In the passage, Giant Axe led his brothers as they mined.
Watching those miners who had suffered here for who knew how long, gaunt and numb, Giant Axe silently shook his head.
This was no easy task. Wolf Head Mountain set mining quotas according to each person's strength, squeezing them almost to their limits. They worked day and night with barely any rest. A brief pause could mean failing to meet the quota and facing severe punishment. Even whipping was considered among the lightest penalties.
The more they owed, the harsher the punishment.
If they truly became lazy, their souls would even be extracted and tortured forever.
Even so... even completing their tasks on time did not guarantee survival.
The environment here damaged both divine bodies and souls. The overseer guards were better off, with protective measures available to them, but no such courtesy was extended to these miner slaves.
Even if they were not worked to death, given enough time, the environment would slowly torment them to death.
My brothers... I will definitely take them out of here alive, Giant Axe silently vowed.
Inside Wolf Head Mountain.
Within a vast hall stood a Chaos Passage. A squad of guards was on duty under their commander's leadership, and everyone seemed relaxed.
After all, this was within Chao Yan Country. Wolf Head Mountain was also an important fortress with incomparably strong defenses, so there was no fear of anything unexpected happening.
From ancient times until now, no outsider had ever attacked the Wolf Head Mountain fortress.
The guards who had been stationed here year-round chatted idly.
"Today, I saw quite a few prisoners from Heavenly Sacrifice Country's army."
"I heard Heavenly Sacrifice Country has been losing battle after battle under our army's assault. Aside from their capital, they're about to lose