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"Sometimes, what the eyes see is not always the truth."
With Carter's help, Doctor Strange disappeared on the other side of the portal, leaving behind only a meaningful reminder.
When did Dr. Strange become the Riddler? This is New York City, not Gotham City.
As he watched Doctor Strange disappear behind the portal, Xu Fu raised an eyebrow. His thoughts shifted, and the scene before him instantly changed from the ruins of the nursing home to the basement of the Sanctuary.
Stephen believed he could conceal his presence through the portal, but he was unaware that, for Xu Fu, who had already unlocked [Overseer (Bronze)], the entire city was under his watchful eye.
In [The Oversight], every action of Dr. Strange and the others is clearly presented before his eyes, and by observing the situation in the basement, it is evident that Stephen's health is indeed not ideal.
Everything he had just done at the entrance to the sanatorium was just another person's way of holding on; in fact, he immediately fainted as he returned to the basement through the entrance.
Xu Fu stared at Carter for a moment. He was the only conscious person in the entire basement. Standing on the ruins of the nursing home, he suddenly heard a commotion in the distance and a sharp siren, which clearly exposed the situation around Evergreen Pavilion Adult Home.
The only regret was that as he intently watched Doctor Strange and the other 200 people, and saw the surrounding situation reflected in his eyes, Xu Fu sighed softly to himself.
Although, by unlocking the [Energy Absorption] ability, he was able to resist the erosion of the Sabbath Baron's deadly power.
However, not everyone has the ability to resist death like Xu Fu. Most people near the Evergreen Pavilion Adult Institute lost their power to die the moment the Baron arrived on Saturday, turning into cold corpses.
Having acquired such immense power so easily, Xu Fu clearly did not want to become one of those cold corpses, now or in the future.
Therefore, only by acquiring more power can one resist or even defeat death.
...
"...On the 17th local time, a mass shooting occurred at Hofor Adults in upstate New York, with at least a thousand deaths, the highest number since 1978." This is the deadliest event since the Jonestown massacre in 1978.
The Johnstown massacre is the deadliest mass shooting in American history outside of natural disasters like plagues, with over 918 deaths, making it the deadliest event in American history. Now, the tragedy at Evergreen House Adult Home in upstate New York seems to have broken that record.
Chapter 746 These people aren't worth getting angry at.
According to frontline reporter Clark Kent's on-site investigation, the nursing home where the mass deaths occurred is located in the suburbs of New York City. Local survivors say it is a well-known nursing home in the area, housing many elderly people, and they had visited it before the tragedy. The tragedy occurred around 2 p.m. Survivors say they witnessed a large amount of black mist appearing above the nursing home, and then saw people around them collapse one by one...
"Witness Merlin Persso said that he was talking to a friend who lived near the Evergreen Adult Home when the incident occurred. The next second, he saw his friend collapse in the video, pale-faced, as if he had died in a flash of lightning..."
"The New York City Fire Department immediately dispatched 35 ambulances and 315 rescue personnel to the scene after receiving the alarm, but the scene of the car accident was more horrific than expected. Some firefighters were reportedly unconscious on the spot. They had never seen such a horrific scene of death. Everyone was down, and no one survived."
"Hours after the accident, a firefighter who was at the scene told the media that it was the most frustrating rescue operation he had ever carried out as a firefighter because they were unable to save two people." The exact cause of death has not yet been determined, and frontline reporter Clark Kent made several inquiries to firefighters at the scene about the deaths, but never received a response.
"Furthermore, according to survivors near the nursing home, they saw figures appear at Evergreen Garden Adult Home after the car accident and heard a loud noise and shaking..."
"New York City officials have now formed an investigation team to determine the cause of the accident."
"In addition, New York City Mayor Wilson Fiske delivered his first televised address, during which he observed a moment of silence for the victims of the tragedy at Evergreen Adult Home,..."
...
“I know that for the vast majority of New Yorkers, this is an extremely somber and painful day, because our loved ones and close friends have left us forever. But while we grieve for our loved ones, we must also look to the future with renewed resolve; our hearts are broken, but they still beat, and beat stronger than ever before…”
"In New York City, people are united. We will not let the pain of the past stop us, not only for the loved ones and friends who have died, but also for the family members who are still alive. We choose not to be moved by grief, and we still choose to live in freedom."
...
Havenas Island, inside the Thunder Agents base.
Following the tragedy at the Evergreen House for Adults, Harry Osborn's newly formed Thunder Strike team was also ordered to cooperate unconditionally with the New York investigation.
Through this move, the Superhuman Behavior Oversight Committee hopes to improve public perception of Thunderfury.
What do you think of its appearance?
Mike Donner put on his orange sunglasses, made a gesture to his reflection in the mirror, and then turned to ask William Baker, the Sandman.
"..."
Upon hearing Scorpio's question, William Baker looked at him silently and said expressionlessly.
"If I were you, I wouldn't waste my time on such trivial matters."
"This is no small matter. This is my first time appearing in the media since joining the Thunder. If the photos are too bad, it will affect my future image."
“I don’t care about the media image; I just want to know how the tragedy at Evergreen Garden Adult Home was created.”
Executioner Carl Burbank manipulates his bionic robotic arm, changing the shape of his weapon while muttering to himself.
The deaths of thousands of people would have been a considerable challenge even for him, who possessed a bionic robotic arm, to kill them one by one. Yet, what happened was that these people all died silently at the same time.
Only losers care about these things.
Looking at the sunglasses sticking out from the scorpion's face, the rhinoceros added with a sneer, "True strongmen don't need to worry about this problem at all."
"Calm down, Mike, these people aren't worth getting angry at."
Mike Donner struggled to control the scorpion tail behind him, ignoring the others' words. He took a deep breath, glanced around at the Thunder agents involved in the operation, and then asked his next question: "By the way, where is this guy named Craven?"
Then Scorpius remembered that he hadn't seen the hunter for some time since their last meeting.
"Crawl said he was injured during a previous hunt, so he can't participate in our operation."
Regarding the scorpion's question, the rhinoceros man standing nearby offered an explanation.
"...Hunted and wounded?"
Upon hearing the rhino's reply, Mike Donner's eye twitched slightly behind his orange sunglasses.
"What kind of prey could have injured him?"
Although he was unwilling to admit it, Mike Donner witnessed Craven's fighting style firsthand during Thunder training. Craven's cautious and cunning hunting methods were something even he himself didn't want to fall into the traps set by his own enemies. And this special hunter, who always acted so cautiously, actually got injured without his knowledge.
“I don’t know. According to him, it’s a rather troublesome prey, and if you’re not careful, its presence could kill you.”
Rhino clearly didn't understand either; he only came to question Craven ahead of time because of Harry's orders, and didn't really explain the issue.
Upon hearing this, the scorpion could only keep the question to itself.
“Mayor Wilson Fisk is here.”
Immediately afterwards, amidst a notification, people saw Harry Osborne appear on television alongside New York City Mayor Wilson, standing in the center of the Thunder base.
Although this wasn't the first time I'd seen them in the media, after such a close encounter, I couldn't help but gasp at the sheer size of Kim and Mike Donner's bodies.
As for Gene and his appearance, he is simply more powerful than his looks suggest.
...
"Cough, cough, cough...right"
A series of violent coughs echoed through the Thunder Commando's base room.
A strange smile appeared on Craven's pale face as he clutched the bone necklace around his neck.
“I tell you, Craven, I am an immortal being…”
When Craven said those words, the hair on the top of his head began to move, as if it were alive.
Chapter 747 Sandstorm
The sandstorm is really here!
In the era before satellite clouds, weather forecasts were based on changes in atmospheric pressure, but this rarely provided warnings before storms swept through dust storms.
The sandstorm was only discovered when it reached the outskirts of the city, and then it was warned by sirens.
"...A sandstorm is coming, everyone go home and get protected!"
On the radio, a soap opera was interrupted halfway through, and the announcer appealed in an urgent tone.
Newsboys, clutching newspapers and covering their faces with cloths, ran frantically toward the shelter to Jimmy's hoarse shouts.
"Quick, run to the nearest church!"
As he crossed the church threshold with a group of panicked people, Jimmy's eyes seemed to be sick, darting around in the purple sky.
It was obvious that just a moment ago, the sky was the normal color, but in an instant, everything changed.
Jimmy and the other recruits huddled in a corner of the church, covering their faces with the cloths Mr. Xu had given them, as the uneasy chatter of the people inside echoed in his ears.
"I didn't expect this to be true...."
"I always thought it was all just a rumor."
"A sandstorm! I've never seen weather like this before. I wonder how things are about 200 miles from home?"
"There was a warning in yesterday's Daily Courier, so I took precautions and cleaned up all the old sheets. This should prevent sand and dust from getting in."
"I also read the article in The Messenger. I just didn't expect the sandstorm to pass so quickly."
Newspaper reports about the dangers of sandstorms and descriptions of disasters in Superman stories touched many people's hearts.
No one expected that the sandstorm mentioned in the comic would appear before them in such an unexpected way.
Do you feel the temperature has dropped a little?
As they pulled their clothes up to their bodies, several people in the church felt a chill.
The newspaper workers on the street corner huddled together to keep warm.
"That's it!"
As soon as the temperature drops, the sandstorm arrives.
Standing in front of the church's glass windows, you can see to the northwest, where the bulge at the top is moving and obscuring the horizon.