The two cultivators almost shed their fear after hearing they are in the Southern continent because they knew they wouldn't be able to escape. Hence, instead of begging for their lives, they antagonized everyone.

"Let me help you get started" Michael grabbed Sadie's hand from behind. He moved the dagger towards the cultivator's chest.

"Argg" the cultivator grumbled as Michael slowly applied pressure to the dagger. The dagger gradually penetrated the skin around the cultivator's left nipples.

Michael felt Sadie trying to move the dagger back,

"I....I...Can't" finally Michael let go of her hand. Sadie stumbled backward away from the cultivator before dropping the dagger on the ground. No matter how angry she was, she couldnt torture them. She did not have it in her.

"Stupid bitch" the cultivator cursed in pain.

Everything happened as Michael expected. With a gentle stomp to the ground, the dagger flew right back into his hand. He then turned back to look at his crew,

"You see, even when the scumbags who hurt her and the people she cared about are standing right in front of her, she can't do what's necessary. Because she's a good person. Being a good person is not the way to go sometimes. Sometimes, you need to be bad, you need to be evil to get what you want, to get it done what must be done" as he said, he threw the dagger to Maxine.

"Show them how it's done"

"With pleasure, Lord Lucifer" Maxine grinned evilly. Seeing the menacing look on her face, the cultivators felt a chill running through their spines.

"Another bitch!" he cursed to hide the fear in his heart.

Maxine just smiled as she got closer to him. She started from where Sadie left off.Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

"Who gave the order to kidnap those girls?" she asked with a smile.

"Go fu ARGH!" Maxine made a quick cut circling his nipple as the cultivator experienced a hellish pain. There was no Arch energy to ease his pain. She ripped off his nipple. Many of the pirates felt a tingling sensation witnessing the scene.

"You have many parts I could cut, including your favorite one" she tapped the bloodied dagger on his crotch. By the look in her eyes, the cultivator could tell she's not playing around.

"I'm not gonna ask you again. I'll just keep cutting you piece by piece until you give me an answer" she moved the dagger to the right side. A line of blood trail appeared from left to right.

"ARRGGGHHHH!"

Just like before, she made a cut around his other nipple.

"This is gonna get only worse for you" Michael reminded the cultivator while walking towards the other cultivator who was not getting tortured by Maxine.

"Don't forget about our guest here Maxine"

"Hmmmmmm" the cultivator's cries were muffled by the cloth.

No one felt a shed of pity for the two cultivators, especially not the ones who saw the condition of the girls. Back on earth, Michael witnessed gory scenes while dealing with human traffickers but compared to what the SilverMoon girls went through, the girls on earth had it easy.

"I'm getting bored here. How about we spice things up?" Gaya stood up from her throne. While she was walking towards Maxine, a ball of hot red flame appeared above her hand.

"Shut up Carl!" the one who got tortured shouted at the other one.

Carl however, didn't even look at him as all of Carl's focus was on the approaching fireball.

"You have my word, Carl. Tell us everything and we will let you go" Michael reassured Carl.

Carl felt the warmth of the fire. He knew it's only a matter of seconds before he burns alive. Getting burnt to death was not worth any amount of gold coins.

"It's Minister Magnus!"? Since Sadie also doubted he's the one behind all this, Michael and Gaya knew Carl is telling them the truth.

"We have a winner here boys" Gaya clapped as the fireball approaching Carl disappeared while the other one lighted the oil.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" the scream of the cultivator reverberated in the sea. He kept twitching as the fire completely enveloped him. The fire burnt the ropes that tied him to the pole. He tried to roll on the ground except it was too late.

"Look at how he's enjoying his firebath Carl" Gaya chuckled evilly,

"We can give you the same experience if you don't tell us everything, I mean everything you know" Carl's face was completely pale. He saw his colleagues charred remaining on the ground, radiating smoke. Just thinking about it made Carl's hair stand up straight.

"Maxine, bring Carl to our room"

Maxine nodded before dragging Carl behind Gaya towards the captain's cabin. Michael on the other hand walked towards Sadie. She was still looking pale as her body kept shaking.

"If you don't come out of your shell, more people you care about will get hurt. Think about it while you bury your fallen sisters" As he walked past Sadie, Gibson came to him.

"Lord Lucifer, what about the rest of them?"

Sadie turned back. She didn't know what to do with the girls.

"They should go to Tiberius's land. After everything that happened to them, they need to be with people they can relate to. Coordinate with Heinberg and see to it personally"

Considering Tiberius's people were slaves who endure the abuse of their masters for years and overcame the trauma, Michael thought it would be better if the girls went there instead of Elon. Sending them back to Elon would only make everything worse for them.

"Lord...Lord Lucifer" Sadie stuttered as Michael stopped walking.

"Can I say my goodbyes to them?"

"You were responsible for them. So they will blame you and your sect for everything. You can watch the girls settling down from a distance" After speaking these words, Michael entered the captain's cabin.

"Lord Lucifer is right Miss. Those poor girls have suffered enough. You meeting them will bring back memories they must forget" Gibson gently patted Sadie's shoulder to console her. Sadie broke down into tears. Deep down she knew they were right.

"They are going to a much better place, Miss. That place and the people living there will help them overcome their trauma"

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I wrote an elaborate sick gory torture scene but I learned that it might get flagged as the novel is for the general audience.. So I cut them down. Hope you still enjoy the chapter and let me know your thoughts