Pleading voices rose and fell, but Atom paid them no heed, his entourage behind him with grim expressions, wielding electric batons, ruthlessly jabbing the arms that reached out. As wails rose, they erupted into maniacal laughter.
Soon, Atom found his target in one of the cells, a hideous smile stretching across his face.
This was one of the golden-eyed people, not a race from the Silver Star Cluster, but from a neighboring Star Cluster, a civilization colloquially known as the Judge Civilization, an advanced species.
Though humanoid in form, they lacked two eyes, replaced instead by a single vertical golden pupil.
The person lifted their head. Due to their distinctive facial features, it was difficult to detect any subtle fluctuations in their emotions.
"Eye of Judgment, it's said that those with sins in their heart can't hide from the vertical golden pupil," Atom observed carefully, his voice betraying a hint of fear, before he frowned and said,
