Oben stepped down from the carriage, holding his whip, his face contorting with fury, a fury that wasn't directed only at the two who dared to stand against him but also at his mercenaries.
"Cowards! You disgraceful vermin! You stand there trembling instead of obeying your lord?!" - - Oben furiously screamed as his wrist flicked, the whip lashed through the air with a sickening crack.
The barbed tip tore across the backs of the mercenaries, easily ripping through cloth and flesh alike. Blood splattered everywhere, some drops even landing on Agusa's face as agonized screams filled the cold mountain air. Some mercenaries dropped to their knees while others completely threw themselves onto the ground, wriggling like dying worms.
However, the mercenaries preferred pain over death. This was a good result. A smile appeared on their bloody lips - "Vermin." - Oben said, spitting on a mercenary's face.
Then, his gaze shifted to Zahra.