northernbook Chapter 307 Sentenced to Death
Chapter 307 Sentenced to Death
After the punch, Katniss fell to the ground with a blank expression, a clear red mark on her right cheek.
Clearly, Sai Fei'er's sudden punch completely stunned her.
Katniss only reacted when a burning pain shot through her face.
"You...you actually dared to hit me?"
She forced her head up, her eyes wide, staring intently at Sai Fei'er, her voice trembling slightly with anger, "Do you know who I am? I am a member of the Senate!"
Sai Fei'er was about to turn around when she heard the sound and froze.
She had only intended to punch the other person to vent her emotions, but after hearing these words, the nameless fire in her heart reignited.
"A congressman? So what?"
Saifei's gaze pierced Katniss like a sharp knife, her eyes full of mockery. "Look at the ridiculous things you've done. Do you think I made a mistake?"
As she spoke, her eyes suddenly sharpened, and she immediately realized that her punch had been too light and had not taught the other party a profound lesson.
So, Serfie immediately raised her right leg and kicked Katniss hard in the stomach.
But the next second, her leg seemed to be caught by a thread, stopping half a meter away from Katniss.
"Hmph, kicking you will get my shoes dirty, I'd rather use my fists!"
Saifeier snorted coldly, quickly retracted her right leg, then clenched her fist again and slammed it hard into Kennis's face.
Snapped!
It was accompanied by a crisp and loud striking sound.
Katniss collapsed to the ground with a thud, her head, which had just been raised, slamming back down. Blood gushed from her nose, splattering around her.
The citizens in the audience applauded and cheered, their thunderous applause echoing across the Demigods' Council.
After the cheers subsided, all sorts of outrageous requests rang out from the crowd, instantly igniting the atmosphere.
"Good, good! That drew blood! That was a well-placed punch!"
"Give me a chance, let me go over and throw a punch! I promise I'll give it my all!"
"Yes, yes, let's teach this vile woman a lesson! We'll even pay for it!"
The citizens at the scene were all itching to rush down and beat up Kenneth, who was lying on the ground.
"quiet!"
Just as everyone was arguing fiercely about how to teach Katniss a lesson, Aglaia stepped forward.
She walked slowly to Saifei'er's side, casually glanced at Kenneth, who was lying on the ground in a disheveled state, curled up like a dead dog, and then loudly announced to the crowd:
“Now, according to the Ohmama Code, I ask all citizens to join me in exercising the power of judgment.”
"Regarding Elder Kaines of Ohm, who, for her own selfish desires, coerced the city's citizens during the conference and instigated the Black Tide Creatures to attack the city,
This resulted in damage to city defenses and posed a significant threat to residents' lives.
"Because of her extremely heinous behavior, in the name of Tarranton and Kefaller, I hereby sentence Katniss to death!"
These words caused an uproar in the audience.
A deafening cheer and shout suddenly erupted from the crowd.
"Death penalty! Death penalty! Death penalty!"
The citizens at the scene raised their arms and shouted, their voices rising in waves, almost overturning the entire Demigods' Council.
Hearing the shouts of the people, Katniss, who was curled up, suddenly raised her head, her eyes bloodshot as if they were about to spit fire.
She glanced at the crowd with a resentful look, finally fixing her gaze on Aglaia, and said through gritted teeth:
"You damned bastards! If the Purifiers hadn't betrayed me, I should be the one standing here in control of everything!"
Katniss became increasingly agitated as she spoke, her body trembling violently with rage, her face contorted in a grimace amplified by the blood from her nose.
"Betrayal? That's not quite the right way to put it."
Just then, a slightly mocking voice suddenly broke in, "I think they're quite loyal to you."
Lin Qiong strolled over, went straight to Katniss, and then squatted down in front of her with a smile on his face.
As the person who personally eliminated most of the purgers, he naturally has the right to speak on this matter.
"You can make them die for you with just a word, and even scream in agony before they die. Isn't that enough loyalty?"
"Hmph, I was never talking about them! They are unparalleled warriors!"
Katniss's voice gradually lowered, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes, "I'm talking about those guys who were planted in the crowd to participate in the voting beforehand!"
"They must have seen how strong you were, and out of fear of death, they chose to betray me!"
"These ungrateful bastards! I've raised them for so long!" she said through gritted teeth.
"I say, do you only look for problems among your own people?"
Lin Qiong's smile didn't fade; instead, it grew even wider. At this moment, his eyes were filled with disdain as he looked at Katniss.
"Or is it that you've been in the Senate for too long, your eyes have been blinded by power, and you no longer see others as human beings?"
"What do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Katniss's face instantly turned ashen, and she roared in anger.
"See, you get agitated after just a few words."
Lin Qiong sighed helplessly, then slowly stood up from his squatting position and looked down at Katniss lying on the ground.
"Forget it, I'm a kind-hearted person, and I can't stand seeing others kept in the dark... especially when it's someone who's about to die."
He cleared his throat and slowly explained, word by word:
“Those cleansers you planted in the crowd have already been dealt with by Miss Saifei.”
"They didn't betray you at all; they're just temporarily incapacitated and unable to carry out your orders."
After saying that, Lin Qiong, worried that the other party wouldn't believe him, quickly added:
"You should be able to see them on the day you are executed."
Upon hearing this, Katniss's expression changed drastically, a look of disbelief flashing in her eyes, which was then replaced by deep despair.
She stopped struggling and simply let her head rest on the ground, then forced out a dry laugh from her throat.
I don't know if I'm laughing at myself or at the injustice of fate.
Looking at the other person's appearance, Lin Qiong felt no pity whatsoever; on the contrary, he felt a little pleased.
This is the fate that sinners deserve!
Lin Qiong stopped looking at the soulless body on the ground and turned to leave.
He has more important things to do now—
Please ask Saifeier to take him back to the entrance of the underworld and bring Xing back!
However, Lin Qiong had only just turned around and hadn't taken more than a few steps.
A cold, emotionless, yet all-too-familiar mechanical voice suddenly came from behind.
"Friend, please wait a moment."
Hearing the noise behind him, Lin Qiong stopped abruptly, his hair stood on end, and his heart skipped a beat.
He was genuinely startled by the sudden sound.
Almost instinctively, Lin Qiong quickly turned around, a flash of red light appeared in his hand, and the Calamity Annihilation appeared.
But when he saw who was speaking, he immediately stopped what he was doing.
"Lai Gushi?" Lin Qiong asked in confusion, "What are you doing here?"
Standing before him was not an enemy, nor a monster, but the AI who had promised to help them repair the carriages, the one who called himself "Laigushi".
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