Godhood Unlocked: I Chose Sci-Magic Dual Cultivation

"Superman?" Jason looked at Clark with a strange expression but did not say anything.

Clark looked embarrassed. He glanced helplessly at Dane. "Dane, that title really does sound a little forced..."

Dane cut him off expressionlessly. "Sorry, I'm Shazam. I don't know who you're calling."

Clark became even more embarrassed.

Jason Wanted to Go Solo

Dane ignored Clark and turned his gaze toward Jason.

"Your wounds should heal soon, so don't worry. What you need most right now is rest."

Jason looked at the bed beside him again. "Then she..."

"Her injuries are less than a tenth as severe as yours. She'll recover faster than you."

Reassured, Jason looked at Clark again.

"Excuse me, what happened to Joker?"

Clark scratched his head awkwardly. "He escaped."

Jason clenched his fists.

Dane also looked at Clark in surprise, his gaze seeming to ask, How did you let him get away?

Clark was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed. "That criminal was very cunning!"

He carefully explained how Joker had ruthlessly and decisively abandoned all his men as expendable pawns in order to distract him.

Dane could not help sighing after hearing that. As expected of the villain rated the "greatest" in the real world. Just look at that decisiveness.

He guessed Joker would not hide after escaping. He had probably gone to play with Batman again.

Other than Batman, everyone else was merely an appetizer in Joker's eyes.

Thinking of this, Dane snapped his fingers.

"Cortana, take over the satellite signal and find me some local Gotham news."

"Okay, Dane."

Cortana obediently completed the task within seconds.

Clark hesitated. "Isn't that illegal?"

Dane played dumb. "Is it? I'm a 'god.' I don't understand human laws."

Clark was speechless.

Jason and Batman often did this sort of thing, so he did not think much of it. Still, he was curious about Dane calling himself a "god."

Soon, a virtual screen unfolded in midair, displaying a local Gotham news broadcast.

The footage had clearly been shot from inside a helicopter. Following the spotlight, they could clearly see a pitch-black combat vehicle rampaging through the city streets.

It had destroyed who knew how many buildings and facilities along the way, and the reporter in the broadcast was vehemently condemning the behavior.

Clark frowned.

Dane felt nothing. Compared to the skyscraper-smashing in Man of Steel, this was nothing.

Then an even more explosive scene appeared. The Batmobile began transforming, extending a "Big.Fucking.Gun" from its center. With one blast, the sports car ahead instantly went down.

"This car is awesome. I need to get one someday!"

Dane watched with great interest as if he were viewing an action movie, but Clark's expression darkened.

"This could easily hurt innocent people."

Jason remained expressionless.

Batman dragged a figure from the overturned car. Jason's pupils suddenly contracted. It was Joker!

"Looks like he wants to avenge you."

Dane smiled meaningfully.

Jason thought so too. Watching Batman punch Joker again and again, he had to admit he was moved.

But Bruce did not succeed. In truth, if Batman wanted to kill Joker, it would have been easy. There was no need to use such a crude method.

Perhaps, deep down, he had hoped Gordon would arrive in time to stop him. But when he saw Joker being taken away by the police once again—

Bruce could not help beginning to doubt himself, to question his justice. Did any of this really mean anything?

Jason was also disappointed to see Joker escape death yet again. After this incident, his view of criminals like Joker changed drastically.

They should die! Not go to Arkham.

That asylum was a playground for people like Joker. Whenever he wanted out, he could leave and inflict immense harm on innocent people.

Bruce was wrong!

Jason was no longer the Robin he used to be. It was easy to imagine that he could no longer agree with Batman's no-killing rule.

"What are you planning to do next?" Dane asked.

Jason looked somewhat lost. "I don't know either."

He had been surviving on the streets since he was very young. Back then, his father had abandoned the family, and his mother had left him too, unable to bear the burden.

Before meeting Bruce, he could only survive through theft. One day, while Batman was fighting criminals, Jason stole the wheels off the Batmobile.

Bruce noticed his talent because of that and began keeping an eye on him.

After a series of tests, Jason eventually succeeded Dick as the second generation Robin.

He and Batman had always disagreed over how to deal with criminals.

Jason had lived at the bottom of society and seen how unrepentant criminals could be. He advocated wiping them out completely.

But under Batman's stubborn insistence, he had never gotten his way.

This incident with Joker made him realize that if he kept operating with Batman, things like this would definitely happen again in the future. Robin's identity had already been exposed, so he could no longer act under that name.

Jason Todd wanted to go solo!

Jason turned his attention to Dane and Clark.

"Who exactly are you two?"

Dane and Clark exchanged a glance, as if they had reached some agreement.

"Our true identities cannot be revealed casually. I believe you understand the importance of that."

Thinking of himself, Jason nodded in agreement.

"Simply put, the hero who saved you and your mother came from another planet. The place we're standing in now is his family's ancestral spaceship."

"I believe you've already seen his abilities. He's impervious to blades and bullets, immune to fire and water, runs faster than a locomotive, and flies higher than any plane."

"On top of that, he can see through things, shoot high-temperature rays from his eyes, inhale more air than a whale, and breathe out winds that turn into ice and freeze everything they touch..."

Dane listed the abilities as if reciting a treasure inventory, while Jason was already dumbfounded. Was this guy really even human?

Clark could not listen anymore and hurriedly interrupted Dane.

"That's exaggerated, that's exaggerated. Everything before that is fine, but I really can't do that Ice Breath thing."

"Oh? You haven't learned it yet?"

Dane looked surprised, then waved a hand. "It'll happen sooner or later. If not, I can help."

Jason was numb. So all that stuff about X-ray vision and Heat Vision was real?

He looked at Dane. This muscular man looked even bigger than the Superman beside him. He probably was not ordinary either, right?

At this point, Clark had not yet reached his peak height. He was slightly shorter than Dane, who had been directly boosted to his prime by Shazam's power.

"Then... who are you?"

Clark seemed to find an opportunity and spoke before Dane could.

"The one standing before you is a real 'god.'"

"What.The.Fuck?" Jason stared at Dane in shock again.

"Correction. I should count as a 'demigod.'"

Only the union of "authority" and "power" could be called a true god. Dane possessed only the power of a god, not a god's authority, so he could not be considered a complete god.

He was now similar to a demigod like Gilgamesh. In terms of combat ability alone, killing a god or two would be no problem.

But he could not perform things like "raising the dead" or "creating life." He did not possess that authority.

Jason had suddenly received so much information that his mind was in a mess. He wanted some quiet time to sort it out.

Understanding, Dane patted his shoulder.

"I know you can't accept all this at once. Take it slowly. The world hasn't changed. It has always been this way."

"It's just that you know more truths now than you did before."

"Look on the bright side. Batman still knows nothing. Can you guess what expression he'll make someday when he learns the truth about this world?"

Jason tried to imagine it. Just thinking about a little of it made the scene seem somewhat funny.

When he realized he was smiling, Jason froze for a moment before sincerely telling Dane, "Thank you."

Dane smiled without speaking. He could already tell that after this incident, Jason probably would not meet Batman again anytime soon.

Like Nightwing, he already had thoughts of going solo.

He still remembered Nightwing's earth-shattering line from Titans: "Fuck.Batman!"

Although Jason in this world had not died, it seemed Red Hood would still be born.

But Arkham Knight would probably be difficult to see. What a pity.

Overall, he supported Jason's choice. Some scum could simply be killed once and for all. It was simple and convenient.

A world like DC really did need someone like The Punisher to deter criminals.

Dane and Superman could not casually do such things, because once they opened the door to killing with their abilities, it would be easy to develop an attitude of contempt for human life.

This world was not only as fragile as paper in Superman's eyes; it was the same in Dane's.

Batman, who was capable of doing this, was too conflicted. This situation probably would not change for some time.

Dane had not forgotten that in BVS, Batman had shown no mercy whatsoever when killing Mercenaries!

"For now, stay on the spaceship and recover peacefully. Once the heat dies down, you can think about where to go."

Jason did not object. He told Dane, "Mr. Shazam, could you please not tell Batman that I'm alive for now?"

"Just call me Shazam. No problem. You can decide for yourself when to tell him."

Jason thanked him again. He was beginning to feel that Dane was the one in charge here.

Dane checked on him a few more times before leaving with Clark.

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"What are you planning to do now? Keep studying?"

Walking along the bridge, Clark asked Dane.

"Of course we'll keep studying, but we have some other things to do as well."

"What things? Invite Batman?"

"Put him aside for now. He doesn't know Jason is still alive, and he's probably in a terrible mood. I'm afraid he'll beat you up if you go."

"You know he isn't my opponent."

Clark smiled confidently.

"Then you're going to fight him? In that case, don't even think about teaming up with him in this lifetime."

Dane shook his head. Batman might have this problem and that problem, but his brain was something the Justice League needed.