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"Electro-Eye, forcing people."
This time, the rewards dropped are basically related to Superman.
Setting aside everything else, Superman's red trunks and Clark's glasses are simply the most classic unsolved mystery set in the DC Universe.
As everyone knows, early DC comics had quite abstract designs, and basically every male Superhero liked to wear their underwear on the outside.
Superman even wore his big red trunks on the outside; those who didn't know might have thought it was his zodiac year.
Batman was relatively better off; he just wore black underwear on the outside, and since he was hidden in the shadows all day, no one could see it, preserving his coolness.
But the most outrageous one was Robin; he wore a cape uniform on his upper body, and just a pair of trunks on his lower body, with bare legs and boots. That image looked simply eye-searing. When he stood with Batman, it was hard not to make people suspicious of their relationship.
It was only later, with the development of the times and changes in audience aesthetics, that these Superheroes finally understood the correct way to wear trunks, realizing that trunks are meant to be worn inside.
But it cannot be denied that those red trunks have already become one of Superman's iconic looks.
And Clark's glasses are the same.
Superman flies around in a tight suit all day, and the whole World knows him, but as soon as he puts on glasses and becomes Clark, no one can recognize that he is Superman. It's ridiculous.
In the past, audiences complained that this was the writers forcing a drop in intelligence, until the official side added a setting later, saying that Superman possesses a biological field, and after putting on glasses, it automatically distorts the cognition of surrounding people, making them feel that Clark and Superman are completely different.
Logic is hard to explain, biological field.
Cause and effect are hard to establish, Super Speed Force.
These are the two laws of the DC Universe.
Then there is the "Electro-Eye" prop, which makes the eyes capable of electrocuting people—in the physical sense of electrocuting people. The effect is similar to the Kryptonian's heat vision, except what is shot out is high-voltage electricity.
Combining power and style, it counts as a quite good prop.
Kryptonian armor; Darian had already experienced the power of this equipment before.
When those Kryptonians first descended to Earth, without absorbing Sun energy, they could press Clark to the ground and rub him against it just by wearing this armor.
Of course, this has a lot to do with the Kryptonian's own physique; what is truly powerful is the Kryptonian, not the Kryptonian armor.
But the Kryptonian armor being able to withstand Clark's output is enough to prove its powerful defense, far better than most armors Darian has seen. It is worthy of being the highest technological crystallization of Kryptonian.
Finally, there is the "Sin of Pride" skill.
Just now, while fighting General Zod, Darian was still envying the Kryptonian for having the Sun as an infinite-range energy source, getting stronger the more they fought. He didn't expect the game system to give him the same skill.
As long as he is under sunlight, his stats can receive a comprehensive increase; the stronger the Sun, the higher the boost.
It is simply a reduced version of the Kryptonian physique.
Counting these props and equipment, Darian could go back to Marvel and cosplay as Superman.
Darian allocated the free attribute points.
The next moment, his attribute panel updated accordingly.
[Attributes: Strength 115, Agility 75, Constitution 75, Spirit 75]
After adding the points, Darian rushed out of the Kryptonian ship through the hole in the ceiling. The helmet of the ultron armor automatically opened, exposing his skin to the Sun.
The golden sunlight poured down, without the slightest scorching sensation; instead, he felt a continuous stream of energy pouring into his body.
The energy consumed just now due to the battle was also recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was fully restored in no time.
He couldn't help but spread his arms, tilted his head slightly, and closed his eyes to bathe in the sunlight.
The surviving citizens below all noticed this scene, staring blankly at the backlit figure above.
Darian suddenly opened his eyes, hearing a burst of intense fighting sounds from below.
He looked down and saw Bruce, Diana, and Barry fighting fiercely with three surviving Kryptonian warriors.
To be precise, it was Diana fighting three Kryptonian warriors alone.
The mobility of these four non-humans was terrifyingly high. Bruce was wearing the heavy anti-Superman armor; his attack and defense were up, but his mobility was a big step behind, so he couldn't participate in the battle at all and could only look for opportunities to intervene from the side.
Barry's speed could keep up with the rhythm of the battle, but he was like a car without brakes; every time he rushed up, he would fall flat on his face and couldn't get up for a long time. He was purely an atmosphere setter.
Diana rolled her eyes at these two useless men and could only resist the siege of the three Kryptonian warriors alone.
The God-Killer sword in her hand danced tightly, and the Bracelets of Submission blocked wave after wave of attacks, fully displaying her tomboy style.
However, the stats of the three Kryptonian warriors were not low, and they cooperated tacitly. Under their turn-based attacks, Diana became increasingly strained, and her breathing gradually became rapid.
One Kryptonian warrior took the opportunity to circle behind Diana, his eyes suddenly lighting up with red light; heat vision was about to be fired.
Zzz—!
Suddenly, two yellow rays with electric light shot from the sky, accurately hitting the chest of this Kryptonian warrior.
He flew out while convulsing, smashed heavily onto the ground, and a charred hole was burned into his chest, with black smoke and electric sparks still coming from his body.
Darian slowly descended from the sky, not wearing a helmet, wearing the ultron armor. The back of his right hand was embedded with Kryptonite, and the back of his left hand was embedded with an octagonal gray stone, with a cute little pig pattern printed on it.
This was the "Electro-Eye" prop Darian had just obtained.
"Electro-Eye, forcing people. Electro-Eye, forcing people."
Darian was very satisfied with this.
Now he could also stand still and output damage just like a Kryptonian.
Just the moment Darian landed, the Kryptonian warrior on the ground suddenly turned pale. The fatal radiation of the Kryptonite was frantically eroding his cells, and a strong sense of weakness instantly swept through his body, completely losing his combat ability.
Darian was not polite; he curled his five fingers into a cone and directly pierced the heart of this Kryptonian warrior.
Bruce squinted slightly when he saw this.
"General Zod was defeated by you?"
Darian nodded, looking humble: "A narrow victory. He and I fought for three hundred rounds, fighting until heaven and Earth collapsed. Finally, he wanted to release a big move that could blow up half of the Earth, so I had to untie my seal and release my full strength to kill him."
"It's a pity, I originally saved this move specifically for you."
Bruce: "..."
"..."
How many moves have you saved for me?
Bruce knew that this guy would just say anything, there wasn't a word of truth in his mouth. In ten sentences, at least one or two might be lies, and the rest were definitely lies.
Except for the information that General Zod was dead, even the punctuation Marks couldn't be trusted.
"Spider-Man! You are actually still alive!"
A surprised voice came.
Darian turned his head and saw Barry climbing up from the ground using his hands and feet, his face full of excitement.
[NPC: Barry Allen]
[Codename: The Flash]
[Favorability: 60]
[Comment: The conscience of the Justice League, the fastest man, the switch button for Universe reboots, great events always kill The Flash as a sacrifice, talk hero, old cold legs, Hawaii God of War]
This was the first time Darian had seen an NPC with such a high initial favorability.
He raised an eyebrow: "What, I should have died?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!"
Barry waved his hands quickly and explained: "I just saw you being grabbed by that alien and rushing into the black hole together, and thought you had already sacrificed yourself."
Darian chuckled: "That was intentional. If those Kryptonians stayed on Earth, they would cause greater destruction, so I used myself as bait to lure them all into another space, and then solved them all at once."
The corners of Bruce's mouth twitched slightly; only a fool would believe this.
"So that's how it is! I was wondering how Spider-Man could sacrifice himself so easily!" Barry suddenly realized, his face full of worship.
Bruce: "..."
As for his judgment on Barry, it was correct; this was indeed a fool.
The idol was right in front of him, and Barry was so excited that he was incoherent: "By the way, I am Barry Hero, no, I am Flash Allen, pfft, I am The Flash! Spider-Man, I am your super fan, I have liked you since I was a child."
Darian laughed happily: "Then you look a bit mature; I've only debuted for a month or two."
Barry hurriedly explained: "I mean the Spider-Man in the comics. I watched Marvel comics when I was a child. I have a full set of Spider-Man comics and various figure collections at home. I didn't expect that there would really be a Spider-Man in reality!"
"Of course, whether it is in the comics or in reality, you are my idol. That... can you sign for me?"
Darian was a little surprised. No wonder the favorability was so high; it turned out the other party was his fan.
"Of course, no problem."
Darian agreed readily.
He took out a marker, reached out, grabbed the black cape behind Bruce, signed Spider-Man on it with a few swooshes, and then tore off a piece and handed it to Barry.
Bruce's face turned black instantly, and he launched a death glare at Darian.
Barry took the cape fragment carefully, treating it like a treasure, and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Spider-Man! You are a great hero!"
"No, my friend, you are the real hero."
Darian patted Barry on the shoulder and asked happily: "I see you have amazing bones; you are good material to be a Superhero. Are you interested in joining our team? Our team members have..."
"I am willing!"
Before Darian finished speaking, Barry agreed directly without a moment's hesitation.
He asked excitedly: "What is the name of our team?"
"The Seven, how about it? Isn't this name very domineering?"
"Indeed, it sounds like a hero group at first listen."
"..."
Bruce watched the conversation between the two idiots and immediately felt that the future of this team was dark.
Bang!
A loud noise came, and a black shadow flew towards them.
Darian narrowed his eyes, immediately pushed Barry aside, and reached out to catch the shadow steadily in the air.
Looking down, the person in his arms was Diana.
Darian said seriously: "Last time you saved me, this time I saved you. Now we are even. From now on, we owe each other nothing. You cannot use kindness to force repayment and have designs on my body."
Diana was expressionless: "Before saying this, can you move your hand away from my leg first."
"Oh, sorry, I forgot."
Darian looked straight ahead, looking like a gentleman, and slowly put Diana down.
To show his gentlemanly demeanor, his movements were extra slow, for fear that Diana would accidentally fall.
The movement that could have been completed in half a second was dragged out for more than five seconds.
Diana rolled her eyes greatly.
She must have been blind before to associate this guy with Steve.
However, she didn't care about these trivial matters, her eyes re-locked on the two Kryptonian warriors in the distance, and she whispered: "It's good that you didn't die, solve them with me."
Darian waved his hand: "No need, just leave these two to me. You take a rest on the side."
After speaking, he took a step and walked slowly towards the two Kryptonian warriors.
The two Kryptonian warriors tensed their bodies instantly and retreated half a step at the same time to open the distance.
They had already shared intelligence and both knew that the person in front of them had Kryptonite that restrained them. To deal with Darian, they could only open the distance and fight for consumption.
Darian saw through their thoughts and chuckled: "Don't worry, you two miscellaneous soldiers are not worth me using Kryptonite."
He raised his hand and unclipped the Kryptonite embedded in the back of his right hand, casually throwing it to Bruce behind him for safekeeping.
Immediately after, Darian hooked his fingers at the two Kryptonian warriors: "Your General has died at my hands. You are the last remnants of the invasion of Earth. As long as you can defeat me, I will let you leave Earth alive."
"General Zod is dead?"
The two Kryptonian warriors' faces changed drastically, their eyes full of shock and disbelief.
They immediately contacted General Zod, but there was no response from that side.
After a brief silence, both of them burst into angry and desperate roars at the same time.
General Zod was their leader, the last pillar of the Kryptonian reconstruction plan. He died, which meant their Kryptonian reconstruction plan had failed.
They completely lost hope, all their rationality collapsed instantly, and regardless of whether Darian had any conspiracy, both of them, with red eyes, rushed towards Darian at the same time.
The Kryptonian warrior on the left threw a punch first, the fist rushing towards Darian's face with the sound of breaking through the air.
Darian did not dodge or avoid, directly raising his fist to meet it.
At this moment, the sunlight was fierce, and the bonus of the Sin of Pride skill reached its peak. His whole body was frantically absorbing the Sun's energy, and all his stats were soaring wildly.
Bang!!
Two fists collided without any tricks, bursting out a dull air explosion, followed by the crisp bone-cracking sound that made people's teeth ache.
The fist bones of the Kryptonian warrior began to break inch by inch from the knuckles, and the huge counter-shock force spread through his whole body along his arm. He didn't even make a scream, and his whole person was blasted away, his body drawing a long Mark on the asphalt road.
"So strong!"
Darian grinned.
Under the blessing of the Sin of Pride, this kind of Kryptonian minion was no longer his opponent.
The Kryptonian warrior on the right immediately stopped his steps when he saw this, glaring at Darian fiercely, and blinding red light suddenly lit up in his eyes. Two hot heat rays went straight to Darian, and the air was burned and slightly distorted.
"What are you looking at!?"
Darian was never weaker than others and immediately glared back, his eyes shooting out two thick yellow electric lights.
One heat and one electric, two energy streams collided in the air. There was no stalemate, the Kryptonian's heat vision was almost instantly swallowed by the electric light, and the yellow electric light did not reduce its momentum, directly smearing the Kryptonian warrior's face.
"Urgh!"
A shrill muffled groan exploded. The Kryptonian warrior convulsed violently, his whole body wrapped in violent electric light and smashed heavily onto the ground, shaking the ground.
His whole face was burned black by electricity, and his two eyes were seriously damaged, emitting faint black smoke.
The Kryptonian warrior was still struggling on the ground, trying to prop up his body, but Darian had already jumped high from the air and stepped heavily on his head.
The asphalt road cracked with dense spider web patterns, the Kryptonian warrior's body stiffened, and there was no movement.
In just a few seconds, the two Kryptonian warriors were completely defeated.