American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 286 Cheap repentance cannot buy true forgiveness

Chapter 286 Cheap repentance cannot buy true forgiveness

"You really like playing God, don't you?" Tony asked helplessly.

Rune shrugged, not giving Tony a direct answer: "I have something to do, I'm leaving now."

"Hey!" Stark and Spider-Man tried to catch Rune, but Rune wasn't a genuine Kamar-Taj wizard. He didn't need a slingshot to teleport, so the two heroes couldn't follow him at all.

Before Rune killed the group, he also saw some things in their minds, such as the government condoning ordinary people's violence against superheroes, and even arranging people to incite the crowd in Avengers Tower Plaza, such as the poor hero who was killed some time ago.

What kind of skill is it to just kill a few instigated fools? The cowards hiding behind this rabble must also be killed, and Rune happens to be very experienced in this regard.

"...Those so-called superheroes are nothing more than guys who wear masks, refuse to reveal their true faces, and inflict vigilante justice according to their own whims. Whether it's drug abuse or an overabundance of homeless people, these are merely minor ailments, not the cause of America's current decline!"

The mayor was giving a passionate speech when he noticed a young man entering the room and became excited. After all, there were still quite a few people online who supported superheroes, and the young man dared to defy the world because he believed he had figured out the intentions of certain interest groups. So he began to advocate that the era of heroes must come to an end.

And the reward he received afterward was indeed satisfying. "The real reason for America's decline is that group of idiots in tight-fitting suits who claim to be righteous!" he shouted, raising his arms. "If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have to worry about our houses and cars, which we just bought with loans, being destroyed by some so-called superhero or supervillain. If it weren't for them, the police department would employ more staff and provide us with more job opportunities—"

The mayor's speech was full of loopholes, such as the so-called concern that the fight between superheroes and supervillains would destroy his real estate—in reality, the Heroes Save the World Foundation, led by Iron Man and with other relatively wealthy superheroes as shareholders, would cover this loss and even provide additional compensation, as well as provide up to three months of free room and board for those who lost their homes, giving them ample time to find work or a place to live.

The idea that police departments can provide more jobs without superheroes is incredibly stupid. Becoming a police officer in the United States is far too risky. In fact, even though superheroes take on some of the duties of police officers, the American police force still faces numerous problems such as recruitment difficulties, staff shortages, and high turnover rates.

But the mayor didn't care about those things; he only knew that these words could bring him enough political benefits and accumulate capital for his subsequent mayoral succession or even presidential election.

Unfortunately, the young man the mayor saw was Rune, who had come to this place to avenge the hero who had been innocently killed.

To say that Rune had any deep friendship with this hero—that's not true. Before this incident, he didn't even know this hero existed. His codename was cool, the same as the name the original Robin gave himself after leaving Batman—Nightwing. But in this world, he was just a mutant with some superpowers.

Rune's reason for seeking revenge for him was simple: he couldn't stand it.

He stretched out his right hand, and the mayor's throat seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand, making it impossible for him to utter a single word. His obese body was also lifted into the air, his two short legs kicking with all their might, looking just like a piglet being lifted up to be slaughtered—except that the mayor was not as cute as a piglet.

"How does it feel to incite hatred?" Rune asked, his anger causing dark magic to surge around him like liquid.

Upon seeing this, those around immediately screamed and ran away. Rune didn't bother with these beasts. A few security guards, however, mustered their courage and pointed their batons at the attackers from a distance, but Rune didn't even look at them before throwing them to the ground. But given their audacity...

The powerful wizard did not kill them. And the security guards wisely remained seated.

As for the mayor, his neck was being gripped by immense force, his face flushed red, and he couldn't speak. Rune, as if just remembering something, smiled and said, "Oh, sorry, I forgot you can't speak. But—"

The young man, whom the mayor saw as a devil, tilted his head and said, "Did you give those superheroes time and a chance to explain themselves?"

The mayor of New York City stared in horror as his skin began to crack, revealing numerous wounds, as if invisible blades were cutting through his flesh. These wounds were not serious, but rather as numerous as fish scales. Then, more and more flesh continued to fall off his body.

Rune was trying a form of torture called slow slicing, but unfortunately, the mayor couldn't withstand the thousand cuts. His flesh had only been peeled down to the third layer before he couldn't take it anymore.

it's a pity.

Rune thought so.

"We must look at the threat of superheroes objectively—oh, is that what DDC said?" The host continued, smiling as he glanced at the teleprompter. "I don't think it's a big deal. Many superheroes don't have parents, so the place they need most is an orphanage. Maybe they can find parents they're happy with there!"

However, just as the TV station was playing the canned laughter and operating the teleprompter, all the lights suddenly went out—no, not suddenly went out, but as if something dark had blocked the lights.

Fear and unease instantly filled the hearts of everyone present. They had no other choice but to gasp for breath and wait for the light to come. Fortunately, the darkness did not last long.

The director breathed a sigh of relief, but then unexpectedly noticed something was wrong with the host. He pointed at the host, his eyes widened, and then he screamed. Everyone looked at the host and saw that his eyes, nostrils, and mouth had completely disappeared, as if he had never grown these things in the first place. His fingers had also grown together, and other parts of his body had become twisted and terrifying.

But the host wasn't the only one reduced to this horrific state; screams erupted throughout the television station. As for the mob who had attacked the hero, they died one after another, each death more bizarre than the last: some were force-fed large amounts of food until their stomachs burst, others were stuffed whole into small, palm-sized metal boxes, and still others were gnawed alive by insects until only bones remained—

Before they died, they all said they were wrong, but their repentance came too late, and Rune didn't believe in their cheap confessions.