Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 727 - 85 The Collapse of Order_2

727: Chapter 85: The Collapse of Order_2

727 -85: The Collapse of Order_2

And the Judgment Knights are life, living humans, the path for these underprivileged people to change their fate, and that is a beautiful dream.

For the Judgment Knights, the kingdom of gods is that beautiful dream.

They do not wish to wake from it.

For humanity, the fact that the Judgment Knights are still “alive” is also a beautiful dream, and people are reluctant to hear the cruel truth.

Thus, beneath this statement, many began to curse the scientist from the Eye of Nature, questioning his remarks, deeming everything fabrications, believing this person to be part of Song Que’s faction.

This opinion still held the majority, as no one could accept that their loved ones had simply turned into machines.

And were being slowly modified.

Yet about a quarter of the populace believed the scientist spoke the truth.

This post was quickly banned.

It even implicated the entire forum, but soon after, other forums began to express similar sentiments.

People were panic-stricken; trust in the Judgment Knights plummeted to an all-time low.

And what truly awakened people from this beautiful dream was a massacre—

On the eleventh day when the Judgment Knights believed they were exiled from the kingdom of gods.

Within the Moscow Fortress, an elderly woman of the fighting nation was attacked by her adoptive son—a Judgment Knight who had stayed in the kingdom of gods for three months.

The outcome was predictable—humans naturally cannot withstand an attack by a Judgment Knight.

The lord of the fortress quickly arrived to try managing the situation, but the incident occurred on the third floor of the fortress.

Countless people witnessed it.

They fled in every direction, and the news spread rapidly.

It simply could not be contained.

Those who could suppress the Judgment Knights were, of course, only other Judgment Knights.

Those Judgment Knights moving among various levels succumbed to “homesickness for the kingdom of gods,” while those earliest ones, stored on the eighth level, remained the most loyal subordinates of their lords.

It was with these earliest Judgment Knights that the fortress lords were barely able to keep the situation in check.

But that was it.

Because the spread of the discourse was just too fast.

As for why the elderly woman was attacked, various versions of the story spread, but no matter which version, the fault increasingly fell on the increasingly volatile Judgment Knights.

And the fear of the Judgment Knights among the people also escalated due to this conflict.

Just three days after the incident, massive movements began in each fortress, demanding an explanation from the lords—were the Judgment Knights sentient beings, or emotionless machines?

Were those commoners who had become Judgment Knights for the sake of their future, their family, friends, and loved ones, or the hunters, truly still alive?

Uprising finally erupted.

The Eye of Nature scientist’s post once again appeared on various forums, and this time, those supporting his words were no longer merely a quarter but rapidly exceeded forty percent.

Those still defending the Judgment Knights were increasingly lacking confidence. freewebnøvel.coɱ

To prevent more violent incidents from happening, fortress lords all inquired of Pyramid Fortress Lord Li Wanye about the cause of the Judgment Knights’ “confusion.”

Li Wanye claimed ignorance, saying he was unaware and refused to speculate without knowledge.

However, Li Wanye quickly provided substantial Judgment Knight assistance to the different fortresses, and these Judgment Knights, naturally, were all ones without faults.

Even though similar incidents to that of Moscow Fortress began slowly occurring in other fortresses, they were few in number, and after a dozen or so were reported in the following week, they were suppressed.

All Judgment Knights affected by “homesickness for the kingdom of gods” were detained in the highest levels of each fortress.

While the root of the uprising was suppressed, the fear of the Judgment Knights in people’s hearts was thoroughly ignited.

Another event this sparked was Song Que.

Song Que, once notorious and now fallen into obscurity, was gradually climbing up from the darkest depths.

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The First Fortress, Sixth Level, the Song Residence.

Song Que did not conceal from his family the events that the entire world knew; they were currently under house arrest in the Song Residence, but Song Que still provided them with various news from the outside world.

Song Zhuo had a hard time comprehending the events of the past few days.

He wasn’t stupid, and as he now recalled the words Song Que had said, he gradually understood what the truth was.

“Li Wanye?”

“Could it really be the Li family causing all this?”

“But why?”

Within the Song Residence’s back yard, Song Zhuo challenged Song Que.

He was unwilling to admit defeat to Song Que, and the last shred of hope was the public opinion.

Yet now, Song Que’s reputation was being restored, and people’s trust in the top of the Pyramid was slowly crumbling.

Song Que’s previous attitude suggested that he had anticipated all this.

But why?

All the Judgment Knights originated from Li Wanye—Song Zhuo had also long suspected that Li Wanye might hold some supreme secret of the Judgment Knights.

But Song Que was the one previously competing with Li Wanye for the position of Pyramid Fortress Lord.

These two should have been the greatest of enemies.

And since Li Wanye had gone to great lengths to reach the pinnacle of human power, he should naturally hold the Orderers in awe.

Why would he do such a thing?

Why would he indirectly help Song Que?

Song Zhuo simply could not figure it out.

“Li Wanye sees further than anyone else, naturally his preparations were made earlier than anyone else.”

Song Que did not explain much to Song Zhuo, leaving these words behind before walking away.