vncnus Chapter 76 Tomorrow's Sun
Chapter 76 Tomorrow's Sun
Chapter 76 Tomorrow's Sun
Joey was coughing and gasping for breath while clutching his neck, watching as another "Superman" flew into the sky and soon broke through the clouds over Gotham City.
He needs to slow down a bit more. If someone can briefly stop the other party for half a minute, no, twenty seconds would be enough.
Twenty seconds is enough time for Joey to catch up and bite the opponent again, dragging them onto the ground in Gotham City and bringing them back into a low-intensity battle.
Just then, someone familiar to Joey arrived from the distant horizon—Starfire.
This is definitely not going to work.
The flames of revenge on Tamaran were burning fiercely. Starfire's entire body was engulfed in orange-red energy flames, and emerald-colored energy vortexes shot towards the "Superman" as if they were free.
That wasn't the light of the Green Lantern's will, but rather the power of the Tamaran people themselves. A Green Lantern with depleted energy is useless until it's recharged using the furnace.
Although Starfire's abilities as a Tamaran are outstanding, without the simulated Kryptonite light of the Green Lantern Ring, Joey is certain she won't last ten seconds against a ruthless, insane Superman.
Sometimes Joey even felt that everything in this universe was against him. For example, his opponent was a battle-hardened middle-aged Superman. They agreed to fight over the "turtle punch" move, but unexpectedly, the other party even knew some martial arts.
The only one currently stopping him is a madman suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
It's clear that Starfire now reacts immediately to the sight of Kryptonians and the 'S' symbol of the El family, and will indiscriminately take a bite.
The only reason Joey hasn't punched this mad dog that keeps chasing him to death is because he knows the other party is mentally unstable.
For a princess of a fallen kingdom who lost her home and family two years ago, it is clearly not Joey's wish to demand too much from an orphan of Tamaran whose entire race on the planet was wiped out. She has already gone through that, so why can't we just obey her?
But Joey's compliance with her doesn't mean that "Superman" will indulge her, especially since this is a life-or-death duel between two Kryptonians, and anyone who stands in his way of reaching the sunlight is clearly worth his killing spree.
"Cough...cough...Raven, could you...:"
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With difficulty breathing, Joey managed to stand up, still feeling dizzy. Raven, still in its raven form, flapped its wings and appeared in front of Joey.
The jet-black raven, formed from energy, looked noticeably smaller than before. She tilted her head, preened her black wings with her beak, and spoke in human language:
"As I said before, I am very weak right now, and I can't just throw you into the sun with a single thought."
Raven was once one of the most powerful spellcasters in the DC Universe, whose essence even far surpassed Doctor Fate, possessing almost limitless means and magic.
When Joey first met her, she even had the ambition and courage to morally blackmail Superman and fight against the Trigon in that world.
But no one knows what she went through to become like this. Her human form is only half left, and her power is not just a simple folding.
The previous battles and protection efforts had exhausted too much of her strength; she was no longer capable of fighting at this level.
It looked exactly like an ordinary large crow.
"You're absolutely fucking useless!"
Joey discovered that he hadn't stopped swearing since he came into this world.
I have a feeling that nothing good will happen every time I see a raven. There is definitely a reason why ravens symbolize disaster and death in most cultures.
As for whether a raven is actually a crow, Joey, who is currently gritting his teeth, doesn't care about that:
"I don't care what method you use, Raven, go wake that old bastard Thomas up, even if you have to slap him twice!"
Taking advantage of his improved breathing and the gradual return of blood flow to his brain, Joey leaped up and pounced on another "Superman" in the sky.
My idea of ending the battle before dawn might be a bit too optimistic. I need some help to gang up on this Kryptonian spawn.
The other party wiped out the Justice League in his universe, but I didn't do that!
Joey's recovery was much faster than Superman had anticipated. As he watched Joey approaching from afar and dodged the energy barrage of shooting stars, an idea popped into his head.
The strong become significantly stronger once they abandon morality. For example, Superman now expended more power and appeared in front of the unsuspecting Starfire in a flash. He ignored the thousands of degrees of energy flames around Starfire, pressed one hand on Starfire's shoulder, and pierced through his chest with the other.
"Uh... cough!"
Xinghuo, whose chest had been pierced, coughed up blood again. Unlike the minor incident with Joey, this time the orange-red blood gushed uncontrollably from her mouth and the piercing wound on her chest.
The spark of this universe is far from growing into a powerful hero who can stand alone. Faced with such injuries, fear begins to fill her heart, and her consciousness gradually leaves her.
Superman pulled out his bloodied right hand, casually tossed Starfire high into the air, and then turned to shield Joey's punch with his elbow.
The massive impact of their collision shattered the clouds over Gotham, and the citizens of Gotham once again saw the bright moonlight. Superman kicked Joey back and calmly pointed at Starfire, which was about to begin its freefall.
"The Tamaran people's strength comes from their emotions. When they are afraid, unable to concentrate, or even lose consciousness, their abilities decline or even disappear, just like when we are exposed to the red sun."
The girl is only seriously injured now, but in less than a minute she'll fall to the ground and be smashed to pieces. If you don't go to save her...
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Joey's response was a sudden, unexpected flying punch: "Are you out of your mind?"
Superman was hit hard by this sudden, insidious punch, leaving him feeling short of breath, dizzy, and disoriented. This punch was not only a physical blow to him, but also a mental defeat.
He had been through Joey's age before, and his enemies often used this tactic of moral blackmail, forcing him to choose between two options. This trick had always worked on him in the past.
In his view, given the predicament he created, Superman should have gone to save the girl without hesitation!
The little superhero in front of him had taken a different path from his own from the very beginning, which made the "Superman," who was now extremely tired of his previous childish antics, feel a strange sense of annoyance:
"You don't deserve to be called 'Superman' at all. Superman should do his best in everything. Even I wouldn't have made such a choice so easily before!"
Joey closed in and punched "Superman" in the face again, causing blood to spurt from his nose.
"I'm at least more deserving than you are now! I abandoned you to save her, so you could destroy everyone on Earth after you've finished sunbathing?!"
The choice the other party gave him was just like a strange question Joey had seen before.
The museum is on fire, and you only have one chance to save it. Will you save an innocent kitten or a world-famous painting?
Thinking of this, Joey threw an uppercut at the opponent's chin. Kryptonians are tough guys, and this punch actually cracked Joey's hand, but it also made the opponent lose his balance. What kind of stupid problem is this? Can't he put out the fire first?
On the other side, Spark, affected by the shockwave, began its freefall even faster, before losing its last shred of consciousness...
She still instinctively called out softly:
"Help me..."
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Superman's ears rang after being punched in the chin, and he nearly lost his balance in mid-air, but he was far from being completely defeated. Kryptonians are such difficult creatures to kill.
In his final struggle, he cried out, "I know you can hear her, we can all hear her! Just let her die! You kill me today, and tomorrow you'll be the new me!"
"I heard that—and I admit you're right."
Just as Joey was about to continue his attack, he suddenly stopped upon hearing this. He shook the blood off his hands and flew towards the falling Starfire without looking back.
"What?"
Superman watched Joey walk away in disbelief; he hadn't expected his last words to actually have an effect.
It seems that morality can indeed make people weaker.
Without delay, while remaining on high alert, "Superman" took the opportunity to fly into the sky.
Soon he will be able to access the sun and restore it to its full glory, then settle scores with these people and turn this planet into his new playground.
Joey did hear Starfire's cries for help, and after hearing what "Superman" said, for a moment he did want to abandon "Superman" and go save Starfire first.
Perhaps it's because Xinghuo became an orphan with PTSD because of her fellow biologists? Or perhaps she simply doesn't want to weigh her life on the scales of life?
But this multiple-choice question eventually found a perfect solution, because he heard more than just Spark's cries for help.
And beneath that shockwave, there was an extremely faint yet discordant sound of air currents lurking high in the sky.
The "Superman" in the sky was flying triumphantly towards the outside of the atmosphere. He was confident of victory and knew he would soon be able to see the first rays of sunlight in the world.
Until a rope gleaming with golden light was placed around his neck.
A familiar voice came through, as familiar as if Superman had just killed her:
"You bastard, you'll never see the sun rise tomorrow!"
Lasso of Truth, Wonder Woman from this universe.
Joey had already seen enough Amazonian stealth fighters on the British Isles that even though magically enhanced fighters were invisible to Kryptonians, he could still detect their presence from subtle discordant air currents.
This Superman clearly didn't have enough experience to distinguish these things, so he was caught off guard when Wonder Woman suddenly jumped out of the fighter jet.
"Doctor, is there any hope for someone injured like this?"
From a distance, Joey gently caught Starfire, whose chest had been pierced with a large hole, and handed it to Old Bat, who had just contacted Cyborg to launch a chain of reinforcements. He then quickly returned to the battlefield.
The distant roar of thunder and the screech of steel-bodied thrusters signaled that someone might never see the first rays of sunlight in the world.
The old bat, who was inexplicably treated to a patient, was at a loss for what to do.
Theoretically speaking, Bruce Wayne's father, Thomas Wayne, was indeed a highly skilled and reputable surgeon, but that man was just Thomas in the past.
But at this moment, looking at the huge, bowl-sized scar piercing through his chest, and seeing Xinghuo barely breathing, old Thomas could only pull out the syringe and try anything as a last resort.
"Bring me my adrenaline."
Although his medical license had long been revoked due to alcoholism, although he had recently practiced medicine illegally and caused the Flash's death, and although Starfire, being an alien, likely has extremely large physiological differences from humans...:
But Thomas, who was practicing medicine illegally once again, couldn't help but laugh at himself as he flicked the syringe. However, compared to the other things he had done in the past, this crime was completely insignificant.
What if this alien girl can see the sun rise tomorrow?