The stench of burning corpses continued to invade, and the soldiers wearing masks couldn't help frowning, and not far away, a group of bandits finished their prayers under the protection of bayonets, and after making a cross on their chests, they quietly watched the remains of their companions disappear in the flames.

They don't have much of a problem with this disposition. Although the traditional way is burial, there is not so much time and energy to bury hundreds of corpses one by one, leaving it alone will cause a plague, and the captives do not want their comrades to bury their bones in a strange land, so the final compromise is to cremate the remains of the dead and take them away by escort trains.

The group had to stop on the spot as they had to wait for the train from behind to arrive to deliver the prisoners, which made the distinguished passengers unhappy, but after a few complaints, considering that it would take some time to repair the railway itself, they accepted the situation.

All of them were operating in an orderly manner, and despite a discordant episode, the safety of the train and the strength of the guards were more reassuring in the battle of Tongguò, so the doubts and uneasiness should dissipate with the smoke of the battle. However, this is not always the case for some people.

"It's rare that you touch alcoholic beverages too. ”

Nona sighed softly. Unlike Li Lin, a master of the wine country who can put down dozens of hairy bear generals, Roland belongs to the type that is relatively easy to get drunk, and under normal circumstances, he will drink at most a meal wine. Now he opened a bottle...... Fruit wine, although the degree is not high, almost not much different from fruit juice, but this kind of sight is really rare.

"That's all I can drink. ”

Squeezing out a wry smile, Roland sighed.

"You can't get drunk. I can't resist it, it's a half-ass. ”

Nona didn't answer, just watched as he filled the goblet with fruit wine, and just looked at the glass.

By the time she received the signal to stop the shelling and camouflage the armed car back again, the battle on Roland's side was long over. The leader of the thieves was killed in battle, and two high-ranking cadres fainted, and were being interrogated by scorpions and giant needle ants.

As far as the results are concerned, the battle has been quite good. Encounter an ambush by superior enemy forces with advantageous terrain and superior mages in favorable terrain. was able to almost wipe out the opponent in turn, but the price paid was only more than 30 casualties. By any standard, it was a wonderful victory.

Of course, the weapons and personnel of the consortium played a crucial role in achieving victory. Roland, as a commander, left his troops to act on his own, nor is it worth advocating. But it was because Roland defeated the leader of the enemy. Completely paralyzing its chain of command. The ambush soldiers lurking in the woods failed to enter the battlefield at the critical moment and open up the situation. After seeing the corpse of the leader, the deserters also lost the last ounce of courage to resist. Lay down your arms and surrender. Therefore, on the whole, Roland's table xiàn is quite remarkable.

Generally speaking, at this time, even the best young people will show some joy and excitement, and immerse themselves in the high-pitched feeling brought by success.

At this moment, Roland was not happy, the whole person looked haggard and decadent, as if he had encountered some serious setbacks.

What happened, what happened to Roland in the course of his battle with the enemy magician, and what caused such a serious change in his mentality?

With doubts, Nona didn't speak. She knew very well that if she wanted to say it, she didn't have to ask, Roland would definitely say it herself. If you don't want to say something, even if you ask, Roland won't pour out her thoughts.

So, she chose to wait.

“...... In the end, I couldn't convince that person. ”

Staring at the amber wine, a sigh spilled over his lips.

The leader of the bandits, Viscount Henri Graf Bellegarde of Ostoria, fulfilled his promise of "never surrendering" and died on the battlefield. Although there was Roland's factor, before he was knocked down to crack the "Destiny Time" and the explosion technique in his body, the blood vessels in his body were already in tatters, even if there were super-first-class doctors and medical magicians present at that time, it was impossible to stop the bleeding of the whole body. Even if the outflow of blood was stopped, the more deadly internal bleeding would have caused them to give up their efforts.

Originally, the use of "life time" was forbidden because of the excessive burden on the human body, especially the soft internal organs and blood vessels, even if there are relevant surgical methods to protect them, damage is still inevitable. When Belgard delivered the final blow, he lifted the protection technique on his body and focused all of his free consciousness capacity on the construction of the "Thousand Blades".

The boiling blood stained the ground red, and before he could be knocked down, the viscount died.

Judging by the results, Roland did not kill him.

But the one who forced him to this point was undoubtedly Roland.

"I don't have any regrets about what I did at that time, and if I want to end the battle with minimal sacrifices, defeating the enemy's leader is the best option. But—"

The left hand, which had been clenched all along, was spread out, and in the small relic pendant, Bellegard smiled happily with a woman and a child.

Presumably the other two are his wife and young son, with the strength of the viscount, the accumulated military merits and the euphemism, it should not be difficult to seek a better life.

Why did such a character ignore the organization of deserters to become bandits and attack the train? Even at the last moment, he launched a suicide attack regardless of a single qiē? Since he has such a powerful force, and has a wife and children waiting for his return, and a pastoral garden, he can choose a life completely different from this end of the road, right?

"'If you have made up your mind to give up what you have now and pursue something else, you must be prepared for a considerable amount of time. Whatever the outcome, don't regret it. —the man said that to me at the end...... What made him make such a decision? If I could get to the bottom of his mind, maybe I could help him a little bit, and maybe in that way, I could change some of the situation......"

"Roland ......"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm here again. ”

The pendant was closed again, and the adoptive father's voice echoed in his ears.

INTERVIEWER The so-called responsibility is to think carefully. What is the right action and what is the wrong decision. Doesn't thinking about anything before thinking calmly and objectively, and simply concluding that 'everything is my fault' means that the matter has come to an end?

When he said that, Li Lin still maintained a smiling face, but the weight of his words was extremely heavy and harsh.

Yes, the dead will not speak again, nor will they answer questions. There's still a lot to deal with right now, and it's not the time to be depressed.

"What happened to the interrogation of the captives, did they explain why they attacked the train?"

So far. It is impossible to simply think that this is a train robbery triggered by the sheer pursuit of survival and money. Behind this mass of deserters, there must be someone behind who is providing intelligence and material support and agitating them to take action.

There are not many forces capable of doing such a thing, in terms of motivation. There are even fewer who can do it.

The first to be excluded were the consortium, the Charlemagne royal navy, and the security force "Titans". The political alliance of these three was more or less involved in the work of guarding the condolence group. There is no reason to smear yourself in the face. Nor can there be any substantial benefit to be derived from it.

Albion and Lapland also seem to rule out that these two countries are putting large amounts of military and financial resources on the northern front, regardless of their relationship with Charlemagne. It's always good to have an extra helper to share the stress. There is no need to plan such a farce for the sake of past grievances and conflicts of interest that have been put aside for the time being. For similar reasons, Emile and Castilla could also be removed from the list of suspects.

The most suspicious ones are left only in the United Duchy of Ross and His Royal Highness Dauphin Louis of Charlemagne.

The principality had good reason to orchestrate such a thing, and although the balance of power was maintained on both land and sea, and even had a certain advantage, the balance was extremely fragile. The combined forces of Albion and Lapland alone were already a bit overwhelming for the Duchy, and if Charlemagne struck a fatal blow to the Duchy's fragile flank, he and his army would be in danger of collapse. With no free hands to meet Charlemagne's expeditionary force, hire a group of human stragglers to launch an attack on an important political target, and then detonate the internal contradictions of the human camp and disintegrate the coalition - a very feasible plan for the principality in terms of input costs and benefits.

Reasonable, but there's a huge loophole in this speculation.

Although there were many outlaws among the bandits, it was necessary to organize and maintain a cavalry force armed with a large number of muskets in enemy territory...... This is far beyond the capabilities of the principality's intelligence agencies. You must know that although there are many loopholes in the blockade of the human camp, it is still a complete system covering the sea, land and air, and if you want to break through this blockade system and provide supplies for such a large-scale attack force, the risk is much higher than that of Taiwan's airdrop of "commissioners" to the mainland in the 50s of the 20 th century. The hairy bears don't seem to have the perseverance of Chang Gong to "counterattack the mainland" by drawing maps and writing diaries, so it is quite doubtful whether they are willing to do such a meaningless thing under the premise that a company is not in the mood to provide support.

As for the crown prince...... That person often plays cards out of common sense, and in order to make V.E Company ugly, it is not impossible to do some secondary behavior. But that person is also from the Charlemagne royal family, and this kind of cheating on himself doesn't seem to bring him any real benefits......

"Who the hell is behind this?"

"I think the interrogation will come to an end soon. ”

After a moment's hesitation, Nona added with an unnatural expression.

"I saw the scorpion and the giant needle ant go to the interrogation room. ”

Roland's face changed slightly, his lips moved slightly, and then he didn't say anything, just put on a face that had eaten something sour.

Alfheim has the world's most advanced medical system, which has produced a large number of excellent surgeons and world-class executioners. The scorpion who served as the guard this time is a torture master who has passed the guò professional qualification certification, and the giant needle ant is said to be still taking the license exam, and it is estimated that the level will not be too bad. With two professionals present, prying open the captive's mouth was a very easy and trivial matter.

What Nona didn't say was that she saw the scorpions and giant needle ants happily carrying a large number of surgical instruments, files, wire saws, hand-cranked drills, vices, shadowless lights, and talking headsets into the compartment that served as an interrogation room, though it was unclear what they were going to do. But I'm afraid that the most determined die-hards will only last about 3 hours.

As a member of the army, Nona has never been very cold to Stasi, and Roland needs to be without saying. However, at the moment, these experts can only rely on these experts to solve their doubts, and personal preferences can only be temporarily asided.

An awkward and depressing atmosphere hung between the two, and just as they were thinking about what to switch to bypass it, there was a knock on the carriage door.

"Major. ”

The herald reports outside the door.

"The captives confessed. ”

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Viscount Colle Frath and Kimmel Knight were held to a chair by several leather straps, each enjoying the dazzling white light of a 150-watt bright lamp, the light so bright that it almost blinded them, but they could neither look away nor close their eyes. Under the influence of the scorpion's "yellow friend" - the venom of the nerve scorpion. Their muscles are in a state of paralysis. He couldn't even protest out loud, let alone bite his tongue and kill himself, and his eyelids, which were fixed with scotch tape, remained open. The sealing spell also worked well, they couldn't feel it. Nor can it interfere with Mana's self-salvation or suicide.

If you keep doing this. Sooner or later, something will go wrong with their eyes. It's like their ears – they've forced headphones to wear for an entire hour before trying this "no-blinking" game and listen to a ghost roar like "death heavy metal rock" or "square dancing." Whatever that thing is. I don't know if anyone will like that horrible noise, after an hour of landslides, their ears are almost deaf, their heads are about to crack, and now they need a doctor to examine and treat them. But until they tell everything they know, this is an unattainable extravagance.

What's more, for them, the suffering has just begun.

"You two, do you know what this is? Oh, by the way, you can't see clearly, let me introduce it, this is a steel rope made of more than ten steel wires, 4 mm in diameter, 60 cm long, and the surface is covered with barbs like fish hooks. Excuse me, how do you use such a thing?"

With an incomparably innocent and happy smile, the giant needle ant shook the steel rope and asked.

The tortured person could not answer, nor did he want to know what the thing was for. Therefore, the task of narration has to be completed by her.

"To strangle the neck, to whip it, to rub it on the fingers?—— these are all wrong ways to use it, and the correct way to use it is to insert it into the urethra and then pull it out little by little, slowly. ”

The faces of the two big men suddenly turned pale, and their mouths that were speechless opened a little wider.

"Isn't that scary? Don't worry, the doctor on the train is good, and ask them to cut out that dirty stuff that broke down." Uncles shouldn't be virgins, right, and there are children at home, so there's no problem trying this novel thrill?"

The terrifying lines were enough to make a physically and mentally healthy adult pee his pants, but the torturers only panicked lightly for a moment, and then regained their composure.

They were professional soldiers, highly trained, horrific enough to see on the battlefield, and determined enough to be mentally prepared for what might happen before they decided to attack the train. Any kind of means that is very effective for ordinary people will be somewhat less effective when used on them. What's more, they know very well that no matter what this girl with crooked bangs intends to do, they can only be killed once, and if she indulges in abusive games too much, they can get immediate relief. Once she learns that she can't get any information, the pointless torture ends.

Regrettably, Viscount Colle Frath and Kimmel Knight overestimated their own courage and underestimated the prowess of another professionally qualified executioner on the death penalty and torture.

"Two. ”

The scorpion, which had been silent, stood up and spoke.

"I advise you to be honest, in this case, maybe there is still salvation. ”

Good cop, bad cop - this is Stasi's usual interrogation method, one threatens and intimidates, the other appeases, in order to shake the other person's mental defenses. However, for these two extremely stubborn men, these little tricks were useless, and the scorpion did not think that the other party would give up all the qiē so easily.

"When you say saved, you don't mean two, but your family. Oh, it's not easy to understand, but let me tell you a story. When I was five years old, I met a cat orc girl named Meowsha, who was about the same age as me and very cute. We were very nice, almost inseparable, and I liked Meowsha very, very, very much, like real sisters, and I couldn't like myself—"

There was a pause in her reminiscent tone, and the woman in the white coat had an extra pair of scissors in her hand.

"Because I like it too much, I can't help but want to see the 'inside' of Meowsha when I don't pay attention. ”

Shoulders trembled, hands clasped tightly together, closed eyes seemed to see the scene again—lifeless faces, bare and flipped skin, white ribs, colorful entrails, blood splattered on walls and floors—the guilt, excitement, and shame of the first experience rushed from the soles of the feet to the top of the head.

Looking at the bewitching back that was almost moaning, the tortured person thought "What is this woman talking about?" and felt a cold breath overflowing from a corner of his heart.

"When I came back to my senses, Meowsha had been disintegrated by me with scissors, and the instructor was very angry and reprimanded me severely. It can't be helped, the instructor is a good man, and I know that he is loving me in his own way, and I love the instructor very, very, very much, and as a result, I can't help but want to see what's inside. ”

That wish came true at the age of 12, and that desire was already very strong when he was 7 years old, but because he had little confidence in his body, he finally got his wish when he decided at the age of 12 whether to be abandoned or undergo the important test of remodeling surgery, and the joy and emotion of the gods at that time were as vivid as if it had happened yesterday.

With a "bang", the surgical tray was placed in front of the torturers, and the tools used to disassemble the human body jumped up, witnessing the glittering knick-knacks that had been carefully polished, and then looking at the women with twisted smiles, the fingers of the men who had just regained a little consciousness twitched.

"Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is 'Scorpion', and like a real scorpion, I am good at anesthetizing prey and dismembering it while it is conscious. My best record so far is that after 3,600 cuts, the other person is still alive and conscious. It is a great honor for the two of them and their families and relatives to be able to assist in the next challenge of 'killing until there is only one breath left, and then rescuing, how many times will it take to die'. Rest assured, both of you, that in the next session you will be carefully dismembered, violated and violated, and after you have come to consciousness, the 'first sound' mixed with shame, terror, despair, and humiliation will be recorded. ”

The scorpion licked his lips hungrily, his eyes like an abyss twitched with madness, and the hand holding the scissors stretched out—

Click, little finger falls to the ground;

With a click, the tendon of the palm of the hand fell to the ground;

Click, ring finger drops;

Click;

Click, click

There are still 3,572 knives to complete the decomposition, and then they will be sewn up again, and the regenerative healing technique will be applied, waiting for the next long dismemberment, the next time they will not be alone, and their families and relatives will have the privilege of experiencing this feeling, and again, not just once. The two pairs of eyes stared at the scorpion's fingers in horror, watching her slowly open the scissors, little by little towards her abdomen, and her trance squirted on her face.

Then, they collapsed. (To be continued......)