New Gods of North America.

Chapter 426 Reverse
Gunshots rang out, and Wayne pushed away an exorcist in front of him, and was shot in the shoulder in the process.

There was only one bullet in the gun, and Mr. Weissman's behavior was a standard "hostile behavior".
The other exorcists in the room also reacted quickly, using the weapons and extraordinary abilities in their hands to attack directly.

Mr. Weissman raised his hand holding the gun quickly, and a strong light flashed, and everyone's eyes seemed to be dazzled by the flash.
Mr. Weisman's shadow was hit against the wall in the strong light, and the lighting in the room was instantly extinguished. Not only the kerosene lamps on the wall, but even the candlesticks in the hands of several exorcist priests went out at the same time.

Wayne opened his vision of simple lines and saw Mr. Weissman's body limply sitting on the ground, then collapsed.
One of the exorcists called out, "Beware the 'darkness'!"

The fastest lights to light up were some strange light sources, such as the holy emblem in the hands of an exorcist.

The other exorcists quickly formed up in nearby formations, standing back to back in groups of three or four, trying to light up the light or defend themselves.

Wayne had already fired a shot at the shadow on the wall. An exorcist priest next to him poured spiritual power into the holy water bottle in his hand, and when he saw the spark, he threw it over.
The holy water bottle broke on the wall, and for a moment the holy water in the bottle seemed to turn into concentrated "firefly puree". The bright white fluorescence seemed to be trying to dispel the outline-like black shadow remaining on the wall.

But the black shadow suddenly emitted a more dazzling white light, like a black LED light sheet that was distorted like a human figure being lit up. Even Wayne couldn't help but raise his left arm to block the flash of strong light.
Not only were afterimages left in the eyes and the simple lines of vision were instantly covered by countless lines, the body also seemed to be washed away by invisible waves, and part of the spiritual power in the body was directly "shaken" out, as if it was repelled into its own shadow behind it.

The vision of simple lines recovers earlier than the naked eye,
The demon-hunting bullets followed the invisible figure "jumping" between the shadows of the crowd with the sound of "bang, bang, bang, bang", and shot a string of sparks on the wall.
An exorcist priest also tore off the pages of the Holy Scripture in his hand, and ignited a bright flame that was inconsistent with common sense. Before the continuous "sparks" approached his shadow, he changed the position of his shadow, forcing the revealed black shadow to retreat back into the shadow cast by the furniture.

"Light plus darkness, this is at least a 'baptized' light sacrifice!"

"Exit the narrow space first to avoid danger!"

The burning paper was consumed quickly. The exorcist kept on igniting the paper several times before the shadow in the room spread.

There was still a light source in the corridor outside the door. Other exorcists filed out of the room behind him, and some even blew a warning whistle during the retreat.

When the exorcist priest in charge of the rear threw away the burning paper and quickly retreated outside the room,
Wayne now thought about the reason why Mr. Weisman suddenly got angry, and raised his hand and fired two rapid shots into the room.

"Bang! Bang!"

The statue in the room was first hit in the middle, and then it was driven to the side by the force, breaking into two large pieces and several small pieces.

The upper body of the statue, holding the sword high, was a bit like an irregular circle. It rolled twice and finally fell next to Mr. Weisman's head that was hit by a bullet.

"Do not--"

The room seemed to be filled with the wailing of an evil spirit, and at the same time, a dazzling white light that made it impossible to see anything came into view.
The light was so strong that people outside the room could even see the gaps between the wooden boards through the wallpapered and painted walls.

The source of the white light was not the statue, but Mr. Weissman's body in the room.
Wayne, who was still standing at the door, was the first to be hit. He quickly dodged to the side. He didn't feel any physical pain, but the spiritual power cut by the white light was even more painful than being shot in the head.
When the white light disappeared, Wayne looked in the darkness with his simple vision and saw that Mr. Weisman's clothes in the room had shrunk to the ground, leaving only the broken statue still there.

... "I didn't expect that I could actually try one out for you."

When Tom Hagen rushed over after hearing the news, he observed the situation on the scene with a look of neither joy nor sadness on his face.

No extraordinary materials were found at the scene, and the exorcists also confirmed that they had not sensed any signs of "God descending".

According to the exorcists who were waiting outside, a strong white light lit up from the room at that time, and shot far away like a beam of light. By the time they wanted to find the landing point, it was too late.

Based on what Wayne and his team had witnessed, to sum it up in one sentence, "that guy ran away."

The exorcists present at the time were a little uncomfortable with this.
In terms of the division of responsibilities, allowing the suspect who revealed his heretic identity to escape control can basically be regarded as "collective dereliction of duty".
But judging from the strength of the opponent's ability, Wayne was hit by an indiscriminate "big flash" from the side, which was equivalent to being shot in the head more than once.

If the other party really chooses to fight with everyone, not to mention the possible loss of control and extraordinary changes that may occur after the other party is forced into a desperate situation, just a few more "big flashes" may result in a "team annihilation" on the spot.

Even the last howl of the other party, after analyzing it for a while, could not confirm whether he was howling for the statue or for his own body.
If it is the former, then it is consistent with Lina's statement that "the followers of the evil god may not mind the statue itself, but they are likely to care very much about the act of 'the statue being destroyed', especially when they are 'at the scene' or 'the incident was caused by them'".
And if it is the latter, it means that when the other party uses extraordinary abilities, the "body" is likely to be his weakness.

After confirming the situation, Tom Hagen asked one of his guards to return to Richmond with a small team:

"Go back and report. We have confirmed that he is a heretic of light. If he has indeed been 'baptized', his rank should be 5th rank or above. Take people to check his residence and interpersonal relationships. Any sudden changes can be dealt with in a timely manner."

"Yes!"

Wayne listened for a while and realized that the fish that escaped tonight was actually the big fish. He didn't know whether he should be glad or sad. Even Tom Hagen had said that this guy "had no major problems". Who knew he would be so fierce.

However, by inferring from this, we can also draw some new conclusions.

Could it be that the whole thing is actually the other way around?

Perhaps Reverend Pycelle was not the leader of the incident at all, but rather the "bewitched" or even "offline" person?
Wayne first thought through the story in the way of detective films, and then began to recall the spy films he had seen.
When spies want to stir up trouble, they basically have two strategies when they are weak and alone: either "borrow someone's strength to defeat him" or "sabotage in secret".
The previous Cohen Pharmaceuticals was easy to understand. It had money and connections, and it also had gray market demand.
But what's the point of cooperating with Pastor Pycelle?
Wayne recalled the composition of the clergy who had come to the manor for the banquet before, and his thoughts gradually slipped away. He was thinking about how to sow discord among the "gangs".

Nonsence,

This is called "forming alliances vertically and horizontally" and "divide and rule".

　There is no eunuch. Someone in my family has been hospitalized in the past few days and was taken there by ambulance. We will try to get the necessary repairs.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)