I'm in an American comic book, and all my teammates are main characters and bosses.

Chapter 114 Atreus will finally reach his loyal Jotunheim

Back in the mental hospital in the Marvel universe, Ron glanced at his system panel.

After Ron's development over this period, the private security team, which operates outside the antivirus program and is solely responsible for Ron, is brimming with talent. Among them, those confirmed as official Ron employees are Mr. Freeze (Victor), Blood Bat (Thomas), and Mrs. Joker (Martha).

To be precise, Daredevil Matt Damon and Captain America Steve Rogers were also Ron's personal bodyguards. However, Ron was a very democratic person, and Matt and Steve were both determined and knew what their life's meaning truly meant. They weren't willing, and Ron didn't force them.

Steve only awoke from hibernation upon hearing the hymn, so Ron's interference was minimal; he simply severed the connection with Steve with a thought. But Attorney Ma was different. He was Ron's first cyborg to undergo blood healing using blood from his own and other worlds—somewhat similar to Geralt, but stronger due to his power level, with an unknown upper limit.

However, as Ron gained a deeper understanding of his own power, Attorney Ma gradually began to break free from Ron's ties and start acting on her own ideas in the late nights of New York.

Hmm... does the little spider count?

Reflecting on Parker's condition in his own world, Ron suddenly realized that he hadn't paid attention to poor little Parker for a while. If he remembered correctly, he was here doing volunteer work, wasn't he? Good heavens, so pitiful. Hopefully, he's still mentally sound while volunteering at the mental hospital.

Aside from these miscellaneous people, Ron had a few other potential candidates he was particularly interested in.

These candidates primarily hailed from the collapsed Flashpoint universe, most of them having survived the final siege against Superman and Aquaman's undead army. Their ability to fight to the very end in such a brutal environment demonstrates they were far from being mere figureheads. However, even as the head of the antivirus team, Ron had a limited number of members under his command.

Three people have already taken up the five available spots, so the remaining two spots will naturally be filled by the best of the best.

Aside from individual abilities, there's also the potential for development, or future possibilities. Thomas and Martha are a given; one a Blood Bat, the other a Joker. Even Ron couldn't imagine how many System Coins they'd generate if thrown into Barry's universe—how many System Coins they'd get.

Yes, system currency. It's all for the department's development; Ron never lets personal matters interfere with public duties.

As the "father" of DC's editorial department, Batman is not only a top-three character in DC, but also in the entire history of American comics—and has long held the number one spot.

No matter how much you doubt Batman's plans and abilities, no matter how dire the situation, he can always find the key to breaking the deadlock with the phrase "I love Batman," making him a legendary universal formula.

In this situation, Thomas and Martha's value is undeniable. Whether out of interest or practical considerations, they are the best choice.

Victor, the Freeze Man, has average abilities, but he has Frost, a secret substance that is no weaker than the Dionysus Factor, as the focus of his research and the source of his power. His future achievements are not limitless, but he is much stronger than everyone else in the Flashpoint Universe. This is mainly because his understanding of cryogenics combined with Frost creates an invaluable advantage.

In addition, there is Diana from Flashpoint World.

This Diana, who worships Ares, has forged a path drastically different from the typical Wonder Woman. Her fighting spirit and intelligence have reached an astonishing level through countless battles. Especially her perfect mastery of various weapons; Ron has no doubt that even the real Wonder Woman would be overwhelmed by several of her powerful attacks.

After all, Wonder Woman is one of the few characters in the Justice League with virtually no weaknesses. Her fully unleashed power can suppress Superman, her exquisite and powerful combat skills, and her diverse array of divinely crafted equipment—not to mention the Vulcan Sword that can unleash combat techniques at the atomic level, her Lasso of Truth alone, which ignores any lies and word games, can, if used properly, leave any schemer in despair.

And, most importantly, having lived through World War II, Diana had no bottom line when it came to killing—as one of the core triumvirate of the Justice League, in terms of age, even Superman and Batman would have to bow down and call her "Big Sister."

Diana in the Flashpoint world is even more insane—when strength and equipment are at similar levels, disregarding the protagonist's halo, it is often the person with a lower moral bottom line who gains the upper hand.

There's still one spot left, and Ron is wondering who should get it.

Ron originally had a good candidate in mind—Shazam the Thunder.

As DC's Superman on the magical side, Shazam may seem like a simpleton in the comics, but his abilities are top-notch even by DC's standards.

Wisdom, strength, endurance, intensity, fearlessness, speed... Although limited by the screenwriter's skill, Solomon's wisdom often feels like "locked-in wisdom," on paper, Shazam is definitely the second strongest in the Flashpoint universe after Superman and Diana.

It's just a bit of a pity...

In the Flashpoint universe, Shazam requires the entire Shazam family to unleash his full power. In this scenario, one Shazam takes up the space of six people. The cost-effectiveness is extremely low, and before the outbreak of the apocalyptic war, Shazam engaged in a formidable battle with Warlord Diana, resulting in losses within the Shazam family…

Yes, once Shazam's power is no longer overwhelmingly dominant, many of his weaknesses are magnified. For example, his abilities originated from a gift from the divine realm, so they can be taken away. Or he can't transform if he can't shout "Shazam," etc...

With his mind preoccupied with choosing a fifth member, Ron returned to the lawn of the mental hospital.

Lying on the recliner, Ron temporarily abandoned his thoughts and began to enjoy this hard-won leisure—during this period, in order to deal with the series of events caused by Ciri's arrival, Ron could be said to have been running back and forth between multiple worlds non-stop.

The problems in Kratos's world are temporarily on hold, the Flashpoint universe awaits reboot, and Barry's universe has already been infiltrated by Batman and Martha the Joker. Looking back, this period has truly been unbearable. It's only because Ron's body is so resilient that an ordinary worker would have already hanged themselves at the company entrance to express their determination to their boss.

There was no other way. It wasn't that I didn't want to explode together, but I simply couldn't win. I had no choice but to die to prove my point.

After silently vowing to die in his heart, Ron then began to look at the current state of the mental hospital.

Things are on track. Although Ron has been busy with other things, things haven't been idle inside the mental hospital. Wolf completed three missions, with mediocre evaluations; only one barely achieved a B-grade rating. Ron suspects this is because Wolf's only focus was completing the missions quickly.

While wholeheartedly completing the mission may seem like a good idea, depending on the world, those carrying out the mission may very well create some unforeseen consequences.

With the income from the three tasks, and calculating the days, it should be about two more months before the baby is due to give birth.

To be honest, Ron was also a little curious. Although the base universe was complex and chaotic, and it was possible to put anything into it without any problems, this world did not have the power of the Dragon's Blood... So when the Crown Prince was born, where would the power of the Divine Dragon go?

After pondering for a while, Ron could roughly come up with three possible outcomes. One was that the Dragon's Blood would remain residing within the Princess in the mental hospital, then join the team and act alongside the wolves. Another was to send her to the Ancient One, that old man Bitden, who was proficient in dimensional magic. Even if the Ancient One couldn't handle it, her superior, the Eternal God, could surely manage it properly... If it wasn't handled properly, it would simply result in one more World Bead from the Conjunction of the Celestial Spheres.

The Eternal God's Prime Minister can stuff balls into his anus, so how can the mere power of the Dragon's Blood compare to a world connected by a vast number of interconnected elements? At most, it'll just add a bit more graininess, which is insignificant.

Geralt didn't have much to say; Yennefer's arrival brought a second spring to his career. With Yennefer's addition, Geralt had many more quests to choose from—no wonder he's considered a nobleman; although Yennefer was a sorceress, not a traditional mage, her path of cultivation involved mastering the mysteries of all things, the most traditional and reliable path.

With the addition of Ciri's Ancient Blood, Geralt's party, while their average strength is average, possesses exceptional overall capabilities, especially in Western and Japanese fantasy worlds. They've achieved two B-rank missions and one B+, making them incredibly successful.

Even Geralt's armor has been changed to a set of mithril-enchanted armor.

The weapons, however, haven't been updated yet—mainly because the weapons gifted by Frigga, the Queen of Asgard, are simply too precious. When Geralt and Ciri first joined the party, although they knew that the three enchanted longswords were exquisite and powerful, they didn't have a precise understanding of their price.

Now, after so many missions and countless swings, they have come to realize the true value of the weapons in their hands.

Just a few days ago, Ciri asked Ron if there was any chance she could repay Queen Frigga, but Ron hadn't given her an answer yet. After all, as a near-father-level arcane mage, Frigga's power, besides runic magic, included considerable knowledge of linguistic magic. Similarly, she had a considerable understanding of concepts such as fate, and even abstract entities like eternity.

If there really is a problem that even Frigga can't solve, then judging from Geralt's current team, it would be pointless to send any number of them... However, the Ancient Blood does have some value.

However, given the precedent of the celestial conjunction, the ancient blood must not be allowed to leak out unless safety is guaranteed.

To prevent another disaster caused by time travel, the Ancient One recently visited a mental hospital. As the representative of the Eternal God, she used herself as a medium for spirit possession to restrict the Ancient Blood.

This restriction won't affect Ciri's use or development; it only serves to awaken her when the ancient blood within her becomes uncontrollable, preventing a situation like last time where she was sitting at home when a ball fell from the sky. Before she knew it, she had been stuffed with a whole watermelon-sized belly, even the Divine Child was impressed.

In contrast, Kratos has been behaving himself lately, rarely leaving his house except when on missions. He's focused on giving Atreus some system coins so he can buy back the artifacts Atreus had previously discarded, thus increasing Atreus's power.

Thinking about it this way, Ron also felt a little regretful.

When Kratos left the Greek world for Northern Europe, he discarded all his weapons along the way—these were all truly divine weapons, each representing a part of the gods' concepts. But what was the result? Kratos's journey took him from Greece to Egypt, where he was turned away and banished by the Egyptian gods before finally heading to Northern Europe.

During the process, apart from the Chaos Blade Chain Blade, all other weapons and equipment were discarded by Kratos as if they were venomous snakes.

In fact, Kratos even threw away the Blades of Chaos. He threw them into the abyss, into a crack in the rocks, into the sea, into a volcano... but every time Kratos awoke again, the blades would reappear in his sight.

Like a curse, like a nightmare.

Yes, the more decisive Kratos was in discarding these things back then, the more he must regret it now. After all, if he could exchange them for system currency, he could not only get rid of them completely, but also make a huge extra profit. Conservatively speaking, it would have been enough to arm Atreus from head to toe, leaving no gaps between his teeth.

Speaking of Atreus...

Thinking this, Ron also opened the map of the mental hospital. Unlike the other members' maps, due to his level and access privileges, Ron could directly see the locations of the other members of the squad. And Atreus…

Huh? Not in New York? Is he out on a mission? But that doesn't make sense. Given Kratos's protective nature, how could he possibly bring Atreus, whose abilities are still quite immature, along on a dangerous mission?

Opening Kratos's squad's panel, unsurprisingly, Kratos is busy earning money on a mission. And Atreus...

Atreus has arrived in Jotunheim.

"Damn it, so eager to scatter your mother's ashes?" Ron thought with a sour feeling—but the problem is, Marvel's Jotunheim isn't your Jotunheim. This Jotunheim is, literally, the home of the Frost Giants!

as well as……

NTM doesn't even know how many districts there are in New York, how did they get to Jotunheim?

(End of this chapter)