Chapter 591

Eight hundred days in the time-accelerated hut were less than nine days in the outside world.

As Gu Ding casually walked out of the Cultivation Tower, the golden-armored guardian Brim suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Gu Ding. "Come with us."

Gu Ding put his hands in his trouser pockets and nodded nonchalantly.

This made some of the people around who were waiting to watch a good show a little annoyed. They had thought that Gu Ding would come up and question the motives of the few law keepers, and after a fight, he would be captured by the law keepers. They did not expect Gu Ding to be so cooperative that he did not even raise a single question.

Brim stood up and raised his eyebrows. "You know why we're here?"

"It's probably because Karlosus is dead. Other than that, I can't think of any other reason for the golden-armored guardian to show up." Of course, Gu Ding would not say that he already knew that Karlosus was dead, and that he had seen them waiting outside. Although he did not like to lie, he was even more reluctant to expose Neptune's existence.

"In Purgatory Gates, it's a felony to kill someone without a life-and-death agreement. I'll take you to trial now. Don't try to run away, you won't be able to escape from me even though your strength has improved a lot recently. "

At this point, Brim's gaze swept over Gu Ding. He could tell at a glance that Gu Ding's strength had increased significantly again, and he was a little surprised. After all, Gu Ding had been in the Cultivation Tower for less than ten days, and as far as he knew, Gu Ding had entered the first floor of the Cultivation Tower, which did not have the time-accelerated effect.

Gu Ding nodded and followed the three guardians as they sped away.

To prevent him from escaping, Brim led the way at the front while two silver-armored guardians followed behind Gu Ding. They were in a triangular formation that covered him.

Gu Ding had no intention of running away. No matter how he ran, he would still be in Purgatory Gates. Moreover, the three guardians were stronger than him, so he would not be able to run far before he was caught. There was no need to run away at all. Therefore, he obediently followed behind Brim.

However, what surprised him was that the golden-armored guardian was leading him in the direction of the cafeteria.

When he stopped, he happened to be at the entrance of the cafeteria.

"Bringing me to the cafeteria? What do you mean? "Gu Ding was a little puzzled.

"Come with me." Brim waved at Gu Ding and stepped into the canteen.

Gu Ding and the other two Law Keepers immediately followed suit.

At this time, there were already many people sitting in the cafeteria. When they saw Gu Ding enter, many people looked at him.

Gu Ding raised his head and looked into the distance. The innermost part of the cafeteria had been cleared, and a long silver table had been placed there. A woman was sitting in the center, and on both sides of her were golden-armored Guardians. There were a total of seventeen of them, and it was clear that including the one who had brought him here, the eighteen guardians were all present.

Brim found his seat and sat down, while Gu Ding was led by two silver-armored guardians to a chair on the other side of the long table.

Behind Gu Ding sat a group of onlookers. There were many Reserve Keepers in silver and black armor, and there were also many prisoners in black and white striped clothes. Gu Ding was speechless at the display.

"I'm Warden Victoria. I'm conducting the trial here today to ensure that the entire trial process is transparent and to ensure absolute fairness." Victoria was dressed in a black dress and had a stern expression on her face. As soon as she spoke, the entire cafeteria fell silent.

Many people in the cafeteria heard about the trial and came one after another. However, they all sat quietly in the back row and did not make any noise.

"Prisoner Gu Ding, disregarding the rules of the Arena and beating Caruthers to death. The trial begins now!" Victoria ordered. "Guardians, begin your questions!"

The golden-armored guardian sitting on the far left was the first to stand up. "Gu Ding, during the battle, did you deliberately interrupt Caruthers's surrender, cover his mouth, and smash his jaw so that he couldn't speak?"

"That's right." Gu Ding did not deny it. He had indeed done such a thing, and there were surveillance cameras in the Arena. Even if he denied it, one look at the surveillance footage would reveal the truth.

At this time, the first person sat down, and the second golden-armored guardian stood up. That person's seat was on Victoria's left, next to her.

"Gu Ding, did you continue to attack after Caruthers lost consciousness?"

"That's right. However, since the referee did not ask me to stop, there was no need for me to stop, right?" Gu Ding's words made sense.

"In the Arena, the referee's vision may be obstructed and his judgment may be affected. Therefore, a competitor should take the initiative to stop after their opponent loses consciousness and let the referee judge. You knew that your opponent had lost consciousness, yet you continued to attack. Does this mean that you had a subjective intention to attack? "

"You could say that. I would punch him back as many times as he punched me. Of course, I wouldn't stop just because he lost consciousness." Gu Ding did not deny this.

The second person nodded at Victoria and sat down.

The third person to ask a question was Belinda. She stood up and looked at Gu Ding. "Gu Ding, did you ever think about killing Caruthers?"

"No. Although I know that guy is a scumbag, the Arena is a place to learn from each other. The reason I punched him so many times was to hit him back. Whether he could survive or not is not within my consideration. As for whether he can survive or not, it is not within my consideration. You can watch the video of the battle. I also said at the time that it's up to him whether he survives or not, "Gu Ding said as he projected the video that Neptune had intercepted.

There was a quote from Gu Ding in the video. "You just punched me more than three million times. It's a fair deal. I'll return the same number of punches to you. As for whether you can survive or not, that will depend on your luck. "

After watching the video, Belinda nodded and sat down.

After that, a few other guardians also asked a few irrelevant questions.

The questioning process took more than half an hour. Seeing that no one had any other questions, Victoria spoke again, "Now, let's ask the prisoner to state his or her case, and then we will vote on whether he or she is guilty or not."

Gu Ding stood up again. "First of all, I have no intention of killing Karlosus. Everyone should have seen this in the video. Secondly, Karlosus wasn't killed by me in the arena. He died because the healing didn't work. Therefore, I personally believe that I am not guilty. "

"Alright, let's start voting to determine whether he is guilty or not." Victoria nodded and turned to look at the guardians on both sides.

A moment later, the verdict of the nineteen people was out. Only Victoria, Belinda, and Brim chose not guilty. The other sixteen people all chose guilty.

"Sixteen people think he is guilty, and three people think he is not guilty. The warden has ten votes, so the verdict is sixteen guilty and twelve not guilty. The final verdict is guilty! "Victoria announced the verdict with a blank expression.

The crowd immediately started discussing.

"The warden is on Gu Ding's side, but he's still guilty …"

"The warden wanted to help, but he couldn't."

"I wonder what kind of punishment Gu Ding will receive."

…

"Since the verdict is guilty, the trial will be suspended. The guardians and I will need time to discuss how to punish him. The verdict will be announced in the afternoon! " After Victoria finished speaking, she took the elevator to the ninth floor of the cafeteria with the eighteen guardians.

They chose a room and filed in.

Gu Ding had expected this outcome. He was more surprised that someone chose not guilty, and that Victoria was on his side.

However, the next question he had to consider was how long he would be confined. According to Neptune, the confinement space was not a simple place. If he could not cultivate for a hundred years, it would be a real torture for him. He could only hope that the sentence would be a short one.

However, it was not up to Gu Ding to decide how long the confinement would be. Therefore, he was very relaxed as he ordered a few dishes and ate slowly.

Everyone around him was speechless.

"This guy is going to be confined soon, but he's still so calm."

"I guess he doesn't know how scary it is to be confined."

…

On the ninth floor of the cafeteria, nineteen people sat in a circle.

"How long does everyone think the sentence should be?" Victoria's gaze swept across the eighteen golden-armored guardians.

"At most, it's considered manslaughter. He didn't have the intention to kill, so it's only a small mistake. I suggest ten years."

"Ten years? In the past, the minimum confinement period was a hundred years. We can't break that for him, can we? I think we should at least make sure that it's a hundred years. "

"I also suggest a hundred years …"

"A hundred years. It can't be any lower. Otherwise, people will think that we're giving Gu Ding special treatment."

…

"Since everyone says so, it's settled. He'll be fined one million points and confined for a hundred years …" Just as Victoria finished speaking, three figures suddenly appeared.

"Sir Warden, Gu Ding will be sentenced to death for what he did," a voice suddenly rang out.

"Sir Commander!" The eighteen golden-armored guardians stood up at almost the same time and bowed to the three people.

"Sir Commander, this isn't a good idea, is it?" Victoria also felt a little awkward. After all, she had high hopes for Gu Ding. Moreover, Gu Ding and Reid were good friends, and Reid and her grandmaster were good friends.

"You can leave first. We have something to say to the Warden," Bygraves said with a wave of his hand.

The eighteen guardians bowed and left the room one after another.

"Gu Ding's situation is very special. The three of us have thought about it for a long time before coming to this decision. The capital punishment we're talking about isn't a direct death sentence. Instead, we're preparing to activate the Confinement Space's death mode and let him fight in it … "