An arrogant scolding broke the dead silence.
Barron Frey rode a snow-white horse and slowly walked to the gallows. He was wearing a silk robe embroidered with gold thread, and a large ruby ring on his finger. He had a playful smile on his face, as if in front of him were not a living person about to be executed, but a few chickens and ducks waiting to be slaughtered.
He is the nephew of the Heaven Dou Empire Earl and the actual controller of Blackstone Town.
Here, his words are king's law. Whoever he wants to die will not survive tomorrow.
"I know that many of you have seen those manuscripts that look like ghostly drawings." Barron Frey reined in the reins and scanned the crowd condescendingly. His voice spread throughout the square through Soul Power, "What does it say that there is no emperor, no nobles, everyone is equal, and medical treatment and schooling are free of charge?"
He suddenly sneered, raised his hand and whipped a whip on the stone pillar next to him, causing stone chips to fly everywhere. "Fart! These are all lies made up by devils from another world!"
"Mud-legged people are clay-legged people! Do whatever you have to do! You were born to work for our noble lord! Your bones are engraved with meanness, and your blood is servile! Why should you be equal to us?"
"You eat from our Barron family, you live on our Barron family's land, and even your lives belong to our Barron family! If I ask you to mine, you have to mine; if I ask you to die, you have to die!"
He pointed at the five people under the gallows, his eyes as cold as knives. "These five ignorant people dare to spread heresy, confuse people, and attempt to subvert my Heaven Dou Empire order! Today, I will hang them in front of everyone!"
"I want you to see clearly what hierarchy is and what dignity and inferiority are! I want you to know that in the face of absolute power, your so-called freedom and equality are inferior to nothing!"
"Execution!"
Following his order, two executioners with big muscles and round waists walked up to the gallows and put hemp ropes around the necks of the five people.
Wang Tiezhu slowly raised his head, his cloudy eyes scanning the numb faces in the square.
He saw his wife, who was being held down by two private soldiers, crying so much that she almost fainted; he saw the brothers in the mine, who clenched their fists, their knuckles turned white, but did not dare to move; he saw the children whom Su Wen had taught, hiding behind their adults, their eyes full of fear and confusion.
The old man smiled and shouted with all his strength, "Fellow fellows! Don't be afraid! They can kill us, but they can't kill what's in our hearts! One day, someone will avenge us! One day, our children will be able to live a good life! They will never be bullied like this again!"
"Old man, you're just trying to get away with it, so shut up!"
The executioner jerked the rope.
The hemp rope tightened instantly, making a harsh friction sound.
Wang Tiezhu's body was hung up, his face turned red, his hands were tightly grasping the hemp rope, and his legs were kicking feebly in the air.
Su Wen was also hung up. He didn't struggle, he just looked at the sky calmly and muttered something softly.
There was dead silence in the square.
Some people secretly wiped away their tears, some bit their lips to prevent themselves from crying, and more people lowered their heads, not daring to look anymore.
Despair flooded the entire Blackstone Town like a tide.
Yes, what can they do?
Barron Frey is surrounded by three Soul Elder level guards, as well as two hundred well-equipped private soldiers.
They are just a group of ordinary people who have not even awakened Martial Soul. They only have hoes and shovels in their hands. How can they defeat the carefully maintained taxi soldiers, let alone Soul Master.
Resistance? It's just a few more deaths.
Just then--
"Bang--!"
There was a sudden explosion that made people's eardrums numb!
No one could see clearly what it was. They only saw a faint flash of fire on the gallows, and three taut hemp ropes were broken into two pieces at the same time!
Wang Tiezhu, Su Wen and the other two miners fell heavily on the gallows and coughed violently.
"Who?!"
Barron Frey's expression suddenly changed, he suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted sternly, "Who dares to interfere with my Barron family's affairs?! Get out of here!"
The crowd in the square also exploded. Everyone raised their heads and looked in the direction of the sound in confusion and disbelief. They had never heard such a noise in their lives, and no one knew what could break a thick hemp rope in an instant.
In the direction of the town entrance, three figures were walking slowly.
Walking at the front was a young man wearing a chicken feather shawl and a red mask. He had a shiny black iron knot on each side of his waist and a strange shape. He carried a bulging skin bag behind his back and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle.
On his left is a girl holding a spear. She is wearing a strong outfit and has a tall and straight figure. Her eyes are cold.
On the right is a strong man with a beard. He is holding a huge hammer in his hand and carrying a heavy wooden box on his back. The same black metallic luster is faintly exposed in the cracks of the box.
"Who are you?!"
A Soul Elder guard rushed forward, Martial Soul Yellow Lion was instantly possessed, and two Yellow Soul Ring lit up at the same time. The first Soul Skill "Lion Claw Rend" was ready to go, and rushed towards the young man with a roaring wind, "You dare to interfere with Count Baron's affairs, I think you are tired of living!"
Without even raising his eyelids, the young man took out the iron knot from his waist with his right hand like lightning, and lightly clasped it with his fingers.
"Bang--!"
Another deafening gunshot!
There was a flash of fire, and the movement of Soul Elder suddenly froze.
A ball of blood exploded from his left eye, and the Soul Skill that was ready to attack instantly dissipated, and his whole body fell backwards like a broken sack, unable to stand up again.
The whole place fell silent for a moment.
Everyone's eyes widened and their mouths were opened wide enough to fit an egg in.
An ordinary person who didn't even have Soul Ring, just made a sound with the unknown iron knob in his hand, and seriously injured a Soul Elder who had turned on the Soul Power body protection?!
How is this possible?!
"Soul Master is amazing?"
The young man spoke coldly, his voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
He also pulled out another iron stick with his left hand, raised both hands at the same time, and pulled the trigger on the remaining two Soul Elder guards who were about to activate Soul Skill.
"Bang! Bang!"
The two gunshots were almost fired in succession.
The two Soul Elder didn't even have time to shout out Soul Skill's name. Blood holes burst out in their throats at the same time, and they fell straight into a pool of blood. Their eyes were wide open. They didn't understand how they died until they died.
"Kill them! Kill them for me!"
Barron Frey was so frightened that his face turned as white as paper. He waved his sword hysterically and shouted, "Everyone, come together! Kill them and you will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins!"
"No! Ten thousand!"