Chapter 763: Justification

This was the first time Chen Ling had seen the complete Tribunal.

Although Chen Ling had long since extracted this ability from Han Meng, due to his own rank being insufficient, he had only ever used a castrated version, just like [Heart Python]... And Han Meng, aside from fighting the red-paper monster, had never used this Domain on him.

But now, he had reached the Fourth Rank, so he naturally had the ability to fully manifest this Domain...

[Judgment], the strongest single-target lethal Path of the Soldier God.

And the corresponding Domain, [Tribunal], naturally represented ultimate lethality. Chen Ling sensed the information of this Domain, and after a long while, his eyes narrowed slightly.

The Tribunal possessed extremely strong lethality, but correspondingly, it also possessed complex shackles. This power could not be used directly... it required a "justification."

"Justification" was the core that triggered the power of the Tribunal, and this "justification" had to be consistent with the heart of the Domain’s owner. It could not be against one’s conscience, and one could not frame others at will. Only then could it be considered a "judgment."

Chen Ling stood on the high platform of judgment and slowly raised the muzzle of the gun in his hand, aiming at the two in the defendant’s seats.

"For the restart of human civilization..."

"I judge you to death."

Chen Ling pulled the trigger.

It was like a judge striking a gavel or a magistrate throwing a bamboo slip. The moment Chen Ling’s words fell, a certain power within the [Tribunal] instantly broke its seal and surged toward the two in the defendant’s seats!

Pfft—!!

The white man’s hair stood on end. He instinctively wanted to break free and escape, but the next moment, the majority of his body disintegrated into nothingness, not even a drop of blood spilling out...

A giant hole appeared in the center of his torso, splitting him in two. Everything from below his neck to above his knees vanished, as if devoured by some invisible giant beast, leaving only his head to shatter onto the floor with a look of terror!

On the other side, the moment the trigger was pulled, the photographer’s body was replaced by a photograph. The smooth photo paper was annihilated into nothingness by the judgment, and the photographer’s figure flickered, seemingly wanting to take the opportunity to escape the defendant’s seat. But as soon as he turned his head, he saw a figure in a brown coat standing calmly behind him.

"You..." The photographer’s pupils contracted sharply!

The photographer hadn't expected Chen Ling’s movements to be so eerie. Having witnessed the white man’s sudden death, he no longer had any intention of fighting Chen Ling. He raised his palms in terror, turning himself into a photograph!

At the same time, he tried to flee into the distance once more!

"The judgment has been passed. You cannot escape."

Chen Ling said calmly.

He didn't aim the muzzle at the fleeing photographer again, but instead pointed it casually at the void to the side and pulled the trigger!

Pfft!

The photographer, who was sprinting at full speed, was hit by an invisible bullet, and his left leg instantly turned into nothingness... He screamed and collapsed onto the ground.

Chen Ling fired two more shots casually. The photographer’s other leg and one hand vanished in succession, leaving him completely unable to resist, lying like a pile of mud, barely able to move.

Chen Ling walked forward slowly.

At the same time, the [Tribunal] began to recede like a tide beneath Chen Ling’s feet. He and the photographer returned to the broken, moving carriage, and the mournful evening wind poured in through the gaps.

"...Director Chen?" Lu Xun saw the two corpses on the floor and the twisted, deformed photographer, and was stunned on the spot.

Just a few minutes ago, those three "Black Hands" were still arrogantly surrounding Chen Ling, and they had only disappeared for a moment. When they reappeared, they were almost wiped out... And looking at Chen Ling, there wasn't a single scratch on him.

Chen Ling walked calmly to the photographer, who had only one arm left, and slowly raised the pitch-black muzzle, aiming it at the back of his head.

"Stop."

An angry voice came from the screen.

Chen Ling raised an eyebrow and looked up. A middle-aged figure was sitting in a helicopter, watching everything happening on the screen through gritted teeth.

"I don't care who you are, and I don't care how much Lu Xun paid you. I’ll give you ten times that amount right now!

Work for me, and I can give you things far beyond money. As a Black Hand, it’s not easy to have privileges in this era... I can help you evade the search of Bureau 749. I can give you whatever you want!"

Chen Ling glanced at the screen and snorted with disdain.

"A cliché villain recruitment plot... When lines like this are spoken, the audience’s expectations don't even bother to rise..."

Director Zheng: ?

"Before you offer terms to bribe me, perhaps you should check your account balance first." Chen Ling said faintly, "The mobile device you’re using to connect to the network is the one you usually use, right?"

A flash of doubt crossed Director Zheng’s eyes, but he still took a phone out of his pocket and opened his bank account.

The next moment, the account balance, which had nine digits, began to jump crazily as if it had been infected by a virus!

Within a few seconds, the nine digits jumped to eight, then seven, then six... In Director Zheng’s horrified gaze, it finally jumped to "0.00"...

That wasn't the end of it. As a loan agreement popped up and was signed at light speed, his debt began to soar from "0," climbing all the way back to eight digits... This wasn't Chen Ling’s limit, but the limit of Director Zheng’s credit line.

Looking at the 50 million in debt on his phone, Director Zheng rubbed his eyes in a daze, looking as if he were in a dream.

Naturally, he wouldn't see that at the same time, the balances of Chen Ling’s bank account and twelve other charity accounts were skyrocketing, as if a storm had swept away all of Director Zheng’s assets!

"And..."

Chen Ling’s deep voice came from the screen again.

Director Zheng looked up and saw Chen Ling’s eyes, which seemed capable of piercing through the virtual electronic screen, locking onto him like a soul-snatcher... An inexplicable sense of crisis surged into his heart!

"Do you think that by hiding in the sky like a rat, you can escape this?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Director Zheng shuddered violently. He instinctively looked out the porthole and saw a train billowing with black smoke moving slowly along the tracks in the distance...

A thought appeared in Director Zheng’s mind, making his face as pale as paper!

No way...

"Quick!! Fly away! Get away from that train!!" Director Zheng shouted immediately!

The reason Director Zheng didn't take the train was that he was worried about Lu Xun, an unstable factor. If there was any way he could accidentally break through the blockade of the three Black Hands and hurt him... So, he just sat in the helicopter, hiding far away in the sky, using remote devices to monitor everything.

Although he was at least several kilometers away from the train, and it was hard to be spotted under the cover of night, under Chen Ling’s oppressive gaze, Director Zheng still lost his nerve.

Under his command, the pilot immediately maneuvered the aircraft and flew away rapidly.

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Tomorrow at 10:00 AM, the *Godslayer* animation premieres! Remember to watch it on Tencent Video~~

Besides that, Sanjiu has also written a *Godslayer* side story of over 5,000 words, which is the reunion plot of Team 136 after the finale. It will be released tomorrow at 9:55 AM~ The word count of this side story is equivalent to two and a half chapters of daily updates. Plus, I’ve been busy with the *Godslayer* anime for the past two days, so there’s only one chapter for *The Actor* (crying cat head) (sorry) (hands together).

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