Showing Off Gets You Struck by Lightning

Based on his movie memories from before his time travel, Green Arrow Duck compared the scenes before him with the present, feeling as if he were actually there... Ah, no, he really was in there, witnessing a grand spectacle!

The only difference between this and the movie scenes I remember is that there are many more people in the underground buildings. Judging from the body heat they emit, there are Vampires as well as ordinary humans.

Even... we saw Mutants with obvious abnormal characteristics here. However, those who managed to associate with Vampires were probably not very strong Mutants; most were likely Epsilon-class.

Fortunately, there were no Mutants or Vampires here. In fact, judging from the treatment of the Mutants, they were even worse off than the armed human guards.

Is this a question about their standing in the underworld, implying that Mutants are still below Vampires and humans? Green Arrow Duck watched the scene before him with great interest.

But... he seemed to have forgotten something, something very important. It wasn't until a thunderbolt struck from the sky that Green Arrow Duck remembered it.

That is the final stage of the Blood God Ritual, which requires a large amount of energy to facilitate the transformation. And this energy comes from lightning strikes down from the sky.

Judging from the fact that this ritual could induce lightning, it can no longer be fully explained by science. There are supernatural traces in it, which is commonly known as magic.

This is the first time since Green Arrow Duck came to this world that it has had the opportunity to observe magic with its own eyes.

But the problem was, he stayed in a first-class seat and watched the show.

It actually uses the Green Arrow Duck's levitation ability to float above the ground of Evernight Temple under the cover of night.

--Then the pheasant feather-shaped antenna on that Punjabi hat was made of metal, and the heavy machine gun fixed to the back by a movable bracket was also Metallica.

So even though the Duck Leopard armor—Duck Type is covered in fluffy velvet, the Green Arrow Duck in the sky looks like a lightning rod closest to the thunderclouds.

It looked like a magical ritual, but now it's lecturing me on the laws of physics! The lightning bolt, which was supposed to strike the ground directly above the Evernight Temple and channel its immense energy into the Vampires temple, suddenly veered off course in mid-air and struck Green Arrow Duck instead.

It was precisely this tingling, numbing sensation that reminded the person inside the device of something they had forgotten. Then, a dramatic scene unfolded: a pretentious act backfired spectacularly.

Of course, the person in question isn't afraid of being struck by lightning. It's just that not long ago, he used a stun gun on someone, attempting to torture them into giving a confession; he even said he didn't know what it felt like to be shocked and wanted the person to share their experience. And then he himself was struck by lightning!

To be honest, the tingling, numbing sensation from the lightning was just enough to remind me that an electric current was flowing through my body. It didn't leave me completely unaware, like Deadman without any reaction.

This is actually the real experience of Kryptonian with various Super Senses after being exposed to the Yellow Sun.

No matter what is done to him, he will have a corresponding feeling. It's just that his tolerance threshold is quite high, not to the point of causing harm.

However, while he could disregard lightning, his armor could not do the same.

As vehicles capable of high-altitude flight, lightning protection is of course an indispensable device. Otherwise, all aircraft would either be grounded or forced to take detours during thunderstorms, significantly reducing their convenience.

Even the important internal components of the armor have been protected against shock waves and electric shocks. Otherwise, a machine armor that would be rendered useless by a single stun gun would have such an obvious weakness.

However, the heavy machine gun mounted on the outside of the armor wasn't protected in the same way. Of course, a heavy machine gun wouldn't be a big deal if struck by lightning. But before heading out, Green Arrow Duck, in a rather flamboyant manner, wore two ammunition belts on his body...

Despite the previous volley of fire having depleted some ammunition, the remaining 12.7mm bullets spectacularly exploded on the surface of the Duck Leopard armor—Duck Type!

The feeling of having a string of firecrackers hanging on one's body completely stunned the person inside. Even the outer velvet camouflage was torn to shreds, revealing the metal armor underneath.

Fortunately, the outermost metal shell is made of tank-grade composite armor, so the explosion and flying shell fragments cannot penetrate its protective capabilities.

As for the heavy machine gun, there's no need to mention it; it's time for a major overhaul. Even disregarding mechanical malfunctions, the machine gun ammunition is already exhausted.

While it could be used as a decent iron bar when held upside down for weight distribution, Green Arrow Duck isn't that crazy Clown-Sup. He can attack from a distance, so why insist on close combat?

By the time the person inside regained consciousness, took control of the armor, and performed three self-checks, the Blood God Ritual had been completed in the underground Evernight Temple. Even if Green Arrow Duck wanted to stop it, it was too late.

However, since the lightning energy from the sky was intercepted, the energy needed for the ritual could only be drawn from the generator that the Vampires had brought into the Evernight Temple, and from the cable that connected to the outside world.

The idea of a sudden surge in electricity usage causing a massive blackout in an entire region is purely an exaggeration in movies and TV shows. Modern power systems have multiple layers of protection and are not that fragile.

For example, if an appliance in a household malfunctions, causing an abnormal power supply and drawing excessive electricity, the circuit breaker will trip to protect the power system outside the household.

The only cause of a power outage across an entire area would be a problem at the source—specifically, a malfunction in the power company's equipment. The power company would not allow end-users to negatively impact or damage the power grid.

So even though the ritual at Evernight Temple required a lot of energy, the cable connecting to the city's power grid still melted instantly, and the switch connecting the cable tripped, disconnecting it from the city's power grid.

This means that the ritual at the Evernight Temple did not receive sufficient energy support, and that Blade, the key to the blood sacrifice, had been rescued by others long ago.

Although the twelve clans offered their ancient lives as promised, it is debatable whether the descending Blood God still possessed the strength he should have achieved.

But the biggest impact was that the underground Evernight Temple was completely without light. Even emergency power couldn't be maintained, so naturally even the most basic lights were gone.

This is not a big problem for Vampires with night vision.

But for the numerous human servants who also entered the Evernight Temple, this was a matter of life and death. Few of the humans who went down into the underground world carried a flashlight.

Although few adults who dare to associate with Vampires would be so terrified in such a dark environment that they would scream hysterically.

But they never considered why dark creatures are dark creatures. The darkness and evil within them are merely suppressed, not nonexistent.

When they were in complete darkness, their body heat made them crystal clear to the Vampires with their night vision, and a sense of madness began to spread.