Chapter 190: Beating a Dog

“Done? Fine. Except for this man, keep that girl as well. You can leave!” With a cold snort, the officer glanced at Kiro but failed to grasp the meaning behind his words. Arrogantly, he pointed at Rod and spoke in a cold tone, then looked at Alice with a lecherous gaze as he made demands of Kiro.
“Bastard… I’ll kill you!” Finally, Alice could no longer tolerate such arrogance and provocation. She shouted loudly and cast a basic water magic spell at the officer.
A muffled sound came, and in an instant, before the officer could react, he was hit straight in the head, turning him into a drowned rat instantly.
At this sight, the entire crowd fell silent, including those who had been whispering earlier. They stared in disbelief, mouths agape.
Someone had actually attacked the city guards! Many had never seen such a thing before. In their eyes, the city guards were nothing but thugs in official uniforms. Offending them would surely lead to terrible consequences. Those who had been bullied before could only endure in silence. But today, someone had dared to resist and even attack an officer of the city guards first!
The scene became lively. Most people secretly praised Alice’s actions. If not for fear of offending the city guards present, there would likely have been thunderous applause and cheers.
At the same time, of course, many were secretly worried. Looking at those young men in their twenties, especially the girl who had attacked, they feared what might happen next. The city guards were ruthless—what would they do?
“Who is it? Step forward! If it’s you, I’ll ruin you today!” In this awkward situation, the city guard finally showed his true nature, roaring loudly. A cold glint appeared as a long sword—standard issue for city guards—appeared in his hand, its menacing appearance evident.
“It’s me. What do you want? I’m ready!” With a cold snort, Alice replied coldly.

John and the others also secretly cheered at this scene, feeling an indescribable satisfaction seeing the officer in such a humiliating state. Those who look down on others finally learned their lesson. They even thought Alice had been too lenient, using just a basic spell that, though seemingly humiliating, actually caused no real harm. Of course, they truly feared these city guards not at all. Ordinary people might be scared, but they didn’t care. Anyone present except Rod—if they revealed their identities—would likely teach these arrogant and reckless fools a lesson, maybe even leaving them unable to stand.

One was from the Porter family, another from the General’s household, and there were two more noble youths with significant backgrounds. With such connections, they could walk around the imperial capital without any problems.

“Get lost!” Just as everyone thought Alice, who had attacked the officer, would face retaliation and were worried, Rod’s furious roar was heard.

A punch was thrown, and soon a dark figure flew backward, accompanied by screams and muffled groans. By then, the officer had disappeared from his original path.

Boom… With a loud crash, the officer hit the ground hard, making the onlookers tense up. If they had stayed silent before out of caution, this time they couldn’t hold back—these young people’s actions were completely unexpected; they actually resorted to violence. This excited them but also filled them with anxiety.

Before the officer could get up or the other city guards could react, Rod rushed forward at full speed, stepping on the officer’s chest to prevent him from rising!

“Pfft…” Another kick, and finally, the officer couldn’t hold back anymore, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

“Ah… Blood! I’m spitting blood! Damn you, lowly scum! How dare you… Cough, cough… I’ll kill you! The empire will punish you! You…” Seeing the bright red blood, feeling the warmth and scent of blood, the officer turned pale and started screaming like a pig.

“If you want this guy to die faster, go ahead and hit him. Otherwise, better stand aside and line up! Quick! And you, if you want to die, keep screaming!” Rod said coldly, looking at the city guards approaching behind him, with a faint smirk on his face that gave off an extremely icy vibe.

At the same time, her feet were also in motion—she applied more force, causing the officer beneath her feet to turn red in the face, breathing heavily and coughing.
“Quick, back off now! Do you hear me? Form a line, hurry up!” The intense pain really scared the officer. Usually, it was fine for them to bully ordinary people, but who would have thought such things would happen this time? Who knew these seemingly unimpressive kids could be so cruel? He had stepped on hot coals. Now he regretted it—had he known, he would never have provoked these terrorists. Looking at the cold eyes and expression of the guy stepping on him now…
He had no doubt that if he didn’t obey, he would die a horrible death. He would be ruthless—those eyes told him this guy had definitely killed before. All he could hope for now was that his comrades would arrive soon. There were thousands of city guards in the capital, and no less than a hundred nearby. Once they came, they would have to deal with this guy who had made him suffer so much and endured endless humiliation, teaching him a lesson about not provoking others.
Under the captain’s roar and the cold gaze of that bloodthirsty guy, the city guards were also terrified. They had to put down their weapons and stand in line obediently from afar, not daring to make any further moves!
“I’ll kill this guy!” Alice roared in frustration as she struggled desperately. It was already annoying to be attacked suddenly, let alone having her two friends kidnapped. It was one thing if those city guards didn’t care, but they still dared to cause trouble at this moment. What was worse was that they insulted her—when had she ever suffered such humiliation? Anger burned in Alice’s heart.
“Enough, Rod will deal with that guy. Stay here!”
Kiro pulled Alice away, frowning and rubbing his temples with his other hand. “It seems this night really isn’t suitable for going out. Troubles keep piling up; it’s driving me crazy. Judging by the situation, it’s obvious we won’t be able to resolve this peacefully today. The follow-up tasks will give me more headaches.”
“Rod, hurry up! Don’t waste time!” Kiro called out to Rod ahead. It was getting late—wasting time on these guys was pure waste.
“Hmph, what? Still planning to deal with us? Didn’t you say you’d take us to your lair? Do you have some ulterior motives? Still want to kill me? Do I look annoying to you?” Rod crouched down and stepped on the officer, asking coldly.

“No… really not. You can leave now. I promise I won’t bother you again. Go quickly!” With a cryful voice, the officer was truly at his wits’ end. He had no idea what to do against such a ruthless person. Right now, survival was the top priority—revenge could wait. Hmph, as long as he stayed safe, and with the power of the city guards, as long as that guy remained in the capital, even in the empire, he could find a way to deal with him.

“Heh, I don’t want to leave now. Didn’t you say you wanted to kill me just now? I can’t give you such an opportunity. Giving the enemy a chance is cruel to oneself. What do you think I should do?” Looking coldly at the officer trampled under his feet, Rod suddenly found himself enjoying this feeling. Whether it was what he did to Nils last time or this to the officer now, he truly enjoyed it from the bottom of his heart.

He applied more pressure, causing the officer to scream like a pig being slaughtered, a sound that made everyone present feel uneasy.

“Hmph, I’ll settle accounts with you later, John. Come here and watch him!” He lifted his foot and stepped hard on the officer’s legs.

Crack, crack—two sharp sounds followed, then a deafening, heart-wrenching scream. Rod had broken the officer’s legs outright. The officer gasped for air, already weakened, his consciousness starting to blur, leaving John, who had come over to watch, stunned.

The captain’s brutality shocked everyone.

“This guy…” Kiro in the distance also frowned, complaining inwardly. It was too violent. No one could have imagined such a scene.

“It’s your turn now!” Things weren’t over yet. Standing in front of the line of city guards, Rod said coldly.

Slap, slap, slap… A few sharp slaps echoed as each of the city guards in line received a fierce slap from Rod, leaving them dazed and confusing the onlookers even more.

It was insane. Was the world about to fall into chaos? Or had everyone gone mad? The scene made the onlookers wonder if they were dreaming.

“Hehe, it’s best not to use force. Of course, that’s if you don’t want your captain to die sooner. And you guys—don’t even try to resist. In my eyes, you’re just a bunch of dogs. It doesn’t take much strength to beat dogs! No matter how fierce they are, they can never escape human control. Look, even the fiercest dogs end up tamed and too scared to even breathe loudly.” Feeling the soldiers’ angry gazes, Rod said calmly with a smile.
“Rod, enough. Let’s stop this. We should leave!” At that moment, Kiro also came up to Rod, pulling him away, hoping to end this. Although they disliked these city guards as well, Rod’s actions terrified them even more. It was better to leave quickly.