Monsters Will Die if They Are Killed

Holy Fire Continent, Sunset City.

Elemental calendar, year 307, June 24 - the last Monday in June.

That is, the Judgment Day happens once a month.

At 1:25 noon, after preparing everything, Ammon made sure that there was no stain on his priest's robe, then picked up his religious covenant, left his room, and walked down the stairs.

"Are you leaving, Lord Priest?"

When he arrived on the first floor of the hotel, he heard a familiar female voice. The speaker was the proprietress, an old woman who was wiping wine bottles at the counter.

She was a guest of this hotel when she was young, but she was attracted by the superb fishing skills of the current owner fifty years ago, and became the hostess of this hotel after a series of stories. This white-haired old woman The man smiled and said to Ammon: "Are you ready to leave for the square now? The old man originally planned to wait for you to go with him, but the children at home were too enthusiastic and couldn't wait any longer, so he left first."

"Yes, madam. Witnessing judgment is a natural duty for believers of our Lord of Judgement. It is a good thing for children to be enthusiastic."

Ammon smiled and saluted the landlady with his hands clasped together. After paying today's rent, he walked out the door.

The sky in the Sunset City outside the hotel was gloomy and dim, and wisps of light rain were falling. However, the warm summer air at the seaside did not make the rain cold, but instead added a touch of coolness to the hot and humid atmosphere.

"My Lord..."

Sunset City was shrouded in a gloomy rain curtain, but Ammon, who had just gone out, couldn't help but lower his head.

Because in front of him, there is a being that cannot be looked directly at, a 'god' whose face cannot be looked directly at.

When Ammon saw the Lord of Judgment, whose presence was far more dazzling than the sun, appearing in front of him without any warning, and neither the hotel proprietress nor the passers-by seemed to see anything, he was not surprised.

[——The Holy Word of the Lord of Judgement says: The Lord is like righteousness, and is present everywhere. Whatever you do will be known. 】

People should fear God and despise sin, because God knows everything. All sins will be accounted for in the end.

"It is precisely because the Lord is everywhere, watching everyone, and is the witness to all sins in the world, that punishment can be effective and justice can be guaranteed."

As he recited the contents of the covenant in his heart, Ammon heard the voice of the Lord at this moment.

"Let's go."

A short word, but it seems to shake the soul. Although Ammon still couldn't see the Lord's face clearly, this humble priest could feel that the Lord's tone was more solemn and more heart-stopping than before.

And this indescribable sense of majesty calmed a trace of doubt in his heart... Yes, this is the Lord. If he is too kind, how can the authority of the Lord of Punishment be guaranteed?

"Please allow me to take you to the location of the trial."

He replied.

So Ammon walked with God to the square.

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Sunset City, Square-

Crowds gathered around the execution platform in the square. A semi-transparent semicircular rain cover used to block rain has been opened to block the slight drizzle today.

It is now noon on Monday. A small number of people continue to work in order to maintain the normal operation of the city, but the vast majority of people, especially the believers of the Lord of Judgment, have come to the square. Tens of thousands of people have left their work at hand and walked forward. People came to watch around the sentencing venue, forming a sea of ​​people.

But unlike previous celebrations, this sea of ​​​​people was not noisy. In the heavy atmosphere, everyone remained silent and never whispered.

Except for the faint sound of rain, everything remained quiet.

In the center of the crowd, on the execution platform in the center of the square, a middle-aged man wearing a white priest's robe with gold edges had just taken the stage. He had a long beard that reached to his chest, and his whole body was filled with warmth. He held a long draft of the verdict that was read out before each trial.

The chief priest of the Twilight City Temple, Glo.

A chosen one.

"In addition to his own power, there are other powers in his body. The soul is very strong."

When Ammon heard the Lord beside him commenting on Priest Glo on the stage, he couldn't help but feel happy for the old man - how great an honor and recognition is it to be praised by the Lord? If Glo knew this, he would definitely feel happy.

As for other beings...naturally. Practitioners in the Holy Fire Continent, in addition to the power forged by their own beliefs, also possess the power of God.

Purify the soul, sublimate beliefs, and use it as the center to condense the power of the elements. You can control fire, wind, thunder, and even everything in the world and the rotation of all elements. This is a common step for all practitioners in the Holy Fire Continent to transform their own Soul purification and sublimation. As for the first-level Chosen One, their souls can even be so strong that they can transcend the body, temporarily become one with the elements, and control nature to fight.

In addition, the gods will also send down part of their divine power to give many priests greater power.

It is said that if one reaches the realm of the Divine Blesser, the practitioner's soul will even have some characteristics similar to the original soul. At that time, one can even receive divine blessing and act as the god's power, directly control the celestial phenomena and nature, expel natural disasters, and protect a party. .

"Unfortunately, I just can't become the Chosen One."

However, when he thought that his strength was still only at the enlightenment level, Ammon couldn't help but let out a long sigh - this was probably the confusion and inner demons in his heart. Ammon could not help but want to question the Lord. Even when the Lord was by his side, he could not completely believe it, but could not help but doubt.

There is no doubt that he was not religious enough, even if he had memorized the entire code.

"That's why I want to go to the place where God descends and get close to the Lord in this way...and now, the Lord is by my side. This is the best opportunity to follow His path and drive away the confusion in my heart."

At this time, on the judgment stand, the long preaching was about to end.

"...Therefore the Lord gave us fire to illuminate the darkness, and gave names to all things in the world, and established codes, commandments and oaths. We live in the world not by the grace of the Lord, but by the way of the Lord."

"Grace does not always exist, but morality does. The Lord's love is given to the world through His Word. Apostates have abandoned the Lord's love and rejected the path of morality. They have gone astray and entered the wrong path. .”

"Only the punishment of the Lord of Judgement awaits those who go astray."

Using this paragraph as the conclusion before the verdict, Priest Glo took back the long draft, and then solemnly announced: "The verdict begins!"

Then he stepped back and began the process of judging.

The order of judging the guilty is random and not based on severity.

The first person to be put on trial was a male criminal who "violated his family."

An apocalyptic priest stood in front of the stage, and two knights escorted the sinners to the stage. The priest swore to the three masters that his speech was not false. It was the temple after several investigations and inquiries. The 'sacred testimony' obtained after going through all the witnesses, and then began to state the crime of the criminal.

"This man was drunk, beat his wife several times, and attempted to abuse his children several times. He punched his neighbor when he tried to stop him. He still resisted after the Templar Knights arrived, and was eventually arrested by everyone."

"The Book of the Doctrine and Covenants says: You shall love your family. If you do not love your family, you cannot love others, and you depart from the Word of God."

The priest who pronounced the verdict was a local believer of the Lord of Judgment in Twilight City. He was very young, only in his early twenties. His voice was loud and full of energy: "The apostate Boluo violated the commandments for the first time and apologized and admitted his mistake. , promise not to do it again.”

"The second time I broke the commandments, I made compensation and repented, and was forgiven by my family."

"This time, he violated the commandments for the third time. His sin is unforgivable. Therefore, the church pronounced a sentence and deprived him of his rights as a father and husband. His wife does not have to love him, and his children do not have to support him in the future. From today on, he will Payment must be made to his wife and children to compensate for the upbringing. If he does not work and has no money, then the temple will force him to supervise him and make him work, and the temple will be responsible for the cost of raising him."

"good!"

After hearing the verdict, a uniform shout of applause suddenly rang out in the originally silent square. At this moment, tens of thousands of people raised their hands in unison. They all gave a thumbs up and shouted loudly: " The word of righteousness has appeared!”

This expresses approval.

All those who come to watch the verdict are witnesses and notaries. If they feel that the verdict is wrong, they will raise objections. If they feel that the verdict is fair, they will agree. In other words, they are responsible for this ruling.

"Okay, it doesn't matter. People like this really need to be punished."

And Ammon, who also raised his hand and gave a thumbs up to cheer, noticed that the Lord also raised his hand and cheered seriously.

In response, the priest couldn't help but feel pleased with the Lord's approval, and then wrote these words down.

Doing things no more than three times is indeed one of the commandments left by the Lord. Human beings are not gods, nor are they perfect creatures. They often make mistakes. This is common sense.

Just apologize for a small mistake, and compensate for the damage caused. And if you break the law, there is no room for it. As long as it is not a serious crime, the first punishment will be lighter.

Only for truly unpardonable sins, there will be no room for it. Even if it is the first time, you will still be punished absolutely.

For example...

At this time, under the notarization of everyone, the criminal named Boro, who abused his family, had signed the contract of the temple, was escorted by the knight, and left the trial platform dejectedly.

The second one is a thief.

——This is the true unforgivable sin.

"theft?"

At this time, Ammon heard the Lord’s words again. He seemed to be confused: “Will there still be theft in this world?”

Ammon felt that he could guess a little bit about what the Lord was thinking.

Indeed, according to the code set by the Lords for the Fire People, as long as people are willing to take action, they will never be reduced to the point of needing to steal - as long as they indicate that they are in trouble, have no food, or are in urgent need of a If there is a job, then everyone will help each other. There is no reason to sin in this world.

However, it should be noted that when asking for help, you do not have to agree. The person being asked for help can reasonably refuse.

After all, asking for help is different from begging. When asking for help, the person asking for help must declare his or her future return. For example, before asking someone to borrow money or food, they must return a larger share than before, up to three times more. If the person being asked for help is not satisfied with the share, there is no need to respond.

And begging is a sin for able-bodied people. People should work for money, and everyone with sound hands must work. And ordinary people have no need to give alms. Only the church has the obligation to respond to beggars.

"I am afraid that the Lord has not anticipated the bad nature of people at all - no one can know how terrible the punishment is before the punishment comes. Many people cannot empathize with the pain of being punished, and even have no respect for the education code."

Thinking of this, Ammon couldn't help but shake his head slightly - that's why the teachings said that if necessary, everyone should watch the sentencing process once a year. In this way, through execution, everyone can know how terrible it is to deviate from the way of God.

This thief is a typical example of having no respect for the law. He was originally a fisherman, living on the outskirts of Xuguang City, but he was tired of the fatigue of going to sea every day. He didn't go to sea a few days ago, he didn't catch any fish, and his family was short of food, so he took a neighbor's house to the port to inquire about the news about God's coming. At that time, he stole a sheep from his neighbor's house.

He originally wanted to disguise the theft as an attack by a wild beast, but he was noticed by a passerby, notified the church, and was caught on the spot. When he was caught, he wanted to escape, but how could an ordinary person escape? Over a knight? Naturally, he was brought back.

"The thief cuts off his hand."

"good!"

The straightforward verdict immediately aroused a wave of "OK"! In agreement, everyone present gave a thumbs up and agreed indignantly: "The way of righteousness has appeared!"

——Those who start stealing have their hearts filled with filth. This kind of person doesn't want to work with his hands, refuses to repay others' help, and just wants to get something for nothing.

In this case, since the criminal does not want to work, then he takes his hands back so that he will never be able to work or steal in the future.

As for what will happen to the thief after he loses his hands, no one cares. Criminals have no human rights, especially those who commit unpardonable crimes and do not fall within the protection of the code.

The knight raised his sword and dropped it, and the criminal's hands fell to the ground at the same time. Then, the priest immediately cast a spell to stop the bleeding and heal the wound.

But this time, the Lord did not give a thumbs up.

The Lord didn't say a word, but Ammon could feel that the atmosphere beside the Lord was slightly more solemn, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't.

"In a place like this where it's obvious that it's okay to ask for help, you commit a crime and it's not unjust to have your hand chopped off."

It was not until the end that Ammon heard the Lord speaking to himself after sighing softly.

This point confused the gray-haired priest.

Unjustly accused?

How could such a conclusive crime be said to be unjust?

There have been no robberies or murders recently - after all, with the Lord of Judgment around, not even the pirates dared to kill people on the shore, let alone a big city like Twilight City.

After the thief, verdicts were issued one after another for several criminals who committed relatively minor crimes.

For example, ‘Using bad ingredients will cause diarrhea to the guests’. ‘The materials used for workmanship are not standardized and the quality of the products is low’. There are also crimes such as “selling venison but actually selling mutton,” and “selling dead fish as live fish.”

The punishment these prisoners will receive is nothing more than to compensate the victims multiple times and make them guarantee in front of everyone that there will be no next time - if they commit the crime again next time, they will be deprived of the right to work in this field. , may even be branded with scars on the face, receive lifelong shame, and may even be refused entry to the temple to pray.

Regarding these, Ammon saw that God also gave a thumbs up in approval.

The decision-making process was very fast, and what took the longest time was to explain what mistakes the prisoner had committed. After about an hour, no more prisoners were escorted to the trial platform.

"it's over?"

Ammon heard the Lord say this, and His tone sounded a little subtle.

"how could be?"

Ammon thought that the Lord was a little dissatisfied and was testing himself again, so he hurriedly explained: "These are just crimes that have already been included in the code, and they are nothing more than judgments and punishments."

"But the real priority is those behaviors that are not stipulated in the code, but are considered by everyone to be crimes - the ruling on those behaviors is the real 'trial'!"

Having said this, the priest couldn't help but clasped his hands and said piously: "The judgment will be presided over by you, the Lord of Judgment!"

At this moment, something changed on the stage.

First of all, someone started to add firewood to the bottom of the burning rack and add ropes to the cross. Next to the beheading rack, there were also knights checking whether it was working well...

Then, with the announcement from the presiding priest, everyone in the square returned to silence again.

"The trial begins."

This time, the person who was pushed onto the stage by the knight was an old man with disheveled hair and a thin body.

"This person suffered from liver disease. Instead of seeking a cure or living alone in the city, he tried to sneak into the market several times and spat on the food being sold, intending to spread the disease to others. In addition, this person... …”

After talking about what the criminal had done, the priest who pronounced the sentence solemnly said: "The Lord of Fire is above. There has never been such a sinful act in the religious covenant. There is no ruling against this crime above, so now , we will hold a trial."

And Ammon noticed that when the priest on the stage was halfway through speaking, the Lord was already moved.

"Why don't we just kill this kind of person?"

In response, Ammon nodded first, then shook his head helplessly and said: "Lord, you can judge this person, but for us mortals, you do not have this right."

"It's not written in the Covenant how he should be treated, so we can't judge his crime... so we can only pray."

"pray?"

"Yes, prayers to you."

Having said this, Ammon turned his head, closed his eyes, clasped his hands, and prayed to the skinny old man tied to the cross on the stage.

"O my Lord, God of Judgment——"

Not only Ammon, but at this moment, tens of thousands of people in the entire square were all facing the man on the trial stage, closing their eyes, clasping their hands, and praying in unison.

"Punish the sinners!"

After praying like this, everyone raised their hands. Tens of thousands of residents of Sunset City pointed their thumbs down and waved them vigorously. They shouted in unison: "Punish! My Lord! Punish him." !”

——In this world, as long as someone prays to the immortal Lord of Judgment and asks Him to punish evil sinners, then the Lord of Judgment will punish the offender according to his crime.

This punishment may not necessarily result in an immediate response, but the more people pray, the faster the response will be. And if the person's crime exceeds a certain limit, heaven's punishment is not just punishment, but It is the unending retribution of death.

Therefore, the Lord of Judgment is also called the God of Thunder, the God of Judgment, and the Lord of Punishment. It is also symbolized as the god of punishment who will judge everyone in the world after the end of the world.

At this moment, while everyone was praying, Su Zhou stared at the skinny old man on the stage.

He could sense that the old man had no regrets at all, he was just annoyed that he did not infect more people with his illness.

——I can’t live long anyway, I want all of you to taste my pain!

Such a crazy idea proves that the priest's previous verdict is true and even has reservations.

"Does this still require a trial? Such an obvious crime!"

Thinking in his mind, Su Zhou suddenly sensed that among the endless willpower entangled in himself and his personal space, there was a sudden activation of willpower - it was coming towards him, seeming to be praying to him. part of the force.

[Punishment...judgment...imposing heavenly punishment on sinners...]

This kind of information was revealed in that wishing power, and Su Zhou could be sure that the source of these wishing powers was the tens of thousands of people from Xuguang City around him.

"……Try it."

After hesitating for a while, Su Zhou frowned slightly, and finally tried to send some power to the wishing force.

Immediately, there was a slight flash of lightning around the young man, and then disappeared bit by bit.

"this?!"

And Ammon noticed the strange movement on his side, the main body. He opened his eyes and saw the flashing blue arc of electricity. He couldn't help but be shocked in his heart: "Did you really respond? Is this God's response?"

But before he could think about it carefully, in an instant, invisible power began to gather in the sky above the rolling clouds.

An instant later, a strong flash of light burst out from the high-altitude clouds, followed closely by rolling thunder. Everyone in the square, including the priests, raised their heads in horror. They all saw a flash of light. The green-blue thunder light went straight down and fell on the bound criminal on the cross of the judgment seat.

——The true method of controlling the five-pole divine thunder!

Su Zhou could sense that the force of the thunder that was formed by part of his own strength and mixed with his willpower was the same as the power of the divine thunder method that he was good at - and in the midst of this real lightning strike , the prisoner on the cross was directly electrocuted into coke and died on the spot.

"...Your Majesty the Lord of Judgment...there is no need for such a big lightning strike. All it takes is a little sign, a little thunder, or a little lightning, and we will hang him..."

Although he thought so in his heart, in fact, Ammon felt extremely happy. Not only that, the doubts in his heart were almost completely dissipated - if this couldn't be the fact that the person in front of him was the Lord he respected, then what else Can things be proven?

And in fact, it is the same.

Immediately after the lightning struck, the entire square was silent. Everyone just stared dumbly at the burned cross and the coke on it that had begun to turn into dust, without saying a word.

But then, the sound of ecstatic praise sounded like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.

"Oh oh oh!! It's a miracle! It's a miracle!"

"My Lord has responded! This is judgment, real judgment!"

"Not only that, it's also a thunder punishment! The most sacred and serious punishment from heaven!"

In just a moment, almost everyone in the square knelt down and worshiped in front of the small judgment stand where the thunder struck. That was worship, to the thunder, to the sacred punishment. worship.

Even the priest who was responsible for pronouncing the verdict knelt on the ground. He shouted in great surprise: "This is the basis of the code! Our Lord has responded to us!"

"Quick! Where is the record officer?! Use the photographic crystal to take a picture! We want to send this scene to the central church. This is a 'holy sign' that can speed up the application for the Covenant Code!"

There is no room for the priest to be dishonest and unhappy - thunder punishment is an extremely sacred proof of judgment for humans in this reincarnated world. With such a miracle as an example, then this crime of "deliberately spreading the plague" has God's endorsement. The next time the eighteenth book of the D\u0026C is written, this crime will be written into the D\u0026C and become A completely new paradigm.

"Why do you need to kneel down?! Do people like this still need God to judge them?"

With his brows furrowed, Su Zhou stood on the spot. He glanced around at the people who were still kneeling and praying. While feeling ridiculous, he also felt something subtle in his heart.

He could sense that the power of will coming towards him increased a lot in an instant - it was like all thoughts were unified. This not only gave him a certain amount of strength, but also made the power of restraint become stronger. Heavier.

However, Su Zhou didn't want to refuse... Since these people had begged him, and they still prayed for punishment for such sinners, Su Zhou would definitely respond.

After all, what if he didn't take action and the result was no divine punishment and the man escaped punishment? He hates this the most.

The prayer for a miracle is long, but it eventually comes to an end.

As the priest stood up first and ordered the knight to clean up the charred ashes of the previous criminals, other ordinary people in the square also stood up one after another, waiting in silence for the next trial.

The prisoners escorted up this time made Su Zhou feel even more confused.

They were a man and a woman, probably a couple. They were very well-dressed, and it was obvious at first glance that they were not ordinary people, and that they had a rich family fortune.

According to the priest, this couple were engineers at a shipyard. The 'crime' they committed was to drive a brand-new steamship out to sea and explore an island not far from Sunset City.

"What kind of crime is this?!"

Su Zhou was shocked on the spot - he never thought that this kind of thing could be judged by himself alongside the previous matter of 'deliberately spreading the plague'.

However, he heard Ammon beside him shake his head and say: "No, my lord, driving sailing boats and fishing boats to explore oceans and islands can only be done by believers of the God of Wind."

"But this time, they were driving a brand new type of steamship, which is not written in the code, so we need God's judgment to determine whether this is a crime."

To be honest, sometimes Su Zhou doesn't understand the logic of people in this world at all... Leaving aside the fact that only believers of the God of Wind can explore this matter, since driving a fishing boat or a sailboat is wrong, then driving a steamship is not. never mind? It's not written in the Code of Doctrine, so we can't tell whether it's right or wrong?

How is this different from a robot?

At this time, Su Zhou could also hear the ordinary residents of Twilight City whispering.

"What if these two are spies for the pirates?"

"Yeah, he went to sea for no reason. If it was to contact pirates, it would make sense."

"But I know all the Antur family. They are very nice people, but they are usually a bit crazy and not very familiar with the code... I guess it was just an accident."

"That's it, then it doesn't matter..."

I can feel the Tao. Unlike before, this time the people's response was not so enthusiastic, and the prayers later were not very sincere. No one cared about this matter.

Su Zhou could also sense that the power of wish gathered towards him this time was almost non-existent. If he was not at the Overlord level and his soul power was far better than others, he might not be able to sense this trace of wish. force.

Of course, Su Zhou didn't respond... That was too stupid. Because it was not written in the religious covenant, it would be considered a crime if he did it?

This kind of thinking is simply a mess!

"There was no divine punishment, no sign... God forgave them!"

On the stage, after waiting for five minutes and confirming that there were indeed no signs, the priest simply declared not guilty: "Release Mr. and Mrs. Antur."

If you pray, God will answer. If you are guilty, judgment will come.

However, if the public trial of tens of thousands of people does not lead to judgment, then no matter what the judge has done, he will be acquitted at this moment.

The knights untied the ropes that bound the Antur couple, and then the two engineers and their wives immediately hugged each other and cried bitterly - when the thunder punishment came before, their legs were almost weak, and they thought they would also bear this. Thunder punishment, and now being acquitted, their legs were so weak that they couldn't stand up for a while.

But even so, the priest still warned - although this behavior was temporarily acquitted, if they go out to explore and communicate with pirates next time, they will be arrested immediately, because the Lord once said , do not make friends with apostates, they are not worthy of any devotion and friendship.

At this moment, Aimeng suddenly heard Su Zhou muttering to himself in confusion.

"If God punishes you, you are guilty. If God does not punish you, you are innocent... But what if God doesn't have time to take action? What if the person being judged is really guilty, but God misunderstood?"

Therefore, the priest responded seriously: "Mortals misunderstand, how can God misunderstand? Lord, you are always righteous."

"Moreover, even if there is no retribution now, there will definitely be retribution in the future. It is recorded in the doctrine that there was a person who was not punished by heaven for ten years after being judged, but suddenly one day after ten years, punishment came and he was killed in his home. ——The trial may be late, but it will never be absent. Any criminal will be punished, it just depends on the length of time."

"Unless they ran to the sea and left the divine domain you protected."

Su Zhou was silent about this.

Regarding Ammon's trust, he could only raise his hand, stare at the lines on it, sigh softly, and murmur in his heart.

"—No, God is not righteous."

"I'm just...a demon-eating lord who knows what is good and what is evil, and who can realize it freely..."

The Anthurs left the trial stand.

Soon, the last person who needed to be tried was escorted up.

Su Zhou withdrew his mind and looked towards the stage.

Then, he discovered that the person who was pushed onto the stage was very young, only about ten years old, and his gender was probably female.

Her whole body is covered with exoskeletons, and it is obvious that the blood of the people of the wind is very strong. There is even a pair of flightless wings behind her, mimicking the appearance of brown waist-length hair.

"She does not follow the religious covenant and does not believe in the Lord!"

The explanation for the person on trial was so brief that it only contained one sentence. The priest who pronounced the verdict did not even bother to say even half a word: "An unbeliever, a child of a pirate!"

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