American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 114 Go and invite Superman!

As Xiao Xian and Pennywise chatted, the patterns on the wall grew brighter and brighter, and finally, after a certain critical point, the runes carved on the wall shone with a dazzling light.

"Let's die together! I won't let you harm humanity anymore!" Xiao Xian said, looking at Pennywise with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression. Although S.H.I.E.L.D. said that this magic circle could eliminate most monsters, Xiao Xian felt that S.H.I.E.L.D. and such didn't seem very reliable.

Xiao Xian originally wanted to use the power of S.H.I.E.L.D. to deal with Pennywise, but now it seems that he has a bunch of useless teammates and there is nothing to rely on. Working with them will only drag him down. What are Super Coward and Thing? They are not as good as Beverly. At least in the original story, she overcame her inner fear and defeated Pennywise with her words.

This magic circle is now one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s trump cards for dealing with the supernatural. If it works, great; if not, so be it. Getting Pennywise here means I, as the captain, have already exceeded my mission expectations.

Pennywise's true form is a cosmic evil god. Rather than confronting him head-on, it's better to feign death and escape. Hiding in the shadows will allow him to evade Pennywise's pursuit and also assess the strength of these organizations in this world. If all else fails, Xiao Xian can then clean up the mess.

Anyway, even if I fail, I'll just continue to be watched by Pennywise, so there's no harm in trying. It's just a bit of a shame about the telepathic helmet I'm wearing. I'll have to figure out if I can get it back later.

As for whether Pennywise will grow stronger as a result, that's just S.H.I.E.L.D. worrying too much. He's a cosmic evil god who has lived for billions of years and has been on Earth for millions of years. What's wrong with him absorbing fear for a few more days?

"Want to take me down with you? So you're fearless, no wonder you're not afraid anymore." Pennywise's body gradually disintegrated in the light, his shattered face looking at Xiao Xian, who was also shattered by the light, and he chuckled.

"Unfortunately, this kind of thing might be useful for ordinary weird things, but it has absolutely no effect on me."

"But your fear is so delicious, it's a real shame to let you die like this." Pennywise said as he watched Xiao Xian's body gradually dissipate. Just as he was about to save Xiao Xian, he saw Xiao Xian leap towards him. The next second, the bomb in Xiao Xian's heart exploded, and blood and flesh covered Pennywise's face.

"..." This was the first time Pennywise had ever met such a fierce person. What moved Pennywise the most was that Xiao Xian did not feel much fear until his death.

"Nobody wants to play with Pennywise." Pennywise touched the flesh on his face, feeling somewhat lonely. As an evil god, Pennywise had an endless lifespan. To alleviate his loneliness, he spent most of his time in slumber, occasionally venturing out to hunt fear.

Originally, Pennywise wasn't this anthropomorphic, but over the millions of years it had been here, it had absorbed too much human emotional energy. In addition, since this body was originally human, Pennywise was affected to some extent, although the effect was not significant.

Once Pennywise has lived on a different planet for a sufficiently long time, it will likely be influenced by that planet again. It may not take more than a few hundred thousand years for Pennywise to discard these anthropomorphic features.

Essentially, it's similar to a gamer playing the same game every day, getting into the habit of using the same key bindings and controls. If they switch to another game and play it for a while, they'll eventually get used to the other one.

Amid Pennywise's somewhat sorrowful voice, the runes in the room reached their maximum brightness, threatening to annihilate Pennywise completely. However, Pennywise opened his mouth, and three constantly moving points of light emitted an even more intense radiance, causing the runes on the wall to dim instantly and even begin to crack.

"Sorcerer Supreme, the magic array you set up at the S.H.I.E.L.D. base has collapsed," Baron Mordo reported to the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, inside the New York Sanctum.

"I know," the Ancient One said calmly, glancing at Baron Mordo.

"Should we go and support them?" Baron Mordo asked upon seeing this.

"You seem quite concerned about them?" Ancient One glanced at Baron Mordo and said.

"No, I just feel they need help. Kamar-Taj has a duty to protect the Earth," Baron Mordo explained somewhat flusteredly.

"You think I don't know you took their money and benefits?" Ancient One looked down at Baron Mordo and said, "I was originally going to turn a blind eye because of your years of hard work, but I didn't expect you to betray us."

"Supreme Sorcerer, I didn't! I just thought they needed help, so I did it," Baron Mordo hurriedly said in a panic.

"Oh, in that case, go help them." The Ancient One looked at the flustered Baron Mordo and said, "Come back when you've defeated ten monsters."

"Yes, my lord." Baron Mordo didn't dare to raise his head and bowed to the Ancient One. Of course, in his heart, Baron Mordo had already planned to defect. He felt that the Ancient One was deliberately forcing him to leave.

If he weren't outmatched, Baron Mordo would have loved to retaliate and give the Ancient One a good beating.

"The magic circle left by the Ancient One has been destroyed, the Thing is missing, Daredevil is crippled, Xiao Xian is suspected of being killed, and the Joker is definitely a monster, and a very powerful one at that. The base personnel have been evacuated, and a large number of low-level agents have died."

At a high-level video conference of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury addressed the Security Council.

"We need the Ancient One's support; S.H.I.E.L.D. alone cannot handle this level of anomaly."

"We can't get in touch with the New York Sanctum. The Ancient One refused to intervene, saying it was fate," a female member of the Security Council said helplessly.

"What about Baron Mordo? Didn't he say he was confident he could persuade the Ancient One? Last time, I even reluctantly gave him that succubus." Another old man with gray hair asked.

"Don't count on him. He was kicked out by the Ancient One and now he's hoping we'll take him in," the female member said, rolling her eyes.

"What? What a useless piece of trash. I'll send someone to kill him and take everything back; succubi are a rare resource. But what should we do next? Go ask Professor X?" the male councilor suggested.

"Professor X's abilities are too overpowered. He could easily discover our secrets, and it's said that many senators are actually under his control." The female senator rejected the male senator's suggestion and instead said, "How about Superman? He should be able to deal with the Joker, right? I heard that Xiao Xian's heat vision sliced ​​the Joker in half."

"After the Sadako incident, Superman became very resistant to strange events. In addition, we don't get along with those guys in Gotham, and Bruce won't help us persuade Superman. It's almost impossible to persuade Superman."

"I do have a way to get Superman to come," Nick Fury said confidently.

(End of this chapter)