"Don't shout, you bastard."
"If you dare to utter a single sound, I will stab through your chin and cut off your head."
Just then, accompanied by footsteps, the wooden door of the council chamber was pounded loudly, and the anxious voices of guards came from outside:
"Your Royal Highness Prince Yurkas, what's happening in there?"
"May we enter?"
Hearing the voices outside the door, Yurkas struggled as if he had found a savior, trying to resist.
But Guilliman was merciless, delivering a fierce punch to the prince's abdomen, then saying coldly:
"I will release your mouth, but you must tell the guards to leave."
"Of course, you can also try to call for help and see if the guards outside are capable of saving you before I pierce your throat."
With that, to threaten the prince and make him truly experience the fear of death...
Guilliman directly used the Viper dagger to cut a shallow wound on Yurkas's neck, letting his blood trickle down.
The prince, who had been pampered since childhood and had never even personally been to a battlefield, had never experienced such pain.
His eyes instantly widened in rage, struggling to let out a scream, but the Witcher's arm was like an iron clamp, covering his mouth, preventing him from making any sound.
Another fierce punch landed on the prince's abdomen, and Guilliman continued:
"Quick, tell the guards outside to leave, tell them it was just a broken window."
"Remember, you only get one chance."
Indeed, in the face of death, few can be called heroes.
After Guilliman's combination of punches and death threats, the pampered Prince Yurkas no longer dared to play any tricks.
After he released his hand, the prince immediately covered his bleeding neck with one hand and shouted towards the door in a somewhat high-pitched voice:
"Captain Hoffman, I warned you not to approach the council chamber."
"Get away from here; it was just a broken window."
Captain Hoffman was clearly hesitant. Although he hadn't heard the sounds from the council chamber clearly from a distance, it certainly didn't sound as simple as a broken window.
However, the Prince of Maribor was an arrogant prince; he never allowed his subordinates to question his orders, otherwise they would likely be held accountable and severely punished.
After the prince shouted the command "Get away from here" again, Captain Hoffman could only suppress his suspicions and retreat with the guards.
Soon, only the Witcher and the terrified and pleading Prince of Maribor remained in the council chamber.
Guilliman never felt pity for men. He grabbed the Prince of Maribor by the neck and directly subdued him with a Soul Contract.
For highly intelligent beings like humans, a Soul Contract cannot forcibly twist their will or control their actions.
However, after signing a series of unequal treaties, a Soul Contract can compel the other party to obey its commands through the threat of death and pain.
It's like a remote-controlled bomb hidden in the other party's soul; it will detonate at the slightest sign of defiance, making the person bound by the contract afraid to even think of violating it.
Upon realizing the death threat of the Soul Contract, Prince Yurkas's gaze towards Guilliman was filled with terror, as if he were looking at a demon that had crawled out of the abyss.
Guilliman's eyes were icy cold, and the Nightingale mask obscured his face, making him seem like a shadow.
Once the council chamber quieted down, he spoke in a calm but cold tone:
"Very good, Prince Yurkas."
"You are a smart man, and I don't like killing smart men."
"Now, tell me, where is your family vault, and where are the keys?"
"Also, please issue an order to gather the six people in these portraits into this council hall."
"Remember, no tricks."
"The Soul Contract can sense your innermost thoughts. If you have any thought of betraying me, your soul will be torn out and subjected to unimaginable torment."
"Believe me, it is a pain no living person can bear."
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