Starting from the Planetary Governor
Chapter 22: The Original Fury of the Owl Sect

Multiple electromagnetic guns of the marines fired fiercely.

Under the intense shooting, the middle-aged man could no longer launch counterattacks like before. He could only barely maintain a storm shield to avoid being shot to death.

But he was about to collapse.

Extraordinary power was indeed strong, but it couldn’t withstand the full-force shooting of multiple electromagnetic rifles. The fact that he could hold on for a few seconds was already surprising enough.

Seeing that the storm shield was about to fail, the mortal body behind it definitely couldn’t withstand even a single metal spike and would be killed.

But at this moment, the marines ceased fire.

At this moment, the only person who could make them stop attacking was, of course, Gu Hang.

“Capture one alive.”

Yan Fangxu raised his fist, signaling to cease fire.

At this moment, the storm shield on the man was already very weak. The white rotating storm had turned very pale, almost fading away.

The man’s face was also pale, half from the terror of his desperate situation, and the other half from the excessive consumption of his spiritual energy.

Gu Hang stepped forward and with a wave of his hand, the invisible soul blade found the exposed weak spot of the storm shield and directly slashed through it.

The backlash of spiritual energy immediately made the middle-aged man vomit a mouthful of blood.

Gu Hang looked at his face for a moment and then said, “Wohan, right? We’ve met once, when I first arrived on this planet.”

Hearing Gu Hang’s words, Wohan’s somewhat dazed eyes became slightly more lively, as if he had come to his senses.

Without having time to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, he opened his mouth and said: “Governor…Governor…I can explain…I…”

At this point, he got stuck.

“Mm? Why aren’t you continuing? Don’t even know how to lie anymore?”

Wohan indeed didn’t know what to say.

There was no need to lie with his eyes open. He had just robbed the goods, and they had just been transported back.

He hadn’t even had time to put them in the warehouse when the Governor’s troops arrived and crushed the mercenaries he had been working with for years.

Caught red-handed, with both the person and the evidence, how could he argue?

“I’ve lost, Governor. I accept all charges. I completely surrender to you and beg for my life. I am willing to pay any price…”

As he spoke, he struggled to move and knelt on the ground, bowing deeply to Gu Hang.

He had tried his best to show the utmost sincerity.

Gu Hang smiled happily: “Only at the end of the road do you know to return from your lost path. Isn’t it a bit too late? Wohan, I’m very sorry. You were once a Alliance Counsilor and should have been part of the planetary government under the Governor’s leadership, recognized as an official by the Empire. But you have committed grave crimes: plundering goods, attacking the Governor, pretending obedience while being treacherous, and… colluding with a cult.”

“I fully admit… What? Colluding with a cult? No, no…” Wohan’s eyes widened at the last four words.

He was not a clueless commoner; he fully understood one principle.

If it were only the first three charges, he might still have a slim chance of survival.

After all, his greatest crime was opposing the Governor. Now, he had lost, but not entirely.

He still had assets and influence in Revival City and controlled a significant portion of the grain trade.

These would be valuable to the Governor, and if he completely surrendered and was willing to hand everything over, becoming a loyal and reliable dog, he might actually replace a way out.

Or, if he survived the current crisis, in a few years when this Governor was gone, he might still become a significant figure in Revival City.

However, if he was associated with a cult, it was over.

Within the entire Empire, heresy and cults were considered the most severe internal traitors, unforgivable crimes.

There was only one faith within the Empire—the great God Emperor.

On Fury Owl Planet, the situation for cults was slightly better—only slightly.

This was because there were too many factors threatening human survival on Fury Owl Planet, leaving little time for large-scale purges of heretical cults.

But this did not mean that those confirmed as heretics would be treated gently.

On Fury Owl Planet, heretics were basically synonymous with the ‘Original Owl Beast Sect.’

The name Fury Owl Planet originated from a large predatory terrestrial creature that existed before the apocalyptic war. Its body resembled a giant bear covered in feathers, with a head like an owl and antlers.

According to existing records, this creature appeared somewhat silly and cute, with a gentle and docile temperament, but it was extremely fierce when angered.

This sect believed that on the once relatively beautiful Fury Owl Planet, the owl beast represented a beautiful symbol.

The first owl beast was born with the planet and became a deity, protecting the entire planet.

The war that destroyed the world enraged the primordial owl beast, whose wrath transformed into the everlasting wasteland storm on the planet’s surface.

Until humanity atoned for their sins, the storm would never cease.

The ‘Original Owl Beast Sect’ was dedicated to atonement.

Besides having their own religious rituals, their most important atonement ceremony was to sacrifice non-believers to the deity, praying for ‘forgiveness.’

They indeed caused considerable destruction.

The horrifying blood sacrifices were one thing, as human lives on Fury Owl Planet were cheap; being eaten by mutated monsters, starving to death, or dying from illness seemed not much different from being sacrificed by a cult.

But the critical issue was that they didn’t just target a few individuals.

This cult aimed to make the entire planet atone for the deity.

They had created incidents that destroyed entire settlements multiple times.

They were dedicated to expanding the polluted areas of the wasteland storm, which reduced arable land, rendered mineral veins unusable, and ruined factories built with investment.

This made them public enemies.

From the perspective of Imperial law and the local conditions on Fury Owl Planet, Wohan knew that if he was confirmed to have colluded with the cult, he would be undoubtedly doomed.

He now deeply regretted using the storm spell when they broke in.

The key point was that he couldn’t escape!

He could only desperately argue in this regard: “Governor, please believe me! I didn’t collude with the cult! I don’t even know them! I just… I just suddenly discovered one day that I could use…”

Gu Hang nodded: “I have heard your testimony, and I will verify it. Next, you will be interrogated, and you will reveal everything you know. Finally, I will hold a trial for you in Revival City and make the final judgment. Don’t worry, it won’t take too long, and you will soon face the outcome you deserve.”