"Hurry! Get inside and see what's going on! We have to evacuate the officials immediately!"
The sound of frantic footsteps echoed from outside. A combat squad stationed near the manor had arrived as reinforcements.
However, the moment they reached the main entrance, they were met with an exceptionally gruesome scene.
The once-luxurious interior was now stained crimson with blood. Bodies were strewn across the floor, and every single one of them was headless.
It was as if their heads had been smashed like ripe watermelons on the ground, bursting into countless fragments.
One could only tell from their attire that these had been the powerful men who, just a short while ago, decided the fates of many with a mere wave of the hand—dignitaries who held extremely prominent positions in Japan.
Even for professional soldiers, they had been born in an era of peace. Faced with such a gory scene, many still felt their stomachs churn with a powerful sense of revulsion.
