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Chapter 150: Merit Award part 3

It was a grimy alleyway in Starvine.

With a sharp crack, the impact of an air bullet blew the building’s door clean off its hinges. Soldiers poured inside in a rush.

「Who the hell are you?!」

The men inside tried to bluster, though fear showed plainly at the soldiers’ momentum.

「I am the Lord Protector. Resist, and you will be cut down.」

Sharon—commanding the troops—tilted her chin toward the shield her subordinate held up: the crest of the Lord Protector.

「W-what did we even do?!」

There’s no proof, the man was trying to scream—Sharon shut him up with a single icy glare.

「We’ve already confirmed it. Illegal food trade, and human trafficking. Take them.」

The men were restrained swiftly. Sharon had deliberately selected soldiers accustomed to rough work, so these responses were fast. A search team soon found a door leading underground.

「There’s a trapdoor here.」

「Open it. Everyone inside comes out. If anyone has no clothes, wrap them in