Chapter 127: But, I Refuse!
In Billy's puzzled eyes, Cowen, who came to him with Zatana and Kara, didn't sell anything to Billy, just grabbed Billy's neck and walked towards a sparsely populated alley. As a superman on the magic side, as long as he transforms, it is not difficult for him to get rid of Kewen, but at this time, Kewen is not alone, staring at Kara and Zatana next to him, he needs to shout when he transforms into Shazam, and people can easily knock himself out and take him away silently.
With Billy's current growth level, he hasn't been able to completely get rid of the passive skill of shouting microphone for transformation, maybe when he is really an adult and grows into Shazam, this passive skill can be lifted. You don't see that Black Adam has maintained Shazam's appearance for thousands of years, and even if he shouts a command, it is only an attack skill, not a transformation password. With the kind smiles of Corvin, Zatana, and Karana, Billy has no objections, and in the portal built by Zatana, he comes to the small country of the Middle East near Egypt, Campbell.
The country of Campbell is a virtual country unique to the DC universe, just like Marvel's Wakanda and Latville, which were once part of Egypt, but were separated due to various historical reasons. And Black Adam, according to his former identity, also belongs to the ancient Egyptians, after returning to modern times, in the crime syndicate incident, because he was a member of the resistance to the crime syndicate, plus the new Black Adam did not clash with the Justice League bosses. After the crime syndicate invasion of Earth ended, he returned to Campbell and became the king here, and Campbell's citizens were not dissatisfied with Black Adam's rule.
The Natural Justice League will not be troublesome, and as for Lao Mei, who has always called herself the world's policeman, it is impossible to provoke a superpower person who is as powerful as Superman. You can't use military action, you can only play some tricks within the rules, such as economic blockade and political inquiry. It's just that Black Adam, if you want to make a simple comparison, is like the supervillain in Marvel, or the antihero, Dr. Doom Victor von Doom.
Magic is slippery, science and technology break legs, and he is also a veteran in politics. From Kewen's point of view as an outsider, it is difficult to define Dr. Doom as that kind of supervillain, say that he is a villain, he is true to his word, he can play magic and engage in scientific research, and he has a way to govern the country, if you don't go to him to make trouble, he may not necessarily take care of you. But you have to say that he is a hero, and the bad things he does are one after another, and those Avengers who play are immortal.
And Black Adam is also the same as Dr. Doom, I govern my own country, take time to cut Shazam in that modern society, don't bother Lao Tzu at other times, I will beat you if you bother Lao Tzu, if someone dares to invade the earth, then Black Adam will definitely be the first to rush up and give him a meal of electrotherapy. And the Justice League is more good at being a person in this regard, as long as you don't make trouble, we won't be nosy, you want to cut Shazam? As long as we don't kill him and find a spacious land, maybe we can cut him together, and as for the government, the government doesn't dare to say or ask.
Especially after seeing how the country on the other side of the ocean gathers those superpowers together, as long as the people in power are not stupid, they all understand that the current international situation is no longer possible to play any local wars as before, and a single individual force is comparable to a mobile strategic nuclear weapon. If you don't have enough benefits, you still play the same routine as before, is it really that everyone is a fool, instead of this, it is better to think about how to go out and explore the outside of the earth.
All these changes in the international situation, all thanks to the invasion from the Apocalypse a few years ago, the reality is not a comic, the real country cannot know that there is a powerful extraterrestrial civilization outside the universe, and after attacking the earth once, you can still fight according to the previous international situation, you fight all day long, that is all editors and painters for the sake of sales, deliberately downplaying these invisible influences, in fact, the impact has always been there, but because of the previous filth, many times it is secret, even if it has to develop outward, You have to be the first yourself, no.
Humans are such strange creatures, when they are trapped in one place, because of their narrow vision and cannot see the outside scenery, they will stumble over these resources in their hands. But when there is a powerful enemy who breaks their understanding of the outside world and tells them that the world is bigger than you think, human beings will let go of the endless disputes, and even if there is still a dirt in their hearts, they will support each other and want to see what the scenery of this vast world is.
Just like now, when Kewen and the others crossed the portal opened by Zatana and came to Campbell, a country ruled by Black Adam and also in a semi-closed state, the four of them also changed their outfits, Zatana simply used a costume change magic to change the civilian clothes on her body into an enchanted tuxedo, and Kewen only used a mask that half covered her mouth and nose to wear on her face to avoid identity leakage.
As for Kara, once again refreshed Kewen's perception of the Superman family taking off his glasses and undressing without saying a word, taking off his eyes, folding them casually, and the civilian clothes on his body began to fade the color, with a dark blue base and red embellishments, the El family uniform was covered with red on his body, and the cloak behind him was flying, this set of smooth operations made Kewen have a sense of immediacy when he saw Mr. Tony take off his glasses.
"What's wrong?" Noticing that Kewen's gaze stayed on his thighs, even Carla was a little shy, and the heroic superwoman just now instantly turned into a little girl.
"No, I'm just thinking, you were wearing jeans just now, and now you have a skirt, so the question is, how did you make your cape, according to the conservation of energy theorem, isn't it, you use pants as a cape?"
As soon as the words came out, Kara, who thought that the guy in front of her had finally opened her mind, also raised her head, looked at Ke Wen with a smile, raised her hand, clenched it, and with a simple and extreme punch, she smashed the incomprehensible fool in front of her into the sand. Turning his head to look at Billy, who was just watching, he took a few steps forward as if he hadn't seen anything, and shouted: Shazam! The thunder and lightning fell, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, blasting a deep pit in the desert, and in the middle of the glazed sand pit, a thunderous Shazam dressed in red stood there, full of lightning.
And Shazam's transformation was like a signal, as soon as Ke Wen pulled his body out of the sand, he saw a figure in the sky slowly descending.
"The rising star of the Justice League, enter my land, do whatever you want."
Unlike Billy's Thunder Shazam at this time, Black Adam uses black as his base color, and also wears a short cape or scarf at the back of his neck. The smooth head reflects the sun, the strong figure and wheat-colored skin all show the strength of the original Shazam, coupled with the aura of being the king of a country, compared with Billy, who was inexplicably shorter after seeing Black Adam at this time, so that Kewen couldn't help but be dumbfounded, the real Shazam, the bald head that represents the strong, makes people feel full of strength when they see it, and the resolute face, (?? )。 Fake Shazam, with a beautiful hair and a delicate face, the emotional intelligence that is deeply trapped in the Shura field and is at a loss, and only thinks about making money by performing all day long, (?? )。
"Hello, Black Adam, King of Campbell, we have come here for no other purpose than to get your help."
"Why?"
"The world is at stake."
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Campbell Palace, the four of Curwen who met with Black Adam in the desert came to this national power center that is considered to be a semi-closed communication with the world, and I have to say that Black Adam really has a set of rules in the king's governance of the country. The palace is not very splendid, but the vicissitudes of history can still be felt through these exposed stone walls on the periphery, and there are also residents in linen near the palace with children looking curiously, wondering what the purpose of these superheroes who follow the king today is for.
Inside, Kewen also carefully observed everything in this ancient palace, and stopped for a moment on a mausoleum, on which a string of ancient Egyptian inscriptions wrote the life of the person who slept in the mausoleum: Gong Huru, the son of King Adam of Campbell, where the second king slumbered. Although he is a scumbag in science, he is fortunate to be good in liberal arts, especially in writing and language, otherwise he would not be able to gnaw on the stack of magic books that Zatana threw at him with full English translation.
Thinking of Black Adam's deeds, he also understood that the second king sleeping in the mausoleum at this time was likely to be Black Adam's biological son, but as a mortal, he couldn't escape the erosion of time after all, and he could only meet his father in another way in this era.
"You say the world is in danger, but I remember that as the Justice League, shouldn't you be guarding the world, and what can make you so helpless, Batman and Superman."
Sitting on the throne with more symbolic meaning than practical significance, Black Adam still wore an ancient style of English, and asked Curwen and them, he didn't have many opportunities to deal with the Justice League, and he was unblocked by Savage that time, and with the breath of getting up after sleeping for thousands of years, he went to fight with the Supermaster under Savage's flickering, and then he didn't fight, and after being saved by Lex, he temporarily united with Batman. Later, he went up with Shazam and pushed down the moon, only to know that there is another guy in modern society who inherits the power of the six gods, and then he has nothing to do to trouble Billy, and plays wrestling with Billy for various reasons, giving him the means of attack that should be used as a tactic.
"The Justice League is also actively responding, but this crisis is not something that the Justice League can solve, just like the last crime syndicate, or rather, more serious than the crime syndicate, the dead are about to return, with the desire to pull the living into darkness, turning this world into darkness, and we need all the heroes who can prevent this disaster from happening, including you, the original Shazam, the great King of Campbell."
"So, at what cost?" was not fooled by Kewen's words, except for the last time he slept for too long and his brain was not awake and was fooled by Savage once, after so many days for Black Adam to adapt to modern society, he can naturally understand that Kewen has the following.
"In return, we will use the international influence of the Justice League to aid your country, and at the same time, he, Billy Batson, Shazam of this era, will also practice here as your disciple."
The Guabilly on the side showed a black question mark face, looking at Cowen, who pointed his finger at him, and before he could speak, he was subdued by Carla and Zatana behind him.
Glancing at Billy, who was resisting at this time, the king's aura directly made Billy honest, and after thinking about it for a while, he looked at Ke Wen and said slowly.
"There are good reasons to ignore the interests, which makes me very excited, however, I refuse!"
As soon as the words came out, Kewen looked at the black Adam who was sitting in front of him, supporting his face with one hand, and it was his turn to be confused.