Marvel: God-Tier Talent—Infinite Critical Strikes!

With these thoughts in mind, Karl hurriedly turned around, picked up the miraculous little pig, who was still drooling and snoring in her sleep, and headed toward the exit.

His actions immediately caught Jason’s attention.

”Wait a minute, Karl! What are you doing? Are you seriously taking the little pig to the registration ceremony?”

Jason stared at him in astonishment.

”Can’t we just leave her at home? Do we really have to bring a pig to a public event?”

He certainly didn’t remember Karl ever being particularly passionate about animals.

In fact, when Catwoman suggested establishing a jaguar sanctuary in the countryside, Karl had taken one look at the proposed budget and immediately shaken his head.

He had absolutely refused to approve the project, no matter how hard Selina tried to persuade him.

As a result, Jason’s godmother had accused Karl of being a coldhearted man who didn’t care about animals.

”What? Is there a problem?”

Karl maintained a perfectly serious expression.

”Everyone knows that Carmine Falcone, the godfather of Gotham’s criminal underworld, enjoyed going to the market to pick out chickens.”

”But did you ever see some random bald idiot jumping out and making bizarre accusations about the Roman and his chickens?”

”I’m merely following his example by taking a pig outside!”

Karl continued with a straight face.

”Besides, this poor little thing hasn’t been living with us for very long. She’s still unfamiliar with her surroundings, and if she doesn’t understand where she belongs, she might easily become depressed.”

”Naturally, I have to take her along and let her experience our sincerity!”

Meanwhile, the little creature was still sleeping soundly.

When she caught the scent of food nearby, she instinctively opened her mouth and began chewing at the air.

Apparently, she was capable of eating even in her sleep!

Nevertheless, Karl had already made his choice for the second judge of the talent competition in secret.

In fact, he had settled on the candidate some time ago and had even met him personally three days earlier.

Wildcat, Ted Grant!

Ted Grant was a former heavyweight boxing champion.

During his younger years, he had been framed for the death of his mentor, ”Socker” Smith, and had subsequently been forced to flee.

While on the run, he was inspired by Green Lantern, Alan Scott, and eventually became the superhero known as Wildcat.

Later, a magical spell granted him nine lives.

However, after countless life-and-death battles over the years, he now had only one life remaining.

Fortunately, his aging process was considerably slower than that of an ordinary person.

Even today, he had managed to maintain both his youthful appearance and his impressive physical condition.

Back when Karl was working at the circus, he had been fortunate enough to meet this legendary superhero from the era of the Justice Society of America.

Consequently, aside from spending his days pestering Zatanna, Karl had devoted much of his time and attention to the old hero.

Over time, the two developed a rather good relationship.

Unfortunately, certain events later forced Karl to part ways with the circus.

As a result, he eventually lost contact with Wildcat as well.

When Karl decided to organize his talent competition, he immediately dispatched Killer Croc and several scouts to search for Wildcat’s whereabouts across the world.

His intention was to invite the legendary hero to serve as one of the competition’s judges.

After all, Killer Croc could be considered something of a student of Wildcat himself.

He had learned numerous fighting techniques from the veteran boxer, making him a suitable representative to deliver Karl’s invitation.

There were two main reasons why Karl had chosen Wildcat.

First, the old hero’s qualifications were simply beyond question.

He belonged to the legendary generation of superheroes associated with the Justice Society of America, one of the oldest superhero organizations in existence.

Its members included the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott; the original Flash, Jay Garrick; Doctor Mid-Nite; Doctor Fate; and numerous other legendary heroes.

These people were veterans among veterans!

Having someone of Wildcat’s standing serve as a judge would lend considerable prestige to the competition while helping maintain order and credibility.

Second, the kindhearted Wildcat was also one of Batman’s former mentors.

He had personally trained Bruce Wayne in the art of boxing.

Therefore, even if Bruce Wayne attempted to persuade Wildcat to withdraw and interfere with the filming of Karl’s television series, Karl would be extremely curious to see what kind of Batman would emerge from such a confrontation!

To welcome Wildcat to Gotham City, Karl had gone to considerable lengths.

Not only had he dispatched an enormous convoy of vehicles to pick up the veteran hero, but he had also arranged for a mansion in Gotham City to be renovated and temporarily placed at Wildcat’s disposal.

There was something worth mentioning here.

The Justice Society of America’s first organizational meeting had taken place in a room at the Presidential Hotel, which this account placed in Gotham City.

Although the original setting should technically have been Civic City, Batman writer Bill Finger subsequently established Gotham City as the relevant location.

Later, All-Star Comics #58 once again established the Justice Society’s headquarters in a four-story building in Gotham City.

That location continued to be associated with the Justice Society for years before the organization’s headquarters eventually shifted to Manhattan, New York.

Following the information available to him, Karl managed to locate the Justice Society’s old headquarters.

By then, the building had long since fallen into disrepair.

Nevertheless, Karl spent a considerable amount of money purchasing the property and invested even more in restoring it.

Thanks to Killer Croc’s tireless efforts, Wildcat was finally located and successfully persuaded to visit Gotham City.

Karl personally arranged to welcome him at a location ten miles outside the city, determined to stage an impressive reception for the legendary hero.

Unfortunately, the miraculous little pig had absolutely no interest in helping Karl put on a grand welcoming ceremony.

After spending thirty minutes under the blazing sun outside Gotham City, she was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

The sunlight beat down on her like knives.

In the past, when she was still a demigoddess, even diving into molten lava for a swim wouldn’t have been particularly difficult.

But now that she had been transformed into a pig, her physical constitution and defensive abilities had declined dramatically.

Even a little exposure to the scorching sunlight had become difficult to endure.

”Oink! Oink! Oink! Oink! Oink!”

(Stop wasting time here! I need to go find Circe!)

The miraculous little pig continued grunting and squealing angrily.

Karl, who was standing beside the interstate highway directing his subordinates, immediately turned toward her in confusion.

After all, he wasn’t B’wana Beast, who could communicate with animals.

Nor was he Aquaman, capable of whispering secrets to dolphins.

As far as Karl was concerned, the little pig was simply making one incomprehensible grunt after another.

”Hmm? Could it just be too hot?”

After thinking for a moment, Karl wiped the sweat from his forehead and began issuing orders to his subordinates.

”Someone, bring me the ice bucket from the car!”

”And get some fruit ready!”

”I think it’s time to feed our little pig!”

Karl had originally come here to welcome Wildcat.

Unfortunately, the old hero still hadn’t appeared after such a long time, which was beginning to give Karl a headache.

Meanwhile, the miraculous little pig continued squealing and sulking.

She was extremely irritated that nobody seemed capable of understanding what she was trying to say.

Nevertheless, although Karl had treated her kindly so far, Wonder Woman still knew almost nothing about him.

Revealing her secrets to a complete stranger without any good reason could easily lead to unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, she had no choice but to temporarily resign herself to behaving like an ordinary, gluttonous little pig.

For the time being, she would simply have to play along and find another opportunity to escape.

Just as the miraculous little pig was busy satisfying her seemingly bottomless appetite, a stream of vehicles appeared on the distant highway.

A convoy was approaching their position.

And leading the procession was none other than the legendary veteran superhero himself.

Wildcat, Ted Grant!

The elderly hero was wearing sunglasses and riding an Indian motorcycle.

The powerful engine emitted a deafening roar, while several exaggerated exhaust pipes spewed thick clouds of black smoke into the air.

With his imposing physique and aggressive riding style, Ted looked exactly like one of those reckless bikers who frequently tore down interstate highways at breakneck speed.

He was charging toward them like a madman!

Karl narrowed his eyes and watched for a moment.

Then he took out his phone and called Killer Croc.

The moment the call connected, Karl immediately got straight to the point.

”Hey! If I remember correctly, I gave you a perfectly good car before you left!”

Karl spoke in an irritated tone.

”And I specifically instructed you to bring Wildcat back in that car as soon as you found him!”

”So why the hell are things turning out completely differently from what I ordered?”

”Well, here’s what happened...”

Killer Croc began explaining the situation.

”We consulted Mr. Ted Grant about the transportation arrangements.”

”But he told us straight to our faces that riding around in some soft, pathetic piece of junk that can’t even reach two hundred kilometers per hour was complete bullshit!”

”According to him, a real man should be riding a heavy motorcycle...”

(End of Chapter)

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