Chapter 409 - - Judgement Sword_1

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Most of the nobility had confessed their crimes.

But Saima Lynch still stood there, hesitant in the face of the excited crowd, afraid of Holley’s reprisal and terrified that the angry people would tear her to pieces.

Suddenly, Holley’s voice rang in her ear, “Saima, do you acknowledge your guilt?”

Saima jolted, reflexively stepping forward facing Duge and yelled, “I am guilty, I should not have conspired with my father to frame Holley Alaus for my own selfish interests. Please, Holley, forgive my sins…”

As she spoke,

Tears were already streaming down her cheeks, her face filled with remorse and sorrow.

But upon closer inspection, her gaze towards Duge was filled with horror.

Saima Lynch’s body was trembling uncontrollably.

She wanted to close her mouth, or to say something else, but no matter what, she couldn’t stop; her mouth seemed to no longer belong to her.

Moreover, after confessing to framing Holley, she didn’t stop, but with tears streaming down, she continued, “King Holley, I am guilty. While practicing magic, I destroyed my father’s beloved magic wand, yet I blamed my magic teacher, Lantennes, resulting in him being punished by my father. Here, I confess to him, hoping he can forgive my ignorance…”

Duke Linqi looked at his daughter with surprise, frowning slightly. What’s happening?

Hadn’t they agreed to only talk about framing Holley?

Why bring up something so far off-topic?

Saima caught her father’s gaze, and in her desperation, she pointed to her mouth, then to Duge, but her mouth kept going on its own, saying completely irrelevant things: “A year ago, I used magic to kill an innocent night cat, and I want to confess here, hoping its spirit in heaven can forgive me.”

Divine Power, is it?

Duke Linqi suddenly came to his senses, breaking out in a cold sweat. Saima was being controlled by Holley!

And it was clear that Holley wasn’t using black magic.

Black magic indeed had spells to manipulate people’s minds, but there was no way to control a person so precisely to confess their own evils without affecting other thoughts…

That left only one explanation, the Evil God’s divine power.

Duke Linqi would never believe that Holley had been granted divine power by the Sea God.

The Sea God, who controls all the oceans, is one of the highest-ranking God Spirits. How could he bestow his divine power upon someone so despicable.

No matter how eloquently Holley spoke, deep down, Duke Linqi was convinced that Duge had been possessed by the Evil God.

Only the Evil God would toy with people’s hearts, using such disgusting spells.

The Sea God, who lives in the water all year round, would never allow his followers to so badly misuse the Water Series spells…

Watching Saima confessing to watching a guard bathe when she was sixteen, Duke Linqi finally couldn’t bear it any longer, “King Holley…”

Saima’s gaze towards Duge turned to pleading.

Duge smiled faintly, stopping the Judgement.

The voice of Saima Lynch came to an abrupt halt. She let out a long sigh of relief and slumped to the ground.

Recalling everything that had happened, her gaze towards Duge turned back to fear. Her father was right; Holley was definitely possessed by the Evil God.

Shame!

One day she must find a just God Spirit, to expose the true face of Holley, to return all of today’s shame onto him…

Duge looked at her, smiled slightly, understanding the use of the skill clearly. The operation of the skill was indeed simple!

Everyone has sins!

And who can truly claim to be guiltless?

With this skill, who else could raise their head before him?

If they didn’t want to be Judged by him, they simply had to follow the law and be upright and good people.

A culture of integrity was finally about to be established by him.

Moreover, Impartiality would force the target to confess their own sins, effectively silencing them.

Magic users who can’t cast spells instantly were useless in front of him; although it was a feature of little significance, it was better than nothing…

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After Saima Lynch confessed her sins, the mood of the people beneath the gallows had eased significantly.

After all.

Saima Lynch’s last confession was about peeping at guards bathing, which indeed wasn’t anything of great consequence, it could even be considered a bit of a joke…

At this time, Duge’s reputation had already reached its pinnacle, no one cared anymore about those small sins he had committed before.

Besides.

He had done it to save people.

“King Holley, what do you plan to do with these criminals?” Ole shouted from the crowd below the guillotine, “Are you going to send them to the guillotine?”

“No, I intend to give them a chance to reform,” Duge said.

Another uproar ensued.

Obviously.

The people were not satisfied with Duge’s approach; the nobility had power and influence, and once they were let go, it would ultimately be the common people who would suffer.

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“King Holley, I beg you to kill them; their sins can only be washed away with blood.”

“They even once tried to kill you.”

“Why, King Holley, tell me why do you wish to do this?” This time it was Reggie who spoke, his towering figure especially visible within the crowd as he waved his arms, “They don’t deserve to live.”

“Kill them.”

“Kill them.”

The emotions of the people were stirred up again.

If it weren’t for the awe inspired by Duge’s authority, they would have rushed to the guillotine long ago.

Duke Linqi and other nobles trembled, casting pleading glances towards Duge.

Their Martial Spirits had been sealed; whether they lived or died now hung on Duge’s single thought.

Duge gestured with his hand to calm down, his gaze sweeping over the crowd as the noise gradually subsided, eventually returning the place to silence.

“I know they have committed grave sins, and the best outcome is to send them to the guillotine,” Duge looked around at everyone, continued, “I cannot tolerate wrongdoing, I am more eager to deal with their sins than you are, but I foresee terrible consequences. To kill them would bring us more disasters.”

“What disasters?” Lass asked.

“War, a dreadful war,” Duge glanced at him, said, “If we kill them, their kin, their descendants, will wage wars of revenge. They dare not target me but will direct their spears at you. My strength alone, no matter how powerful, cannot protect everyone. I don’t want to exchange your lives for these filthy ones.”

After a disturbance, silence engulfed the crowd once more, many with unsightly expressions.

“Among these people, there are Dukes, Earls, and even Princes,” Duge continued, “In this country, many more nobles are just like them. If the events that take place here were to spread. They, too, would be fearful, fearful that one day, my Judgement would fall upon them; thus, they would kill me at all costs. Only by killing me could they live in peace and sleep soundly.

“When the cavalry of the Kingdom of Lucerne steps upon this land, who could withstand them? Even if you have the courage and confidence to confront a strong enemy, in the end, how many innocent lives would die in that unnecessary war…

“Once, to prevent war, I willingly faced death. How could I possibly let this land descend into a new war for my own ideals? That’s when gods like the Catastrophe God and the God of Death would laugh themselves silly.”

“King Holley, what should we do then? Are we to watch them continue oppressing us?” someone asked mournfully, not one of Duge’s plants, “Why can they sin without paying the price? Just because they are nobility?”

“No, no one’s life is more precious than another’s.” Duge looked at him, his voice suddenly rose by an octave, “Everyone must pay for their mistakes, and their price is to defend this land with their lives, to use their abilities to protect you until everyone has grown stronger.”

“How could they possibly willingly protect us?” someone asked.

“Because I am here,” Duge said with a grave expression, “Just as I cannot protect each and every one of you when war breaks out, so too can they not stop my punishment. Should they fail in their duties, my punishment will fall upon them.

“Unless they abandon their ancestral homes, leave this land, no one can escape my punishment.

“For these nobles, to forfeit their domains is more painful than death. Even if they flee, unless they hide their names and vanish forever, as soon as they show themselves, the sword of my judgement will still fall on their necks.”

Duge suddenly drew his sword and raised it high: “This sword, is the sword of judgement hanging over the heads of all evildoers. All who betray shall die under this blade, their fate sealed no matter the distance.”

Indeed.

Having acquired advanced skills, Duge was ready to create derivative items again.

Derivative items must have special significance, thus those nobles, as well as any criminals, killed by this sword, will endow it with a special meaning.

Human nature is selfish and foolish.

Duge firmly believed that there would certainly be those foolish enough to betray him, and they would ultimately face his sword’s judgement.

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