Of course, cooperating with the other party was not entirely out of boredom.
While Devourer of Heaven observed him, he also saw Devourer of Heaven's secret.
With his body occupied by Devourer of Heaven and their consciousnesses intertwined, peering into the other party's spiritual world was not a high-difficulty task for Eric.
He had already seen the birthplace of Devourer of Heaven—the Shadow Land.
He even saw Cindy Bowman inside, constantly battling the things she feared.
(Terrifying things: Cindy's father and mother)
"I have already sensed the weakening of your power."
Eric held the other party's neck with one hand, and slowly plunged the Star Scepter through the other party's heart with the other.
"I..."
Devourer of Heaven, feeling the power in his body gradually dissolving and his life force slowly disappearing, looked at Eric with shocked eyes.
He never expected to be tricked by the other party.
Having survived for thousands of years, he had always toyed with the souls and lives of others, yet he never imagined a day when he would meet such an end.
"I—am eternal!"
"I—am endless!"
Devourer of Heaven, with an unwilling expression in his eyes, roared at Eric.
Boom!
A powerful beam of light shot out from the Star Scepter, impacting Devourer of Heaven's body.
The intense light beam, like sunlight corroding gloom, continuously washed over the other party's body.
Devourer of Heaven let out a chilling scream.
Pat, who was holding Courtney on the ground, covered his daughter's ears.
And Courtney looked at Eric, who was holding the Star Scepter, her eyes filled with shock.
Even Devourer of Heaven couldn't seize Eric's consciousness?
Courtney, swallowing and covering her ears, simultaneously mused inwardly.
This mischievous guy must have been secretly hiding, waiting to watch them make fools of themselves.
Although powerful, he was truly unlikable.
On the other side, Clark and Wonder Woman looked at the screaming Devourer of Heaven in shock.
Neither of them had expected the tide of battle to reverse so directly.
Eric had immediately regained control of his body, directly forcing Devourer of Heaven out.
And he had used the Star Scepter to pierce Devourer of Heaven's heart.
Why did this development feel so incredible?
Boom!
Accompanied by Devourer of Heaven's roar, under the intense light beam emitted by the Star Scepter, Devourer of Heaven's body exploded!
It transformed into countless stardust particles, scattering into the air.
Feeling the nauseating smell emanating from the air, Eric retracted the Star Scepter and shook his head.
He walked to Clark, who was lying on the ground, "Can you still stand up?"
"I..."
Clark took a deep breath and barely stood up.
"I'm fine."
After confirming Clark was safe, Eric walked to Wonder Woman and extended his hand.
"You look a bit pale, Diana."
"This is the first time I've heard you call me by that name."
Diana sat on the ground and reached out to Eric.
"I won't forget your despicable behavior just now."
Diana said exasperatedly, "You could have taken control of your body at any time if you wanted to, right? But you still wanted to watch me make a fool of myself."
Eric did not admit it, "If I didn't do that, I wouldn't have been able to catch Devourer of Heaven."
"Yes, you had many ways to prevent everything from happening, but you chose the worst method."
Diana gave Eric an annoyed glare, then glanced at Clark.
"But it wasn't a total loss; at least you can be sure of one thing."
"What?"
"Clark is at least not as much of an asshole as you are."
Eric didn't respond immediately, looking up at the scattered dark clouds above, feeling the warmth of the sun shining on the earth again, then looked at Clark.
"I know that for the trolley problem, Clark has always adhered to one solution."
Weekend.
Martha and Kent had already arrived from Winters.
And Diana and Pat and his daughter had already left.
Kent Farm had returned to its usual calm, but the undercurrent lurking beneath was even more turbulent.
"I heard, Eric."
Martha, with her big belly, said to Eric seriously, "You proposed to a girl."
Before Diana left, perhaps to cause trouble for him, or perhaps for other reasons, in any case, she told Jonathan and Martha about it.
"I'm sorry, Mom."
Eric apologized to his mother, "I, like Clark, put on red kryptonite."
Wearing red kryptonite was just an excuse he used to deal with Martha; red kryptonite had no effect on him now.
"That's not the point, Eric. Marriage is sacred; it's built on mutual trust, and two people must face life together and overcome difficulties. I thought your father and I taught you these things."
Martha felt it necessary to teach her youngest son correct values, "You're a remarkable young man, Eric; you have to make life-and-death decisions every day. I hope you understand these things."
"I will, Mom."
Eric just listened quietly.
Martha held Eric's hand, "Eric, I know you and Clark are alike; you are both gifted and different from everyone else. Perhaps that girl makes you feel both special and normal, and that might be love, or some other emotion, but it is not marriage."
Eric pondered for a moment, squeezed his mother's hand, and said, "I know what marriage means to me, so I won't be so rash again."
"Hmm, actually, I'm not against you dating Diana; I just think you're not ready for marriage yet."
After patting Eric's hand, Martha walked downstairs.
Eric watched his mother's back, silently saying nothing.
After a while, he turned and walked to his room.
As graduation season approached, he had to prepare for university admissions.
Although for him now, any slightly reputable university in Kansas should not refuse his application.
The next day.
Clark had just come downstairs when Jonathan called out to him.
"Clark, can you tell me why you have a scholarship to Central Kansas University?"
"That's the university I want to go to."
Clark said with a calm expression.
Jonathan placed a heavy postal letter on the table and said somewhat displeased, "What about Miami University? Ohio State University?"
Clark took off his clothes and said with an still calm expression, "I want to go to college closer to home, Dad."
Martha stood by, her emotions calm, not angry like Jonathan.
Patting her husband's arm, Martha said, "This is a decision Clark made after a lot of thought; we should respect his opinion, Jonathan."
Jonathan shook his head and said to Clark, "Clark, this is one of the most important decisions in your life."
"I know."
Clark replied, "I've always known, Dad."
"Clark, your situation is different from Eric's; he can choose any school he wants to go to, while your choices are limited."
Jonathan took a step closer to Clark, "Is Lana going to Central Kansas University too?"
"I don't know if Lana is going to that university, but this has nothing to do with Lana."
As soon as Clark said that, Jonathan's temper flared up, "Then it has to do with us?"
Jonathan raised his voice, "Do you think I can't handle this farm by myself without your help?"
Clark argued back against his father, "This place needs me!"
"This place doesn't need you! And I think your future is more important than the cornfields here! We're not holding you back, Clark."
Jonathan said, suppressing his anger.
After hearing footsteps from outside, the two temporarily stopped arguing.
"I was just passing by."
Eric nodded at Clark and Jonathan and walked upstairs.
After Eric left, Jonathan glanced at Clark and said, holding back his anger, "I have to go to the farm!"
Eric naturally knew the reason for his father's and Clark's argument, but he had no intention of interfering.
After going upstairs, he entered his room.
After sitting down, he turned on the projector.
The white screen hanging on the wall then played a black and white image.
The black and white screen showed a great city with a glorious history.
In a dark and deep alley, a familiar woman appeared.
Amanda Waller, walking alone in the alley, cautiously looking around.
At the other end of the alley, a black man walked out.
Seeing Amanda, the black man immediately showed a fierce expression, "Amanda, you want to escape from me? No, you can never break free from me! Even if you kill me!"
"No, Dad, I know you're not real, you're my nightmare!"
While painfully gritting her teeth, Amanda kept herself from recalling the nightmarish night she killed her father.
She pulled out a pistol from her hand, aimed it at her father in front of her, and fiercely pulled the trigger.
Bang!
Her father was shot in the forehead and fell to the ground.
The scene in front of Amanda's eyes quickly changed.
When she opened her eyes, she found herself in the room where she lived as a child.
Outside the screen, Eric watched Amanda being tormented by her painful nightmare, without any expression.
The place where Amanda was located was the "Shadow Land" where Devourer of Heaven was born, a void created by human darkness, full of fear, anger, and guilt.
Anyone who enters it is like experiencing purgatory from the Bible, able to experience people or things they feared and hated in the past.
After peering into Devourer of Heaven's secret, Eric could connect the real world with the "Shadow Land," and could pull people into or out of the "Shadow Land."
To conduct an experiment, he threw Amanda Waller into the "Shadow Land."
The father and childhood room she saw were people or things that caused her strong negative emotions, and also the nightmares that purgatory presented to her.
Eric was preparing to let this strong woman who was investigating him experience a vulnerable life.
As for the projector and movie screen, they were just some tricks he casually set up.
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