American comics: The off-the-charts random transformation

[I blew that idiot away. Now let's think about how to solve the problem of the gas spreading!]

"...Where's Batman? We need him to figure this out; he should have some kind of antidote or something. I'm coming right now, I'll be there in a few minutes!"

[Okay! Hurry up! I'm going to find Batman.]

Garfield transforms into an orange flash, leaping between buildings in Gotham in search of Batman.

………………

Tian Xiaoban reluctantly left the military laboratory. He had originally wanted to check if Zod and the others were dead, but now he had something more important to do, so he went to help them first.

A flash of white light from the teleportation spell startled those around the base, who mistook it for an enemy flashbang.

"Enemy invasion!" They all closed their eyes, raised their guns, and fired at the source of the light.

When the light faded, there was nothing left but a crater; not even the wreckage of a flashbang.

Tian Xiaoban was teleported into the Candy Spaceship. In Garfield's mouth, this Kryptonian spaceship was entirely edible, so Kowalski named it Candy and changed its appearance to match the taste of candy.

[Boss, have you finished your reconnaissance?]

"No, it's an emergency. We need to get back to Gotham. Something terrible has happened there!"

[Okay, no problem, boss.]

The spaceship changed direction, its thrusters were at full power, and they flew towards Gotham City.

Kowalski then pulled up Gotham's roadside surveillance footage to see what had happened, but all he saw were terrified people.

[Boss, this is a really big problem. Scarecrow has released fear gas throughout Gotham, over a very large area. With Gotham's current technology, it will take a considerable amount of time. Furthermore, the remaining toxins may not be completely eradicated.]

"I understand! Let's go over there first... I think I can handle this!"

He also remembered that the broken watch contained a practical component that could mix gases and spray them out.

........................

The Batplane brought Batman to the ground, and the nearest police officers rushed over to help!

Batman! Are you alright?

This is a critical moment for Gotham. It's a rare opportunity to see Gotham's superhero, so we can't let anything happen to him!

"I'm fine. These are the prisoners who released the poison gas with the scarecrow."

The area affected by this gas attack is quite large; you should be prepared to wear gas masks for an extended period. Remind your colleagues that this terrifying gas has been modified; those who inhale it will not experience pain. Tell them to be careful.

"Oh? Okay, I'll go contact the guys right away!"

One of the two police officers quickly ran to the police car and sent the message to everyone via public address.

The recent emergency rescue had sent Batman's adrenaline soaring, leaving him feeling weak and powerless all over. He was thankful he was wearing power armor; otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to stand.

Batman knew he had inhaled a lot of fear gas in the air, and if it weren't for the medical module inside his power armor, he would have been pulled into the fear.

"Okay, thank you for reminding me. But Batman, can you handle this poison cloud?"

The two policemen were still somewhat pessimistic. This problem was even more serious than the one the clown had caused last time. The clouds had turned green!

The crisis in Gotham will continue until these poisonous clouds dissipate.

"I will develop an antidote as quickly as possible. You all do your best to stabilize the situation in Gotham."

Batman fired his grappling hook and easily flew to the top floor of the building, where he remotely controlled the Batplane to pick him up.

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"Bateman, Beatman... Where the hell is he? Wasn't he just flying around in his plane a moment ago? Where did he go now?"

Garfield searched high and low but couldn't find Batman. He didn't have a communicator with him, nor did he leave any cells on Batman's body, so he had no way of locating Batman.

It raced along, rescuing people along the way. It pulled some unfortunate souls who had inhaled too much toxic gas and were rolling around in the street to safety.

Suddenly, he turned a corner and saw the unlucky guy he had blown away earlier.

That is, the Scarecrow. This guy is leading a large group of people controlled by fear, roaming the city menacingly, and he is gathering more people.

"This guy's got a real knack for surviving; he didn't even die from that fall! Should we kill him...?"

Scarecrow has already amassed a team of nearly a hundred people, and it's snowballing with each passing day. Now, all he wants is to gather everyone together to fight Batman!

Once he takes down the old bat, Gotham will be under his control, hehehehe!

Just as the Scarecrow was feeling smug, another strange flying machine appeared in the sky above Gotham.

The overall shape is oval, somewhat resembling a Kryptonian spaceship, but the color is off; this one has an orange-yellow paint job, which doesn't look like something aliens would use.

"No way? The rumors about aliens in Gotham are true?"

The scarecrow looked completely bewildered. Was it because he had carried out a terrorist attack that he had forced those aliens out?

That's interesting. Scarecrow has seen how powerful those Kryptonians are on TV. If he could control them, wouldn't he be able to unify the world?!

He's determined to have those bodyguards who can fly and disappear, and are impervious to swords and spears!

His target shifted immediately, from Batman to prioritizing the spaceship.

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Batman at Wayne Tower also received a message from Alfred: it seems aliens have appeared in Gotham!

An orange spaceship hovered over Gotham, making no attempt to conceal its presence.

Batman asked Alfred to bring over the Kryptonite equipment, as he planned to take care of both the Kryptonians and the Scarecrow.

The Scarecrow's new fear gas hasn't been modified much.

Batman used the advanced equipment in the laboratory to analyze the ingredients and easily developed the antidote.

This is not much different from the antidote he first developed to combat fear gas; it's just that the antidote's diffusion range has been optimized.

He will then use the bat-shaped sprayer to neutralize the toxic gas on the ground.

As for the poisonous clouds in the sky... we'll figure out a solution later!

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The orange candy-shaped spaceship landed in an open area.

Garfield was the first to arrive, to greet the reinforcements he had brought.

"Ban! Quickly, use your invincible broken watch to think of a solution!"

Tian Xiaoban calmly raised her hand, turned the dial, and the movement sprang up.

"Broken watch, listen to me! I need a character who can save this city, someone who can neutralize this city-wide toxic gas of fear!"

Whether or not we can save lives depends entirely on you, understand?

Garfield chimed in, "Every time I see you trying to reason with a broken watch, it feels like you've escaped from a mental hospital!"

"You're trying to teach me how to do things? My understanding of breaking the limit is far deeper than yours! Transform!"

Bang!

A bright green light flashed, and Tian Xiaoban's figure shrank within the light.

"Oh, you look so cute right now?" Garfield remarked.

After the light shrank, a cute little creature appeared in the spot. It was snow-white all over, with grass-green downy fur on its back, and two pretty pink flowers on either side of its head.

The Omnitrix logo is on its back, covered by grass-green velvet.

"Meow—" (What's going on? Why has it shrunk? Shouldn't Puba be tall and mighty?)

"Pfft~ Hahahaha, this little guy, tall and mighty? Hahahaha, that's hilarious..."

Garfield was laughing, clutching his stomach.

Just as Jiemi Xiaoban was about to speak, she smelled the toxic gas of fear.

Shaymin's innate skill was triggered passively, causing all the toxic gas in the surrounding area to rush into its body.

It inhales the polluted air, purifies it within its body, and then expels the purified air through an explosion.

"Mmm—" ([Seed Flash])

One by one, compressed air bullets the size of a fingernail were launched from Jiemi's back.

It exploded directly after reaching high altitude, dispersing the polluted air.

"Wow—the air is so fresh!"

As the ultimate creature, Garfield has the most authority to speak on this matter. He can tell the level of air pollution just by smelling it. Right now, the air pollution around us has almost been reduced to zero.

Unfortunately, the area affected by the toxic gas was simply too vast, and the extent that Jiemi could alter was extremely limited.

Once the air was fresh, Shaymin's instincts were suppressed, and it immediately bit open its own paw, spitting blood onto Garfield.

"Meow!" (My influence is limited on my own, Garfield, please help!)

Garfield didn't hesitate either, swallowing the vanilla-flavored blood in one gulp, smacking his lips: "Vanilla flavor, it might turn into vanilla ice cream after being frozen, ah, not bad!"

[Eat it and get to work! This is a Mythical Pokémon with the ability to purify the air!]

"Huh? You can talk?"

[This can be considered a Mythical Pokémon's innate ability: telepathy. Someone's coming from over there, have Kowazky take to the air and hide!]

Chapter 76 Working Together to Solve the Trouble

"Hey penguin, Ben's telling you to take off and hide! Remember to clean up your network."

[Roger that! I'll help the boss remove the transformation video. Garfield, after this is all over, give me some more of your blood. I need to build some mechanical scouts; they can help you guys later.]

Kovacs slowly ascended into the air.

"Ugh, I know, I know, you're such a vampire!"

Garfield flicked his tail impatiently.

Here's a joke: A machine can draw more blood from a vampire than the vampire itself bleeds. Even vampires would have to bow down to that machine because it's so good at sucking blood; they'd all be outdone.

Having heard the answer he wanted, Kovacs quickly flew into the sky.

"Mimi mimi—"