American comics: The off-the-charts random transformation

"Alright, let's chase!"

……

The communication tower of ZTE in Metropolis.

The muscular guy arrived here in just a few minutes.

They arrived at Steelbone's laboratory.

He had placed the Pantheon in his hands on the research table and was using various technological instruments to test the composition of the metal.

Steelbone watched from the side, utterly bewildered as to how this muscular man could operate such delicate instruments with such thick fingers.

Beep beep beep beep... Bang!

The flashing red light illuminated almost the entire laboratory. When the light subsided, Tian Xiaoban returned to his original appearance.

On Steel Bone's black face was a classic black version of dumbfounded, which was quite comical.

"Wow, it's unbelievable that something so incredible could happen under my surveillance!"

You've actually transformed from another species into an ordinary person. This gene-transformation technology is simply beyond the comprehension of current science.

"Steelbow, listen to me, I'll only say this once!"

Tian Xiaoban continued her research work with her hands, while simply saying:

"Nothing is impossible in this world. Gods, magic, souls, heaven, hell. This world has the power of the mystical side, and it also has the power of the technological side. Don't be superstitious about science."

Steel Bone retorted, "Then don't use my scientific instruments! Aren't you just spreading superstition too?"

“That’s different. Scientific instruments are just a means of observation, and that doesn’t mean they are necessarily correct. Take this ‘toy spaceship’ that I’m recording right now, for example. If I didn’t tell you, you probably wouldn’t believe that it’s a spaceship made of magical metal.”

Cyborg looked puzzled: "Using magic... to build a spaceship? That's pretty fantastical."

Chapter 197 A Complaint About the Power of Energy!

"And there's something even more magical. Can you imagine that most of the gods are sealed inside this little thing? They're all trapped here and can't get out at all."

"What?! Wardfa! You're saying all those evil gods are in here?!"

Steel Bones reacted immediately, his mechanical joints popping out instantly, and his nanomechanical devices transforming into their most powerful weapons, all aimed at the golden "toy ornament" on the research table. He was so nervous that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Damn it, how could you bring something so dangerous here! No, I have to find a way to get rid of this thing at the steel mill and destroy it now."

He was looking for tools.

Seeing his strong reaction, Tian Xiaoban quickly explained, "Hey? Wait! Didn't I tell you? They're sealed away. You have to melt this thing to release them. Ignoring it is actually the safest thing to do."

The computer's feedback message had popped up, and Tian Xiaoban examined it carefully.

After reviewing the quality inspection report, Tian Xiaoban was 100% certain that this product contained the metal he needed.

"It seems this thing is just as I thought, a truly excellent magical artifact. Now it's mine! This is my spoils, it's mine, you have no objections, right?"

He said that, but unfortunately it was too heavy for Tian Xiaoban to lift, so he could only leave it on the platform.

Seeing that Tian Xiaoban didn't seem afraid, Steelbone asked, "What? You! Aren't you afraid they'll escape? These evil gods show no mercy when they kill people! The sacrifice of hundreds of millions of people has taught me one thing: a god who dies is a good god."

"Afraid? What a joke! Even if they all come out and only seek revenge on me, I won't be afraid!"

Tian Xiaoban proudly flashed the black microphone clipped to his waistband.

Microphone-shaped吐槽 (tu cao, meaning to roast or criticize) energy collector!

With this thing, putting everything else aside, as long as Tian Xiaoban tells all those hellish jokes about DC, the吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical commentary) energy will be absolutely explosive! What character can't be brought up with吐槽 energy?

If Tian Xiaoban just thinks back to the hellish jokes in her memory palace, hehehehe, they're absolutely hilarious!

"A microphone... what's the use of that? Are you going to do a spontaneous rap? Do you need me to DJ for you?"

The steel-boned mechanical eye carefully scanned the area, and the data it observed gave it the most accurate feedback: it was just a normal metal microphone.

Tian Xiaoban took it down and brought it to her mouth: "No, no, no, this isn't an ordinary microphone. You can use this as a wish-granting machine! You can make any wish."

"Of course, anything too strange won't do. It's not that this wish-granting machine can't do it, but I'm afraid the person making the wish won't be able to handle it."

Cyborg rolled his eyes: "Come on, if this is a wish-granting machine, I'll just eat this machine."

If you're going to lie, at least come up with a reasonably plausible reason. This thing clearly looks like a defective product pulled from some factory; it doesn't even have a product label, it's a low-quality item.

"You don't believe me? Sigh, these days, nobody believes the truth!"

[+50]

"Hmm? Didn't the number fifty just float across this microphone?"

Steelbone sensed something was wrong and even checked the surveillance footage. Sure enough, a number 50 made of energy rose up above the microphone.

"That's right. Although this thing can be called a wish-granting machine, it still requires energy to activate. Within a certain energy range, it can achieve a 100% success rate for wishes. Do you understand?"

Tian Xiaoban played with the metal microphone like a pen, the two palm-sized microphones flying up and down between his fingers.

Steelbone scanned it again carefully, even grabbing the microphone that was spinning wildly and using all sorts of metal detection equipment. In the end, he concluded that it was an ordinary metal microphone.

"Is this a divine artifact? Could it be that divine power is interfering with the instrument, preventing me from detecting it?"

Tian Xiaoban took the microphone back.

"Hmm, what you said is quite close, but you're wrong about the energy source. It's not divine power. What activates this microphone is called '吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for吐槽, meaning to roast or criticize).' Do you understand?"

Steel Bones choked, as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat, and it took him a long time to finally utter a sentence:

"...Terrible! Are you sure you're not kidding me? Even if you're the hero who saved Metropolis, you can't treat a robot like this! What you just said is full of logical flaws; it's completely illogical!"

Tian Xiaoban smiled:

"So, to convince you, do you need me to buy you some sunflower seeds? Oh, I almost forgot you're a robot, how about I buy you some batteries?"

[Energy +500]

Right after those words were spoken, the microphone, which had originally had a cold, metallic look, started to light up with rings of LED breathing lights, and its overall style suddenly became punk.

"Alright, Cyborg, you can make a wish now! See this switch? Press it and say your wish."

Tian Xiaoban gave this opportunity to Ganggu so that he would be convinced and then eat the machine.

"I still can't believe it. What you're saying is as outrageous as if that machine could eat!"

The microphone emitted a laser beam that struck the machine Cyborg had mentioned, causing the microphone's light to dim and revert to its cold, metallic appearance.

"Hey! You're lucky. Your energy is used up, and your wish has come true. Now you can go eat. I think it's been modified to your taste."

Steel Bone was puzzled by the laser beam that had just been emitted. It was just a microphone, without any spotlight. How did that beam of light get shot out? The breathing light wasn't that amazing; it was a beam of light that could bend.

"Let me see."

He reached for the device, and with a casual snap, discovered it had turned into a cake. Unconvinced, he squeezed it a couple more times, and the aroma of chocolate and cream filled the air—the device had truly turned into a cake!

Damn it, this million-dollar machine is just gone like that? Turned into a cake that's only good-looking but completely useless.

Shocked, bewildered, and incredulous, he stared at the microphone in Tian Xiaoban's hand with a question mark on his face.

"Haha, Steelbone, you can eat slowly. I'm going downstairs to check on their situation."

Patting Steelbone on the shoulder, Tian Xiaoban walked towards the elevator. He was going to the 27th floor to check on his train and, incidentally, to accumulate some吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online commentary/criticism) energy. Once his energy was full, he would come back to get the Pantheon.

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

The 27th floor wasn't as deserted as the upper floors; the Flash and the mischievous Shazam were all gathered on this floor.

Shazam was ecstatic. He never expected that the train, which had supposedly left, would reappear here. And there were so many Flashes here too. It was unbelievable that everything he had lost had been recovered.

He had just been begging the Flash to go to his world and change everything, to make that tragic future disappear.

The Flashes all agreed that they were willing to stop the Flash from that world and prevent him from altering the past.

But when the Flashes asked Shazam what his world was numbered, Shazam shut up. He was just a kid, he didn't understand anything. Did worlds even have numbers?

However, kids' worries come and go quickly, and he believed that as long as he kept an eye on these Flashes, he would achieve his goal sooner or later.

When Tian Xiaoban arrived, they greeted him, chatting and laughing.

"Mr. [Infinity]." ×N

"Mr. Infinity, when can we travel through time again? I can't wait to change the past!"

Shazam was right next to Tian Xiaoban in an instant, and put his hand on Tian Xiaoban's shoulder, acting like they were old friends.

Tian Xiaoban slapped his hand away, nodded to the Flashes, and then said to Shazam:

"I still have some of my things with Superman. I'll wait until he comes back. As for after that... I don't really care. I can leave anytime he comes back, or I can stay here for a few days."

Most importantly, Tian Xiaoban wanted to see if he could still harvest another wave of special metals.

Then, Tian Xiaoban said to the Flash, "Come with me. As long as you knock away yourselves who are trying to change time in the time tunnel, the timeline will return to normal, and the Flashpoint universe will be completely erased by the power of time."

The Flash and his crew remained silent. Modifying time would erase a world, but they had to do it. Though they didn't want to say it, they were already prepared to face this reality: "We understand."

"As for you, Shazam! Do you want me to send you back, or do you want to come with us? If you come with me, you might never be able to return to your world!"

"Would you go and save my world?"

"Of course I will. As long as there is hope for the world, I will not give up. After all, I am the destined savior."

Tian Xiaoban wasn't exaggerating anymore; he genuinely had the ability to save the world. All he needed to do was use his吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online commentary) energy to pull Garfield's projection over. Then, he could let Garfield devour the Flashpoint world. Once inside Garfield's inner universe, he could change things however he wanted.

"Really! Where is that Superman? I'll fly over and find him!" Shazam said excitedly.

"I don't know where he is. Maybe he's on his way to fight aliens, or maybe he's been delayed by some other little thing."

…………

Thousands of miles away.

Superman is negotiating with Athena of this universe.

They discussed how they should get along in the future and how to face extraterrestrial threats besides themselves. After all, Athena had now clearly pointed out the reasons why the gods must subdue humanity.

To subdue humanity, unite faith, and resist alien life! If it weren't for Superman and that other man with the green watch suddenly appearing, the Olympian gods would have succeeded long ago!

"Impossible! We gods need these believers; otherwise, we wouldn't have the power to become stronger and resist future disasters. You have no idea how brutal the war was back then!"

Athena went on and on, but Superman basically didn't understand a word she said.

"In short, most of your believers will have to stay and help me develop the metropolis. Although I dislike the word 'slave,' it is undeniable that they are the most useful tools to deal with these pests who have already betrayed me once."