PFC Chapter 3060 Mercury Notes (46)
Chapter 3060 Mercury Notes (46)
Chapter 3060 Mercury Record (Forty-six)
Shivana didn't know the heir's real name before, she only knew that the old man had already chosen the heir. However, the heir was too young and mentally immature when he inherited the power, so he directly registered a superhero account for himself on the social media software.
When the Justice League was selecting young superheroes to go to Mercury for training, they also paid attention to this emerging superhero named Shazam.
Billy is an ordinary little boy living in an adoptive family. How can he fight back against Federal Shield and the FBI? Such law enforcement agencies can trace back all his ancestors through the Internet, so his personal information will naturally be transparent.
As the president of Gotham University and Gotham Academy of Magic, Sivana has dealt with Amanda before. After learning about Shazam's situation from her, he was basically certain that he was the heir that the old man was looking for.
Having said that, the specific information is still with Amanda, and Shivana only knows a name, but for people with investigative skills, the name is enough.
After getting the name, Dick called Tim.
Tim, who was sitting in the Wayne Group office, checked the database and said to the other end of the phone, "The FBI's database shows that this guy's main activities are in Wisconsin. He is very likely a small town boy."
"You can look around Fawcett City and make some noise, and he will show up."
Dick hung up the phone and told everyone Tim's plan. They all agreed. Under the current circumstances, they didn't have time to conduct a carpet search. The quickest way was to lure the snake out of its hole.
Raven teleported everyone to the suburbs of Fawcett City, a small city in the Midwestern United States. It was not as developed as the coastal cities and was also relatively old. You could almost see the end at a glance when you flew over.
"What should I do now?" Raven asked, "Should I use magic to shout? Or come up with some special effects?"
Dick stroked his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "When you were on the phone with your father that time, I took a look and I thought his image was quite impressive. How about you make a smaller version?"
"That's too scary." Raven hesitated a little. She said, "It's one thing for a super criminal to endanger the safety of the city, but it's another thing for the devil to come. Are you sure he won't be scared away?"
"If you scare them off, can't you report to your father?" Dick obviously thought more than she did. He said, "It's not good to always get funding but not achieve results. If you can scare off a few superheroes, you will be more justified when you ask for funding next time."
Raven thought about it and decided that it was true. If someone could be scared away just by his appearance, then he couldn't be considered a good superhero. At most, he was just a coward, so he had no psychological burden when he was scared.
The raven closed its eyes and floated into the air. Soon, dark clouds covered the sky above Fawcett City. A huge figure was looming in the clouds, and passers-by stopped to look.
A pair of eyes burning with the flames of hell appeared, and the citizens began to scream. The police chief stood in front of the glass in his office, cursed, and hurriedly began to organize people.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the American police arrived, but the so-called superhero Shazam was still nowhere to be seen.
Jason used a telescope to observe the situation in the city. Soon he put down the telescope and said, "Rachel, stop. If you continue, it will really cause panic."
Raven had no choice but to retract his magical power, scratched his head in confusion and said, "I don't see any superheroes. Are you sure it's this city?"
"The phantom you created can be seen in several nearby cities. If he wanted to come, he would have come a long time ago." Aisha turned into a smaller version of her original body, squatting on the roof of a building and scanning the city. She then said, "The photos he posted on his account were quite intimidating. I didn't expect that he wouldn't even dare to show his face when the real disaster came. No wonder he couldn't go to Mercury."
"I think something is wrong." Jason frowned and fiddled with his phone. He said, "I'll send him a message and ask what's going on."
Several people gathered around and saw Jason asking for help in the private messaging channel of the social media app, using the tone of a citizen victim.
This guy didn't show up, but he replied to the message very quickly. After more than ten seconds, he replied, "Don't panic, I'm trying to find a solution, but there is a problem with my ability, and I need time to adjust..."
Seeing this reply, Dick frowned and said, "There's something wrong with your ability. Isn't this too coincidental?"
"Do you need help?" Jason replied. He thought for a moment and then typed, "We are a team of teenage superheroes. We also have people with super powers. Maybe we can help you with your situation."
The other party was silent for a long time. It seemed that he didn't quite believe Jason's words, but it seemed that he was really at his wit's end. After a while, he replied, "I'm in the parking lot at the corner of 24 Beech Street."
The Young Avengers set out. Since the city was not big, it didn't take them long to find Beech Street. They wandered around for a long time but couldn't find a parking lot.
"This kid is quite cunning." Jason said.
"Wait a minute, isn't that the sign for the underground parking lot over there?" Aisha pointed to a sign at the end of the street. Jason slapped his forehead and said, "Just ignore what I said. Let's go."
When they got closer, they realized that this was indeed a parking lot, but it was an underground parking lot with a small and narrow entrance that could not be seen unless you looked carefully.
After entering, the light was very dim. Everyone was on high alert, worried that this was a trap, but after walking around inside, they didn't see anyone who looked like a superhero. Finally, after wandering around in the innermost corner, they found a child curled up in a car.
That's right, it's a kid, he looks to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. Although Dick and the others are not that old either, they are all college students after all. The one in front of him looks like a junior high school student.
Dick knocked on the car window. The little boy seemed startled. Dick sighed and said, "Are you Billy?"
"How do you know my name?"
"We investigated you... Never mind, you are the superhero Shazam, right? What's wrong with you?"
The little boy had a complicated expression and seemed to be unable to speak. He rolled down the car window and said, "Aren't you surprised? The great hero Shazam is actually a minor..."
"The famous hero Batman is still a teenager pretending to be young." Jason said nonchalantly: "Seriously, man, what's wrong with you?"
Jason's simple street style seemed to make Billy feel a little more real. Only then did he dare to look directly at the people outside the car door. He was relieved to see that they were all very young, dressed very trendy, and had a little girl with them. They really looked like a boy group.
"I don't know, but there's something wrong with my ability." Billy looked out the window and said, "I can't transform into Shazam."
Jason pulled the car door and it opened directly, shocking Billy inside because he clearly locked the car door.
"It takes less than three seconds to pry the lock of this broken car. You get out first," said Jason.
Billy had no choice but to get out of the car. Raven looked him over and shook his head at Dick. Elsa also looked at the boy in front of her carefully, but just clicked her tongue.
Dick walked over and put his arm around Billy's shoulders, and they started chatting as they walked out to the parking lot.
Billy was a little smart, but not much. He was no match for the clever little guys in the Wayne family, and was quickly tricked by Dick into revealing something.
Then they understood why Billy's abilities disappeared.
Shazam is not actually a word, but the first letters of all the abilities of this superhero. S stands for the wisdom of Solomon, H stands for the strength of Hercules, A stands for the endurance of Atlas, Z stands for the power of Zeus, A stands for the courage of Achilles, and M stands for the speed of Mercury.
Seeing Zeus, I believe everyone has understood that Shazam’s contractors are the Olympian gods.
Now that Mount Olympus is in trouble, Shazam's ability is naturally in trouble. Now even if he shouts "Shazam", he can't transform.
Billy must be in the Shazam state to teleport directly to the Rock of Eternity. In the state of an ordinary person, he can't do anything, and the clue is broken.
Just as Dick and the others were discussing how to investigate next, Billy seemed to have finally come out of the sadness of losing his superpowers. He looked at them excitedly and said, "Are you really a team of young superheroes? Can I join you?"
"Adults only," Dick said.
Billy immediately stared at Elsa, who rolled her eyes in annoyance and said, "Why are you looking at me? I was born at the same time as this universe, I just look younger than you."
Billy obviously didn't intend to give up, and kept pestering Dick and the others, insisting on joining the newly established Young Avengers.
Dick thought about it and realized that Billy's ability was related to the gods of Mount Olympus. If Mount Olympus resumed communication in the future, he might be able to act as a messenger.
More importantly, this guy is too young and has a simple personality. If we let him grow up alone and if he is led astray by others, the consequences will be disastrous. It is safer to keep him under our noses.
Dick nodded and said, "Okay, we are short of manpower now. You can join us, but you must obey management, and during the training period, you may be away from home for a long time..."
Billy only wanted to join a cool team of young heroes, so he didn't think too much and excitedly agreed. However, he didn't expect that this so-called superhero training was not about fighting crime at all, but about receiving elite education to get into a good university.
At this time, the raven proposed a possibility. The name Faust was not very common. Although he might be an old monster who had lived for thousands of years, as long as he had been active in human society, he would definitely leave traces.
If we can find this kind of trace, maybe we can find other people who know Faust and find out his location.
Dick called Tim again, but in fact Tim had already thought of this method a long time ago, and he even thought about it more than Dick and the others.
It is possible that few people in this universe have contacted Faust, but this may not be the case in other universes. As long as we find someone in other universes who can contact Faust, or even ask Faust himself, we can certainly find his hiding place.
The real difficulty is how to make this cunning guy hand over the Key of Tartarus obediently.
(End of this chapter)