The Repentance Miracle

Chapter 18: The Repentance Miracle

Lu Yuanming had a great many theories about Colorless Light Particles. So far, he had confirmed that they could be used to create physical objects—and that those objects were genuinely edible and usable. In other words, they truly became tangible objects that the souls of the dead could touch and eat, rather than mere hallucinations or illusions.

Lu Yuanming himself certainly didn't believe in anything supernatural. He might not have been a staunch Marxist-Leninist, but as a young man born and raised in New Z Country, he sincerely didn't believe in gods or ghosts. Even though he had actually died, seen souls, and come to the afterlife, he still believed there had to be a scientific explanation. Science simply hadn't advanced far enough to explain it yet.

If he had to make a scientific guess, Lu Yuanming would say that the White Light Particles released when monsters were killed were something like the stuff souls were made of. That was why he could absorb them and strengthen his soul. As for why no one else could absorb them, perhaps it was because he still technically counted as a living person?

As for Colorless Light Particles, Lu Yuanming thought they might really be formed from thoughts such as conviction, faith, and wishes. He couldn't explain why the thoughts of living people could become all kinds of physical objects in the afterlife, either.

And now, Lu Yuanming was trying to find new ways to use Colorless Light Particles.

Everyone saw Lu Yuanming place his palm over the wound where the MXG Person had been shot. White light burst from the point where Lu Yuanming's palm touched the wound. It lasted only two or three seconds. When Lu Yuanming lifted his hand, the wound had completely healed, and the MXG Person, who had been on the verge of death, opened his eyes and stared at Lu Yuanming in utter shock.

At that moment, everyone surged forward. Father Edward, who was closest to Lu Yuanming, immediately stepped in front of him and shouted at the MXG Person, "In the presence of the Lord, cast the evil thoughts from your heart!"

The MXG Person stared blankly at Lu Yuanming... If anyone there could be called the Lord, it could only be Lu Yuanming. Nearly two meters tall, he towered over everyone around him. The MXG Person stared at him in a daze, then burst into tears. He began babbling away in a language no one understood, all the while kneeling and repeatedly bowing his head to Lu Yuanming.

Everyone reflexively looked toward Lu Yuanming. He answered bluntly, "Sorry, I can't understand what he's saying."

Charlie coughed beside him. "Father, he's speaking XBY Language. I happen to know some. He's confessing the sins of his life. First, he joined a gang as a child. Then he joined a Drug Trafficking Group and smuggled Drugs into the USA. He also killed dozens of people along the way and raped some women. He even sold some people from Asia..."

Lu Yuanming's brows twitched as he listened. Then he pushed Father Edward aside and walked up to the MXG Person. "Your sins are grave. Though you've died and come to the afterlife, you clearly weren't punished by the law when you died. So I have no right to forgive you on behalf of the innocent people you harmed. My only duty is to send you to them. If that's the case, are you still willing to tell me where your accomplices are?"

After saying this, Lu Yuanming looked at Charlie. Charlie hesitated, but then the MXG Person suddenly spoke. "I can understand the Lord's language! Lord, my sins are truly unforgivable. In the Lord's Light, I felt warmth and the pure beauty of life. My sins truly are unforgivable! Please destroy my sinful soul, Lord. I'll tell you where those evil men are right now."

Everyone present froze. Without hesitation, the MXG Person then revealed the location of the remaining MXG People. They had occupied a small warehouse, where they were holding more than forty civilians captive. The MXG Gang occupied the outermost warehouse, preventing the people they held captive from sneaking away.

After finishing, the MXG Person immediately dropped to his knees and crawled forward, saying, "Please, Lord, destroy every last one of them. Not one of them is innocent. Their hands are stained with the blood of innocents—old people, children, men, and women. They're all executioners, just like me!"

The MXG Person was now almost at Lu Yuanming's side. Charlie immediately stepped in front of him and drew his pistol, aiming it at the man. "Stop!"

The MXG Person's eyes lit up at the sight. He slammed his forehead against the pistol in Charlie's hand. Charlie pulled the trigger without hesitation, and the bullet went straight through the MXG Person's forehead.

Strangely, the MXG Person wore a smile—a smile that looked almost blissful.

(How could this be!? He repented just like that, despite being such a monstrous scumbag? Is the faith of Westerners really that powerful?)

Lu Yuanming was utterly baffled. Then he noticed a faint, colorless, transparent glow around the wound in the MXG Person's forehead. It was far too weak to heal the bullet wound, but seeing it gave Lu Yuanming an idea.

(Right. Healing his wound didn't use up a whole Colorless Light Particle, so some must have remained inside him. And these Colorless Light Particles came from the purest wishes and blessings of my parents and the medical staff. They were wholly benevolent, with no ulterior motives. Could those wishes—or the Faith Power—have affected him?)

Lu Yuanming thought again about the MXG Person's words: "warmth and the pure beauty of life." Perhaps those were lingering effects of the Colorless Light Particles after all.

Lu Yuanming might have believed that, but the others were immediately swept up in a kind of fervor.

They had witnessed an incredible miracle.

A criminal who had killed countless people and probably wasn't even a believer had recognized his sins under the Messiah's influence. Not only had he given up the location of his accomplices, he had been eager to die and end his life. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they never would have believed such a thing could happen. The prayers that followed gave Lu Yuanming another headache.

Lu Yuanming hurriedly denied it again and again. "No, no divine revelation was involved, and this wasn't some criminal's repentance. I think it was probably caused by Faith Power..."

"Yes, it was faith!"

Father Edward said fervently, "It is faith that allows us to witness the Lord's Mercy. It is faith that has brought the Messiah among us once more!"

"Messiah!"

"Our Savior!"

"Amen!"

Lu Yuanming felt a headache coming on. He rubbed his temples. "No, this faith... Forget it. Peter, you're a good shot. Pick one of the guns here."

Peter had been praying too. He paused at Lu Yuanming's words, then immediately followed his instructions and chose one of the two semi-automatic rifles. Lu Yuanming then turned to Charlie. "Charlie, you and whichever of your men you think are good shots should each pick one, too."

Charlie nodded to show he understood, then took his men to pick out several weapons. One of his men deliberately picked up the FGM-148 antitank missile. He was the same man who had told Lu Yuanming the weapon's name earlier. The fervor on his face made it seem as if the weapon itself were his god.

In the end, only one pistol remained: the one Lu Yuanming had picked up beside the White Police Officer back then. He took it for himself, then said to Father Edward, "We're going to wipe out the MXG Gang. You stay here at the base and keep everyone safe. If monsters or any other danger show up, abandon everything outside and take everyone into the vault. Don't open it until we return. Understood?"

Father Edward replied at once, "I will obey the Lord's command!"

Only then did Lu Yuanming look at Peter, Charlie, and Charlie's men. He smiled. "Come on. Let's wipe out the enemy, and then... start building our home!"