I get stronger by sunbathing, just like Superman.

"Why...why did I become like this?"

Lei Ming looked at the numb, seemingly soulless 'himself' before him.

I couldn't help but wonder what he had been through.

The man shook his head, not answering his question directly.

"I'm here to warn you..."

"A reminder? A reminder about what?"

Lei Ming pressed for an answer.

"Change all of this."

The man pondered for a moment, his gaze falling on Lei Ming's black battle armor.

"This thing is called a Dimensional Worm..."

It is a strange creature that I 'captured' from some unknown universe.

It attaches itself to organisms parasitically, enhancing all of the host's abilities.

It grants the host immunity to all rule-based attacks or negative effects, and the ability to freely travel between different dimensions…

A thousand years after this point in time

I used it to go back to the past.

Want to change everything…

But I've been back too long; none of this has happened yet.

"Therefore, I can only entrust it to Zeus for safekeeping, so that he may one day in the future..."

Give it back to me…

That is, you.

Lei Ming became increasingly confused and questioned:

"Let's not even talk about what exactly you want to change..."

But since you already possess the ability to go back in time...

Why not do it yourself?!

The man stared at him blankly for a long while before slowly speaking.

"Because using the power of the Dimensional Worm comes at a price..."

The me you see now

It's just an illusion; the real me...

He's already dead.

this moment,

Lei Ming's mind went blank for a moment, as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer.

It took me a while to come back to my senses.

"I…

"Dead?"

This statement contained so much information that Lei Ming was momentarily bewildered.

The man continued:

“After ‘that incident’ happened, I tried many methods, but ultimately none of them could undo the damage…”

He looked at Lei Ming solemnly.

"You must return to Earth to change all of this!"

Lei Ming fell silent.

to be frank,

He didn't really want to go back.

Seeing his hesitation, the man suddenly spoke:

I know what you're thinking...

Because I was the same way back then.

As he spoke, his eyes were lowered, his gaze seemingly lost in memories.

"The me back then is the you now."

I'm tired of that world... tired of all that endless, tedious nonsense.

So, after I was turned into a frog and thrown into the realm of the gods,

I never went back to Earth.

At this point, he looked up at Lei Ming again.

"But after I get back..."

It's all too late...

Lei Ming remained silent and did not give a reply. After a long while, he finally asked:

"The Earth now..."

what happened? "

The man shook his head, seemingly unwilling to discuss it.

"You just need to remember,"

After returning, find Morpheus and all the Endless.

Then agree to their request and become one of the endless ones.

Only in this way can we have a chance to turn things around.

You don't need to try to find other helpers.

These so-called Olympian gods were nothing more than a group of old, weak, and infirm people clinging to life.

They consider themselves supreme gods, hiding in this place, living in their own constructed dream, but their ultimate fate will be the same as that of the earth.

If you plan to stay here, eventually,

You'll become like me.

At this moment, the man's figure had gradually faded away.

It seems to be disappearing soon.

He looked at his hands, then at Lei Ming, who remained silent.

"I don't have time anymore... I've said everything I needed to say. I'll wait for you to go back."

You'll understand then.

Go back and do what you need to do.

Don't end up like me...

After saying that, the man had completely disappeared.

The time spent in stillness has returned to normal.

Cracharius was also freed from his 'pause'.

But he was completely oblivious to all of this and continued to charge angrily towards Lei Ming.

But without his Latitude Suit, he couldn't even withstand a single finger from Lei Ming.

boom!

With a sonic boom, Kracharius was sent flying backward at an even greater speed.

Lei Ming no longer had the will to fight him.

He wanted to know what was wrong with Earth…

...

...

new York,

The sky was fiery red, and the air was filled with a putrid smell.

The once gleaming skyscrapers are now ruins.

Apart from the occasional low growl from a few Parademons flying overhead, there was no other living creature in sight…

Because the entire city's inhabitants have been transformed into demons.

And this same situation is not limited to New York.