Opened a martial arts school, and his eldest disciple Batman

Chapter 150: Even if I win just once (two in one)

Since Du Mu had already shown the existence of the martial arts gym to Dumbledore, the other party did not question Du Mu.

Ever since his mistake in his youth, Dumbledore has become extremely cautious. He never speculates on areas he does not understand, and is always courteous to experts in any field, not thinking that they are any worse than himself.

Although Dumbledore found it hard to imagine such a crisis involving the entire human world, he at least understood that Du Mu, the owner of the martial arts school, had seen countless worlds and had rich experience, so he would definitely not jump to conclusions lightly.

So there is nothing to hesitate about. Compared with the lives and deaths of billions of people, the reappearance of the Dark Lord is not a big deal.

Dumbledore extended his hand and said to Du Mu, "There is no time to lose. I will take you there directly."

Du Mu nodded. He could understand Dumbledore's urgency. Such a good man would never allow such a disaster to actually happen.

The two of them disappeared into the principal's office in an instant.

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On a small island in the cold waters of the North Sea, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement built a prison, officially called Azkaban Castle, but commonly referred to simply as Azkaban.

Azkaban has no jailers in the traditional sense, only Dementors that constantly surround the cold waters as cages for criminals.

It is hard to say whether these Dementors have any awareness of being jailers. It seems that they are just being kept as food.

However, at least members of the Ministry of Magic who have signed a contract with the Dementors will not be attacked by the Dementors when bringing prisoners to the island.

But Dumbledore knew with his beard that given the bureaucratic style of the Ministry of Magic, even if he led all the teachers and students in the school to write applications for ten years, it would be impossible for him to get Tom out of Azkaban just for something like "saving billions of people in another world".

So Dumbledore acted decisively... Since the rules did not allow it, he just didn't want others to find out that he had violated the rules.

Dumbledore is not such a rigid person. In the original novel, he always turned a blind eye to the violations of the three protagonists and even covered other people's eyes to prevent them from seeing them.

"Azkaban has been subjected to an Anti-Apparition Charm. I cannot take you directly into the prison. We must go there by boat."

Dumbledore was standing on the outskirts of the cold waters, looking at the island that was completely obscured by darkness, and said to Du Mu.

Although Hogwarts also has an anti-Apparition spell, he is the headmaster and naturally has some privileges.

The same cannot be said for Azkaban, where even the Minister of Magic cannot Apparate.

Du Mu looked at Azkaban from afar and said, "It's enough that you brought me here. I can fly directly there."

Dumbledore thought of Du Mu's flying sword, shook his head and said, "But there is an anti-flying spell here, try to see if you can fly first."

Du Mu immediately condensed the flying sword, but found that the flying magic structure contained in it was difficult for the magic power to pass through. At least half of it was blocked and could not be used.

In this case... although he could rely on magic power to lift himself up and float, he could not reach the fastest speed and he could not hide his body. He could only use the Patronus Charm to fight the Dementors.

Once that happens, the matter will probably become known to everyone.

Dumbledore also reminded: "The Dementors can complain to the Ministry of Magic. If they find out that Voldemort has disappeared, there will definitely be a big fuss. If possible, I hope you can disguise yourself and not make too much noise."

Du Mu thought for a moment, then asked, "My Animagus happens to be an aquatic animal, so why don't I just swim over there?"

"You also became an Animagus?"

Dumbledore was immediately surprised. He still remembered that when he first communicated with Du Mu about magic, he was obviously still a layman. How long did it take him to learn even the extremely difficult Animagus?
Du Mu nodded nonchalantly. In fact, Animagus was not very difficult in Du Mu's opinion. After all, this kind of magic did not require understanding the principles behind it, as long as the requirements of the ritual were met perfectly.

In the original book, the James group of four, who were still students, were able to learn it, so there was no reason for Du Mu to get stuck.

What's more, he has several worlds to travel to, and the probability of finding a suitable environment is much greater than that of ordinary wizards. The remaining spiritual requirements such as willpower and maintaining self-esteem are even more of a piece of cake.

Dumbledore thought for a moment, nodded slowly, and warned: "Then be careful. This water is very cold. If your Animagus feels that it can't hold on, then do whatever you have to do. The wizarding world will only be in turmoil for a few months at most, which is far less than the lives of an entire world of humans."

Du Mu smiled. Dumbledore was indeed not a rigid person.

So, under Dumbledore's gaze, Du Mu slowly walked into the water, allowing the cold water to flow over his ankles and chest until his entire body sank into the water.

Dumbledore stood on the shore, looking at the lake with some curiosity, wanting to know what kind of aquatic animal Du Mu's Animagus was.

Sea snake? Unlikely. Sea turtle? Definitely not. Swordfish? Possibly. Every time Du Mu used his magic power, he liked to condense a long sword, which was in line with his temperament.

Then, Dumbledore's eyes slowly widened.

Pupil earthquake.

A...dark island, with a protective color almost the same as the gloomy waters, slowly floats above the water.

Looking at the back that seemed as big as an island, Dumbledore was stunned for a long time before he whispered, "Whale?! You use a whale to sneak?!"

After the initial shock, Dumbledore suddenly realized that although a blue whale of astonishing size appeared in the sea... the water level had hardly risen.

"I carried a lot of storage bags that had been spelled with space extension, and sucked seawater equivalent to my body size into them. My magic power was also constantly guiding the water flow, keeping it steady without any waves."

Du Mu's whale blowhole vibrated slowly, gathering the sound into a line, and explained to Dumbledore in a secret way.

Dumbledore finally understood that he had been worrying for nothing. Du Mu had always been cautious and would certainly not act rashly without preparation.

As for the location of those storage bags...it was still the same as before, stored by Du Mu in the whale's baleen.

Dumbledore said, "Since you can show your back, why don't I ride with you?"

Du Mu refused and said, "I only need to inform Tom to let him return to the martial arts hall, and the same goes for me. But if you want to leave, you will have to go through some trouble in the anti-apparition area, so forget it."

Dumbledore thought so too and could only sigh and say, "Then... I wish you all the best."

After saying this, he still stood on the edge of the water, watching Du Mu slowly diving into the water.

It must be said that an Animagus like a whale really exceeded Dumbledore's expectations. It was the first time he saw a shapeshifting animal of such a magnificent size.

Generally speaking, when a wizard becomes an Animagus, he or she simply uses the physical advantages of the transformed animal to sneak, move, or use it as a combat form after losing his or her wand.

But in the final analysis, the main combat power of a wizard still relies on casting spells with his wand, and Animagus is just an auxiliary means.

But Dumbledore knew that what Du Mu possessed was not magic power, but magical power... It was a kind of energy that could be controlled and shaped at will without a wand.

Think about it again, Du Mu was able to use the whale's blowhole to talk to himself. Compared with the human body, it seems to be no inferior.

Dumbledore's sixth sense told him that perhaps Du Mu's combat power in this form would exceed the imagination of all Animagus wizards.

He looked at the calm lake. The cold wind blew past, creating a few wrinkles on the surface.

Other than that, there was no movement at all.

Du Mu's ability to control the water flow had made Dumbledore a little numb.

He stood on the beach for half an hour, confirming that all the Dementors were still moving along their own paths and nothing special seemed to have happened. Dumbledore didn't quite understand whether Du Mu had taken Tom away.

Until Dumbledore suddenly discovered... the sea water inexplicably began to rise slowly, and then suddenly fell.

Suddenly, the originally calm sea surface became turbulent.

The Dementors in the sky immediately focused their attention on the water surface and began searching everywhere.

Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

It is obvious that the rising lake level just now was Du Mu pouring out the lake water he had collected, and the sudden sinking afterwards was the departure of the blue whale Du Mu.

You are really worthy of me... You can actually sneak into Azkaban successfully with a body bigger than the castle.

There really is no one else...

This world is so magical that it always feels new no matter how old you are.

Dumbledore smiled and shook his head, then turned around and disappeared into Apparition.

He returned to the principal's office, and as if nothing had happened, he opened a bag of strange-tasting beans without giving up.

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Tom sat in the prison cell of Azkaban, playing with the translucent dagger in his hand with an indifferent look.

There were a few strands of blood flowing inside the translucent dagger.

This was the blood of the Death Eaters... They claimed that they had once been loyal to and followed their original bodies, so when Tom asked for their blood, they immediately offered it.

Even the eyes were fanatical.

This disappointed Tom, as he had wanted these guys to resist.

However, Tom soon witnessed with his own eyes that Dementors feed on people's happiness, because those guys who were originally very happy to see him became depressed again when they met him for the second time.

As for Tom himself... the Ministry of Magic certainly didn't tell the Dementors to go easy on him.

Even though Tom tried to use magic power to resist, unfortunately, creatures like Dementors are only afraid of the light of the Patronus Charm and are not afraid of ordinary magic or physical attacks.

The flying needles condensed by Tom's magic power passed through the Dementor's body just like passing through a shadow.

Then, Tom felt the light and warmth around him being sucked away, and he gradually fell into darkness and cold.

He saw the most disgusting thing in the world. It seemed to be the only tangible part of the Dementor's body, its mouth, like a skinned saw-toothed animal.

But to be honest...Tom was a little confused.

Because he felt that his mental state had not changed much after taking the drug.

After feeding on him once, the Dementors seemed to have lost most of their interest in Tom, and would often come back to feed on him again after a long time.

Tom felt the same way as last time.

Fortunately, what Azkaban lacks the least is time for thinking. After a long period of thinking and recollection, Tom discovered to his amusing surprise that he actually has no happy memories.

In fact, Tom's life trajectory is very simple...orphanage, Hogwarts, Myrtle's death, the years of sleeping in the notebook, martial arts school, resurrection, being completely defeated by the savior, and being sent to Azkaban under the indifferent gaze of Professor Du Mu.

In the orphanage, Tom knew very early that he was different. He disguised himself with arrogance and excluded other children before he was excluded by them.

At Hogwarts, Tom entered Slytherin House and thought he had found his home...but because of his mixed-race identity, he had to endure discrimination and sneering for a long time.

When he became more and more extreme, he came into contact with the thoughts of Salazar Slytherin and learned that he was a Parseltongue... However, this bloodline, which should have been respected, did not receive any due respect because of his Muggle father.

Therefore, Tom blamed all the suffering he had suffered on his parents. It was his stupid mother who found a Muggle, which led to his comfortable childhood and respected college time being completely destroyed.

But Tom's parents had already died.

Tom, who had no one to vent his anger on, turned his attention to Muggles and all half-blood wizards... Because as long as they existed, they reminded Tom that he was the same as them. They also reminded Tom what kind of life he had lost because of his parents' stupidity.

Tom was consumed by rage, and he actually tried to release Salazar's basilisk to kill those half-blood wizard classmates right under the noses of countless professors in the entire academy.

It was Myrtle's scream before her death that brought Tom back to his senses.

He panicked and framed the crime on Hagrid, but he also realized from the fact that he killed Myrtle that nothing in life is more important than life and death.

No matter what kind of life one has, no matter how noble one's bloodline is, one cannot escape the fate of death in the end...

Then as long as he can transcend death and accomplish things that have never been accomplished by his predecessors, he will be the most honorable person in the world.

Tom felt that if he had to pick a time when he felt "happy", it would probably be when he first started studying Horcruxes.

However, whenever Tom remembered that he no longer had any Horcruxes and that all of them had been destroyed by Professor Du Mu, he could only smile bitterly.

Everything I do is meaningless.

His entire life was just to serve as a foil for the savior named 'Harry'.

All his evil deeds eventually turned into glory for those who defeated him.

Even his resurrection was done by Professor Du Mu in order to eliminate the remaining soul of his original body left in Harry's body.

From the time he was born to the time he was resurrected, Tom really could not imagine any time that could be called happy... So, without any spiritual nourishment, even the Dementors began to ignore him.

Such indifference always reminds Tom of Professor Du Mu’s last look.

calm.

That calm gaze, like the cold and damp surface of the lake outside Azkaban, extinguished all the resentment, anger, and pleading in Tom's heart.

This is also the reason why Tom never thought about returning to the martial arts school.

What will happen if I go back?
Are you waiting to be escorted back to Azkaban by Professor Du Mu?
Tom now cannot find any goal or meaning in his life. Everything he pursued in the past is not only fleeting, but also trampled under the feet of Harry, the savior, and turned into his food.

Not even the Dementors could wring any worthwhile emotion from his confusion and pain.

As a result, Tom found a rare peace in Azkaban.

Even if there were Death Eaters who would occasionally come over and persuade him to lead the Death Eaters again and fight back against the wizarding world, Tom would just turn around and calmly ask, "And then?"

All the Death Eaters who were asked the question were stunned.

Then?

"Then unify the wizarding world, kill all half-blood wizards, and keep wizards pure!"

A Death Eater answered Tom.

Tom said "Oh" and nodded in agreement. "What happens next? I assume that the bloodline of wizards is pure. There will be no half-blood wizards in the magic world. All of them are pure blood... What happens next? What should we do?"

A Death Eater said eagerly: "Then...then we will counterattack the Muggles and rule the world!"

Tom laughed in silence. This time he shook his head and said, "Since we want to rule over Muggles, why do we have to kill half-blood wizards in the first place? Aren't they all under our rule anyway? What's the difference?"

This time, all the Death Eaters were silent.

In fact, in their view, as long as they complete the first step and rule the wizarding world, they will be able to become the best of the best, become the unprecedented aristocrats in the wizarding world, and become the controllers of power.

But Tom is obviously not interested in this kind of thing now.

"Let's go back."

Tom looked at the moonlight outside the window and said calmly, "I am just a half-blood wizard. How can I become the leader of pure-blood wizards?"

"You are not Voldemort at all!" a woman screamed hysterically.

She pounced on him and even tried to scratch Tom's face with her nails, which had not been trimmed for a long time in the cell.

Tom simply used his magic power to condense a steel needle and nailed the opponent to the wall.

His expression and movements remained unchanged throughout the whole process.

This scene shocked all the Death Eaters and gave them hope of escaping Azkaban again. They ignored the wailing of their companions and began to persuade Tom again.

Unfortunately, their words became even drier, and Tom no longer had the interest to ask questions in return. He just thought they were being noisy.

Fortunately, he only endured it for one day. The next day, these Death Eaters became listless again, with gloomy faces. It was obvious that the happiness of last night had been confiscated by the Dementors.

Only the woman whose shoulder was pierced by Tom was still glaring at him.

Tom smiled. He didn't expect that the only way to maintain one's self in Azkaban was to be full of anger and extremism.

Such a prison will only make the evildoers become more purely evil.

But this is not something Tom should consider.

Since then, few people have bothered Tom.

And Tom was finally able to empty his mind. He stared at the sky full of dark clouds that obscured the stars day after day, and repeatedly recalled all his experiences, trying to find some residue of happiness to feed the Dementors.

Unfortunately, it didn’t… Tonight, the moon came out, which was a rare occasion.

This is a rare beautiful sight in Azkaban.

Just as Tom was quietly admiring the moonlight, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Tom."

Tom was slightly startled, and when he turned around, he saw a dark red figure in his cell.

He recognized the man at a glance, stammered a few times, and asked in disbelief: "Professor Du Mu?"

Tom looked around, touched his head, and said self-deprecatingly, "Why would I have such a dream? No wonder there is a moon in Azkaban tonight."

Du Mu used his magical power to condense an image, looked at Tom, and said with a smile: "Take off your blood patch, Tom, I need you to do something for me."

Tom fell silent.

He looked at the back of his hand... there was a blood patch on it that had long been torn.

He had to inject the blood of other Death Eaters into it every day to maintain his existence in Azkaban.

Perhaps, it was this patch that theoretically allowed him to leave Azkaban at any time that allowed Tom to stay here patiently instead of becoming desperate and hysterical.

But when I thought of Professor Du Mu’s last look, this leeway turned into pain.

He had wanted to tear it off countless times... The reason was simple: it had been used for too long and was no longer strong.

But Tom never did so because he didn't want to face Professor Du Mu who allowed him to be taken away by the Ministry of Magic.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Du Mu, and asked tiredly and confusedly: "Is it about Harry?"

After all, from beginning to end, everything he experienced in the martial arts gym, when he thought about it carefully, was all paving the way for helping Harry.

This kind of complete and almost undisguised exploitation from beginning to end... made Tom almost at a loss for words.

Du Mu shook his head: "No, but it is related to saving the world."

Tom laughed at himself and shook his head: "Isn't that still Harry's business?"

Du Mu's magical clone looked at Tom and said word by word: "There is a world in danger of extinction. Among my candidates, you are the most suitable person to save that world."

Tom was stunned, and then he understood what Professor Du Mu meant.

After all, he had lived in a martial arts school and knew that martial arts schools led to different worlds, and that many worlds only had humans and no wizards.

Tom's Adam's apple moved up and down, and he said a little hoarsely: "Another world? Facing the danger of extinction? But my magic power is not as good as Harry's, and my magic power is not as good as yours. If there is a danger as big as destroying the world, I can't be of any use, right?"

Du Mu said seriously: "You are the most suitable candidate, because the crisis there is very special... The source of the crisis is controlled by countless Muggles. I need someone who will not alert the enemy, but can be competent in combat and will not be merciful."

Tom suddenly felt a little hot, and the source of the heat seemed to be the clone of Professor Du Mu in front of him.

This heat actually dispelled the chill that had almost penetrated into Tom's bones for months in the blink of an eye.

He stood up slowly and smiled, "The Ministry of Magic would go crazy if I escaped from Azkaban."

Du Mu said indifferently: "It's just a little chaos. Compared with the life and death of six billion people, it's insignificant."

"How much... how much?"

When Tom heard about saving the world, he had no idea what was going on. But when Du Mu mentioned the number of people, Tom was stunned.

Tom was a little dazed for a moment. He knew that his original body had done a lot of things amid the flattery of those Death Eaters.

But when all the facts are added up, it's hard to say whether these Death Eaters killed more than two thousand people. This was called a life-and-death crisis for the wizarding world, and Harry, who defeated himself, became the savior.

Tom's eyes suddenly narrowed at the thought of Harry.

"Excuse me, will Harry go with me?" Tom asked this question for some unknown reason.

Du Mu was stunned: "Harry? This matter has nothing to do with him. Do you need Harry's help?"

"No, of course not."

Tom slowly raised the corners of his mouth and placed his other hand on the blood sticker on his arm.

A long-lost power began to pump in Tom's heart like an engine.

Since the resurrection, it seemed as if the heart had truly started beating again from this moment on.

Over Harry once.

Stronger than Harry once.

Crush Harry once.

Even just once.

Even just once!
Faced with Harry, who made him look ashamed and was superior to him in every aspect from strength to family to status, Tom had already completely lost his spirit.

Not to mention the family that cannot be changed, in terms of power, Harry is completely immune to all of his magic, and his magic power is stronger than his own. His status is even more like a savior, and his own crimes are the credit for his salvation.

Tom had lost all desire to fight with Harry... but he never expected to hear from Professor Du Mu that six billion people were facing a crisis of life and death, and that he was the most suitable candidate to be the savior.

Tom quickly tore off the blood patch on his arm.

The whole person suddenly disappeared in the Azkaban prison.

Du Mu felt the surge of emotions before Tom disappeared, and was a little surprised.

Why is Tom so excited when he hears that he can save the world?
He thought that the other party would take this opportunity to bargain with him.

After just a little thought, Du Mu understood why Tom had just asked about Harry.

I see... Do you want to surpass him in Harry's most prestigious identity, the 'savior'?

Du Mu shook his head and laughed.

I would save the world for such a reason...

It really is a magical world where the power of spells is completely determined by emotions.

They are all passionate people.

Du Mu dissipated his magical body. The blue whale in the lake was constantly discharging the water from the storage bag. Seeing that Tom had returned to the martial arts hall, it immediately released its Animagus form and a set of clothes made of ordinary materials appeared out of thin air.

Du Mu used his magic power to temporarily block the surrounding lake water, then tore off the blood patch and returned to the martial arts hall.

The lake water immediately filled the space left by the disappearance of the blue whale. In the entire Azkaban, only a few waves on the water surface attracted the attention of the Dementors. Apart from that, everything was normal.

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Du Mu returned to the martial arts hall without his clothes getting wet.

The original set of clothes had been put into the storage bag after the transformation. After the Animagus was cancelled, the clothes transformed by magic power were not contaminated by any lake water.

Du Mu stopped and saw Tom's eyes full of fighting spirit.

He was in Azkaban for several months. Although he was not tortured by the Dementors, the food was not good. He became even thinner, and his cheeks became sunken.

But at this moment, Tom had a motivation that he had never seen before.

Du Mu secretly shook his head, thought about it, and in order to insure that world, he added one more sentence: "If you successfully complete this mission and save that world, I will allow you to become famous in that world and let people know who saved them."

"And... I will take Harry there later and let him see your achievements."

Tom's eyes, which were already bright, froze for a moment, and then burned fiercely!

"Please tell me where to begin, Professor!"

Tom didn't even think about it. He just came out of Azkaban and needed a rest, so he volunteered.

Du Mu was just testing the waters, but he didn't expect that a casual remark would make Tom burst out with such great motivation, which made him feel a little amused.

But he didn't show it and just gave Tom another sticker to stick on the back of his hand.

At the same time, Du Mu thought about it, took out a magic wand from his arms and handed it to Tom.

Tom was stunned. He could recognize that this magic wand belonged to Professor Du Mu, and the material used for the wand core was dragon's myocardial bond.

Du Mu said: "I can't get you a wand made of phoenix tail feathers for now, but the better thing about this wand is that it is very strong and has a slightly higher degree of compatibility with magic power. You can try using it."

Tom remained silent and took the wand Du Mu gave him with both hands.

Holding the wand in his hand, Tom immediately felt that it had been tempered by magic and was in no way inferior to any weapon forged by a Muggle blacksmith.

"This is the information I have collected so far. Take a look at it and refer to it. I won't explain it to you one by one."

As Du Mu spoke, another scroll flew out from the Military Academy and fell into Tom's hands.

Tom gently spread out the scroll and immediately saw the content about the gorilla virus.

A drug that makes apes smart... and humans stupid?

Why would a Muggle develop this drug? Are they courting death?
Tom immediately showed a look of disgust.

It was this little thing that destroyed the world... Muggles are really hopeless.

In a world without wizards, it would be so easy for Muggles to self-destruct.

Originally, Tom was thinking that he was only surpassing Harry in the honorary title of savior, but at this moment, he suddenly had other thoughts in his heart.

Well, after I return to my own world, maybe I should take care of those Muggles who love to commit suicide.

"Professor, without further ado, I'm off now."

Tom took back the scroll, imitated the etiquette he had seen in the martial arts gym, bowed to Du Mu, and walked towards the door of the martial arts gym.

Du Mu watched Tom's back disappear, calculating in his mind how long it would take him to complete the task.

At this moment, another person suddenly appeared from the gate of the martial arts hall.

It's a familiar face, the villain in the original movie, Professor Connors, the Lizard Doctor.

As soon as Du Mu saw him appear, his eyes moved slightly: "Dr. Connors?"

Connors understood what Du Mu meant, smiled, picked up a briefcase with his recovered left hand and said, "We have extracted the repair potion suitable for each child... We can start now."

at last.

Du Mu felt complicated. In fact, the children could be treated faster, but he couldn't bring himself to do it, so it was delayed until now.

Fortunately, there are more painless treatment options, and the progress is very rapid, so there was not too much delay.

From then on, the children could resume their normal lives and no longer had to stay in the martial arts gym every day.

And I can be more free to adventure into different worlds.

Du Mu has never forgotten that there are several other planets in the solar system on the Dashun side... If he wants to guard against possible powerful enemies there, he needs to become stronger.

He immediately calmed down and nodded to Connors, saying, "Come with me."

Connors followed Du Mu to the side yard and asked, "By the way, is Dr. Banner back? If he is here, maybe he can help me check again."

Du Mu shook his head. "Banner has gone to distribute food to the people he saved. A disaster lasts three years. The people in the north didn't have a harvest last year. Without this food to save people, the labor force will also decrease next year. It won't be easy to recover."

Banner left after Du Mu returned from the world of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Apes. Apparently, since he didn't meet Du Mu after waking up and wasn't sure when Du Mu would return, he naturally didn't stay in the martial arts gym for long.

Connors showed a look of understanding, and said in amazement: "Dr. Banner really did... do something big in New Mexico. After listening to Matt's analysis, I realized how brilliant Dr. Banner's move was."

Du Mu turned back curiously and asked, "Which move?"

"Of course they didn't kill General Ross, and they smashed a huge fist hole at the military base as a protest. The news went viral."

Connors was amazed. "Originally, the government wanted to suppress the incident, but they sent Ross to a military court in just one day, stripped him of all his positions, and made the matter extremely important. It was on the headlines of websites all over the United States early in the morning."

"After all, it is the first time since the founding of the United States that a general-level military position has been directly revoked... and the reason is even more outrageous. The claim to the outside world is that Ross deliberately made things difficult for a great American scientist and innocent citizen. He even secretly sent troops to encircle and suppress him, which made this scientific genius feel disheartened and leave his homeland, causing extremely serious property losses and talent outflow to the United States."

"That's roughly what it means. It's a tangle of official statements. If Matt hadn't translated it for me, I wouldn't have understood it. I almost thought Ross had laid siege to the Pentagon."

Du Mu asked in confusion, "Didn't you say the government wanted to suppress this matter? From what you said, it just sounded a bit vague."

Connors sighed and couldn't laugh anymore: "Of course it's because... many families of disabled and deceased soldiers cannot receive compensation according to normal pension standards due to Ross's private actions."

"So the families of those soldiers came out and made a scene. They revealed Ross's past to the media, saying that Banner was Ross's son-in-law and that they were actually a family fighting. As a result, the only ones who got hurt were the soldiers who followed orders, and the innocent soldiers suffered the most casualties."

"Plus, the people in New Mexico watched the entire incident, and Hulk's several concessions were recorded. It is clear that Ross had been forcing him, and he only fought back in anger when he had no other choice."

The two had come to the side yard when they talked about this. The children were eating breakfast. Du Mu saw this and said to Connors, "Do we need to let them fast first?"

Connors shook his head: "No, on the contrary, it's best to eat a full stomach. After all, the repair potion will consume a lot of physical strength. Having food to digest will definitely make the medicine more effective."

Du Mu nodded and said to the children, "Eat more today."

There is no more explanation.

But after the children looked at each other, they suddenly started to eat voraciously.

Old Liu said helplessly: "Eat slowly! There are plenty!"

Du Mu and Connors went to the treatment room in the side yard to make preparations. This treatment room had been divided out since the beginning when they bought the side yard, just waiting for this day. Its hygiene had been carefully cared for from the beginning, and there was no need to clean it now.

With nothing else to do, Du Mu continued to talk about news with Connors.

Du Mu also understood some hidden details from Connors' words, and shook his head and smiled: "Banner can be considered...an unexpected success."

Connors didn't understand and asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

Du Mu said: "Banner is Banner after all. Even though he is affected by the Blood of Shura and occasionally gets emotional and talks about killing, he is still a good guy in nature and won't kill unless it is absolutely necessary. He is much better now. At least when he is forced into a corner, he can still fight back ruthlessly."

Connors understood and asked in surprise, "So... Banner didn't leave Ross alive on purpose?"

Du Mu nodded: "Ross begged for mercy and promised not to appear in front of Banner again, so Banner let him go. Matt is right, this move is indeed brilliant in the eyes of outsiders... because it means that Ross will not die on the battlefield and will not be a 'hero' who sacrificed his life for his country."

"Moreover, the enemy is Ross's 'son-in-law'. With this ambiguous relationship, the higher-ups will find it hard to tolerate the special position Ross may have in Banner's heart, and the lower-level soldiers will also resent their sacrifice between the father-in-law and the son-in-law."

"Ross, who instantly lost all support from above and below, naturally had no choice but to leave. Even if he still had some family background and connections, the most he could do was to save his life."

Connors looked at Du Mu in astonishment. He didn't expect that Du Mu had guessed what Matt had said to him before he even started talking about it from just a few words.

Not only that, it seems to make more sense than what Matt said.

Connors sighed and said, "So, Ross is really in a dead end. If he is not killed, he will have nothing. If he is killed, the dead man will still have nothing."

Du Mu shook his head: "That being said, Banner is actually in a very dangerous situation... If General Ross dies in the battle with Banner, then the whole thing becomes serious."

"The top leaders will naturally trust a dead person, and the soldiers at the bottom will also feel that Ross lived and died with them. In addition, the fact that he died on the battlefield may even make him a martyr and have the national flag draped over his coffin."

"At that time, Banner killed the American hero, and he would never stop fighting with the United States..."

Chong Wanjun, I won't divide the chapters for now, please forgive me
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