r18novel Chapter 865 The Water God is Guilty
Chapter 865 The Water God is Guilty
The Fatui soldiers brought the testimony of the Executor [Servant].
"I attacked her before, and the strength she displayed was so great that she couldn't even offer the slightest resistance, except for fear."
That Villette gripped her cane tightly and made a mental note of [Servant].
"That's because...!" Finina clenched her hands, hiding her panic, and tried to defend herself, "It's because I, as the God of Water, am merciful and can't bear to unleash my divine power and harm the citizens!"
Navilet sighed, "In the past five hundred years, I've never even seen you, Ms. Fininna, use elemental power, let alone divine power."
In the past, he thought she was going to provide energy for the entire Fontaine and didn't want to use her power unless it was absolutely necessary.
But now that I think about it, it was because she had no power at all.
Even the aura that enveloped her was indeed the curse he suspected, rather than a manifestation of divine power.
"Enough...enough!" Furninna spoke faster and faster. "Then tell me, if I'm not a god, then where is the real water god?"
The people of Fontaine were excited. "This is exactly what we want to know!"
"If Lady Finina isn't the Water God... Lord Water God! Where is the real Lord Water God!"
Paimon was extremely shocked. "Funina is actually... not the Water Goddess? But, she looks exactly like the Water Goddess in the mural!"
Sora was beginning to lose control of the situation. "Perhaps the mural simply depicts Funina's trial on the very day the prophecy came true?"
Su was almost unable to contain his anger, but he managed to remain rational in front of his friends, "But Fernina is exactly like the water god statue!"
Sora looked at the Cardinal of Oracle and expressed his long-held suspicions, "The true Water God might be out there."
And Funina is most likely just a substitute pushed forward by the real Water God.
Furninna, unable to demonstrate her divine power, could not convince the people of Fontaine that she was the water goddess based on her one-sided statement, and their trust in her declined rapidly.
At this time, the residents of Baisong Town who had lost their loved ones presented a basin of the original fetal sea water and asked Funina to prove herself.
"If it were a true god, touching this sea wouldn't have any effect. But if it were just an ordinary Fontaine..."
He would lose his life like so many people in Baisong Town.
Navia stood up and spoke, "No one wants to see someone dissolve in the sea again. I hope you won't be reckless. It's often much easier to admit your guilt."
Finina stood up from the dock and stood in the center of the stage.
She stared at the blue-purple water in the basin, and scenes flashed through her mind.
The police officer who melted on the stage in full view of the public, the clothes scattered in the mud in Baisong Town... they were all people who died from contact with the water of the original fetal sea.
Seeing Fernina's stubbornness, Navelette warned her, "Ms. Fernina, this experiment is a unilateral proposal from the accuser and is not part of the normal trial process. Given the dangers of the experiment, you have the right to refuse."
Finina took deep breaths to hide her trembling.
Rejecting this experiment would be equivalent to admitting that she is not a god, and she could never admit it!
Finina closed her eyes and put her hand into the basin of water!
Many audience members in the auditorium screamed in fear, covering up Funina's rapid breathing.
"I... I'm fine! Look! Look, my hands are still there! I haven't dissolved!" She was surprised and delighted to show the audience her wet but not disappeared palms.
"Now you believe it, right? I really am a god! I'm not some ordinary human who will dissolve, really..."
Finina almost cried for joy, but the reactions of the people in the audience made her feel something and gradually get scared.
Navilet summoned Sigwen, who was not afraid of the water of the primordial fetal sea and had much experience with the injuries caused by this substance.
Sigwen took off Furninna's gloves, checked them, and announced her own results.
"Ms. Funina was affected by the original fetal seawater, to the same degree as an ordinary human being exposed to the same concentration of fetal seawater."
Furninna, who was identified as an ordinary human, couldn't accept this result. "What's going on? What did she just say?"
Navia: "Initially, the townspeople planned to use the seawater near Baisong Town directly because we thought you would choose to escape as usual."
She had felt the pain of losing a loved one once again. If it weren't for Su and Lord Villette's intervention...
But people in Baisong Town were not as lucky as her.
It's not just Baisong Town... the remaining millions of Fontaine people may feel that kind of pain, so she can understand everyone's fear and anger.
"But in the end, after everyone's discussion, we decided to switch to low-concentration seawater that wouldn't dissolve humans. After all, just in case... just in case something unexpected happens..."
They did this just to find out the truth, to know where the real water god was and how to break the prophecy, not to kill Funina.
Although Funina chose to prove herself with the determination to die, her palms eroded by low-concentration fetal sea water made her completely lose the trust of the people of Fontaine.
No matter how she called out to the people of Fontaine and even begged them to believe in her identity as a god, the audience below always looked at her with indifference.
Some excited Fontaine residents even wanted to rush onto the stage and start a rebellion.
"She's a conspiracy! She's a puppet! She's deceived all the people of Fontaine for five hundred years!"
"Catch her! Catch that fake god! Tell us where the real water god is!"
The guards led by Clorinde stopped the rioting spectators, and Sigwen escorted the tearful Fernina back to the high dock.
Sigwen: "I'm sorry, the trial isn't over yet. But as someone who's been through it, I want to tell you that it's okay to make mistakes. Just correct them bit by bit."
Furninna did not answer.
She had lost all her strength and sat in the chair with her head down, saying nothing, immersed in her own world.
Navillade announced, "In the name of the Supreme Judge, I find that Fernina has disguised herself as a god while being human and deceived the people. Fernina is guilty."
Navilette placed the organized documents into the receiving port of the Cardinal of Decree. "Now, I will hand it over to the Cardinal of Decree for the final decision."
The brilliance of the Cardinal's Decree shone across the entire Opicolai Opera House, and then Villette took out the Cardinal's Decree's receipt.
"According to the result given by the Cardinal's decree, I pronounce the verdict..." Villette showed a surprised expression.
Paimon was extremely nervous. "W-What happened? What's the result?"
Su: "Funina will be fine!"
According to Kong's guess, the oracle ruled that there was a water god hidden in the cardinal!
Even if Finina is not the water god, she definitely has a close relationship with the water god. The Cardinal of Oracle will definitely save Finina!
"..." Villette clenched the receipt in his hand and read out the following words: "Water God, guilty...death penalty."
Paimon was stunned, "What?! Death, death, death penalty!?"
The audience was also stunned. "The death penalty actually exists? I always thought it was just a legend!"
"The only death sentence in history has been handed down to someone we always thought was a god! How dramatic is this..."
"Enough!!!" Su couldn't bear it anymore, and his loud shout made the entire Opikle Opera House silent.
"Su..." Expecting that the situation was likely to get out of control, Kong quickly grabbed her arm.
Kong wanted to persuade Su to calm down. The prophecy was about to happen, and it was best not to be impulsive at this time.
But Sue was unwilling, and slowly but firmly pulled his hand away and walked towards the stage.