However, since tyrant viruses have the ability to alter genomes and chromosomes, could their impact on species break through reproductive barriers and create a completely new species community?

While Todd was still thinking, he heard Minnie's questioning voice from below.

"Great Dragon God, please grant your holy judgment. How should we deal with these two?"

Coming to his senses, Todd looked at the people below the mountain, crouched down, and stretched the dragon's head into the air, letting out a deafening roar: "Jacqueline, have you ever felt the slightest bit of remorse for putting your personal desires above your faith?"

Faced with the dragon's might, which was like a tsunami, Jacqueline curled up in fear and could not even speak clearly.

“You are…my God, my faith…but I have never regretted…what I have done…”

Amidst a chorus of surprised murmurs, the orc shaman roared, "You blasphemous fallen one!"

The elven woman's figure was reflected in Todd's dark golden dragon eyes. He said in a deep voice, "Continue."

“I never intended to betray you, but I truly love this man…” Jacqueline’s beautiful face shimmered with a pale blue energy as she wept, “I’m willing to do anything for him, just to be with him…”

Amidst everyone's condemnation, Todd looked at the helpless yet devoted elven woman, paused for a moment, and then asked, "If I were to send you both to the deepest depths of hell, to atone for your sins in pain and torment... but your souls could be together, could you accept that outcome?"

Jacqueline raised her head, two tear streaks still on her face: "Merciful and great Dragon God! I am willing to accept this punishment, as long as I can be with my beloved, even hell would be a sweet experience for me..."

Todd was somewhat moved, and a hint of tenderness appeared in his eyes as he looked at the elven woman.

However, at this very moment...

The bard named Beatrice suddenly rushed out and ran in front of the crowd, shouting hysterically, "I'm not going to hell! I'm not going to hell!"

"At the time, I was just looking for a thrill! That night, I made a bet with my friends. They didn't believe I could hook up with an elf. I was drunk and just wanted to prove myself..."

Upon hearing the human man's words, a chorus of shouts and curses erupted from the ranks of the Crusaders.

The werewolf Aldnan stroked his whiskers, his teeth itching, and said, "It's been years since I've eaten human flesh, and now I'm starting to miss the taste..."

Carroll clenched his fist and said in a low voice, "If it can be cooked a little more thoroughly, I wouldn't mind trying some too."

Jacqueline turned around in disbelief, looked at her lover, and asked in a trembling voice, "You're with me just because of a bet...?"

"They all say that the women of the Crusaders are like goddesses, forever out of reach of humans... Besides, I was drunk at the time, and when I sobered up, I was already in a bind..."

"Then you said you loved me, and those poems you wrote...?"

"I'm a bard! I can write plays, and I can even act in them! But how could I have known that you would pull me onto this boat, trying to escape from Twilight City?!"

Todd shook the dragon's head, as if listening to a farcical drama that was both laughable and absurd.

He turned to Ackerman and Minnie and said, “Let’s suspend the trial for now and put these two in custody. I have some questions for you.”