freeallnovels Chapter 3869 Baptism
Chapter 3869 Baptism
Chapter 3869 Baptism
Gotham.
An old-fashioned apartment building... in a room on a certain floor.
In a room with the curtains tightly drawn, a fierce battle is unfolding—Tina, a young girl from the ancient Mayan tribe who is now a newly appointed assistant exorcist, is struggling against a "demon".
The homeowner's daughter has been possessed by a demon, and she keeps demanding to find a man day and night... The homeowner simply can't ignore it, so he has no choice but to call in a legendary exorcist!
“Anne has always been an excellent student, and she never comes home later than nine o’clock at night! She’s also a believer!” The landlord pleaded, tears streaming down his face, “I never buy her those shameless underwear… Mr. John, you must save my child!!”
"No...you even buy underwear for your daughter?" John blinked, looking at the homeowner's over 200-pound frame and his balding, middle-aged head.
“What’s the big deal? I’ve bought all her clothes since she was little. I don’t want her studies to be affected by the trivialities of life!” the homeowner said sadly. “Annie will definitely get into an Ivy League school and change our family’s situation!”
“Oh… Mr. Anthony, I understand how you feel.” John held a cross necklace in his hand and said solemnly, “Rest assured, we will definitely save your daughter.”
"But..." Hearing the crackling sounds coming from inside the room, the homeowner really didn't have much confidence, especially since the exorcist had only sent in a girl whose adulthood was unknown. "Mr. John, why don't you go in and take a look too?"
John shrugged and said, "Mr. Anthony, have you forgotten that I'm a man too?"
Emmmm…
Crackling, banging, snapping, ahhhhh... Dust fell from the ceiling, and the old ceiling fan swayed incessantly.
Half an hour later, the door to the room finally opened slowly, and Tina walked out, her face full of resentment and panting... Her clothes were askew, and there were a few feathers stuck to her head, probably from the pillow.
She was even vomited on.
"How is Annie?" the landlord asked anxiously.
Tina glared at John, looking utterly dejected. "Liar! There's no devil in there! The moment I went in, that woman started tearing at my clothes, and even..."
The girl grabbed her clothes and stopped talking.
"What is she talking about?!"
The homeowner couldn't understand Tina's language at all, and became even more anxious.
“Oh, it’s alright, Mr. Anthony.” John said calmly, “The demon has been successfully driven away, but it was very powerful. It had its eye on your daughter. Although it was driven away this time, it may very well come back.”
"Oh... what can we do! You must save my daughter!" the homeowner pleaded. "I'll pay any price!"
“It’s not about the money,” John sighed. “As an exorcist, once I’ve encountered a demon, I will certainly destroy it. But demons are always very cunning; they lurk in the shadows, silently waiting for their chance. I am, after all, human, and there will always be times when I make a mistake…”
"This...this...Mr. John, please! I can't lose Anne!"
“How about this,” John said thoughtfully, “To deal with the [devil], we need to use more divine power. It would be best to place your daughter in a sacred place so that the [devil] cannot easily approach her, and I will have more time to deal with it.”
Where would you find such a place?
“I know a very good girls’ college,” John said with a smile. “The classes are taught by nuns, the girls live there, and they receive daily baptisms of holy power. The devil can’t invade such a place. However…”
"But what?"
“After you enroll, your daughter may not be able to come home for three to five years,” John said after thinking for a moment. “You’ll probably only be able to see her on visiting days each month… after all, it’s a boarding school.”
"This……"
“Mr. Anthony, it seems the Devil really likes your daughter.”
“I understand!” The landlord gritted his teeth. “I will send Annie there to study… If it’s a girls’ school, it should be fine…”
……
"Liar! There's no such thing as a 'devil'!" Tina glared angrily at John, who was counting money. "I think that girl is just sick!"
"Sex addiction is a disease, isn't it?" John blinked.
"...Then why did you tell that disgusting old man that he was possessed by a demon?"
“Prejudice in people’s hearts is a kind of devil.” John chuckled, then took out his phone. “Hello, is this the police station? I need to report a case of illegal imprisonment. Yes, I believe the victim is the perpetrator’s daughter. The girl is so pitiful; I heard her cries for help…”
blah blah blah.
"What are you doing?"
Tina paused, taken aback.
These past two days she has also been formally learning the common language of the United States—and for some reason, she is learning it at a very fast pace, almost as if she has taken some kind of magic potion.
“Clean up the mess.” John smiled. “That’s part of an exorcist’s job too, got it?”
Tina frowned, seemingly lost in thought.
John pulled out the smallest bill from a stack of banknotes and gently stroked Tina's face. "This is your paycheck for today. You've worked hard, go treat yourself to something nice!"
"Hmph!" The girl snatched the banknotes with displeasure and held them tightly. "Do we still have to work this afternoon?"
"Afternoon?" John looked up at the live news on the display screen of the building in front of him. "Let's just watch the show this afternoon."
The news anchor's voice rang out: "We have now arrived at the courtroom for a public trial... This trial will be the first trial of all humankind in history..."
……
……
Outside the courthouse in Gotham, the area was now packed with media from all sides... completely jammed.
A large number of Gotham onlookers stood on the street outside the courthouse, witnessing the largest public trial in human history.
Unlike the bustling scene outside the courtroom, the courtroom itself was remarkably quiet... The presiding judge was a senior Supreme Court Justice from the United States.
In addition... the defendant did not have a defense lawyer during this trial.
Wayne, the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., has been brought to court... and naturally, he's not in high spirits.
Director Wayne was sitting listlessly in his chair, his head hanging low.
In court, Ah Xiruo looked around and saw mostly veteran actors... oh, familiar faces.
[Radiance], Stella, Lamias, Nordic Council... and the like.
Click——!
After snapping a dozen or so photos of Chief Wayne in the defendant's seat, Ziling's mother's camera began to move—but she didn't continue shooting.
"Pear, remember to take good written notes!"
"Okay."
……
"Was the Black Emperor killed because of that female reporter last time?"
In a corner of the courtroom, in the area for the official representatives of the United States, a burly, bear-like man with a small mustache and wearing black magic glasses suddenly asked a question.
The general shook his head: "That was just a pretext. Even if it had just been a janitor, the people of Shenzhou would have definitely taken action. Violence has awakened in Shenzhou. This is a humiliation... I just didn't expect it to be the [Black Emperor]."
The man with the mustache and dark skin remained silent.
The general lowered his voice and asked, "[Blade], how are you feeling?"
The mustachioed, dark-skinned man… [Blade] shook his head, “Many of the guys sitting here are dangerous, unless I can evolve to [Alpha level]…”
"There's still a long way to go." The general nodded gently.
At that moment, the Chief Justice tapped his gavel, and his voice, amplified through the microphone, announced, "Silence! The trial begins!"
Everyone held their breath.
In court, the trial of Chief of Staff Wayne, the charges against him, and even the conviction had all been prepared long ago.
The prosecutor's statement was not particularly surprising; it simply characterized the disaster in Washington as a crime against humanity perpetrated by the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in collusion with evil individuals.
Most of the disgraceful things that Director Wayne has done over the years were also made public in court.
"Kill this sinner!!"
"He shouldn't have been alive! God shouldn't have saved him! Bullshit!!"
"Bullshit judge, don't give me another hundred-year sentence this time! I'm going to smash up the federal government—with my keyboard!"
"Amei, I'm so upset... They didn't even mention that this old black man was a temporary employee!!"
Outside the courtroom, the crowd was in an uproar... and in the online world, countless servers were crashed.
After all, this was a public trial broadcast globally.
After a lengthy accusation, the prosecutor left the courtroom. The judge paused, turned his gaze to Chief Justice Wayne, and said in a deep voice, "Defendant, do you plead guilty to the charges against you?"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Director Wayne slowly raised his head... and the flashbulbs instantly filled the room.
He slowly turned his gaze, first looking in Vincent's direction... The moment his eyes met Director Wayne's, General Vincent remained expressionless, only giving a subtle look.
But Wayne still didn't look away, staring straight at the other person.
General Vincent frowned, secretly wondering... What was this old fellow up to?
Just then, a man in a black suit peeked out from behind Vincent and hurriedly said, "General, someone attacked our secret base, took that woman away, and..."
"What!" General Vincent was so shocked that his face changed slightly. If he hadn't been in a courtroom, he probably would have stood up in a rage!
His eyes widened, suppressing his anger. "What's going on? And what?"
The man in the black suit hesitated for a moment, then steeled himself and whispered in General Vincent's ear, "Two of our original samples have also been stolen..."
Snapped--! !
This time, the old general really couldn't hold back. He jumped up with a tap of his cane, his eyes widened, and he clutched his heart tightly—he had a heart condition.
The courtroom was quiet at the time, so the commotion General Vincent made quickly attracted everyone's attention.
The Chief Justice looked at him with a puzzled expression and pondered, "Your Excellency Vincent, are you feeling unwell?"
The general took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping across the courtroom... those who might secretly attack the military base—finally, his eyes settled on the area where Shenzhou was present.
Across from the courtroom, in the Shenzhou audience area, [Fire Cloud Evil God] kept his eyes closed and rested the entire time, while Huo Zhen looked down at a document... [Shenzhou Empress] simply played on her phone.
Minister Xuanruo was completely ignored by him...
It must be China!
The thought flashed through General Vincent's mind—how shameless! Hadn't there already been an agreement between the two sides? How dare they!
But after the immense anger, a strong sense of panic instantly overwhelmed him... Without the restraint on Wayne, who knows what Wayne might do?
"Your Excellency Vincent? Your Excellency? General?" If the Chief Justice weren't concerned about saving face, he really wouldn't want to keep reminding him—doesn't he care about saving face?
“I’m fine, Your Honor,” General Vincent sighed slowly. “My heart is a little upset, please allow me to leave the room for a moment.”
The officials standing nearby looked at the old general with surprise.
The Supreme Court judge simply nodded in approval.
Soon, someone helped the old general up from his seat... Before leaving, Vincent glared at the mustachioed, dark-skinned man beside him with murderous intent: "[Blade], I don't care what method you use, make sure Wayne can never speak again... I don't want to hear him say a single word, a single syllable!"
—Do I look like the kind of brave person who could perform such extreme maneuvers right under the noses of a group of the world's top experts?
Suppressing the urge to roll his eyes, [Blade] calmly said, "Understood."
—Just put on a show… no, just fool this old guy.
"Quickly, get me out of here right now!" General Vincent said hastily. "I have a bad feeling..."
……
After General Vincent left, Director Wayne finally looked away—in the process, he also received a subtle nod from Ho Zhen.
"Silence! Silence!" The judge banged his gavel again. "The trial continues... Wayne, I ask you again, do you plead guilty to the charges against you?"
“I plead guilty.” Chief Wayne slowly stood up under everyone’s gaze. “But I only admit to the first nine charges, and the eleventh and twelfth charges.”
Why don't you admit to the tenth charge?
"The nuclear bomb wasn't secretly smuggled into Washington by me," Director Wayne said in a deep voice. "This nuclear warhead was secretly brought in by General Ross with the aim of creating an unprecedented attack in Washington to frame the New World government and incite war between the United Nations and the New World government... The military, they planned to sacrifice the entire Washington from the very beginning!"
The world suddenly became quiet.
a long time.
"This is a frame-up!!" In the American officials' quarters, an official representative instantly stood up. "A lie! The biggest lie of this century! You murderer who almost slaughtered the entire city! Your testimony is not worthy of belief! Chief Justice, the facts are clear. Sentence this heinous criminal immediately!"
The judge, already drenched in cold sweat, was about to speak.
“Wait a minute, I think Blackie… oh, I think Chief Wayne’s words can be trusted!”
Just then, the future Pope of the Holy See, who had become a legend, suddenly stood up—Father Strauss still had a lot of prestige; at least 90% of the powerful figures had to give him face.
"You..." The official opened his mouth subconsciously, but was immediately pulled down to sit by his companion.
Those top-tier experts can point at Stella and curse her to her face... How dare you, a mere mortal, provoke the next abbot of the Holy See?
"...Your Excellency Strauss, why do you believe Wayne's words?" the Chief Justice asked cautiously.
The old scoundrel was no longer resting with his eyes closed; he was startled awake by this old rogue... What is this guy going to do?
Father Stra said very solemnly this time, "Your Honor, I believe that the words of a believer can be trusted."
"A...cultist?" The Supreme Court judge paused, then quickly flipped through the documents in his hand, adjusting his glasses. "Your Excellency, this shows that Wayne is not a cultist..."
“I have fully felt his remorse.” The priest clasped his hands together, his holy light effect reaching its maximum. “This moves me deeply… Therefore, I have decided to baptize Wayne right now. Amen!”
The Supreme Court judge was dumbfounded.
Even the Fire Cloud Evil God looked completely bewildered.
Everyone was shocked.
Is this even possible?!
……
The Chinese people, who never miss a good show and are always on the gossip-watching journey: "666!"
The third brother, who never admits defeat and is an expert in Mahayana Buddhism: "I've failed! I've failed!!"
Oppa, who is also working hard to increase the length of his drawing and create a world map today: "Wow... this is so cool!"
……
Even Ziling's mother couldn't resist taking a really great photo of Father Stra... mainly because the holy light effect was just unmatched.
A beam of holy light suddenly shot from Father Stra's hand directly towards Director Wayne.
With the help of special effects, Director Wayne instantly transformed into a kind and benevolent figure...