Now that the Gates of Hell are wide open, the sealed demons have escaped, more demons are emerging from Hell one after another. The demons cannot see Colt; they can only see Red Robin performing a one-man show at the entrance. Some tactless demons try to approach with laughter and glee, but as soon as they get within ten meters of Timothy, they begin to smoke all over, as if they had taken a bath in holy water.
Timothy did not look back, Colt did not spare even a single glance for the demon that had vanished into thin air.
Colt, whether it is now or in the future, I will always be loyal to you. You have my soul, all my thoughts, all my love." Timothy looked into Colt's eyes and said seriously, "Are you willing to say good morning, good afternoon, good night to me every single day in the future?
Colt didn't dare blink, for fear that tears would well up in his eyes. The word "Yes" in his mind was typed and deleted, then deleted and typed again, repeated several times before he finally voiced his doubt: "Is it for the sake of True Love Magic, or do you truly want to spend every day of the future with me?"
You're putting the cart before the horse," Timothy's voice was hoarse. "I chose True Love Magic precisely because I want to spend every day of my future with you.
Colt reached out his left hand, "I accept your soul."
Timothy placed the ring on his middle finger and kissed the ring, "Thank you."
Colt pulled him up forcefully and held him in a tight embrace: "My soul has been with you long ago."
“You must come back.” Timothy kissed him forcefully, “If I can't wait for you, I'll go find your hometown.”
Red flames suddenly appeared not far away, in the blink of an eye, the flames transformed into a portal.
The Sorcerer Supreme scrambled out of the portal in a state of disarray, only avoiding a fall because his cloak caught him. He steadied himself and scanned his surroundings, seeing a pair of angels and demons peering over the bridge, instinctively raised his hand to draw a magic circle.
Demons?!
Hello, we are here to close the Hellgate." An angel blocked the path in front of the demon. "Someone just proposed marriage here; they're blocking the entrance, any passing demon will be killed.
"A proposal?" The Sorcerer Supreme slowly lowered his hand.
Yes, the proposal was a success." The Angel pulled back the Demon who was trying to move forward, whispering, "Wait, Crowley, that flying motorcycle is still there. They definitely haven't left; they're probably kissing and celebrating in their own world. If you go over there, you'll end up getting doused in holy water.
The demon impatiently pushed up his sunglasses but did not shake off the angel.
The Sorcerer Supreme thought for a moment and shouted toward the direction where the Red Robin motorcycle was parked, "Ghost."
Red Robin appeared out of thin air, with the Experimental White Robe floating by his side.
"Hi, Red Robin, let's close the Hellgate." Angel raised a hand and waved, greeting Red Robin.
Red Robin nodded to Angel and Demon, then looked toward the Sorcerer Supreme.
The Sorcerer Supreme glanced at the empty Experimental White Robe, took off the necklace around his neck, handed it over, speaking without preamble: "This is the Eye of Agamotto; it can control time. I have seen some things, it can help Ghost."
"You saw that we succeeded?" Red Robin took the necklace set with the green gem.
The Sorcerer Supreme did not nod or shake his head, but simply said, "See you in the New World."
Timothy put the necklace on Colt and gave him another tight hug. "See you in the New World."
The Angel was unclear about the situation, but he also said, "See you in the New World."
Colt responded silently: See you in the New World.
The Experimental White Robe hovering at a low altitude vanished, Colt walked into the now deserted Arkham.
Don't worry about the Hell Gate anymore." Timothy stopped the Angel and the Demon. "If you two still want to return to Heaven and Hell, you'd better go back now. Once the New World Project arrives, Heaven and Hell will be cut off from the human realm, it will be difficult to return after that.
“Is there such a good thing?” The demon recoiled in shock, quickly moving away from the Hell Gate, while simultaneously grabbing the angel by the hand to prevent him from sneaking away.
Timothy was unsure what form the New World Project would take when it arrived. He stared intently in the direction where Colt had disappeared, until a powerful white light erupted from within Arkham.
The world pressed the pause button.
The space portal left by the Sorcerer Supreme was fixed in place, the flames at its edges ceased their flickering, even the dimensional overlord Doom, on the other side of the portal, was frozen in place.
Timothy found himself to be the sole exception, moving through the warm and familiar light.
The light is sacred; when it fell upon the demon that had escaped from Hell, the hideous demon melted as quickly as frost under the sunlight.
The divinity of the light seemed to be selective, as the demon named Crowley also stood under the light's radiance, yet he suffered no harm.
Red Robin motorcycle sped through Gotham, Timothy saw Joseph sitting on the foot of the Leap Mech.
In front of Joseph lay a dead Joker, his neck severed by a Ray Gun.
Or rather, half of one.
The Joker's lower body was being erased by white light, from the bottom up, erasing, erasing, erasing.. chest, arms, shoulders, head, finally even his hair vanished.
Joseph raised his head.
He could move, but he didn't.
Timothy landed in front of Joseph and sat down side by side with him.
"Go do your own thing, don't worry about me," Joseph said, dismissively.
Colt will come back." Timothy stood up. "Dad, Colt accepted my ring, he will come back.
“Don't call me Dad. If it weren't for Colt's liking of you, I never would have agreed to you two getting engaged at such a young age.” Joseph covered his face. “Alisa would kill me. If she found out I let my son become gay and let my son accept Wayne's marriage proposal, she would definitely kill me.”
Timothy felt that he wasn't that bad.
He left the recovered Joseph and continued his patrol, encountering Batman along the way.
Batman can move too.
No Spiritual Connection, because I am the confidential person he chose." Batman saw through Timothy's thoughts at a glance. "He agreed?
Mm." Timothy wanted to smile, but the corners of his mouth involuntarily sank as soon as they began to lift. "Bruce, when you lack confidence, how do you steady your resolve?
Give it your all, then accept the outcome, whether it be success or failure." Batman gave him a hug. "Occasionally, cast aside reason and believe that love can create miracles.
Timothy said nothing, gazing toward the source of the white light.
He knew every step of Colt's plan.
Now it is the first step: clearing the DEBUFF.
The demons causing chaos throughout Gotham have vanished, the talons of the Court of Owls have entered their eternal sleep, the Super Villains have been wiped away by the light.
The entirety of Gotham was swept clean by the white light; the heavy dark clouds were dispersed by the light, the ice and snow created by Mr. Freeze vanished, the mutated plants created by Poison Ivy also returned to normal..
The air became fresh, the water became clear.
Gazing at Earth from space.
The locust-like alien fleets have vanished, the massive Brainiac interstellar warp ship has also been erased, the invading dimensional demon Doom has dissipated like smoke, the monsters rising from the ocean have turned into foam..
In places invisible to the naked eye, the curses upon Earth vanished one by one.
Whether it be invisible curses or tangible evil gods.
Barbatos, who coveted Earth, became material to repair the cosmic forge, while the corpse of the evil god beneath Gotham was stripped of its wicked power and decomposed into nutrients, the Hellgate was completely closed and dismantled..
Immediately following that, All Things Green became a tree, the Dionysus Factor turned into green gemstones, Amber Gold and N-Metal transformed into bronze statues within the Batcave; the Lazarus Spring, which could both resurrect people and drive them to madness, became a hot spring, even the lead in the water pipes turned into a healthier alloy..
After clearing the debuffs, it was time for the buffs.
Humans and the environment were divided into two non-interfering layers.
The cracked ground rapidly closed up, the collapsed buildings rose once more. The city's architectural style remained unchanged, but the old facilities were swiftly refreshed.
Gotham's filthy and dilapidated slums have been transformed into Rococo-style high-rise residential areas made of steel and concrete, with nearby amenities such as schools, hospitals, banks, supermarkets, restaurants, police stations, parks. There are wide roads and green belts, reasonably distributed bus stops, light rail in the sky, subways underground.. The changes are not limited to the surface; the underground sewage system has also been updated. Sewage treatment is more powerful, the routes are more rational, safety zones have even been prepared for the unavoidable sewer dwellers.
Some of the changes felt strangely familiar to Batman.
"It was the Gotham Reconstruction Plan you designed back then; we used your blueprints as a reference," Timothy explained.
Batman could only move on foot; he couldn't fly planes or check surveillance, so he could only ride on Timothy's Vibranium motorcycle to patrol everywhere.
The entire Earth has been renewed.
Deforested forests have turned back into the Lungs of the Earth, hollowed-out oil wells and mineral veins have been refilled, silted rivers have been dredged and purified..
The architecture in the city maintained its original style, though some buildings were heightened or increased in number, the infrastructure was perfected, with roads even reaching the doorsteps of underdeveloped areas..
Batman discovered clinics and Reader Primary Schools in the primitive tribes of Africa, couldn't help but ask, "Are you playing the Earth Simulator game?"
“Colt has a special obsession with road construction, reforestation, affordable healthcare, free education.” Timothy wore a proud expression, as if sharing in that glory, said, “This is a Smart school; students can attend classes through the holographic network, ensuring even the most backward regions receive the best education.”
When the idealists gain power, radiance will shine upon the entire world.
Chapter 72
Colt was like the central brain of the multiverse, performing an update for the Earth Simulator game.
The Old Earth has too much redundant code, which has seriously affected the human survival experience. The best method would be to build a New Earth and then migrate human data to form a New World Project. Instead, he chose the most exhausting and unrewarding way: modifying the existing Old Earth.
Just consider it his nostalgia.
Even if every single plank of the Ship of Theseus has been replaced, the people on board still recognize it as the original ship. However, if you rebuild a new ship, even if it is given the same name, Ship of Theseus, it is no longer the original ship.
Colt locked down all life, migrated the internal testing data, updated the world step by step.
During the update process, there were three lifeforms outside the locking range, two of which were flying around like free birds.
Colt split off a wisp of consciousness to track and protect them.
Timothy was no longer steady and reliable in front of Batman; instead, he was like an ordinary child, exposing his weakness and loss, longing for praise and support, which made Colt feel both heartache and jealousy.
..
Once the hardware and software of the New World Project were updated, Colt proceeded to load humanity.
Everyone who left a mark in this world was placed in their rightful position, the damage they had sustained from the world's backlash was also refreshed.
Colt focused his attention on those few free birds; as he refreshed their physical status, he restored them to health and strength, also returned the spleen-like objects collected by the Dream Station to their original owners.
The entire Earth fell into a dream, bones in graves began to grow flesh. One by one, the deceased returned to reality following the anchors of their longing, appearing out of thin air before their friends and family.
Including Alisa.
Alisa's appearance was frozen before death; she was just as beautiful as ever. Joseph, on the other hand, looked ten years younger, his body as healthy and strong as it had been in his twenties.
..
Everything went smoothly.
The countdown reached zero, the program set ten years ago began to run, causing Colt's power to drain rapidly.
In the Earth Simulator, 1,736 parallel worlds rose like bubbles; bright worlds flashed past rapidly, while those worlds that had already been destroyed lit up once more, as the timelines were turned back to the nodes before the tragedies occurred.
The tragic stories have come to an end, the world is no longer a stage, the pen that bound your fates has been snapped. Go and live your own lives!
I wish you happiness.