New Gods of North America.

Chapter 685 Special
"From your description, he seems to be Jason Woherz, a wild extraordinary being with a very special state and experience."

"The priests believed he should be classified as a 7th rank, but the actual level he demonstrated was far below the exorcists' understanding of this rank. They felt he was at most equivalent to a 5th rank or a weaker 6th rank Fallen."

"Moreover, his condition is very unstable. Although he is sometimes very difficult to deal with, at other times he is just like a strong, uninjured, and exceptionally intelligent man. There have even been cases where ordinary people have been able to escape successfully."

When the main force and Brother Merlin arrived, the fighting had already stopped, and the scene was a mess.
It seemed that the cathedral had dealt with this thing that had grown from a short guy to a giant before. After hearing Wayne's description, Brother Merlin quickly came up with an idea. He not only gave the name directly, but also immediately ordered someone to verify the situation.

Wayne's beloved carriage was now a useless prop, a "broken tricycle frame," with the horses' necks snapped, effectively rendering the engine useless.

The knives that were originally nailed to the carriage were all gone, leaving Wayne no chance to even salvage some of his losses by scavenging.

Wayne and Sanders are both fine right now (some people can heal themselves), but they are both a bit exhausted after a big battle.

High explosives had no effect on that guy, and so did the Demon Hunter bullets; they could penetrate, but he seemed completely unaffected.

On the contrary, when Sanders unleashed his power, he could push and stop him slightly.

The only thing that could actually cause damage was the "bomb" Wayne conjured with his extraordinary abilities—its power was mainly in the initial "explosion," and it required something like a demon hunter bullet to "pierce" it first; otherwise, it would only result in superficial wounds.
Wayne roughly understood the effect of his teleportation ability. Although he didn't know the exact principle, it could only be activated in a semi-dark environment with low light. Too dark wouldn't work either. The light at the destination would also be slightly stronger than that at the starting point. Before making a move, he would often give an extra surprise.

Even if reinforcements didn't arrive, Wayne felt that he and Sanders still had a chance to take the other down. That guy seemed to be running out of energy later on; his strength was waning, his movements were slowing, and it seemed like he had used up his teleportation ability as well.

It's basically a melee punching bag, only sturdy enough.

But then again,
If you can't keep people, you can't keep them...

After Wayne surprised the other guy with the "bomb" he conjured by hand, the guy mysteriously disappeared.

There was no visible "torn apart" or anything like that on site, which caused Wayne and Sanders to waste an extra ten minutes of tense expressions before they could relax after the main group came over and checked the surrounding situation.

In a sense, the dock area can be considered a commercial and logistics park outside Richmond. This area is considered the "suburbs" within the park, with houses on one side of the road and almost wasteland on the other.
Holding the holy water given to him by the monks, Wayne was sitting on a fallen tree stump by the roadside, drinking and resting. His first reaction after hearing what Brother Merlin said was—

"That guy is actually level 7?" In actual combat, he's at least a weak level 6.

Although the big, clumsy guy was indeed difficult to deal with, his intimidation and lethality in a direct confrontation were actually far less than that of Inessa.

Even Inessa said she's normally a Tier 6, and now you're telling me "ship cannons" and "cleavers" are about the same price...

Even Commissioner Smith wouldn't be this dishonest, would he?
Wayne was still willing to believe in the church's expertise in this area, so his question was, what makes that guy so special?

Brother Merlin was rigorous on professional matters and did not rush to conclusions.
"At this point, we can only say that the image you described is very similar to Jason Wohrz, but we cannot yet confirm that they are the same person. Jason Wohrz ​​was ordered to be dealt with by the Cathedral a long time ago and should still be imprisoned in a monastery, but we cannot rule out the possibility of him escaping."

Wayne didn't dwell on the details, but instead asked something more useful: "Since there are similarities, then there's something to learn from them—how did you catch that guy before?"

“I wasn’t directly involved in that operation; it was the other members of the bishop’s guard who went. So I only know the general outline.” Brother Merlin pondered for a moment. “It seems that all the participants have left the cathedral by now. If necessary, I will go back and request to review the records of that operation.”

Then Brother Merlin recalled for a moment: "However, Jason Wohrz's arrest seems to be a matter of course. There have been years of war on the Old World, during which a small number of wild Extraordinary individuals chose to escape in secret. In order to avoid the Church, they often chose relatively remote landing sites."

"The price of avoiding good harbors is the risk of accidents. It is said that Jason Wohrze initially came into contact with the remains of some extraordinary individuals who had been shipwrecked by hurricanes or were fighting amongst themselves before reaching the shore. It is a miracle that he was able to gradually become what he is now after being unintentionally absorbed and contained, rather than completely losing control."

“I heard someone mention in a conversation that he was originally aloof and introverted, often bullied in the seaside town, and lived alone for a long time after his parents passed away, rarely interacting with others. It is possible that his dark side was brought out by extraordinary forces from multiple fields, or perhaps he only had the opportunity to take revenge on people after gaining power. But his extreme personality also seems to have helped him stabilize his state to some extent.”

Wayne, who was known as a "detective," immediately understood some crucial details that weren't emphasized: "Since that guy committed a bloody crime and was already arrested, why didn't the cathedral deal with him completely? Instead, they kept him locked up in the monastery?"

Even if the probability of a successful jailbreak is very small, it's not zero.
It would be much easier to send it away as soon as the trial is over and replace it with extraordinary materials.

Brother Merlin breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this: "That's why the priests classified him as a 7th-rank priest."

"The group of wild extraordinary individuals who died unexpectedly at the beginning may have revealed their whereabouts in advance. As a result, before the church became aware of it, their town had already been secretly visited by many outside extraordinary individuals. Jason Wohrz's extraordinary material also accumulated to an exaggerated extent. If it weren't for the large number of deaths and injuries among the townspeople later, no priest would have noticed their xenophobic town that claimed to be self-governing."

"So Jason Wohrz ​​has actually died more than once already—although he looks like a living person now, he is essentially an evil spirit, and a very special kind of physical evil spirit at that. Methods to eliminate extraordinary beings and purify evil spirits are ineffective on him."

"..."

Wayne had always thought he was pretty tough, but he never expected the Church to have dealt with such a resilient opponent.
It seems that fighting alone is no match for a group of righteous warriors, unless one can at least reach the level of a "wise sage".

And at this point, Wayne actually started to develop an interest in the other person.

The rank is high but the combat power is just so-so. The extra quantity is the same price. In any case, it should be easier than dealing with another version of "Inessa", right?

Pay me back for the carriage!
(End of this chapter)