Some unknown world.
In a deep, dark, narrow alley, the damp smell of decay mingled with the fermented stench of garbage bins, permeating the air.
Beside piles of rubbish, several gray-black rats scurried freely, rummaging through scraps with their heads down. The air of a dilapidated, desolate neighborhood hit full force.
Just then, a figure appeared deep in the alley without warning.
The sudden appearance instantly startled the rats in the alley. They scattered in panic, darting into dark corners and disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Solomon raised his eyes and surveyed the dim, run-down surroundings. A pungent odor lingered around his nose, and he instinctively raised a hand to lightly cover it before walking slowly toward the alley's exit.
He stepped out of the deep, dark alley, and the city came into view.
Traffic was sparse on the street, and the buildings on either side were low and old. The storefronts' decor and the clothes of passing pedestrians all had an old-fashioned, dated feel.
Compared with the highly developed, technologically advanced world of The Boys, this city was clearly far behind in overall development, its technology still in the slow stages of infancy.
Clearly, this was a point in time before technology had taken off.
With a thought, Solomon summoned his personal Superpower Panel.
But the simple panel contained no world designation or prompts of any kind.
Just as when he had first entered the world of The Boys, his cheat offered no extra information. He would have to personally investigate and piece together this world's background, step by step.
He looked toward an old-fashioned shop by the street and was about to approach it to ask about the current era and this world when several dark figures abruptly closed in, cutting off his