Chapter 1048: "Justice"

"Justice"

"So fast!?"

Sun Bumian looked in surprise at Liu Qingyan whose pace had quickened. After the few of them exchanged glances, they also immediately chased after her.

Liu Qingyan followed the red string in her hand, shuttling through a desolate block. The red silk string swayed in the nothingness, finally vanishing before an unfinished building.

That was an unfinished building with only its basic supports completed. It wasn't capped, much less having a whitewashed facade. From afar, it looked like an abandoned ruin. The cold wind surged within the empty floors, emitting sobbing sounds.

"... He is right here."

Liu Qingyan held one end of the red silk string, speaking with certainty.

The trio of Jian Changsheng exchanged glances and walked straight into the unfinished building. Only after strolling through an entire floor did they say suspiciously:

"But there is nothing here..."

Jian Changsheng reached out, punching forcefully twice at the nothingness, but hit nothing. He was somewhat vexed:

"This [Hide and Seek] is too disgusting! We have clearly locked onto Hearts' position, but we just can't get in??"

"Our Rank is not high enough, and our Paths are unrelated to space, so wanting to get in isn't that easy." Sun Bumian spoke in a deep voice. "But being able to lock onto Hearts' position is already very good. There must be someone in the Dusk Society who can break open space!

Let's go ask for help immediately, and then..."

"Let's go!!"

Jian Changsheng was incomparably anxious. He couldn't even wait for Sun Bumian to finish speaking before turning his head and charging out of the unfinished building.

But having just ran two steps, Sun Bumian and Jiang Xiaohua saw Jian Changsheng frozen in place. He stared blankly ahead, vigorously rubbing his eyes, wearing an expression as if he had seen a ghost...

"Spades, what's wrong?"

Jian Changsheng didn't answer. He just blankly took a step back, and then another step...

At the same time,

A man draped in a bloodstained Enforcers windbreaker slowly walked into the unfinished building. Facing Jian Changsheng's subconsciously retreating footsteps, he walked forward...

"How is this possible..." Jian Changsheng muttered to himself. "I thought you had already followed Aurora City together..."

Seven silver Markings flashed silently on the hem of the Enforcers windbreaker.

The black windbreaker fluttered like a ghost in the unfinished building where the cold wind howled. The man arrived in front of Jian Changsheng, casually sweeping a glance at him, and then looked toward the nothingness ahead. A Domain rapidly opened up beneath his feet!

"Step aside, junior." That person spoke faintly. "You're blocking the way."

Jian Changsheng was stunned. In front of the other party's raging Oppressive Aura which also belonged to the Path of the Soldier, his [Asura] appeared slightly weak and helpless. As the other party's Domain gradually opened up, Jian Changsheng gritted his teeth and could only dodge to the side.

Slender fingertips gripped the gun handle, slowly raising from the center of the Domain. The pitch-black muzzle locked onto the nothingness...

The next moment,

The trigger of Judgment was pulled in the cold wind.

...

Righteous Verdict Court.

"In summary..."

"After the final trial by this court, Defendant Chen Ling has committed several crimes, and his crimes are unforgivable..."

The new judge stood in the center of justice, reading the verdict on the paper rigidly. On the seats reeking of blood, sweat-soaked palms were nervously recording every single word.

Tick tock—— tick tock...

Fresh blood dripped from the corner of the Great Crimson Theatrical Robe, gradually smudging into a pool of blood. With eight bloody holes on his body, Chen Ling stood there quietly, his pupils still filled with rich mockery and disdain.

[Audience Expectation Value +5]

[Current Expectation Value: 85%]

As two lines of text floated up before Chen Ling's eyes, his brows raised slightly.

He hadn't done anything, yet the Audience Expectation Value showed a massive increase. According to experience, it was highly probable that some kind of change had appeared again in a place he didn't know about...

Could it be...

Chen Ling looked around, finally gazing at that tightly shut main door, faint light flickering in his eyes.

The new judge turned another page of the manuscript. At this time, he only had the last line of his lines left... He took a deep breath, suppressing his voice as much as possible, and slowly spoke:

"Based on humanity's interests and moral justice, after final adjudication, this Righteous Verdict Court sentences the Defendant Chen Ling to death... to be executed immediately."

The Judge pale-facedly put down the manuscript and turned his head to look at Huang He.

Huang He, who had always been sitting absentmindedly in the first row, finally stood up slowly. Pressing the Straw Hat on top of his head with one hand, he walked toward the center of the court... All the reporters present put down their pens and papers, raising their cameras and aiming at his back, their hearts already in their throats.

They knew that after all the surface procedures were finished, the most crucial link had finally arrived...

Executing the World-Ending Calamity Fusionist, Six of Hearts of the Dusk Society, Chen Ling.

"Do you have any last words?"

Huang He stood in the center of the court, standing in front of Chen Ling. As he loosened his calloused palms, he spoke expressionlessly.

"If I were you, I wouldn't spout so much nonsense right now... After all, villains always die from talking too much." Even though they had reached the step of execution, Chen Ling remained incomparably calm.

"Hehe, now that things have come to this, you still haven't figured out the situation?"

Huang He stood in the center of the court. The pale lights of countless cameras flashed behind him, as if putting a halo of light on him. Set off against this blinding light, his facial features facing Chen Ling instead became dark and blurry.

He raised his hand, pointing at Chen Ling, the corner of his mouth curving up:

"Right now, I am the person standing on the side of justice... and you, are the villain."

Chen Ling scoffed, even too lazy to converse with Huang He anymore. The arms of the Great Crimson Theatrical Robe slowly raised, carrying a look of 'kill me if you want'...

The pale camera lights flashed frequently, illuminating the indifference and disdain in Chen Ling's pupils. It seemed that in his eyes, all this was just a ridiculous farce.

Seeing Chen Ling's gaze before death, Huang He's face became increasingly gloomy. He didn't hesitate anymore, but directly raised his hand and ruthlessly grabbed toward Chen Ling's head!

Bang——!!!

Almost at the same time,

A deafening explosion rang out from behind him!

Waves of terrified shouts came from the reporters' seats. Huang He's pupils abruptly shrank, and he violently turned his head to look...

Unbeknownst to when, the main door of the court had already been blasted to pieces. The bubble shell outside that originally isolated space was even more like it had been blasted open with a giant gap by a single shot. The surging air wave carried cold wind from an unknown origin, pouring into every corner of the court.

Dazzling white light filled the outside of the door, making it impossible for people to clearly see the scene outside... But immediately after, a figure draped in a bloodstained black windbreaker slowly walked out from the white light. The cold wind blew from behind him, blowing the door fragments scattered on the ground until they flew about like fluttering snow.

An icy cold voice rang out within the court:

"Just based on you guys... are you also worthy of representing 'justice'?"