Chapter 10 - The Aftermath

With Noah holding a dagger against the neck of the gang leader, the other villagers quickly gathered around them, their eyes fixed on the menacing figure in front of them.

The gang leader, whose face was a mask of anger and defiance, struggled to free himself, but the villagers were too strong for him.

As Sohan, one of the elders of the village tried to compose himself after being wounded, he asked Noah why he hadn't killed the gang leader on the spot.

"Noah, why not kill him, why have you captured him?" he questioned, his voice filled with pain and confusion.

Noah knew that killing the gang leader would not solve anything. If they killed him, another leader would take his place and the attacks on their village would likely continue. Instead, they needed to find out why they were being targeted and who was behind it, so they could put a stop to it once and for all.

"Uncle Sohan, we can't kill him yet," he explained calmly.

"We have to know why they are targeting our village again and again. Is there any reason behind it? So we have to get all the information from him first."

The gang leader, who was now at the mercy of the villagers, could not hide his contempt for them.

"You will not find any information from me," he spat, his voice filled with venom. "Whatever you can try, you will not be going to get any information. Haha haha."

His laughter echoed across the village, as the villagers exchanged glances, unsure of what to do next.

Seeing this situation Greg moved toward the gang leader and ask "You better say on your everything you know otherwise I will not show any mercy to you."

"Hehe you can do anything you want you will not even get out my name from me today," The gang leader said

With that, Greg tried to get information from the gang leader forcefully but to no avail.

After some time

"Hehe, it's not that I don't want to say and I don't have any fetish for getting beaten also. It's just that I can't say anything as I also don't know much but I can only say this that your village temple is wanted by someone. That's all I can say as for whom he is you have to find yourself." Gang leader speaks

As the gang leader spoke, the villagers were taken aback by the news that someone wanted their village temple. They started discussing among themselves and tried to figure out who could be behind it. Some villagers speculated that it could be a rival gang, while others believed it might be someone with a personal vendetta against the village.

We are not getting any more info from this guy.

"He is a tough one tough nut to crack," Greg came to other villagers and Noah and said while still rubbing his fists.

Not getting any more info from him Noah came to the gang leader and placed his dagger on his neck and ask "I am asking you last time to tell us everything you know"

Meanwhile, Greg, who had tried to get information from the gang leader through force, was still fuming with anger.

He couldn't believe that they had come all this way just to find out that the gang leader didn't know much. He muttered to himself about how much of a waste of time it was to deal with these people.

Noah, who had been observing the gang leader, knew that killing the gang leader was the only option left. So Noah draw his dagger and in one swift movement slashed the gang leader's throat and killed him.

"Why have you killed him we could have taken him to the village and tried to force out all the info" Ajay shouted seeing Noah's action.

"No Uncle Ajay we would not be able to get that. When I placed my dagger on his neck there was no fear of death in his eyes so it's better to kill him" Noah said

"Yes Ajay, Noah did the right thing otherwise we would have just been trying to get info from him but that will not result in any result. But it would have wasted our time and energy and made us deviate from the path which we can now plan" Sohan said

After Noah had killed the gang leader, the villagers discussed their next course of action. They decided to send a group of people to the nearby town to gather more information about who might be behind the attack on their village. They also decided to beef up security around the temple to prevent any further attacks.

As the villagers made their plans, Noah couldn't help but think about how dangerous their situation was. He knew that there was more to this attack than just a simple gang war. He was determined to find out the truth and protect his village from harm.

The villagers were now silent, except for the moans of the injured. The battle had ended, but the consequences were just starting to surface. Noah had taken out the final Boss, with the whole gang killed, and several villagers injured.

Greg had taken charge of the situation and was now assessing the damage. He had retrieved the gang leader's gun, which could be useful in case there were any more attacks.

Ajay and Soahn, who were heavily injured during the fight, were being treated by the young man with a beard and a middle-aged woman only women from the village who came on this operation are helping out as well, using his knowledge of first aid to help the wounded.

Noah was standing next to Greg, trying to understand what had just happened. He had never seen so much violence before, and the sight of the dead bodies was unsettling. Greg noticed his confusion and put a hand on his shoulder.

"So little hero not able to accept this, this situation has become common after the war. Soon you will overcome this so let the flow take time. It's over now, for now, Noah." Greg said

"What little hero, I am no hero I just did what I think is good for me and dear to me and the village," Noah said

Seeing Noah is still humble and not getting proud of himself. Other villagers liked Noah more and now their previous thoughts about him completely vanished

"Noah, you saved my life, saved villagers' life it's not something anyone can achieve. So of course you are now the hero of our village" Greg said

Noah nodded, but he still felt uneasy. He knew that the violence he had just witnessed was not something he wanted to experience again. He looked around at the injured villagers and realized that he needed to do something to help.

He went over to Sohan and asked if he could help. Sohan gave him a small first aid kit and asked him to assist him in bandaging his wound.

As he worked, he realized that this was not the kind of life he wanted to live.

After a few hours, the injured villagers had been treated, and the dead bodies had been removed. Greg gathered everyone together and spoke to them.

"I want to thank all of you for your bravery today. We faced a difficult situation, but we came out on top. However, we can't let this happen again. We need to be prepared for any future attacks. I suggest that we start patrolling the area and keeping a lookout for any suspicious activity. We can't let the gangsters take over our Village."

"Let's discuss all this with the high priest and other villagers, first we should move back to the village and give them the good news. The high priest is also worrying about us." Sohan said