Chapter 627: Give Me The Name
Chapter 627: 627: Give Me The Name
The four crashed onto the ground before rolling awkwardly across the floor, and several of them groaned painfully from the impact.
When they finally raised their heads, their expressions immediately changed.
At the very center of the tent sat Ethan.
He was seated calmly upon a chair while resting one arm against the armrest and quietly observing them.
Several lamps illuminated the interior of the tent while the flickering light cast moving shadows across his face.
His expression was completely indifferent.
Yet that calmness somehow felt far more frightening than open rage.
Around him stood Noel, Randall and several officers of the Order of Eternal Blade while every one of them silently watched the prisoners.
Nobody spoke.The silence itself felt oppressive.
One of the prisoners swallowed hard because his throat had already become completely dry.
Ethan slowly lowered the report in his hand and looked toward the four men.
His gaze remained calm.
It made the prisoners feel even more uncomfortable.
For several long moments Ethan simply observed them without speaking while the silence dragged on endlessly and the pressure inside the tent continued increasing.
The four men became increasingly nervous.
Cold sweat began appearing across their foreheads.Finally, Ethan spoke.
His voice was calm and steady.
"Tell me everything."
The prisoners looked at one another.
Ethan slowly leaned forward while his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Who sent you?"
"Who ordered you to spread those rumors?"
"Who is behind all this?"
The four men remained silent while one of them even lowered his head stubbornly.
Seeing this, Ethan slowly nodded.
"Fine."
He leaned back into his chair again.
His expression did not change in the slightest.
"I was hoping we could save some time."
His voice remained quiet.
"But it seems you people prefer the difficult way."
The four prisoners felt their hearts sink immediately.
In the next instant,their mouths were and they were beaten brutally.
The loud sound of whips filled the entire place.
Ethan’s fingers lightly tapped against the armrest.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
Each sound echoed clearly throughout the silent tent and made the already heavy atmosphere feel even more suffocating.
Then Ethan slowly lifted his eyes and looked directly at the four prisoners kneeling before him.
"If you speak now, things might remain simple."
"If you don’t..."
He paused briefly while the silence stretched across the tent.The atmosphere suddenly became colder.
"Then prepare to die."
The four men visibly trembled after hearing those words.
Ethan’s gaze remained fixed upon them.
His face showed no emotion.
"And not just die."
His voice became slightly lower and colder.
"I promise you that if I have to dig the truth out myself, I will make your final days so miserable that even your souls will fear remembering them."
The prisoners immediately felt chills run down their backs.
One of them instinctively tried crawling backward while another’s breathing became uneven.
Sweat continuously rolled down their foreheads.
Even Randall silently glanced toward Ethan because he rarely saw him acting like this.
The calm expression.
The cold voice.
The complete lack of emotion.
It was genuinely intimidating.
Ethan slowly stood up from his chair while the sound of his boots echoed throughout the tent.
Step.
Step.
Step.
The sound was neither loud nor fast, but inside the silent tent it felt unusually heavy.
The four prisoners watched him approach and their hearts almost stopped beating.
Ethan stopped directly in front of them.
Then he slowly crouched down and looked into their eyes.
His gaze calmly swept across each of them.
"You have one chance."
"Only one."
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"So think carefully."
"Either you tell me everything."
"Or I will find out myself."
The prisoners’ faces turned increasingly pale.
One of them had already started shaking uncontrollably while another could not even maintain eye contact anymore.
The pressure inside the tent became suffocating.Several knights standing nearby remained completely silent.
The atmosphere felt like a storm before the eruption.
Without even looking back, he calmly spoke.
"Start talking."
"Before I lose my patience."
"My Lord!"
"Yess!"Ethan asked angrily.
But the pressure inside the tent was crushing them.
Then suddenly...
A cold and unbearable aura erupted from Ethan’s body.
BOOM!
An overwhelming killing intent swept across the entire tent like a violent storm and instantly descended upon the four men.
Their bodies stiffened immediately.
Their minds went blank.
The terrifying pressure felt like countless blades pressing against their necks at the same time.The lamps inside the tent flickered violently.
Even the air itself seemed heavier.
Several officers inside the tent narrowed their eyes slightly.
Even they could feel the terrifying killing intent radiating from Ethan.
The four prisoners were completely horrified.
Their breathing became chaotic.
One of them nearly collapsed onto the ground.
Another started trembling so badly that he could barely remain upright.
The third man’s teeth continuously chattered.
The fourth looked as if he was about to faint.
Ethan slowly sat back down upon his chair.
"What happened?"
"You forget to unclog their mouth."
"...."Ethan’s eyelids twitched as he looked at Randall.
Can’t you tell me that before.
"Release that."
He stared at the prisoners for a few moments before finally speaking.
"Name?"
His voice echoed heavily throughout the tent.
Ethan’s expression darkened slightly.
"Give me a fucking name."
The pressure intensified once more.The prisoners felt as if death itself was staring at them.
At that moment, one of the prisoners was completely unable to endure it any longer.His mental defenses shattered instantly.
"SHATAD!"
The man screamed desperately.
His voice echoed loudly throughout the tent.
"It’s Marquise Shatad!"
"It’s Marquise Shatad who sent us!"
The prisoner panted heavily while tears nearly formed in his eyes.
"He told us to spread the rumors!"
"He told us to ruin your reputation!"
"He told us everything!"
The moment those words left his mouth the entire tent fell silent.
Even the knights exchanged glances.Randall’s eyes narrowed.Noel’s expression immediately darkened.
Ethan looked at them silently.His expression did not change but everyone inside the tent could feel it.
The temperature around him seemed to have dropped several degrees.