In the convenience store at dusk, the middle-aged man who was about to pay and leave squinted his eyes and asked with concern: "Mark, don't you plan to go back to your hometown to spend Christmas with your family?"
"Uncle Anlim, I don't plan to go back this year." There was a sad expression on Mark's face. For such a strange world, he, a person who traveled through time, did not have a home and family of his own.
Time flies. Mark has been in this world for ten months. In this turbulent world dominated by inflation, poverty and chaos, having a place to live has consumed all of Mark's energy.
As for Mark's future, I'm sorry, not long after he traveled through time, he was beaten by a group of vagrants, cursed by a black-hearted policeman, and witnessed countless bloody massacres, and nothing was left of him.
Hunger and cold, violence and crime, young people died in street gunfights, these past events have always lingered in Mark's mind, forcing him to compromise with this world.
It is worth mentioning that the city he is in is Gotham City, a city with simple folk customs, but Batman and the Joker have never appeared.
"Well, this world is such a pity for an enthusiastic young man like you!" Uncle Anlim shook his head, his cloudy eyes seemed a little older, and he pushed the door open and walked out lonely.
Looking at the empty convenience store, Mark smoked a cigarette. In this absurd world, what could a time traveler like him do?
Ding Dong
Suddenly, there was the sound of a door opening, and three men wearing black hoodies, black masks, and wrapped themselves tightly, walked in.
Mark was about to say hello politely, but when he looked closely, he saw that the person walking in front seemed to be holding something in his hand, and Mark immediately became alert.
"Damn it, are they..." Mark cursed in his heart, and subconsciously pressed the alarm button under the counter. These guys are likely to be robbers.
But before Mark pressed the alarm button, he felt a heavy blow on his head. He lay on the ground with his head covered with blood, knocking the goods on the shelf all over the floor.
"Ugly boy, how dare you do such a thing!" Cold footsteps were accompanied by harsh insults, and one of the men walked to the counter with a retractable iron rod in his hand.
He kicked Mark in the chest like a dead dog, then picked Mark up and slammed him in front of the cash register.
Mark endured the pain from his head and slowly opened his eyes. Warm blood flowed down Mark's face, it was so hot.
"Boy, open the cash register for me quickly, and then curl up to the side like a sewer bug, otherwise I don't mind letting you taste the bullet." The man said fiercely, while his two companions had already started $0 purchase behavior.
Mark was very angry at the moment and looked at the man opposite fiercely, but he had no strength to resist, as it all happened too suddenly.
In order to protect himself, Mark learned some fighting skills a long time ago, and this world has given him a lot of fighting experience, but the stick just now came too suddenly, leaving Mark without the power to resist.
The man saw Mark's look and felt his whole body trembling with anger and pain. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Hahaha, do you want to resist? But I suggest you look at yourself first!"
"You...ah!" Mark wanted to say something, but what he got was a punch from the man!
The pain in his head made Mark feel like he was about to lose consciousness, and anger and unwillingness filled his violently beating heart.
[Ding! The host's anger value has reached 100%! Activate the superhero system! ]
[You have automatically obtained the novice gift package - Homelander experience voucher for 7 days]
A cold system prompt sounded in his mind. The voice seemed so emotionless, but to Mark at this moment it was like the voice of an angel!
Who is Homelander? He is a powerful villain in "The Boys". Although he has a lot of bad reviews, he is still very popular.
[Reminder! Homelander experience time is only 7 days, and the strength is only 30% of the Homelander! Are you sure to start the Homelander experience time? ]
"Start!" Mark shouted in an almost hoarse voice. Faced with the choice of life and death, Mark didn't want to think about it at all. When Mark's voice ended, he felt an unimaginable energy injected into his body.
The man with Mark's collar next to him paused for a moment, then laughed loudly: "You ridiculous boy, are you scared out of your mind by me? Do you think..."
The man had only said half of his words before the expression on his face gradually changed from disdain to surprise, and finally to fear.
At this moment, Mark didn't look as thin as he did just now. His muscles swelled suddenly. He broke free from the man's control almost instantly and slowly stood up.
Mark's eyes were glowing red. In this dimly lit, shabby convenience store, it was like Satan had descended, filled with a sense of oppression!
"Boss, aren't you done yet? We've almost finished looting. We're so unlucky that even the convenience store is full of garbage where these poor guys are!" At this time, the other two accomplices came over cursing.
However, despite their cursing, the black travel bags they carried were already filled with goods, and the shelves were in a mess.
"Never forgive!" Mark's anger had already taken over his brain at this moment. He grabbed the frightened man in front of him and lifted him into the air.
The guy grabbed Mark's hand in pain and kicked his legs wildly, but no matter how hard he tried, the iron-like hand did not move at all.
Seeing this, the other two accomplices dropped the beers in their hands to the ground with two bangs, and their trembling and contracted pupils reflected the extreme fear in their hearts.
Mark glanced at the two of them coldly, then casually threw the man in his hand to the ground. The loud bang after the muffled groan seemed as if the entire convenience store was shaking.
The poor guy on the ground remained silent and fell into a peaceful sleep.
Mark spat on the ground carelessly, jumped over the counter, and punched the two men in the face.
"puff!"
The two men immediately started bleeding, and without even a scream, they flew backwards and hit the wall behind them, with porcelain powder and broken bricks all over the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the three robbers who were so domineering just now have no idea whether they are alive or dead. It is as miserable as possible!
[Ding! The host subdued three robbers and received 3 contribution points!]
[The host has escaped from the crisis. The task system and contribution mall will be running normally!]
[Obtained the main task, helped Tony Stark develop Iron Man, and was rewarded with 20,000 contribution points!]
[Obtained the side task, destroyed the Blackface, a criminal organization in Gotham City, and was rewarded with 1,000 contribution points!]
Mark ignored the system's prompts and looked at the messy convenience store. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that after enduring for ten months, he finally passed the test among the time travelers.
"Wait! Iron Man? Am I not in Gotham?" Mark was stunned and realized that there was something wrong with the task issued by the system just now.
Damn, the world I traveled to seems to be a multi-stitched monster...