Chapter 805.1: Cruelty
— Beauty, don't be afraid, I won't harm you, " the empire warrior said as he hugged the wolf — headed orc. To many of the empire's warriors who had been guarding the fortress on the Black Earth Plain for several years, a woman with a good figure was already a real beauty. As for her wolf head... It can be covered with clothing, after all, orcs often differed from humans only in their heads and, in rare cases, also in their body structure.
The Orc lowered her head. There was no fear in her eyes.
Such was the fate of civilians who fell into the hands of their enemy.
— A-a-a-a-a-a-h!!!
A kobold with wounds all over its body was hanged upside down in front of several imperial warriors.
— Maybe bloodletting?
— Better to burn him alive.
Several imperial warriors laughed as they discussed how they needed to execute the wounded captives. Many warriors might be good fathers or good husbands, but in war they all became ruthless butchers.
In the end, they decided to vote, and their choice was to be burned alive.
The other imperial veterans saw this and shrugged their shoulders.
They were already used to it.
The fire was lit in just a couple of minutes, and soon the captive orc howled in pain, but he didn't beg for mercy, only cursed and cursed the empire's army.
More than a dozen new recruits witnessed this scene. They were newly recruited warriors and although they had received special training, it was their first time seeing something like this.
A dozen new recruits had barely managed to adapt to the brutality of the battlefield, but the scene before them now was unacceptable even to them.
What they didn't know was that if the empire's warriors were captured by the Union's warriors, they would suffer the same fate: some would be burned alive, others would have their throats cut, or even skinned alive.
There was no concept of "humanity"in war. Even if in the beginning, many people treated their opponent with respect, with each passing day, more and more people forgot that their enemy was the same person.
*Whew~*
Suddenly, a loud whistle rang out, and the dozen new recruits next to Su Xiao immediately fell to the ground and covered their heads as if they were on some kind of training exercise.
*Boom!*
A house in the distance shattered and pieces of wood and rocks fell to the ground.
A dozen new recruits were left lying on the ground, not even daring to raise their heads.
— What are you afraid of? This whistle signals that the projectile will fall nearby, and not directly near your feet. You'll get used to it when you start serving in the fortress on the Black Earth Plain. You know, you'll quickly start figuring out when to go to bed and when not to, " the veteran said, hugging the orcish woman and looking at the recruits with a half-smile.
Su Xiao looked at the cookies in his hands. Most of the cookies were now covered in dust and dirt. After hesitating for a moment, he threw away the cookies, took out a new pack, and calmly continued eating.
Several of the new recruits looked at Su Xiao in surprise. Many people thought: "Is this guy not afraid of death?»
Su Xiao calmly put the cookies in his mouth, but then barrels suddenly started falling on the city. Naturally, these barrels contained very deadly green phosphorus.
In war, one could die not only during the actual battles themselves. It was possible to die even after the side had already won the battle. Of course, the chance of dying from a stray shell was quite small, but not zero.
Su Xiao stood up. He sensed that someone was in the house behind him. Naturally, since he was a civilized person, the first thing he did was knock on the door of the house.
There were muffled whispers in the house, and then silence..
In the end, no one opened the door, so Su Xiao had to resort to a less civilized method.
He kicked the door open.
Even though it was daytime, the windows of the house were tightly closed, making it very dark inside.
This private house wasn't small and was two stories tall. If you add up the area of the upper and lower floors, this house in total could be estimated at about 300 square meters of livable space. Given its size, it was obvious that its owner's status wasn't low.
Su Xiao focused for a moment and immediately found three silhouettes on the second floor.
When Su Xiao reached the second floor, he immediately heard the faintest sounds of breathing due to his sharp hearing. This sound was very nervous, and even though their owners tried to breathe as quietly as possible, it did not help them in any way.
— Su Xiao sat down on a wooden chair, took off Lan Kai's windbreaker and put it in his inventory, and took off his shirt. It was covered in blood, dust, and dirt, but his face and body didn't look any better. There were bloodstains and small stones in his hair along with dirt and dust.
The door opposite Su Xiao opened and a lion-headed woman soon came out of the room. She was a little nervous, and her hand with the knife on her back was shaking violently. She didn't need this knife for self-defense, but for putting her hands on herself in the worst case scenario.
— The others? Su Xiao asked as he took out a cigarette and lit it.
Relaxing a little, he leaned back in his chair.
— There was only one hiding here... but before she could finish, she suddenly found Su Xiao staring at her intently.
— I'm not interested in orchids. Even if they did, you wouldn't have had time to do anything.
Hearing Su Xiao's words, she clenched the knife in her hand. — Even if I have to die for it, you can't do anything to me!" The lion-headed woman's tone was determined. She didn't want to kill Su Xiao, but she also didn't want to be dishonored by the empire's soldiers.
— I'll give you ten seconds. Have the two men behind you come out and get me some hot water.
Although Su Xiao killed people without batting an eye, he wouldn't kill anyone for no reason. It wouldn't bring him any benefits, and besides, civilians were very different from warriors.
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