The prisoners quickly stopped hurling abuse, because they discovered that whenever they swore, the Executioners behind them would rapidly swell and grow.
This was why people with bad brains ended up as death row inmates. They had actually forgotten that hundreds of thousands of people in Kaimeng City were watching them curse.
The audience took one look and thought, Good! Nice scolding! Filthy enough, vulgar enough! Here's a vote for you—die early and reincarnate sooner!
Only after the scene quieted down did Nagu leisurely say, "The reason you feel pain is not because of any problem with our arrangements, but because of your own problems. I said before that as long as you truly repent, you will not be affected by the Purgatory Flame. What the Purgatory Flame burns is sin; what it scorches is evil delusion."
"And not everyone feels pain either. Look at Mr. Ash Hiss and Mr. Valkas Ur. They are not affected by the Purgatory Flame. Please learn from them."
Only then did the group, who were in so much pain their livers and gallbladders felt about to split, realize that Ash and Valkas were almost pressed right up against the Executioners. The boiling Purgatory Flame passed through their bodies, yet they still stood perfectly straight.
"If you feel pain, then you should all the more take this opportunity to accept the cleansing of the Purgatory Flame, repent of your sins, mend your ways, and become new people." Nagu did not sound as if he were mocking them. It was as though he was truly urging them to confess. "The Blood Moon Supreme Lord and the citizens of Kaimeng City will see your sincerity."
"I admit I was wrong, I ad—aaaahhh!"
Harvey was in so much pain that tears and snot streamed down his face. His