From your description, he seems to be Jason Voorhees, a wild Extraordinary Person with a very unique state and experience.
The priests believe he should be classified as a Rank 7, but his actual displayed power is far from what exorcists understand for this rank, making them think he is at most comparable to a Rank 5 or a weaker Rank 6 Fallen.
Moreover, his state is very unstable; while sometimes he is extremely difficult to deal with, other times he is just like a strong man with a robust physique, not easily injured, and abnormally intelligent, even to the point where ordinary people have successfully escaped him.
By the time the main force and Merlin arrived, the battle had stopped, and the scene was in disarray.
The Cathedral seemed to have dealt with this thing that transformed from a short person into a giant before. After listening to Wayne's description, Merlin quickly formed an opinion, not only directly stating the name but also immediately sending someone to verify the situation.
The van carriage Wayne usually liked to ride in had now become a useless prop, a 'damaged tricycle frame,' and the horses' necks had been severed, effectively totaling the engine.
However, all the knives originally nailed to the carriage were gone, leaving Wayne no chance to even salvage some scraps to minimize his losses.
Wayne and Sanders were fine at this point (someone could self-heal), but both were temporarily exhausted after a major fight.
High explosives had no effect on that guy, and Hunter bullets were similar; they could penetrate, but the opponent seemed unfazed.
Conversely, when Sanders's strength erupted, he could still slightly push and hinder him.
The only thing that showed lethality was the 'bomb' Wayne conjured with his Extraordinary ability by hand—its power was mainly in the 'explosion,' and it had to be 'poked in' first with things like Hunter bullets; otherwise, it would only be a superficial injury.
Wayne also roughly understood the effect of his teleportation ability; although he didn't know the exact principle, it required a semi-dark environment with dim light to activate, too dark wouldn't work, and the destination's light had to be slightly stronger than the starting point, often accompanied by a jump-scare before the action.
Even if reinforcements hadn't arrived, Wayne felt that he and Sanders had a chance to keep the opponent. That guy seemed to run out of stamina later, his strength weakened, movements slowed, and his teleportation ability seemed used up.
He was pretty much a melee punching bag, just a very sturdy one.
But then again,
Not keeping him meant not keeping him…
After Wayne gave the opponent a 'surprise' with a hand-conjured 'bomb,' that guy inexplicably disappeared.
There was no visible 'dismemberment' at the scene, which caused Wayne and Sanders to waste expressions and remain tense for an extra ten minutes until the main force arrived and confirmed the surrounding situation before they started to relax.
The Dock Area, in a sense, could be considered Richmond's commercial logistics park outside the city. This particular area was the 'outskirts' even within the park, with houses on one side of the road and mostly wasteland on the other.
Holding the holy water given by the monks, Wayne was now sitting on a stump by the roadside, drinking and resting. After listening to Merlin, his first reaction was—
"That guy is actually Rank 7?" And his combat evaluation is at least a weak Rank 6?
Although the big oaf was indeed difficult to deal with, the immediate sense of oppression and lethality he presented was actually far less than Inessa.
Even Inessa said her normal state was Rank 6, and now you're telling me a 'naval cannon' and a 'machete' are roughly the same price…
Even Commissioner Smith couldn't be this deceptive, could he?
Wayne was still willing to trust the Church's professionalism in this regard, so his point of confusion was actually,
Why him?
Merlin was still rigorous on professional matters and was not in a hurry to conclude:
"Currently, we can only say that the image you described is very similar to Jason Voorhees. We cannot yet confirm that they are the same person. Jason Voorhees was previously ordered to be dealt with by the Cathedral and should still be imprisoned in a Monastery, but the possibility of his escape cannot be ruled out."
Wayne didn't get bogged down in details and continued to ask something useful: "Since there are similarities, there's reference value—how did you catch that guy before?"
"I wasn't directly involved in that operation; others from the Bishop's Guard went. So I only know some general circumstances." Merlin pondered for a moment, "The participants at that time seem to have all left the Cathedral now. If necessary, I will go back and apply to review the action records from then."
Then Merlin recalled a bit more: "However, Jason Voorhees's capture seemed to be a matter of course. The Old Continent had years of continuous warfare, during which a small number of wild Extraordinary Persons chose to secretly flee. To avoid the Church, they often chose relatively remote landing sites.
The price of avoiding good harbors is the increased likelihood of accidents. It is said that Jason Voorhees initially came into contact with the remains of Extraordinary Persons who had encountered hurricane shipwrecks or internal strife before landing. After being unintentionally absorbed and assimilated, his ability to gradually become as he is now, rather than completely losing control, can already be considered a miracle.
I've heard people mention in conversation that his personality was originally reclusive and introverted, often bullied in the seaside town. After his parents passed away, he lived alone for a long time, not interacting much with people. He might have had his dark side stimulated by multi-domain Extraordinary powers, or perhaps he only had the opportunity to retaliate against people after gaining power. But his extreme personality also seemed to some extent help him stabilize his state."
Wayne held the title of 'Detective,' and he understood some key details that weren't emphasized: "Since that guy committed a bloody crime at the time and was already arrested, why didn't the Cathedral completely deal with him, but instead kept him in a Monastery?"
Even if the probability of a successful escape was small, it wasn't zero.
It would be much simpler to just send him away quickly after judgment and convert him into Extraordinary materials.
Merlin sighed slightly upon hearing this: "That's why the priests classified him as Rank 7."
The initial group of wild Extraordinary Persons who died accidentally might have revealed their whereabouts beforehand. This led to their small town being secretly visited by many external Extraordinary Persons before the Church became aware. The Extraordinary materials Jason Voorhees absorbed therefore accumulated to a rather exaggerated degree. If it weren't for the large number of casualties among the townspeople later, no priest would have noticed their xenophobic town, which claimed to believe in autonomy.
So Jason Voorhees has actually died more than once—although he looks like a living person now, he is essentially a Demon, and a very special physical Demon. Methods for eliminating Extraordinary Persons and purifying Demons are ineffective against him."
"…"
Wayne originally thought he was quite resilient, but he didn't expect the Church to have dealt with such a 'King of Durability.'
It seems that fighting alone is still no match for a righteous group beating, unless one can at least reach the level of a 'Wise Sage' or similar.
And at this moment, Wayne actually started to become genuinely interested in the opponent.
High rank but mediocre combat power, more quantity but no price increase; no matter what, it should be easier than dealing with another version of 'Inessa,' right?
Pay me for my carriage!
