Chapter 286 Darkseid: Am I in Cahoots with You?
Chapter 286 Darkseid: I'm... fucking in cahoots with you?
I'm Billy Batson, you can also call me another name, Shazam, Thunder Shazam.
I've had many adoptive parents. Most of them adopted a child just for the government subsidy. They weren't so-called kind people, not even ordinary people.
So many years ago, when I sat on the high steps of the orphanage, staring at the outside world, I always imagined that I would be a hero like Batman. You know, speaking in a damn good voice, flying in the sky, saving people from fire and water.
Ironically, as I grew older, I gradually gave up this ridiculous wish that I thought was ridiculous, and began to slowly transform from a helpless child into a gloomy and irritable teenage orphan, and this wish suddenly became a reality.
I never thought that one day I would really become the person I once wanted to be, really.
I mean... why me?
I'm neither smart nor courageous. I am just one of the most ordinary people among countless people.
There are countless people, I mean, there are countless people who are smarter and braver than me who deserve this power.
But it is only me, and only me.
Why?
Even Shazam, the wizard who gave me the power, did not give me the answer.
So I tried to find the answer myself. The psychologist who likes to play scarecrows in the school told me that if a person's virtue is not worthy of the position, he will only kill others.
He is right.
But... although he has always said this, he has also told me different situations.
The day before he left school, he specially met with me. He told me again that even if a person's talent is not enough to match the position, as long as he tries his best to improve himself and is willing to fulfill his responsibilities at critical moments, then for others, it is better than nothing.
He told me not to belittle myself. Since I have already sat in that position, the first thing to do is to do what should be done in that position, and do my best to prevent myself from becoming the nail that collapses the entire empire.
(Note: The nail on the horseshoe is an allusion. Charles III fell off his horse because a nail was not fixed on the horseshoe, causing the king to lose a battle and destroy an empire.)
Although I didn't listen to the doctor's words at the time, what he said kept echoing in my mind, and it became clearer now.
I must not become the horseshoe that was not fixed firmly.
Batman told us what bad consequences would happen if Darkseid took control of the world.
I like Ryu, Chun-Li or Akuma, or the latest big guy Abigail (all of the above are characters in the game [Street Fighter 5] he often plays), or Gul'dan or Vereesa (characters in the game [World of Warcraft]).
I also like my current foster family and those deadly brothers and sisters.
So even though this world is not very good to me, and even did a lot of bad things to me...
But for the time being, I still like this world, right?
And the most important reason why I like this world is...
My father.
After I left prison, I came to find my father. Unfortunately, I lost myself for more than ten years, and then I searched for my father.
He is now hiding in the Red of All Beings, a safe place, with Superman and his family, Flash's girlfriend, Green Lantern's girlfriend and brother, and the families of other superheroes.
Temporarily safe.
If Darkseid controls the entire earth like the most terrible villain in the game, even hiding in the Red of All Beings is just waiting to die.
If we lose, it will be the real end of the world.
My father will die. I don't know where he is on the earth, but he must be alive, and the same goes for my mother who has been looking for me.
There is no chance to escape from the battlefield anymore.
This is not a trivial matter like catching bank robbers and arresting perverts who are not wearing clothes on the street.
I have no way to retreat.
"Darkseid"
Shazam's roar resounded throughout the battlefield, and even the Dark Lord couldn't help but look at it.
In the roar like a tsunami, Shazam, who was wrapped in lightning, returned to the battlefield.
Awareness is power, faith is power.
Shazam has never felt so powerful at this moment.
He absorbed power from the idealistic world and detonated it without hesitation in the real world!
"All things in the world, listen to my command!"
This most commonly used and common spell has become incredibly powerful under his reshaping at this moment. The surging thunder and lightning, and his high-raised cloak, complement each other, and roll up the wind.
Behind him are the rogues who followed closely, they are either driving ice and frost, or spewing flames, rolling up the turbulent wind and clouds.
Hal, the Green Lantern who had just been knocked down, flew up again with his arm broken by Darkseid, followed by Sinestro, who was covered in dust.
Wonder Woman picked up her shield again, and her braided hair spread out in the fierce battle, sticking to her cheeks with two blood marks, making her look more heroic.
Martian Manhunter finally put out the fire on him and turned into some kind of tall, strong, green-faced and fanged alien beast again.
The Flash, who had been lying on the ground from just now until now, finally recovered his running ability at this time. He turned into a red afterimage again and appeared beside Wonder Woman.
After just a few minutes, the situation faced by Darkseid seemed to have suddenly fallen from being invincible to being besieged again.
Beep-beep beep beep!
The Omega rays that were dispersed at the first time caught up with Hal the Green Lantern and Barry the Flash.
The former was stunned by the Omega ray in an instant, while the latter, relying on the extreme speed of the Speed Force created by every step, ran away with that single Omega ray.
Darkseid looked at the unconscious Green Lantern with satisfaction.
Green Lantern is a good experimental sample. Although Darkseid had killed many Green Lanterns at once in the past, it was because the Green Lantern Corps was in the process of attacking Apokolips, so he only got a lot of corpses.
But if you want to study the Green Lantern Corps, you can't do it without living people. However, Darkseid has signed a peace agreement with the Green Lantern Corps at this time, and he can't directly violate the agreement to capture a Green Lantern for research, so he will choose to keep the two Green Lanterns Hal and Sinestro who actively attacked him.
"I'll give you one last chance." Darkseid, with his hands behind his back, looked at the remaining people: "I've been merciful enough."
He looked at Sinestro, who was standing next to Shazam with an ugly face:
"I've heard of you, Sinestro."
He said:
"You should bring your light and be loyal to me."
"And I have sworn to the Green Lantern to defeat all evil in the universe. Like you, Darkseid." The dusty Sinestro raised the lantern furnace.
"A vow you can't fulfill, Sinestro." Darkseid said: "And even the Green Lantern Corps must submit to me!"
Darkseid saw that although Sinestro said so, unlike others, he no longer had the courage to attack him. That's why he just stood there and said harsh words at this moment.
Hal, the Green Lantern with a broken arm, rushed up again, and he materialized a train... It was useless.
Hal flew away in a parabolic posture again.
"Hah!"
Wonder Woman swung her sword, as she always swung it.
"I'm a little tired of it, everyone." Darkseid said, as he caught a lightning magic created by Shazam with his bare hands.
The lightning, which was thicker than a human baby's forearm, hit his rock body, just like tickling him.
Not far away, Aquaman, who had recovered from the ground, hurried over, and his injuries had been greatly recovered.
He held the Aquaman trident in his hand and bandaged his abdomen, as if he had used some emergency medicine to temporarily save himself. With his thick skin and Atlantean blood, he was basically fine at this time.
Hearing what Darkseid said, he immediately retorted and asked loudly: "Should I be afraid? I am the king of the seven seas!"
"If you still have a little intelligence."
Darkseid's voice was still ringing: "Maybe you are the king of the seven seas, but I am the god of the world!"
He took the trident of Aquaman that tried to insert into his eyes again, and then carefully inserted the trident into the same wound that sent Aquaman flying. Aquaman Arthur returned to where he should go in a posture and corner similar to the one he was sent flying before.
Clang!
The sword wielded by Wonder Woman was held in Darkseid's palm by himself, and then it broke into pieces the next moment, and the opponent did not even use the crimson Omega effect.
One kick, one punch, Wonder Woman fell to the ground again, but this time the Lord of Darkness did not stop for the time being, he pressed on step by step.
Darkseid walked up to Wonder Woman, looking down at her broken sword and Diana who was panting.
"Don't even think about it..." she said.
"Just let you sleep peacefully, and the kind grandmother will make you my most loyal guard when you wake up again."
(Note: The kind grandmother can train the Avengers through brainwashing and obey Darkseid's orders)
The next second, the crimson Omega effect gathered and burned in his eye sockets, and the bent rays directly hit Wonder Woman Diana.
Wonder Woman screamed violently and soon fainted.
"Since the strongest life on this planet has been captured, there is no need for me to waste time on other trash."
The reason why Darkseid didn't kill people before was because he wanted to see how strong Wonder Woman was. Secondly, he was afraid that if he killed too quickly, the rebels on this planet would lose their fighting spirit early and flee in all directions, and he would have to waste time running to different places to kill them one by one.
Now that the Wonder Woman he wanted has been subdued, the remaining trash who is not as strong as Wonder Woman is useless.
He created another large pot of fire, and once again put the Martian Manhunter into the sea of fire.
Darkseid turned his head to look at the rogues who were attacking him, and the red Omega effect in his eye sockets almost overflowed.
The thick fog created by the Weather Mist Master and the frost created by Captain Cold could not pose a basic threat to him. These were just means to block his vision.
In other words, among all the members of the resistance organization on this planet called the Justice League, except for the Martian Manhunter and Wonder Woman, whose weaknesses were too obvious and he kept using fire to target them, there was no enemy who could leave scars on him independently.
There was no need to linger on such a useless opponent.
The next moment, he would...
But at this moment, a sonic boom channel opened beside Darkseid.
Darkseid heard his son and the strongest warrior under him, Kalibak, calling him constantly: "Your Majesty Darkseid... Your Majesty Darkseid! Apokolips is under attack, we need your help!"
Darkseid's face, which was calm even when he was beating Aquaman and Green Lantern, finally showed some slight emotion.
He frowned, turned his head and focused his attention on the other side of the sonic boom channel, and then he heard a loud noise as expected.
Then, he realized that he might have to go back to Apokolips.
So he turned his head and looked at Steppenwolf and his group who had been watching the battle quietly not far away.
"Steppenwolf, Mite." Darkseid did not call Reverse Flash by name, but continued: "I have something to do and need to return to Apokolips immediately. You must take over from me and solve all the enemies in front of you."
He glanced at the gang standing there. They seemed to be rehearsing some kind of joint attack moves, but it didn't matter. Steppenwolf and Mite could solve it.
"Yes, Your Majesty Darkseid, I am looking forward to fighting for you!"
Before Steppenwolf spoke, Mite spoke first, and the flattery in his tone was almost overflowing.
"You..." Steppenwolf wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak. He just lowered his head: "Yes, Your Majesty Darkseid."
Darkseid didn't say any more nonsense, and the call from the other Kalibak became more and more urgent and sharp, like a roar mixed with some fear.
With just one step, Darkseid returned to Apokolips.
?
Why is this place in ruins?
Before I set out, this place was clearly full of dark red buildings, countless slaves were forging countless warships for me under the drive of demons, and there were also large numbers of alliance factories that were constantly in operation.
But now, what appeared in front of Darkseid was a mountain of garbage after being ravaged by the Prime Superboy.
"Who... dared to--"
"Your Majesty Darkseid!"
Darkseid blinked. He saw an earthling--no doubt, he was just wearing a hood with pointed ears. But the man under the hood had a high grin on his face, and his skin was strangely pale.
"I'm Batman!"
He heard the earthling introduce himself like this: "I'm in the same group with you! You're finally here, looking forward to it--"
Darkseid didn't quite understand what the other party was doing.
"Who did all this, Kalibak?"
Darkseid tried to call his eldest son's name, but no one responded to him.
"Stop shouting, I'm the only one here." Then he heard the man who called himself Batman whispered, "If you don't quite understand who I am, then please allow me to introduce myself."
"I'm Batman, from the Justice League, and now I'm your ally."
?
What are you talking about.
Justice League. Didn't I just beat up the Justice League? When did I become your team again?
"You..." Darkseid wanted to speak, but the next second, Superboy Prime's fist hit him in the face!
I can't finish writing today, but I will definitely make up for the 4,000 words!