Within the Messier Demiplane, Velin stood beside the four assassins and examined their faces. They were utterly ordinary, the kind of people who would be hard to spot even in a crowd.
"Wake them."
Upon receiving his lord's command, Kyle dispelled the spell and awakened the four.
The four assassins opened their eyes. Seeing the two men before them, they were about to resist when countless vines burst from the ground and bound them in midair.
"Tell me what you know, and I can give you a quick death."
Faced with the question, the four showed no change in expression and remained silent.
Seeing this, Velin controlled the vines to weave a wicker chair. He sat down, then moved it several meters back and said to Kyle, "Pick one."
Kyle nodded. He reached out with his right hand, tore out the soul of one Four-Seal Assassin, then cast Eye of Spiritual Vision so the other three could witness the interrogation.
To achieve the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, Kyle directly used the most brutal method of soul-searching.
Watching their companion's soul twist and distort, the three turned pale with terror.
They feared no physical torture, but torment that damaged the soul filled them with dread for the unknown.
Kyle moved slowly, displaying the fragments of memory he obtained from the soul before the three of them.
Scenes of being adopted in childhood, scenes of a happy and warm family, scenes of brutal training...
Every scene was something they had experienced in one form or another.
Their mouths were plugged by vines, so the three bound assassins could only writhe, begging for mercy from their companion in this manner.
Kyle ignored them and continued searching through the final memories of the battered soul.
Three minutes later, Kyle