Chapter 64
Everyone in the world looked up at the golden sky, gazing at the golden code floating above their heads - like a guardian and a warning bell.
No one expected the judgment to come so soon. They all thought that the Messiah would not continue his judgment until tomorrow at the earliest. Even the Justice League thought so.
Everyone was bewitched by the Messiah.
A voice sounded in the ears of people on Earth. The voice was not loud, but it was transmitted accurately to everyone's ears, allowing everyone to clearly hear the content of the words, even those who were deaf could hear it clearly.
The Messiah looked at all those he wanted to protect and said slowly and firmly, "The time of judgment has come, and peace is coming soon."
"This is the end—this is the beginning."
The moment Messiah finished speaking, the codes floating above each city suddenly shone with golden light, and the familiar scenes that had been seen in the live broadcast were reproduced in front of everyone.
The golden words rose into the sky and attached themselves to the golden film that covered the earth. The golden film with a strange color began to flow continuously with the words on it.
The bell of judgment has sounded.
Messiah closed his eyes.
He no longer paid attention to the Justice League, nor to Batman and Nightwing, and was fully focused on carrying out his trials and implementing his ideals of protecting everyone.
There's a reason the initial trials were held in Gotham alone. It wasn't just because Gotham was the Messiah's home, it was also because Gotham was a renowned crime capital. In Gotham, with its talented people, there were only crimes you couldn't imagine, but nothing the locals couldn't commit.
Therefore, after the trial of Gotham, the Code has accumulated enough criminal cases, and it can now maintain the trial operation independently. Only a few difficult cases require the memory to be transferred to Messiah for Messiah to judge.
——If the code cannot operate independently, and the Messiah is the only one who has to deal with the memories of billions of people around the world and new criminal cases that arise during the long period of "protection" in the future, then the only thing the Messiah can do every day is to judge, and he will have no time to protect mankind and the earth.
It's raining inside the Earth.
The golden threads extending from the code formed a golden rain, and this heavy rain would not stop in the short term.
Outside the earth, Superman was floating in the universe. Green Lantern, Starfire and others who were able to stay in the space environment also attacked the golden film with all their strength. However, they could not shake the golden film that isolated Gotham before, and now they were powerless to the golden film that isolated the earth.
Even if they assembled the combined might of the Justice League, Justice League Dark, and Teen Titans, with Messiah already powerful enough and his limit unknown, they would still be confined to space for most of their personnel...
Even someone as strong-willed as Chaoying, in this situation, looking at the planet dyed golden, began to doubt whether they could ever return to Earth.
Standing in front of the console, Cyborg quickly executed the detection instructions, confirming that all Zeta channels were closed. He was unable to use the power of the mother box in his body to open the sonic boom channel, so he shook his head heavily.
He said solemnly, "The channels leading back to Earth are all closed. If we can't destroy the shield, then we can only stay in the watchtower until Messiah is willing to remove the shield."
Nightwing stood in front of the porthole of the watchtower, staring blankly at the golden film covering the earth. The gift box he had wrapped delicately was left in space along with the Teen Titans' spaceship.
"Jason, Messiah..." Nightwing muttered, "I'm the only one missing. I'm the only one late."
After the Teen Titans were unable to land on Earth and were forced to enter the Watchtower, Nightwing learned the truth from Batman.
Nightwing's smile faded from his face. "Rule the Earth? Messiah? You're kidding, right, B."
How could Saiyan, his most well-behaved little brother, possibly rule the Earth? Even if Bruce couldn't stop the Messiah, Jason wouldn't support the Messiah.
He was only away from the earth for half a month, not fifty years, and even if it was fifty years, it would be impossible for the Messiah to become someone who could rule the earth.
But before the video footage of Messiah judging Gotham, there was no room for explanation.
Nightwing subconsciously searched for Jason among the crowd in the watchtower, but couldn't find the familiar Robin uniform.
"Where's Jason?" Nightwing frowned and asked Batman, "Did he stay on Earth?"
Batman didn't say anything. He stared at the live satellite broadcast of the earth in silence, like a dark stone.
Nightwing's expression turned cold. He hated the way Batman took on everything by himself. He was no longer a child and did not need Batman to help him bear everything.
The leader of the Teen Titans and the first Robin always maintains a good-tempered appearance, but when he frowns, he exudes a strong sense of oppression.
Nightwing's voice was cold as he stared at Batman's face: "B, where is Jason? Why does the Messiah suddenly want to rule the earth? You can't hide it from me, Jason and Messiah are also my brothers."
There is a possibility that can perfectly explain why Jason is not present and why the Messiah suddenly wants to rule the earth, but Nightwing subconsciously denies this explanation. He cannot accept this possibility.
This man, who had been accepting everything in silence since Jason's death and had never revealed a trace of pain in the face of his falling family and his rapidly declining youngest son, finally exploded.
"What do you want me to say? You weren't here from the beginning. What's the point of telling you?" Batman roared. "Jason and Messiah are your brothers, but they are also my children!"
The watchtower fell silent in an instant, and everyone stood still, watching the pair of bats that suddenly started quarreling.
"Yes, I wasn't here, but why did you hide it from me?" Nightwing grabbed Batman's collar and yelled back angrily, "They are my brothers, I have the right to know!"
"Nightwing, Batman, calm down."
Wonder Woman frowned and landed between the two men, pressing against their chests on the left and right. She looked at Nightwing with an apology and sympathy in her eyes that Nightwing didn't want to see. She then gave Batman a stern look and said, "You can't keep hiding this from Nightwing forever."
Batman took a few sharp breaths and said to Nightwing in an emotionless voice, "Jason is dead, the Messiah is crazy, are you satisfied?"
"That's enough, B!" Wonder Woman snapped. "I said, calm down! Enough with your pointless outbursts. We have more important things to do."
"No one knows how far the Messiah will go. We must take back the Earth."
Nightwing let go of Batman's collar in shock: "Jason is dead... Messiah is crazy?"
Batman looked at Nightwing, his lips trembled a few times, and finally chose to remain silent. He left with Wonder Woman and continued to discuss the strategy of returning to Earth, leaving this space to Nightwing.
Nightwing covered his face dejectedly. He just went to an alien planet for a regular adventure and prepared gifts for Jason and Messiah, but when he came back, everything had collapsed and was unrecognizable.
Outside the porthole, Superman, Starfire and other superheroes launched another joint attack, but it still didn't work. Inside the porthole, the magic of Zatanna, Constantine and other mages also didn't work.
Even Constantine's ritual to summon demons, exchange a price with them, and have them send him back to Earth, was unsuccessful. None of the demons responded to his summons, and some even cursed him to death during the ritual.
Inside the earth, the judgment is still going on. One criminal after another dies, one guardian of the Garden of Eden after another is born, one victim after another rests in peace, one family after another cries, and one family after another laughs.
Others knelt in prayer, silently addressing the Lord in their hearts: "Is this the Last Judgment Day? Merciful Heavenly Father, is Judgment Day today?"
Messiah constantly processed the influx of new memories and information. A brilliant golden light, like a blazing sun, shone from the slits of his closed eyes. His expression was neither sad nor happy. He had clearly created all of this, yet the myriad forms of life seemed to have nothing to do with him.
At this moment, the Messiah looks like a high and mighty god, but it is the human heart that makes him do all this.
So similar to the former supreme leader.
Rays of golden light fell from the code one after another and sank into the bodies of different people. Some of those sentenced to death turned into ashes after experiencing extreme pain.
Compared to the trial that had taken place in Gotham, this trial covering the entire earth was much faster in pace. Someone was being tried every second, and someone was dying every second.
Finally, after a time that seemed both long and short, the trial, which lasted for an hour, finally ended.
In just one hour, the Messiah judged 23.64 million criminals, killed 493,601 people, brainwashed 10.61 million people, and released 4.71 million people.
The Messiah killed all the criminals on earth who deserved the death penalty, a number that far exceeded his imagination.
He didn't expect that there were so many damned sinners still alive in this world, nor did he expect that he would kill so many people.
When Messiah saw the specific number of criminals who died as reported by the Code, his resolute heart began to waver.
…Is it worth it?
The Messiah asked himself, was it worth killing so many people and causing the loss of so many lives?
But after hearing the cheers from all over the world, Messiah's heart became firm again.
After confirming that all the criminals had been cleared, those ordinary people who had never committed a crime actually screamed and cheered excitedly.
Someone shouted, "A world without crime! We won't have to be afraid anymore!"
"Baby, the damn war criminal is dead. You don't have to worry about the bombing coming at any time anymore."
"The murderer is dead, he is dead, my child... (sobs) you can rest in peace."
The Messiah no longer wavered, he listened to the voices, some cheering and some crying, for which he was willing to bear the weight of killing so many lives.
In the eyes of the Messiah, who had once used the power of fear to curb crime, those voices of fear were the voices of people who might commit crimes and were frightened by the fear of the possible judgment.
The golden film covering the earth faded away, and the blue planet reappeared in the sight of the watchtower.
So quiet, so silent.
The Messiah's voice transcends time and distance, resounding throughout the Earth and beyond:
"From this day forward, we usher in a world without crime, and the Garden of Eden will forever protect you."
"A happy future awaits everyone."
【Author’s words】
It's the superhero universe, the superhero universe, the superhero universe! I say it three times because it's important. It has nothing to do with reality. It's the superhero universe.
I wrote a potentially controversial plot, but after some thought, I decided to delete it [explosive crying][explosive crying][explosive crying]
My 1500 words, just go with peace of mind [explosive crying][explosive crying][explosive crying]
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