Chapter 123 Avoid Unnecessary Bloodshed

Around seventy soldiers died on the Merchant Union side and six on Cyrus's side. Soldiers that were severely injured and still alive were being treated by the puppets even if they were soldiers under the Merchant Union.

"Cyrus, when do we head out?" Jack asked.

"We will need to leave a thousand soldiers behind to watch over the captives. While the rest of us need to quickly reach and capture the Merchant Union city as it is not heavily guarded at the moment. There are only around eight hundred soldiers left there to guard it. We can leave now." Cyrus replied.

Suddenly a veteran soldier who was being tied to a rope cried out in alarm when he heard their conversation.

"Lords, please have mercy, I have a son who is stationed on the city wall as a patrol guard. Let...let me come with you. I will tell him to surrender."

Just after he said that many soldiers from the Merchant Union started begging for mercy either for their family living inside the city or a relative working as a guard there. They feared for their family's lives, even more, when they found themselves lucky surviving this battle. Who says they might not be unlucky afterward if someone dies close to them during the war.

At that time, Alex was coincidently sharing Cyrus' vision to see the results of the battle and to see when will they depart from there.

As he listened to the pleadings of the captives, Alex had an idea and immediately ordered Cyrus telepathically to do as he says.

"Quite down" Cyrus shouted first and told them to listen to him.

"Alright then, only those who have any relative or a friend serving in the military and they are currently stationed on any position inside the city will raise their hands," Cyrus shouted again so that everyone can hear him loud and clear.

Many people raised their hands tied with