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

Chapter 76 - What if Mera found out?

"Ugh!!"

Although he is a robot, Cyborg maintains his sense of pain in order to feel that he is still alive, or rather, still a human being.

Now, as his arm was torn apart, Cyborg let out a scream. But more important than that was the outstretched arm that had ripped Cyborg's arm apart!

The arm wasn't thick; in fact, it was shockingly thin, practically just skin on bones. You could tell just by looking at it that you couldn't squeeze out much flesh.

But from this arm, astonishing power erupted, tearing apart the steel-alloy body of the skeleton.

Upon witnessing this, Ciri did not hesitate for a moment and immediately closed the Gate to the World.

As the gate to the world closed, the corrective force of space itself began to operate. The seemingly ordinary edge revealed unimaginable sharpness in that instant, and everything located between the two spaces was cleaved in two the moment it touched the edge of space.

This was a combat method using the Ancient Blood that Ciri had envisioned long ago, and she even had a name for it: Spatial Slicing. Although it sounded a bit crude, that was the style of a Witcher—as long as it worked.

However, in its very first appearance, the Space Cutting Technique has already suffered a setback.

The rapidly shrinking space unleashed power far exceeding Ciri's own strength in the initial instant. This is because the Spatial Slicing Technique itself is driven by the Ancient Blood to open the gates of the world, then draws back its power, allowing the world's own corrective force to launch the attack. The true force of the attack comes from the mass of the world itself, not Ciri's power, making it somewhat like using an ounce of force to deflect a thousand pounds.

For Ciri at her current state, such destructive power is beyond imagination. But for some truly powerful individuals…

With that seemingly frail arm suddenly clenching its fist, the space that had already cut into flesh was forcibly stuck on the bone, unable to advance even an inch further.

"This story tells us that Superman's muscles are indeed just for looks."

Hearing Ron's complaints, Barry nodded in deep agreement: "Indeed, but it's understandable. After all, who wouldn't want a muscular physique if they had superpowers? When I get back to my universe, I'm going to give Superman a good laugh. He even told me he was only doing it to enhance his strength..."

"Let's talk about it when we can go back."

Ron made the sign of the cross on his forehead: "May the Buddha bless my lord."

While saying this, Ron's hands were not idle. Gripping the meat saw beside him, and looking at the arm in front of him that was struggling against the space, Ron raised it high without saying a word.

With the sound of the machine, the short, axe-like meat saw was transformed into a long, curved, broadsword.

"Barry!"

"oh!"

Nodding, Barry quickly placed his hand on Ron's body.

The Speed ​​Force ring is charging, but Barry still has an endless supply of Speed ​​Force!

With the Speed ​​Force's enhancement, the Speed ​​Force around the field rapidly merged with Ron. The process was so smooth that Barry even felt the Speed ​​Force was more vibrant than when he used it, as if it were practically begging Ron to use it—damn it, so annoying! Just because you're a government employee doesn't mean you're all that great!

As the Speed ​​Force was injected, a surging black shadow erupted around Ron. As the Speed ​​Force's protective field formed, the shadow transformed into black lightning, completely coiling around the meat saw. Although it sounds slow, the entire process was completed in an instant.

Especially from the perspective of Ciri and the others, it seemed that Ron entered the speedster state almost the instant he drew the meat saw.

Boom!

With a single slash, the withered hand snapped off. But just as Ron and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and the space was about to close, several fingers forcefully grabbed the edge of the space, tearing it apart and violently squeezing their bodies out.

It was a face that was almost emaciated. Even though he was familiar with Clark, Barry found it hard to believe that the Superman in front of him was the symbol of hope in his world.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Clark… or rather, Karl El struggled to lift his head from the spatial portal that had already sliced ​​into his neck. Using his skeletal frame to forcefully resist the spatial cutting, Karl El said in a hoarse voice, “I… I’m alright…”

Ron ignored this completely, his movements continuing without the slightest pause. The instant Superman's fingers forcibly tore open the gate to the world, he raised his saw-like cleaver, poised to strike.

But just as Ron was about to chop off Kal-El's head, he noticed that Superman could still communicate normally. Barry, standing nearby, reminded him, "Wait, Superman doesn't seem to be in such bad shape!"

Ignoring Barry's gesture, Ron swung his saw-like cleaver down. The seemingly rough serrations sliced ​​along the edge of space into Karl El's neck. Blood splattered, but like the Gate of the World, it got stuck in the bone and couldn't go any further.

Seeing this, Superman gritted his teeth and resisted Ron's slash with all his might. Even while withstanding the dual pressure of the World Gate and Ron, Kal-El still showed unimaginable courage and resilience.

Gritting his teeth, he stubbornly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, and said through gritted teeth, "I'm... fine!!"

As he spoke, accompanied by a surge of arcane energy, a dark red torrent erupted from Superman's eyes. Its speed was so great that even with Ron's Speed ​​Force boost, he was still inevitably grazed on the left shoulder.

It wasn't just a simple heat vision; the moment the energy struck Ron's body, a burst of radiant energy began to spread continuously across his body, and within a few breaths, it had already permeated half of Ron's body.

This extremely aggressive arcane power forcibly severed Ron's connection with the Speed ​​Force, and just as Ron was about to cut off his connection with these flesh and blood, Superman suddenly sprang into action.

A burst of gray-black energy erupted from its body, forcefully smashing past Barry without any pause. With a series of roars, the frail creature smashed through dozens of layers of reinforced steel plates above, rising into the sky, breaking through the atmosphere, and escaping into the deep space of the universe, heading straight for the sun.

The whole process was seamless, as if it had been refined through countless trials. Even though Barry wanted to catch up, he was caught off guard by this man's calculated move. Once on the surface, Barry could only watch helplessly as Superman left.

Back deep inside the base, looking at the badly injured Ron, Barry opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"What are you all standing there for? Get ready to leave."

Looking at everyone present, Ron's face showed a hint of helplessness: "Pack up the data here. If I remember correctly, Superman's escape pod should also be here. There should be a lot of useful things inside."

"Also, how's Cyborg doing?"

"...Not really."

Upon hearing Ron's question, Cyborg clutched his severed arm with a pained expression. After a moment of silence, the electronic eye on his left cheek flashed a series of garbled characters.

"Some unusual virus has entered my body... I may need to rebuild my system."

"Leave the data to me."

Thomas's voice came from within the armor. Transmitted through the armor, the voice sounded slightly muffled and mechanical.

"My armor is made using the same technology as Cyborg's. This base isn't very big; it's big enough to hold all the data. As for Cyborg... if he really can't take it anymore, we can see if we can get a new body."

"Let's give it a try." Cyborg said wearily after a moment of silence, "The curse is fighting against the antivirus program inside my body... Damn it, how can a curse turn into virus code? Are viruses this advanced these days?"

"Who knows? Anyway, I'm immune, so my job is just to kill."

As they spoke, the group quickly packed up everything in the secret base. Transporting so many supplies piece by piece was difficult, and more importantly, they might contain cursed components related to the global virus; any ordinary person who came into contact with them would become an invisible source of transmission.

Although Infinite City can be used for storage, there are still many employees within it. Since White Frost cannot be mass-produced yet, Ron doesn't plan to optimize these Wild Hunts so soon.

Fortunately, Ciri's abilities were incredibly convenient. She opened another portal, and after Cyborg made arrangements for a short while, a team of fully armed soldiers quickly entered the secret base to carry out the evacuation.

"The density of curses here is higher than elsewhere. Each person cannot work continuously for more than half an hour. Logistics should be prepared, including the stock of isolation suits. We must complete the movement of everything in the shortest possible time..."

"Let Victor come." Seeing the nervous soldiers, Thomas added, "Victor's cryogenic undead can be immune to these curses to some extent."

While Cyborg and Thomas were still making preparations in an orderly manner.

Meanwhile, The Flash followed Ron to the large box that shut down Superman.

"Thomas, can you open it?"

"able."

Thomas nodded: "My armor is connected to the base's network... Just a moment, it won't be long."

Just minutes after Thomas spoke, a buzzing sound came from the previously sealed box. Moments later, the thick armor covering the entire room slowly dissipated, revealing the contents inside.

First, there were corpses, a large number of corpses.

"When they discovered Superman's abnormal behavior and the emergence of an unusual curse, the decision-makers here ordered the soldiers to execute Superman," Thomas said, browsing through the base's message logs.

"But clearly, they failed. And with the base completely destroyed by the curse, Superman was trapped inside forever."

"So how did Superman survive all this time?"

Ron approached the corpses and casually poked them with his butcher's knife. Looking at the bite marks on the bodies, Ron said with a hint of helplessness:

"Karl El has a kind heart... but it's clear that no matter how kind he is, he's been driven mad by the long years of experimentation and isolation."

Upon hearing Ron's words, Barry, standing to the side, also showed a hint of shame in his eyes.

If before, Barry wasn't sure if he had done the right thing, now that he was certain that Superman in this world had abandoned all moral boundaries, Barry quickly realized that what he had just experienced was the most likely opportunity to kill Superman…

This doesn't mean Superman is invincible. It means that he could be killed when he's at his weakest, instead of being allowed to escape as he is now...

"I'm sorry, I..."

"There's no need to apologize. Clark's charisma is the key to forming the Justice League. Not to mention you, even I'm wondering if he can withstand the global virus."

"Then why are you still..."

"Just in case," Ron said, "My mission is to care for this world until its end, bring back those who have strayed, and take away the newborn. If possible, to guide this world into the next cycle of reincarnation, rather than letting it perish completely."

"So for me, a superman in this world might have the potential to overcome the corruption, but as long as he can become an enemy, I won't risk trying."

"As for now, let's take it one step at a time. Hmm... Superman should be bathing in solar radiation at the closest possible distance, right? Get ready, I reckon this is the final boss of this world."

"……Um!"

Seeing that Ron wasn't too angry or desperate because of this, Barry also put aside his many distracting thoughts and began to think about how to defeat Superman.

But after thinking about it carefully, Barry said helplessly, "Although I know this is a bit demoralizing, I really can't imagine how to defeat a Superman who is fully bathed in sunlight head-on in a battle..."

"There are some," Ron said. "Like that demigoddess on Paradise Island."

Upon hearing this, Barry nodded, then couldn't help but complain, "Speaking of which, Wonder Woman actually married Aquaman? Even though it's a marriage between nations, it's still just too melodramatic no matter how you look at it."

"Absolutely. If Mera, the sea queen of your world, found out, who knows what kind of trouble she would cause."

"..."

Hearing Ron's words, Barry fell silent. He glanced suspiciously at Ron's calm face, wondering if Ron was planning something.

But think about it, if you were Mera, and you found out that the woman who worked with your man every day was married in another world, and then chopped your head off...

"Just thinking about it is exciting, isn't it?"

"This is too exciting... No! No! I can't!!"

(End of this chapter)