At the drill ground of a military base. Dustin had been chained to a pill
ar by several thick chains made of darksteel, which was extremely malleab
le yet also durable. The blazing sun shone down on him, and he was surrou
nded by a troop of armed forces. They scrutinized his every action warily
.
Dustin didn't seem bothered by it. He merely allowed himself to remain ch
ained, looking poker–faced. His calmness surprised the soldiers–
any ordinary person would've peed their pants long ago. It seemed there w
as something special about him.
"So, you're Dustin Rhys?" At this moment, a man in a deputy general's uni
form walked over with a troop of soldiers behind him. He had a beer belly
and a round face.
"Don't tell me you captured me without even knowing who I am," Dustin sai
d coolly.
"Cut the crap! Answer the general's question!" one of the military office
rs roared.
"Fine. Yes, I'm Dustin Rhys."
"Good, good. The man nodded. "Since we didn't get the wrong guy, let's st
art by giving him 50 military whips. It'll also act as a deterrent to oth
ers like him."
The military officers with him subconsciously winced at his words. Milita
ry whips weren't the same as normal whips–an ordinary person would
faint from three to five military whips; ten were enough to make one feel
like one had a foot in the grave. If one were fortunate enough to surviv
e 20 whips, they'd probably have to spend the rest of their life in a whe
elchair. As for 50 whips. No one had survived it thus far. It looked like
he was out for Dustin's life!
"Hold on," Dustin suddenly said. "You're a
whip me without asking a single question?"
general, aren't you? Don't you think it's a little against protocol to
The round–
faced man gave him an arrogant look. "My words are the only protocol to f
ollow here–
I'm the one who calls the shots over your life and death, you peasant. Yo
u don't even have the right to say no."
"I suppose that means you're gonna abuse your power." Dustin narrowed his
eyes.
"So what if I am? I have hundreds of guns aimed at you. Do you think you
stand a chance against them?" The round–faced man scoffed.
"Quality over quantity. Having that many guns doesn't actually mean anyth
ing." Dustin shook his head.
The round–faced man sneered. "Putting up a brave
front, are we? You'll regret this when you're on the brink of death! Whip
him!" He waved a hand.
Before long, a burly man walked over with a steel whip in
hand. Salt water dripped from it–it would make the wounds burn even more.
'T'll ask you one last time before you do anything else–
who sent you here?" Dustin asked.
"I did!" Someone walked out from behind the round–
faced man and lowered her hood. It was Jade. "I bet you didn't expect to
end up in my hands, Rhys!" She sneered, "You were so obnoxious last night
, but so what? You're nothing but my prisoner now!"
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"What happened last night was between me and the Hummer family. I'd advis
e you to stay out of it," Dustin
said coolly.
Jade snorted. "Joshua's my fiancé: I want nothing more than to skin you a
live for crippling him!"
"Joshua deserved what he got. You shouldn't do anything to jeopardize you
rself."
Jade laughed derisively. "I don't think you understand your predicament.
Your life and death are in my hands- how dare you threaten me!"
"Believe what you may. I just hope you don't regret this." Dustin didn't
want to waste his breath.
"Keep this up. I'd like to
see whether you'll still be this arrogant when you're bruised and battere
d!" Jade looked at him like he was already dead to her.
"Alright, that's enough talking. Jade, don't waste your breath on him. Le
t's just sit and watch the show." The round–
faced man waved a hand. Soon, some military officers brought a table and
two chairs over. The round-
faced man gestured for them to be placed in the shade. Then, he and Jade
sat down. "Well, what are you waiting for? Whip him with all you've got!
'
With that, the burly man got to work and started whipping.