Chapter 196 (2/2)

I stepped down on his pinky toe until a sharp ‘crack’ could be heard

The boy screamed and flailed but the chair he was tied to never faltered

I stared, deadpan, as he struggled to cope A few moments later, I could feel hi to heal and alleviate some of the pain

Good The boy will last a while

You are reading on ReadReadNovelFullonlineco his body with ain, a shrill cry tore out of the boy’s throat as his eyes watered

I removed my foot from his toe and waited another moment Then, I stepped on and broke another one of his toes

His shouts and curses soon turned to sobs and pleas to stop, but he wasn’t completely broken yet

I moved my foot from his toes, just below his ankles, and stepped down A series of ‘cracks’ and ‘snaps’ resounded along with the boy’s piercing shriek

“Pl-Please Why are you doing this? What do you want? I’ll give you anything,” he led left foot

“Your name,” I demanded without emotion

“Why do you need to know—” the boy let out another howl as his left fibula snaps in two “Steffan! Steffan Vale Please… no liuished,you are as well Unlike the other soldiers we’ve captured so far, you’ve made no attempts to kill yourself and wish dearly to live Am I correct so far?”

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“Yes!” he blurted Not giving his interrogator an excuse to break another bone

I chose“I won’t kill you if you cooperate In what condition you make it back home, however, will depend on how helpful you are and how honestly you answer my questions Do you understand?”

He nodded fiercely

“A few of your troops have survived and safely escaped, but I strongly advise you get rid of the hope that the nu back here will not be strong enough to aid you” Thewas set loose

The thick roots and branches ht of a white core round splintered as rubble shook below our feet

As for Steffan, he was having a hard tier ahout his body His bloodshot eyes bulged as his aped like a fish out of water until I withdrew my mana back

“I-I under… understand,” he stath to be e fro a step away I thought of going straight to thequestions, but I wanted to see if he was actually telling the truth

“List all of the males in the Vale house and your relationshi+p to them”

The boy looked fearful for a second,that I would use this information to kill off his entire house, but with a quick reassurance that killing his family wasn’t my intention, he succu to me besides that they were some distant cousin or uncle until one name that I could verify came up “ Izora Vale, my mother Karnal Vale, my father Lucia Vale, my sister”

I put up a hand to stop hi process?”

“The awakening is the ceremony that unlocks the children their first e,” Steffan answered, his voice hoarse

“What is the difference between a crest and a lih his horn

The boy recited his reply like he’d er Syic that the e to utilize”

My curiosity was beginning to win over me; I wanted to learn more about Steffan’s continent, but I could tell he was starting to withdraw It would be a lot harder to get hier this went, and without an emitter to keep hiain, I chose the words very carefully for this question I wanted Steffan to think I had a partial idea and only wanted hiet truthful answers out of hiripping his leg in warning as his eyes began to shut

“A-After crests are ealias,” he said hurriedly

“How strong are alias compared to retainers?”

“I-I don’t know! My farandfather, and he’s only an ee—I swear on the name of Vritra!”

“Swear on the na similar inside the cavern in Darv It seems the Vritra are considered almost like Gods in Alacrya

“Do you kno alia-holders are on Dicathen currently?”

He shook his head “My coe but I know that he answers to a regalia-holder I don’t know the exact nuh This boy is too low in rankings to be of any use From the sound of it, the House of Vale that he so proudly proclaih up in Alacrya either

Asking a few questions pertaining specifically to the orders that had been given to hi north to Elshi+re Forest just like I had feared

The last question I asked was more for my own curiosity, but it turned out to be the ained froo now You promised I answered every one of your questions truthfully!” The boy’s shoulders sagged, and the stuh the bandages

“Like I said I won’t kill you” With those last words, I left the tent

Waiting for me was Lenna, the elven wohts of the enca bloodied allies, while others moved as left of their co beside her She flinched when our eyesforeven a shred of eet in my way as I spoke

“I’m done Feel free to dispose of the Alacryan how you see fit”