Mighty Lord

Chapter 1473: Chapter 546 Confession

Zhou Tian believed he had been good to the Beastmen; they should not have betrayed him. Yet, all this was merely Zhou Tian’s thinking. To those Beastmen, Zhou Tian’s rule, while not brutal or inhumane, was certainly not satisfactory. It was precisely because of their dissatisfaction with Zhou Tian’s governance that they chose to collaborate with the Deity and betray Zhou Tian.

Thus, having taken that step, the Beastmen, according to their philosophy, did not believe there was anything wrong with their actions. For this reason, when confronted by Zhou Tian’s questioning, the Beastmen did not show any sign of guilt.

Zhou Tian felt betrayed by the Beastman leaders, but they felt justified in their actions, believing they had enough reasons to betray Zhou Tian. With different perspectives, it was inevitable both sides would feel the other was in the wrong.

Therefore, when Zhou Tian saw that the Beastmen had no intention of repenting, his mood was naturally not very good.

"You faithless wretches, dare to betray me and still show no remorse!" After saying this and angrily glancing at the Beastman bosses, Zhou Tian immediately issued the related orders.

With Zhou Tian’s abilities, he could easily immobilize the Beastmen, and under such circumstances, whatever Zhou Tian wished to do next would of course be very easy. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"Guards, bring on the torture!"

Normally, Zhou Tian never resorted to punishment; in general, those who offended Zhou Tian would simply be killed. As for torturing enemies, frankly, Zhou Tian genuinely lacked interest.

However, these Beastmen had become an exception, as their betrayal had angered Zhou Tian too greatly. Under these circumstances, Zhou Tian, who usually disdained torturing enemies, now sought to vent his fury and had the idea to severely "clean up" those Beastmen.

Had Zhou Tian not dwelled on such thoughts, all might have been well, but once he seriously considered torture, his mind was immediately filled with countless forms of punishment that could only be described as inhuman.

Whether in the Central Region or the Western lands, throughout thousands of years, there were always some who invented cruel punishments. Whatever the creators of such punishments thought when devising them didn’t matter; when Zhou Tian employed these methods, they were certainly going to subject his Beastman subordinates to extreme suffering.

Squeezing fingers, pulling out nails, branding...

Even though he did not resort to those tortures that would immediately end a life, the punishments Zhou Tian used made the Beastmen unable to help but scream in agony. And Zhou Tian’s punishment would not end so simply; he continued to torture the Beastmen and also ordered his healers to mend their injuries. Thus, the Beastman bosses, who had just been brought to near death by the torture, were quickly revived by the Beastmen Physicians under Zhou Tian’s command in a very short amount of time.

In times of war, such quick healing would be a boon for the Beastmen, but under the current circumstances, their recovery was likely against their will.

They might endure one round of torture, perhaps even two or three, if they were tough enough. However, if Zhou Tian continued to have the physicians heal them and then subjected them to torture again and again, it was likely that after tens or even hundreds of times, even the toughest would be driven mad.

Moreover, in a world with magic, healing injuries was a matter of minutes. The circumstances of that world undoubtedly heightened the Beastmen’s pain. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

As a result, the first round of torture elicited screams from only a small number of Beastmen, but by the fifth session, most could not help crying out. After being tortured more than a dozen times by Zhou Tian, some Beastmen with weaker psyches even lost consciousness due to the relentless severe torture.

Seeing things develop to this point, Zhou Tian finally decided to show himself again.

"Speak! Why exactly did you betray me, and who was the damned soul who led you?"

Although Zhou Tian had basically regained control of the Beastman Tribe and all those who had opposed him were taken down, he had this feeling that the leader of the betrayal had not shown themselves. Therefore, with the Beastman leaders under such duress, it was almost certain they would confess. Zhou Tian had to get to the bottom of the matter.

But to Zhou Tian’s surprise, even though the Beastmen were already nearly driven mad by his torture, they still showed no signs of yielding. The maniacal Beastmen aside, those who had previously screamed continuously, after hearing Zhou Tian’s words, did nothing but offer him cold, silent laughter, an expression completely at odds with their tormented state, making it seem as if Zhou Tian was the one who had failed.