What's wrong with Superman's son wanting to be Superman?

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however.

He received no response.

And God didn't even step in to save those angels—what's going on? Ian looked out the window again, where a chilling sound was coming from inside.

It made him incredibly curious.

At this moment.

What exactly is happening inside the Gates of Heaven?

……

As night fell, the once tranquil sky was torn open by a massive rift, and a pillar of light, interwoven with gold and black, descended from the heavens, like divine punishment descending upon the mortal realm. The gate—the Gate of Heaven—slowly appeared before countless eyes, its edges twisted and filthy, as if the very foundation of the sacred world was crumbling.

People on Earth are now certainly feeling this strange change. The giant screens in Times Square suddenly flickered, switching to live news—the unusual phenomenon in the sky was being captured simultaneously by satellites around the world.

however.

Scientists, however, could not calculate the distance.

"My God... what is that?"

A well-dressed office worker tilted his head back, his coffee cup clattering to the floor, the brown liquid splashing onto his shoes, but he seemed oblivious. His pupils reflected the enormous, filthy gate to heaven, black viscous fluid seeping from its cracks, like some kind of living thing writhing.

"Doomsday! This is the end of the world!"

A fanatical believer knelt on the ground.

He raised his hands high, his voice trembling. The Bible he held had long since fallen to the side, its pages rustling in the wind, finally settling on a page of the Book of Revelation.

"I saw the sky open, and there was a white horse, and the rider on it was called Honesty and Truth..."

But at this moment, what cracked in the sky was not a holy radiance, but some kind of horrifying filth.

London, Tokyo, Paris, Moscow… major cities around the world are in chaos. People look up in terror, some scream, some pray, and some frantically take photos with their phones.

It seems that even if the apocalypse were to come, these people would only care about gaining followers. In addition, there are also quite a few criminals who feel that since the end of the world has come, it's time to do whatever they want in a final frenzy.

Taking advantage of the chaos, many criminals rioted, prisons were breached, and the city descended into panic. Flames burned in the streets, sirens wailed, and the air was thick with the smell of scorched earth and terror.

however.

There are just too many people in the doomsday revelry camp.

This may be the discipline that demons impose on humanity after taking control of Hollywood movies.

They came in groups.

looting, vandalism, and arson.

This directly caused the already insufficient number of superheroes to have no time to pay attention to the strange phenomena in the sky, and instead to scramble around the city to capture these brain-dead, anti-human beings.

Wonder Woman is one of them.

After all, New York, where she lives, is one of the cities with the highest crime rates on Earth.

“You people disgust me! That little girl is only fifteen!” Diana Prince flicked her wrist, and the Lasso of Truth coiled around the three armed robbers like a serpent.

"Yet, you want to take away her sandwich from a child like this?" The golden rope suddenly burst into a dazzling light, illuminating the dim street corner as if it were daytime.

"Apocalyptic world! Food is the most important thing!"

The three armed robbers were clearly special doomsday sympathizers; they firmly believed in the principle of "if your neighbor hoards food, I hoard guns," and their firepower was even more comprehensive than that of regular US troops.

The Lasso of Truth comes into play.

The robbers, who wanted to declare that they were merely following the law of the jungle, all rolled their eyes.

"Praise be to Ian, the Emperor of All Laws!" the ringleader shouted, his eyes rolling back and drool dripping from his mouth. "His glory will surely purify this corrupt world!"

"Praise be to God Ian! Emperor of all laws, invincible and omnipotent, He is one, He is all, He is the Lord of all beings!" The eyes of the several bandits who were tied together were full of piety.

It was as if they weren't being arrested, but rather undergoing some kind of sacred test. To pass this test, it seemed, was a contest of who could compose a more eloquent praise of the Emperor of All Laws.

"..."

Wonder Woman sighed wearily.

It wasn't because of the Lasso of Truth's abnormality; as a highly adaptable wild woman, Diana had already gotten used to such situations. Her sigh was mainly because the criminals couldn't be caught.

This is the seventh batch of brainwashed criminals today.

Ever since that eerie gate to heaven appeared, the whole of New York City seemed to have been turned on a crazy switch. She looked up at the sky, and the filthy door seemed to become clearer and clearer.

The writhing shadows inside were faintly visible.

"What on earth is going on?" Diana was filled with unease. Compared to the rioters in the city, she was more concerned about the unusual situation in the sky.

Just when I was confused, anxious, and uneasy.

suddenly.

Wonder Woman's wrist communicator vibrated.

It was a text message from Superman, only one line long.

[This is the Fall of Angels; everyone has been infected with the disease.] Clearly, even across many cities, Superman has already heard Wonder Woman's... inner thoughts.

"Damn it! What kind of cheating are these Kryptonians doing now? And what do you mean by angels falling to earth, all of them carrying filthy diseases? Do angels also like to have those kinds of parties in heaven?" Wonder Woman didn't know what to say. She realized that Clark seemed to have gained new abilities in the last incident.

And facts have proven this once again.

Wonder Woman was only thinking that to herself.

Followed by.

[These are Ian's exact words... He's currently trying to get into Heaven.] Another message from Clark sent Wonder Woman into the air, and she looked up at the Gates of Heaven in utter astonishment.

Good guy.

There really was a figure lying in front of that door, trying to pry open the gates of heaven.

I can't get close to that door.

Another text message arrived.

Wonder Woman saw Superman flying around in the sky like a headless fly, so fast that her eyesight couldn't keep up with his flight path.

"..."

Wonder Woman looked down at her Lasso of Truth. She felt she was still a bit out of touch with the current version. If she were truly an angel, perhaps she could only help deal with ordinary criminals in the city.

Just like Cyborg and Aquaman—thinking of this, Wonder Woman's complicated feelings eased a little, and she couldn't help but rub her temples and look at the criminals again.

The constant stream of praise for Ian made her temples throb.

"I know, I knew it all along, Ian, the Emperor of All Laws, is the most powerful." Wonder Woman muttered in exasperation as she pulled on her lasso, preparing to send the group of fanatics to the police station.

At that very moment, a sudden change occurred.

The light on the Lasso of Truth suddenly intensified, becoming as dazzling as if it had grasped the Milky Way. A series of Ian's comical faces appeared on the surface of the rope, as if it were the startup animation of this divine artifact.

[Confirmed to be one of our own]

[God-Slaying Whip Mode is now available]

The words have not yet fallen.

Countless golden bolts of lightning suddenly erupted from the rope!

Under Diana's astonished gaze.

The Lasso of Truth has revealed a completely new form.

"No, this..."

Before the words were even finished, lightning bolts coiled around the robbers as if they were alive, yet strangely, they caused no harm. On the contrary, the robbers who were electrocuted let out groans of pleasure.

“Don’t stop! Please don’t stop!” one of the robbers pleaded, tears streaming down his face. “This feels so sacred! I’m being purified. I feel so sinful!”

"Ask me anything! I'll answer everything! I want to cleanse myself of my sins!" The robbers seemed to have turned into penitents, prostrating themselves on the ground and begging for forgiveness.

"..."

Wonder Woman had no interest in questioning criminals whose crimes were clear; she was more concerned with her equipment, so she quickly retrieved the Lasso of Truth and used it as a whip to strike the side.

Countless bolts of lightning surged forth.

They were also praising Ian.

but.

Wonder Woman, however, could clearly sense the power contained within these lightning bolts.

"Power specifically designed to target deities?"

this moment.

Wonder Woman seems to have grasped the concept a little bit.

Let's assemble!

Superman's text message arrived at that moment. The new version of Wonder Woman looked towards Metropolis, while Superman hovered in the sky, holding a cell phone.

His gaze was fixed on Gotham.

"Batman can't be reached..."

Clark's gaze swept across Gotham, but he still couldn't find Batman, who liked to play hide-and-seek. However, he did see a different scene.

I saw.

Inside the isolation room of the Gotham City Research Institute.

Barry Allen stared blankly at the digital clock on the wall. Since the major event last night, Batman hadn't been able to find the cause of his unusual behavior.

Instead, they insisted that he undergo this isolation and observation.

Barry Allen, who trusted Batman, did not refuse. Who would have thought... He stayed for a whole night and half a day, and never returned after Batman left.

“Luckily, there’s free food here.” Barry Allen sighed and walked to the glass window. He was about to have lunch when he saw what looked like a figure moving outside.

"Is that you, Bruce?"

Barry Allen tentatively asked.

Suddenly, the emergency lights outside the isolation ward started flashing.