CH 316

prisoner of war (1)

Dmitry Knight's office.

Jonathan read the report with a hardened face.

" Do you think there are allied prisoners of war in the Kronos Empire?"

Yes. I'm not sure yet, but I got a call from coordinates over the Western Front 10 minutes ago. As reported in the report, the entity that sent the communication listed short words such as 'Help, here, prisoner', and considering that it was connected through magic communication directly through Dmitry, it is most likely a prisoner of war."

It was a hypothesis.

Although there is no solid evidence, the pieces of information strongly hinted at the possibility of prisoners of war.

"Currently, we are contrasting the short voices left in the communication records with the voices of the soldiers whose whereabouts are unknown and who have been treated as dead. If you really are a soldier belonging to Dmitry, you can verify your identity within a few days at the latest."

"Great."

Captain Jonathan showed a sign of trouble.

missing people.

It was truly an ambiguous creature.

Those who have confirmed the body can be marked as dead, but those who have not returned have no choice but to classify them as missing.

The problem is that they are not necessarily dead.

Some may have deserted during the war, others may have been taken prisoner.

However, most of them died so horribly that the body could not be identified, so it was often classified as 'missing'.

if.

Had there been room for survival, Dmitry would not have killed the missing.

'In the truce negotiations with the Kronos Empire, they said they had released all the prisoners of war. In fact, after the war, some prisoners returned to Dmitry. Master Roman did not keep Kronos' prisoners alive in the first place, so naturally, the conversation about the exchange of prisoners did not proceed. If what the communicator said is true. It can be concluded that the Kronos Empire lied at the negotiating table.'

It was a serious problem.

truce negotiations.

At the meeting where they agreed to end the war, there was a possibility that the Kronos Empire lied.

That means.

It meant the abolition of negotiations.

If the existence of a prisoner of war was revealed and they were held accountable, the worst possibility was that war might start again.

My head started to throb.

Dmitry was still in the stage of finding stability, but the shallow lies of the Kronos Empire were ruining the situation.

'How will Master Roman react?'

when the war broke out.

Roman Dmitry was not bound by the existence of prisoners.

Instead of sacrificing to save allied prisoners of war, he boldly cut the enemy's head and won the victory.

Everyone agreed with Roman Dmitry's bold choice.

If he had been swayed by prisoners against the great power of Kronos, obviously the aspect of the war would have flowed worse than it is now.

"Get your materials. We will report to Master Roman and hold a meeting with the leaders."

finally.

The decision rested with Roman Dmitry.

* * *

When Dmitry went mad.

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A black hand gripped the man's hair.

The man grabbed the communicator and tried to talk to him, but he kicked him in the face and let out a scream.

Kwajik.

"Great!"

His nose was crushed and blood spurted out.

As the man grabbed his face and lowered his head, his boots stepped on his head.

Tight!

"Hey, you bastard. What did I say? If you live quietly and focus on your work, you clearly said that you wouldn't kill me, even if it wasn't like a human. You're a complete bastard. Why are people talking, but you can't understand it?"

kicked the head

He grabbed her by the neck and raised her, then slapped her in the cheek several times.

damn!

Awkward, wacky!

The head turned around.

The man's strong skeleton seemed stronger than the one who used violence, but because he couldn't eat, his thin face had no strength to resist.

The violence never seemed to end.

As his face was stained with blood and the man let out a moan as if he had lost his mind, the existence presumed to be a knight frowned and wiped the blood from his hands.

"Fuck, my hand hurts."

his name.

It was Jason.

A knight from the Kronos Empire, he looked down at the man and growled as if he was about to eat it.

"The thought of taking the magic communicator and contacting Dmitry. You are great too. by the way. I'm asking because I'm really curious, do you think Roman Dmitry will come running to save you in a month if you contact Dmitry? I mean, it's very misleading. Roman Dmitry does not take prisoners seriously."

squatted on the floor.

He grabbed the man's face, moaning in pain, and slapped him on the cheek whenever he didn't respond, waking him up.

damn!

"Listen. In the war with us, Roman Dmitry killed all the soldiers of the Kronos Empire without even thinking about 'exchanging prisoners' in the first place. That is the reality of the existence you serve. Dmitry is already regaining his composure, so why don't you come and worry about the prisoners now? The truce is over, you bastard. The fact that you are not mentioned at the negotiating table of the ceasefire means that Dmitry is aware of your existence, but will not push himself to bring the prisoners of war."

"Oh, no Hey.

"No."

damn-!

head turned

Drops of sweat and blood were mixed, and the ground was colored happily.

The man shrugged.

Jason got up from his seat as if it wasn't fun, and said to the soldiers waiting behind him.

"Take him to the torture chamber. I'll show you how to deal with a bastard who disobeys orders, this time.

Yes!

The soldiers raised the man.

by this opportunity.

Dmitry's prisoners will know for sure what the price is for acting like a man.

* * *

Park-

" Great."

The man was thrown to the floor.

Traces of torture were evident all over his face and body.

The upper body had no open areas due to the cuts by the knife, and the nails and toenails were all torn off and pus formed.

In addition, the entire skin became red and hot.

Due to torture such as pouring hot water and shocking with electric magic, necrosis of a part of the skin was progressing.

"Carol!"

OK?!

beyond the darkness.

The men flocked in.

This was the prisoner's prison, where Carol was abandoned again after the torture.

"You damn bastards!"

"How can a human make such a human being like this! If I ever get out of this prison alive. Jason, I'm going to rip that demonic bastard to pieces. I will definitely kill you!"

The men succumbed to evil.

All of them.

He was Dmitry's prisoner.

Obviously, they were beings recorded as dead on paper, but how did they happen to be imprisoned here?

At the time of war.

When the Kronos Empire attacked the Western Front, the castle collapsed and many soldiers were taken prisoner.

At that time, the prisoners were tortured and killed by Hannibal.

The prisoners, including Carol, were trembling because they did not know when they were going to die, but when the Kronos Empire decided to advance, some prisoners were pushed back.

This was because the prisoners could act as a risk factor.

In this way, the prisoners were transferred to a territory called 'Mcheaton' in the eastern part of Kronos.

some time later

There were rumors that the war was over.

Watching the enemies chattering outside, the prisoners were convinced that Iman could escape from this hellish place.

However, no matter how much time passed, there was no order to release the prisoners.

Obviously, the atmosphere around them meant a ceasefire, but the eyes of the enemy soldiers looking at them were unusual.

One day.

said Jason.

"Dmitry has abandoned you. I'll give you a choice now. Will you remain a slave to McHeaton, meekly obeying our orders, or will you just do it now."

then.

The prisoners who raised their voices had their heads cut off in front of everyone.

The prisoners chose slaves to live.

It was the beginning of hell.

There were many places in McHeaton that required manpower, such as quarries, and the prisoners worked hard, eating only enough food to sustain their lives.

It didn't discriminate between day and night.

The prisoners who went to work with their equipment could not stop working while watching their colleagues being crushed to death by stones.

If you don't follow orders.

The pain came.

The harsh, scorching whip ripped apart the skin that was burning red.

I endured it though.

They believed that Dmitry would save them, but one of the captives received desperate news.

" I think the Kronos Empire said in the truce negotiations that there were no more prisoners. That's why Dmitry treated the soldiers classified as missing as dead. So, we're not living prisoners, we're already dead. Dmitry will not come to our rescue."

fell into despair

Even a single ray of hope was lost.

So Carol risked her life.

They hoped that Roman Dmitry would rescue the prisoners by somehow telling them that they were alive.

"Ouch, uh huh."

swallowed a moan

A man said, looking at Carol in pain.

" we're done Carol couldn't communicate properly, and Dmitry wouldn't want to mention our existence, as he's already signed a truce. You can't go to war with the Kronos Empire again just to save dozens or hundreds of lives. cruel though. This is our reality."

It was a self-deprecating voice.

They faced reality with bewildered faces.

Like the tortured Carol, they will die as slaves here in McHeaton.

* * *

that time.

In McHeaton's conference room, the leaders exchanged conversations with serious expressions on their faces.

" Could it be that Dmitry noticed the prisoner's existence?

"Never, never will you notice. The time the prisoners connected communication was extremely short, and the flow of mana was also not smooth, so the words would not have been delivered properly. Even if Dmitry got the communication. With words broken into pieces, it is impossible to fully grasp the situation here."

"Great."

Even in Jason's words.

The leaders were not relieved.

said Baron McHeaton.

"This is what happened when Roman Dmitry killed all the prisoners. Truly a double guy. Outwardly acting as if he was serving the people of Dmitry, he killed all the soldiers of the Kronos Empire without even thinking about exchanging prisoners. Roman Dmitry would have known. What will be the consequences of your actions. Nevertheless, he turned away from the truth and left no prisoners behind."

Yes. It all happened because of Roman Dmitry."

truce negotiations.

At that time, the Kronos Empire had already secured a large number of prisoners.

However, an order was issued from the superior.

Since Dmitry doesn't have prisoners with whom to exchange prisoners, the Kronos Empire cannot allow them to return them without payment.

So he hid the existence of the prisoner.

At the negotiating table, they said that they had already released the prisoners whose actions were revealed, and behind the scenes, some prisoners were secretly sent to a quarry and used as slaves.

It was a petty revenge.

I wasn't worried about getting caught.

If he had decided to hide the existence of the prisoners, there was no way for Dmitry to know that the prisoners were still there.

By the way.

A problem occurred.

One of the prisoners connected Dmitry with magical communication.

The manager, Jason, took control of the situation.

"You don't have to worry too much. Dmitry is unaware of the existence of the prisoners of war, and even if he does, it is not an easy task to overthrow this plate in the context of an armistice agreement. Besides, didn't we proceed with this under the orders of our superiors? If things go wrong, there is no reason for us to take responsibility."

Everyone's expression softened.

As Jason said.

There was no reason to worry about things that had not been discovered already.

That was then.

A soldier entered the conference room with the door open, and the news was like a clear-cut force.

" Oh, my lord! A little while ago, there was a report that Roman Dmitry had crossed the border with his troops!"

Moment.

Everyone stopped acting.

Although we discussed various circumstances after the discovery.

The unannounced border invasion was a development that they could not have imagined in their heads.