Once again, Zac let himself be taken by criminals.
But he had done so early on to prevent The Vipers from stimulating their suspicions about him and acting more forcefully against him and Amy. As much as he now had abilities that put him above ordinary men, Zac still had a long way to go before he could defend his sister.
As for the current situation, as much as he didn't have to worry about the same problem he would have with The Vipers, he couldn't deal with those men in public either. Many people in this community had seen him taken away by local criminals, so if he suddenly acted up and escaped, the local gang and the police themselves could get to him through these various witnesses.
He didn't want that to happen, so he let the thugs take him and soon arrived at the top of the hill where the leaders of the dominant faction of Lower South Smis were.
