The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 185 - 134 Justice Will Be Served!_3

Chapter 185: Chapter 134 Justice Will Be Served!_3

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After leaving Qingyu, Rod’s face quickly darkened. He saw the scene being taken over, and many bodies being carried out. They had once laughed and fought together, but now, all that remained were their cold corpses.

Less than a quarter of the people at the scene survived, crying and sobbing as they helped clean up the area.

Rod clenched his fists tight.

It was all that maggot’s fault.

You’re dead meat.

Afterward, Rod and Gregor, as the main suspects, were escorted to the Royal City.

All the surviving witnesses, as minor suspects, were also taken away for investigation.

Before leaving,

the White Wolf told him indifferently that the elite combat cluster was cleaning up the overflow of monsters, preparing to return to Sword Pass, so he shouldn’t worry.

Aluo whispered encouragement to him, saying everything would get better, and she believed the light of justice would eventually shine upon them.

Are the people around Qingyu all this adorable?

Even the cold-faced White Wolf turned out to be tsundere.

Rod’s heart filled with warmth again, and a vigorous fighting spirit rose within him. As long as he cleansed these disgusting scum, the world was still a beautiful place.

The ones escorting them were Judges and Church Knights clad in full golden armor, who moved incredibly fast, seeming to fly across the land.

It took two days to get here, but only a few clock hours to return.

When Rod saw the immensely high walls of the Royal City, his feelings were indescribable.

And passing through the long corridor, seeing the glow of the Holy Fire that illuminated the entire Royal City, and the lights in front of the countless residential houses under its cover, an even more indescribable feeling surged in his heart.

Maybe this was what home felt like.

Too bad the house wasn’t cleaned properly; some vermin had bred.

Not many, but really nauseating.

Of course, there were also special reasons why he frequently encountered these creatures.

But no matter the reason, you all have to die.

Cold light flickered in Rod’s eyes.

Due to the case’s significance and its complicated twists and turns, he was directly thrown into the underground dungeon of the Royal City Court.

The Judges took all his possessions and shackled him with Black Stone Shackles on his ankles and neck, which could suppress Spiritual Energy to below the Third Level.

Heh.

How naive.

Rod scoffed.

My Spiritual Energy is only at the Second Level; bet you didn’t see that coming; you’ve pressed down on nothing.

As for his possessions, he had naturally returned them to the Dream Realm a long time ago, even disassembling the Spirit Gun and sending it back—this was business he was well-acquainted with.

So, all they got from him was loneliness.

Before long, the Giant Chief Judge Gregor, with a sullen face, was pushed in. He had somehow returned to his original form, but judging by his complexion, it seemed far from the way he wanted it.

He was locked in a deeper part of the dungeon, with many more Black Stone Shackles than Rod had.

What followed was a long wait.

From the limited words that filtered in, Rod learned that the Internal Affairs Court, Judgement Court, and Holy Church had joined forces to conduct the investigation, and had already completed a thorough examination of the minor suspects.

Most people had cleared themselves of suspicion and were proven not to be Doomsday believers.

But the situation didn’t become any clearer. Everyone had witnessed Rod’s Undying Body, and no one could explain it.

In the testimony provided by Jon, it was confirmed that Gregor had distinguished military achievements at Dawn Fortress and that his act of luring away the mother creature at Sword Pass was true.

Most crucially, in the testimony provided by Gregor, he claimed that Rod could use a certain Hallucination Magic to warp and obscure everyone’s perceptions, making him the true malevolent cultist.

This testimony gained much trust because it could explain Rod’s Undying Body—

It was something they had never seen before, and even in the entire history of Trolian, there had been no record of such a miraculous Characteristic Ability. Resurrection, of course, existed, but it was nowhere close to the extent of Rod’s condition.

So, five days later, their trial began.

The main hall of the Judgement Court was a very large semicircular hall. In the center were the seats for the accused, facing tiered seating.

As the dispute involved King Candidate Qingyu and Jon, many high-ranking figures from Royal City were present on the seats. The Chief Judge even sat to the side, and the King’s Envoy occupied the central seats.

On the day of the trial, Gregor got the chance to dress up. As he walked into the hall, his robe was clean and neat, his hair soft and glossy, his face free of any dirt, his spirit high, brimming with power.

Rod, on the other hand, was dressed in wrinkled clothes covered in dust, with a bird’s nest on his head and a face that looked unwashed for five days, appearing gloomy as if filled with negative energy.

Many people on the jury seats frowned. Merely based on appearance, Rod had already lost.

In the subsequent statement and defense, Rod was also far behind. Gregor was born a Chief Judge; his words were logical, his rhetoric smooth and experienced, deeply knowledgeable of the Royal City’s laws and adept at the ways of the court.

Whereas Rod was terse, his words sharp and extreme, generating aversion in people’s hearts.

I’m sure to win!

Gregor finally let a long-missed smile appear on his face.

He eloquently and keenly displayed his oratory skills at their peak, unleashing his incisive sarcasm and duplicitous cunning to an unprecedented extent. The many distinguished and influential individuals of Royal City listened intently to his speeches, having never before and never afterward had such a large audience.

As he spoke of how Rod slyly fooled people and when the truth was exposed, how he begged like a clown, Gregor’s oratory reached its zenith. As he mockingly ranted in laughter and anger, seemingly endlessly ridiculing Rod’s lies and absurdity, the Judgement Court actually erupted into laughter.

No one noticed that Rod had already arrived behind him.

The amulet given to him by Qingyu was hanging around his neck, emitting a faint fragrance and what seemed to be warmth from its owner.

With his hands in his sleeves, Rod silently made his way to the Dream Realm. He took out the parts of the Spirit Gun and, without making a sound, assembled it and loaded a Sealing Spirit Bullet.

In his sleeve, he aimed the barrel at Gregor’s back.

Humans and monsters are different. When completely unguarded, a human’s Soul is exposed, unprotected by Spiritual Energy.

The Chief Judge was no exception.

Bang!

A loud gunshot echoed through the Judgement Court.

Gregor, fervently speaking at the climax, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his Soul, his mind as if struck by a massive hammer, or torn by a long saw.

He blacked out, fell to his knees, and from the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Rod’s raised right hand.

The hand was semi-transparent, and a scythe pattern on the back of it emitted dazzling white light.

"You..."

He only managed to speak that single word.

Thud!

The right hand plunged into his body, seizing his Soul.

In the dim surroundings, Rod’s eyes were filled with cold light.

"Justice, execute!"

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