I Come to Keep My Promise
"Etc!"
Cheng Shi panicked. He abruptly stood up from the dock, his face grim, and said:
"Innocence is presumed!"
If you have determined that I committed murder, then Your Adjudicator, please provide the evidence!
"[Order] sees through everything, and evil has nowhere to escape."
When Order is not observed, sin is sin!
The sinner committed blasphemy, disrupted the trial, murdered another, and showed no remorse; therefore, he is sentenced to multiple crimes...
"Thunder Punishment to death!"
"Bang--"
The heavy thud echoed throughout the courtroom.
Cheng Shi heard the gavel fall to signal the end of the trial, his pupils contracted and his expression became extremely solemn.
What a prelude to "Civilization"! You're so damn Civilization!
The moment the gavel struck, he struggled to jump out of the dock, trying to escape by any means necessary. He even Amusement Ring, which was only on its last charge, in his hand when he was forced to do so.
If he couldn't withstand it, he planned to have a magical showdown with the Thunderbolt of the Tribunal!
Even if it's just one shot, what if...?
What if he becomes weak after just one Thunder Punishment?
Even if it's not just one shot, we can't care about that anymore. Under the pressure of trial to the death, in the shadow of death, we'll live for every second we can.
He even regretted not activating "Sea Dream Foam" the moment he entered the courtroom!
If he could snap his fingers at this moment, would this unfair Adjudicator forget himself and end the trial immediately?
In short, there were too many unexpected events, so many that no amount of backup plans could help.
My life is in grave danger!!!
With the charge handed down, the Thunder Punishment was immediately applied!
In the Adjudicator's eyes, Cheng Shi's attempt to escape was no different from that of Clown.
The moment he stepped out of the dock, a deluge of Thunderbolt rained down like a cataclysmic storm.
This level of destructive power is unmatched, even by a hundred shots of [Thunderclap Judgment]!
How can they possibly fight back like this, 1 against 100?
Grass!
This is simply a death sentence with no solution!
Cheng Shi was even about to resign himself to his fate.
He stopped, neither dodging nor avoiding, standing upright with a mocking look in his eyes at the high Judgment Chair, and then coldly uttered his final words:
"I hope that one day you won't be sitting in the dock, my beloved Adjudicator!"
"Boom—Boom—Boom—"
A roaring bolt of lightning crashed down, striking the target in the blink of an eye...
On top of a giant tentacle!
Suddenly, a terrifying giant tentacle appeared in the empty courtroom.
As soon as it appeared, it swept across Cheng Shi's head, shattering the sky full of lightning into sparks and flames, causing the roaring plasma to instantly dissipate into the air.
Cheng Shi felt a strong wind hit his face, the howling wind even drowning out the thunder!
His cheeks stung from the wind, but he still endured the pain and looked up.
!!!!!!!!!!!!
That one glance sent a shockwave through Cheng Shi's soul!
That one glance sent shivers down Cheng Shi's spine!
He recognized what it was, even though he had never seen it before. He immediately recognized the tendrils of the sweeping Thunderbolt.
Divine Pillar!
The Divine Pillar that Birth!
No wonder Zhen Yi once said that it was a life "fossil" that you would never want to look at a second time after seeing it once!
She's absolutely right.
When Cheng Shi saw the enormous tentacle strung with various Life Tablet roar past his head, he clearly saw that the life fossils, accumulated over countless millennia, were "painted" with countless eyes, noses, mouths, limbs, and genitals that he had never seen or heard of before.
He...
That's amazing.
Cheng Shi was so shocked that he completely forgot he was still in the courtroom of [Order], and that he was a criminal about to be executed!
The Divine Pillar, having cleared away the Thunderbolt, did not rush to leave. It lashed out at the air, rubbing against the surrounding Vitality and uttering maddening murmurs.
"I—have—come—to—keep—my—faith—".
Cheng Shi hearing the sound of "Birth," Cheng Shi blushed and bowed deeply.
After hearing this "warning," the Judgment Chair remained silent for a long time before uttering two words in a deep voice:
"Court adjourned..."
The surrounding scenery receded like the tide, Cheng Shi felt a blur before his eyes, and his consciousness once again plunged into endless darkness.
Meanwhile, another trial was underway.
It was still that high and mighty Judgment Chair, and still that dock where the defendant stood with his head bowed in trial.
The authoritative voice once again swept across the courtroom, each syllable resounding with awe and power.
"By Order, and judgment shall come!"
Do you admit that you have desecrated the Order more than once throughout the entire Trials?
Hu Wei sat on the Judgment Seat and smiled indifferently:
"Admit."
As his words fell, a tremendous sound of chaos rose from beneath his feet. The sound was like a wail in the fire, like the friction of clashing metal, continuous as a spring, and endless as the tide.
This decadent, chaotic music propelled Hu Wei higher and higher until he was above the chair. He laughed loudly, leaped down, placed the Judgment Chair under his feet, and took control, saying:
"[Order] is below me, how can I speak of judgment?"
Let me ask you instead.
Do you admit that you fabricated Order more than once throughout the entire Trials?
The Judgment Chair struggled, but remained completely still.
After a long while, that authoritative voice lost its authoritativeness.
"Court adjourned..."
Meanwhile, the third trial took place.
"By Order, and judgment shall come!"
Do you admit that you have desecrated the Order more than once throughout the entire Trials?
Bai Fei remained silent, coldly staring at the chair, before being pulled away from the spot by a force erupting from [Sinking].
As the convict disappeared from the dock, the Adjudicator sighed helplessly:
"Court adjourned..."
The fourth trial.
"By Order, and judgment shall come!"
You, who never broke the Order throughout the entire Trials, deserve His reward...
The fifth match.
"By Order, and judgment shall come!"
Do you admit that you have desecrated the Order more than once throughout the entire Trials?
"I admit it, I admit it, I admit it all, I admit it all!"
"The sinner offered almost no defense, sincerely confessed his guilt, and considering the minor nature of his blasphemous act, after careful consideration, sentenced him to..."
One hundred lashes!
"Bang--"
As the final verdict was announced, the courtroom was immediately filled with the sharp crack of whips striking the ground, and... waves of pleasure, "Ah~ Ah~".
[Prayer Trial (Crime Without Evidence [Order]) Challenge Successfully Completed]
[Rating in progress and calculating rewards...]
[Player: Cheng Shi, Performance Rating: C]
[Obtained Item: Mask of Fury (S) x1]
[Obtain Item: Mask of Disgust (S) x1]
[Item obtained: Mask of Failure (B) x1]
[Obtained Item: Vague Mask (C) x2]
[The Path to Godhood - 17]
[Ladder of Audience +3]
[Current Path to Godhood Score: 2139, Global Ranking: ]
[Current Ladder of Audience Score: 169, Path of Fate Rank: 57]
[Trials completed, exiting soon]
Immediately afterwards...
[Prayer Trial (The Jewel on the Crown of Truth [Chaos]) be successfully completed]
[Rating in progress and calculating rewards...]
[Player: Cheng Shi, Performance Rating: S]
[Item obtained: Mask of Oblivion (S) x4]
[Path to Godhood +17]
[The Ladder of Audience - 3]
[Current Path to Godhood Score: 2156, Global Ranking: ]
[Current Ladder of Audience Score: 166, Path of Fate Rank: 61]
[Trials completed, exiting soon]