The officers hesitated, unsure how to handle the scene.
Both sides were valuable to the military—the abbot was a trusted long-time ally, while the Paradise staff supplied crucial resources.
Offending either would only bring trouble to the sector.
Still, they couldn't just stand by.
If the beating continued, the abbot might not survive, and explaining his death to their superiors would be an absolute nightmare.
"Uhmm… sir, can you stop now," one officer called out cautiously. "I think the abbot is already on the brink of death."
Rather than stopping, Ethan pressed on, completely unbothered by the officers' presence.
Though he respected the military—having once been a soldier himself— but the memory of the abbot's attempt to burn his wife alive only deepened his fury.
Seeing the masked man utterly unbothered, the abbot finally grasped the depth of his predicament—and in that moment, desperation swallowed him whole.
