Me and countless me.

Chapter 644 Major Death Event 2
"No, look at this bet, do I gain even the slightest advantage? Who would bet with you like this?"

Li Ke refused without even thinking. After all, if he won, he could only play for a few decades before becoming a laborer, and if he lost, he would become a laborer on the spot. Why should he gamble?
Moreover, he has a way to deal with this Grim Reaper. He can simply find a few guys who have the wronged souls of innocent people on their hands, rename them "Americans," and so on, until finally renaming them "Life."

Wordplay often only irritates people, but it can be very effective when dealing with such rule-based monsters.

It's just that superheroes wouldn't do it this way.

But Li Ke isn't a superhero.

"Hey, you're so boring. Or do you not like this image of mine?"

Seeing that Li Ke wasn't falling for the trap, Death felt a bit bored, so he spread out his hands, indicating that it might be a matter of aesthetics.

She likes her body very much, but she can change it.

"No, the different flavors are great, but I don't really want to have anything to do with the underworld for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Death raised an eyebrow, and then his tone became subtle.

"Hmm, is it possible that your other troubles haven't come because you have such a strong connection with 'death'?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ke immediately felt a sense of foreboding. Death, however, chuckled lightly, turned the umbrella handle, and vanished from Li Ke's sight, leaving only a handkerchief carrying her scent in Li Ke's arms.

He picked up the handkerchief and saw that it was written in lipstick: "Remember to buy safety supplies tonight at midnight."

Li Ke curled his lip. Who was Death underestimating? How could Li Ke possibly need such low-end stuff!
He can use his internal energy to force it out for people!

However, the thought of death sent a chill down his spine, as if something even more sinister than the position of the Underworld Emperor was watching him.

But after thinking for a long time, Li Ke couldn't think of any position more underworldly than the God of Death.

"It can't be that God wants to retire, right? That's impossible. An omniscient and omnipotent God would have it so easy, why would He hand over power?"

Li Ke couldn't help but laugh at the thought, and then he was about to leave when a series of crackling sounds came from the street in the distance!

At the same time, a foul smell of sulfur also wafted over.

"The smell of the devil."

Li Ke instantly became serious. In Gotham, anything associated with demons was never a good thing, so his clothes instantly changed into a red leather coat, his hair turned white, and an unknown drumbeat began to appear in the surrounding air.

Then--

"Damn it, my abilities have been enhanced?! Which Li Ke is putting on his power this time?!"

Li Ke could feel that, with the unintelligible drumbeats, he was becoming exceptionally smooth in his imagination as he materialized the Devil Hunter Dante's physique, abilities, and weapons!

This is undoubtedly the ability of some unknown Li Ke, but which Li Ke is it?

The power of background music?!
To verify his idea, Li Ke used the power of fantasy materialization to materialize another piece of music.

A folk song from Wujiapo.

He also materialized the Second Hokage's armor and abilities, which became exceptionally smooth! Even the energy consumption decreased.

However, once the tune stops, the bonus will disappear.

“Interesting…but if we’re fighting a demon, it would be better to use Dante’s form or Domm’s form.”

As he spoke, Li Ke couldn't help but smile.

The next moment, his body quickly transformed back into the clothes Dante had worn for over a decade, and a greatsword engraved with a skull appeared in his hand.

"Well then, it's time to open for business."

He leaped away, and as for the scythe-wielding Grim Reaper behind him?

He planned to leave the problem to Batman and the heroes he would train later, after all, it was time to let the world know how dangerous it was.

After all, for ordinary people in this world, the world they live in is not much different from the world of Cthulhu. All sorts of mysterious creatures and events can easily take their lives, and all sorts of enormous forces that they cannot comprehend are all around them and at their feet.

Therefore, Li Ke plans to use this incident to tell everyone in the world before Zod arrives that mysterious forces exist and that they must be prepared.

After all, the people of Gotham won't actually die during this period.

However, looking at the fallen bodies, Li Ke suddenly had an idea: the power of the Grim Reaper was still too weak, and it was no match for Batman and his crew. So Li Ke decided to add something to the scythe.

An unseen force began to take effect. With Li Ke's intervention, the 'corpses' whose souls had been harvested by the Grim Reaper slowly stood up and moved towards the living. Those they killed also joined them.

So countless firepower rushed toward these people, but because Li Ke temporarily changed the rules, they were already 'dead,' so no matter what damage their bodies suffered, it was ineffective, and even their clothes would quickly recover by consuming people's fear of death.

Their various minor ailments will also disappear due to 'death,' essentially giving them a free full-body healthcare treatment.

"Alright, that should be big enough."

A smile involuntarily crept onto Li Ke's lips before he looked at the demon who had intruded into his territory.

In front of him, a classic demon, about ten meters tall, with a goat's head, a crimson body, goat's bent leg joints, bat wings on its back, and sharp spikes on its hands, suddenly burst out of a building. The debris it sent flying instantly killed several Gothamites, causing great panic.

Not only that, he also held a sword burning with hellfire in his hand. Before the smoke and dust had even cleared, he swung the sword and instantly cut down several tall buildings around him!
The high-rise building slowly collapsed, raising countless clouds of dust and screams, and for a moment Gotham's streets seemed like hell had descended.

Amidst the smoke and dust, a pale-skinned girl draped in a cloak, with a red crystal on her forehead, emitted an ominous red light. Amidst the roar and smoke, she fled in agony, yet still tried her best to move towards a deserted place.

But the demon chasing her didn't care about any of that and charged straight at the girl, roaring angrily.

"Don't even think about escaping! My sister! Return to receive Father's blessing!"

This demon disregarded traffic regulations and even charged directly onto the road, its burning hooves melting the asphalt. When faced with a car blocking its way, it simply slapped it away with a sword!

The car was knocked into the air and landed instantly, but the Gotham citizen inside was lucky enough to escape unharmed, crawling out of the wrecked vehicle covered in wounds.

To the devil's surprise, this lucky fellow not only didn't leave, but also angrily cursed at him.

"You bastard! I haven't even finished paying off the loan on this car yet!"

As he spoke, the man pulled a submachine gun from his coat and began firing at the demon! The bullets struck the demon's body, ricocheting off in countless sparks. Even when the bullets were aimed at the demon's eyes, they vaporized mid-air, completely failing to harm the demon in the slightest.

But the man did not give up. Instead, he turned his gun around and fired at the demon's lower body while pulling out a series of grenades from his briefcase full of client information and throwing them at the demon's organs!

"Go to hell! You son of a bitch!"

The explosion roared, and even the demon was stunned by the scene. Although he was unharmed, he was still shocked by the local customs of Gotham. He stared in astonishment at the man who was firing at him, and without hesitation, he stomped on him, crushing him into charcoal with his burning hoof.

But the next moment, more bullets came hurtling towards him. These were the survivors, some of whom were owners of destroyed cars and shops, while others believed that killing the demon would send them to heaven.

In an instant, the demon was hit by hundreds of bullets. Li Ke even saw someone aiming rockets meant for the Grim Reaper at the demon!
However, these ordinary weapons could not harm the Grim Reaper, but they could still inflict some damage on demons. But what terrified the demons was—

"Why can't I absorb their souls?!"

The souls of those he killed should have entered his mouth, but he couldn't sense a single one, as if these people didn't have souls!
While he was still in a daze, the car driver he had trampled to death had already come back to life from the ashes and pulled the trigger on him again!

The moment the demon was struck by the bullet, it was absolutely certain that the opponent's body contained no soul, and that the weapon was definitely out of ammunition! Yet, the opponent's weapon still fired a bullet, and this time, it was a bullet imbued with a trace of deathly power!
The bullets finally managed to penetrate his defenses, instantly causing him pain.

Not only that, the humans in the building who were killed by his sword when he appeared earlier also transformed into soulless shells and charged towards him at this moment!

All the normal humans along the way were pounced on and bitten by these zombies, and killed by the power of death in just a few breaths, without any pain.

but--

"Ahhhh!!!"

A large, overweight Black woman watched in horror as several of her white sisters were pounced on by zombies and killed by being bitten on the neck. She feared that she too would be pounced on and killed.

but.

Not a single zombie paid her any attention, not one.

Even a zombie, passing by her, showed a disdainful expression, its lips twitching violently as it emitted a contemptuous snort.

"Hehe... Brother Ni... Hehe... Fatty..."

Suddenly, the fat black woman stopped being terrified. She looked at the other black people around her who, like her, hadn't been tackled by anyone, as well as the ugly women and men, and felt humiliated.

Especially at this moment, a voluptuous blonde female office worker and a strong young man flew past her in terror, followed by hundreds of zombies rushing towards her. But just as she opened her arms, wanting the zombies to pounce on her, she found that the zombies bypassed her again and rushed towards the fair-skinned and beautiful female office worker and the strong young man.

Several zombies even spat at them as they passed by.

“Ni Hehe… Brother…”

Upon hearing this, the black woman instantly pulled out a revolver from her purse and, with a classic cowboy move, instantly blew the heads off the beautiful woman and the handsome man, leaving the zombies without any targets.

however--

Still, nobody paid any attention to her.

"Pickled radishes are a must-try!"

The Black woman let out a furious outburst, then kicked the glass of the gun shop next door, smashing it open. From the signs that read "Summer Special," "First Shotgun of the Fall," "Kids' Companion," and "Do You Want Your Child to Lose at the Starting Line?" she picked up a Remington shotgun and began slaughtering the zombies.

After all, although zombies can recover, it takes time.

However, the biggest target of these undead is still the demon that caused countless deaths and injuries.

Countless bullets and unarmed zombies rushed toward the demon like ants. They used their memories and experiences in Gotham to find cover and create a fire network. Some zombies even carried out several gas cylinders, intending to give the demon a big one!
Even a pastor who died at some unknown time was still blessing these undead soldiers who had gone to war!
So the demon's body was covered with undead creatures that were not afraid of death, who used their bodies and weapons, which were imbued with the aura of death, to continuously harm the demon.

Countless bloodstains immediately appeared on the demon's body, and he felt more and more that these humans were more troublesome than the countless demons in hell!

Feeling the pain in his body and seeing more and more soulless zombies appear, this demon from hell, who had lived in hell all his life and was quite knowledgeable, suddenly screamed!

"What's going on with this place! What's going on with this place where we'll meet God?!"

The instant he roared, a bunch of grenades were shoved into his mouth by a fearless zombie, and he cheered as the grenades exploded. The demon was also blown off, staggering and even losing a tooth!
"enough!!"

The enraged demon unleashed its full power, disregarding the world's guardians and mages. Countless hellfires erupted around it, countless fissures of hell opened, from which countless low-level demons emerged, instantly engulfing the people of Gotham...

—Suppressed back to hell by the people of Gotham.

However, the great demon's body was now clean, with countless living corpses waiting for its body to recover. At this moment, the red light on the girl's body also disappeared, and the girl, with a grief-stricken and pained expression, looked at the demon before her and spoke angrily.

"I will not let you continue to do evil! Yakir!"

She had just been manipulated by the power of hell, so she couldn't stop the demon immediately.

Because she is the daughter of the Sangu Demon from Hell, born through a ritual performed by an Earthling. Once she is completely controlled by Hell, the Sangu Demon can use her to appear directly on Earth!

Therefore, seeing those who had died, the girl felt it was her responsibility, and she also felt it was necessary to drive this demon back to hell to avenge those who had died innocently!

"Enough! I will open the gates of hell and let my army flood this place!"

However, the demon, who had been brutally beaten by the people of Gotham, lost patience and, having given up all hope, chose to open the gates of hell in this sinister place.

Although this would leave him in a prolonged state of weakness, the consequences of failing to complete the mission of the Three Palace Demons would be far more terrifying!
So he plunged his greatsword into the earth, instantly causing countless fissures to appear in Gotham's landscape, spewing lava and revealing the greedy eyes of countless demons eyeing the world.

The girl was terrified, because the moment the gates of hell opened, she sensed that her father was trying to control her through her bloodline again! She was unable to exert her full strength once more!

However, it is now 4:04 PM on June 15th in Gotham City.

Then, a burst of rousing drumbeats rang out.

“Hey, Viaqir, your days of opening portals everywhere are over.”

Li Ke's figure quietly appeared between the girl and the demon, and he reached out his hand to the demon.

Give me that sword.

(End of this chapter)