The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 621: The end of the underworld (II)

The destruction of Ocean Wrath seemed to have turbocharged the Scarlet Inquisition Force, and the number of criminals being arrested rose by a factor of ten, surpassing the million weekly detained at the start of the Inquisition.

This massive increase was due to the fact that Apex now had much more information about the underworld, allowing him to generate target packages around criminals who were much better at hiding.

Of course, the low-level criminals were not really important in the grand scheme of things as they were like weeds; you take one out, and a new one would arise to take its place. That did not mean they should be ignored since these low-level criminals were the ones who did the most damage to ordinary people.

However, it was in the Tier 0 Dark Faction realm that an actual change could be instilled, and before the end of the seventh month since the creation of the Scarlet Inquisition Force, a second of those underground forces was struck.

This time, it was the turn of Earth Fall, a Tier 0 Dark Faction known for its handling of assassination and slave trading. They were not a priority for many of the powerhouses of the empire as Earth Fiend, its Leader, made sure to focus only on the weakest part of the population.

Unfortunately for Earth Fall, the ones that bullied the weak and feared the strong were the ones Apex loathed the most. So, after obtaining the knowledge of Ocean Wrath, he immediately focused on figuring out Earth Fiendʼs identity.

It took the System Spirit less than two weeks to figure out Earth Fiendʼs identity, but he could not be hasty. If he killed the man, the rest of the upper echelon would enter in panic, and most likely, they would take everything of value and vanish from the Hyperion Continent.

Apex only gave the green light for the Scarlet Inquisitors to act once he managed to identify the entire upper echelon of Earth Fall and its core infrastructure. The same day that Apex mobilized the Scarlet Inquisitors, a Tier 0 Dark Faction that lasted for over five hundred years vanished.

The news immediately spread across the Deus Behemoth Empireʼs public network, and the trillions of Deus Behemoths across all Sectors began to celebrate.

Earth Fall was immensely infamous as it had harmed hundreds of millions or maybe even billions of innocent civilians during its reign. Most people could only accept in despair once they or the people they cared about fell under its claws as they were powerless, but now those monsters were finally facing justice.

”Scarlet King!”

”Scarlet King!”

”Scarlet King!”

That name echoed across the Hyperion Continent as people chanted it as if it was a cry of justice for all the sins committed by those who hide in the underworld and prey on the innocent.

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The same night that Earth Fall fell, five Scarlet Inquisitors appeared in the Scarlet Inquisition Force Headquarters, carrying the upper echelon of Earth Fall.

The ones that took care of Earth Fall were not the same Scarlet Inquisitors that went after Ocean Wrath, as the Titans that did not participate in that event asked for a chance to prove their worth and might, something Apex accepted.

One of the Scarlet Inquisitors, resembling a massive humanoid black lion with dark wings on his back, went by the name of Lork. His entire body glowed with a soft, dark light, which he used to suppress the kneeling figure before him.

As the Scarlet Inquisitor stared at the pitiful figure of the Deus Behemoth with earth-tortoise features, loathing emerged in his eyes. This pitiful woman was none other than Earth Ghost, an Essence Evolution Early Divine Ascension Master, but most importantly, she was the core architect of Earth Fallʼs slave trade.

If it werenʼt for the Scarlet Kingʼs demand these people be brought alive, Lork would not have hesitated to crush the womanʼs skull.

”Hahaha, there is no need to waste your rage on these people. Besides, by what I learned from Gigant, their fate is way worse than just dying.”

Another of the Scarlet Inquisitors, another man with features of a black panther, laughed as he saw the disgust in one of his friends. He was also using his energy to suppress another member of the upper echelon of Earth Fall with features of a poisonous snake.

Lork turned to the man on his right, and an inquisitive light appeared in his eyes.

”What are you talking about, Kirin?”

The Scarlet Inquisitor with the black panther features was about to speak again when a powerful voice echoed.

”It is not our place to question the Scarlet Kingʼs methods.”

The one who spoke was an old Scarlet Inquisitor with attributes of a polar bear, and a row of steel spikes and a tail emerged from his back. His massive hand was on top of the head of a petite man with armadillo-like features.

The prisoner in the hands of the old Scarlet Inquisitor could not stop trembling as his energy was suppressed, and he felt a crushing pressure on his head that might shatter his skull at any second.

The words of the old Scarlet Inquisitor immediately made the atmosphere tense, but luckily, it did not last long as new laughter echoed.

”Hahahaha, old Kern, there is no need to be so serious. I am sure that Kirin did not mean it like that.”

A woman with rainbow-colored scales smiled as she spoke. She was not alone as by her side was another woman with the features of a white bat, and they were both guarding a single target.

”Zamira is right, old geezer. After all, I am not crazy enough to question our Leader.”

”Hmph.”

The old Scarlet Inquisitor just sneered, but he knew his comrades did not mean anything wrong with those words, so he just focused on his prey.

Just as the mood between the Scarlet Inquisitors rose again, they adopted a solemn expression as they all heard a voice in their minds through their computer rings.

”Come.”