Chapter 297: Puppet War
Screams and wailing filled the sky. The humans cried out.
“O Great Being! Please forgive us! Please—.”
“Mercy! I’ll do anything, so please at least spare my life!”
All fifty people cried out in different ways. It was almost like an orchestra was performing a de-harmonized symphony without any practice. There was no way that I wouldn’t be moved by this mess of a symphony. My order remained firm.
– Crackle.
Our troops started to set the firewood ablaze. The flames that spread over from the torches gradually grew larger. The screaming became a decibel louder.
Burning at the stake was actually quite a hassle. You have to gather a lot of dried lumber and the burning procedure took way too much time. It was obviously inefficient since we still had hundreds left to kill. Regardless, I had only one simple reason as to why I chose this method.
It was cruel.
“Fuck, let me go! Let me go this instant—!”