47 · Chapter 47
The claw's dart was pointed directly at Messiah's face, but Messiah didn't even blink, letting the dart pass through his cheek.
The dart seemed to be loaded with steel, and the tip was bent down abruptly.
Batman struggled to get up from the golden bed, but Messiah simply left his claws aside and glanced back at Batman with disapproval.
"Dad, you have to be good." Messiah said unhappily, "You are injured and need to rest."
Ripples appeared on the golden bed. Some invisible force pinned Batman to the golden bed. A feeling of fatigue came over Batman, trying to make him relax.
If they weren't in the underground labyrinth of the Court of Owls, Batman would have almost thought he was back in his big bed in Wayne Manor, and it was time for him and Alfred to "sleep for another five minutes."
“…”
Batman's eyes were dazed for a moment, and he used his willpower to dispel the feeling of fatigue. He looked at Messiah with disapproval, but Messiah gave him an even more disapproving look in return.
Completely ignored, Claw showed little emotion as he indifferently drew his weapon and took the opportunity to attack Messiah. However, the members of the Court of Owls, who had been admiring Batman's struggle from the stands above the underground maze, made noises of dissatisfaction.
"Tear them apart, Talon."
A member of the Court of Owls, wearing a blank mask, gave the order: "Tear that arrogant boy apart and show Batman the error of his ways!"
The little girl holding the doll laughed: "I want his eyes."
All the surging malice was directed at Messiah. The members of the Court of Owls looked at Messiah with eyes full of malice, which even exceeded their intention to kill Batman.
For some reason, the first time they saw the Messiah, they felt an inexplicable disgust and fear in their hearts, as if they had encountered a natural enemy.
"Tear him apart, tear him apart!"
In the shadows, more claws were released.
Messiah didn't want to take action against those who hurt Bruce right now. Bruce's injury was the most important thing, but when he saw the sharp claws emerging from the darkness, he felt an inexplicable disgust in his heart.
It seemed as if something disgusting and repulsive was observing him through those claws.
Messiah made a quick decision. Amid the dissatisfied shouts of the members of the Court of Owls, he walked to Batman and reached out to cover the golden bed carrying Batman.
"Dad, I'm going to take you home first." Messiah lowered his eyes to look at Batman and said softly, "You must be obedient, get treatment well, and don't run around."
Batman struggled: "Messiah!"
——Their true identities had long been exposed to the Court of Owls, so Batman directly called out the name of the Messiah.
Messiah looked at Batman as if he was looking at an ignorant child. A line of text appeared on the golden bed, and then Messiah activated his power.
The next second, Batman disappeared along with the golden bed.
"Oh, my goodness, Master Bruce!"
In the Batcave, the teacup next to Alfred fell over. Looking at Batman who suddenly appeared in the Batcave, he quickly found the medicine box and hurried to the big golden bed where Batman was lying.
When Alfred saw the golden bed, he immediately realized who had found Batman.
"Master Messiah..."
When Alfred touched the line of words on the golden bed, his tense nerves relaxed a lot.
"Afu, Dad is disobedient and refuses to rest even though he's injured."
Looking at Messiah's words full of accusation, Alfred's eyes filled with smile.
Batman's mouth curled down. "The Messiah is left alone in the Court of Owls. That's dangerous."
...very dangerous?
Messiah's eyes swept over the claws that kept pouring up, and his super vision saw through the underground maze that there were more claws still trapped in the freezer and had not been awakened.
These claws all exude a smell that disgusts him.
Dirty and filthy.
Messiah's eyes turned cold, he slowly raised his right hand towards the group of claws, and golden light exploded instantly.
The surging golden energy blew Messiah's long hair, revealing his smooth forehead and making his bright golden eyes that were shining with a cold light fully visible.
"What's this?!"
Some members of the Court of Owls screamed in pain under the golden light, like vampires caught in direct sunlight. However, Claw's symptoms were even more serious than theirs, and his gray body quickly lost its vitality.
Messiah looked at these dirty and filthy beings indifferently, and without hesitation, he outputted his strength. Golden light quickly surged in all directions, rushing straight into the bodies of the claws.
Perhaps the underground maze was too dark, and the warm and holy golden light was also tinged with chill. It spread mercilessly over every body, devouring the claws' vitality, and at the same time devouring the dark aura on them.
The claws' bodies fell to the ground with a crackling sound, and all of them turned into lifeless gray bodies.
“!”
The indifference on Messiah's face faded a little. He looked at the fallen body of Sharp Claw and couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
I just wanted to cleanse the malice from them, so I didn't kill them. How come they died?
Messiah felt aggrieved. He allowed the golden light to continue sweeping the Court of Owls' stronghold, while he squatted down and poked the clawed corpse lying on the ground.
Really dead.
...But he promised his brother and dad that he would not kill anyone, and he didn't kill anyone just now, so why did Claw die?
Messiah looked at the bodies of the Claws lying on the ground, squatting on the ground and trying to find any signs that they were playing dead, but no matter how he checked, they were really dead.
A feeling of powerlessness as if he had been scammed came over Messiah, and he stood up dejectedly, feeling that his future was bleak.
Although Messiah himself was dejected and trying to come up with an excuse to explain to Jason and Bruce, his power never stopped being output.
The members of the Court of Owls wearing blank masks could no longer maintain their superior appearance. They had come here to watch Batman's show, but they became the masters of the drama, rolling on the ground in pain and without any image.
“Ahhhhhh!!”
Messiah's explanation was only halfway through when he was interrupted by the screams of the members of the Court of Owls. He glanced at them with dissatisfaction and frowned, saying, "Silence."
“Ahh…!”
The screams stopped abruptly as the force spread to the throats of the members of the Court of Owls, ruthlessly strangling their vocal cords.
Messiah sat among a pile of clawed corpses, racking his brains to come up with an excuse, until the spreading golden light swept across some kind of liquid metal.
...?
All the messy thoughts were swept away, and Messiah stood up subconsciously. A golden force carried the bottle of liquid metal back to Messiah.
The aura emanating from the liquid metal made Messiah subconsciously frown, and an expression of disgust appeared on his face.
So smelly and disgusting.
Although the bottle of liquid metal was colorless and odorless, Messiah smelled a pungent odor. He couldn't help but take a step back and immediately let the golden light destroy the bottle of liquid metal.
After the dark aura attached to the members of the Court of Owls was burned away, although Messiah hated these things that dared to hurt Bruce, he withdrew the power that had been enveloping them for the sake of his promise to Bruce and Jason.
After the golden light dissipated, the members of the Court of Owls lay on the ground as if they had survived a disaster, and a pair of small black leather shoes appeared in front of them.
Messiah looked expressionlessly at the group of members of the Court of Owls who no longer held their pride. He ignored their threats and inducements and stepped on the chest of the man who had just shouted the loudest.
"I promised Dad not to kill you," Messiah said softly, "but you hurt him, and you must be punished."
In fact, what Messiah wanted to do was to distort their minds, but his promise to Bruce made him give up this idea again.
Messiah glanced at their chests and said, "Dad has a chest injury."
"So, you will also have to bear the same wounds."
The golden dagger transformed into a blade and stabbed down at their chests. The members of the Court of Owls wanted to scream, but the golden power that cut their vocal cords made them unable to make any sound. They could only roll silently on the ground.
Messiah did not think his actions were cruel. He simply returned Bruce's wounds to them, giving them the most fair and just punishment.
In order to prevent them from dying, he even deliberately avoided their fatal spots. When they used their claws to attack Bruce, they did not avoid Bruce's fatal spots.
Messiah wanted to repeat the punishment he had given to the two boys who bullied Jason, so that the members of the Court of Owls who bullied Bruce could also experience it.
In his mind, their sins were equal.
Messiah looked at the members of the Court of Owls who were screaming silently with an expressionless face. His expression at this moment was so similar to that of the Supreme Leader.
"Xiao Mi!"
Robin put away his grappling gun and hurried to the ground. He glanced at the fallen bodies of the Claws and ran straight towards Messiah.
The evil aura surrounding Messiah dissipated instantly. He glanced at the body of Claw lying on the ground. His eyes flickered for a moment, and he showed Robin a well-behaved smile, trying to trick Robin into thinking that Claw was dead.
But Messiah's poor acting skills undoubtedly exposed his guilty conscience.
Robin looked at Messiah's pretended obedience and the smile on his face became even brighter. He originally wanted to pounce on Messiah directly, but after sniffing the scent on his body, he regretfully gave up the idea.
——Having been searching for Batman in the sewers, Robin naturally took on the smell of the sewers.
Robin stuck out his tongue, took out the body freshener and sprayed it hard before approaching Messiah.
Messiah's sensitive sense of smell allowed him to still smell the sewer odor on Robin, but his desire to survive made him choose to remain silent.
——In Messiah’s heart, Dick is the person with the lowest family status in the Wayne family, but he is also the person with the highest family status.
Looking at Robin approaching, Messiah tried hard to kick away the obstacle under his feet - the members of the Court of Owls, and gave Robin a flattering smile: "Brother Dick, good afternoon."
【Author’s words】
I had something to do today, so I didn't add any extra chapters [poor thing] I'll return the remaining 0.5 later -
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