American comics: Starting with gaining Spider-Man's abilities

Chapter 70 First Steps into the DC Universe - Central City

The city center experienced unusually overcast and rainy weather.

Pedestrians without umbrellas hurriedly ran to convenience stores or took shelter under the eaves of various shops nearby, muttering curses to themselves as they either waited for the rain to stop or bought an umbrella and left.

Compared to Metropolis, which is always attacked by alien creatures or supervillains, or Gotham City, which has a lower crime rate than New York but still exudes a low-pressure atmosphere, Central City appears exceptionally peaceful and tranquil.

Although there are many villains who are hostile to the superhero Flash here, these villains are still "very ordinary" compared to the super monsters and terrifying psychopaths in those two places.

Oh, except for the villains closely associated with The Flash, like Reverse-Flash and the like.

In a dark alley, a person wearing a spider mask stepped into a puddle on the ground. He looked around and, upon spotting the security camera, immediately released liquid metal.

"Aiyi, delete what the cameras captured, create a fake identity for us, be careful of the artificial intelligence in this world, and don't alert them."

"Understood, it has been revised."

After Ai Yi appeared, she immediately altered what the camera had captured, then carefully bypassed the powerful artificial intelligence on the network and began to secretly add data to the official data.

Soon, a boy named "Li Buying" appeared in the data. His resume from childhood to adulthood was not clearly recorded, but his background could be more or less discerned.

Looking at this utterly unfamiliar world, Li Buying appeared unusually cautious. He looked up at the dark clouds, actually worried about Batman's super satellites, and then looked down to ask Ai Yi again:

"Where are we now?"

"Master, we are in Central City. Please don't worry. Batman's control over this place is not as good as Gotham City. We will not enter his field of vision immediately. Next, I will make your identity more complete."

"Okay, I'll lie low for a while, and I should come to this world more often in the future."

Compared to the previous two worlds, Li Buying was not as anxious and rushed to advance the progress in this world, because he was likely to enter this place many times in the future, so it was best to be careful.

As for "gods" like Manhattan, it's a good thing that they don't intend to bother with such a scurrying ant, just like the gods in the Marvel Universe.

Having confirmed that Ai Yi had given him the identity of a migrant, Li Buying put away Ai Yi and walked out of the alley. Penniless, he did not intend to use Ai Yi to transfer some money to himself, but instead prepared to do some Robin Hood-like things.

He walked in the rain, searching through alleys and listening intently to the sounds around him. Soon he heard shouts and extortion coming from one of the alleys.

Li Buying immediately rushed over there, and when he arrived, he saw a scene that was very familiar to him: a group of people surrounded a bespectacled man, taking out knives and trying to get some money from him.

Yes, this bespectacled man is not a reporter.

After confirming that the guy wasn't a reporter, Li Buying kicked one of them to the ground without displaying her extraordinary abilities. She waved for the robbed man to leave and then began the world's first battle.

After knocking all these people to the ground, Li Buying quickly searched their bodies for money, left the alley, took off her hood, went to a store to buy an umbrella, and walked alone on the streets of the city center.

With the initial capital, he found a hotel to stay in according to Ai Yi's plan, and then released the mechanical girl again. Ai Yi connected to the network and gave Li Buying the current situation of the DC universe.

Things are alright. The events of "Man of Steel" have just begun. Clark defeated General Zod, Batman is still in Gotham City guarding those psychopaths, and Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and other guys are starting to become more active.

Overall, this universe, like the Marvel universe it belongs to, is in its early stages.

Central City, however, is more like a TV series. Barry Allen doesn't stay in his cramped basement like in the movies; he frequently interacts with people from S.R. Labs.

Upon confirming the current timeline, Li Buying breathed a sigh of relief. At least he wasn't forced to fight Steppenwolf right away, and like in Marvel, he was given some time to develop.

"Can you find out what's been happening in Central City recently?"

Ai Yi nodded slightly: "The Flash has just appeared, and superpowered individuals have started appearing throughout Central City. So far, the Flash has dealt with Denton Black, who has the ability to create clones, and Kyle Nimbus, who released deadly poison gas..."

Can a villain who is defeated in just one episode be considered a major event in a TV series?

Li Buying frowned slightly at the thought of this, but decided to give it a try first, and if it didn't work, she would slowly kill five villains.

This was relatively easy for him. The only thing he needed to watch out for was Barry Allen. The Flash would definitely stop his killing spree, but the Flash in the TV series at this point in time seemed a bit weak, not even exceeding the speed of sound.

Ai Yi, who was giving her report, suddenly paused. She looked up at Li Buying and said:

"Master, breaking news: some people have been struck by lightning and died. Cameras captured them having contact with a human named Farouk before their deaths."

This news prompted Li Buying to immediately get up and, under guidance, head to the scene to check the situation. Meanwhile, Ai Yi remained in the hotel, continuing her long-term planning and calculations, preparing to buy a house through some "legitimate" means.

……

Guided by the mechanical girl, Li Buying arrived at the crime scene, watching the police officers' actions from a distance, and at the same time saw Barry Allen at the scene.

The Flash was observing the charred corpse and talking to people at S.R. Labs.

[Master, we have located Farouk's position. Shall we proceed?]

Upon opening her phone and seeing the message and the location marked on the map app, Li Buying rubbed her temples. She finally decided to kill four villains first, leaving one alive so she could find a way to escape at any time.

Take it slow, we have to take it slow. This is the DC Universe, it has enormous potential. He'll be coming to this world quite often in the future, so we have to be careful not to expose ourselves.

Telling himself not to be impatient, Li Buying glanced at the Flash who hadn't noticed him, patted his cheeks, got up, and headed toward the location of the "Electric Man".

……

The city's power plant in the central city.

Farouk, his eyes covered with dark circles, looked up at the power plant in front of him. He did not rush in, but prepared to wait until the night was quiet before going in to draw electricity.

What he didn't expect was that someone was already watching him.

Li Buying, who had arrived long ago, blended into the environment and stared directly at the superhuman in front of her who was preparing to absorb electrical energy.

Exiting the mimicry, Li Buying quietly walked behind the guy. He had no intention of fighting Faruk after he had absorbed all the electrical energy. He raised his hidden blade and instantly stabbed it into the guy's chest and slashed across his neck!

(End of this chapter)