Chapter 432: Pride of Existence (4)
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As planned, a public trial was held in Niflheim.
In the central plaza of the city, tens of thousands of demons gathered. In front of them, Barbatos and other Demon Lords of the Plains Faction were being put on trial. Normally, even if a verdict is reached in a trial, there would be a brief delay before punishment is carried out, but this time was different.
The sentence would be pronounced, and execution would take place immediately afterward. This was a decision made by the four electors appointed as judges: Marbas, Sitri, Gamigin, and Vassago. I acted as both a complainant and prosecutor in the proceedings.
In short, it was a rigged game.
There were no defense attorneys. The Demon Lords of the Plains Faction had to defend themselves solely by their own strength. They didn’t have the right to summon witnesses. This trial, which was more ruthless than military or religious tribunals, was handling an unprecedented number of Demon Lords at once.
“……There’s no way Her Majesty would commit assassination…….”
“Do not speak such blasphemous words. Their Highness Marbas and Vassago have already…….”
There were perhaps around fifty thousand citizens gathered. The demons did not create a ruckus or cause disturbances since they were in front of Demon Lords, but the whispers exchanged between them were enough to create a massive vibration as fifty thousand voices murmured at once.