Chapter 424: 424
Lin Sheng looked on at the Golden Phoenix with interest . He had never seen a being that beautiful before .
If had he not planned to work out what was going on here, he would have just captured it as a pet, or use it as a research specimen .
Upon the arrival of the Golden Phoenix, two slender and handsome men in green took a vine prison floating in the air all the way down from the branches and landed just right before the giant tree trunk .
Soon, tall women in silver half-plates with a crescent moon symbol between their eyes, and intricate longbows on their back appeared and guarded the prison cages tightly .
“The guardians of the Jadeite Root, the Silvermoon Hunters are here too . ” An old man beside Lin Sheng could not help but sigh . ”What a massive lineup . ” The old man was dressed up like an aristocrat, and beside him was a handsome young man . He seemed to have brought his nephew here to gain some worldly insights .
Lin Sheng took notice of them as they were the rare few who spoke Ancient Rehn . That was one of the languages he understood .
“How so? Are they really that powerful?” Lin Sheng asked in a whispered tone out of curiosity . The old man glanced at him, before nodding .
“Yes, they are . The Silvermoon Hunters are the masters of forest warfare chosen from those who had made contact with the fairies . These elites were then formed into teams, coupled with the financial resources and background of the Fairy Kingdom, one could imagine how terrifying they are . ”
“Can they fight a hundred alone?” Lin Sheng casually asked .
“If they are up against pure human warriors, while they might not be able to take on a hundred, but they could do fifty easily . ” The elder shook his head .
“The Silvermoon Hunters have an indestructible Moonglow Leather Armor, an extremely sharp Godslayer Scimitar, and the terrifyingly accurate Moonbow . Taking out fifty skilled human soldiers would probably take them no longer than ten minutes . ”
“That’s… really strong,” Lin Sheng said in amazement .
“If only my domain has such a powerful guard…” The young man beside him could not help but verbalize his desire .
Lin Sheng took a glance at him and said nothing .
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“Based on the standard hierarchy, these Silvermoon Hunters are at least Steel-class, and probably not too far away from Silver-class . Their powers are truly terrifying . ” The old man could not help but sigh .
Lin Sheng smiled and stopped talking as he continued to look at the giant tree .
About two dozen Silvermoon Hunters had appeared as they guarded the prison cage .
Then a procession of white-robed persons with black masks walked out of the shadow as they started to chant something while they circled the cage .
At the same time, several silhouettes started to appear on the branches above the tree .
The height of the branches indicated the position and status of the person standing upon it .
The higher the branch was, the higher the status .
Lin Sheng saw that Golden Phoenix took the highest spot on the tree, as it looked down from above .
Next to the phoenix, a beautiful figure in a white dress shrouded in mist appeared .
Further down, were arrogant old men in luxurious and exquisite clothing .
All of these old men had guards or their kin with them, as they looked down from high above toward the prison .
“Let the trial commence . ”
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The Golden Phoenix spoke, and to Lin Sheng’s surprise, it was the familiar Deviltongue .
He was taken aback, as he never thought that the Golden Phoenix could speak, much less with such native fluency .
“Yes, Your Highness . ” One of the Silvermoon Hunter walked away from the guard position, and toward the prison, motioning to the masked men to make way .
The Silvermoon Hunter sent a shimmering of green light with a wave of his hand, and the cage became clear immediately .
Only then could everyone see the two persons detained inside the cage .
One was a young man with long golden hair, and a quiet and noble air to him, while another person was a beautiful fairy girl with long green hair .
“Klein, Vertina, both of you are suspected of betraying the Fairy Kingdom, the Jadeite Root, and also leaking top-secret Fairy Kingdom information to outsiders . The Supreme Senate had decreed to grant you a Just Death . ”
A masked man spoke in an old but smooth voice .
“If I were to protest that I was wronged, I don’t think you lot would be interested in listening to me anyway . So be it,” the young man said with an impassive voice .
“Commence the sentence, before His Majesty and the Elders of the Jadeite Root . ” The masked man’s voice suddenly boomed into a shriek .
The Silvermoon Hunter nodded and took a special beheading sword from his companion .
Lin Sheng noticed that the blade was seemingly shrouded by a lot of inexplicable things .
It looked like souls, but at the same time did not seem like pure souls .
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He had been waiting, waiting for this execution that almost everyone had gathered here for .
However, that was his limit .
“Poor thing . ” The old man sighed again . ”That Klein boy, most likely he had been wronged . ”
“How do you know, grandfather?” the young man beside him asked .
“It’s because of his demeanor . I have been dealing with punishments all my life, and I clearly know how a lying person looks like . ”
“But this is only the thirteenth execution, they will need another six to really kill Klein, perhaps they will have a chance to plead their innocence,” the young man said .
“Thirteen times? What does that mean? Does that Klein person needs to be killed so many time for him to die?” Lin Sheng could not help but ask softly .
He had thought that he had chanced upon an execution site, but now it seems like things were not that simple .
“It’s like this . ” The old man nodded in affirmation of Lin Sheng’s thoughts trait . “Both Klein and Vertina are the Awakened who has the fairy’s innate immortality, and this trait gives them nineteen life amulets to ward off death . ”
“Wow! That’s a very powerful ability!” Lin Sheng exclaimed .
“Yes, that was the reason they were part of the Jadeite Root’s Guard, and also a member of the Silvermoon Hunters . They were trump cards even . ” The old man nodded .
So, the execution commenced .
That Silvermoon Hunter lifted the execution blade and drove it into both Klein and Vertina’s chest without hesitation .
Green flames blasted out of their body as they tried to push the blade out and heal the wounds .
Yet, it was futile, as the curved blade let out a formless power that caught against the green flames .
“It’s over . Now it’s the time for the Fairy Compact . ” The old man looked at both Klein and Vertina as they were pulled down, and let out a sigh of relief as a look of anticipation appeared on his face .
Everyone here, him include, was actually there for the ceremony .
Otherwise, who in the right mind would travel the distance and weather all sorts of dangers to watch an execution?
*Thoom… Thooom…*
Thunder suddenly rumbled from afar .
It seemed like thunder, but there were no dark clouds in the skies, it also sounded like a volcanic eruption, but there was no quaking .
That sound was like pure thunder that came roiling from the distance .
All of the Silvermoon Hunters present turned to look .
Even the Golden Phoenix and the Fairy King too looked toward the same direction, and the two seem like they had no idea what had just happened, and was a little stunned .
“This is the where the Jadeite Root lays, no matter what happens, the Fairy Kingdom shall hold fast, and not permit any chaos!” A captain-like figure of the Silvermoon Hunter’s stood up and exclaimed!
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