Karman's tone was not very good, and Joe Garrit immediately signaled Ayu and Dorian to follow, the three found a large pit according to Karman's directions.
As they approached, Joe Ga noticed two bare-chested men kneeling on the edge of the pit...
They were supposed to be the mercenaries waiting to rendezvous; when Joe Ga found them, they were still alive, but in great agony.
Three sharp wooden stakes had been driven through their waists and abdomens, pinning them in place.
There were wounds under their armpits and behind their knees, clearly Karman had intentionally crippled their mobility.
The stakes weren't driven in too deeply, but the ends that were in the ground were firmly fixed, and the mercenaries, unable to exert force with their limbs, had no way to free themselves and could only whimper in pain where they were.
Joe Ga didn't know why Karman would do this; he walked over curiously for a look and then saw a ghastly scene.
