Chapter 192 The Judge

Su Lun could tell that the old cowboy had come out somewhat "unwillingly."

He probably didn't know that Su Lun had been confident of escaping from the beginning. He thought that Su Lun had encountered "Rebuke Lawyer" Emo E. Claire, one of the "Top Ten Legendary Bounty Hunters," and believed it was an inescapable dead end.

Moreover, this old man wasn't stepping forward to save Su Lun out of kindness; it was probably just because Amelia was in his hands.

If he didn't save him, Su Lun would die, and Amelia would die too.

Could she be an illegitimate daughter?

Before Su Lun could speculate,

the old cowboy seemed to have guessed his thoughts, and said with a complicated tone, "If my daughter hadn't died, she would be about the same age as that girl Amelia."

As he spoke, he added again, "Leave this place to me."

Su Lun was speechless, thinking: *If you hadn't come, I would have already left.*

Now this act is making things difficult.

He asked again, "Can you beat her?"

Regardless of whether he came to save him or not, the old man had at least stood up, which was a fact of assistance. There was always some favor involved.

At least he had to try and see if they could join forces.

Hearing this, the old cowboy still didn't say whether he could win, only responding faintly, "I won't die."

"???"

Su Lun's expression turned strange as he sized him up.

*I know you're hiding some skills, but...*

*Where do you get the confidence to survive against one of the "Top Ten Legendary" bounty hunters?*

Su Lun wasn't a newbie professional. Although he wasn't proficient in mystical methods, he knew a little bit.

The "spit" that interrupted the spellcasting earlier wasn't because the old man was stronger than that woman, but because he saw some flaws in the incantation technique and used skill to break it.

*A domain?*

*Hurry up and show it to me.*

*Make me admit I misjudged you.*

*Otherwise, without a domain, what are you going to use to fight this woman?*

The old cowboy was usually a slippery old fox, so how could he not understand Su Lun's expression? He grinned, revealing his smoke-stained black teeth, and gave a bitter, subtle smile. His tone was more profound than ever before, "I won't die. But after today, many people will die."

*Can we be a little clearer at this juncture?*

Su Lun was somewhat speechless and pondered for a moment, but still didn't understand what he meant.

But at this moment, he also felt that the old man didn't seem to be showing off or joking.

...

Across from them, the woman looked at the old cowboy's appearance, her gaze slightly solemn, but not showing any apprehension.

She saw that Su Lun hadn't escaped and wasn't in a hurry to attack. It seemed that they were both lambs to the slaughter. Instead, she started reminiscing, "Your Honor, the Grand Judge, it's been a few years. Instead of hiding in a stinking ditch, you dare to show your face?"

People who like to argue are like this. As soon as they find a point to debate, they can spout endless nonsense.

Seeing that the old cowboy ignored her, the woman sneered and continued the previous topic herself, "Your Honor says I can't represent justice? Heh..."

An incredibly arrogant and self-righteous expression appeared on her gaunt face. She said, "Since I started as a law apprentice, I have experienced 832 defenses without a single defeat. Even the scandal involving Your Honor five years ago fell into my hands, didn't it? I uphold the authority of the Imperial Law and am the scale for judging justice and evil. If I can't represent justice, then what can? Please tell me, Your Honor, the Grand Judge?"

Her voice trailed off.

Hearing this, Su Lun vaguely felt that this wasn't just simple trash talk, but a confrontation of some kind of mystical technique.

He had asked his senior sister about domain-related questions before. Mr. Mirror's explanation was that a domain is actually a "logical closed loop."

A logical self-consistency, perfect law, and ability to control everything within a specific range.

He had fought a few moves with "Rebuke Lawyer" Emo before and experienced it firsthand.

In the logical closed loop, if she said she was invincible, then she was invincible.

Because Su Lun couldn't find any flaws in her logical law, he had to take a beating.

Hearing this, Su Lun glanced at the old cowboy next to him, wanting to hear how he would break the opponent's logical closed loop.

Just like in a debate, once a flaw is found in one's logic, they fall into a disadvantageous position and lose some ground first.

He thought that this old man would definitely not back down.

But unexpectedly, the old cowboy didn't respond to any high-sounding topics about justice or injustice. Instead, he spat out an extremely vulgar word, "Slut."

Su Lun's eyes twitched. What was happening?

Looking at the old cowboy's gaze fixed on her chest and short skirt, it was definitely the behavior of an old rogue.

*Hey, hey, hey, she's one of the Top Ten Legendary bounty hunters. Restrain yourself a little when you're being a pervert!*

*Otherwise, you'll end up with ten cuts instead of just one.*

The woman's face darkened as if she had been hit in a sore spot. She said coldly, "Heh, the former Grand Judge of the Imperial Capital actually speaks so vulgarly?"

The old cowboy had a frivolous look of complete indifference, and his words were even more vulgar, "A bitch who licks the boots of all kinds of old geezers to climb into high society, how can you have the face to say you represent justice?"

It was clearly street hooligans arguing, with every sentence aimed below the belt.

Emo's expression immediately turned gloomy upon hearing this.

She was trying to have a reasonable debate, but he was resorting to personal attacks?

The woman immediately knew that this was no longer the Grand Judge who would be forced into silence on the defendant's seat due to his gentlemanly demeanor and honor.

A cold glint flashed in her eyes, and she said almost through gritted teeth, "You old thing, are you courting death?"

...

Su Lun was just watching the show, his expression unchanged, but he was greatly shocked in his heart.

*She... broke her defenses?*

Even after taking a hit earlier, the woman's aura hadn't weakened in the slightest. But now, the old cowboy had almost broken her defenses with just these two sentences?

He knew that this kind of trash talk normally wouldn't disturb the state of mind of a Seventh-Order professional.

But the two of them probably knew each other's secrets, so these words must have really hit a nerve.

Su Lun cheered in his heart.

*Okay, I was wrong. Old man, you're awesome!*

The woman might have been trying to use some kind of mystical technique, but the old cowboy's move was really much more brilliant.

*No matter how eloquent you are, I'll spit a mouthful of dirty old phlegm at you.*

*Brilliant, truly brilliant!*

Moreover, Su Lun clearly felt that most of the killing intent that had been locked on him had actually shifted after the old man spoke.

*Is he creating an opportunity for me to escape?*

*Brilliant, this method of drawing hatred is simply amazing!*

Never had Su Lun felt that this old man was so unfathomable.

*Being able to draw so much hatred must mean he has some skills to back it up.*

Su Lun felt that he wouldn't feel any psychological burden if he abandoned the old cowboy and escaped now.

...

Emo was furious with killing intent after being mocked like this.

That thought even surpassed the desire to kill Su Lun, the target of this mission.

The old cowboy was completely fearless and even walked straight over.

Su Lun guessed that a scene of the old man revealing his domineering aura and using his domain to beat the "Top Ten Legendary" bounty hunter would be about to play out...

He was also prepared to slip away the moment they clashed.

But...

What happened next was a completely unexpected twist.

...

The old man walked over, and Emo, her eyes red with killing intent, pointed at the code in her hand and started chanting again, "My Code of Rebuke, Article 10: I sentence you to be extremely wicked and deserve the guillotine!"

As soon as Su Lun heard the beginning, he knew that the other party was going to use a mystical technique again.

But this time, it wasn't aimed at him, so he didn't feel any sense of crisis.

Glancing at the old cowboy's increasingly steady steps, Su Lun thought, *It's settled!*

*Is this the aura of an expert?*

*Is this the disdain of a hidden powerhouse?*

*This old man is about to explode!*

But gradually, Su Lun felt that something was wrong.

The woman had clearly finished casting her spell, but the old man hadn't shown any reaction. Was he planning to endure the curse head-on?

At this time, Su Lun also saw that the old cowboy was clearly being restrained by a mysterious force.

And just as the woman's voice fell, a mirage-like shadow of a guillotine suddenly condensed out of thin air at the spot where the old cowboy was standing.

As soon as the voice fell, the blade on the guillotine suddenly fell.

With a "whoosh,"

blood splattered,

and the head rolled to the ground!

The old cowboy didn't even have time to react before he was lying dead on the spot.

"???"

This scene completely stunned Su Lun. *This isn't how the script was supposed to go!*

He had the All-Knowing Eye, which saw the truth at a glance.

This wasn't a substitute or an illusion.

The old cowboy had really been beheaded in front of him.

The hot blood poured onto the ground, and the corpse lay there, with blood constantly spurting out from the severed neck.

Everything was so real.

He really... died on the spot!

Not far away, the lawyer Emo had a mocking expression on her face.

*Is that all there is to it?*

...

"What the f*ck... what the hell is going on?"

Su Lun felt that he couldn't describe his bewildered state without cursing.

*Is this old man just a keyboard warrior?*

He drew a wave of hatred and then got killed?

The more mysterious and impressive the old man's appearance was, the more outrageous his death was now.

Although the difference in levels was too great, sometimes there would be a situation of instant kill.

But this was too much...

The huge contrast between being a hidden expert one second and a corpse the next made Su Lun unable to accept it for a moment.

Although he felt that respect should be shown to the dead, he couldn't help but want to say, "Old man, quickly stand up and swallow that sentence 'I won't die' back."

*I actually believed it.*

However,

just as Su Lun's mind was filling in all sorts of possibilities, a bizarre scene played out again.

At this moment, the headless old cowboy on the ground actually stood up!

"His" fingers moved, and then his arms supported the entire bloody, headless corpse, and he really struggled to stand up.

Su Lun was really dumbfounded.

Although he had felt that something was strange since he hadn't seen the "gray fog" before.

But watching the headless old cowboy stand up still subverted some of his perceptions.

*Isn't this too outrageous?!*

Su Lun could be considered knowledgeable.

But he had never seen a person whose head had been cut off stand up before?

There was no "gray fog," which meant that the old cowboy didn't seem to be dead.

But his head had rolled two meters away, and he had spurted several pounds of blood. You're telling me the person isn't dead?

Not far away, the lawyer Emo also had an incredible expression on her face.

However, an even more unexpected scene happened.

Just after the old cowboy was beheaded, the cage in his body that seemed to be restraining a monster was opened, and a terrifying pressure descended on the neighborhood.

It was like... opening the gates of hell, that indescribable sense of extreme despair swept over them.

In an instant, the old cowboy's entire body burst into black-red hellfire.

But even though the flames were raging, the temperature of the entire street suddenly dropped to freezing, and a deathly sense of crisis that made people's backs shiver forced their scalps to tingle.

His eye sockets were burning with flames, but there was no emotional fluctuation.

This was a cold killing intent that didn't distinguish between friend and foe!

Su Lun had comprehended the Law of Death himself, and was extremely sensitive to this feeling. He instantly understood something: "This guy sacrificed his soul?"

This wasn't the old cowboy's own power, but the power given in response by a high-ranking deity of death after sacrificing his soul.

*So that's it!*

Su Lun understood everything in an instant.

...

The old cowboy, reborn in flames, stood up, picked up his head, and reattached it to his neck, testing it with a "click."

Then he raised the ancient silver crossbow in his hand, which was burning with hellfire.

Not far away, the lawyer Emo's expression changed slightly: "You are the 'Hell Judge'!"

At the same time as she was shocked, she had already flipped through the code and was chanting, "My Code of Rebuke, Article 7: I judge all evil and filth in the world with holy light!"

Almost at the same time, with a "swoosh," a hellfire arrow hit Emo. Although it looked like only a bit of charred burn, it still broke her defenses.

However, the old cowboy was pierced through the chest by a beam of holy light that fell from the sky, and he knelt down again.

He died again.

It looked like he used his life to exchange for a chance to attack.

However, without waiting for a second, after the holy light sword disappeared, the hole in the old cowboy's chest was instantly covered by hellfire, and he stood up again.

After dying a second time, his aura was three points stronger!

In his second death form, a pair of demon wings formed from flames spread out behind him.

This time, the silver crossbow in his hand suddenly turned into a flame chain, and with a "whoosh," he whipped it towards the distance.

"Bang!"

Emo didn't dare to take it head-on and actually dodged!

Seeing this, Su Lun finally understood what this guy meant by "I won't die."

It turned out it was the literal meaning: he really wouldn't die.

This old cowboy's life had already been sacrificed to that god of death, and no mortal could take it away.

The more he died, the stronger he became.

However, looking at the soulless fire in the old cowboy's eyes at this moment, Su Lun also knew that this was no longer the cowardly old cowboy. He wasn't even a human anymore.

At this moment, he was just a servant of God, following the will of that god of death!

Not everyone is responded to by gods.

Su Lun didn't know what this old cowboy had experienced, but being able to get a response from a high-ranking god of death must mean he had something special about him.

The old cowboy, now transformed into a divine servant, fought with that Top Ten Legendary bounty hunter.

Although the old man's methods were clearly much weaker, he had an immortal body.

This was really unsolvable.

One immortal, one nearly invincible. This fight wouldn't end anytime soon.

Seeing this, Su Lun knew that he should leave.

The old cowboy didn't use this ability when he was usually so cowardly, so there must be some price to pay.

But it couldn't be reversed.

Watching the two of them fighting, Su Lun didn't hesitate and turned around to withdraw from the area covered by the domain, running away.

...

The Rodrigues family probably didn't expect that even Emo Claire, one of the "Top Ten Legendary Hunters," couldn't stop Su Lun, and "Shadow Earl" had stopped most of the Lutherian officialdom. Perhaps there was also some operation by the Yekaterina-Lance family...

Anyway, Su Lun left Manglin Street and rushed all the way, no longer encountering any threatening obstacles.

As long as another Seventh-Order professional didn't come, it would be difficult for anyone to keep him here.

The "Prism Barrier" covered several blocks, like broken glass all over the ground.

But it was completely fine without using space displacement.

Su Lun had a detailed street map of Lindon City in his mind. He rushed through the streets and alleys, trying to avoid any locations that might have detection.

Just as he was about to rush out of the coverage area of the Prism Barrier, he suddenly looked up at the raindrops in the sky and sensed something different!

In the rain, a terrifying woman in a white wedding dress was rapidly condensing.

Su Lun immediately recognized what it was, and raised his eyebrows: "Ghost Bride?"

Thinking about it, he wasn't surprised.

He had killed Augustus, one of the top figures in the "Giant Hermit Society," so it was normal for the cult to react and send someone to hunt him down now.

Moreover, it wasn't just this [Ghost Bride] he had seen. The black wind howling in the rain was clearly also a problem.

Su Lun discovered that there were soul fluctuations in the area where the wind element was strongest. When he looked with his All-Knowing Eye, another monster name appeared—[Terror Waxwork - Sleeping Beauty].

"Such perfect wind element transformation. The body must have been a gifted person of [A-003 - Wind Whisperer] before they died. They really made it. Now that these two spirit medium puppets, wind and water, have appeared, the four elemental waxworks should all be here."

Su Lun thought to himself, and immediately knew that he must have been exposed by the rainwater and then ambushed.

But he had only seen two so far, probably because their movement speed was fast enough.

Although Su Lun also guessed that the gathering of all four waxworks would definitely be much more troublesome than just one [Ghost Bride] back then, he wasn't afraid at all.

*I'm not afraid of the "Top Ten Legendary" bounty hunters, so why would I be afraid of these puppets?*

Su Lun had always wanted to find trouble with the "Curator," but now was clearly not the time.

Today's situation was set up for him. If he really got held up by these waxworks, who knows how many more demons and monsters would pop up later.

Thinking of this, he didn't have any intention of fighting. He unleashed his Eight-Armed Spider Spears and ran wildly.

Those who can fly aren't necessarily faster than those who run on the road.

Especially with the assistance of the Eight-Armed Spider Spears, which ignored road obstacles.

Since he had already been discovered, there was no need to hide.

Su Lun's own physical qualities were no worse than ordinary Fifth-Order melee professionals. When the fearsome spider spears were unfolded, he became incredibly fast.

The [Ghost Bride] and [Sleeping Beauty] chased closely behind, using wind blades, rain bullets, combined storm spells, various water pit spells, and randomly releasing hypnosis...

Su Lun just ignored them and ran wildly with his head down.

The Eight-Armed Spider Spears ignored various water pits, and the domineering rune-covered vajra arms carried those attacks and smashed through obstacles. Although he suffered some minor injuries, they were insignificant.

Finally, after running several blocks, he realized that he could no longer see the blue light of the "Prism Barrier" in the sky. He was delighted: "I'm free!"

The two waxwork puppets were still chasing closely behind, but Su Lun ignored them. A warlock's seal condensed, a spatial fluctuation flashed, and his figure disappeared.

Su Lun wasn't caught on the spot, nor was he killed.

Thus, this conspiracy completely failed.

...

At the same time, eight blocks away from Parrot Street in Queens, on Solomon Street.

In a small building, William and a hooded woman were waiting for news from Parrot Street.

"What? Even the legendary hunter Emo Claire couldn't stop that person?!"

"Yes, Young Master. The news has just been confirmed. Moreover, all the intelligence networks have lost track of the target. He must have escaped."

"In addition, the Lindon City Police Department and MI5 have confirmed that a mysterious big shot spoke up, and no one dared to move. Our people tried to take action, but they were suppressed. And that 'big shot' has a very high level of authority. Even our people inside haven't found out who it is yet. General Nikolai Rostov of the military is suppressing things. He used to be Alek Barrett's teacher, and their families have deep ties..."

"..."

William listened to these "bad news," as if struck by lightning, and was stunned.

He never expected that his plan, which he thought was foolproof, would end like this.

"How is that possible! How could that guy have escaped!"

"Could the royal family have intervened? That shouldn't be... Damn it, how could that guy be able to command the top figures of Lutheria?!"

"..."

Listening to William's self-deprecating recap, the hooded woman didn't say a word the whole time.

Although her face couldn't be seen, it was clear that her aura had weakened considerably at this moment.

After pondering for a long time, she finally spoke in an extremely weak voice, "I've tried my best to suppress his luck this time, but none of those masters could keep him. It's fate. After the lowest ebb, prosperity will inevitably follow. If you can't kill him this time, his luck will be even stronger. Young Master William, good luck to you."

William frowned: "You're leaving?"

The hooded woman said despondently, "I've done everything I can. I spent a great deal of effort to lure him into this situation and also predicted that he would kill Augustus, but... Never mind, it's meaningless to say all this now."

William was unwilling to give up: "Is there really no way?"

The hooded woman turned to leave, but stopped, and said a plan that she didn't have much hope for, "There's one last chance, and that's for you to wait here. Bet that he will come looking for trouble with you. If he attacks, you'll have one last chance to kill him. If he can restrain himself, then he'll have become a force to be reckoned with. The situation is irreversible."

"..."

William looked at the black-robed person who left the room in despair, his eyes full of gloom, but he couldn't stop her.

He understood what that "luck" meant.

That damn guy had stolen the luck that should have belonged to him!

Originally, Katyusha was his, the opportunities were his, and everything of the Regardi family should have been his.

But now, that person's threat was growing, and even within the family, there were voices of support...

In the room, there was still a formation plate for the "Prism Barrier." This was the bait.

William suppressed the killing intent in his eyes and waited in the room.

...

Not long after, a man in a leather jacket riding a motorcycle appeared on Solomon Street.

He looked at the deserted street and focused his gaze on a young boy wearing a newsboy cap in a newsstand on the corner.

Su Lun drove the motorcycle over, stopped by the road, and said, "I'll take a copy of the Lindon Daily."

At this time, the newsboy looked up and recognized something, and said softly, "Mr. Su Lun?"

Su Lun opened the motorcycle helmet and smiled: "Long time no see, Tommy."

This young boy was Tommy, whom he had met in Old Lindon on the way to the Dawn Ruins.

After his father was sacrificed in the cursed space, he later worked under Shabina.

Now he was a valuable asset in the "Mirror Organization."

Tommy was here because his talent was very special. He had a very strong "spiritual sense."

Specifically, he could see people's spiritual power and thus distinguish their identities. This was similar to Su Lun's soul perception.

Shabina had previously specially trained Tommy to develop his talent, discovering that he had the potential to be a [B-058 - Seer].

But it wasn't exactly the same.

Tommy's talent hadn't been fully developed. As his rank grew stronger, he could also see other things, such as a little bit of karma.

In short, for now, it seemed to be a talent very suitable for being an intelligence officer.

Su Lun wasn't in a hurry to catch up. He was here for something, and asked, "What's the situation?"

Tommy acted like a qualified intelligence officer, concealing his extreme reaction. He handed over the newspaper and said, "It's been confirmed that the source of the barrier is at 121 Solomon Street. A few groups of people have come and gone before, and someone has already followed them. The barrier is still there, and the most important person is still there too."

Tommy's ability allowed him to directly see that the core of this Prism Barrier was here.

"Okay."

Su Lun nodded, took the newspaper and looked at it. One hand touched the black umbrella on the motorcycle.

Soon, his perception filled the area. He "saw" the soul fluctuations in the house.

Su Lun muttered in his heart: "It really is that Young Master William."

At this time, Tommy asked, "Sir, are we going to attack? The leader told us to follow your command."

Su Lun had originally planned to come over to see the situation and confirm some guesses.

Seeing that William was the one behind the scenes, he wasn't surprised at all.

He could have attacked.

But thinking about it,

he put away the newspaper and said, "No."

After a pause, he said to Tommy again: "Everyone did a good job. You can all withdraw now."

"Huh?"

Tommy looked over in confusion. He was giving up such a good opportunity?

Su Lun guessed something, glanced at the house in the distance, and the corner of his mouth rose slightly, "That guy is probably waiting for me to show up now too. After all, this is his last chance. Although the probability is small."

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, paused, and added, "But after today, he won't have any chance at all!"

Su Lun started the motorcycle and drove straight away from Solomon Street.

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