Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

He suddenly found it a little ridiculous.

This is the "devil of injustice".

Born from humanity's fear of "injustice," it wields the dual powers of "framing" and "privilege," and can manipulate the rules at will within the courtroom it has constructed.

But it lacks the will to "pursue justice" and the courage to "perish together with others".

Ultimately, it is nothing more than an extremely selfish and sophisticated egoist who waves the banner of "justice," is obsessed with seizing privileges, and refuses to take responsibility.

Such a person inevitably has weaknesses—shortsightedness, a knack for escapism, and a penchant for self-deception…

It is well-versed in social rules and systemic loopholes, and enjoys exploiting them; however, on the other hand, it is also completely defined and bound by the system, forever unable to break free.

Even if it means constantly hurting yourself.

“Thirty-five seconds…” the demon gasped for breath, speaking again, “If it exceeds forty seconds, I can completely break free of control, and you’re dead…”

Its words suddenly stopped.

Because it saw that Cheng Cheng was still smiling.

"What are you laughing at..." The demon's voice began to tremble, "You clearly have no backup plan, so why are you still laughing?"

"I laugh at that judge's lack of strategy, and the devil's lack of wisdom—"

Cheng Cheng coughed up a mouthful of blood: "To get to this point, how many crimes have you confessed to, and how many prison sentences have you accumulated?"

"Even with special privileges, how much can you reduce your sentence? A short sentence won't slow things down, while a long sentence will only drag you further into hell."

“And now, I’ve successfully wasted another ten seconds of your time, which will require at least three more confessions to make up for,” Cheng Cheng laughed. “And your sentence will be extended by another year to life imprisonment, then a suspended death sentence and finally the death penalty—”

Are you ready to send yourself to the guillotine?

The demon fell silent.

It lowered its head and looked at its own body.

The black mist had thinned to the point of being like a thin veil, and there were gaping wounds all over his chest, shoulders, and arms, with black blood flowing like a stream.

"One last request..." After a slight silence, the demon raised its head. "Make peace, human, or I won't hesitate to perish with you."

Cheng Cheng silently raised his middle finger.

"Hehehe..." The demon raised his head, a final madness flashing in his eyes. "Fine! Then let's die together! Your Honor, I'm filing a complaint..."

Just before the accusation from the devil was about to be formed—

"boom--!!!"

The entire glass curtain wall on the outside of the venue, along with its metal frame, was kicked off from the outside by a tremendous force, and with a "bang," it broke off from the wall and crashed into the venue!

Smoke and dust filled the air.

Moonlight streamed in through the breach, casting a slanted beam of light onto the ground.

Within the pillar of light, a figure slowly rose to his feet.

Chapter 24, The Primal God Cult (abbreviated as Primal God Cult)

Ten minutes ago.

Zhiren TV, Jing Liyuan's live broadcast room.

With a staggering 587 million online users, the Homo sapiens TV server nearly crashed.

At this moment, everyone watched as the demon rose into his domain, sitting on one side of Cheng Cheng, engaging in a fierce battle of wits.

"Why...did they stop fighting?"

"We just share the same stance."

"Does going to court count as a lawsuit? But this judge is clearly on the side of the devil."

"It's over, this demon's magic resistance is too high, and it's a combination of a fist and a tower, we can't beat it."

"@Attorney Wei with Unparalleled Power, Mr. Wei, can you win this kind of case?"

"Sure, last time I went into a shootout with a stun gun, Attorney Wei changed it to a rural appliance subsidy program for me, and I even got an 800 yuan government subsidy."

"Attorney Wei is the most cunning type. Last time he went to a foot massage parlor, he made the masseuse wear a nurse's uniform, and after the massage, he used his medical insurance to pay for it. Then he sued the foot massage parlor for practicing medicine illegally."

"That's right. Back then, I fired a shot in Sarajevo, and Attorney Wei got me a referee's license and bailed me out."

"Back then, I randomly posted Earth coordinates, and Attorney Wei got me a charge of disturbing the peace."

"Attorney Wei also makes mistakes. Last time, I lost a little boy on an island, and Attorney Wei convicted me of abandonment."

"Actually, there were five people involved back then, but I was bailed out by Attorney Wei..."

"Wait, why did the live stream stop? Did the cameraman die?"

The netizens were chatting enthusiastically until a notification popped up in the live stream: This live stream involves sensitive topics and has been banned.

Immediately afterwards, the "Dongshui City Demon Incident, Extraordinary Beings Really Exist!" which had topped the trending searches worldwide was urgently removed from the trending list. Many netizens wanted to switch to another live stream to continue the discussion, but as they searched, they suddenly felt that they had forgotten something, and they scratched their heads in confusion.

…………

Dongshui City News Channel, Evening News Flash.

"...This station has received numerous reports from citizens that a violent incident has occurred in a downtown shopping mall. According to witnesses, the incident may involve an armed brawl, and there are even rumors of 'supernatural phenomena' at the scene. Special police have arrived at the scene and are currently evacuating the crowd from the mall. This is our breaking news report..."

The scene cuts to the ground floor of the shopping mall.

More than a dozen police cars with flashing red and blue lights surrounded the entrance to the shopping mall, and fully armed special police officers were guiding the crowd to evacuate in an orderly manner.

More police cars are on their way in the distance.

The reporter shoved the microphone near a passerby's mouth: "Excuse me, what did you see at that time?"

"It's Spider-Man!" The passerby nodded vigorously. "I was inside the venue when I saw that guy suddenly jump three meters high and hang upside down from the ceiling. That ability is definitely Spider-Man's!"

"Bullshit! It's clearly Iron Man!" Another passerby grabbed the microphone. "I saw him with Repulsors in both hands and a Uni-Beam on his chest. The flames he fired blasted down a three-story building in one go! Believe me! He's the strongest because Iron Man can constantly evolve! Those superheroes who rely on genes are no match for him. He did it with my own eyes."

The program switched back to the studio, and the host was about to speak when he suddenly stopped.

She pressed her earpiece, her expression turning strange, then took a deep breath:

"This station will continue to follow the developments of this incident. Next, we will report on the case of a missing cat belonging to a resident of Dongshui City..."

…………

The corridor outside the meeting room on the third floor of the shopping mall.

Armed police have cleared the entire building of all personnel and are setting up a cordon at the stairwell.

"Captain," the young officer asked in a low voice, "what's the situation inside? Are we really not going in?"

The captain, a middle-aged man in his forties, said with a serious expression: "The higher-ups said this is not a situation we can handle. Guard the entrances and exits, don't let anyone in—and don't let anything out."

“Anything?” The officer was taken aback.

The captain didn't answer, he just gripped his gun tighter.

Just then—

"Buzz buzz buzz—!!!"

The roar of propellers came from high above!

Everyone looked up.

A bright orange helicopter is hovering directly above the shopping mall, less than fifty meters from the rooftop!

"What is that?!" the officer exclaimed.

The next second, something even more shocking happened.

The helicopter door opened.

A figure jumped down from a height of fifty meters!

Holy crap!!!

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell.

But the figure didn't elbow the concrete ground as expected—he adjusted his posture in mid-air and drew a long sword from behind his back with his right hand!

The moment the longsword was drawn, its blade gleamed coldly in the moonlight.

Then, the man pointed the sword tip downwards, aiming it at the exterior wall of the shopping mall—

"Clang—!!!"

The blade pierced the concrete wall, sparks flying!

The figure slid down the outer wall at high speed, the sword blade carving a deep trench in the wall, and rubble and dust gushed out!

Ten floors.

Eight floors.

Five floors.

On the third floor, he suddenly pushed off the wall, his body flipping in mid-air, drawing his longsword, and crashing into the direction of the venue like a cannonball—

Tempered glass curtain wall.

"Thump—!!!"

The entire tempered glass panel, along with its frame, dented and deformed inward as if struck by a giant hammer, then detached from the wall with a "bang" and crashed into the venue!

Smoke and dust filled the air.

The figure landed, knelt on one knee, propped himself up with his long sword, and slowly rose.

Moonlight streamed in through the gap in the broken curtain wall, illuminating his face.

A boy who looks no more than fourteen or fifteen years old.

He had short brown hair and delicate features, but a pair of ferocious, devilish goat horns on his head. He wore a black combat uniform, carried a simple tactical backpack, and held a longsword that gleamed coldly.

The boy looked up at the two people locked in a stalemate within the courtroom.

His gaze lingered on Cheng Cheng for a moment, then on the demon for a moment.

Finally, it landed on the phantom of the judge on the high seat.

"Two kinds of demonic powers..." The boy raised an eyebrow, "Who is the demon?"