Chapter 239: The Malicious Encirclement and Influence of the Military

"How could it be so fast?" Faced with the sudden heat vision, the lord of Hell was somewhat baffled. Although he had left a backup plan within the shape-shifting demon and occupied its body through such means, it didn't mean he had recovered to his demonic lord strength level, rendering Robert's previous fight futile.

At this moment, facing the scorching heat vision, the lord of Hell had no power to resist. He only managed to hold a thought in his mind before being obliterated by the heat vision. Then, a force of Hell's origin tried to bypass Clark and return to Hell.

With a buzz, Clark radiated a strong light, like the sun appearing on Earth. The force of Hell's origin was locked under this light. The lord of Hell realized in horror that Clark's aura was even more formidable than Robert's, even surpassing some Hell lords in terror. Such power could utterly kill him!

"No! I'm not willing to accept this!" Upon this realization, the lord of Hell roared unwillingly. He had dominated the Hell dimension for many years and refused to die in a place like Earth. He hadn't expected Earth to not only have a terrifying human like Robert who could transform into a giant ape but also Clark, a being more terrifying than some Hell lords. Today, he had truly fallen!

"Earth is too dangerous..." The lord of Hell's last words echoed, also reaching the Hell dimension. Some Hell lords heard the words of this lord of Hell, but not completely.

"Earth too? Too what?" One of the demonic lords, with a flicker of expectation in his eyes, looked in the direction of the sound but soon shrank back, glancing fearfully and unwillingly in another direction, where a top Hell lord famous in the Hell dimension suppressed him.

"Superman! It's Superman!"

"Superman dealt with the demon!"

"Superman is impressive, with him, there are no problems!"

"Hmph! And still, there are those who dare to frame Superman, aren't they afraid of public opinion?"

Meanwhile, Tony Stark had just broadcasted Clark shining with sunlight and killing the lord of Hell, driving countless Superman fans wild, especially after Tony Stark had previously stirred up a significant wave, making these fans even more assertive.

Jokingly, Superman had both strength and achievements. Why would anyone dare to frame him? The fans were the first to disagree!

"Even able to steal a kill? I thought his self-destruction would count as my kill!" In the Hell domain, as Robert cleared all the Hell aura, the environment was finally visible to the outside world. Robert had returned to Vegeta's form, muttering towards Clark's direction.

Below Robert, the ground was riddled with scars. The aftermath of modern warfare couldn't begin to describe the devastation here. From a destruction standpoint, such terrifying scenes of destruction had never been seen in human history, possibly only found in myths.

As Clark closed the Hell gate behind him silently, it seemed some demons sensed the opening and wanted to take this opportunity to come through. But they quickly felt a terrifying aura on this side of the gate, making them abandon any plans to investigate.

"Beep beep beep!" As the Hell domain vanished, as if prepared, armed helicopters flew in, along with some fighter jets circling, intending to surround the area, even without Tony Stark receiving any intel.

"Saiyan, Superman, we hope you'll come with us. We have some intel to inquire about from you." Soon, a commanding voice came from the surrounding aircraft. Both Clark and Robert knew that the commander speaking was probably a coward, not daring enough to be on any of these aircraft.

"Is it starting already? I'm still live streaming, you know? Is this how you treat superheroes who just saved Earth? Not very nice, right?" Before Clark and Robert could respond, Tony Stark's voice came from a nearby mecha. As he said, with the events being broadcast live, a third wave of uproar exploded online. Despite official attempts to spin the narrative, claiming it was merely to understand the demon situation, they couldn't suppress the public's outrage.

Unexpectedly to Tony Stark, the commander didn't seem to care, prepared to be the scapegoat. In compensation, his family would receive further military and political resources. As a sacrificial lamb, he had resigned himself, as long as he wasn't killed on the spot.

"We have no malice. Just come with us, and we will ensure your safe return. I can guarantee that!" the commander spoke again. "As citizens of America, you are obliged to cooperate with our work, after all, your actions have had a significant impact on this nation..."

"Hehe, no malice?" Robert scoffed disdainfully. "The malice of these soldiers is about to become tangible, with bullets already in the chamber. Who are you trying to fool?"

With Robert's words, a powerful aura burst from him, whipping up a storm around him. Neither the armed helicopters nor the advanced fighter jets could stabilize in this storm, let alone aim at Robert.

Robert sensed that every one of these aircraft came with hostile intentions. If they were confident in dealing with him and Clark, they would have already opened fire to forcefully take them away or kill them.

Thus, Robert didn't bother with pleasantries. Since they wanted him dead, they had to pay the price. Robert didn't care if these soldiers, just following orders, were innocent. If they felt unjustly killed, they should seek justice from their commanding officers.

"Don't kill anyone." However, before Robert could act, Clark, seeing Robert's aura flare up, frowned and telepathically instructed him to stop. Robert, ready to strike, paused, shrugged indifferently, and vanished in a flash.

"This..." As the storm gradually ceased, the soldiers prepared for combat in the aircraft hesitated, unsure of what to do next.

"Superman..." The commander then focused on Clark, as Robert, who had just vanished, was beyond the official tracking methods.

"No need to elaborate on your intentions; we are well aware. The base you came from prepared a vast amount of ultimate weapons that don't even need to be launched to be detonated. It seems you were meant to be sacrificial lambs? Hmm, except for you, since you're hiding in the military command center..." Clark waved his hand, cutting off the commander's words.

"But the price for just passing a message, allowing your family to gain support from both military and political resources, is somewhat laughable!"

After Clark spoke, he too disappeared from the spot, leaving the military personnel and soldiers in the aircraft pale-faced.

The military was shocked because Clark had directly exposed their prepared conspiracy, causing them to doubt if Clark was divine. How else could their internal core team's preparations be revealed?

The soldiers in the aircraft were shocked because they were prepared for their aircraft to be blown up as a sacrifice, but not to return to the base and be blown up there. There's a difference between the two!

"Dammit! Who leaked the information?!" A military bigwig thundered, questioning his subordinates and others around him.

"General, the previous information was completely sealed off. There shouldn't have been any leaks..." His aide timidly reminded him.

"Never mind how the information leaked for now. Let's discuss what to do next! Our ultimate

 weapons can't harm them, and luring them into an ambush didn't work. Do we really have no way to deal with them?" Another military leader sighed and asked.

"Unless we can figure out these two guys' real identities, they really don't have any weaknesses, at least none that we can find..." Someone sighed, and the military command center fell silent.

"The promises made to your family can't be fulfilled." After a while, someone told the earlier commander.

"As expected," the commander sighed silently, feeling helpless but not daring to show it, only nodding and bowing.

For the commander, this was an acceptable outcome. At most, he failed the mission and made his subordinates run a futile errand. He wasn't stripped of his position and was within an acceptable range, at most facing some public pressure after his identity was exposed, then playing dead.

The commander didn't understand why Robert could sense the soldiers' thoughts and why Clark could discover the base's anomaly. Were they really divine?

For a moment, the commander's heart wavered, falling silent. The aircraft that had gone to trouble Robert and Clark also returned, as if nothing had happened, but everything did happen, at least evidence remained online. Even as the officials tried to ban the videos, they still spread.

"Look, even on a live stream, these guys' faces are still as thick as ever! Maybe I should switch some people to sponsor. After all, it's all spending money; might as well support those who support me..." Tony Stark's teasing voice continued to broadcast, facing several layers of network defense systems, the officials had no way to stop him, especially since Tony Stark's streaming platform was his own. Jokingly, he wouldn't miss such a traffic-driving opportunity!

Of course, this was also because Tony Stark was concerned that if the officials found out they couldn't cut off his live stream, they might temporarily ban the platform. But as expected, Tony Stark gained traffic and fame, stepping on the American officials to boost his popularity once again.

It was only because Clark appeared and instantly killed the lord of Hell, and Robert's continuous fighting attracted much attention, or else Tony Stark could have returned to the throne of America's most popular superhero!

Thus, the invasion of the lord of Hell ended. Originally set to shine brightly, even becoming a superhero reborn, Al Simmons, influenced by variables, didn't leave his consciousness behind and was ultimately absorbed by the lord of Hell, disappearing with the lord of Hell's death.

As for Jason Wynn, who led Al Simmons into this tragic experience, he faced no punishment. After all, Al Simmons didn't mention Jason Wynn's name before losing his sanity...

The impact of the lord of Hell's event was undoubtedly significant, not only revealing the existence of Hell demons to the general public for the first time but also proving superheroes' capability to save Earth from Hell demons.

Although officials repeatedly denied these so-called Hell demons came from Hell, such denials were just for show, not truly believed by anyone.

Of course, the impact wasn't limited to the general public. After seeing Robert and Clark's performance, some in the extraordinary community wanted to try their hand against Hell demons, while others wanted to challenge Clark and Robert. The impact of this event was greater than Tony Stark admitting he was Iron Man, bringing more extraordinary individuals into the public eye...

Most importantly, both Heaven and Hell were affected by this event, though the effects had yet to manifest.

"So, I'm being ignored? That Saiyan and Superman clearly saw me, why didn't they pay attention to me?" Constantine, who had been dealing with the shape-shifting demon in secret, was somewhat displeased. His part had been ignored, even though Robert and Clark had noticed him.

Constantine wasn't seeking credit, especially since he left the shape-shifting demon alive, almost allowing the lord of Hell to escape in its body. Thus, he didn't feel it was his place to claim credit.

But improving his relationship with Robert and Clark, even slightly, was still desirable. He couldn't miss out on summoning beasts in his plans...

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