"Murder! Obstruction of official duties! Destruction of public security facilities! Provoking trouble!... Your attitude toward admitting guilt is appalling. Multiple crimes will be punished together. The recommendation is the maximum sentence."
"...The final ruling is 233 years in prison."
The closed trial was filled with heavily armed soldiers.
Even the judge was terrified, his voice trembling as he delivered the verdict.
If he had not been forced into it, he would never have come out to take the blame.
This scene was truly frightening.
Although it was supposedly a closed trial, the Sect's application to attend the proceedings was swiftly approved.
Perhaps some people hoped they would be unable to endure the provocation, go on a killing spree, and slaughter the judge. That would truly be worthwhile.
After all, the life of a mere judge was worthless if it could make the Colossus Sect suffer a setback.
Yet every Transcendent remained calm throughout, calmly watching as all kinds of evidence were presented—much of it submitted by them personally.
They calmly watched the trial proceed until the verdict was announced.
At last, Ganis looked up at the camera. He knew that many people were surely watching him from behind it.
"A bunch of cowardly, decaying rats."
He rose to his feet, and the Transcendents behind him rose as well.
"Everything is for the faith."
The Sect members on trial followed suit. "Everything is for the faith. Today, I submit to arrest in accordance with justice, not because I am guilty.
"One day, all decayed evil will be judged in a newly sanctified court. Then, a new era will surely arrive..."
They prayed loudly, venting the indignation in their hearts.
This was an opportunity to transform the Sect members from scattered individuals fighting like headless flies into an organized revolution with a