bookcurios Chapter 440: Ten Thousand Me
Chapter 440: Ten Thousand Me
Before the final battle begins, Lex Luthor tries to convince you to give up your fight for the Saint's remains. He tells you that his pursuit of the Saint's remains is not motivated by personal gain, but rather by a desire to save America, to save the world, and to become the greatest American president in history.
Lex Luthor had Jorg Washington use his Stand ability to project images onto the ice sheet. First, a spaceship carrying a baby landed over Metropolis. The government immediately cordoned off the scene and took the baby away from the spaceship.
[The scene flashes, and they lock the baby in an underground research institute called "Germination" built during World War II and name him Target Number One.]
[The manager in charge of researching Target Number One is called General Ryan. For decades, his team has been conducting various studies on various superhumans, hoping to create a true "super" hero belonging to the military.]
They succeeded, using Doomsday's genes to create a powerful superhero, whom they named Zero. However, after one mission, he was shelved because he was a failure, his rationality vanishing whenever his emotions took over. He even accidentally killed 2000 friendly troops during a mission.
Therefore, General Lane considered him extremely unstable and kept him in the laboratory forever. Years passed, and the arrival of Target One gave Zero a chance to escape. It took him nearly a decade to find a way to communicate with Target One. He taught them how to use his superpowers, gradually turning their minds to evil and extremes. After a long period of subtle influence, the two of them eventually escaped from the laboratory and killed the general's daughter, Lois Lane. They then slaughtered a large number of soldiers before flying away.
The scene shifts again, and Zero is gone. The scrawny One, donning a blue bodysuit with an S logo, calls himself Superman and begins flying between skyscrapers. He cares little for good or evil, killing people on a whim and destroying buildings with ease. He harbors a deep dislike for the US military. His superpowers are terrifying: he can fly and possess heat vision, and his abilities are constantly improving.
[The scene shifts again. Somewhere in the ocean, there exists a super villain called Aquaman. His name is Om Marius. After defeating the former Aquaman, Arthur Curry, he has taken control of everything in the ocean and is ready to strike back at the surface, causing a tsunami to flood Gotham, Metropolis, and Boston.]
[At the same time, in the universe, there is Doomsday, who may be resurrected at any time and escape from a black hole, and on Earth, there are super villains everywhere who use their super powers to do evil.]
The scene fades. Lex Luthor sincerely expresses his desire to cooperate with you. He has researched and discovered that gathering the remains of all the saints will grant him the ability to deflect misfortune. In other words, Superman's destruction of the United States will be deflected to any country in the world. He can deflect all of America's misfortunes, making America even more prosperous!
[As long as you can hand over the saint's remains to him, he will give you everything he can, including wealth, power, and beautiful women.]
It's truly tempting. Wealth, power, and beauty are enough to attract 99% of the world's population, but not you. Lex Luthor's words may be true, but they are essentially another form of selfishness. He uses power to dominate and transfer misfortune to other nations.
【And what you like most is to say no to those who are self-righteous. 】
[After you clearly rejected Lex Luthor, Lex Luthor seemed to want to say something else, but gave up, and the final team battle began. ]
[Perhaps because the remains of saints are mutually attracted, when you and Lex Luthor began to get closer, all the remains of saints in each of you began to emerge from the surface. As you expected, he now has the remains of four saints in his body, including the body he cut off from you, his ears, his right hand, and even his heart!]
[And Lex Luthor's Stand is far more powerful than you think! His red Stand is as powerful and fast as your Rainbow Catcher, and can summon copies of himself in the image!]
[The previously mentioned super villains, such as Injustice, Doomsday, and Aquaman, appear one after another before you, quickly occupying a large portion of the ice field, and their numbers are gradually increasing. Most of them do not possess the full strength of their original bodies, but their numbers are overwhelming!]
[It is conceivable that if Lex Luthor were to possess the remains of all the saints, the images he summoned would likely be as powerful as the originals!]
You looked at Batman standing beside you. He shook his head slightly. He had just tried to bring Lex Luthor from the parallel world over here and let him deal with him on his own, but he had searched several worlds and found that they were all filled with powerful and intelligent villains. Even he didn't have the ability to force them to come here.
【But for you, the other side having more people is never a disadvantage. 】
Numerous Batmen appeared one after another, some charging towards Injustice Superman, others charging towards Doomsday in large groups, engaging in fierce battles one after another. But it seemed they were too few! Elsewhere, Dio Brando faced off against Jonathan Joestar, with the outcome currently evenly matched. Diana Hawke faced both the Joker and Barret Allen simultaneously. Without her Stand abilities, she managed a 50-50 draw, but soon they would face a massive wave of super villains created by Lex Luthor.
Then, a scene that everyone still remembers vividly occurred. First, a different version of himself appeared, wearing a white coat and a matching hat, with an impassive expression. A purple-skinned humanoid creature floated behind him, and a thick mist filled the entire place. Then, a slightly weathered version of himself appeared, wearing a black suit. He avoided contact with his alter ego, his hands in his pockets, and his gaze fixed on the front.
[Then there was himself, wearing a somewhat ridiculous yellow uniform, a bald head, and a white cape. As soon as he appeared, he lightly swung a punch, blasting Doomsday, who was about two meters away, into a cloud of blood.]
Next came myself, dressed in a dark red coat. His mere presence stunned a large crowd, shaking the very air. Then came myself, dressed in a black dragon robe and a crown; myself, dressed in ancient robes, whose swords could easily cut through the air; and myself, with blond hair, dressed in a black suit and white shirt, dressed elegantly. As I moved, thousands of sharp swords rained down from the sky.
[They each kept a distance from each other and launched an attack on the enemy in front of them.]
Everyone present stared blankly at you as you appeared one after another and joined the battle. Even Bruce Wayne had a furious expression on his face, wondering who you were.
[The outcome is predictable. No one can stop you. No one! Before long, everyone, including Lex Luthor and Dio Brando, is either dead or injured, unable to rise again.]
You walked up to Lex Luthor and silently touched the protruding remains of the saint on his body. The saint's heart, body, ears, and right hand emerged one by one and floated in the air.