Witnessing the distressing scene inside the tower, Ace winced brows as he scanned the cages. There were 19 cages filled with different prisoners; their expressions were listless, and their clothes were tattered, while multiple scars marked their bodies, and their bodies were almost wilted like dry branches.
However, despite their half-dead appearances, they were all alive, but just barely, and it might be because of those runic chains piercing their limbs and chests.
Furthermore, despite the opening of the door, no one in those cages reacted; their eyes seemed empty as if they had lost the will to live and were waiting for the mercy of death.
Ace walked over to the first cage, and trapped inside was a wilted man with brown skin and a bald head; there were faded tattoos on his skin, and his race was unknown.
"Can you hear me?" Ace tried to communicate with this man as he wanted to know why they were imprisoned there and the reason behind their current situation.
