I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

A thousand years pass in the blink of an eye.

In the Sea of ​​Origin, Dr. Manhattan was running out of patience as he watched Zhang Hong sink deeper and deeper into the dreamland and was tightly sealed.

He turned to the Yellow-robed Lord's clone and said admiringly, "Your Excellency has a good method. I am willing to accept the defeat."

The Lord in Yellow waved his tentacles triumphantly.

"In that case, you will practice dual cultivation with me for a thousand years and explore the great way together."

After saying this, the Lord in Yellow changed his appearance, turning into a tall human female with golden skin that was somewhat similar to Dr. Manhattan.

"Sure as you wish."

Dr. Manhattan left behind a clone.

The original body and the original body of the Lord in Yellow went to the depths of the Sea of ​​Origin to conduct scientific research.

Time flies, and another five hundred years have passed.

The Yellow Lord and Manhattan were so excited about their dual cultivation that they simply collected their clones and called over their respective subordinates to take over the responsibility of guarding the traversers' cages.

And a thousand years later, the two watchers who took over as guards found it boring again.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual in the cage, he began to take a break.

He also summoned his subordinate gods to guard.

He then went off to do his own thing.

……

One hundred thousand years have passed since the time traveler [Savior Superman] was imprisoned in the soul cage.

"Franklin, your mission is to guard the cage for 500 years. Don't be absent. Remember?"

"Remember this, Master Transcendent."

"Yes. Don't worry. After the task is completed, it will be counted as a contribution to you. Someone will naturally take over in five hundred years."

"Don't worry, sir. I know."

The Beyonder leaves, and Franklin guards the cage with another multiverse god.

Franklin looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure in the cage, and recalled the events that happened thousands of years ago deep in his memory. He couldn't help but feel emotional.

The god on the opposite side laughed and said, "Franklin, I heard that you fought with this time traveler 100,000 years ago? Is it true?"

"Really. I have no power to fight back..."

Franklin looked nostalgic.

The god became interested. "Tell me about it. I debuted late and didn't make it to that time. I heard that this time traveler is very powerful and is still the strongest time traveler who has ever appeared. I heard that even Supreme Superman couldn't take him down himself, so he had to use the ultimate artifact..."

Franklin nodded. "That's true. I was locked into the inner world by this man at the time, and I was fortunate enough to witness the battle between the two sides..."

Franklin vividly described the war that shocked the entire fusion universe.

The god was amazed at what he heard.

As the two chatted, they started gossiping about all sorts of secrets and anecdotes of the Supreme Being.

Just when he was getting excited, a cold shout came from the side.

"You two, instead of doing your job properly, are just slacking off here."

When Franklin and the other man looked up, they saw a big bald man dressed in blue and a tentacle monster in a yellow robe. They hurriedly bowed and apologized in panic.

"Meet the Master of Quantum!"

"Meet the Lord in Yellow!"

Dr. Manhattan nodded and said indifferently: "You continue to be on duty and do not neglect. We just came back to check the seal."

"Yes."

Dr. Manhattan and the Lord in Yellow looked at the cage seal and everything was as normal as before.

Zhang Hong has been completely lost in the dreamland. He has completely forgotten his origins and is immersed in the dream of being a hero and savior.

Completely a slave to dreams.

Dr. Manhattan sighed: "As expected, all life with independent consciousness cannot escape the cage of emotions and thoughts."

"Even a traverser who can compete with the Supreme will have to suffer in the land of gentleness."

The Lord in Yellow: "Who says it's not true? The crying and making noise of mortals here is also our distress."

Dr. Manhattan looked into the depths of the Sea of ​​Origin, where golden threads that "mortal gods" like Franklin could not detect appeared from the void and connected to the cage that sealed the travelers.

Only Manhattan and the Lord in Yellow, who were supreme administrators of the fusion universe, could sense the existence of these golden threads.

That was left behind by the three supreme beings as a safety measure to seal the power of the travelers.

It is also the ultimate artifact used by the Supremes to break through the Origin Barrier and go to the Origin World - [Superman Core].

In the fused universe, all the supermen except Supreme Superman disappeared. It was related to this artifact...

Dr. Manhattan's mind was filled with thoughts and he made many associations. Finally, he let out a long sigh.

“I wonder if there will be a place for us to stay after the Supremes seize the Origin…”

"..." The Yellow Lord was silent for a moment, and then whispered, "It should be fine. The Supremes need our help in managing the infinite world."

"Is that so... I hope so..."

"...Speaking of which, the Supremes have been gone for ten thousand years, and we don't know what the situation is like."

"It's hard to say. The time in different worlds is not synchronized, and the origin plane is very different from our world. Although ten thousand years have passed, there is no guarantee that the three supreme beings are still on the road..."

"In this case, we can only wait patiently."

"Yes, Your Excellency. Perhaps we can try to comprehend a little. If we can comprehend some of the magical effects of that artifact, we may have the opportunity to ascend to the supreme throne..."

"The doctor is right. That's exactly what I meant."

As the two were talking, the traverser's cage not far away suddenly shook violently, emitting a vast aura.

Both Manhattan and the Lord in Yellow were shocked.

I hurried forward to check.

What happened?

Why did something suddenly go wrong with the time traveler's cage?

……

"Zhang Hong, Zhang Hong..."

"Save us, save us!"

"The great commander will live forever!"

"Master Commander, Ellie misses you."

"God of Heaven, fellow Taoists, please follow me to defend the Dao and eliminate the devil!"

"Lord Tianzun, please bless our Ming Dynasty with peace and prosperity."

"Hope is a thing more precious than diamonds."

"Mr. Zhang Hong, humans have already left the Milky Way. Have you seen it?"

"Lord Ash, please do not give up your mission."

"Tata, tata!"

In a dark space that no one can reach, in the deepest part of the soul, a thin man curled up in the darkness.

All kinds of sounds kept echoing in his ears.

After dying again, the man's consciousness briefly came into this strange, silent darkness.

It's empty here, there's nothing but darkness.

Only various sounds echoed in his ears.

The man was lost and confused.

【Who is Zhang Hong? 】

[Oh, yes, it’s me… I’m Zhang Hong…]

[I am an Earthling... I am a time traveler...]

[I’m so tired... Stop arguing, I can’t do it...]

[I can’t do it…]

[It’s so cold… It’s too dark here…]

[I don’t want to move anymore…]

Zhang Hong hugged himself tightly in the darkness. Only at this moment would he regain consciousness briefly, and the remaining memories of countless reincarnations flashed through his mind.

He was trapped in the experiences of countless time travels and constant saving of the world, unable to break free.

This made him extremely desperate and frightened.

Completely desperate.

He had tried everything.

In the end, it turned out that he did everything willingly.

Still unable to break free from the "cage".

One hundred thousand years. Do you know how he got through these one hundred thousand years?

I have been lost and awake countless times, full of hope and despair countless times.

He would rather he never be lucid for a moment and never remember the truth.

There is no need to experience such despair over and over again.

Zhang Hong lay in the darkness and gave up struggling. He didn't want to do anything anymore, didn't want to travel through time, didn't want to save the world, he just wanted to sleep well, forever.

Sleep forever without dreams.

But the more desperate they were, the clearer and louder the calls of the people in the darkness became.

This made it hard for Zhang Hong to ignore it, and he opened his eyes again.

Then he was surprised to find a glimmer of light appearing in the darkness.

A ray of pure light with a slight golden tint, as pure as the setting sun.

He couldn't help but reach out his trembling hand to touch the light.

Then he instantly crossed the extremely long distance and held the ray of light in his palm.

Zhang Hong's lost memories reappeared in his mind as he held on to the glimmer of light.

Savior System… Time Travel… Resident Evil… A Chinese Ghost Story… The Wandering Earth… Warhammer… One Punch Man…

Scenes from the past kept flashing through my mind.

And Zhang Hong also knew what this ray of light was.

——【Light of Hope】.

It turned out that the power of the system was not completely taken away by the enemy. This ability that Zhang Hong had once ignored was actually hidden in the deepest part of Zhang Hong's soul and was partially preserved.

More and more glimmers of light emerged in the darkness.

It was a bright and brilliant picture.

Zhang Hong saved the world time and time again, including being trapped in a dreamland. Although he lost his memory, he still followed his heart time and time again and made the choice to save the world.

It turns out that the [light of hope] has never disappeared. As long as hope exists, it exists.

Zhang Hong brought hope to countless worlds, but he himself fell into the deepest despair. However, in the abyss of despair, he found the hidden [Light of Hope].

He seized a glimmer of hope for himself.

【Ding! 】

[System abnormality detected...Starting repair program...Program error...Repair failed...]

[Starting the backup system...Starting successfully...]

[Restoring system functions...]

[Partial repair of system functions, some irreversible damage occurred, current completion rate 71%]

The long-lost system prompt sounded again after ten thousand years.

Zhang Hong felt that it was back - the system was back.

First, the light of hope gathered from all directions, dispelling the despair in his heart and making him feel excited and warm again.

Then it was his own body - his real body. Then Zhang Hong realized for the first time that his consciousness had indeed been trapped in some kind of illusion and he had been dreaming for ten thousand years.

Finally, there was the surging power, the restlessness of the body and soul, and the anger that had been suppressed for a hundred thousand years.

And the dull shell that sealed around his soul and body.

In the endless rage, Zhang Hong's soul and body finally merged completely, and the power of anger burst out violently.