pertwk Chapter 78 Killing people is easy, but disposing of their bodies is difficult
Chapter 78 Killing people is easy, but disposing of their bodies is difficult
Chapter 78 Killing people is easy, but disposing of their bodies is difficult
The Batman from another universe fired only one shot and quickly left the scene, leaving the six people present staring at a...
The bodies of Superman stared at each other, one big and one small.
Cyborg scanned the body with his mechanical eyes and spoke up to warn:
"It's already getting hard, what do we do now?"
When Cyborg says "hardening," he doesn't mean the corpse has started to rigor mortis or anything has hardened. Rather, he means that as sunlight scatters into the pit, this "Superman's" body has begun to become invulnerable again.
"I have to leave now; it's time for Billy and the others to go to school."
Shazan flicked his cloak, soared into the sky, and left the scene, letting out a soft sigh in mid-air:
"Hopefully Billy and the others don't have any nightmares tonight."
In this universe, it's not easy for Shazam to make an appearance. The divine power of the Greek gods that sustains his transformation is blessed and divided equally among his six children, rather than just Billy Batson in the main universe.
Shazam's reservations about the now-dead "Superman" stemmed from the fact that it wasn't Shazam's opinion, but rather the opinion of the six children.
Being blessed by the gods is enough to prove their noble character, and they do not wish for such a thing to happen.
Shazam himself only made the suggestion with the idea that it would be more useful to keep "Superman" alive. Otherwise, how could Shazam, who has the speed of Mercury, be slower than a pistol bullet?
As Joey watched the colorless Shazam rush away, he couldn't help but marvel at how different this world truly was from the normal universe.
If Shazam from a normal universe were present, he would probably have immediately started a fight with everyone over this matter, and wouldn't have stopped until they were all badly hurt.
The cruel world does indeed create more realistic heroes; the fact that no one present tried to stop that bullet speaks volumes.
No matter what, Joey absolutely cannot let this Kryptonian body fall into the hands of anyone else in this world. Who knows what kind of mess they'll make of it? "I'll handle it. Thank you, Cyborg. Please also give my thanks to Shazam."
Cyborg didn't say much, just nodded and prepared to leave, but Aquaman grabbed his arm tightly and he couldn't move.
"Cyborg, you can fly, could you give me a ride and take me beyond the coastline? I never want to walk back through the sewers again!"
Cyborg naturally wanted to refuse. He knew all about the underworld things Aquaman, the creature he had to keep, had done. How could he overcome this psychological barrier to help Aquaman now?
After all that he'd been through, Aquaman's reputation on land was at least universally disliked, if not universally revered. He couldn't just swagger back to the ocean from the land.
Unlike Wonder Woman, who only needs to manage a few thousand Amazons, he now represents the interests of billions of Atlanteans, and can no longer act as he pleases.
Wonder Woman frowned and blurted out her merciless accusations against Aquaman:
"Arthur, you idiot! That's because I have a stealth plane, unlike you who rides a giant sea monster and swaggers onto someone else's border!"
Aquaman, who had been scolded for no reason, turned to Cyborg. Now he could only rely on Cyborg. Even if Wonder Woman was willing to give him a ride in her stealth plane, she would probably throw him back into the sea in the stratosphere.
"Look, Cyborg, now you're the only one who can help me. We're now friends who fight side by side. You don't want Atlantis to cause another diplomatic incident with North America, do you?"
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The shameless Aquaman's relentless pursuit of Cyborg left the mechanical-headed Cyborg speechless. He remembered that Aquaman only arrived at the scene after everything had settled down.
"Dude, you weren't helpful at all, were you?"
"I just spoke up for you!"
"That doesn't even qualify as 'speaking up for someone,' okay?!"
Joey ignored the arguments of the crowd. He was at a loss for words as he looked at the wildly imaginative "Superman" figure.
The Kryptonians in the Yellow Star System are a troublesome bunch, whether they're dead or alive.
Now that the sun has risen, Joey has no doubt that if he leaves the body unattended and buries it on the spot, it could remain intact for a thousand years.
If we could remove the kryptonite bullet from his head and leave it in the sun for forty-nine days, he might just be able to revive on the spot.
Should we put it in a lonely fortress in the Arctic?
It's not very reliable. The Kryptonians are coming soon, so it's questionable whether that building, which is purely powered by Kryptonian technology, is even reliable.
"Okay, stop arguing!"
Joey silenced the commotion, and now he had a new idea about how to handle the body:
"Anyone want to come with me to clean up the body?"
Xinghuo had a question: "Doesn't this one body require so many people?"
"No."
Batman, like a ghost, reappeared behind Starfire, startling Starfire so much that he almost exploded with fury, and his entire body reignited with orange-red flames.
Batman clearly understood what Joey meant. By now, he had a general idea of how this world worked, and he could only accept Joey's thoughts.
"The 'corpses' your Superman is referring to aren't just this one, but many."
At this moment, there are still many corpses buried deep beneath Gotham's walls in the Justice League Watchtower.
Batman alone cannot go deep enough to properly bury his old friends.
Shazam, who had just claimed he was going to school, was turned back by a thunderclap and fell into the deep pit again. Facing the strange looks of the crowd, he forced himself to explain:
Today is Saturday.
"Oh~"
Solomon's wisdom was clearly not that useful.
Joey was naturally delighted by Shazam's return: "Perfect timing, Shazam, come with us..."
"Have a party?"
As the tension of battle gradually subsided, Shazam's consciousness began to recede into the background, and the intelligence of Billy Batson, one of the six, once again took over:
"That's how it was usually written in the comic books I read when I was a kid!"
"No, it's to..."
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Joey was speaking when he saw Cyborg interrupt him, frantically winking at Joey with his only remaining eye. So Joey stopped talking and let Cyborg begin his performance.
Steelbone cleared his throat: "Ahem, of course, you're coming with us to search for survivors in the city ruins..."
As they were talking, a mechanical drone arrived and replaced Cyborg, while Cyborg himself led Shazam away to search for and rescue Shazam.
In fact, Cyborg's drones had already been deployed in various locations in Gotham by the time the battle ended, to assist the Gotham Police Department in the search and rescue operation, and were now almost complete.
At this moment, we still need to find a reason to temporarily send Shazam away. He is indeed a tough warrior, but his true form is just six children who are still in middle school.
Shazam was well aware of this, and of course he wouldn't subconsciously remind Billy and the others. He simply followed Cyborg's words and hurriedly left the scene.
After all, reality is not a traditional superhero story. What this group of people are about to do will have an immeasurable impact on teenagers.