American comics: The off-the-charts random transformation

Bruce Wayne could tell that the guy was guilty. He was a rough guy, not very shrewd, and his expression was basically written all over his face.

Why did they come up here for some fresh air?

Bruce's words were a bit argumentative, which annoyed Arthur.

"Tsk, why do you care so much? They have legs, they can come up whenever they want, it's none of my business."

Bruce suppressed his curiosity: "Sorry, the sea creatures and such were just incidental. I mainly came to see you."

We're looking to build a team of heroes. Would you like to join?

That's right, his purpose in coming here was to find Arthur, not to discuss the sea creatures coming ashore. He intended to recruit Arthur into his team, but he happened to come across the sea creatures' arrival, so he mentioned it casually.

"Me? What? You've been rambling on and on, and you still came to me?"

Arthur was completely taken aback by Bruce's bizarre actions.

They approached him and bombarded him with questions, asking him a whole bunch of things about Atlantis, making him feel guilty and flustered. Then, they suddenly changed their target, asking him if he wanted to join some kind of hero team. Were they just playing with him?

"No! I will not join any organization, let alone a team of heroes."

Arthur suddenly lost interest in Bruce. What a load of rubbish hero team! He didn't even want to be Aquaman, let alone a hero team! What a joke!

"Are you sure you don't want to join? Even if this team is meant to save the world! I've investigated you; you often rescue people stranded at sea. I think you have the potential to be a hero."

"Come on, I just don't want too many people to die at sea, that would contaminate the fish. Let's go, let's go."

Arthur started shooing people away; he had absolutely no desire to get involved in human affairs. There were already enough superheroes in Metropolis!

Anyone with a sound mind wouldn't waste that time! No matter how fast you save someone, can you save them faster than those superhumans who can fly and teleport?

If this place weren't by the sea, and superheroes weren't too lazy to come here, Arthur wouldn't have bothered to save those people.

"...You should think about it. I'll come back in a while. Here's my phone number and my business card."

This check for $15 is compensation for the time I wasted on you today.

After handing the items to Arthur, Bruce turned and left without a second thought.

Arthur held the things, his expression quite interesting. Although this guy had tricked him, he had given him a lot of stuff.

"What a strange guy."

……

In the afterglow of the setting sun, a figure gradually emerged from the sea.

Nudis Vic, Arthur's mentor, taught Arthur court combat, magic, and the art of manipulating ocean currents.

At this moment, covered in injuries, he staggered toward the nearest lighthouse, Arthur's home.

Arthur, who was still watching TV inside, suddenly heard a knock at the door. He alertly picked up the fishing spear next to him before opening the door.

Nudis, pale-faced, collapsed at the doorway.

"Hey, teacher, hang in there, crab!"

Arthur carried him inside and quickly took out the lighthouse's standard medical kit to stop Nudis Vico's bleeding.

After applying the hemostatic spray and bandaging the wound, he took out a bottle of water from the first-aid kit and poured it directly on the teacher.

Nudis's injuries were caused by magic. After leaving the sea, the magic attached to the wounds would gradually dissipate. After Arthur finished bandaging her, he would apply water to the wounds. The special constitution of the Atlanteans would allow them to recover quickly with the help of water.

"Huff...huff, Prince Orm has gone mad. He imprisoned your mother and killed everyone who opposed him. I was lucky enough to escape."

He was currently gathering his forces, planning to go to war with the land people soon!

Arthur, you must stop him!

Arthur looked conflicted after hearing this.

"Fuck, this kid is really something!"

Ugh! One trouble after another!

He didn't want to get involved in the struggle for the throne in the first place. It was fine if Orm took it, but this kid actually played the role of a tyrant! He killed all those who opposed him and even planned to start a war with the land people!

Arthur paced back and forth in the room, furious.

"No, I have to go check out the sea! Teacher, you rest first, I'll go explore and come back right away."

"Don't go! It's chaotic in the sea right now. The Ocean Guards are everywhere in Atlantis. You'll definitely get caught if you go!"

"Then what should I do!"

"Wait!! Don't go back to Atlantis anytime soon."

Orm's ascension to the throne was illegitimate; you are qualified to challenge him for the throne. He must defeat you in a direct confrontation to become the Sea King.

Nudis tried his best to persuade Arthur not to act impulsively. Orm now had both men and weapons at his disposal.

Arthur, this penniless prince who has nothing but his bloodline, has no chance of breaking into Atlantis! He might be locked up before he even sees Orm.

"How many troops does he have at his disposal?" Arthur wasn't a complete fool; he had received training from Nudis on military strategy, so he needed to find out before he rushed in.

Nudis racked his brains and realized that, given Om's current situation, the maximum number of troops he could muster was around ten thousand!

“Ten thousand fully armed sea-folk soldiers. These are all from the younger generation, who have not experienced the war of the gods. The older generation’s military power is still in your mother’s hands. Om is not crazy enough to touch this force.”

New recruits are reckless and easily get carried away with their emotions. The older generation of sea creature veterans who have experienced alien invasions will not easily listen to a greenhorn who wants to seize the throne.

"Oh, what a jerk, he really knows how to cause me trouble."

Arthur felt a headache coming on. With this kind of fighting power, he really couldn't go alone. He could only listen to his teacher and wait for Orm to come out so he could fight him one-on-one.

*Snap!* *Bang!* *Bang!*

Dozens of beams of energy pierced through the door and entered.

"Tsk, this kid even sent pursuers? Teacher, he's worried you won't die!"

Nudis got up, grabbed his fork and threw it forward, instantly piercing one of them's thighs and pinning him to the beach.

"Of course I won't die! I fought my way out of the army, why would I be afraid of a few rookies!"

He casually picked up the remaining bottle of water, poured some on himself, and then rushed out.

The sea creature pursuers who came up were covered in special sea creature armor filled with seawater, which could continuously provide them with power.

The laser weapon in his hand can be fired simply by pouring water on it! It's standard issue weaponry, but it's extremely lethal on land.

Nudis once again demonstrated to Arthur what the ingenious use of water truly means! With the last of the water on his body, he deflected the laser beams and blasted his opponent away!

Nudis can exert such great power from just a little water poured from a bottle; what kind of power would Nudis have at sea?

Arthur wasn't idle either. Grabbing the fork his teacher had given him, he charged into the pursuers. He could send one flying with a single swing, relying entirely on sheer force.

Two people took down a group of pursuers, and the one who was most seriously injured among them was probably the unlucky guy who was the first to be stabbed.

After beating everyone down, Arthur said nonchalantly, "Go back and tell Orm to come see me! Otherwise, I'm going to find him!"

Knowing they were outnumbered, the pursuers quickly ran into the sea to report to the new king.

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

The entire scene here was captured by Batman's surveillance cameras.

Numerous shots were frozen in time and magnified. Batman began to assess their fighting capabilities and threat level.

"Internal strife? Or a manhunt?"

Although the fight scene was blurry, it was clear that a group of well-equipped soldiers were surrounding and killing two superpowered individuals.

However, the soldiers who came to pursue them seemed a bit weak. They were completely outmatched by the two men, and their protective gear didn't offer much protection. They were easily knocked away with a single slap and pierced through with a single thrust.

However, the weapons and equipment displayed by the sea creature pursuers were quite powerful. Although they hadn't hit anyone, a single shot could blast through a building and create a large crater on the beach, demonstrating considerable power.

This made Batman uneasy. If even lowly soldiers could come out with laser weapons, just how powerful would the elite sea creatures be? Or would they use long-range missiles like humans?

This is the limitation of human thinking. According to human intuition, since we've already created laser weapons, it's not impossible to make even bigger, thicker, and more powerful planet-destroying laser cannons.

Batman would never have imagined that Atlantis's most powerful weapon was a golden fork.

……

Inside the Batcave, Batman is assembling new weapons.

After observing their fighting style and the weapons they wore, he began to create weapons that could defend against them.

Two upgraded freeze guns, plus wide-range freeze grenades.

These weapons are only effective on land; their effectiveness may be limited at sea.

He then randomly pulled up all the submarine blueprints, intending to build a tool capable of fighting at sea.

Batman was being drawn until the early hours of the next day, when the sun was rising.

"Sir, here's your breakfast. I suggest you rest for a while; you'll be in better shape with enough sleep."

Alfred brought out breakfast: ham, bacon, and eggs with milk, but he had laced the milk with sleeping pills.

Batman ate it without hesitation, then habitually took out his special alarm clock, set it for an hour of sleep, lay back, and fell asleep instantly.

Alfred readily took over Batman's job, helping him upgrade the submarine's blueprints.

"Hmm, we can add a few more robotic arms here. Hmm—we can also install some discharge equipment. After all, we're operating in the deep sea, and discharge can deter most dangerous sea creatures."

The blueprints were revised and modified, and an hour passed. The alarm clock rang, and Batman got up on time, as clean and efficient as a machine.

"Thanks, Afu, I'll take care of the rest myself!"

Batman took the blueprints and began adding the weapons and equipment he wanted.

Chapter 244 The Sea Clan Goes Rampage, Batman Strikes

Three days later, on a bright and sunny morning.

A large shadow appeared on the azure sea, indicating that a giant creature was approaching from beneath the surface.

Before long, large numbers of sea creatures gradually emerged from the sea. Fully armed, they rode on giant rays and headed towards Amnesty Bay.

There was nothing he could do; Arthur had dared to provoke the new king, and Orm wasn't that magnanimous.

These three thousand sea creature soldiers are here to spearhead the attack, their goal being to capture Amnesty Bay. From there, they will use Amnesty Bay as a starting point to conquer the entire continent.

With such a large army advancing on the waves, the rising tide was inevitable, and the sound of the rising tide awakened Arthur and Nudis, who lived in the lighthouse.