Chương 233: 233 – Burn (2)

The women kept begging and crying, but my colonists kept drenching them with oil. I could see the expressions of doubt on my people's faces, but it was all for their sake. I don't want them to have a bigger disaster because I was negligent.

Seb also kept yelling for his fellow colonists to stop, but no one paid any heed. Meanwhile, Alice could only look down in tears.

Now my colonists threw sticks and other flammable objects at the women while Manu made a long trail of oil.

"Don't you guys have a heart!!??" Helda exclaimed in exasperation.

"Sorry, we didn't really want to do this." With trembling hands, Leva carried a piece of wood with a burning tip that she had brought from the bonfire.

"You monsters!!!" Seb screamed with all his might. "What's wrong with you guys!!?? They have not resisted, and not all of them are guilty! You can give Tom some mercy. Why can't you all just let them go!"