A bag dripping with blood was thrown onto the ground, a scalp with hair slid out from the opening, and a nauseating stench of blood assaulted the senses.
Platoons of soldiers returned, all bringing back the scalps of their targets. Montezuma III glanced at the time and realized that only a bit more than forty minutes had passed.
The mission was successfully completed. By tomorrow morning, the news of the Chancellor, City Officer, and other high-ranking officials of the Kingdom being found dead in their own homes would spread and cause a tremendous uproar, a prospect Montezuma III was indifferent towards.
Eliminating treacherous officials is a necessary path for a powerful nation.
Even though a considerable fraction of these high-ranking officials were raised to power by his own hands when he ascended the throne, he spared no expense!
"You did well," Montezuma III said to the soldiers in front of him. "I have prepared a reward for you."
