All eyes instantly turned to the source of the sound - a terrifying mechanical giant stood aside, its tall steel body emitting an icy pressure, the scarlet energy on its body pulsating like blood, and the sensor on its head swept across the crowd, emitting a red light that seemed to penetrate souls.
On the giant's shoulder stood a blonde girl, her skirt rustling in the wind, her emerald green eyes cold and deep. She was none other than Ling Yi, the massacre-maniac in the imperial capital.
Beside her, Patchouli was suspended in the air, her purple hair fluttering slightly in the magical light, and the magic book in her hand emitted a faint glow.
"This is a trial." Ling Yi's voice was transmitted to everyone's ears through magic, calm and cold. "Their crimes have all been laid before you. Now - do what you wish."
As the words fell, the images on the magic projection screen became increasingly bloody. The imprisoned evil leaders had been smiling smugly, enjoying the torture of others.
The survivors' breathing quickened and then—
Some roared angrily, some clenched their fists silently, and some bowed their heads in prayer.
And those imprisoned evil leaders, faced with the heinous crimes they had committed in the projection, began to wails in despair and make weak excuses.
Lingyi did not silence them anymore. The so-called revenge was to feel the enemy's miserable wails and pleas for mercy.
As for the other party being a tough nut, or simply a pervert who is different from normal people, and will not beg for mercy or admit his mistakes?
It's just that the pain is not enough - if the physical pain is not enough, then start with the mind and soul, and you will always make them regret being born.
On the plains, the giant mechanical god looked down on all living beings like the god of judgment, the purple magic circle was intertwined with the moonlight, and the scenes of crime on the projection screen unfolded like a scroll of hell. The fate of the survivors and the evil leader was intertwined at this moment, and a thorough reckoning began.
Lingyi did not stay here. She asked Patchouli to help keep an eye on the situation to prevent the excited people from being too harsh and killing these pests in one go.
As for Lingyi herself, she went to find General Bud who was still in the city.
When you meet someone, set them on fire first.
Lingyi originally thought that the fire would not be very powerful.
Because the other person has too many good deeds, the good deeds can offset the bad deeds.
But in reality, the flames burned brightly.
Even Bud, the great general, soon let out a scream.
This made Lingyi's eyes flash with surprise, and then she narrowed her eyes slightly.
It seems that the other party has committed more evil deeds than she imagined.
If he had not done so many good things and had not had a strong enough will, he would probably have been burned to death.
Of course, this was just her normal strength. If she increased her strength a little, the opponent would not be able to withstand it.
The gap is too big.
Finally, the flames gradually died out on Bud.
"Now, you've seen why I killed those people. Do you think they deserve to live? Will you still be my enemy?"
Ling Yi said as he released the restraints on the other person.
Although it was Patchouli who imposed the restraint, what belonged to Patchouli was hers, and she had the authority to release it directly.
"..."
Bud looked at the projection in the sky. His majestic face was complicated at first, and then turned into sadness and anger.
He knew that the officials, headed by the ministers, were doing corrupt things.
But knowing is no less profound than seeing these scenes with your own eyes.
"Defending this country is the mission my clan has inherited for thousands of years..."
Bud propped up his still trembling body and slowly stood up.
"I will personally eradicate any traitor who disrupts the well-being of the nation..."
"???"
Three question marks appeared above Lingyi's head.
"No... Where is the national well-being?"
Ordinary people in the imperial capital are living in dire straits, and you tell me about well-being?
How can you still say such things when you see those powerful people not treating the people as human beings at all?
Don’t say that only a small number of people suffered. Most people can live a peaceful and happy life under the order of the empire.
There was no such thing. Ling Yi had learned about it before taking action. Although other places were not as dark as the imperial capital, the heavy taxes had made it impossible for many people to survive, and even forced out the rebel army.
Why do you think that since the imperial capital is so dark, there are still many ordinary people unwilling to leave?
112. Disloyalty and Unrighteousness, the God-man General Bud
"After all, if you're the most powerful in the empire, and the head of the military, why don't you stop the empire's corruption? The empire you protect has its capital right under your feet, yet it's allowed to become so corrupt. What have you actually protected?"
"...As a military officer, you cannot interfere in politics!"
Bud gave this answer after a moment of silence.
Lingyi was stunned for a moment, then laughed out of anger.
"I see, so you're not doing anything."
At the beginning, she was a little curious. Why was this country so corrupt, but the general, one of the people in power, did not have much evil karma, so that even the karmic fire could not burn him to death.
Is it a lack of ability? But the other party claims to be the strongest, or is there some special reason?
The result is simply inaction.
Indeed, if you do nothing, it is actually difficult to trigger the evil karma judgment of karma fire.
She would not demand that capable people must save the weak, and the evil karma of karma fire would not require this either. She just doesn't like such people.
Unless the other party has a duty to do so.
However, this country separates civil and military affairs. Military generals have no responsibility to take care of the people's livelihood. They only need to protect the country. If they fail to do so, the judgment will be triggered.
"Never mind. Now I will cleanse this country of all pests and establish a new order."
"This process will be quick, and people will not suffer from the pain of war. In just a few days, people will be able to live a happy and stable life."
"And the only ones who will be sacrificed are the pests."
"Even so, are you going to stop me?"
"Are you protecting the royal family or the people of this country?"
"...Protecting His Majesty and the Empire is my mission. No matter what, I must prioritize annihilating the foreign enemies!"
Thunder and lightning burst out on Bud's body.
Didn't he understand the principle of pacifying the country before resisting foreign aggression? No, it wasn't that he didn't understand, but...
"You're not protecting the people, you're protecting the royal family. So don't be so righteous."
The reason why he didn't kill the opponent before was that both Karma Fire and Evil Beheading had a lot of positive judgments on Bud.
Indeed, as a great general of the empire, he fought all his life. Whether it was to protect the people of the empire or the royal family, he did protect many people from being burned, killed and looted by foreign enemies.
Therefore, the karmic fire did not burn the other party to death.
Even though she knew of his inaction, Ling Yi had no intention of killing him.
But if he wants to protect the royal family and the powerful in order to protect those pests who persecute the people, then there is nothing to say.
But there is one thing that Lingyi cares about.
"I just saw from that big pest's memory that he seemed to have murdered the previous emperor of this country? Now he still controls the young emperor. You should have seen it too, right? Even as a general, you might have known about this a long time ago, right?"
"Since you are loyal to the royal family, why didn't you kill him?"
If the other party had killed the minister at that time, the situation in the country would be much better and she would not be here.
"...military generals cannot interfere in government affairs!"
"......"
Lingyi was silent.
She's a little bit out of her depth.
No consumption! It's a god!
No, this is truly a god, right?
She thought the other party was an upright and good person. After all, both Evil is Killed and Karma Fire judged that the other party had done a lot of good things.
From the information she heard from the people, the other party's reputation was indeed good. They all said that he was an upright general.
It turns out that the other party may indeed be upright, but his loyalty to the royal family is above his integrity, and then he is stuck in the bug of inaction.
She thought the other party was a foolishly loyal person who only knew loyalty and did not know right from wrong or good from evil.
As a result, the other party did not say a word about the young emperor being controlled and the old emperor being killed.
The only thing he said was that military generals are not allowed to interfere in politics.
No, have you been mentally stamped?
Is this a human? This is probably something only a rigid robot could do, right? And a low-intelligence robot at that.
Blind loyalty? No, not at all.
How does this person manage to be essentially upright, yet at the same time be disloyal and unjust?
"Forget it. Now that things have come to this, if you still want to protect the evil party, then you are an accomplice."
Lingyi drew out the Flash Blade and slashed at Bud.
Bud reacted quickly. He had not taken the initiative to attack Lingyi just now because he was giving himself time to recover.
He put his hands in front of him and blocked the blow with his gauntlets.
Hearing the clanging sound of iron hammering, Ling Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "You did your best, you idiot from the Empire."
The strength in his hand increased by 10%, and the flash knife that was originally blocked and unable to move forward flashed past directly.
Bud's arms were cut off along with the imperial weapon [Thunder God's Wrath "Adrammelech"].
"——!?"
Bud's eyes widened in disbelief, and for a moment he even forgot the pain.
The gap...how could it be so huge?!
"You know, if you had done something, if you hadn't been so foolish and so ruthless, if this country hadn't fallen into such a dire state, today's judgment wouldn't have come, and the empire and royal family you protect would have continued to exist."
This is not a joke.
When she began the massacre and letting people judge those powerful people, Lingyi found that the power of faith began to enter her body.
It means that you identify with her and can be absorbed by the little statue.
At the same time, Lingyi also understood why she appeared here and the reasons for the abnormal power of faith.
It wasn't that someone prayed to her and called for her to come.
But in this land, too many people are persecuted, and they pray that there will be a God who can change all this, a God who can vent their hatred for them and repay them with an eye for an eye and a tooth for the persecution they have suffered.
She received people's most simple wishes for justice, revenge and pain.
As for why she received it, I don’t know.
"If so many people weren't desperate, why would they pray to the empty void? And how could I answer them?"
"——!?"
Bud fell to the ground with his eyes wide open after being pierced through the abdomen.
He understood everything at this moment.
Why did the empire encounter such a change, and why did this girl, who was so strong that it was impossible to understand, appear before him?
The empire was not attacked by bandits, but by... punishment from God!
"Ernest.......!!!"
Anger, sadness, regret, and many other emotions instantly filled Bud's chest.
The intense emotions caused blood to spurt from his wounds, further hastening his death.
If he could be a little more flexible, if he could give up the idea that military generals should not interfere in politics during this special period, if he could stop Minister Ernest, if Ernest had not done so many things that angered God and people - but it was all too late.
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