Shadow of the Beautiful World

Shazam was flying in the crimson sky.

He keeps accelerating.

Among the various divine powers he carries, he has the inheritance from the ancient Greek speed god Mercury, who is also a speedster, so in theory, Shazam can also reach the speed of light at the highest speed.

But he never realized this scene in reality.

On the one hand, the speed is too fast to control.

On the other hand, Shazam did not dare to use this power so presumptuously.

After receiving the inheritance of the divine power from the Rock of Eternity, Shazam has been restraining himself as a superhero. He accepted the teachings of the Transition Crow, and later became friends with Clark, Arthur and others.

He also accidentally pried the corner of Arthur's wall and abducted Arthur's girlfriend, superwoman Kara, to her.

Of course, that was also because there was a relationship problem between Arthur and Kara, so the fault was not Shazam.

He works with a group of superheroes. While taking care of his family, he also likes this job very much. Compared with those adults, Shazam's thoughts are purer, and he has the sincerity that young people should have.

He doesn't become a hero for profit, nor does he want to be liked, although at the beginning, he enjoyed the feeling of being cheered by his name.

He is a hero for the sake of being a hero.

He just wants to do something good and make the world a better place.

Clark asked him to join the Justice League several times, but Shazam declined.

For one thing, he didn't like to be constrained, and he didn't want to go anywhere other than Philly to catch up.

On the other hand, he doesn't like the gloomy Batman, he always thinks that guy is a bad guy full of intrigue.

In short, Shazam has always been a very simple person.

Perhaps, it was precisely because of this simplicity that he was chosen by the Rock of Eternity in the first place.

In fact, it is still the same sentence, no desire is strong.

hurry up!

At this point, in this desperate world of ghosts and ghosts, Shazam bursts through the air in Clarke's classic flying style.

His figure is like a golden lightning, passing through the sea of ​​this world, and a ray of galloping golden light is reflected on the turbid sea. His speed has exceeded several times the speed of sound.

But that's not enough!

Hurry up!

Shazam shouted to himself.

Driven by his will, strands of golden light arcs splashed across his body, very much like the Flash Barry when he was running.

He went faster and faster, faster and faster.

In Shazam's eyes, all the pictures around him became a streamer running backwards, and he was approaching the speed of light.

But not enough!

He raised his head, and with the powerful perception brought by Solomon's blessing of wisdom, he could easily see the silver-gray missile that was doing weird Brownian motion outside the atmosphere.

Doom's side must be trying to re-manipulate it, too.

But the closer he was to the base camp of the flesh and blood monster, the closer he was to the eastern continent, the greater the resistance Shazam himself could feel.

That evil spirit shrank its strength!

Undoubtedly, it withdraws its own curse power from the entire world and gathers it on the Eastern Continent, like an invisible chaotic force field. Any existence that enters this range will be seriously disturbed.

It's stopping the missiles from falling in this way.

It knows the power of that thing.

It's scared.

Haha, you're scared!

Shazam let out a hearty laugh.

He changed direction, flew high into the sky, and flew out of the atmosphere. In his hand, the orange mantra lasso was shining brightly.

Shazam doesn't like this ghost world.

And not just because of the boy's instinctive aversion to the nameless beyond reason.

More importantly, Shazam doesn't like feeling hopeless.

He is a hero, and he represents hope. He still remembers a word Raven Mentor said when he was teaching him.

Being the best hero is not something you can do with speed and strength. You must be able to be a light that illuminates the way forward in the darkness shrouded in despair.

Shazam remembered Merlin's serious expression when he told him this sentence.

He couldn't understand it.

Because he has never experienced true despair, the moment when no light can be seen.

And now, in this ghost world, he saw it.

He followed Strange into the city, and he saw with his own eyes those alienated creatures infected by chaos, and he could feel the despair of those people, the despair that overwhelmed everything.

Like the terrible darkness that the teacher told him...

He saw it.

That absolute enemy of all hope and good things, that overwhelming despair that drives you crazy every second.

And now, the culprit of all this is right in front of his eyes.

Shazam flew into the atmosphere, grabbed the silver-gray missile that was constantly spinning and swaying, and the propeller was still running. This thing was like an angry cow, making it difficult for Shazam to control it to fly along a fixed orbit.

boom

The rough young man punched the back of the silver-gray missile, cutting off the missile's propeller with scorching lightning.

He picked up the mantra lasso in his hand, wrapped it round and round on the shell of the missile, and then tied the noose around his chest, like a child carrying a schoolbag.

Shazam hovered in the air with the missile that had lost power on his back.

The short white cloak flapped behind him in the cold, malevolent wind, and he looked down.

In his eyes, this continent, which is several times larger than the Western Continent, is covered with black and dark red horniness made of disgusting flesh and blood. Those flesh and blood condense into entities on the ground, and each piece challenges normal people. mind.

There are also those towers of flesh and blood that pierce the ground and into the sky, just like fallen obelisks, continuously spraying the malice of the world into the air.

Shazam looked at this continent swallowed by festering and malice, as if he saw the most vicious beast roaring towards the sky.

And those dark caves all over the ground, leading to the deep underground, are like its minions piercing into the core of this world. It constantly devours hope and injects the venom of despair into this world.

What a filthy darkness...

The ugly posture of this evil spirit has penetrated Shazam's bottom line.

There was a rage in his heart, a rage that burned all malice, it was a cry of justice, coming from the pure heart of this child, looking forward to all hope and good things.

I, too, can become the light...

Shazam stroked his heart.

His heart was beating extremely violently.

At this moment, he understood the meaning of Mentor Merlin's words, when darkness and laughter enveloped the world, someone must come forward.

The beings in this world have never put down their arms and knelt down and surrendered.

They also resisted.

Although they are so weak, the blood of heroes and warriors has been sprinkled everywhere in this world. They are fighting for their own world, even though they are defeated.

And now...

What you didn't finish...

I'll finish it for you!

Shazam beat his chest with both fists, and then, like a falling meteorite, at the highest speed he could fly, he fell towards the filthy continent below, the dark heart of this world.

Like a golden thunder that tore through the sky, he stared at the difficult obstacle against the thicker and thicker chaotic power. Shazam's black hair was blown and rattled by the almost crazy roar of the evil spirit. .

boom

The ugly tentacles that sprang out from under the flesh and blood land hit Shazam's body, but were crushed by the golden Superman's fist, and those disgusting blood fell from the sky like rain.

Shazam cheered and roared.

He is getting closer and closer to the ground, and in the center of the ground, there is the largest dark passage leading to the depths of the ground.

That is the channel leading to the body of the evil spirit.

But more tentacles spewed out from the ground continuously, like a demon dancing wildly, trying to block Shazam, who was carrying a missile on his back. Venom spewed from the sky.

Shazam had to dodge, which slowed him down quite a bit.

And in front of his eyes, on the passage leading to the underground, those disgusting flesh and blood rolled, like a shield, trying to block the passage leading to the evil spirit's body.

Hurry up!

Shazam roared like thunder.

His speed increased again, and behind him, those overturned tentacles chased after him like a maddened giant snake.

boom

A scorching beam of light lit up in the sky behind Shazam.

Shazam turned his head and saw Doom wearing a green cloak tearing through the darkness like another ray of light flying towards him. The rays of light kept shooting out from his hands, smashing those disgusting tentacles into pieces.

He stood behind Shazam like a wall, and without turning his head, he said in that iconic, villainous tone:

Merlin did teach you well...

I was wrong, Billy Batson, I apologize for my contempt for you, fly, fly with all your strength, become that beam of light...

Ha, I knew it.

Shazam turned his head, clenched his fists, and blasted towards the closed passage on the ground at a faster speed and with a crazier posture. He shouted:

You are not a bad person!

Getting closer to the ground.

Shazam could already clearly see the thick flesh and blood creep on the ground, just like another earth full of filth.

This is my mission in this world!

That's what I'm going to do!

That's what I want to do!

monster!

I am coming!

At the moment when the golden meteor fell into the earth, Shazam's roar echoed in this filthy land, and he shouted loudly:

Remember my name! Call my name!

My name is...

shazam!!!

boom

Shouting the transformation word for the last time, in Shazam's burning will, in his eyes full of light, the superman form was quickly stripped from his body.

That terrifying golden thunder that tore through the sky like a beam of light surged along Shazam's body.

That is his strength.

The power of being close to God!

Billy Batson, who was carrying the missile, clenched his fist of flesh and blood, and punched forward with all his strength. The golden thunder light also gathered on Billy's fist, like a short young man, He raised his fist and hit the fleshy ground.

boom

The flesh and blood creep used by the evil spirits to block the earth was blown up by the punched plasma, and the entire earth jumped and split apart while rolling and undulating.

There is no obstacle ahead.

Billy Batson, who was carrying the missile, fell into the dark pit.

He fell downward like a bird without its wings.

He reached out and pulled the lasso of mantra on his chest. The lasso seemed to have a will of its own, and it was also cheering for this heroic act.

The missile was freed, propelled by the powerful momentum of its fall from the sky to the ground, and it was pushed by Billy towards the purple arc at the end of the hole.

Like a drop of ink dripping into the sea...

Light.

blue light.

The light that destroys everything and swallows everything shines in front of Shazam, illuminating Billy Batson's eyes.

He opened his arms freely, like a bird, bathed in the blue, dazzling, bright morning light, a sense of spiritual satisfaction filled this tired young body.

That is the satisfaction of salvation.

As he said.

Compared to Supreme Mage...

He prefers to be a pure hero.

In the blue halo of destruction spraying out in all directions along the dark pit, in the bone-chilling roar of the evil spirit, in the piercing sound of the Eastern Continent being torn from the crust, Shazam let out a sigh of relief.

He said:

I quit.

hum

The beating light wrapped around Billy Batson's body. This time the light reacted extremely quickly, and there was no delay like Ebony Throat.

White light filled Billy's eyes, and in a flash of light, he left the world of ghosts and mythical beings, and fell into the obsidian hall on the edge of hell in a falling way.

Then...

I was held in my arms by a fragrant, soft and warm body.

Sha Zan opened his eyes, and saw a mature and beautiful big sister with white pupils, long orange hair, and battle lines with wings spread out on his cheeks, looking down at him.

Before Shazam could react, applause rang out in the hall.

Billy turned his head and saw the Mage King sitting on the steps with bandages all over his body, the weak Scarlet Witch, Raven Merlin sitting on the higher steps, and even the expressionless Mage sitting on the edge of the corner. Ebony throat.

Everyone is applauding.

Applause for him.

This made Shazam's cheeks a little flushed, and there was also a kind of inner pride, everyone recognized him.

Of course, this flushed cheek may also be because he accidentally touched the towering chest of big sister Angela who was holding him...

Hmm, soft touch.

But Shazam felt a little disappointed.

He withdrew from the battle, failed to get the throne of the supreme mage, and failed to fulfill his agreement with Kara, that is to say... that beautiful night was destined to fail...

What are you thinking? Little rascal.

Angela placed Shazam on the ground angrily, and the big sister bent down, not caring about the leaking of the spring on her chest, she even let Shazam see it on purpose.

She whispered in Billy's ear:

We all know the agreement between you and your girlfriend. As for me, big sister, I hate men very much, but for a little hero like you, I can give you an extra chance, just as if you were bitten by a little milk dog. Not big.

If your girlfriend is unwilling to fulfill the agreement, come to me at midnight tomorrow, and I will reward you instead of her.

Oh, by the way, I can also bring my girlfriend, Sera is also very fond of real heroes...

Angel stretched out her hand and flicked Billy's nose frivolously. She said softly:

I mean, if you really need to.