Chapter 381: "I Shall Sanction You in the Name of the Castle Knight Commander

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[Su Rin, the battles of Pulaya are never just black and white.]

[But they need to be, so I became the catalyst that ensured they were. Whether killed by the Soul Clan… by our enemies… or by foreign invaders.]

[Whoever ultimately wins this meaningless victory. Hatred is the food of Pulaya, and conflict is its spirit—we need these.]

[Whether it's rational or whether someone gets hurt because of it.]

[The injured are eventually just individuals, but Pulaya as a whole will continue because of this.]

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Su Ming'an had once thought.

Viewed as heroes, these brave and fearless Soul Hunters, in the eyes of the three leaders, are merely pawns that incite hatred, a spark for ongoing strife, the sharpest swords in their hands.

They were groomed to be full of justice and passion, brainwashed by the stories told by the people, to fight lifelong on this meaningless battlefield… and eventually become heroically sacrificed figures.