pdf-ebookys Page 223
Page 223
"Mommy!" a child cried out and rushed to his mother, who could hardly believe her eyes. She hugged the child tightly, tears streaming down her face.
“Dad!” Another man knelt on the ground and hugged his elderly father tightly, as if afraid of losing him again.
These deeply moving scenes unfolded in every corner of the city. People embraced, wept, and prayed, thanking fate for giving them a second chance.
A mixture of joy and sorrow filled the air—this was not a resurrection, but rather the return of the "concept of existence" that the miniature Doomsdays had not yet brought back to the Dark Titans. Cheers, cries, and shouts mingled together.
The entire city seemed to awaken from a nightmare, like a belated rebirth ceremony.
only.
Not everyone can have a happy ending.
On a street corner, a man stood motionless, his wife not returning. Beside another pile of ruins, a little girl clutched her now-cold teddy bear.
Her parents and companions were also reduced to cold, lifeless corpses.
There is a corpse.
Those who are truly dead cannot return like the others.
Their departure marked the true end of their lives.
The number is not small.
Turbulence is always accompanied by death.
There were several thousand people.
Although the situation is much better now compared to the tens or even hundreds of thousands of casualties, it is still a great concern for the families of those who survived and could not "return".
They cannot feel the joy that most people experience today. A middle-aged woman kneels on the ground, clutching a photograph in her hands; the smile in the photo now exists only in her memory. Her husband, a city firefighter, rushed into the burning building when the disaster struck, but never came out again.
Death is irreversible.
"Why us? Why weren't you so lucky?" a young woman murmured, her fingers clutching a photograph of her sister's smile.
But now.
She had to go home alone.
This woman is not the only victim.
Such is the nature of human suffering.
It is a torment brought by fate, which does not distinguish between good and evil, merit and demerit, but leaves incurable wounds on the world and people's hearts in the cruelest way.
Even if there are heroes in this world, and more than one, even if they do their best to save others, they can never make every tear flow back into their eyes.
Life is as fragile as a dandelion in the wind.
No matter how hard heroes stretch out their arms to desperately block the storm, a few strands of down will always slip through their fingers—this is the lament of heroes, and also the sorrow of ordinary people in a world full of disasters.
"Luckily, there aren't many ordinary people in our family." Looking around at the crying and wailing passersby, Jordan glanced at his mother and brother, feeling extremely fortunate that his family was unharmed.
not far away.
A man who lost his wife knelt in the middle of the road, sobbing uncontrollably.
"My brother once said that the goddess who governs death is very gentle..." Jordan, who has social anxiety, didn't know how to comfort the passerby, so he could only hand him a tissue.
"Thank you, Carrefour Shopping Bag Superman."
The comforted passerby thanked them, maintaining the most basic courtesy.
"?????"
Jordan knew he was wearing a Walmart shopping bag.
He suppressed his speechless frustration at the passersby's tactlessness, and after thinking for a moment, he still managed to put on a very forced expression, conveying a sympathy that he didn't actually feel.
Boys with social anxiety lack empathy.
but.
This does not prevent him from knowing a truth.
Be a hero.
It means learning to control your inner volatile emotions.
"Nephew! Come lend a hand!"
While Aquaman and the other heroes were helping the military and government clean up the mess after the disaster, and the Justice League members were assisting the army in clearing rubble and treating the wounded, Batman remained unmoved. He stood on high ground, gazing into the distance, his deepest concern, of course, being the real Doomsday unfolding in the suburbs.
While pondering countermeasures.
suddenly.
Batman noticed a gaze fixed on him.
He turned his head to look over.
I saw a figure at the corner of the alley.
"Luther?"
Batman's voice was as cold as ice.
He instantly activated the thrusters on his combat boots, his black cloak stretching into a sharp silhouette behind him. However, as he charged into the alleyway, the bald man merely turned his head slightly.
An unsettling smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"I'm not your loser, but yes, I was the one who created Doomsday, which contained the power of outer space... and that's how those perfect life forms disappeared."
“What a disappointment.” Luther’s voice was low and hoarse, as if it came from the abyss, with a hint of regret. “After all, it wasn’t meant to be used against you.”
Hear the words.
Batman's fist was clenched, but Luthor suddenly looked up at the sky—an invisible sense of unease made the evil capitalist's expression turn serious.
"Good luck to you." The next second, his body collapsed like melting asphalt, turning into a writhing shadow that seeped into the cracks in the wall and disappeared without a trace.
"Um?"
Batman suddenly looked up.
Following Luther's gaze...
high in the air.
A red and blue figure was flying rapidly towards the outskirts of the city.
Is that Superman?
Superman! This might be the figure Luthor is trying to avoid, and the very thing he's preparing to use his fel energy to destroy the Sun.
"Is this Luthor hiding from the interdimensional Justice League? Why is that?" Batman frowned and muttered to himself. He had originally thought that Luthor was in cahoots with the interdimensional Justice League.
Due to insufficient information.
Even with Batman's sharp mind, it would be difficult for him to sort out his thoughts in a short time.
……
at the same time.
Inside the giant Doomsday skull.
[Occupational correction data obtained.]
[Obtain dimensional data.]
[Berserker's basic information has been updated.]
[Entry of occupational characteristics in progress...]
[Dimensional data extraction in progress...]
As Ian swallowed the black sphere representing an invasion from outer space, a system notification immediately rang in his ears, causing him to shudder on the spot.
This was a normal reaction as a great power was growing within him, causing changes in his body. In an instant, an unprecedented force surged into his limbs and bones.
Ian felt his soul boiling.
Since Ian had already experienced a similar change when he touched Omniknight and Sentry before, he wasn't shocked, just slightly surprised.
once Upon a time.
When the first black ball is found.
Ian was not fortunate enough to enjoy it. He had thought it contained a lot of experience points, but he never expected that the black sphere born from the invasion of outer space could bring him a career change.
"Not bad, System. It seems you're not just a bully at home." Ian had tried to unlock a class in the DC universe before, but he failed several times.
It seems now.
He really underestimated the system.
The system's ability to assist Ian isn't limited to the Marvel Universe. It can likely absorb any power from universes outside the DC Universe, becoming what the system calls "absorbable data." For example, the black sphere formed by the Dark Titan directly replenished Ian's Berserker class.
Strength: 284-311
[Physical fitness: 335-350]
Intelligence: 20.8-23.5
[Spirit: 110-120]
Along with the improvement of attributes.
Ian's body grew stronger again without anyone noticing.
In fact, the changes in these values are not significant, because the data brought by the Dark Titan has the same effect as the data brought by the previous Omniknight and Sentinel.
It didn't introduce a new profession. Instead, it brought extraordinary future potential and a stronger growth panel, allowing Ian's existing profession to have further advancement options. The biggest impact was on talents and skills; due to the new data, Ian's personal panel naturally saw many changes.
Name: Ian Kent
【普通职业：学生lv8〔389/1280〕作家LV4〔49/80〕领袖LV7〔59/640〕】
【超凡职业：狂战士LV8〔985/1280〕，野蛮暴君lv9〔2145/2560〕熵灭领主Lv9〔322/2560〕】
[Global Recognition: Key NPC]
[Innate Skill: Reverse Blood Furnace, Perfect Divinity, Life-Giving to All Beings]
[Professional Skills: Wrath of the Undead, Blasphemy Elegy, World-Burning Pulse, Perfect Divine Body, Eternal Day's Eye Level 3, Absolute Leap, Contemptuous Leap, Ultimate Hunger Level 3...]