The Lasso of Truth... Again?

The Lasso of Truth... Again?

The smile on Li Zu's face abruptly faded for no reason, just as he had suddenly burst into laughter for no reason moments ago.

He solemnly braced himself on his knees and rose from the chair, his body swaying slightly.

His right hand lightly brushed the dust from his clothes.

He shook off the droplets hanging from his collar and rolling down his nylon suit.

The salty, damp sea breeze continued to scrape against his cheeks.

Sword light flashed.

The battle between the two "rulers" had yet to cease.

But it was already nearing its end.

Because Li Zu had seen one of Aquaman's arms fly into the air, blood spraying everywhere.

Facing the fight with only one arm, Aquaman had fallen into an absolute disadvantage.

"Diana!!"

Just as Queen Diana was about to end Aquaman's life with a single strike, a roar came from the sky.

Fury descended alongside torrential lightning, broad pillars of electricity engulfing several buildings before them.

Golden lightning raged. Li Zu rolled across the ground several times before barely escaping its range. The electricity lingering in the air still numbed his body, stabbing into his muscles and nerves.

Thud~

He stomped the ground and sprang up, throwing himself onto a bench. The chair beneath his feet instantly turned into a plastic toy.

This finally prevented the current from continuing to surge into his body.

But the electrical heat rapidly melted the plastic toy, releasing a pungent smell of burning plastic.

"Diana!"

As the lightning faded, Shazam appeared!

Splat—

Wonder Woman swung her sword without mercy, piercing the chest of Aquaman... her former lover.

"Diana..."

Aquaman collapsed in a pool of blood. His Atlantean body kept him from dying too quickly.

"Hahaha!" He laughed as he sprayed blood, clots of internal organs, saliva, tears, and rage pouring out together.

"Release the ultimate weapon!"

Aquaman died suddenly.

Other than granting Li Zu 3% world exploration progress, he left behind only the baffling words "ultimate weapon."

But none of the three people present had any mind to care about that.

Queen Diana faced off against the furious Shazam.

As for Li Zu... he curled up on the toy bench, not daring to move rashly within the surrounding lightning field.

Just as he had said himself, he was very afraid of death.

Another great battle began.

It was spectacular, but Li Zu found it somewhat dull.

He had completely lost interest in this ruined world... in every sense of the word.

In just over ten minutes, the battle was decided once more.

Queen Diana seized the chance to bind Shazam with the Lasso of Truth.

"Can you tell me your magic word?"

No one could resist the divine power of the Lasso of Truth.

Shazam struggled, but he still had no choice but to say that word. "SHAZAM!"

Divine lightning descended, turning Shazam into six children.

Before the enraged Queen Diana, what fate could six powerless children possibly have?

Amazonian swords would not cease their swings, even if their enemies were children who had lost their divine powers.

Snap~

The Lasso of Truth bound Li Zu. She looked down on him from the corner of her eye. "Now it's your turn to answer my question!"

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Li Zu lowered his head to look at the Lasso of Truth binding him tightly. His heart began to race, while the smile on his face grew wider and wider.

Queen Diana was like a hunter holding a snare. She had the right to decide how to deal with her prey.

"You aren't afraid?" she asked.

The smile on Li Zu's face made her feel that something was wrong.

"Afraid~" Li Zu answered with a smile still on his face.

Those bound by the Lasso of Truth could never lie, but fear should not have looked like this on him.

Diana began to doubt whether the Lasso of Truth was truly working.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at this interesting world. Haven't you noticed how fascinating this world is?" Faced with Queen Diana's question, he answered smoothly, not at all like someone bound and restrained by the Lasso of Truth.

"This world is fascinating? All I know is that this world is a complete mess!" Queen Diana tugged on the glowing rope and raised her sword as she walked toward Li Zu.

She was somewhat disgusted by that smile, that strange smile forcibly hanging on his face despite knowing the world was a complete mess.

It looked like the foolish grin of someone who had seen through everything, yet understood nothing at all. In any case... it was deeply irritating!

Two red beams descended from the sky and pierced Queen Diana's chest.

A figure as thin as a noodle descended from the sky.

Noodle Superman floated before Li Zu. Beneath his feet lay Queen Diana, the one-armed Aquaman, and Shazam's corpse.

He did not help Li Zu. Instead, he bent down and took the Lasso of Truth from Queen Diana's lifeless hand.

He pulled the rope taut and asked, "How do I explore the truth of this world? How can I attain true freedom?"

Li Zu stared at Noodle Superman, hot breath huffing from his nose as his eyes turned bloodshot.

Veins bulged, and blood gushed from his nose.

He grinned, blood spilling from the corners of his mouth, his smile scarlet. "Hehehe... madness!"

"What?"

"Chaos and madness are the essence of this world!"

Under the Lasso of Truth's control, Li Zu could not control himself and could only speak the truth he knew.

"What about freedom? How do I pursue it?" Noodle Superman pressed, convinced that Li Zu could give him the answer he sought.

"Haven't you already obtained it? How does the sun feel?" Li Zu asked in return.

"Very warm."

"Congratulations~ This world is so terrible," Li Zu chuckled. "Why not add a little laughter?"

"You don't know how to gain freedom, and you don't know the essence of the world!" Noodle Superman released the Lasso of Truth. He now understood that everything Li Zu had said at the military base had merely been verbal misdirection aimed at him.

He was only a mortal, a somewhat neurotic mortal!

Perhaps the only thing extraordinary about him was that he, too, was walking the path of seeking the world.

Noodle Superman shot into the sky, tearing through the clouds as he departed.

He had casually killed Queen Diana, as though it were an utterly insignificant matter.

The state of the world's war was of no importance to him.

Perhaps he would find somewhere to hide and bask in the sun, or perhaps he would seek a deeper understanding of the world.

"This thing is really tough~"

Li Zu rolled and struggled, but the Lasso of Truth had him locked down so tightly that he could not move at all.

Toyfication was blocked by the golden divine power, unable to advance an inch.

Yet blood continued to gush wildly from his nose.

He struggled amid the pile of corpses, rolling over the ground scorched black by electricity, yet he could not break free.

Rumble~

More people arrived, crashing heavily into the ground.

Two figures wreathed in lightning.

One was Professor Zoom, who had spoken with Li Zu earlier, and the other... Flash Barry Allen.

"This is all your doing!" Flash roared.

"Barry, the most interesting thing about this world is that you caused all of this. I didn't do anything at all!!" Professor Zoom thoroughly enjoyed the moment. Even as countless fists rained down on his face, his voice still sounded delighted.

Batman arrived late, suspended from a rope.

He landed beside Li Zu. Running into an "acquaintance" on the battlefield was no easy matter.

"Got a moment?" Li Zu struggled up from the ground. "This thing is tied too tight. What I ate last night isn't digesting too well~"

"This is... Diana's Lasso of Truth?" Batman picked up the rope, his crimson eyes fixed on Li Zu.

"Again?"

Li Zu had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Batman said in a low voice, "Then answer one question for me."

"You are not from this world?"

"Yes!"