Chapter 1404: A Quiet Accumulation, A Sudden Burst (7)

The cell was a little cramped.

Inside, twelve orc prisoners were held, all shackled with iron chains.

If they were ordinary prisoners, simply locking them up would suffice.

But these people had caused trouble yesterday, so they had been shackled.

Zhuang Ya stepped straight into this cell full of orcs, and was instantly put off by the smell inside, her brow furrowing slightly.

Wei Leng followed close behind and entered.

Four female soldiers on duty trailed after them.

The orcs heard the main door open and all looked over.

Seeing it was Zhuang Ya, they all showed a trace of fear.

Actually, when it came to carrying out punishment, anyone would do — all could achieve a decent result.

But in certain people's hands, such things were very different.

Zhuang Ya was precisely that kind of person.

She smiled at the two burly orcs in the very middle and said: "Zaka, Geba, while I was away, you seemed to be having quite a good time?"

The orc on the left, Zaka, mocked: "It was Guge and the others' idea. We didn't do a thing. Guge and the others were already executed by Captain Wei yesterday. You should let us go, right?"

"That's right." The other orcs chimed in.

The orc on the right, Geba, also chimed in: "Lord Zhuang, we work really hard when we do our jobs. If you keep us locked up like this, then us orcs won't feel comfortable about it — and that includes those outside working themselves to death for you right now."

"Exactly!" The other orcs kept chiming in.

Zhuang Ya gave a light laugh.

"You two prisoners have too much nonsense! If it weren't for your good attributes, you would have been the first batch killed long ago. I'm only giving you one chance now — show me your obedience raised to 4 points, or it won't be just 4 points that lets you off."

Zaka sneered: "4 points? Are you joking? Obedience goes up 1 point at a time. I've never seen it jump up."

"Then you've seen it today."

A small flame sprang from Zhuang Ya's fingertip.

"Lord Zhao Chi has given me the power of life and death over all of you. I've given you chances too."

In an instant, a thin flame shot from Zhuang Ya's index finger and burned Zaka's shoulder.

Zaka froze for a second, then immediately began howling.

Geba watched Zaka's performance and nearly laughed out loud.

He's putting on quite an act.

This was their usual trick.

Whether it really hurt or not, they definitely had to pretend the pain was unbearable.

"Ah!! No, I was wrong, stop burning me! It's my fault, I won't dare, I really won't dare!!"

Zaka thrashed violently, the iron chains clanging and clattering as he yanked them.