Godhood Unlocked: I Chose Sci-Magic Dual Cultivation

Batman cursed under his breath, grabbed Catwoman, and rolled away.

The next instant, two red beams struck where they had been, burning a massive hole into the ground.

Catwoman gasped sharply at the sight.

"What the hell is he?"

Batman had no time to explain. He rapidly operated the screen on his arm, and his suit assembled two canister-like cylinders.

He flipped the switches and threw them directly into the gaps between the plants.

Just as Poison Ivy and Catwoman were both wondering what he was doing, the two canisters burst open, releasing the smell of gas.

Poison Ivy's expression changed, and she hurriedly stopped Clark from firing his Heat Vision.

If he kept burning things, the entire botanical garden would be destroyed!

Batman had once again struck precisely at Poison Ivy's weakness.

Using plants to threaten her every time left Poison Ivy seething with frustration.

At that moment, Batman and Catwoman emerged wearing breathing masks.

Poison Ivy immediately wanted to order Superman to attack, but Batman took out an igniter.

"You can try it. See whether he's faster, or whether I can light this first."

Poison Ivy did not dare take that gamble.

He Was Too Strong

"You didn't think this would be enough to get you out of here, did you, Batman?"

Although this kept Poison Ivy from acting rashly, the gas would eventually disperse.

And Batman could not keep stalling with Poison Ivy here forever. He dared to do this because he had already prepared his next move.

"Your next move is me?"

Dane's voice sounded from behind them. A flash of magical light flickered, and he arrived at the botanical garden.

The moment Batman saw Superman, he had activated an emergency communication line and directly contacted Dane's signal device.

Poison Ivy's expression immediately shifted.

"I heard she's under your supervision?" Batman said expressionlessly.

Catwoman looked back and forth between Poison Ivy and the newly arrived handsome guy as though she had just caught wind of some juicy gossip.

Dane looked at Poison Ivy. "This is what you meant by not causing trouble?"

"I didn't." Poison Ivy guiltily avoided his gaze.

Then she raised her head with a sly smile. "I'm curious. Between you and Superman, who's stronger?"

As if he had received an order, Clark instantly charged at Dane.

Mercury's Speed activated abruptly, and Dane sent him flying with one punch.

"I'll deal with you later."

As he spoke, Dane struck Poison Ivy with a bolt of lightning, knocking her unconscious.

In the distance, Clark charged over again.

He dove at super speed, and Dane met him with divine speed.

Their fists collided, and a shockwave spread like an explosion.

The windows of the surrounding skyscrapers shattered. Broken glass from dozens of floors cascaded toward the ground like a waterfall.

This won't do. Innocent people could get hurt.

Facing Dane, Clark showed none of the restraint he had shown Batman.

Because subconsciously, he knew this was an opponent he might not be able to defeat even if he went all out.

So he attacked with almost no mercy!

Dane moved both hands at once, gripping Clark's face with one hand and his arm with the other as he flew away at divine speed.

He took him far from the city, to Arkham City, where he slammed Clark's head into the ground.

Using the friction against the earth to polish Superman's face, he let go of Clark more than ten seconds later.

The Man of Steel crashed to the ground, causing a boom like an earthquake.

The moment Clark raised his head, Dane clasped both hands together and hammered them down onto his head, sending the seismic intensity soaring once more.

Clark plunged headfirst into the ground and did not recover for a long time.

Dane was thrilled. Out of consideration for their brotherly bond, he had never been willing to hit too hard before. Now that he had this chance, he was not about to let it go.

He grabbed Clark by the ankle with one hand and easily pulled him out.

Holding him upside down, he threw another punch straight into his face.

Clark's body crashed into an abandoned building in the distance. The floors collapsed like dominoes, burying him beneath the rubble.

The next moment, two red beams shot out from the ruins and struck Dane squarely in the chest, blasting him backward.

Clark burst out of the rubble and flew to Dane's side with a sonic boom.

Then his heavy fist came down!

Boom—!

With a sound like muffled thunder, Dane caught Clark's furious punch with one hand.

Dane had possessed Shazam's power for nearly two years now, and he had long discovered that this power was extraordinary.

Wizard Shazam was a genius. Not only had he taken half the divine power of every god, but to prevent them from reclaiming it, he had also given Shazam's power a consciousness.

In other words, Shazam's power was alive!

And living things naturally grew.

It could feel joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. It could hate and have preferences.

When Shazam's power was compatible with its host, it was overjoyed and could naturally help the host unleash its greatest might.

When Shazam's power disliked its host, it could only provide the most basic strength, and sometimes it would even go on strike.

Dane guessed that Billy's Wisdom of Solomon did not work properly because it was incompatible with him.

He had never been a child who loved studying.

Dane, on the other hand, possessed a strong thirst for knowledge and loved learning, so Solomon's Wisdom favored him greatly.

Likewise, when Dane threw himself completely into battle—

The divine powers related to combat would fully answer his expectations and grant him their greatest strength!

Looking at the stunned Clark, Dane flashed a battle-hungry grin.

"My turn!"

Blazing white lightning wrapped around his fist as he clenched Power of Zeus in his hand.

Strength of Hercules, let this Kryptonian see—

—what it meant to possess the strength to lift the heavens!

There was no avoiding this punch. Clark could only hastily raise his hands to block.

The entire city of Gotham, from Burnley District to Naihe Island, heard an explosion coming from Arkham City.

Then they felt the ground seem to tremble. Was it an earthquake?

There had been an unusually large number of earthquakes tonight.

Then someone saw something flying into the sky. They took out their phone, ready to record it and post it on Kuaidou.

But smartphones of this era did not have high enough resolution. The footage was blurry, and nothing could be seen clearly.

Especially at night, when the image quality was even worse.

"This shitty phone, this shitty video quality..."

Soon afterward, more people saw another object rise into the sky after the first one. Some began to suspect they were some kind of rapid-fire missiles.

Meanwhile, Batman, still inside the botanical garden, had captured the incapacitated Poison Ivy and begun interrogating her.

"You should know that no one can protect your plants now."

Batman once again used his tried-and-true tactic, threatening Poison Ivy with Gotham's plants.

"Okay, stop! I'll tell you."

Poison Ivy yielded again, reluctantly agreeing to cooperate.

Batman pressed the advantage. "Who arranged all this?"

"I don't know his name, and I don't know what he looks like."

"He called himself Hush. He was wrapped in bandages from head to toe."

"Hush?" Batman silently turned the name over in his mind. This was someone who had never appeared in Gotham before.

"Why were you working for him? And where are the ten million?"

"I have a friend. Hush captured her, and I had no choice if I wanted to save her," Poison Ivy said helplessly.

Heaven knew she had truly intended to turn over a new leaf. She had even made plans with Barbara.

Who could have expected her to get dragged into this incident?

"Do you have anything else to add about this Hush? For example, a way to contact him?"

"Or could he be someone you know?"

"He definitely isn't anyone I know, Batman. But without a doubt, he belongs to Gotham."

Poison Ivy smiled. There were not many enemies capable of giving Batman a headache.

Joker had been one of them, but Joker was already dead.

Thinking of that, Poison Ivy became even more afraid of Dane, because this was the man who had killed Joker without hesitation.

If she did not obey, would Dane kill her just as ruthlessly?

Just then, the transparent glass ceiling of the botanical garden cracked.

Dane flew into the garden through the opening, carrying the unconscious Clark in one hand.

Batman looked up at Clark's condition and silently raised Dane's threat level.

This man really was dangerous. He was too strong!

P.S.: Ten updates done in one go. I'm completely spent. Time to rest...

P.S. 2: Shouldn't this earn me a subscription or something? Give whatever you can. I'm off to become a corpse!

Hush

"Did you get the information you wanted?"

Dane asked Batman. Catwoman hid behind him, too scared to say anything.

Batman answered in his deep voice, "I'm done asking. She's all yours."

Dane turned his gaze toward Poison Ivy.

Poison Ivy swallowed and said with difficulty, "I can explain."

Dane nodded. "I'll listen, but you need to do something for me first."

He extended a finger and drew a circle on the ground. On the other side of the circle was another space.

Catwoman's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets at the sight.

With a flick of his hand, Dane threw the unconscious Clark inside.

Then he pointed at Poison Ivy, and the steel-wire restraints around her body automatically snapped apart.