Chapter 831: Chapter 740: The Great Isavia Trial (Part 2)
"Apostle of Flames!"
From the judge’s bench came the excited cries of people.
"This guy is doomed; before the Apostle of Flames, all lies shall be laid bare, the sanctified fire will scorch the tongues of the liars!"
"Her soul will be beyond redemption!"
"Let’s see how she defends herself now!"
Shortly after the judge’s words fell, under Xu Xiaoyou’s cage appeared the runes of the array, and flames surged forth. She did not feel the heat of the flames, but she could sense deep within, flames rushing in from all sides, imprisoning her soul at the center.
An apparition appeared in front of her; it wore a dark red robe, stood with double blades, its entire body enveloped in refining fire, and its gaze of judgment emanated from the slits in the helmet.
The apparition’s gaze seemed to pierce through the shell, directly reaching the soul. Xu Xiaoyou realized, any of her lies would be seen through, and if any falsehood comprised her forthcoming words, they would be seared by the refining fire.
"Are you ready to defend yourself?" The judge’s icy words echoed.
"Of course."
Amidst the interlocking gazes of millions, Xu Xiaoyou stood in the middle of the judgment platform, shackles adorning her wrists, standing straight and proud. Her evident serenity suggested it wasn’t she being judged, but the people of the court.
Although still unclear about what ’she’ had done in this world, her on-scene adaptability had always been her strength.
She intended to deduce the truth through the following Q&A.
"Are you involved in the aforementioned incidents?"
Xu Xiaoyou paused for a moment: "No involvement."
In the next moment, flames roared beneath the cage, sweeping toward Xu Xiaoyou’s soul.
Feeling the scorching deep within her soul, Xu Xiaoyou furrowed her brow, showing a painful expression.
"You are lying!" The judge hammered the gavel.
"See, I told you, this guy is an unscrupulous scoundrel!"
The crowd roared, the people worldwide watching this trial also erupted. People hurled the vilest curses at the blonde girl, venting years of suppression and anger.
"This despicable looter of civilization’s fruits! A demon who easily enacts evil and defies justice!"
"Look, look, how many have died because of her, civilization’s progress stalled due to her evildoings. Yet she doesn’t even have the courage to admit her crimes!"
"Why even interrogate her? Execute this demon, this greatest villain of civilization!"
"Execute her! Execute her! Execute her!"
Xu Xiaoyou turned a deaf ear to the people’s venomous denunciations, looking up at the judge.
"What’s the next question?"
"Which witch of the Pole Star Association is your colleague? The ’Chiyu Witch’, ’Anger Witch’, ’Fallen Witch’, ’Death Witch’, ’Evil Plague Witch’, ’Greedy Gluttonous Witch’, or the ’Rose Witch’?"
The names that struck fear into countless echoed in the Judgment Court, and the crowd fell silent again, deeply fearing the gaze from certain existence within them.
The company executives silently watched this scene, anticipating Xu Xiaoyou’s next answer.
Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaoyou did not answer this question but instead questioned:
"As a judge symbolizing justice, is your question biased?"
"I refuse to answer such a prejudiced question. Please ask another one."
The judge was stunned, he looked at the Apostle of Flames, who made no move, adhering to the justice in its heart.
He clicked his tongue, displaying dissatisfaction.
"Fine, then let me ask you, do you have any connection with the Pole Star Association!"
"Yes." Xu Xiaoyou replied calmly.
"See, she admitted it!" The crowd was riled up.
"Then you said..."
Xu Xiaoyou shifted her tone: "However, I am not their colleague, nor have I ever committed sins with them, instead, I am their enemy."
This statement caused the entire hall to fall silent. The Apostle of Flames’ heavy breathing reverberated clearly through the slits in the helmet, and the flames burned quietly.
"What is she saying?" Someone hesitated, "Isn’t she the Rose Witch?"
"Can you believe this guy dares to boast she is the enemy of the Pole Star Association! Quick, punish her, Apostle of Flames!"
The Apostle of Flames adhered to justice.
Xu Xiaoyou remained calm, gradually gaining clarity.
"Apostle of Flames!" the judge was enraged, "would you also want to shelter her!?"
"I have always upheld fairness and justice in my heart." The Apostle of Flames spoke, "How could there be talk of sheltering?"
"Are you questioning my justice?"
The judge’s worldview was shaken, he started to vaguely detect something was amiss.
He had witnessed the ’truth’, those incidents were clearly done by the other party. He was a personal witness of destruction, the Dark Gold Rose and her followers annihilated her hometown ’Dunes’. There could be no mistake, as a child he witnessed the spice-ritual summoning of the sandworms...
He loathed the Dark Gold Rose deeply, and to bring this grave civilization sinner to justice, he resolutely embarked on the path of order.
He wanted to continue questioning why the other party did what they did, but a hypothesis bubbled up his throat, making him swallow the question, and instead, he asked:
"Confess your crimes, Dark Gold Rose."
Xu Xiaoyou had guessed the truth behind this trial.
No one knew herself better than she did.
She wouldn’t fall into the trap of others’ words.
Xu Xiaoyou looked up, "Why not try to discern my memories, make them public, and let the world judge?"
"With the Order Court’s technology, achieving this shouldn’t be difficult, right?"
The judge was overjoyed.
He had been waiting for this.
He did not believe, the heavy sins committed by the other party, would not suffice for the world to judge her!
The Apostle of Flames cast a glance, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Only if you do not resist at all can I make your memories public, if there is any defiance during this process, your mind shall be burned to ashes."
"Rest assured, scenes concerning privacy, under the premise unrelated to crimes. I will not investigate, nor will they be made public."
"Hmm." Xu Xiaoyou replied.
The Apostle of Flames looked toward the Chief Justice:
"To activate this procedure, I still need your consent."
Just as the judge was about to agree, the decision from the company’s top management came through the communication device.
"The insight procedure shall not be activated."
He was stunned, his shaken worldview on the brink of collapsing.
He didn’t understand, clearly, the grievous acts of Dark Gold Rose were recorded by countless and uploaded onto the screen. The survivors of these events, like him, had witnessed the crimes personally.
Why would the company’s top management reject the procedure?
Only one more step was needed to reveal the other party’s entire sin to the world.
What exactly was the company fearing?
"Not intending to continue judging me?"
Xu Xiaoyou lifted her head, speaking with stern authority.
"Or is it that this trial inherently contradicts the justice in your heart?"
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