After hearing what Nagu said, the other death row inmates also came to their senses.
That's right, why go forward? You can still survive by jumping back to the sea-viewing platform. It's only ten steps away, which is nothing for death row prisoners like them. Even without the power of magicians, they have a way to cross it.
However, when they looked back and saw that Ash's executioner was growing bigger again at a speed visible to the naked eye, they suddenly came to their senses, secretly cursed Nagu for being shameless, gloated over Ash's situation, and continued to climb the steel wire.
There's a trap behind.
Nagu's words were the trigger for the trap.
As soon as Ash turned around, he knew he was in trouble, because when Nagu said this, he saw that the number of votes he received increased exponentially.
The audience is anxious, they are anxious!
Because what Nagu said was right, as long as Ash jumped back, he could destroy the careful arrangement of the Blood Moon Judgment, and the steel wire tempering, sin cleansing and burning had nothing to do with Ash.
However, his good experience is a provocation to the audience - as a death row inmate, instead of repenting and admitting his mistakes in the Blood Moon Trial, he went even further and tried to break the rules? !
This is like a student who didn't do his homework and not only refused to admit his mistake, but when the teacher scolded him, "Why did you come to school?", he suddenly realized what was wrong and ran out of school to play.
As social supervisors, the audience will naturally give this kind of mentally immature person who makes mistakes a chance to reform himself - remember not to do this again in your next life.
In the voting rules of the Blood Moon Trial, in addition to the person with the most votes being sentenced to death, when someone obtains 50% of the votes, the voting process will end and fast forward to the death penalty.
The death row prisoners were freed from all restrictions, but the price was that their lives were no longer under their control. Hundreds of thousands of Kaimon citizens on the other side of the light curtain each held the weight of their lives.
If anyone dares to go against this trend, the weight of the audience will fall, turning into a heavy punishment from heaven, crushing the backbone of their resistance.
Therefore, once Ash jumped back, what awaited him was the sincere gratitude from the other death row inmates and the terrifying executioner formed by 50% of the votes.
But then again.
If Ash's vote count soars and he leads everyone else, and the audience stubbornly believes that the chance of redemption belongs to Ash, then Ash will definitely jump back.
I'm going to die anyway, so I'm not worthy of you playing with me.
The reason why Ash is still willing to abide by the rules of the game is because the current voting situation gives him hope.
"Ash Hiss, 42,354 votes"
"Varcas Ur, 31,002 votes"
Ash glanced at the executioner behind Valcas, who was just as burly and ferocious, only slightly smaller than his own executioner.
As if noticing Ash's gaze, Valcas glanced at him, snorted coldly, and actually jumped up on the platform, landed lightly on the steel wire, and walked towards the large platform in the distance with graceful steps.
Such a cool and pretentious scene instantly earned Valcas more than 2,000 votes.
I never thought that Valcas, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, could be so hateful. You are almost as annoying as me. You are really not a good elf... Ash muttered and looked at Valcas in the light screen. Suddenly, a message popped up on the light screen:
"Do you want to check the criminal history of Valkas Ur?"
Ash chose to view, and a small window popped up on the screen, showing Valcas' first-person perspective, showing the entire process of him stealing technical information at the university and killing a fellow scholar.
I saw my fellow scholar collapse in the aisle, his face full of fear, snot and tears all running down his face, he backed away while begging:
"Let me go, please, Valcas, don't... ah!"
With a scream, his colleague was stabbed through the chest by Valcas!
It seems that the perpetrator’s perspective alone is not exciting enough, so the second half of the video is the first-person victim’s perspective of a fellow scholar!
Facing Valcas's approaching step by step, the video clearly shows the despair, fear, and pain of the passing of life of fellow scholars!
This is a memory fragment of Valcaras and the man he murdered!
The first time he watched the memory clip, Ash was deeply shocked by this technology. He was shocked by the powerful and treacherous magic system, and also shocked that other death row prisoners dared to break the law - what is the difference between this and urinating in the street? All crimes are exposed!
Any crime that involves dealing with other people means that you have been exposed to the eyes of the Criminal Investigation Department. Even if you destroy the body, it will not work because the Criminal Investigation Department will retrieve the memory of the deceased!
No wonder all the death row inmates have special skills. After all, without these skills, how could they commit a crime worthy of death penalty before being caught by the Criminal Investigation Department
Weaker criminals might be caught by the Criminal Investigation Department at a young age and sent to labor camps to reform themselves.
After reading it, a question popped up on the screen:
"Will you vote for Valkas Ur? Every vote for redemption you cast is a support for justice."
Ash was startled, and countless herbs sprouted in his heart.
These death row prisoners are actually eligible to vote!
Haven’t they been deprived of their political rights for life
This is simply humiliating to them. Does the prison think that these death row inmates will vote for other candidates just to increase their chances of survival a little bit
Ash was angry at the prison's disregard for him and voted for Valcas.
However, although Valcas's murder memory is quite cruel, it shouldn't win him so many votes, right? How can Heath be inferior to him
Ash looked at his own avatar, and although a short video popped up, it was not his memory, but the law enforcement memory of the Blood Hunters.
The strange underground hall, the unknown runes filled with blood, the wreckage on the altar, the twisted and piled corpses... Ash took a quick look and hurried in. He himself felt it was unbearable to look at it, and even felt a little guilty.
Damn, it really hurts, my soul is reacting to the flame of purification.
Ash silently repeated "I am Ash, not Heath" three times, and the burning pain in his conscience slowly dissipated.
This little episode also made Ash feel the power of the Flame of Purification: just because he traveled through time and space into this body and put himself in the shoes of Heath for a little while, he felt his scalp numbing from the burning of the Flame of Purification.
The pain endured by those death row inmates who actually committed crimes must be at least a thousand times greater than his.
Thinking about it this way, it feels pretty good. Ash's simple sense of good and evil makes him applaud this kind of punishment.
It would be even better if you could watch the show in a cozy little home instead of at the live broadcast site.
Ash looked at other people's criminal experiences again, but due to time constraints, he only read the text introduction.
Harvey really was guilty of insulting a corpse... Although Ash was very curious about whether this 'corpse' was cold or hot, male or female, this kind of visual impact was too early for him, so he didn't dare to click on the video.
Well, this one is a serial killer, that one is cannibalism, this one is a killer, that one is a violent gang leader…
Ash quickly read through it and found that Heath's crimes were indeed the most brutal of all. Even if there were no daily recommendations in the news reports in the past few days, Ash estimated that he would be recognized as a hero by the audience.
Surprisingly, Valcas' crime was the lightest among the eight people, and his number of votes was second only to Ash.
Although he was a little confused, there was no time for him to think.
The others were almost reaching the large platform, so Ash had to move as well.
It's impossible for him to stay here alone and wait to die.
But how did he get there
Don't fall into the sea. There are fingernail sharks in the sea. If you fall in, even your fingernails may not survive.
Can't go up to the sky, there's some kind of storm spirit riot party going on right now, all flying objects will be struck by lightning.
But Ash didn't have the ability to swim or fly, so these two restrictions didn't mean much to him.
Ash looked down at the steel wire.
He squatted down and touched the steel wire. It was very thin and tough. When Ash touched it, a bloody mark was cut on his palm.
If he grabbed the wire, the result would undoubtedly be the cutting off of his fingers as an appetizer for the finger sharks.
Normal people can’t get through it, they must use magic spirits.
But Ash only has one magic spirit now!
But at this point, Ash has to try everything.
The substitute spirit!
A stand that looked exactly like Ash appeared next to him, making the already narrow platform even more crowded. Ash was almost squeezed under by the stand-in.
Although he summoned a Stand, Ash didn't know the next plan. He looked at the Stand, looked at the steel wire, pursed his lips, and signaled the Stand to go over.
The stand-in naturally had no objection and stepped directly on the steel wire with both feet. Then the steel wire easily tore his cloth shoes apart, and with a snap, the stand-in turned into light smoke and dissipated.
If the Stand receives even a little damage, it will instantly shatter and disappear.
But Ash's eyes lit up.
Although the stand-in was cut by the steel wire, he was able to walk over it without fear and his movements were steady, making no mistakes like a robot!
Ash looked at his shoes. These were cloth shoes issued to prisoners in the prison. They were warm in winter and cool in summer and comfortable to the touch, but they were not good enough for walking on a tightrope.
Ash looked around and turned to look at the supervisor Nagu behind him.
Nagu raised his eyebrows: "Want to come over?"
Ash ignored the executioner, which was rapidly growing in size, and looked at Nagu's steel-soled boots that made clanging sounds when he walked.
"Overseer, your boots are so cool, what brand are they?"
When this was mentioned, Nagu perked up: "You have good taste. This is a limited edition of the Dark Night King series of the Dark Lantern brand. I had to pre-order it for three months before I could buy it."
Ash's eyes were full of admiration: "It is indeed the limited edition of the Dark Lord series of the Dark Lantern brand! This is the only pair of boots I want to buy in my life!"
"It's the Dark Lord. The Dark Lord is a different series."
"It's not important!" Ash waved his hand: "What's important is that I hope to wear these boots before I am redeemed. This is the only request I have in my life. Your Excellency the Supervisor, can you... let me wear these boots?"
Nagu's face froze.
"That's not good, I've already worn it..."
"Don't worry, Supervisor, I don't mind!" Ash patted his chest and said, "Since you gave me this pair of boots, how could I care about these details?"
Nagu's face was distorted with anger at his words.
I mind!
And I never said I would give it to you!
You even gave me a boot. I might as well kick you down with it, you damn scum!
How dare you take advantage of me, Arthur Hiss? You are challenging the dignity of the supervisor and the bottom line of Broken Lake Prison!
Nagu snorted coldly and said loudly:
"good!"