Chapter 792 - 803: How to Choose
After the battle had ended, the group conducted a quick search of the torture chamber, only finding some Gold Coins and a few low-value gemstones. Before leaving the room, Lancelot summoned a slender vine from the cracks between the bricks and strung together the dozens of heads they had seized, then stuffed it into his Dimensional Bag.
The exit of the torture chamber was sealed by an iron gate, but the lock had already been destroyed by people who had been there before. With a bit of exertion, Lancelot lifted the heavy gate and held it until all his companions had passed through.
Behind the door was a staircase leading downward into the unknown. The steps had concealed pressure traps, but fortunately, the bodies of the victims lying on top prevented the traps from resetting themselves, and Little Isha timely discovered the last untriggered trap.
The exit of the staircase was another iron gate which seemed to be jammed by something, forcing Lancelot to take a rather violent approach to physically break through this barrier.
After coming out of the staircase, the group entered a narrow corridor flanked by cell after cell, each with identical iron barred doors. Nearly every cell held a prisoner, from every race, whose reasons for incarceration had long been erased by the sands of time.
Despite this, the torment of these prisoners had not ended, as they had been transformed into Undead, unable to find peace. Upon hearing the arrival of the group, they immediately lunged with howls, only to be firmly stopped by the cell doors.
But not entirely stopped. The prisoners’ palms, feet, and even heads fell off their bodies due to their violent motions and crawled along the floor towards the group. Though this was actually harmless, the companions still felt a shiver down their spines and quickly smashed these limbs into pieces.
Hearing the howls of those who could not die, Lancelot knew that even if there were souls still trapped in those horrifying bodies, they had long gone completely mad from the endless torment in the dark dungeon. The Human Knight sighed, and although the cell doors meant that these prisoners were not actually a threat, he still drew his Longsword, planning to end their suffering.
"Brother, let me do it."
Little Isha noticed Lancelot’s intent and gently grabbed his arm, to which he naturally had no objections. The girl blessed by Cranvo adopted a posture that could only be described as compassionate, and with her sword, she ended the existence of each Undead trapped in the cells, murmuring at the same time: