Chapter 120: Comeback
"Our corporation will expand, there's no doubt about that. We want clean and safe energy to be available to all of humanity, and of course, we won't tolerate its misuse."
Lena Luthor's words at the open presentation in Metropolis resonated with the audience, including people and various entrepreneurs.
The heads of LuthorCorp often speak publicly, give interviews, and host presentations like these to let people know their direction.
"The latest medical equipment, bio-purifiers from LuthorChemical in Atlantic City. Soon, our company will enter the technology market by developing the latest mobile devices, portable gaming consoles, virtual reality headsets, and an operating system."
She added amidst the clicks of cameras and live broadcasts on various world TV channels.
"We recommend starting to have educational conversations with your children about the dangers of spending too much time on the computer."
I joked, and many in the audience smiled.
"My beautiful assistant..."
"Our."
Lena corrected herself, stepping up from behind.
"Our beautiful assistant will demonstrate what our corporation will soon begin mass-producing."
Lena gestured toward Cortana, who began presenting LuthorCorp's latest developments.
"Do you think this will keep them busy for long?"
I asked her while hugging her as we descended the stairs into the main hall with drinks and food.
The presentation took place in the corporation's main hall in Metropolis, where thousands of people were gathered.
"I don't think so."
Lena looked absolutely stunning in the red dress and shook her head.
"Afterwards, we'll have to answer a ton of questions."
I sighed, taking a glass of wine from a passing waiter for both myself and her.
"It's lucky that the drinking age here is eighteen."
"Drinking is harmful anyway."
I heard a man's voice from the side but didn't turn to look.
"Cowboy, of all people, you're the last one who should say that."
I said that and took a sip.
"Honestly, I prefer juices or lemonades. I never understood why people drink this sour stuff."
"But I like it."
Lena said it playfully, nudging me with her hip.
"Clark, did you come here with your beloved Lois?"
"...just don't say that in front of her."
He sighed and adjusted his glasses.
"My courtship doesn't seem to work..."
"If she knew who you were, it would definitely work out."
I said it confidently, always mentioning it.
"Then she would love Superman, not Clark. When are you coming over? Mom wants to bake something good."
He smiled and asked a question.
"We're quite busy right now."
Lena scanned the room.
"But we'll definitely drop by later."
"By the way..."
Clark's voice became much quieter, making it very difficult for an ordinary person to hear.
"Kara told me you might be up against a god soon."
Clark's voice was filled with genuine concern.
"Oh, she needs to keep her mouth shut... and Diana too."
I rolled my eyes and cast a spell around us so no one could hear the conversation.
"Yes, we're essentially hunting down the God of War Ares. According to my information, he's been accumulating nuclear weapons through terrorists and is currently just causing commotion, but he might aim to start a third world war. But don't worry, Diana and I will handle it."
"Are you sure you don't need help?"
"Do you want a divine punch in the face?"
I asked him rhetorically.
"Clark, even though we've trained a bit and I've shown you how to fight, you still rely heavily on your superior strength and physical invulnerability. A god-like Ares will neutralize those advantages especially since his entire life has been about war and combat experience."
"I understand, but I'm ready to help if needed. At least evacuate civilians if it comes to that."
He added.
"It's just frustrating to feel helpless despite having such power."
"Cowboy, don't jump into the fight unless it's absolutely necessary. You'll get plenty of chances to battle demigod, magical, or alien entities. But... you convinced me. I'll let you know if I need you."
I patted him on the shoulder.
Meanwhile, Cortana was wrapping up the presentation, and we needed to get back on stage.
I had only returned to Metropolis a couple of hours ago after helping in Atlantis, and now I had to prepare for this event.
Thankfully, it wasn't complicated, and no one attacked us during the process, which was a relief.
In the Group Chat, there was a discussion about Issei in Rias's world who had summoned some creatures.
He talked about saving her clearly showing he knew too much.
Soon after, a rather telling mission appeared in the chat.
Mission Available: Balance Disturbed
Objective: Deal with the Transmigrator
Description: In the world of member "Rias Gremory," a transmigrator with a system from the Outer God of Madness has appeared. The system is a scheme meant to keep the transmigrator from doubting their situation, acting as an anchor for the god. The Outer God draws closer every day with each day the transmigrator remains in the world. The more changes he makes and chaos and madness he causes, the nearer the hour of doom. Stop the transmigrator and ensure his system vanishes forever.
Duration: Unlimited (Minimum time until the Outer God's arrival: seven years, six months, fourteen days, and six hours)
Number of participants: Unlimited
Decision Time: Unlimited (preferably before the Outer God arrives)
Reward: 30,000 Chat Points.
The reward is divided based on participants' contributions.
I reviewed the mission details with a frown.
This was serious, and we had to act quickly.
The thought of an Outer God approaching Rias's world was alarming.
The situation required a strategic approach and cooperation from the chat members.
Returning to the stage, I caught Lena's eye.
She knew something was up but trusted me to handle it.
After the presentation, we'd need to coordinate with the others and come up with a plan to deal with this new threat.
The safety of multiple worlds could depend on our actions.
They had a lot to discuss… and everyone immediately understood who it was about—Issei Hyoudou.
However, he may no longer be himself… This mission also made me think about our similarities.
I also have a system, and I transmigrated into the body of my doppelganger from the DC world, but we seem to have merged into one Anthony here.
It is unknown who gave me this system, but this "transmigrator" was certainly out of luck… a system from the Outer God of Madness.
That sounds like really bad news.
Luckily, there's still a lot of time before the arrival of this god, and dealing with Issei is not a problem.
Rias herself has already started figuring out where he teleported from them… without a magic seal.
Rias is the only one who has accepted the mission because she is in the same world.
The others recently returned from a parallel world and want to rest or take care of their own affairs.
Moreover, I am also about to move to another world, the world of Winter.
But before that, I think I can spin the gacha since I've accumulated points over the past month and a half.
[Name: Anthony Joseph Luthor]
[Race: Primordial Human, Homo Magus, Seraphim of the End]
[Title: Brother of a Villain, Administrator, Head of LuthorCorp, God's First Creature, Pseudo-King]
Overall Power: 6-B (A being that has become god-like in terms of destructive power, capable of affecting entire large islands and big countries or equivalent areas of space)
Assimilated Characters:
Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark (A) (100%)
Albedo (B) (100%)
Bang (A) (100%)
Abilities: Senjutsu (B+), Aura (B)
Gacha Points: 97
I have been getting an extra hundred points for sixty dollars each since the new month began, and I paid a total of six thousand dollars.
Gacha Points: 197
I could wait another three days to spin four times in a row.
However, I will soon be heading to a world with two gods capable of destroying humanity and accidentally blowing up the moon… and it's better to spin three times now.
Dustpan (E)
The Penetrator (E)
Dubstep Gun (C)
Fat Hamster (E)
Guide for the Lost (E)
Omni-Man (Nolan Grayson) (S)
Cheerleader Outfit (E)
…
Mask of Corvo (B)
Null element (A)
"Nolan... Omni-Man?"
I selected the character card from my inventory, and it appeared in my hand.
It showed a man with a physique similar to Superman, dressed in a white and red costume and a recognizable mustache.
"Damn…"
I recalled some information about him and his bloody exploits.
He is a Viltrumite, a race of alien conquerors with a millennia-old empire where each individual possesses unstoppable force and abilities capable of single-handedly conquering entire worlds.
Omni-Man is one of the strongest members of this race… He threw meteors around and flew so fast that he wiped out an entire city from the face of the earth through friction with the air…
In short, he was a very powerful guy.
I shouldn't be weaker than him right now especially if I use magic to get even stronger, but he won't be useless either.
Omni-Man (S) (1%)
The Null Element is also interesting. It's the element remaining after a star explosion in the Mass Effect universe.
It will be interesting to study.
However, there was nothing that could help me with the gods at this very moment and I had already prepared for this, packing everything I needed in the ring.
Anthony (Administrator): Winter, I have taken everything with me and will soon be teleporting to your world.
Winter Schnee: Understood. The General and I will be waiting.
Finally, I teleported to my acquaintances and told them I might be absent for a few days.
Zatanna didn't say anything about it, but it was hard to maintain that appearance when she was being gently caressed all over her naked body…
Our search for her father was already bearing fruit, and I had some ideas for study… but that would come after with Winter.
Finally, I entertained myself with my sister, Shinoa, and Cortana to be mentally prepared for the upcoming tasks and teleported to the world of RWBY.
I arrived in the forest where we had departed from this world more than half a year ago.
But this time, I was many times more powerful and had a specific goal — to deal with the gods… and possibly absorb them.
Their souls could strengthen me, and it sounds very villainous, but even Arion did this a couple of times with his enemies…
However, I'm not exactly a 'good guy' anyway, considering what I've already done and will do in the future.
Anthony (Administrator): I'm in your world, on Patch Island.
I easily spotted Ruby's vacant house a few dozen meters from me.
The girls and Taiyang weren't there.
They were probably on a mission or teaching novice hunters at the academy while they were likely attending classes.
Winter mentioned that they had decided to continue their training as huntresses.
"I'll fly up higher..."
I muttered while beginning to ascend and using only the abilities granted to me by Platinum Kryptonite rather than magic.
I set up a live feed for Winter so she could see where I was once I was higher.
Winter Schnee: Can you head to Atlas? It would take bullheads from the carrier about two hours to reach your location, and we'd need to get clearance... relations between the kingdoms are not good.
"No problem..."
In just a second, I reached the planet's stratosphere without hurrying.
I glanced at the continent, and thanks to the ring I made, I could sense Winter's location.
A quick look in the right direction revealed the white-haired girl.
She was watching with her mouth open the live feed and the view of her planet from such a height.
They haven't even started to explore space yet because Dust doesn't work above a certain height as far as I know.
"And here I am."
I hovered in front of the carrier's massive panoramic window, surrounded by numerous military landing crafts on the border of Atlas.
I waved at her and saw that automatic turrets were aimed at me thinking I was a Grimm because I had just appeared out of nowhere.
However, they deactivated within seconds, and I teleported inside.
"That's why teleportation Semblance are so dangerous..."
I heard James' voice as I appeared in his office.
He stood up as soon as I arrived.
"Welcome back, Anthony. At least now I know my intelligence team isn't at fault for not finding any information about you."
James chuckled.
"James, I see you haven't lost any body parts?"
In this world, I healed him and restored his limbs and it was good to see he still had them.
"I won't let that happen again... and... Winter has told me a lot. I thought it was all nonsense at first, but my opinion quickly changed. I'm aware of your abilities."
He exhaled, clearly nervous despite his efforts to hide it.
"I hope there's no bad blood between us?"
"General..."
Winter interjected, and it was clear this was a topic they had discussed multiple times.
"Anthony may be powerful, but he wouldn't destroy everything over minor grievances."
She said it confidently.
"Yeah, I'm not some dragon god here."
I added.
"But you still possess similar power..."
He muttered quietly.
"James, I'm just me. I'm not a millennia-old god with an ego larger than mountains. I'm a person who achieved this power through mysterious knowledge, magic, and other means. I'm not even twenty yet, so relax."
I could understand the general's concern.
After all, he was facing someone capable of wiping Atlas off the face of Remnant in a second.
I broadcast my battles in the Battle Arena, and even though it wasn't my real body, the chat's functions worked flawlessly.
"Are you sure that the upcoming exchange of pleasantries between you... well... won't destroy the planet?"
He decided to ask directly.
"Yes, I'm sure. The plan is simple..."
I explained that first.
We needed to find and combine all the artifacts to bring the dragon gods back here.
It wasn't up to me to search for them in some unknown locations.
Moreover, we needed to deal with Salem.
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