Intis, western city of Toulon.
A cavalry brigade stationed here had finally been unable to suppress its dissatisfaction under the Prime Minister's high-pressure policies. Incited by its commanding officers, it had joined forces with the citizens to seize the armory, preparing to resist the arbitrary orders from Parliament by force.
Meanwhile, a guard unit loyal to the Prime Minister, led by Beyonders of the Devil Pathway, had long been lying in ambush nearby. They swiftly defeated the temporarily rebellious cavalrymen and drove them, along with Toulon's citizens, into the square, where they surrounded them...
Then, dozens of high-pressure steam machine guns were set up all around them!
"Sir, we... we're carrying out a massacre!" One of the machine gunners could not bear it any longer and sought confirmation from the expressionless officer behind him, seemingly hoping he would withdraw the order.
However, the officer directly raised his revolver. With a bang, the bullet pierced the questioning soldier's head.
The officer ordered another trembling machine gunner to take the dead soldier's place before coldly saying, "The cavalry brigade betrayed Intis first. Traitors are sentenced to death! The civilians here supported them, so they are guilty of the same crime!"
As he spoke, the officer swept his gaze over the other machine gunners, making them shudder involuntarily. None of them dared think any further.
As a Coldblooded and a member of the Nois Family, this officer had long since lost his humanity!
In fact, if he had not feared that the churches would discover in advance that this was a large-scale Sacrifice ritual, he felt there would have been no need for such trouble...
*But this is fine too. Once these people's anger and fear have been released, I'll have the machine gunners immediately shoot them dead, then silence the machine gunners