American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 379 The Prelude to the Collapse of the Crime Syndicate

Many cities in the United States have their own television stations that broadcast national programs as well as produce local news and content. The television station that Rune attends is Gotham City's local station.

Although it's just a local station, Gotham City is a big city. With the support of Night Owl, the Wayne family in this world has expanded rapidly, and Gotham City's development is much better than in the main universe. Naturally, its local station's reputation has also been boosted.

Therefore, the news of Superpower's death was quickly known and spread by most media outlets. Most outrageously, the handsome-looking boy even revealed that Owl had also been killed, which caused a sensation around the world.

Rune's reputation in this world is growing at an alarming rate, but mostly for negative reasons. After all, this is a world where good can't always prevail over evil. Even without the crime syndicate, Earth-3's environment is like a giant Gotham.

Ironically, this time, all members of the core criminal syndicate came to the Hall of Sin.

The air here seemed to have turned into some kind of gel, thick and heavy. A dozen hours ago, Super Queen and others learned of Night Owl's death. At that time, Super Queen was still regretting that she had lost a running buddy. But now, an even more terrifying fact has occurred.

Superpower, the backbone of the criminal syndicate, the world's nominal strongest creature and ruler, is dead.

Most of you here have personally experienced Superpower's power. Most of you didn't actually want to join the organization, but Superpower convinced you with his strength.

So when they learned of his death, and that the person who killed him had threatened to kill all members of the Crime Syndicate, Super Queen and the others all voluntarily came to the Hall of Sin.

They were afraid because the other side really had the ability to kill them, so they chose to stick together for safety.

Some of them were terrified, some were angry, and some even cried out. This was, of course, referring to the Divine Power Ring. At this moment, the ring on his hand was flashing wildly and constantly emitting a buzzing sound that ordinary people could hear.

Around him, there were also many uncontrolled green energies flickering, which gathered into the shape of tentacles, making the Divine Power Ring look like a squid curled up on a chair.

"No, no—" he screamed, trying to deny reality, but the holographic projection in front of him was fixed on Superpower's unseeing head.

However, the power ring on his hand thus satisfied him by extracting the fear from the divine power ring.

The power of the Ring of Authority is not much different from that of the Green Lantern in the main universe, but the Green Lantern ring requires willpower, while the Ring of Authority requires absorbing the fear of the ringholder.

However, power comes at a price. The ring continued to erode the ring's body, while Death Storm, standing beside it, stared intently at the ring's arm, extremely curious about it.

"Shut up!" Sea King roared, his face contorted with rage. But his hand gripped the trident, stained with the blood of countless rebels.

"Don't you understand?" In his intense fear, the ring even screamed, "We're next! Do you hear me? We're next! Even the ring is urging me to get out of here!"

The Sea King's face darkened. He knew, of course, but the cowardly appearance of the Divine Power Ring was very troubling to him.

The only two relatively optimistic people present were Johnny Quick and Atom.

The couple had unusual smiles on their faces.

They are the counterparts of The Flash and The Atom, respectively. Their abilities are of great strategic significance, and they are among the few who believe they can defeat Superman.

"Come on, it's just killing Superman, right?" Atomic Girl rolled her eyes. She has the ability to shrink and enjoys entering the bodies of rebels to destroy their organs.

What she loved most was staying inside the victims' bodies and listening to their screams. If the plot hadn't changed, she was later even able to use this ability to instantly incapacitate the Supergirl in the main universe.

"Yeah, look at him. That guy's just a kid. How many of those have we killed?" Johnny Quick put his hands behind his head, leaned back in his chair, and said nonchalantly, "He probably just got some weird ability recently and then killed that big oaf while Superman wasn't looking—"

He then revealed a sinister smile: "But he certainly won't survive against my speed!"

Before gaining superpowers, Johnny Quick killed four members of the Rogues. After acquiring the Speed ​​Force, he became deeply fascinated by this speed that could surpass almost everything, and thus became extremely arrogant.

Even if it's Superpower's order, he can pretend he didn't hear it.

At such speed, who can defeat themselves?

If Johnny Quick knew that his counterpart had been defeated by Batman, an ordinary man, he probably wouldn't be so arrogant.

"If that's the case, why don't you two go and kill that boy?" Hai Ba Wang revealed a mocking expression. He couldn't stand these two arrogant fools. "If you succeed, I will recognize you as the leaders of this organization."

Back when Superba was still around, you guys kept calling him things like "boss," but now that he's dead, you're calling him "big idiot."

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The Sea King looked at the two land people with disdain.

The man with the Divine Power Ring beside him shouted, "Yes, perhaps the two of you really can kill him! Please, kill that man! If he dies, I'll even let you be the leader of the Crime Syndicate!"

Sea King wanted to fan the flames and watch the two idiots die at the boy's hands, while God Ring genuinely prayed to Johnny Quick and Atom Girl, hoping that the two of them could kill the boy.

"Haha, of course I'll do that." Johnny Quick laughed, his vanity satisfied after hearing that killing the other man would earn him recognition as the leader of the crime syndicate from two people.

After uttering these words, which were practically tantamount to usurping power, Johnny glanced somewhat guiltily at the Super Queen on the other side, after all, this woman was currently the undisputed leader of the entire crime syndicate.

But after learning of Superman's death, Supergirl, the only survivor of the Big Three who could hold her own, remained silent. Her hand kept fiddling with the thorny Lasso of Obedience in her grasp.

Johnny narrowed his eyes, straightened his posture, and looked at Deathstorm. "And you?"

Death Storm's skull, engulfed in flames, nodded. "Of course, I have no objection, if you can really do it—"

Johnny laughed loudly, and Atomic Girl on his shoulder also put on goggles.

"Wait for our good news!"

Atomic Girl said with a smile.