American comics: Damn it, I’m surrounded by those who worry about their fathers!.

Chapter 1063 An American Girl Arrives in the Metropolis

Meanwhile, the metropolis.

The bustling streets were filled with noise.

After the swamp monster dispelled the thick fog that had obscured the sky, and the land was restored to its former glory, the metropolis returned to its former prosperity.

The bustling metropolis was full of novelties for Artoria, who had just stepped into it.

She was dressed in modern casual wear that Zatanna and Jane had helped pick out—a pair of well-fitting dark jeans, a simple white cotton top, and a light khaki trench coat over it.

This outfit made her feel somewhat restricted, far less comfortable than her armor, but it also allowed her to blend better into the crowd.

Although she had changed into casual clothes, her upright posture, sharp eyes, and dazzling blonde hair still made her stand out in the crowd, attracting many curious glances.

Around Artoria, Louise Lane was showing her the landmarks of the metropolis.

Lana and Zatanna were by her side.

The most excited of all was Chloe.

This woman, who had become a full-fledged reporter for the Daily Planet, was so curious that it seemed to burst forth from her body.

"So...you really are King Arthur? The one who wields the sword in the stone?"

Chloe held a voice recorder in her hand, her eyes shining brightly. "This is incredible. Mr. Patrick always manages to bring back extraordinary people from somewhere without making a sound."

"I never expected it to be the living King Arthur. Can I have an exclusive interview? Just ten minutes, no, five minutes is fine too. Maybe I can uncover some hidden information from the Camelot era."

Seeing Chloe's excitement, Artoria was at a loss for what to do.

At this moment, she regretted that she shouldn't have come to the big city with the group.

Ever since she learned that she was King Arthur, this girl named Chloe had been excitedly pulling her along, asking her all sorts of questions.

Are all journalists this terrifying?

Bringing her thoughts back, Artoria said with a serious expression, "I am indeed King Arthur, but this world is not my homeland. The glory of the past has been buried in history. It was Lord Peter Patrick who helped me in my time of crisis, and I am deeply grateful."

“Uh, Mr. Peter?”

Chloe blinked, somewhat unaccustomed to Artoria's overly serious demeanor.

"King Arthur, what exactly is your relationship with Mr. Patrick?"

She couldn't help but mutter to herself: Why is it that Mr. Peter is able to attract such strong and beautiful women from different worlds?
Louise coughed to stop her gossipy cousin, "Chloe, stop being so nosy. We all know Mr. Peter has helped many people."

Artoria's expression remained unchanged as she earnestly replied, "Lord Patrick is an upright and responsible knight, and my friendship with him is based on mutual respect and overcoming difficulties together."

She paused, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes. "I don't understand what you mean by 'attraction.' It's only natural that strong people attract each other, so why emphasize it?"

Her frankness and seriousness rendered Chloe's teasing ineffective, causing Louise and Lana to burst into laughter, and even Zatanna, who was standing nearby, wanted to laugh as well.

Artoria wanted to say something more, but her attention was quickly and completely drawn to the scene on the street.

Her gaze was fixed on a bakery on the street corner, wafting an enticing aroma. The window displayed donuts drizzled with glistening syrup and fluffy, golden cakes.

Further away, there are ice cream shops, chocolate workshops, Chinese pastry shops...

Artoria's pace slowed unconsciously, her nostrils twitched slightly, and her eyes, which could perceive the subtle changes on the battlefield, now shone with an almost sacred focus.

"Would you like something to eat, Queen Artoria?"

Lana saw that she seemed too tempted to move, hesitated for a moment, and then asked her in a low voice.

"Actually, it's not about eating, it's about replenishing magic power."

Artoria explained solemnly, "It's not that I like to eat, but my body needs to replenish its magic power."

She pointed to the barbecue restaurant, saying, "This cooking method seems to extract the essence of food very efficiently; it's worth trying."

She then pointed to the bakery, saying, "Those ring-shaped pastries called 'donuts' must have an extremely high sugar conversion efficiency. I need to record their production methods so that I can better supplement the magic."

As she spoke, she took out a small electronic memo that Peter had given her from her trench coat pocket (originally intended for recording important matters), and began meticulously recording the names of the shops and the food she saw, her expression as serious as if she were making some major plan.

Louise, Lana, and Chloe looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although the King of Knights solemnly declared that he was "not greedy for food but replenishing his mana," everyone found King Arthur, who loved food, exceptionally adorable.

"Very well, great Knight King, shall we accompany you for this 'sacred magic replenishment ritual' first?"

Chloe asked, suppressing a laugh.

Just as Artoria was about to answer, her gaze was immediately drawn to something in another shop window.

That was a toy store.

In the shop window, a huge, fluffy lion doll with a golden mane and a憨厚 (honest and simple) expression sits amidst a pile of colorful toys.

Artoria stopped completely in her tracks.

She stared at the lion doll, a glint of excitement in her eyes.

Just as Artoria was staring intently at the lion doll, almost forgetting everything around her—

"what--!"

"Run!"

"What is that? What happened?"

Screams and gasps, the chaotic sound of running, erupted suddenly like a tidal wave, instantly shattering the peace of the street.

The crowd scattered in panic in all directions, like a swarm of bees startled.

Hearing the sound, Artoria was instantly jolted awake from her stare at the lion doll.

She whirled around, shielding Louise, Lana, and Chloe behind her, her sharp gaze fixed on the source of the commotion.

In the middle of the street, a crowd of people fled in panic from a yellow bus parked on the side of the road.

A brown-skinned girl wearing a plaid shirt and jeans is running frantically toward the bus.

The girl's face was filled with fear as she ran, glancing back repeatedly as if some unseen horror was chasing her.

With a "bang," she stumbled onto the empty school bus and slammed the door shut.

Then, an astonishing scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.

The huge and heavy school bus seemed to be suddenly grabbed by an invisible giant hand, shook violently, and then, defying all the laws of physics, began to lift off the ground and float into the air.

"My God! What...what's going on?"

Lana covered her mouth and exclaimed in disbelief.

Louise immediately demonstrated the professionalism of a journalist. Although she was also incredulous, she quickly took out her phone and started filming: "The girl is still inside, and it looks like something is lifting the bus."

Lana, standing next to Chloe, was so frightened that she clung tightly to Chloe's arm.

Artoria watched this scene with an incredulous expression on her face.

Others might not be able to see it, but she had a heightened intuition for "non-human things" and clearly sensed the evil and malicious energy fluctuations swirling around the bus.

A massive, twisted, and indescribable terrifying entity is attacking the bus.

"The bus did not float up for no reason."

Artoria calmly addressed the group.

She stepped forward, her empty hands seemingly grasping something as she assumed a sword-wielding stance. "A demon is attacking that iron horse (bus)!"

"A demon? Where is it?"

Louise and Chloe strained their eyes, but could see nothing.

All the two could see was the bus vibrating and twisting strangely in the air, its metal shell groaning as if it were being squeezed by a tremendous force.

"I can't see either!" Lana said anxiously.

Just as the group was getting anxious, Zatana stepped forward and said with a serious expression, "She's right."

"Something invisible or existing in a different phase is attacking the bus. Let me tear off its disguise."

Zatanna raised her hands and quickly chanted a short, ironic incantation: "Let me see the truth within!"

A purple magical radiance, rippling like water, swept across the suspended bus.

The next second, apart from Artoria, the other women present couldn't help but gasp.

In their line of sight, a terrifying creature appeared, its enormous eyeballs covered in bloodshot veins.

The organism has no fixed shape; it is more like an aggregate of eyeballs and slimy tentacles.

Countless thick tentacles are tightly wrapped around the school bus, lifting it into the air and constantly applying pressure, trying to crush the bus and the girl inside.

Just as everyone was in shock, a thick tentacle suddenly rose up, like a giant whip, and lashed hard at the roof of the bus, about to tear the vehicle apart.

"Stop! You heretics and demons!"

Artoria gave a sharp shout and immediately launched an attack.

She gripped the seemingly empty space in front of her with both hands, and as she poured her magic into it, the light in the air began to distort and converge.

"Wind King Hammer!"

Artoria swung her "Invisible Sword" forward with a sudden burst of energy, the compressed air wrapped around the sword blasting out like a cannonball, striking the giant tentacle that was about to fall with perfect precision.

(The Wind King's barrier can make the Holy Sword invisible. King Arthur was worried that modern people would panic if they saw the Holy Sword, so he applied the hiding effect.)

"Pfft——!"

A dull thud was heard.

The incredibly tough tentacles were severed instantly.

A disgusting, fluorescent purple slurry suddenly gushed out from the broken end.

The Eye Demon emitted a piercing shriek that directly impacted the soul, and a mental roar, generated by the simultaneous violent trembling of countless eyeballs, surged forth.

Losing some of the tentacles' support, the heavy bus plunged downwards, crashing back to the ground with a loud bang, its wheels twisting and most of the windows shattering.

The girl inside the car screamed and was thrown to the floor by the shock.

Enraged by pain and fury, the beholder turned its massive body towards Artoria, its countless eyes locking onto her. Then, it used its remaining tentacles to violently grab the dilapidated bus and slam it down on Artoria.

This throw contained terrifying power; if it landed squarely, the girl inside would surely be shattered to pieces.

"No!"

Lana and Louise screamed at the same time.

At the critical moment, Zatanna reacted with lightning speed, immediately casting a sarcastic spell, "Displacement!"

A giant magic circle instantly unfolded in front of the flying bus.

The bus crashed into the magic circle and disappeared as if it had sunk into the water. The next second, it reappeared in an empty fountain square a hundred meters away.

Another magic circle appeared, and the bus landed safely on the ground with a heavy thud, splashing water everywhere.

However, Zatanna's spellcasting also gave her away.

The beholder's malevolent senses immediately detected this powerful magical force.

A swift, lightning-fast tentacle, hidden in the shadows, suddenly lashed out. Zatanna was caught off guard and only had time to condense a thin magical shield.

"boom!"

The shield shattered instantly, and Zatanna was struck hard by a tremendous force. With a muffled groan, her body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing into a parked car on the side of the road.

"Zatanna!" Chloe exclaimed.

After knocking Zatanna away, all of the monster's eyes were fixed on the golden-haired knight king, and countless tentacles, like wildly dancing giant pythons, coiled around her from all directions.

The air was filled with eerie whispers that were mentally polluting, and the sticky sound of eyeballs rolling.

Artoria stood firm, her eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit.

She gripped the holy sword tightly in both hands, which had become invisible due to the Wind King's barrier but exuded an astonishing presence, and golden magical light began to surge around her.

"These despicable evil heretics dare to wreak havoc here, coveting the lives of innocent people!"

Artoria gritted her teeth and said, "This body is a barrier; I will never let you take another step forward!"

The Eye Demon also sensed Artoria's powerful aura, and countless tentacles suddenly accelerated their attack towards her.

Artoria nimbly dodged the tentacles' attacks, severing each approaching tentacle with a swing of her sword, splattering slime everywhere.

However, the Eye Demon's tentacles regenerate extremely quickly and are numerous, constantly compressing her space.

At the same time, the mental attacks emanating from the Eye Demon continued to try to erode her will.

Just as Artoria was looking for an opportunity to unleash the true name of the Holy Sword and inflict a severe blow on it.

At the core of the Eye Demon, its largest eye suddenly gathered terrifying dark energy, and a dark ray powerful enough to annihilate a soul was brewing.

Artoria sensed a deadly threat and immediately poured a large amount of magic into the Holy Sword, preparing to unleash its full power.

at this time--

"Hey, you ugly big eyes, look this way!"

Zatanna, who had just struggled to her feet, endured the pain, gathered dazzling energy in her hands, and hurled it at the Eye Demon.

Lightning crackled as it struck the beholder's body, but although it did not cause much damage, it successfully drew its attention, and the condensed rays were deflected.

It's now!

Artoria, of course, wouldn't miss this opportunity.

"Ho!"

Roaring, she unleashed all the power she had been holding back.

A golden sword light, incredibly concentrated and dazzling, shot towards the largest core eye of the Eye Demon, like the dawn light that cleaved through the heavens and earth.

"Ouch!!!!!!"

The Eye Demon let out an unprecedented, truly agonizing howl.

Its core eye was severely scorched by the brilliance of the Sword of Excalibur, and even cracks appeared.

The dark rays shot out of control into the sky, turning a cloud layer into an eerie dark gray.

The grievously wounded Eye Demon's massive body trembled violently.

Severely injured and on the verge of death, its form began to become unstable, flickering as if it were about to merge into the void.

"It's trying to escape!"

Zatanna shouted, attempting to cast a binding spell.

But the Eye Demon retreated extremely quickly, its entire form fading rapidly like a faded phantom, finally disappearing completely into the air, leaving only a mess on the ground and the lingering evil aura in the air.

"Don't worry, I can feel that its life force is about to be cut off. Even if it escapes, it won't live for long."

Artoria said to Zatanna.

She then dispelled the Wind King's barrier, revealing a gleaming golden holy sword.

A moment later, she put the holy sword away.

She was breathing slightly, with fine beads of sweat on her forehead. Although the attack was precise and powerful, it had taken a toll on her health.

Artoria wiped away her sweat, extended her hand to Zatanna, and asked, "Are you alright?"

"It's... not bad."

Zatanna steadied herself with her help, rubbing the spot where she had been hit. "That thing... it was very powerful and ancient. God knows why it appeared in Metropolis."

Louise, Lana, and Chloe also came over at this time, still shaken.

"My God... I almost thought I was going to die just now."

Chloe patted her chest and said, her face pale.

Louise then turned her gaze to the wrecked bus in the distance. "That girl, she's still in the bus."

Artoria and Zatanna had arrived at the bus.

With a loud bang, Artoria used brute force to tear open the deformed car door.

Inside the carriage, the girl was curled up behind her seat, panting heavily.

She didn't appear to be seriously injured, just had some scrapes and was a little shaken.

"Don't be afraid, you're safe now. That monster has been killed."

Zatanna reached out her hand and said in as gentle a tone as possible, "Come out."

The girl trembled as she looked up and saw Zatanna's face, which seemed to put her at ease.

She hesitated, then grabbed Zatanna's hand and was pulled off the bus.

Standing in the middle of the street, the girl looked at the damaged streets around her and the women in front of her, each with a different temperament, who had saved her life.

Especially the valiant Artoria wielding the holy sword, and Zatanna using magic, made her take a few more glances.

"Thank...thank you..."

She thanked the group.

"No need to be so polite. Protecting the people is a knight's duty."

Artoria looked at her, a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Why was this girl targeted by such a terrifying otherworldly demon?

Zatanna also came over. Her magician intuition told her that there seemed to be some very peculiar spatial fluctuations remaining on this girl.

She frowned and asked, "What's your name? Why did that thing attack you?"

The girl took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

Looking at the people who had saved her, especially Artoria's reassuring and powerful aura, she hesitated for a moment before answering in a low voice:
“I…I am called America, America Chavez.”

After half an hour.

Padrick Farm.

"So, you're saying you come from another universe?"

Diana asked America, who had been brought in, in shock.

"Yes, I come from another universe. I was dragged here to escape the Eye Demon's pursuit."

America addressed the people in the living room.

She felt uneasy. What kind of world was this?
The eye demons were dealt with easily.

Also, why do these people look so terrifying? It seems that each of them has an aura no weaker than that of the Eye Demon.

The living room was now filled with people, including the fathers, Diana, Ciri, Zatanna, Lana, and others, all gathered there.

"and many more!"

Zatanna, who had just brought America to the farm, looked around at everyone but couldn't find Peter.

"Where is the gentleman?"

Zatanna asked in surprise.

Raven explained to her, "Dad got a call from Bruce this morning and rushed to Gotham."

Gotham?

"Yes, Bruce said he found a strange corpse."

Gotham.

Peter and Bruce stood on the rooftop of a building, their brows furrowing as they looked at the corpse that had smashed the rooftop.

"This is... Doctor Strange's corpse?"

(End of this chapter)