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Even the upgraded Starlight, without sacrificing one's life and overloading the Arc Reactor, is only slightly more difficult to deal with.

Even so, Depp felt that Bruce alone was more than enough to easily crush Starlight.

Dry-frying in various senses.

Depp scratched his head, unable to understand how the Boys, with their low-level combat power, could possibly take advantage of DC.

Besides, it's not like Depp hasn't been to the Boys world before.

Apart from Compound V being somewhat interesting, the technology there is no different from that on Earth under normal circumstances.

How could it possibly cross dimensions and affect DC?

To be honest, Depp thinks the possibility of the Boys infiltrating is extremely slim.

So what exactly is this countdown for?

What the hell? Why are you putting up a countdown to scare me out of the blue?

Dog system, speak up!

If you're so capable of starting a countdown, then you'd better have the guts to say something!

Unfortunately, due to the setting of this book,

Faced with Depp's impotent rage and questioning, the system remained silent.

There wasn't even an official system notification, let alone a message.

Depp covered his head, looking utterly helpless.

Seeing this, Bruce asked with concern, "Depp, have you been under too much pressure lately? I think you need to relax."

Depp looked up at Bruce and thought to himself, "I want to relax too!"

But this damn system inexplicably started a countdown, and now I'm totally panicking!

I'm different from you and Clark. You are all protagonists, chosen ones, the center of the multiverse. You can be resurrected at will after you die, and you can even become gods.

And me?

How could I not panic when faced with this unknown situation?

I'm just a loser transmigrator, all I have is a system that allows me to share knowledge and earn me a few insignificant rewards.

All I gained was Hulk's stamina, Superman's speed, Homelander's heat rays and strength, Iron Man's armor technology, Spider-Man's rudimentary spider-sense (which is currently useless), two Infinity Stones, a body forged from the Dionysian factor, the magical inheritance of the Ancient One and Frigga, Storm's weather control abilities, and the tempering of Thor's power, as well as the recognition of Thor's hammer... that's all!

and many more!

Depp thought back again and suddenly realized something.

"Holy crap, I'm amazing!"

In particular, the body forged by the Dionysian factor gave him the ability to be resurrected from the dead, and even to resurrect infinitely.

What the hell are we afraid of?

As long as you're not pinned to the ground and killed by the enemy again and again, you're immortal!

However, after the initial excitement, Depp thought of something else.

If the world were truly facing a crisis of destruction, I might be able to live forever for a short period of time, but what about the people around me?

Despite her agility and vibranium nanotech armor, Selena is still essentially an ordinary person.

Dick Grayson, this little guy who is still growing, is even less equipped and stronger than Selena.

Although Bruce is known for never losing a fight and is a complete protagonist, who can guarantee that he, an ordinary person, will not die?

As for Clark... oh, I don't need to worry about that, he's invincible.

Others included Lex Luther, Jonathan Kent and his wife, and the Jonathan family of three.

There are also Wellen and Ivy, Oswald and Victor, and others.

They are not immortal.

Depp himself would never want to see those close to him killed or even wiped out.

But Depp knew that compared to the many enemies in the American comic book world, his current strength was insignificant.

The fact that he didn't yet possess the power to protect everyone put Depp under pressure again, making him feel an urgent desire to improve his own abilities.

But the most urgent task is still to figure out what exactly is going on with this countdown.

But now Depp is completely clueless, and he can only do his best to prepare for whatever comes next.

Depp looked up and said, "This is not a hallucination; I've always been in excellent mental condition."

Thirty-three and a half hours from now, I'm not sure what specific events will occur, but I'm certain something will happen, so I need everyone to be prepared for anything.

Seeing Depp's serious expression and tone, Bruce stopped trying to dissuade him and asked directly, "So, what kind of preparations do you need me to make?"

Depp stood up, unconsciously exuding a hint of leadership.

He said, "Bruce, I need you to be ready for battle at any time. In a few dozen hours, we may have to unite all the forces we can to protect Gotham."

Bruce nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've never let my guard down."

Upon hearing this, Depp joked, "Maybe after some time, nothing will have happened, and then we can drink and eat together again."

Bruce nodded and said, "Meat is fine, but as for alcohol... I'll have ginger juice instead."

Depp laughed and said, "In that case, I should go and inform the others."

After saying that, Depp used the portal to leave the Batcave and head to Arkham Asylum.

Watching Depp's departing figure, Bruce opened the hidden files on the supercomputer in the Batcave.

On the page about Depp in the document, he added: Depp is either a madman pretending to be normal, or a god who can predict the future.

In the director's office at Arkham Asylum, Joseph nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Depp. Although the lunatics at Arkham are a bunch of antisocial and inhumane perverts, they will definitely step up when Gotham is threatened. I... know these lunatics very well."

Depp smiled and said, "I knew you could do it, Joseph, all for Gotham."

After saying that, Depp drew another portal and stepped into the Iceberg Hall in Oswald.

Joseph watched Depp's departing figure and murmured, "No, it was all for... Mr. Depp."

Inside the Iceberg Club, after listening to Depp's words, Oswald immediately replied, "The Penguins will always stand with Mr. Depp, and Gotham City will always follow in Mr. Depp's footsteps!"

At the Depp Group, Wellen Jones's bloodshot eyes were filled with awe.

"Wayne will always obey the boss's orders!"

In the Depp Group's plant research institute, Ivy, dressed in a close-fitting white research coat, held in her hand a stunningly beautiful flower that radiated a captivating glow but had not yet bloomed.

She handed the flower to Depp and said, "Ivy will always be your most loyal servant."

Inside the Depp Group's Cryogenics and Life Sciences Research Institute, Victor tore off his research suit and put on the latest specially made combat gear.

"I will freeze any guy who dares to provoke Mr. Depp, and any guy who tries to stop me from saving my wife, into a block of ice!"

James Gordon: "The Gotham Police Department will always protect the people of Gotham!"

Harvey Dent: "I will send all those vicious bastards to prison!"

Thirty-three hours later, the countdown reached zero.

The system's voice, along with the rows of task descriptions, rang in Depp's ears.

"Defend Gotham and repel the first invasion of the world of The Boys."

Chapter 217 The People of the Motherland

[Defend Gotham and repel the first invasion of the world by The Boys.]

If Gotham City's damage rate is less than 50%, the defense is considered successful, and a random defense reward will be given upon successful defense.

"Fuck you!"

Upon hearing the system notification, Depp jumped to his feet.

"It really is the Boys invading Gotham!" Depp exclaimed incredulously. "How dare he do this?"

In fact, Depp did have the contact information for the members of The Boys.

However, Depp did not answer the phone during his previous attempts to contact them, which resulted in Depp not making any further contact.

Anyway, they're all a bunch of weaklings. Apart from Starlight, Depp doesn't have any special relationship with the other members.

So if I can't get in touch with them, I simply stop trying.

But the current situation seems to have exceeded Depp's expectations.

At least for the time being, he couldn't figure out what exactly the Boys world had that could have an impact on Gotham.

Queen Maeve?

This old woman, aside from being strong and having high defense, doesn't even have the ability to launch energy attacks or fly.

She's not even as strong as me, so what threat could she pose?

A locomotive-driven constant-speed runner?

That guy can only reach the speed of sound after taking drugs, so he's nothing special!

Or perhaps, the Soldier Boy who didn't appear during the last Boys' world tour?

Hmm... this guy is somewhat threatening. Although it looks cheap in the TV series due to budget constraints, it is said that the power of its chest cannon is equivalent to a small nuclear bomb.

But this guy can't fly, and his speed doesn't seem to be particularly outstanding, especially since his chest cannon requires charging, so he's not particularly difficult to deal with.

As for starlight...

Although this girl can unleash terrifying power when she absorbs enough electricity, firstly, she has a very good relationship with me, and secondly, even if Starlight were to fight to the death, she would be no match for me in my current state, so there is no need to worry at all.

As for the others, the vast majority are not even as good as the ones mentioned above.

Especially the deep sea...

This person might be somewhat useful in the sea, but if they were to encounter the Sea King, they would probably end up as the fish the Sea King steps on.

After thinking it over, the only real threat comes from Homelander and his little beast son.

But with just these two, Depp, at his current level, could easily take on two opponents at once.