Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1451: Chapter 823: Unbroken Vow

The location of the two Fallen Angels is inside an abandoned church.

The statue of The Emperor was defiled by the Cult followers when the church was captured by the believers of the Evil God. The demon ruined the face of the statue, inscribing many nauseating symbols of Chaos all over it.

They also captured many clergy from the National Church, did not kill them, but rather infused pestilence and bacteria into their bodies, turning them into grotesque creatures constantly emitting a foul stench, covered in pustules with no respite from their suffering. Then, they hung them around the church using their intestines.

Viscous bodily fluids kept dripping down, and after some playful torture, the Cultists lost interest and left, abandoning those unfortunate souls who couldn’t die as they faced terrifying torment.

The two Fallen Angels sneaked into this place, eradicated the few remaining Cult enemies within the church, and freed the tormented priests of the National Church, before temporarily staying inside the church to recuperate.

Then, Gu Hang arrived.

He came so swiftly that the two Fallen Angels had no time to prepare.

The Fallen Angels had long suspected that someone was pursuing them all along. But even at this moment, they still believed their pursuers were from the Oath of Remembrance.

Judging from the speed of the Oath of Remembrance, they still had plenty of time to properly rest.

Unfortunately, it was Gu Hang who came.

Not only did he acquire all the previous tracking information from the Oath of Remembrance, allowing him to perfectly inherit their tracking progress, but compared to ordinary Interstellar Warriors, Gu Hang had far more sophisticated tracking means.

The Fallen Angels had nowhere to escape.

Not even a breakout was possible.

When Gu Hang captured them, he discovered that these two were remarkably more powerful than the typical level of Interstellar Warriors.

Both were around the level of a Company Champion.

If it were any ordinary group of Interstellar Warriors, even if the Fallen Angels were surrounded, they might not necessarily be doomed. With their strength, wiping out the adversaries would be challenging, but a breakout seemed quite probable.

However, when facing Gu Hang, that wasn’t the case.

Even though Gu Hang came only as an avatar.

But these two Fallen Angels were rather perceptive.

After witnessing Gu Hang’s power, they instantly realized their situation was hopeless and surrendered without resistance.

This was quite rare.

Moreover, it aligned with Gu Hang’s interests.

This avatar had been used for too long; it was after a battle, followed by a boat journey, and then a half-month search in Gamma VII’s intricate underworld, nearing its limit.

If these two Fallen Angels didn’t surrender, Gu Hang would have regrettably killed them.

Though he could still retain their souls, the information within the soul fragments tends to be incomplete compared to capturing a live target.

If they stubbornly refused to reveal anything or tried to fabricate lies, Gu Hang could take his time to handle them when available.

Besides, a living Fallen Angel could potentially serve greater purposes.

Thus, without haste to interrogate, Gu Hang had their armor and weapons stripped off, holding them captive without their gear.

Alvin and Shaga, leading members of the Pure Fire Brotherhood, would be responsible for escorting these captives back to the Alliance homeland, to hand them over to Gu Hang.

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When Gu Hang saw Alvin, Shaga, and the captives they brought back again, several months had already passed.

Along with them came the results of handling the remaining members of the Oath of Remembrance.

Before everything happened, counting the reinforcements given by the Alliance, the Oath of Remembrance totaled roughly a thousand people, considered fully staffed.

Now, after the cleansing, the remaining staff amounted to 346 people.

Gu Hang remotely informed Alvin to halt the cleansing.

If Gu Hang hadn’t intervened, the internal cleansing of the Oath of Remembrance would have persisted.

Purges, grand cleansings… Such activities, whenever heard, are quite terrifying. Nearly 70% of the Battle Group’s members were eliminated in internal conflicts.

At this point, it’s been harsh enough. The remaining non-Alliance Battle Group veterans actually numbered only around one hundred.

And Gu Hang, after the internal cleansing reached this stage, saw the name of the Oath of Remembrance appear in the system interface.

The Battle Group had already fallen into complete control by Gu Hang, naturally allowing the cleansing to stop.

Perhaps, among the surviving veterans of the Battle Group, there might still be Blood Swearers. After all, even though Gu Hang extracted the list from the minds of those former Battle Group leaders, due to the cultural tradition of their secret society—layer upon layer—even their Battle Group leaders were unaware of the entire list.

But it’s alright, as long as the control of the current Battle Group rests in his hands.

Later, Alvin and Shaga could have ample time to investigate the situation among those veterans. Given there’s no rush, they could look into it more slowly, more precisely, without pursuing intense internal cleansings.

Moreover, the future still spans long. The Oath of Remembrance has many combat tasks to undertake. No need for special targeting, ordinary combat task allocation will naturally exhaust the remaining hundred-plus veterans, slowly replacing and replenishing until all these veterans are gone, creating an immaculate Battle Group.

Actually… there remains a slight issue.

Gu Hang is quite disgusted by the secret society atmosphere within the Oath of Remembrance. As a ruler, he naturally has an inherent dislike for these phenomena.

But this problem seems not easily nullified.

Look at Alliance people like Alvin and Shaga—they scarcely cause doubts regarding their loyalty to Gu Hang and the Alliance. Yet, despite this, they inherently and spontaneously, without needing teachings, establish societies themselves. This tendency appears embedded within their genes.

Genetic Seeds of Interstellar Warriors influence their thought patterns and psychological states—an undeniable reality that requires no further verification.

After pondering, Gu Hang decided not to issue a mandate to eradicate.

It’s unfeasible to eradicate.

Easily ends up with no apparent societies but transforms into genuine ’secret’ societies.

Easy to breed discontent.

Forget it, if this psychological feature is etched within the Genetic Seeds, let them be.

Gu Hang routinely supplemented them with all required personnel, rebuilding the entire configuration of the Battle Group.

It’s expected that within ten months, a new full-strength Battle Group could return to the Dark Side Expedition’s frontline battles.

Simultaneously, Gu Hang plans to establish a new Battle Group named Unbroken Vow, entirely utilizing the seeds of the Oath of Remembrance. They are set to form within about ten months, joining the front lines alongside the Oath of Remembrance.

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Making up for yesterday.

More to come later.