Just as described in the notes, a huge tree was hung with withered and fresh corpses.
From those fresh corpses, it was clear that the people who had been hung up had suffered inhuman torture while alive.
It was said that emotions such as pain, resentment, and fear could please higher-level Demons.
Hobart counted briefly. More than two hundred corpses already hung from the tree, weighing the towering tree down until it creaked.
Seeing this scene, although Hobart had some issues with the gods, he fully acknowledged the role of the Orthodox God Churches.
Without the suppression of the Orthodox God Churches, many places might have become like Viscount Teuton's territory, with numb, ignorant citizens and perhaps countless trees covered in corpses like this.
When they arrived beneath the tree, Knight Keton dismounted and knelt in devout worship. Then, rather proudly, he introduced the others to the fact that there was such a "Sacrifice Tree" in his own territory as well. Unfortunately, he had only managed to hang a little over thirty corpses from it so far.
For that reason, he said he still had to work harder and strive to hang one hundred corpses as soon as possible.
While speaking with him, Hobart took a strand of hair from Keton's clothes while he was not paying attention. You won't get that chance, because tonight, I'll kill you.
As for why Hobart would do such a thing when these hanging corpses had no relation to him? It was because Hobart had gotten beaten up in Backlund and was full of pent-up anger with nowhere to vent it.
They finally arrived at Viscount Teuton's residence. The viscount, who was in his prime, politely welcomed Hobart at the entrance. He secretly glanced several times at Helen, who was dressed as a maid,