The Only Player in the Marvel World
Chapter 386

The Counter-Plan's Plan

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Recently, the major news outlets had been livelier than during the holidays.

First an alien legion had descended on Metropolis, then angels and demons had appeared in the human world.

One absurd, earth-shattering event after another bombarded the internet, sending public interest soaring through the roof. Even the once-every-four-years presidential election had been shoved into a corner of the papers, and no one cared anymore who the next president would be.

After all, there was a presidential election every term, but news like this might not come around even once in several centuries.

If Du Mu knew what they were thinking, he would definitely say they were overthinking it. Once they got used to one incident a day and one reboot every three days in the future, they would slowly adapt. In the end, they might find it more entertaining to watch presidential candidates publicly tear into each other during elections.

Amid this wave of nationwide discussion about supernatural events, the superheroes emerging all over the world were naturally thrust into the spotlight as well.

For example, Superman in Metropolis, Wonder Woman in Washington, Green Arrow in Star City, and so on.

Gotham City was even more outrageous, with no fewer than three superheroes.

They were Batman, the Flash, and Spider-Man.

With three superheroes on duty at once, appearing almost twenty-four hours a day at random locations throughout the city, Gotham's criminals were miserable beyond words. The crime rate dropped again and again, while Gotham's police officers found their administrative leave steadily shrinking, leaving every one of them deeply frustrated.

Thanks to the protection of those three superheroes, Gotham's sense of security soared. Many outsiders had even begun coming to Gotham City on their own initiative to experience the local rustic charm, while some simply moved there permanently.

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