Chapter 145 Justice (1/2)
Chapter 145 Justice
The whole spectacle was so smoothly orchestrated that Sunny was almost tempted to believe in it Of course, he knew better
The only thing he didn't knohether the bits performed by the Pathfinder and Gemma were rehearsed in advance or improvised on the fly to fulfill their lord's desire tothe ainst him publicly executed
And that hat this was, an execution Sunny didn't believe for a second that Gunlaug was going to give the brave hunter a chance to leave the grand hall alive No, he wanted him dead, and he wanted everyone to see hiet the idea that it was possible to run their ainst him and escape unscathed
And yet, and yet… a tiny ember of hope still burned in Sunny's heart From the looks of it, Jubei was an experienced hunter A capable, seasoned warrior who faced numerous , with enough willpower and resolve to crush rocks into dust Perhaps a miracle would happen
No matter how small, there was a possibility
That's why Sunny couldn't understand why Gunlaug would be willing to risk his right-handhis thoughts, the Bright Lord spoke:
"A challenge? Ah, so be it This is a sacred tradition, indeed As long as goodto put their lives on the line for the sake of righteousness, depravity can't win…"
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The crowd of Sleepers exploded into whispers Some of them were tense and somber, others filled with dark anticipation The corner of Sunny's mouth turned doards
Frootten the upper hand
But Gunlaug wasn't done speaking:
"However, it would not be suitable for you to represent the accused personally, Geht Castle can't afford to lose you, my friend Jubei, would you mind if the accused chose another champion?"
The hunter froed and said:
"Bring your worst, cowards"
Bright Lord turned to the Pathfinder and tilted his head With his suddenly pale face reflected in the eerie olden armor, the murderer remained silent for a few moments, and then said in a quiet voice:
"I choose Harus, rew silent Sunny hi down his spine Why did it have to be that creepy wicked cripple…
In the deathly silence, Jubei srim satisfaction:
"Even better!"
It seemed that he had a score to settle with the silent hunchback, too
Harus, who had looked a little bored and uncoh the whole procedure, stared at the Pathfinder who had named him with no particular expression on his bony face, and then sloalked down the steps
The other lieutenants reacted to this unexpected turn of events differently Ge before stepping back with a dark expression Tessai grinned, as though expecting a good spectacle Kido grew a little pale and took a little step sideways, trying to distance herself fro hunchback as much as possible
Only Seishan re any emotion to appear on her cold, beautiful face
Realizing as about to happen, Cassie squeezed Sunny's arm and whispered:
"Sunny, I want to leave"
After a short pause, he answered in a raspy voice:
"I'm sorry We can't leave now"
Despite the fact that he didn't want to be anywhere near Gunlaug's scarecrow, he knew that leaving noould draw too much attention They couldn't risk that in the presence of all five lieutenants, not to mention Golden Serpent himself