Zerra sighed when she heard Laziel's words. But it was understandable. People with criminal minds would be more rampant in the times of the apocalypse, where law and order was like a layer of tissue, easily broken.
Likewise, people who possessed decent morality would need a while to come to terms with their current reality: the survival of the fittest reigned over the current era.
She didn't mock Laziel because of his words and naivety. Still, in a meaningful tone, she reminded him. "This is exactly what he was about to do to us. The difference is that he didn't succeed in his plan."
"If it hadn't been for Cassias waking up in time after he was trapped in illusions, you might have lost some chunks of flesh and limbs now."
Laziel visibly shuddered as his mind conjured such an image. From the peripheral vision, he saw the unconscious man with his missing hands; his skin crawled.
