Chapter 176 – One Snap, Themyscira is Pregnant
"Such a coward."
Allen looked disappointed. "I was hoping for a multiverse-level war—me leading the Justice League to assault the Dark Multiverse—and you just hung up on me without a word."
Turning around, he suddenly found the Justice League heroes staring at him in horror.
When someone gains power, their desires swell without limit.
Especially when a lunatic obtains the Infinity Stones—who knows what kind of atrocities he could commit?
"What kind of looks are those? You're acting like I'm the villain here."
Allen walked over to Bruce, speaking in a solemn, heartfelt tone. "Bats, didn't I tell you to take it easy? Look at you, so drained your hair's turned white. Flowers can bloom again, but early discharge will leave you empty and weeping in your twilight years."
Bruce, used to Allen's endless chatter, simply replied with gratitude, "Thank you. I couldn't have done it without you this time."
"Don't thank me. Just casually toss a few dozen billion my way and we'll call it even. I'm a straight shooter—I don't do any of that phony crap."
"…"
Bruce selectively ignored that last part.
Though the Wayne family had assets worth hundreds of billions, their liquid cash was only in the low billions.
After getting burned once, his midlife rebellion had pretty much been cured.
Another round of that, and he'd be wrung dry like a battery.
Moreover, Allen had revealed the truth from the very beginning. Bruce had simply refused to believe a lunatic—or refused to trust anyone at all—which ultimately led to the crisis.
Now, Bruce was taking Allen's words far more seriously. After all, the guy had never actually harmed him.
In fact, it was Bruce's own relentless probing that led to the Court of Owls' trap and the Dark Knights' invasion. He had to admit he was the root cause.
With the crisis over, the heroes prepared to clean up the aftermath.
The city had suffered immense damage from the battle, and the Justice League would need to take responsibility.
Blindly fighting crime while ignoring the consequences would only foster resentment among the people.
Honestly, being a superhero was no easy job.
Creeeak…
"I didn't say you could leave."
Suddenly, Allen flashed a sinister smile, like a scheming villain.
He spun a chair around and plopped into it.
Allen declared, "You all heard me earlier—I've got twelve Infinity Stones, and now I'm going to be delightfully evil. Hehehe…"
Oh no!
Their worst fear had come true.
And worse still, he was a lunatic—who knew what he might do?
In an instant, the Justice League treated him like a major threat.
"Allen, what are you doing?" Bruce asked in disbelief.
He'd just been thinking about trusting Allen more, and now—bam—the guy had flipped to full villain mode.
"I'm done pretending. I am the villain. I'm going to rule the world."
Allen raised his right hand, baring his teeth in a gleeful grin. "With just one snap, I can rewrite the rules of the universe. Kneel before me, or I'll snap right now."
"We will never bow to evil."
"Even if it costs our lives, we will stand against you."
"You just saved the world, but I will still stop you from committing crimes."
"…"
The heroes shouted back with righteous fury.
Allen's thumb pressed against his middle finger.
Snap!
A crisp sound echoed through the air.
Everyone anxiously examined themselves and their surroundings, bracing for some terrible transformation.
"The first snap," Allen said, "I've just erased all human reproductive ability. Now, kneel and pledge allegiance, and I might snap again to undo it. Otherwise, my next snap will make all living creatures fall in love with the same sex and hate the opposite sex. I'm that evil. Hehehe…"
Holy crap.
You've really gone off the deep end.
You're seriously aiming to wipe out humanity.
Yet among the heroes, a few eyes lit up with a spark of interest. After all, this was America—no one would judge you for falling in love with a telephone pole.
Thud!
To everyone's shock, the first to kneel was none other than Kryptonian Clark.
"I yield. Please stop this," Clark said sincerely.
"The rest of you?"
Allen glanced around at the hesitant heroes, thumb poised for another snap.
One by one, the heroes all dropped to one knee.
"Lovely," Allen chuckled.
Seeing the entire Justice League kneeling before him, Allen was so thrilled he couldn't stop grinning.
It was a feat few could boast of.
"Nana, come rub my shoulders."
Allen pointed at Diana and urged, "Don't look around. Yes, you—Wonder Woman Diana."
"You're going too far," Diana said angrily, deeply embarrassed.
"Too far?" Allen smirked. "Oh, I can go further."
Still holding the snapping pose, he threatened, eyes twinkling, "With a single snap, I could make all the Amazons on Themyscira pregnant. Your mother would pop out octuplets—eight little bundles of joy. Isn't that nice?"
Diana felt her world collapse.
She didn't doubt that Allen would actually do it. The idea of Queen Hippolyta giving birth to eight babies at once… an entire batch of siblings… how mortifying.
Especially since the Amazons were an all-female tribe—Themyscira's population would instantly double, and every warrior would turn into a mom. The mental image was terrifying.
Worst of all, the father of all those babies would be Allen.
Suppressing her fury, Diana walked behind Allen and began massaging his shoulders.
Off to the side, the comic-relief gang—who'd been mostly ignored—looked at Allen with utter admiration.
This was thrilling beyond words. He had actually forced the entire Justice League to submit. They'd be bragging about this for the rest of their lives.
The four members of the Midnight Bruisers exchanged worried glances. Things had escalated far too much—it was getting out of hand.
"I'm telling you, I used to fantasize about the Justice League kneeling before me. And today, I saw it. Hehehe…"
Crunch, crunch…
As he spoke, Allen happily chewed on candy.
Just then, the Justice League heroes began to rise—eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Why are you standing up? I didn't say you could rise yet."
As he spoke, Allen popped another "Infinity Stone" into his mouth.
Diana narrowed her eyes. "You can eat Infinity Stones?"
"I don't have any Infinity Stones. The Time Stone on Earth is in the hands of the Sorcerer Supreme—do I look crazy enough to try and steal it?"
Allen grinned triumphantly. "Princess, do you think Barbatos is a moron or what? I used Skittles and passed them off as Infinity Stones—he bought it! Ran off without a word!"
At that moment, the Justice League's anger surged to new heights.
They'd believed it too.
Allen had already shoved all twelve Skittles into his mouth, as if afraid someone would snatch them away.
Suddenly, he felt a pair of hands clench around his throat. He still managed to gasp, "Shoulders—not the neck."
"Shoulders, huh? Pregnancy, huh? Infinity Stones, huh? Skittles, huh?"
Fuming, Diana strangled Allen furiously, shaking him back and forth to vent her rage.
Allen, on the verge of suffocation, eyes rolled back and tongue lolling, gasped for breath as the Skittles flew out of his mouth.
He looked like he'd been completely broken.