Mage Manual-Chapter 60 - 58 Elf Sinner

Chapter 60: Chapter 58 Elf Sinner

In the Light Screen, Nagu, wearing a pair of golden lion cub socks, still hosted professionally, “… The highest vote-getter right now is Valcas Uer, it seems the audience is hoping this Elf criminal will be redeemed.”

“Let me briefly introduce Mr. Uer’s life. He was born in 1542 at the Jade Dragon Orphanage. You might not be familiar with the Jade Dragon Orphanage, but it is the predecessor to Kaimon City’s only first-class orphanage, the ‘Jade Garden’ Orphanage.”

“Over the past three hundred years, the Jade Dragon Orphanage has been an Elf-exclusive orphanage, never accepting infants of other races. However, under the impact of the ‘Racial Equality Orphanage Act’ in 1600, several orphanages, including Jade Dragon, merged into the multi-racial ‘Jade Garden,’ which has cultivated numerous distinguished individuals to date, with a Mage training rate of as high as 21%. Had it not been for his criminal offenses, Mr. Uer would undoubtedly have been a famed offspring that Jade Garden could take pride in.”

Although Ash didn’t know what a ‘first-class orphanage’ was, he felt it was probably more important than academic credentials.

In the Kingdom of Blood Moon, where societal orphanages are mandated and privately nurturing children is illegal, orphanages are likely equivalent to a child’s family.

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The stronger the orphanage, the better the background it provides.

If Ash wasn’t mistaken, orphanages likely have ‘selection rights’ over infants.

Though there are many factors affecting infant development, in this world full of miracles and Mages, using some methods to filter out infants with better fundamental qualities, greater potential, and superior temperaments is not impossible.

A superior environment combined with excellent infant sources means children from top orphanages start off far ahead of others like snowballs rolling downhill.

If Ash were living as an ordinary person in this place, he would probably feel a sense of despair over these insurmountable disparities.

After Nagu completed his presentation of Valcas’s illustrious record, Ash saw that Valcas’s votes had increased by over ten thousand.

At that moment, Ash faintly felt why Valcas won the audience’s ‘affection’ more than him.

“After completing his basic education at the orphanage, Mr. Uer successively studied at the Yateson Secondary School and Kaimon City Comprehensive University, obtaining silver degrees in swordsmanship, Painting Skill, Sound Technique, and Earth Magic among eleven factions over thirty years. He was appointed by the Kaimon Comprehensive University as a Biological Department research professor and also served as an academic Advisor for the Forest Biotechnology Company.”

“In 1645, Mr. Uer was nominated for the Kaimon City Council and lost by 3 votes to another candidate. This can’t help but make one wonder, if Mr. Uer had been elected, would he have kept to strict self-discipline? Or would he have committed even more severe crimes?”

“In general, Mr. Uer was once a well-educated citizen of good background who made many contributions to society. Unfortunately, he took a wrong step, clouded by desire, and committed unforgivable crimes…”

“There is only one minute left till the voting segment ends, those who haven’t voted please hurry.”

“Every vote can earn Redemption Points, and any consumer brand participating in the ‘Redemption Plan’ supports the exchange of points. The latest consumer brand to join the ‘Redemption Plan’ is Aizhu Jewelry, where every 30 points can be exchanged for a voucher!”

“At the junction of the New Year, you can even use your Redemption Points for the Blood Moon lottery!”

“Please don’t be stingy with your Redemption Tickets; keeping them won’t produce babies, and it’s meaningless if you don’t use them when you should!”

“Every vote you cast represents a bit of effort you put into redeeming a sinner, contributing a ray of light to the Blood Moon!”

“Thirty seconds remaining… Wow!”

With a startled cry from Nagu, a ferocious and brutal Executioner burst forth from the ground. It stood seven meters tall, with three heads and eight arms, each hand wielding a different weapon. The three faces showed expressions of compassion, anger, and calmness respectively, as its body was wrapped in ethereal blue armor made of Purification Flame, descending like a Divine Being, a perfect embodiment of heavenly punishment!

“The voting phase has ended ahead of schedule!” Nagu excitedly declared, “Valcas Uer received 384,321 votes, exceeding 50% of the votes in Kaimon City, ending the voting phase early and moving directly to the execution phase!”

“This is the 23rd time in the history of Kaimon City that the voting phase has ended prematurely! Ladies and gentlemen, before you stands a Legendary Executioner, one that has appeared only 23 times in the past!”

“It only spawns from the scarlet moonlight when a single criminal receives 50% of the votes, representing the Extreme Master of Blood Moon redeeming mankind! The nemesis of evil, the purifier of sins, a historical butcher of nightmares, the Justice Messenger awaited by countless people, the Titan Executioner, descends!”

Stare!

When the six eyes of the Titan Executioner opened simultaneously, they made a sound like steel!

All three mouths opened at the same time, letting out a long breath that stirred the air currents!

The Purification Flame on its body spread like a storm; eight steel wires ignited with blue flames, and as the sparks danced, they transformed into a blazing blue flame path leading to the great platform!

A savage aura full of despair, destruction, and oppression surged forth, causing all the death row inmates to tremble and hide at the edges, as if fearful of attracting the Titan Executioner’s attention.

Ash glanced at Valcas and instinctively took a step back.

“Get out of the way, don’t block me,” Valcas said coldly.

Every cell in Ash’s body was urging him to run; after all, with Valcas and the Titan Executioner being so powerful, his presence or absence made no difference.

But as he looked down, he noticed Valcas’s hand gripping the sword hilt was trembling.

After a few seconds, Valcas looked at Ash, who was trembling beside him, and scoffed, “Really? Are you so scared that you can’t even run away?”

At that moment, Ash was also holding a sword, his hands shaking so much that the blade blurred, and as he spoke, his teeth clattered, “Back in school, I noticed some classmates had no one to play with. They went to the restroom alone during the breaks, stood aside during physical education, and no one would team up with them during spring or autumn outings… I would always deliberately hang out with them, chat with them, play sports with them, and stay on the teacher’s team with them…”

“Hypocrite,” Valcas sneered. “You were just satisfying your condescending sympathy, earning applause from onlookers by pitying them, gaining emotional satisfaction by giving to them, and even satisfying your pathetic desire for control by managing them. No different from a slave owner, except the chains you imposed were called friendship, not violence.”

“Yes, I know I am just a pretentious drama queen. I actually detested some traits in them, yet I contacted them to fulfill those dark thoughts. So, as I grew up, I rarely kept in touch with them…” Ash said, “But at one reunion, a classmate told me he was grateful that I was willing to hang out with him back then. If not for me, he might have remained aloof… He has now found a girlfriend, is planning to get married, and even wants to invite me as his best man…”

Valcas raised his eyebrows slightly, his face showing a hint of confusion, “Get married, best man?”

“Anyway…” Ash’s body wasn’t trembling so much anymore as he looked towards the distant Titan Executioner, “Just think of it as satisfying my hypocrisy, and let me stay here for a while. When it comes, I’ll leave.”

“Boring, irrational, meaningless. I can’t understand why you would do this, especially since we were fighting to the death just yesterday… Or are you trying to cultivate a kind persona in front of the audience to set the stage for the next Blood Moon Judgement?”

“So there’s such a strategy, thanks for the reminder. Then I definitely have to stay until the last second before running. Later, don’t stop me and don’t mind me. A hypocrite like me will surely run faster than anyone else when danger arises.”

Valcas was silent for a moment, calmly watching the incredibly oppressive Titan Executioner.

“Suit yourself.”

Ash tried to muster a smile, but a heavy footstep made his scalp go numb.

Boom!

Boom!

Step by step, the Titan Executioner approached, the intense vibrations transmitting along the steel lines to the platform, causing the convicts to be unable to even stand steadily.

As it walked, it raised its weapons, each bearing a Four-winged Technique Spirit; the spaces it swept through collapsed, and the time it walked through twisted, making the whole world seem to revolve around it!

“The Titan Executioner is different from other executioners,”

Nagu’s voice came from the light screen, particularly clear under this terrifying oppressive force.

“It doesn’t, like the Torture Executioner, use whips to awaken the convict’s conscience; nor, like the Blade Executioner, use fresh blood to cleanse the convict’s sins; nor, like the Soul-sucking Executioner, use endless nightmares to make the convict empathize…”

“It only uses the most powerful Miracle to grant the convict instant redemption. Regardless of whether the convict is male or female, strong or weak, it goes all out, this is its greatest respect for each life.”

“It uses solemn death to forge the immortality of Blood Moon.”

“Facing the Titan Executioner, most convicts choose a heart-and-soul transformation, accepting Blood Moon’s redemption. However, Mr. Uer seems to be planning to coordinate with the Titan Executioner to offer us a splendid performance.”

Ash turned his head to see Valcas already in a sword stance, his wings spreading wide, a sparkling Two-winged Technique Spirit dancing on the tip of his sword!

“Although no one has ever escaped a Blood Moon Judgement, no convict has ever given up hope for a Miracle,” declared Nagu loudly, “Let’s see if Valcas Uer can create a Miracle!”

“Or, in front of Kaimon City’s justice, kneel in repentance?”

Boom!

Again a thunderous footstep, Ash was almost getting used to it, but this time, dozens of crimson chains suddenly shot out from the ground, pulling him down and forcing him to kneel!

“What is this!?” Ash struggled desperately, but could not break free from the chains; they seemed to grow together with Ash’s joints, and whenever Ash dared to stand up, the chains viciously tugged on his joint nerves, causing him so much pain that he could only crouch down in agony.

“The first Miracle, Earth Judgement!” introduced Nagu, “The footsteps of the Titan are the footsteps of justice, and the Earth responds to this hope!”

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Valcas swung his sword, cutting the crimson chains, seeing that Ash was caught in this trap, he seemed to want to help Ash, but just then, the night sky suddenly filled with a howling!

Dang! Dang! Dang!

Valcas suddenly performed a swift and elaborate Elven sword dance on the spot, as if fighting an invisible enemy. Ash looked closely and realized that invisible Wind Blades were sweeping in from all directions; if Valcas stopped, what awaited him was a fate of being sliced into pieces!

Wait, why is only Valcas getting hit, and I’m fine?

“The second Miracle, Sky Judgement!” said Nagu, “Any stubborn fool who refuses to kneel and repent will receive a counsel from the sky!”

“When the sky and earth complete the blockade, the next will be the third Miracle: the Judgement of the Masses!”

“The Titan Executioner will grant death equally to every redeemer!”

Ash lifted his head, only to realize that the Titan Executioner had already covered most of the distance, only a few steps away from the platform!

Now, as he kneeled and looked up, he felt even more the enormity and horror of the Titan Executioner!

The overwhelming pressure from that colossal being was almost enough to stagnate his thoughts!

His remaining rationality roared wildly in his mind: Run!

Right, run… escape?

Ash looked at the crimson chains on his body and blinked.

Oh dear.