A Cruel Judgment: 200,000 Daiwa Erased!
Ignoring the protests of these Challengers, Firmament deducted 20 points from all 300 Ninja Corps who accompanied Iga Ryūji in the same way, and then teleported them out of the Instance.
There are millions of people in the Instance, so it's impossible to try them one by one. People with the same crimes will all be dealt with together.
[Please Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Yasui, come forward!]
[You and your troops actively invaded the Dragon Country, a third-party faction, within the Instance, violating the Instance's mission settings and disrupting the peace of Earth Online. However, considering that you did not kill any Dragon Country but were instead unilaterally slaughtered by the Dragon Country... Firmament has decided to deduct 600 points from your account as punishment!]
Thus, Minamoto no Yorimitsu Yasui had their points deducted and were teleported out of the Instance.
Those who received the same treatment included Minamoto no Yorimitsu's 50,000-strong special forces of Shogunate and Yasui's 50,000-strong germ warfare unit.
Seeing that these people had 600 points deducted, some Challengers actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Because the number of points deducted is not actually that many. Although some people may be demoted, it is by no means fatal!
Even for Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Yasui, it was practically painless.
It's important to know that failing this Instance mission will result in a minimum penalty of 500 points. Minamoto no Yorimitsu and his group's direct invasion of other factions is tantamount to a serious violation of the Instance rules.
Judging from the penalties imposed in the previous two instances of "Raging Waves," this extra 100 points is actually quite lenient.
It's worth noting that Itō Hidetaka previously received a tenfold penalty for disobeying the warning from the Eagle Sauce Country!
[Please, Ogura Tako, Miyazaki Sanrin... come forward!]
The Firmament called out the names of twenty more base Commanders from the Eastern Ocean Islands. These were all high-ranking members of the Challengers Faction, and the Emperor directly assigned them positions to manage a Challengers's Military Base.
However, they were basically just there to make up the numbers in this Instance, simply carrying out the Emperor's orders.
In fact, it was destroyed by the hypersonic Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles AGM-183 ARRW without firing a single shot.
[You forcibly conscripted soldiers in the Instance, causing many Eastern Ocean Island civilians to die alongside you from Eagle Sauce, indirectly contributing to their deaths. Firmament has decided to deduct 800 points from your account as punishment!]
There are approximately 400,000 Challengers have committed the same crime, representing the majority of all Challengers.
They were also deducted points and teleported away at the same time.
With this back and forth, more than 500,000 people have left the Instance, and the International Tribunal now appears much emptier.
The remaining 500,000 Challengers, seeing that those ahead of them had all left the Instance safely, immediately forgot the pain of their earlier defeats.
They even started muttering to themselves.
"Looking at it this way, the points deducted from this so-called trial aren't actually that many."
"Actually, 800 points is quite a lot. This score can instantly kill many LV0 and LV1 players."
"Hmm... Thanks to His Majesty Emperor, we were able to collect our points at the shrine in advance, so we were at least not wiped out."
"Ha. I think this must be a restriction imposed by the Firmament Instance on the instance, preventing Lin Ye from deducting a large number of other people's points like before."
"This is truly a stroke of luck amidst misfortune; to survive in such a brutal Instance is a miracle."
These people wanted to continue their discussion, but they were all silenced by Firmament's angry shout.
[Quiet!]
[Loud noise is not permitted at the International Tribunal!]
[Please, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi and Tominaga Yukiyasu, come forward!]
[The two individuals and their respective naval and air Air Forces, under the guise of surrendering to the Eagle Sauce Country, launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, severely violating the Instance rules! Furthermore, your actions were the instigator of the war Eastern Ocean Island and the Eagle Sauce Country, resulting in the tragic deaths of countless innocent Eastern Ocean Island civilians!]
[You have all committed numerous crimes. After calculation, Firmament has decided to deduct 10,000 points from each of you!]
10,000 points!
This is a very serious point deduction.
To advance from LV1 to LV2, a Challengers needs 10,000 points.
Many of these Challengers advanced to LV2 after extracting reserve points from the Dahe Settlement at the shrine.
Points are extremely valuable. The points at the shrine are the common assets of the Dahe Settlement, and their quantity is strictly controlled. No one except the Emperor can withdraw them.
Therefore, many Challengers entered the competition just short of the qualifying threshold.
The deduction of 10,000 points means that some people will instantly win the lottery!
The Challengers were completely dumbfounded. Just moments before they were celebrating, but now they were kneeling on the ground, burying their faces in their hands and crying uncontrollably.
"I... I don't want to die!"
"Why are they only losing a few hundred points, while we're losing ten thousand?"
"This is completely unfair! We are all acting on the Emperor's orders."
However, the Firmament wouldn't give them a chance to argue; it immediately started deducting points and teleporting Instance.
In an instant, many Challengers were instantly killed, their bodies shattered by the invisible pressure, without even a scream.
There are as many as 400,000 people in the Navy and Air Force! At least half of them, or 200,000, were wiped out in this way!
Two hundred thousand people died permanently in the Instance.
And those who survived by sheer luck weren't much better off.
They'll almost all be demoted after having 10,000 points deducted!
Some even dropped to LV0, becoming the most humble and weakest Challengers in the world.
LV2 was considered the upper class in this world, but in an instant they became the lower class. This dramatic drop in status was worse than death for them.
Furthermore, because their levels have plummeted, they have lost the privilege of carrying Instance weapons, which greatly increases their chances of being instantly killed in Instance.
Those who needed to be killed were killed, and those who needed to be teleported were teleported out. At this moment, only the Emperor and Itō Hidetaka remained in the hall.
The Emperor did not waste any more words arguing with the Firmament.
Since it's pointless, the points deduction from the Firmament Curtain has already been executed, and those people have been directly eliminated.
At this moment, the Emperor could no longer care about the lives of others, because a sense of fear suddenly arose in his heart.
He realized that the rules of this so-called trial were actually set by Lin Ye, who used these rules to increase the points deduction.
Lin Ye will use various methods to make this reward and punishment seem reasonable, thereby passing the Firmament's review.
But the Firmament is devoid of humanity; it only follows logic and reason.
In other words, as long as Lin Ye makes everything reasonable, it's possible to deduct an excessive amount of points at once.
Once the Firmament detects excessive point deductions, it will make corrections before the next Instance opens. However, all the penalties from this instance are now in the past.
The Emperor isn't afraid of being wiped out, because he's a Level 4, and his accumulated points are already astronomical. It's fair to say that the entire Dahe Settlement is supporting him.
What he fears most is being demoted!
If that were to happen, he would inevitably be dethroned from the position of Emperor, and then he would no longer be the Emperor.
[Please, Itō Hidetaka, come forward!]
Itō Hidetaka remained kneeling, trembling.
Then he grinned and suddenly burst into laughter at the judge's bench, drool dripping from his mouth and covering himself in it.
"Hehehe, I'm not dead! I'm not dead!"
"Even Lin Ye's Atomic Bomb couldn't defeat me!"
"I, Itō Hidetaka, am simply a genius."
They've gone mad! Utterly gone mad!
Looking at Itō Hidetaka appearance, the Emperor couldn't help but sigh.
He never imagined that an Atomic Bomb could have driven Itō Hidetaka to dementia.
[Please, Itō Hidetaka, come forward!]
The Firmament read it aloud again, and seeing that Itō Hidetaka remained unmoved, the Firmament proceeded with the trial.
[Itō Hidetaka, as the deputy commander of this Instance, your sins are heinous... Your crimes are as follows:]
[1. Mass conscription and atrocities against the people of the Eastern Ocean Islands!]
[2. Feigning surrender to the Eagle Sauce Country, but secretly plotting the attack on Pearl Harbor...]
[3. Maliciously controlling the media in Eastern Ocean Island and spreading erroneous Militarist Ideology...]
The Firmament displayed a list of more than a dozen crimes.
In fact, Itō Hidetaka was really wronged this time, because he was ordered by the Emperor to do these things.
At most, he's just a messenger.
However, nominally he was not wronged, because he was indeed the Emperor's chief of staff, devising strategies for various evil deeds.
Furthermore, he personally carried out many of the tasks, making him essentially the direct perpetrator.
[The Firmament has decided to deduct 100,000 points from your account!]
[Due to insufficient points, you will be eliminated immediately!]
Upon hearing the verdict from the Firmament, Itō Hidetaka's face showed no sign of despair; instead, his smile widened even further.
He pointed at the judge's bench with both hands, then suddenly did a somersault and burst into wild laughter.
"Hehe, I, Itō Hidetaka, am the true genius of Azure Star!"
"Lin Ye is nothing special; I can definitely kill him in my Instance!"
"I'm a genius!"
"I am..."
"Ahh!"
Before Itō Hidetaka could finish speaking, a tremendous force pressed down on his head, crushing him into countless mosaic fragments on the ground!
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