At the end of the war, he narrowly escaped Soviet capture and likely execution.

During this trip they narrowly escaped execution as suspected mercenaries.

He was twice imprisoned on a charge of rebellion, and narrowly escaped execution.

However, some immortals are written to have used this method in order to escape execution.

He had later escaped execution a second time, when his "last meal" of chicken and beer could not be obtained.

He felt as though the Fates were undermining his every effort to escape their prison and eventual execution.

It is not clear how he escaped execution.

The first one held the two Yangs who had escaped execution.

He escapes execution by claiming they have defiled the holy book.

Following the surrender, he nearly escaped execution by blending in with the large body of prisoners.