Chapter 63
Golden light illuminated the Messiah's indifferent face, and the trial and execution were broadcast live on screens around the world.
"Hey, B, we're here, but we can't get in for a while."
The Flash held down the headset and spoke into the Justice League's communication channel: "Ron and I have tried, but we can't get in. Diana and Billy are trying to figure it out."
Green Lantern frowned and knocked on the golden film in front of him. This seemingly fragile film isolated Gotham into an island and also refused their entry.
Wonder Woman gripped the sword of Vulcan tightly and chopped it down hard. Shazam's thunder was also aimed at the same place. The golden film rippled under the impact, but there was no sign of being shaken.
Batman sat in front of the Batcomputer, looking tired and dejected.
If someone looks at Wayne Island from the sky above Gotham, they will find that Wayne Island is also covered by a golden film, which completely isolates Wayne Island from Gotham.
Batman is trapped on Wayne Island, unable to leave.
Messiah did this on purpose. He didn't want Bruce to continue to get hurt, nor did he want Bruce to become his enemy and prevent his trial, so he deliberately divided his forces to trap Bruce on Wayne Island.
He will only release Bruce after the trial is over, because by then it will be too late even if Bruce wants to stop him.
More importantly, after the trial is over, the earth will be in his palm and protected. There will be no more evil people, and there will no longer be people that Bruce will have to risk getting hurt to save.
The earth becomes peaceful and tranquil, everyone will be happy, and Bruce can put down his identity as Batman, no longer be hurt, and be safe forever.
The Messiah stood beneath the sky, gazing at the scene of judgment taking place below Gotham.
——He will create an eternal Garden of Eden for the people on earth and all his family.
Outside Gotham, Superman used his heat vision to burn the golden film, but the result was no different from his Justice League companions. Even the Kryptonians under the sunlight could not shake the golden film that isolated Gotham.
"no."
Superman retracted his heat vision, his expression extremely serious: "This golden film will absorb force impact and energy, and it cannot be forcibly broken through."
"The ocean is isolated, and even the groundwater is isolated, so there's no way to break through from elsewhere."
Aquaman, who arrived in a hurry, shook his head at the Justice League.
The Flash quickly spewed out a long string of words: "Where on earth did this Messiah come from? Everyone says he's been active on Earth for more than seven years, but why don't I have any impression of him?"
Green Lantern nodded. Although he often left Earth as a space police officer, he also often returned to Coast City. "Yes, it stands to reason that even if we don't know each other, we should have run into each other by chance."
"Besides, he's B's child," Shazam added, hesitantly, "I thought B's children were only Nightwing and Robin... Why didn't B ever introduce him to us?"
Batman listened silently to the chatter of his companions on the communication channel. The feeling of powerlessness made him speechless. What could he say? Should he say that the Messiah erased the connection between them in order to protect him?
…It was his incompetence and powerlessness that led to all this.
Batman once again took all the responsibility on him. He covered his eyes with one hand and leaned back in his chair dejectedly.
Superman frowned as he looked at the Messiah floating in the sky. His super vision allowed him to see the Messiah's appearance through the golden film without any hindrance. A trace of trance appeared on his face, and he subconsciously covered his temples.
So familiar... He seems to know the Messiah?
Messiah saw the trance in Superman's eyes, subconsciously pursed his lips, and withdrew his gaze from the Justice League.
He had long been able to distinguish Superman from the Supreme Leader, but at this moment, seeing Superman's familiar face would inevitably remind him of the Supreme Leader of the previous world.
"call……"
Messiah exhaled and turned his attention back to the trial. He glanced at the criminals who had been brainwashed into "good people" after the trial, thinking about how to deal with them.
He needs them to be his force to maintain peace and help others. These people are equivalent to... the regime's super-powered army.
Messiah paused, and inevitably thought of the Supreme Leader and his regime again. This was the only reference he could have when protecting the Earth.
"So, I need a headquarters, and then station them in batches around the world..." Messiah murmured.
The people who were watching the live broadcast felt a chill down their spines when they heard what Messiah said.
Stationed around the world...
No one can doubt the Messiah’s idea and determination to rule the world after watching this live trial. He is serious about taking over the earth!
Messiah thought for a while and suddenly had an inspiration.
Every city has such criminals, and the number of criminals also reflects the degree of chaos in the city. The more chaotic the city is, the more people need to be stationed there, so he can let them be stationed in their own cities.
The Messiah glanced at the "good people" who were smiling mechanically one by one, asking them to protect the city and people they had hurt, which was also another form of atonement.
Messiah also had an idea about where they would be stationed.
After his trial, all the criminals who deserved to die in prison had died, most of the remaining criminals were brainwashed, and some who were wrongfully imprisoned were released, leaving only some people who committed minor crimes.
He could reduce the size of the prison and change the remaining space to a stationing location.
Messiah's gaze rested on Arkham below. Gotham's prisons include Blackgate Prison and Arkham Asylum, which is not a prison but is better than a prison.
Arkham carries too much blood, tears and psychological shadows of Gotham residents. Now that the criminals in Arkham have been dealt with, let's completely destroy this place and let the former darkness become the hope for Gotham's future.
Messiah lowered his eyes to look at Arkham and stretched out his hand to him.
A golden light descended upon Arkham, transferring everyone inside to outside of Arkham, and then changes began.
In Messiah's hands, Arkham seemed to have become a building block. He easily pushed down these "building blocks" and easily built new buildings with them.
A brand new building appeared on the original site of Arkham.
Due to some subconscious influence, the building built by Messiah is extremely similar to the stronghold of the previous world regime.
"I need a name."
Messiah stared at the building that looked so similar to the regime for a while. The word "regime" was about to come out of his mouth, but he swallowed it back.
"Eden, your name is Eden," Messiah said finally. His expression, which had remained icy since the beginning of the judgment, softened briefly. "I will use the Garden of Eden to protect this world and turn it into a paradise of eternal peace."
The former Arkham will become the headquarters of Eden.
Blackgate Prison will become Eden's branch in Gotham.
The trial lasted for a day and a night, with golden lights constantly lighting up and then going out in every corner of Gotham.
Many criminals of different appearances, with the same gentle and kind mechanical smile on their faces, rushed to Eden from all over Gotham.
From now on, they will become part of the Garden of Eden and protect Gotham.
The Justice League outside Gotham used different methods to try to break through the blockade of the golden film. Even the Dark Justice League took turns to join the battle, but neither space magic nor other methods could prevent them from entering Gotham.
But fortunately, perhaps frightened by the Messiah's live broadcast of the trial of criminals, no new crimes occurred in the city protected by the Justice League superheroes, so they had time to study how to break through the golden film.
Gotham may be beyond redemption, but having discovered the weaknesses in Messiah's power, they can use them as he continues to expand his rule.
After a day and a night, Gotham's golden light finally faded and went out.
This global live broadcast that lasted for a day and a night has come to an end.
The Messiah slowly landed on the Garden of Eden, followed by many guardians of the Garden of Eden with identical smiles.
He stared at the live camera with an extremely indifferent expression, but his bright golden eyes contained a strange compassion.
Messiah opened his lips slightly and said to the world that was about to be taken into his palm and protected: "To all those who dare to commit crimes, those who are judged in Gotham are your future."
"Don't even think about escaping execution. I'll take over your city faster than Gotham."
The reason why this trial could be carried out in one day and one night was that the Messiah deliberately slowed down the process so that everyone could see the consequences of their sins.
After he took out the Joker's heart and Batman became more and more brutal, Gotham criminals were afraid to commit crimes because of the threat of fear, which made Messiah realize the power of fear.
This live broadcast of the trial, which he deliberately slowed down, will bring fear to criminals around the world.
And the facts also told Messiah that his idea was correct.
During the judgment process, Messiah was listening to the voices of the entire earth, and the amount of crime did decrease sharply.
"Eternal Paradise is coming, and the Garden of Eden will guard you forever."
——After this, he will take over the entire Earth at once, and will no longer slow down and deliberately judge only one city like Gotham.
The last thing that remained on the live broadcast screen was the indifferent yet compassionate face of the Messiah.
The live broadcast was turned off, and heated discussions were heard around the world, with people discussing the Messiah's words with fear or excitement.
As the trial and live broadcast ended, the golden film covering Gotham slowly faded away, and Gotham's sky returned to its original appearance.
This former crime capital has become a peaceful city where only good people and ordinary people remain.
Ordinary Gotham residents hiding in their houses watched the golden light outside go out and cautiously peeked out.
Gradually more and more people came onto the street.
"The Joker is dead! Scarecrow is dead! Black Mask is dead! They're all dead!"
No one knew who cheered the first time, but after that, the people of Gotham, who had lived in anxiety for years, cheered one after another.
"Hail Messiah!"
"Long live Eden!"
These Gotham residents only know that the damned criminals are dead, and as long as they no longer have to live in fear, the so-called rule of the Messiah and Eden doesn't matter.
Messiah listened to the cheers and cries of gratitude throughout Gotham, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously lifted up, and his expressionless face was stained with a smile.
These cheers made the Messiah even more certain that he was right.
Under my protection, everyone will have a happy and peaceful future like Gotham.
After the golden film faded away, Superman, who wanted to go directly into Gotham, stopped and looked at the people of Gotham who rushed into the streets excitedly. He rarely saw the people of Gotham so emotional.
The same goes for the Justice League.
Are they really going to enter Gotham, start a war with the Messiah in Gotham, and disrupt the rare peace in Gotham?
Batman's tired voice rang out over the comms channel: "Based on my understanding of the Messiah, once he receives gratitude from others, he will be even more certain that what he's doing is correct, and he will then accelerate his takeover of Earth."
"Gotham is no longer a suitable place to stop the Messiah. See you in the Watchtower."
"We must stop the Messiah before it's too late."
The members of the Justice League looked at each other and nodded in agreement with Batman's proposal.
Before leaving, Superman looked back at the Messiah who was hovering above the Gotham sky. For some reason, he felt a sense of guilt towards the Messiah in his heart. This guilt came from nowhere, but it had been affecting him all the time.
Batman pinched his brows tiredly, and after hanging up the communication, he tried to communicate with Messiah again: "Messiah, are you willing to talk to me?"
Messiah sat cross-legged above the dark clouds of Gotham, listening to Batman's call and choosing silence.
"Messiah, you can't keep me locked in a crystal ball forever, nor can you turn the Earth into a crystal ball in your palm." Batman didn't receive a response, but he knew Messiah was definitely listening. "Remember what I told you? Understanding and respect. You can't force others to do anything."
"Even if they're criminals."
After saying this, Batman suddenly regretted that he shouldn't have given the Messiah a lecture at this time.
Batman's lips trembled a few times, and he tried to say something else, but his heavy heart prevented him from speaking any soothing words.
Messiah whispered, "No."
Bruce's words reminded him of Jason's death, and his originally soft expression gradually turned cold and hard.
"I gave Jason respect and freedom, so Jason died." Messiah sat under the clouds, looking down at Gotham with an expressionless face. "Jason's death made me realize my mistake."
“Giving freedom will only make the bird fly out of the cage and die easily.”
Messiah stretched out his palm towards Gotham. High in the sky, his palm could easily cover the entire Gotham, making it look like he was holding Gotham in his palm.
"Bruce, I love you, and I love this world too." The Messiah's voice penetrated thousands of miles and reached Batman. "That's why I can't let go."
At this moment, the distance between Messiah and Batman seemed so close, yet so far away.
The Messiah will not slow down his expansion any longer. The bloody reality tells him that slowing down will only make him late.
After taking a deep breath, Messiah turned off the super hearing he had placed on Bruce, only paying attention to the sound of his breathing and heartbeat.
But Messiah still relaxed the blockade of Wayne Island, leaving Bruce a passage to leave.
Batman breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the golden film on Wayne Island suddenly fade away.
It seems that his persuasion, although it did not prevent the Messiah from stopping his rule of the world, did have some effect.
Without hesitation, Batman entered the Zeta tunnel leading to the Watchtower. He had to stop the Messiah before it was too late.
Messiah felt Bruce's heartbeat disappear from Wayne Manor and reappear on the watchtower hovering outside the earth, his palms unconsciously clenching and closing.
Messiah's desire for control made him want to bring Bruce back to Earth, but Messiah restrained himself and turned his attention back to the Earth itself.
The Messiah listened to the heartbeats of those upon whom He paid special attention.
The heartbeats of the Justice League members disappeared from the earth one by one, and appeared on the watchtower one by one, until finally, there were only a few superheroes left on the earth.
Messiah suddenly moved.
Everyone in the Justice League was wrong. They thought Messiah stopped working to rest or observe his results.
But the Messiah was just waiting for them to leave.
——Becoming an enemy of the superheroes who are also the guardians of the Earth is not the Messiah's original wish.
The perfect time for him to act is when the Justice League is gathering at the Watchtower, so he doesn't have to confront or brainwash the Justice League.
And when he let Bruce go, it wasn't out of softness. After letting go led to the death of the bird, how could Messiah repeat the same mistake?
The Messiah stood up from the clouds, golden light burst out instantly, and took over the entire earth without hesitation.
In just a moment, the golden film enveloped the entire earth, dyeing the blue planet golden.
On the watchtower, the newly assembled members of the Justice League looked at this scene in astonishment.
Batman stood up suddenly and rushed into the Zeta Channel, but the golden light covering the channel denied him entry.
"Messiah!"
Meanwhile, the Teen Titans' spaceship stopped outside the Earth's atmosphere.
Looking at the earth that had turned golden and the golden film that blocked them, Nightwing couldn't help but frown, and instantly recognized that this was the power of the Messiah.
Nightwing suddenly felt uneasy. What happened? Why did Messiah blockade the earth?
Did Darkseid invade Earth again? Or was it the Dark Lord? Or was it the Yellow Lantern Corps? Why didn't the Justice League notify them?
Nightwing subconsciously rejected the other possibility. How could Messiah do anything to the Earth? His brother was so well-behaved. Blocking the Earth could only be for protection.
All calls and resistance were blocked by the golden film, and the superheroes who stayed on Earth were hypnotized the moment they saw the golden film.
The earth became the Messiah's world alone.
The golden code that was originally put away by the Messiah was enlarged again, and it split into countless identical clones, which appeared simultaneously above all cities on the earth.
The trial began.
【Author’s words】
Big brother finally arrived, but it seems he is late [sunglasses]
It’s two-thirds of the 100 mines extra update!
I was pretty excited today, so I wrote a lot, hahahaha. I don't know if there are any readers who watch football or play Cuju, but I was really excited all day! Portugal won the championship, and my Ronaldo won again!
We are the champions!!
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