nownovels Chapter 258 Invincible War
Chapter 258 Invincible War
Chapter 258 Invincible War
After a split-second internal struggle, Mark made his choice:
"From now on, we're completely cut ties. Don't even think about ordering me around anymore!"
After saying this, Mark tossed the struggling bureau chief to the ground, giving him the much-needed air.
"Get out of here, Cecil!"
Driven by passion, Mark suppressed his urge to kill and chose to prioritize the greater good.
Seeing this scene, Joey was overwhelmed with mixed feelings and didn't know what to say.
Mark Grayson is a much better person than Joey is now, and who knows, he might become a hero like Clark Kent in the future.
Joey had no hope—he had already embarked on a completely different path from Clark Kent.
With Cissel slinking away with his resurrected army, the farce finally came to an end.
The scene was eerily quiet after Cecilia left.
"Holy crap!" Lex "Bomb" broke the silence, being the first to speak:
"Do we have to clean it all over again?"
The base, which was not very tidy to begin with, became even more of a mess after Mark and Cissell's actions.
Before being selected for the Global Guard, Lex never dreamed that he and his fellow members would also have to work as base cleaners!
"Come here, Mark."
Amidst the chaos, Joey, who was already counting down to going home, pulled a hand to Mark, who was feeling down.
He had some things to clarify with Mark:
"First, consider the worst-case scenario: after I leave, if some Kryptonians arrive late and find your world by following my trail, do not resist. They are looking for me. Just tell them everything you know."
Secondly, a little trick—
"If you were in my situation, Superman."
Mark interrupted Joey's admonition, his mind a complete mess, ignoring any warnings or advice. He was still preoccupied with the conflict with Cecilia: "What are you going to do?"
"What if—"
For a moment, Joey didn't know how to answer.
There are two such answers: one comes from the "Superman" that the invincible young hero heard from the survivors, and the other comes from Joey Joseph Kent from a distorted universe.
These two answers would be completely opposite, and neither of them would be able to answer the Invincible Young Hero's question.
"For a moment, I really wanted to just twist Cecil's head off."
Mark, who possesses immense power, has always tried his best to avoid becoming someone like Omniknight who cares only for human life. But now, Mark is mired in deep self-doubt:
"I'm even regretting not doing that earlier. Is that normal?"
"That's normal. If it were me, Cissel would probably have died eight hundred times over by now, but you chose to prioritize the bigger picture."
In the final moments, Joey didn't mind telling Mark the truth:
"In that previous universe filled with the walking dead, the 'Superman' that people worshipped wasn't me. I was just a—"
There's no such thing as a superhero.
"I know, you already told me that before. As for whether it's good or bad—you're definitely a good person. Think about the people on that planet. You made the decision in less than ten minutes and saved them without even thinking about why."
Having experienced the Angerstrand incident, Mark was no longer unfamiliar with the concept of parallel universes and naturally understood that the people in each universe were slightly different.
Superman, a superhero who is so perfect that he seems unreal in other people's eyes, can't possibly exist in every universe, right?
Who knows, in some parallel universe, Mark himself might have lost control during that decision and accidentally killed Cecilia, thus turning to the dark side and embarking on a path of no return!
An invincible young hero from a parallel universe who has turned to the dark side.
"I understand! I remember now!"
Upon hearing this, Mark suddenly realized, from the incoherent ramblings Angustral had used when he kidnapped his family, why Angustral had come to cause trouble for him and his family for no apparent reason:
"Angstrom, he was a good man! He was conducting an experiment to integrate his memories from all dimensions into a single individual, hoping to acquire infinite knowledge in this way!"
Unaware of this, Mark barged into the experiment, only to find himself in danger, forcing Angustran to forcibly terminate it.
In the end, the experiment was considered a "success." Angerström gained memories of himself in all dimensions, but he lost his true self amidst such a vast amount of memories.
Among this vast collection of memories, the most memorable and unforgettable moments for Angus were all the encounters with invincible young heroes from other universes.
In the infinite parallel universes, not all invincible young heroes chose to fight against their own fathers, the Omnipotent Ones.
Instead, the vast majority of them chose to join their father's side, colluding with the Witrum Empire to suppress any resistance on Earth with bloodshed.
With all the memories of his family, friends, and comrades being killed by the invincible young hero piled up, Angustran's hatred for Mark became completely irreconcilable.
So he chose to vent all his anger on the last invincible young hero he met, a kind-hearted invincible young hero.
"Oh my god."
Mark, having figured this out, became withdrawn again.
"I just realized I've messed up again."
Because of his mistake, he incurred the wrath of Angustran, who has now fled, and who knows when the next cruel revenge will come.
With Superman about to leave, Mark, having lost a major asset, finds his life utterly bleak.
"Try to think positively, Mark. Everyone has their own path to walk."
"And also, it's almost time."
Joey, who was meticulously timing the conversation in her mind, gave herself two minutes to finish.
He straightened his cloak, ready to go back and see the brand-new version of the Green Lantern Corps that he had never seen before.
Until the muffled robot flew up from high above and handed Mark an earphone:
"Cisse is looking for you."
Mark immediately got angry:
"Tell Cecil to go to hell!"
The two had just had a big argument because of their different positions, and Cecilia even installed a sound wave device in his brain. For Mark, who had just turned eighteen, to still tolerate the other's existence showed that his magnanimity surpassed that of 99.99% of people.
It's only been twenty minutes, and Cissell already wants to make up and order me around again?
What kind of person is that?
Doesn't Cecil have any shame?!
"Mark, now is not the time to be temperamental."
The robot remotely controlling the drone thought to itself, "Doesn't Cisel have any shame?"
After the accident when he was young, the director lost all his original skin, not just his face.
However, at this point, it might not be a question of whether Cisser himself has any shame.
It was a matter of life and death.
If one invincible young hero can turn the Global Defense Agency upside down and even grab Cecil by the neck to threaten him loudly, what if there are more than one?
"Just now, aliens from the planet Vixing have appeared all over the world, wreaking havoc."
The robot's explanation immediately clouded Mark's face: "So the aliens have finally come—"
The aliens once gave Mark a task: to fulfill the duty his father, All-Round Man, was unable to complete before they arrived.
Use every means to ensure Earth's loyalty to the Empire.
Mark certainly wouldn't do that. Even though it was a war that seemed unwinnable, he had been actively training and cooperating with Cecil to make thorough preparations.
I just didn't expect this moment to come so quickly.
"Yes, but no."
Having observed all regions of the globe, Joey picked up where the robot left off, saying, "I have a feeling it's Angstrom coming to cause you trouble."
With the ability to travel through dimensions, Angustron never hesitates to take revenge, regardless of time or space.
This is why Joey can see different versions of the same person all over the world:
"Because these dozen or so extraterrestrials who suddenly appeared on Earth are all the same, they are all—"