"Ah..."
A heart-wrenching roar erupted. Edward Grant howled in agony, tears streaming down his face.
All the soldiers on the rack stared in shock at the enemy slowly approaching the Mountain Pass.
Joseph Qiao knelt atop the watchtower, mouth agape, sobbing.
"Let me go, all of you let me go, let me out!"
Lucille Xing was firmly restrained by Lona Long and Sebastian Zhao. The rack inched forward, stopping at the third trench. Soldiers with shields surrounded them. Stanley Tang laughed heartily and, under the protection of the soldiers, stepped forward.
Yuna Ji clenched her teeth so hard they creaked, her eyes blazing with uncontrollable fury. The muscles in her face trembled, and as she bit her lip, blood trickled out. Her eyes widened, veins of blood spreading across her eyeballs.
Joseph Qiao slowly lifted his head and looked at her. The sound of teeth grinding echoed as Yuna Ji gripped the short gun hanging at her waist.
On the rack, Sophie Grant was completely exposed, her hair shorn off, her body covered in wounds, tortured mercilessly. Both ears had been cut off. Eyes closed, she was barely alive. Two soldiers holding bone blades stood beside her, pressing their weapons to her throat. Lydia Lien stood nearby, observing with cold detachment.
"See this? This is what happens to the Grant Family. Surrender now."
A sudden scream, a furious roar from Edward Grant, startled Tang Shi, who had been feeling self-satisfied, causing him to retreat several steps. At this moment, Sophie Grant's eyes slowly opened.
"Sophie..."
A burst of hoarse shouting echoed as King Grant walked up the observation tower. He quietly watched Sophie Grant from afar, then slowly picked up a bow and arrow.
"You are the daughter of the Grant Family. Thank you, Sophie. Your father owes you so much. All these years, perhaps I never deserved to be your father. You must be so tired..."
Everyone watched as King Grant slowly nocked an arrow. Tang Shi, still on horseback, gasped in shock, while two nearby soldiers frantically tried to get Sophie Grant down from the platform.
"If there is a next life, Sophie, your father will repay all that he owes you..."
A single crystalline tear slid from King Grant's eye.
"Father..."
With a soft sound, Sophie Grant gently parted her lips and uttered two words. The arrow, perfectly aimed, pierced her forehead. Her body slumped, her eyes slowly closing.
In her final moment, Sophie Grant saw Yuna Ji—a flash of black-green light radiated from Yuna's body.