The athlete candidates were all huddled inside the palace, and Su Ming could sense their emotions through the darkness.
A little nervousness, a little panic, some anticipation, but above all, suspicion.
The darkness could touch their outlines, their faces. Some elves had even instinctively mastered Batwoman's classic expression: "doubt," with the corners of their mouths turned downward.
Fair enough. Something had suddenly appeared in the sky, claiming it could reward or punish them. Anyone would be suspicious in that situation, especially since they had never experienced surfing the Internet.
But it did not matter. Deathstroke would make his move.
The last grain of sand fell through the hourglass in the sky. Neither early nor late, and in the next second, the enormous scroll seemed to transform into a display screen, presenting scenery utterly unlike this place.
The first thing everyone saw was an enormous volcano. Black smoke burbled from its crater like a massive chimney. Even through the screen, they could feel it making the earth tremble.
The camera turned and moved over a city, revealing a complex cluster of buildings, with skyscrapers rising one after another.
"Wait, Sheriff, something seems wrong." The Adjutant tilted her head as she ate squid. Unable to hold back after seeing the city, she said, "I have studied architectural styles throughout Earth's history. Based on the archaeological remains of Pompeii, there should not have been skyscrapers, should there?"
This recreated Pompeii was more advanced than modern-day New York on 40K Earth. Even Future's New York might not be this developed. There were tens of thousands of skyscrapers more than a hundred stories tall, making it look entirely like a forest of reinforced concrete.
"Ah, of course. This is the Pompeii PLUS+ version I created. This is simply what it looks like." Su Ming wore