, Nathan ended up asking that question. "What have they done for this city, both the good things and the bad things?"

"They gave us meat in exchange for following their rules."

’Fuck!’ Nathan instantly had an upset stomach. It wasn’t a matter of good or bad anymore. It was almost impossible to procure meat, especially in this situation.

In other words, the meat they provided was none other than human meat.

Nathan let out a long sigh. Before he left, he checked everyone’s expressions. Some looked terrified, some didn’t seem to know anything, and some looked guilty.

It looked like the majority of them didn’t know anything. All they knew was how dangerous this cult was.

Now that he had gotten everything, Nathan finally disappeared from their sight as the people were finally freed from Fenrir’s aura. He could assure them things would be better, but because he couldn’t guarantee it, he chose not to say anything rather than give false hope.

He headed straight to the enemy’s base, but he stopped on the roof of a building first to send a message through the communication ring.

"Neyeid here."

"Neyeid. This is Nathan."

"What’s wrong? Do you need anything else?"

"Well, if you have some time, can you send some supplies to a city called Ruelle? It’s an abandoned city, but maybe you can give them some food."

Neyeid was confused, but Nathan had basically given all the money. Even the last hiccup gave him another 12 billion.

On the other hand, feeding a single city for a month might cost at most a hundred million.

The only problem was how to get the food. He couldn’t really empty anyone’s stock with that money.

"Should I ask your teacher for help?"

"Do whatever you think is suitable. Let’s just say it’s my guilty conscience. Also, if Sonia has returned, ask her to investigate anything related to followers of the Death Society’s members. They might have formed a cult and spread all over the abandoned cities. After all, no more soldiers can stop them from expressing their twisted desires."

"..." Neyeid paused as though he was astounded by the revelation. With a heavy voice, he answered, "Understood."