Amid Ilam's puzzled expression, Saladin led his army into the complex north of Baghdad.

Looking at the magnificent buildings before him, Saladin dismounted, lowered his head, and began to walk.

Following suit, Ilam looked at the towering and magnificent buildings before him and asked softly, "Caliph, where exactly is this place?"

"The courtyard and buildings in front of you are Baghdad University; the buildings to your right are Nuristan University; and further away, there is the world's largest library—the Wisdom Palace."

Saladin's deep voice drew out a group of people hiding in the building. They were ragged and emaciated, but their upright posture and wise eyes revealed their identities.

Saladin handed his riding whip to his bodyguard and strode towards the group, laughing as he went, saying, "Issam! Do you see? These are the most precious treasures in my heart!"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries with the scholars in Baghdad, Saladin remounted his horse and proclaimed to everyone: "In the name of the Most High God! I hereby declare that everything here is under my protection—Saladin's protection! Food, medicine, security... everything needed here, I will provide!"

After issuing a series of orders, Saladin took the helmet handed to him by his guards, put it on, and swung his riding crop toward the Baghdad palace: "It's time to smash the last bone in the remnants of the Abbasid Empire! Move out!"

At this time, the inner city of Baghdad was already heavily besieged by the army of the Ayyubid Empire.

Hundreds of cannons were pointed at the main gate of the palace, and soldiers were repeatedly checking the powder and flint of the muskets.

Before Saladin rode into the inner city, he asked an old general in charge of the attack, "Nezar, what is the enemy's situation?"

“Something’s not right.” Nezar turned to Saladin and said, “We can’t see any enemy troops on the city walls, and no one has answered our calls. The inner city is completely silent. It looks like a… dead city.”

Just as the army was filled with doubt and uncertainty, the inner city gates slowly opened.

A towering giant, nearly two meters tall, wearing a metal demon mask and covered in arrows and broken spears, pushed open the door from the inside.

Immediately afterwards, several giants dressed in the same manner emerged from the city gate, knelt by the roadside, and remained motionless.

Saladin, sitting on his horse, looked at the strange giants before him and a thought struck him.

Just then, a young man completely shrouded in a black robe emerged from the city gate. Speaking in slightly broken Arabic, he loudly proclaimed, "Great and wise Saladin, your humblest servant now presents to you the Baghdad Palace—the supreme diamond in the crown of the empire!"

Saladin gave the kneeling young man a deep look, then led his army into the inner city without a word.

Upon entering the city gate, Issam looked at the scene before him and said in confusion, "That's strange. The Baghdad Royal Palace in my memory didn't have such a high hill."

General Nezar saw the scene before him clearly, his eyes widened, and he roared, "By God! This is not a hill at all!"

A 'mountain' made of human remains appeared before everyone's eyes.

Thousands of dead lay dead, some were palace guards, some were maids and servants, and some were even members of the most noble royal family. All of them were stripped of their armor and clothes, their bodies dismembered and torn into pieces, piled together to create an extremely gruesome 'landscape'.

What they were witnessing was something no human could possibly do; only a demon would act in such a way. Even seasoned warriors and soldiers accustomed to death felt a chill run down their spines at the sight.

Saladin pulled on the reins and walked up to the man in black. Looking at the man who had lowered his head to his horse's hooves, he asked in a deep voice, "Did you conquer the inner city of Baghdad?"

The man's body did not move, but his voice seemed to come from underground: "Yes, Great Saladin, my men and I have defeated the enemies in the inner city."

Saladin glanced at the group of two-meter-tall 'giants' and then asked, "How many men do you have in total?"

"three hundred."

"How dare you deceive the wise Caliph?!" Enraged, Issam rode up on his horse and began to loudly rebuke the man in black.

Saladin raised his right hand, silencing Issam's shouts.

Looking at the young man surrounded by hundreds of muskets, Saladin pondered for a moment on horseback before finally asking, "Young man, tell me your name."

The man in black lifted his hood, revealing a pale face. He smiled and said, "Supreme Saladin, my name is Throat Bones."