"You can forget it, Fang Mo. You won't get anything from us. We will never betray the Empire!"
Kai Lun gritted his teeth and cursed, struggling frantically, but the crushing pressure made his efforts utterly futile. He panted heavily. "Fang Mo, don't forget that your Alliance is under our Empire's control. As long as you let us go and join our Empire, I can guarantee you a place as an upper-class citizen!"
"If you dare kill us, the Empire will never let you go. You and the Alliance behind you will be destroyed!"
"Silence!"
Fang Mo's eyes were cold. He gently clenched his hand, and Kai Lun's mecha creaked. The sound of his bones cracking came from within, and he let out a bloodcurdling scream.
"Stop, Fang Mo! Stop!"
Yan Xi suddenly shouted, stopping Fang Mo from crushing them further. He looked at her. "You have something to say?"
"You... What do you want to know?"
Yan Xi panted, as if she had needed to steel herself considerably.
"No, Yan Xi! You're betraying the Empire. You know what the price of betrayal is. Your entire people will be implicated!" Kai Lun shouted frantically, trying to stop her.
"I don't care anymore! I don't want to die! I don't want to die like Ba Tu!"
Yan Xi broke down, crying out in panic. Her eyes were filled with fear; she was nothing like the furious woman from before.
Kai Lun roared and struggled wildly. "Yan Xi, if you betray the Empire, it will hunt you down! Your people will be demoted to low-class citizens, or even become lowly slaves!"
Kai Lun suddenly let out a shriek of agony as a terrible crushing force pressed down. His bones were completely shattered.
"No! No! I'll talk, I'll talk!"
Kai Lun suddenly broke down