American comics: Random transformations

The train continued its journey, cloaked in stealth mode, as they followed the original Superman, who had already shaken off his duplicates.

Observing his cautious behavior, flying a short distance before carefully looking around, it was evident that Superman was exceedingly prudent.

Aboard the train, Cyborg was still scouring the world's network for information, primarily focusing on Lex Luthor's LexCorp.

He sifted through vast amounts of junk data, searching for anything that could control the Superman duplicates.

As a researcher, Cyborg refused to believe that Lex Luthor, capable of creating clones, wouldn't have contingency plans for potential malfunctions.

However, the company ruins contained too many ambiguous and irrelevant files, requiring Cyborg to invest considerable time to locate useful information.

After another thirty minutes of flight, Superman finally landed at a dam.

The entire dam had been treated with a matte finish, and the outermost layer was made of lead, effectively blocking the duplicates' X-ray vision.

Superman approached the dam's entrance, and after using his X-ray vision to scan the area for safety, he entered.

"Alright, we've arrived. Let's disembark. Crimson Knightmon, park the train near the dam. I'll summon you when needed!"

“Received!”

As soon as the train came to a halt, Cyborg eagerly rushed out.

Upon reaching the entrance, he noticed the Flash(es) were already queuing to enter. Shazam and Tian Xiaoban were right behind him.

The doorway was narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time.

The dam's interior was surprisingly spacious, and filled with people.

Cyborg scanned the area upon entering and discovered over 2000 individuals.

"This… so many people?"

This wasn't a city; it was just a dam. Moreover, to avoid attention, Superman had chosen a relatively small one.

Over 2000 people warily eyed the newcomers in their peculiar attire.

Superman stood before them, his expression serious: "Who are you?"

"I'm Cyborg, and these are the Flashes, Shazam, and Mr. [Limitless]. We're here to help you."

Cyborg's excitement grew, and the small lights on his body, automatically activated in the dimly lit area, made him appear particularly cold.

He resembled a Terminator from the future.

Superman cautiously stopped him.

"Halt, stay back! Speak slowly. These are all ordinary people; I don't want to fight here."

Superman wouldn't directly attack a group that clearly wasn't composed of duplicates.

"Okay, okay, Superman, listen to me. You might not believe this, but we're future people from a parallel universe, here to save you…"

Tian Xiaoban didn't interrupt; he hadn't expected Cyborg, after accepting reality, to possess such eloquence!

He spoke with sincerity, occasionally projecting holographic images of the future, showcasing his battles alongside Superman.

Superman was convinced, and eventually, all 2000+ people were deeply moved, empathizing with the deceased from another parallel universe and shedding tears.

Tian Xiaoban quietly retrieved the Complaint Energy Microphone from the four-dimensional pocket in his trench coat.

In this situation, what could be more useful than this wishing microphone?

What should he say? Reveal some of Superman's dark secrets?

No, speaking ill of Superman now would surely result in their collective condemnation.

"Oh, right, there is a question I can ask."

Acting on his thought, Tian Xiaoban held the microphone to his mouth, activating its amplification function:

"Ahem, everyone, let me say a few words."

"Superman, since Lex Luthor can clone you, why don't you clone a few Lex Luthors?"

Superman paused, then suddenly understood, "It seems… that's actually possible. I know where Lex Luthor's bones are kept, and I know where to find cloning machines."

Chapter 201: Dangerous Complaint, Cloning Machine

Tian Xiaoban was speechless and blurted out: "So… is your super brain just for show?"

[Complaint Energy + 5201314]

"Buzz… Buzzing… Buzzing Buzzing…"

The Complaint Energy Microphone started vibrating intensely after Tian Xiaoban's complaint.

The microphone vibrated violently in his right hand, and Tian Xiaoban could feel the terrifying threat of overloaded complaint energy.

The value of that complaint was still rising rapidly.

The excessive complaint energy was almost bursting the Complaint Energy Microphone!

Tian Xiaoban panicked; if this thing exploded here, everyone present would die!

He looked around, seeing the gaunt faces of the 2000+ refugees, and suddenly had an idea!

"Oh, crap! Now, immediately, give everyone here a deluxe version of scallion pancakes, a fried chicken family bucket, roast chicken, roast duck, and a bucket of soda, and…"

As Tian Xiaoban listed the dishes, the area began to be submerged in food.

The mass of materialized items relieved the microphone's pressure, and Tian Xiaoban used the remaining energy to expand the Complaint Energy Microphone's energy storage capacity.

This was too dangerous; luckily, Tian Xiaoban reacted quickly enough to expend the energy before it exploded.

At the same time, the more complaint energy he expended, the more his desire to complain grew:

"Oh damn! Superman, do you even use your brain?! Complaining about you generates so much energy it's about to explode!"

[Energy + 99999]

Complaint energy surged again due to his unintentional words. Even though most of the complaint energy was still strengthening the microphone's energy storage, the rapid increase in complaint energy was faster than the storage capacity's growth.

Tian Xiaoban could feel the Complaint Energy Microphone heating up due to the high-speed energy circulation. If he didn't expend the complaint energy soon, it would explode!

He had to think, use his brain! Right, Cyborg said the source of this world's doomsday was Superman's duplicates, so he should summon a character who could deal with the clone Superman.

Tian Xiaoban said, "Right, right, right! I need to summon an assistant now! Give me a character who can deal with Superman! Someone who can make Superman listen!"

A bunch of characters flashed through his mind: Trigon, Brainiac, Darkseid, Lois Lane…

A flash of white light, and Lois from a parallel universe appeared here looking bewildered. She looked at the mountain of food in front of her, and then immediately spotted Superman Clark, who looked equally bewildered.

Avoiding the food, she walked towards Superman with a panicked expression: "Superman? You… how… where is this? Why did I come here?"

Superman was stunned when he saw the person brought by the light. He stammered out the person's name:

"L-Lois… Louise?"

This world's Lois had already died two years ago, the killer being that group of clone Supermen. Back then, Lois had gone to interview them with her camera, and these clones, programmed for revenge, had unhesitatingly given her a heat vision blast. Sadly, Superman couldn't kill them and could only silently hate them in his heart.

Lois called out again: "Superman!"

Superman snapped back to reality and replied with tears in his eyes: "Lois! It's really you! I'm not dreaming!"

Just as the two were about to passionately embrace, Tian Xiaoban snapped his fingers and teleported Lois away again.

Superman lunged forward but grabbed nothing. The sudden disappearance of his beloved, whom he had been longing for, caused his love-struck brain, newly awakened by the memories, to momentarily crash.

Tian Xiaoban muttered to himself on the side:

"Damn it, I didn't call her here to perform a long-distance relationship for us viewers. This is even a long-distance relationship across a world!

What I wanted was a character who could deal with the clone Supermen, that super-strong Lois! Not this ordinary Lois who turns Superman into a love-struck idiot!

Complaint Energy, give me something reliable!"

[Complaint Energy +2500]

"No way, that's it?"

The energy added wasn't much, not enough to summon again.

"Then use it all to改造 this space!"

This time, the energy seemed to have an outlet. Complaint Energy quickly filled the space of the dam, constantly expanding it, widening the space by two thousand meters in the blink of an eye!

This was a distortion of space and would not change the exterior of the dam.

The place suddenly became spacious, making everyone who had just crawled out of the food pile feel like they were dreaming. Yes, a sweet dream.

Once the Complaint Energy was completely consumed, Tian Xiaoban unhesitatingly stuffed the Complaint Energy microphone into his four-dimensional pocket.

"This thing is indeed dangerous. Like the Complaint Star people said, it needs training to be perfectly controlled.

Complaining at will is too easy to lose control!"

……

This familiar yet unfamiliar place changed several times in a few minutes. Superman's gaze was fixed on Tian Xiaoban.

For ordinary people who believe in science, everything just now was a bit too magical. When they tried to explain it with technological means, no one could stop their mouths from twitching.

"Why are you all looking at me?" Tian Xiaoban said innocently. He pointed to the food and said: "Eat, this is all for you. As long as you're hungry, consciously eat, I won't help feed you."

Superman's eyes were bloodshot. Don't misunderstand, he didn't want to use heat vision. It was just that when he saw Lois Lane just now, he had almost burst into tears, and the redness in his eyes was caused by congestion.

"What did you just… how did you do it? That Lois, and all of this?"

"Using a wishing machine? As long as the energy is sufficient, any wish can be fulfilled." Tian Xiaoban thought: If I directly tell them that it uses Complaint Energy, wouldn't that be too low-grade?

"Wishing machine!!!" × N

The phrase seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and everyone ran over and surrounded Tian Xiaoban.

"Can you really make a wish?"

"Can you take it out and let us see it? I was a little far away just now and didn't see the wishing machine."

"……"…

These were all people tormented by the apocalypse, and they had countless wishes hidden in their hearts that they wanted to fulfill. The opportunity was right in front of them, and they couldn't possibly not be tempted.

But they had forgotten one thing.

Tian Xiaoban didn't have Superman's exceptionally good temper. Facing this group of completely unfamiliar but overly fanatical people:

"Don't get too close to me, it's very dangerous!"

But they wouldn't give up the opportunity to obtain the wishing machine so easily.

"Sigh, I shouldn't reason with people who are immersed in desire. You don't deserve to listen."

"Imprisonment Swarm!" (Group Imprisonment)

The long-unused ironic magic was used by Tian Xiaoban. In the next instant, everyone present was imprisoned in place by an invisible force.

This also included Superman, who felt as if he was close to Kryptonite, his whole body as if being pressed down by a mountain, unable to move.

Being able to achieve such incredible effects by moving his mouth and waving his hand, Superman said uncertainly: "This is… magic?"

Although their bodies couldn't move, their brains and mouths weren't immobilized. Everyone looked at Tian Xiaoban in shock. A magician! There really is magic!

"Could it be that the Lois just now was conjured up by magic! Then is she real or fake?"

Tian Xiaoban rolled his eyes: "Get a grip, this isn't the time to be a love-struck idiot! That Lois is real, but she's the Lois from a parallel universe, and she likes the Superman from her universe, not you."

Superman understood this time and thought rationally: "Parallel universe? … Okay, I understand."

Tian Xiaoban chanted: "Dispel."

They regained their ability to move. This time, the 2000-plus people were honest. They didn't want to go against a magician, especially one who could even immobilize Superman.

Seeing the atmosphere turn cold, Tian Xiaoban said to Superman:

"You guys eat yours.

Superman, let's go find the cloning machine and try to see if we can get a cloned Lex Luthor to come up with a solution first.

If the clone doesn't have that brain, then we'll use the cloned Lex Luthor as a target for the clone Supermen."

This logic was also very reasonable. If the cloned Lex Luthor didn't have his scientific research intelligence, it meant that the cloning wasn't particularly perfect, then tricking the clone Supermen with Lex Luthor's clone should also be successful.