"Don't even think about it! Fang Mo, you won't get anything from us. We will never betray the Empire!"
Karen gritted his teeth and cursed furiously, struggling like mad, but under the overwhelming pressure, all his efforts were useless. He panted heavily. "Fang Mo, don't forget—the Alliance is under our Empire's control. If you release us and join the Empire, I can guarantee you entry into the Empire as a high-class citizen!"
"If you dare kill us, the Empire will never let you off! You and the Alliance behind you will both be destroyed!"
"Too noisy!"
Fang Mo's eyes turned icy. He lightly clenched his hand, and Karen's mech creaked and groaned. The sound of bones breaking came from within, followed by Karen's shrill scream.
"Stop! Fang Mo, stop!"
Yan Xi suddenly shouted to stop him. Fang Mo halted the crushing pressure and looked at her. "What do you want to say?"
"You... what do you want to know?"
Yan Xi panted heavily, as if she had gone through immense mental preparation.
"No, Yan Xi! You're betraying the Empire! Do you know the price of betrayal? Your clan will be implicated!" Karen shouted anxiously, trying to stop Yan Xi.
"I don't care about that anymore! I don't want to die! I don't want to die like Batu did!!"
Yan Xi broke down in tears and screams, panic filling her eyes. She no longer resembled the furious woman she had been before.
Karen roared and struggled wildly. "Yan Xi, if you betray the Empire, the Empire will hunt you down! Your clan will be demoted to low-class citizens, perhaps even reduced to lowly slaves!"
Aah!
Karen suddenly let out a miserable howl. A horrifying crushing sound rang out as his bones shattered completely.
"No, no, I'll talk! I'll talk!"
Karen suddenly