Strangulation merely shifted slightly to the side, allowing the arrow to miss his back and strike his right shoulder instead.
—Blood burst forth.
The impact of the arrow caused his body to stagger slightly forward.
Yet the grasp of Strangulation's left hand did not loosen, and he did not even turn to glance back.
He merely grasped the man's head and directly hoisted him up from the ground.
Just like the principle of a gallows, a person's own weight is sufficient to break the neck—but that requires dragging downward over time or a sudden fall. Fortunately, Strangulation did not intend to kill him there.
After lifting the man up, Strangulation gripped his face and fiercely smashed the back of his head into a thick wooden pole on the deck!
Once, twice, three times!
The merciless impacts. By the second blow, faint traces of blood could be seen on the wooden pole.
After the three blows, the blood that splattered out left clear marks on the wooden pole.
