Hail the King

After they charged through the gate, they realized that the Barcelonan and puppet Zenitian soldiers who were supposed to guard the streets were all killed by a terrifying force, and the execution teams of Barcelona that were supposed to patrol the streets were also killed, and their corpses lay on the streets.

Like a terrifying virus that was spreading, more and more Zenitian civilians roared and charged into the streets.

…

-Black Jail in the Imperial Knight Palace-

After Knight Captain Akinfeev and other execution knights of Zenit died in battle, this prison that was once used to arrest and detain the traitors, rebels, and spies were turned into the killing dungeon that existed to maintain Emperor Chrystal’s control over the empire.

In the last 30 days or so, many influential figures were detained here! They included generals in the military, leaders of rebellion forces, wealthy merchants, mercenaries, and political enemies of Emperor Chrystal who dared to oppose him!

More than 50,000 people had died inside this prison.

Every second, people were interrogated, tortured, and killed for various reasons.

Every moment, cries, groans, curses, and begging could be heard inside this dark prison. The noises resonating in this place sounded like cries of ghosts in the 18 levels of Hell.

For a period, Emperor Chrystal would come to this prison every day to see his former enemies and political opponents being tortured to death and turned into pieces. Everyone who was hated by the new emperor was tortured until they had one last breath left before they were fed to demon beasts.

Of course, the person who had the most tragic fate here was named Granello.

This man was once a core henchman of Second Prince Dominguez who battled to the death for Zenit, and he was also the former leader of Imperial Patrol.

Right now, Granello’s four limbs were cut off, half of his tongue was severed, and one of his eyes was pierced and turned blind. Every day, he would be tortured with all kinds of cruel methods for more than ten hours.

Emperor Chrystal’s hatred toward Granello reached a sickening degree. Therefore, he wouldn’t let this man die. He sent talented mages and doctors to save and cure Granello before the latter died. When Granello recovered his consciousness, he was tortured again.

This treatment was cruel and inhumane.

However, this former noble who had the nickname of [Red Beard] never begged even once!

-In the depths of Black Jail-

Muffled groans and crazy laughter sounded at the same time, making the atmosphere seem creepy like a ghost realm.

“Hahaha! Granello! You have today as well! Is it painful? Do you want to die right away?” A half-naked executioner laughed as he held a sharp dagger that was as thin as a fly’s wing. While he cut the broken body that was hung in the air by iron chains, he mocked with a vicious smile, “I only r*aped a dirty woman, but you kicked me out of the Imperial Patrol and broke one of my legs! Hehe, I still remember that. Now, do you regret not killing me before?”

This man slowly carved off the flesh around the shoulder of this broken body. After a while, all the flesh was cleanly taken off, and only white bones remained. Then, he moved onto scrapping the white bone, getting a pile of bone powder.

This vicious treatment was truly inhumane.

The person who was being tortured had no limbs, and his hair was messy. He was completely soaked in blood, and not an inch of intact skin could be seen on him. Wounds were all over his body, including his face. His only intact eye was staring at the executioner while blood flowed out of the other eye that was destroyed. Even his ears were cut off.

The scene was truly terrifying.

This man was [Red Beard] Granello.