American comic book: God among men, Saiyan-Kryptonian hybrid

Chapter 13 Even ten of you couldn't beat me
"The prizes have been prepared in advance and are very generous!"

"The top five will all receive a reward!"

Carrot's expression brightened with a hint of delight. He spread his palms, clearly more interested in watching others fight than in the generous prizes Carrot had mentioned.

Like him, Tony Stark's first thought wasn't about the prize either.

A storm of wisdom raged in his mind, and as it gradually surfaced on his face, his already lifeless eyes turned deathly pale.

"You are gathering them with a specific purpose in mind."

"What are you going to do?"

Carrot El's lips curled into a smile: "That's obvious."

Cold sweat beaded on Tony Stark's forehead. Despite the overwhelming fear within him, as if he were an ant standing next to an elephant, he forced himself to speak firmly:

"Carrot, I will not allow you to do anything harmful to humanity, no matter how powerful you are!"

"Even if it means death, I will stop you."

Carrot El looked at him calmly, not even showing the slightest anger at Stark's threat, and slowly stood up:
"A new era has arrived. Whether you like it or not, it has come."

"If humanity doesn't strive on its own, it will continue to be silently protected by nameless people in the shadows, just like before."

"In the end, they will become a flock of ignorant lambs."

Even if a truly devastating being stood in front of them and fought, they would still deceive themselves and say it was a magic trick.

"Just like you did before."

"Are you shocked or terrified when you see me?"

"Isn't it terrifying?"

"Are you scared?"

"While smiling and trying to please me, they were secretly plotting and wary of my intentions."

Carrot Al stared calmly at Tony Stark, but the calmer the silence, the colder it was, because his words struck at the very thing you least wanted to face:
"Even if you recognize this reality, I guess you also want to forget everything, as if you had never experienced these things, never seen the other side of the world."

"Trying to treat all of this as a self-deceiving joke, pretending that these truths are all false, and continuing to live your playboy life."

"And if the consequences of this were to affect all of humanity, that would be a disaster."

"It will kill you, it will keep you in your comfort zone forever, and you won't even know how you died."

"Fear doesn't kill you; it keeps you alive."

"Only ignorance, arrogance, blind optimism, and foolish self-confidence are the poison that allows one to indulge in sweet dreams while soaking in a pot of tranquility."

Carrot's words unearthed what Tony Stark had always refused to acknowledge: the end of all his anxieties, and his genius mind's anticipation of danger.

Just like Mr. Satan from the Dragon Ball era!

Carrot El definitely doesn't want to see this old bastard in this universe, thankfully his super hearing hasn't picked up on his arrogant voice yet.

Otherwise, Carrot would have killed him on the spot, no matter how many people called him a hero, no matter how many people lusted after his woman's body.

He doesn't lack a woman, doesn't care about a hero, and is even less willing to become in-laws with him!

That's an insult to his genes!!!

He used his heroic name to extinguish the hope of all mankind.

He shamelessly stole the hero's intention to save the world and the reward he rightfully deserved. People might forgive him for his insignificant acts of kindness and his forced choice to stand up, but they would never question the original sin behind his initial wealth!
In short, no matter what others say, Carrot El will not let him go.

Tony Stark is a smart man; in fact, few people in the world can match his intelligence.

He certainly understood what Carrot meant.

Carrot Al wanted to uncover all of this, to expose all of this, to make people no longer surprised by it, to make all ordinary people take it all for granted and pursue it.

To modify people's perceptions and establish communication between the two parties.

"But that might cause public panic."

Tony Stark's offhand remark caused Carrot to frown for the first time:

"What does that have to do with me?"

Carrot El retorted without hesitation, "Why should I care if you're scared?"

Why don't you ask those deep stars if there are people who, out of fear of you, are not revealing their power?

Tony Stark: "..."

Stark, like a wilted eggplant, as a man cursed by knowledge, deeply understands that humanity's repeated exploration of knowledge is often accompanied by repeated innovations in worldview.

If everything really is inevitable.

Choosing ignorance now might truly lead to death later on.

At this moment, Piccolo, who had been watching the two inexplicably start arguing, suddenly asked solemnly, "Sun, will you join the war?"

"To participate in this martial arts tournament?"

Carrot El looked at him as if to say, "Are you kidding me?"

Even if all the world's superheroes were tied together, would he be able to fight them all with one hand?
"I'm the organizer, so I won't participate."

Carrot El smiled, subtly conveying his meaning.

If he also joins the fight, then it will be a battle with no suspense whatsoever.

Upon hearing this, Piccolo stood in front of him meaningfully, slowly lowering his arms from his chest, and looked at him with a fierce expression:
“I remember you said five years ago that you longed for an opponent because you were destined to seek defeat but could never find one.”

Carrot El nodded: "Yes."

"now what?"

"Nothing has changed."

"Then I will become your rival!"

"Even ten of you couldn't beat me, even if you merged with someone."

Carrot El's words came out with a casual gentleness, as if they were nothing more than a trivial matter.

But these words were like a needle, piercing deep into Piccolo's heart.

Suddenly, Piccolo clenched his fist, and his aura exploded in an instant, triggering a huge magnetic field. Even the gray fog detected on the radar trembled noticeably.

"Boom!!!"

The once cloudless sky above was suddenly filled with lightning.

Piccolo's eyes radiated a terrifying, chilling fighting spirit, but the eyes opposite him remained as calm and unchanging as a still lake.
(End of this chapter)