Superman from the comics: Starting with the Black Robe

Chapter 189 The Power of Devouring Stars

Chapter 189 The Power of Devouring Stars

When Joey first saw Galactus, his "god-devouring" reaction was not an emotional description, but a genuine physiological response.

Vision is the primary sense by which living beings perceive the outside world. Compared to humans, Joey, as a Kryptonian, has a much wider visual frequency range.

This kind of view made him feel even more dizzy.

Judging from the frequency of the energy radiation, Joey was quite certain that what was in front of him was an energy cloud spreading from nothingness into the real universe.

Once this information is fed into his mind, he will transform into a humanoid deity wearing a purple helmet with two horns.

This is one of the passive effects of Galactus as the supreme god; his mere existence in the material universe constantly distorts reality and alters cognition.

For SilverSword and Superman, who witnessed Galactus up close, this was a shock, but for all of humanity on Earth at that moment, it was nothing short of horrifying.

The entire sky was now as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun, the only difference being that the star-devouring planet was far more dazzling than the sun at this moment.

Whether it's the sunlit hemisphere or the shady side, everyone in the world who looks up at this moment can see this colossal creature clad in purple armor in the sky, even if Galactus doesn't exist on the other side of the Earth.

This is not an optical phenomenon, but a theological one.

The Galactus that appeared glanced at the two, its gaze lingering briefly on the silver glider with a hint of warning.

The hungry god immediately shrank his body and flew towards Earth without looking back, ready to enjoy his appetizer.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Seeing that Galactus was about to invade the atmosphere, Joey was not about to let Galactus have his way. He immediately accelerated and rushed forward, ready to let Galactus taste the iron fist of a Kryptonian.

"Little one!" Before Silver Slime could stop Joey's reckless behavior, or even finish saying "be careful," the latter had already suddenly appeared in front of Galactus's face.

Even as its body gradually shrank, Galactus still stood nearly a hundred meters tall, a colossal figure even to Joey. Joey's fist showed no mercy, heading straight for Galactus's face.

"Step back, Kryptonian."

With just a glance, Galactus unleashed a surge of cosmic energy, sending the arrogant and obnoxious fly flying hundreds of light-years away.

Joey, who was propelled tens of thousands of miles away by a cosmic ray, tried his best to resist the impact of the beam, but to no avail. Kryptonian flight is not flight in the traditional sense, and has nothing to do with aerodynamics or high-energy physics. They rely on the correction of their own speed by their bio-force field.

While being burned by the cosmic rays, Joey was also using his biofield to counteract the impact of Galactus's attack.

However, subjective consciousness cannot overcome objective laws. At this moment, the difference in magnitude between him and Galactus is as huge as the difference between a mouse and a rat.

The beam of light clashed with Joey for several minutes until the final beam of energy dissipated, carrying him into an extremely cold planet.

Under the dual counteracting forces of the bio-force field and cosmic energy, the remaining impact force was evenly spread across the entire continental shelf covered by black ice, tearing the ground evenly for tens of thousands of miles around Joey's landing point like a spider web.

Fortunately, the universe was vast enough that Joey, who was being pushed back by the ray, didn't bump into anything decent along the way.

"You're talking nonsense!" A rough voice of protest came from beneath Joey.

"When you were blasted backward by that beam of light, didn't you notice you bumped into me halfway through?!"

The voice sounded very familiar, but Joey just couldn't remember who it was for the moment.

Seeing that Joey wasn't moving at all, the person who had been pinned down and used as a cushion finally lost their temper and shoved him aside with a hammer:

"You almost killed me!"

Dizzy and unsteady, Thor swayed as he got up, but before he could take two steps, he collapsed to the ground again, seeing stars.

"No wonder I didn't feel much pain."

Joey, whose active metal suit was almost 99% melted, was not much better off. He lay on the ground, the spot on his chest where the cosmic energy had directly struck him felt as if his flesh had been burned by flames.

However, seeing Thor's miserable state, he felt that the cracks all over his body caused by the burning and erosion of cosmic energy were not so unbearable.

Thor, lying on the ground, was also furious: "There was something wrong with the Rainbow Bridge. I should have landed in New York immediately!"

"I don't know why I appeared outside Midgard, and then you just bumped into me!"

Midgard, or Middlegard, is one of the Nine Realms. It's the name that Norse gods like Thor use for Earth. The Rainbow Bridge, used to traverse the Nine Realms, is definitely not the problem; the problem lies with Earth itself.

The existence of Galactus was enough to deflect the location of the Bifrost, which left Thor outside the solar system and made him a human cushion for Joey.

When Joey crashed on the planet, the first thing that came to mind was how the other person's glare could blow him to the other side of the universe—it felt very familiar.

It's exactly the same way Galactus used to blast Darkseid back to his home planet Apokolips with a wave of his hand in another universe.

Something was wrong—Joey, his thoughts a little muddled, climbed out of the hundreds-of-meters-deep pit and gently patted the back of his head:

"When did he ever fight Darkseid? Is that even true?"

Thor was also a bit confused when he heard this: "What, that old bastard Darkseid is causing you trouble? Doesn't that seem a bit odd?"

"What is all this?!" Joey was even more confused than Thor. How did Thor know about Darkseid?

"You again—never mind."

Considering that Thor's timeline is completely reversed and intersecting with his own, it's not surprising that he knows something.

The main problem now is that Joy has absolutely no recollection of any comic book she's read that depicted Galactus battling Darkseid, yet the memory is flooding her mind with vivid clarity.

Could it be that the cosmic energy just now burned out my brain?

"Ouch!"

Just as Joey was trying to sort out the extra memories in his mind, a beam of plasma shot from above the crater the two had created, hitting Thor squarely on the forehead. Countless alien troops riding airships poured in from above the crater, all wearing exoskeletons made of chitinous material. As they roared incessantly at the two, their plasma ray guns immediately opened fire, instantly creating a shower of eerie blue energy.

"You lowly insects!"

The opponent's attack without warning enraged the noble Asgardian prince, who immediately raised his hand and lifted Mjolnir, ready to summon thunder.

"Are you crazy?"

Joey quickly raised his hand and pressed down on the hammer, which was already crackling with lightning, then pulled Thor away to dodge the first wave of bullets:

"Honestly, I don't think we should have fought back immediately at this point!"

He and Thor just smashed someone's continental shelf to pieces like a meteor from outer space, and Joey thought that whatever extreme measures they took were quite reasonable.

"Just go ahead and do it!"

Thor, whose first attack had been interrupted, had no intention of reasoning with anyone. Mjolnir leaped from his grasp without hesitation and soared into the sky.

"They are Chitauri, so no matter how many you kill, just as many more will grow back."