The capital city, Saint Petersburg. www
As dusk fell, a sliver of the setting sun lingered in the sky, casting a crimson glow across half the heavens, making it appear as if stained with blood.
At this time, there were still four or five hours before the curfew was imposed by the military.
Before nightfall, the Imperial military mobilized a large amount of manpower and resources to deal with the corpses piled up outside the city walls. The fallen Imperial soldiers were identified and carried into the city for cremation according to ancient traditions. The bodies of the Allied soldiers who were invaders were hastily burned, and their ashes were used as fertilizer and scattered everywhere, where they were left to be trampled on by people and animals.
The Azeroth Continent has been plagued by continuous wars and turmoil, so the various nations have long since developed a set of methods for disposing of corpses after battles to prevent the outbreak of various diseases.
The black smoke from burning corpses hung low in the air, creating an extremely oppressive, gloomy, and despairing atmosphere.
However, the streets and alleys of Saint Petersburg were bustling with activity and enthusiasm. Almost every street had a recruitment point set up by the military. Military officers recorded the information of every young man who came to enlist in detail on a document. They also had to go through some simple tests to determine how to be assigned.
It must be said that the people of the capital city are extremely supportive of the royal family's decision to grant them certification.
At this critical moment for the nation, everyone showed great enthusiasm. Young and able-bodied men of suitable age flocked to the registration point to join the army, because everyone understood that if the empire were to lose in this war, every Zenit would become a slave, losing their country and support, becoming the lowest of the low, losing their loved ones, and embarking on an extremely tragic path in life.
Even some young nobles were eager to sign the military order and came to the recruitment point to register.
Faced with the outside world, the Zenit people displayed unprecedented unity. The previously sharp conflicts between nobles and commoners were mitigated at this time. At some conscription points, one could even see young nobles in exquisite armor laughing and chatting together with ragged commoners. The knowledge and martial skills displayed by the nobles earned the commoners' admiration, while the fervent patriotism shown by the commoners in their journey to their country drew high praise from the self-important nobles.
The war brought trauma and disaster to this country.
It also brought vitality and new life to the country.
Of course, besides these harmonious and warm scenes, in certain areas of the capital, ruthless killings were happening again and again, filled with curses, cries, pleas for mercy, wails, and screams. The Bloody lingered in the air and carried far and wide.
Faced with national crisis, some people showed rare Bloody and courage, with even sixteen-year-old boys bravely taking up arms to fight. Others chose to abandon honor and betray, with those in high positions colluding with the invaders to become traitors, hoping to survive and cling to their lives and wealth when the city fell!
Baseness and nobility appear particularly distinct under the shadow of war.
Sun Fei's sudden emergence caught the allied forces off guard, resulting in a devastating defeat and leaving the Zenit people with a great deal of spoils. It is said that after Prince Arshavin personally led the [ Iron-Blooded Camp ] to breach the Lyon camp, they discovered a large number of letters and documents that had not been burned, including substantial evidence of treason sent by nobles in the capital. Several high-ranking nobles in the capital had agreed to act as spies, sabotaging the city's magical protective shield and opening the city gates...
The traitor's shameless act aroused the anger of the entire empire.
Crown Prince Arshavin has always been known as a ruthless and hardline figure, and as a member of the royal family, he cannot tolerate betrayal. Even before the war was completely over, he had already dispatched elite troops to surround the residences of every traitorous noble who had written letters of surrender to the enemy, in order to prevent these people from fleeing in fear. Once the war was over, the Imperial God of War immediately began to settle scores.
Any nobleman found to have colluded with the enemy had their property confiscated, and their entire family wiped out, leaving no one alive.
In less than an hour, seventeen noble families and over a thousand people were beheaded at the capital's execution grounds, their heads displayed in public. Enraged by the royal family's fury and the public's subsequent outrage, no one, regardless of age or gender, escaped; rivers of blood flowed, and mountains of corpses piled up...
Outside the execution ground, a large crowd of agitated citizens from the capital gathered.
"Kill them all, you despicable traitors!"
"Hang them! Cut them into a thousand pieces! Those damned scum, enjoying the privileges of imperial nobility, yet betraying their country—unforgivable!"
Amidst angry shouts and condemnations, the agitated crowd nearly broke through the soldiers' protective line and rushed in to tear these damned, degenerate nobles apart. While the poor were using their own flesh and blood to form a wall protecting the capital, these nobles, who enjoyed imperial Glory, wealth, and privileges, possessed a high status and position, and who could talk about patriotism more fluently than anyone else, were engaging in despicable acts of cowardice and humiliation. It was simply unforgivable!
Nobles were being led to the gallows in succession.
Nobles were also constantly being beheaded and their heads displayed on spear tips.
In the distance, about twenty or thirty traitorous nobles were bound to a long cowhide rope. They were men, women, and children of all ages, including four or five-year-old children. Several strong young men, who seemed to be quite capable, had resisted before. They had mottled bloodstains and injuries on their bodies, and their shoulder blades had been pierced by iron hooks, sealing their fighting Dou Qi. They were escorted to the execution ground by a team of elite soldiers from the [ Iron-Blooded Camp ] wearing black standard iron armor.
Seemingly having discovered something, the crowd erupted in a commotion, everyone's face contorted with furious rage.
"It's the royal family of the Fufeng Kingdom, those traitors who deserve to Hell, they've finally captured all these guys..."
"Hang them! Heaven has eyes! It's the family of [ One Sword ], that biggest traitorous scum! Fufeng Kingdom produced a coward like [ One Sword ]! The royal family should have committed suicide to atone for their sins long ago, yet they've still managed to survive. They have no shame!"
"I think it's better for them to live or die. Suicide would be too easy for them. They should be cut off piece by piece, their flesh and heads severed. [ One Sword ] for treason! Their families are no better; they're all lowly bastards. Kill them all, kill every single one of these lowly Fufeng people!"
The people of the capital city were like a pot of hot oil that had been sprinkled with salt, boiling uncontrollably.
[ One Sword ] is the biggest traitor in this invasion by the Ten Empires Allied Army. It is said that it was he who allowed the coalition to invade the capital so smoothly. Moreover, [ One Sword ] openly showed himself when the coalition attacked the city, and he has long been one of the traitors that countless warriors in the empire want to kill.
Before betraying his country, [ One Sword ] had followed the Crown Prince Arshavin to the southern battlefield and made many contributions, thus receiving imperial rewards. The entire Fufeng Kingdom came to the capital to receive imperial honors and rewards. However, disaster struck, and [ One Sword ] suddenly became a traitor. The Fufeng Kingdom, who were stranded in the capital, suddenly went from being heroes to criminals.
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