"Wait a moment," Eternity said, somewhat exasperated, "You claim that this wasn't your doing. Do you have any evidence?"
Pointing to the side, Shiller said, "He is the best evidence."
Everyone turned to look, and the "he" referred to Laughing Bat.
Eternity's headache grew worse.
But he should hold off on feeling too pained because, at that moment, Laughing Bat opened his mouth to speak.
"You damned, foolish ants, what do you think you are, the high and mighty judges? No, you are wrong, utterly wrong!"
Shiller turned into Gray Mist, overlaid Laughing Bat's speech with bold, red letters on a black background with trembling fonts and thrust the subtitles right in front of everyone's eyes, making them impossible to disregard.
"You created the cosmos but never understand it; you are nothing but mechanical zombies, making the universe as dull as yourselves. And I, I merely introduce a little chaos into this boring universe, a speck of color in the pallid monotony, yet you, in your pettiness and shallowness, frame that as a crime. You completely fail to see the origin behind this cinematic art, you cannot grasp the profound symbolisms it contains!"
Although the Chinese text is not long, when translated into English, it becomes the length of a short essay because the subtitles are so lengthy, and now, the entire Court was submerged in the sea of black and red text.
Eternity struggled to push away the block of subtitles crowding his vision and roared at Shiller, "Enough! Shiller! Get this thing off!!!"
The Gray Mist dispersed slightly, but Eternity, more distressed, shouted, "You know I'm not talking about the subtitles!!!"
And since this trial was broadcast throughout the Omni Universe, meaning all victims could see it, countless civilizations' individuals were now covering their eyes or whatever organs they used to sense, wailing, "What is this?! My eyes!!!!"
But it wasn't over yet, Laughing Bat kept rambling on. After belittling every Abstract Entity present, he began to analyze his film, employing a style that seemed a blend of Joker and Batman, but was actually neither here nor there.
"Oh, poor little Robbins, I met him in an alleyway, he and his companions, what should I say, like stray dogs abandoned by society. I must say New York, a place more dreadful than Gotham, yet lacks Gotham's artistry. You must understand the unique character of Gotham to appreciate the difference between the two places, and Robbins is just the least significant part of this minor difference. He won't be the first, nor will he be the last, and everything he does afterward is imposed upon him by the layers of society, which I will extract as the most perfect artistry..."
Laughing Bat's speech wasn't exactly restrained but was sensationally delivered. Usually, he performed his monologues alone, but today, unexpectedly, he found someone to play along, a perfect sidekick who cheered him on joyfully, so how could his performative personality not erupt?
The Gray Mist, quite versatile, not only could turn into subtitles but also could project films and even produce holographic projections, displaying certain scenes from the movies in a three-dimensional fashion.
Thereupon, the trial assembly was completely transformed into a mass viewing event for the powerhouses of the Omni Universe or, in other words, turned into a public Olympian-level scatological spectacle.
You suggest leaving, but that's not an option, for the Court of Life is still watching, and once the trial has commenced, it cannot pause without reaching a conclusion.
But to say you should stop them is also not feasible because they are listing evidence. If you want to prove who directed the film, the director and screenwriter must discuss their shooting approach and details, such as what techniques they used, which actors they met, and what equipment they utilized.
These are the inevitable and universally applicable pieces of evidence. Since fairness must be ensured, you cannot deny the hearings concerning these proofs. That is why we say that even the Omnipotent Universal Level powerhouses are somewhat naïve about the law. They didn't consider before arriving that the jury must listen to the entire hearing, which also means they must endure this 11-hour cinematic disaster all over again.
And what's even more disastrous is that the director of this crappy movie actually showed up, and with great enthusiasm, detailed to them the entire process from scriptwriting to preparation to directing to filming to editing, interspersed with countless digressions that were nearly impossible to determine whether they were off-topic or deliberately nonsensical, and then there was this nonsense with subtitles in red capital letters on a black background.
It was then that they realized Shiller didn't just want to feed everyone feces, he wanted to drown everyone in it and even have them compliment him on his butterfly stroke through the sea of excrement, calling him the most agile maggot in the mountain of feces.
When they realized that five hours had passed and Mad Laugh hadn't even finished talking about Robbins, Eternity really couldn't take it anymore.
He gave Death a look, Death gave the Court of Life a look, and the Court of Life passed the look on to the big boss OAA behind the scenes.
Eventually, as the sixth hour was about to arrive and most of the jurors and witnesses had turned pale, the Court of Life received a reply from the big boss, summed up in one sentence, "If it doesn't work, pull out."
Well said, but where do we pull out to? Which part of the Omnipotent Universe hasn't been tainted with crap?
Wait, isn't there a way to get to the neighboring universe?
Battleworld! Yes, Battleworld!
Didn't a bunch of superheroes say they went to Battleworld before? Don't worry about what that's for; the water in the septic tank is about to go over your head, and you're still picky about the lifebuoy?
Run! Run fast!
Someone sharp-eyed immediately noticed Iron Man AI opening a blue Teleportation Portal, with the breath of an unfamiliar world appearing behind it.
There were no weaklings present. The moment the Teleportation Portal opened, the witness stand lit up with a riot of colors in an instant, as they all showcased their magical prowess, fearing of being a second too late and caught by the tide of feces.
The jury couldn't sit still anymore either. If you run, won't the crap surge our way? Who cares where it leads to, even a mountain of knives or a sea of flames is better than a dung pit, here I come!
In almost the blink of an eye, the witness stand and jury had all made their escape. Death, having the lowest standards among all the Abstract Entities, zipped into the Teleportation Portal, completely ignoring the welfare of his siblings. Eternity had to use his left hand for Infinity, his right hand for Oblivion, and even kick Star Eater with his feet, as they tumbled into the Teleportation Portal together.
Of course, these were their main M forms. The true Universe administrators themselves were just strings of code and rules, with no physical form, but even so, their main forms' M bodies were far stronger than any individual or Multiversal incarnation.
In the end, only the Court of Life, Mad Laugh, and Shiller were left in the Court, with Adam's silhouette gradually emerging, and Shiller, re-forming from Gray Mist, was about to step over, when Adam stretched out his hands and shrieked: "Don't come any closer! I'll go myself!"
Having said that, he kept an eye on the direction of Shiller and Mad Laugh, while adjusting his body's posture to fly towards the Teleportation Portal, leaving only Mad Laugh and Shiller staring at each other in the entire Universe Space.
"What are you looking at, your audience has all run away." Shiller shrugged and said, "That trick works, but it's a shame it can only be used once."
"...You used me?"
"Just kidding, who could possibly use you." Shiller also walked towards the Teleportation Portal and said, "If you don't come, I'm closing the door."
Mad Laugh paused for a moment, Mad Laugh walked over, Mad Laugh stopped at the edge of the portal, Mad Laugh was hesitating.
Mad Laugh was kicked in by Shiller.