After thinking for a moment, the Ancient One said softly, "Whether you return to reality or not is entirely up to your own will."
A secret portal suddenly appeared in the void before Bruce and Rick.
Bruce Wayne stepped inside without hesitation; he had already made up his mind when he put away the Batman armor earlier.
Rick hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and stepped inside.
Shozo Yuki took a breath, glanced carefully in the direction of his daughter, a hint of trepidation in his eyes, and bowed deeply to the Ancient One, saying, "Please take care of my daughter."
As soon as he finished speaking, he went inside.
The Ancient One stood there for a long time before sighing softly, "The one who cares most about your daughter is not me."
At this moment, the Ancient One clearly sensed that Whitebeard was constantly paying attention to the situation on Asuna's side.
If Asuna is unharmed, Whitebeard will not interfere, but if Asuna is in danger, Whitebeard will definitely rush over immediately.
Even the strongest boss on the scene wouldn't stand a chance against a raging Whitebeard; he'd be pinned to the ground and have his head smashed...
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Meanwhile, in the real world, in Japan...
Su Han appeared out of thin air in Asuna's house and slowly walked to the window.
Not long after, a secret gate appeared behind him, and Batman, Rick, and Akira Yuki emerged one by one.
The next instant, a sharp laugh echoed from the sky. No matter where you were in Japan at that moment, you could clearly hear this voice: "Fear! Struggle! Die! Offer me your despair."
As soon as he finished speaking, the void above Tokyo suddenly shattered.
The Goblin King and the Werewolf King, leading a horde of monsters, appeared out of nowhere in the streets and alleys. Their faces beaming with excitement, they began chasing and slaughtering the people in the streets.
"What... a monster! A monster!"
"Damn it... Where are the Self-Defense Forces? Where are the police? Help! Don't kill me... Ah!"
"Monsters from the fantasy world have actually appeared in the real world... Sure enough, the phantom in the sky is a world invasion! Humanity is doomed. A civilization that can open up a passage between worlds is definitely not something that humans can deal with."
"An opportunity! This is a huge opportunity... Although it is extremely dangerous, if the fantasy world is truly linked to the real world, wouldn't that mean that things like magic and martial arts would actually appear? And we might even be able to learn them?"
Disbelief, fear, shock, and fervor echoed from every corner of Tokyo.
However, even those who were excited at this moment had no intention of stopping to communicate with the monsters, but instead fled in a sorry state.
Tokyo's population was too large, and the sudden appearance of the monsters caused devastating casualties in an instant.
Bruce Wayne's expression was cold and serious. He waved his hand, and the Batman armor appeared instantly. "Take care of those monsters! Use area-of-effect weapons... for precise kills! Try not to harm civilians."
The Batman armored vehicles scattered in all directions.
“Limited quantity…and we have no idea where the monsters will appear! A thousand Batman suits aren’t enough.” Rick calculated in his mind, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
Even with his intelligence, he couldn't think of any solution to the situation.
"It's still not too bad now! If it weren't for the Ancient One holding back the SAO's main force, it wouldn't just be Tokyo that's been invaded, but the entire East Japan would be filled with monsters!" Su Han said indifferently. He took a step forward, and his figure instantly appeared in the sky above Tokyo.
Endless celestial splendor swirled around Su Han. A phantom of a magnificent landscape stretching for ten thousand miles materialized beside him, making him appear like a celestial emperor banished to the mortal realm, possessing an unparalleled aura. With a casual wave of his sleeve, the ten thousand miles of landscape instantly collapsed and suppressed.
At that moment, everyone on the ground looked terrified and desperate, feeling as if the end of the world was coming...
But when these mountains and rivers pressed down on their bodies, they were like phantoms, while the real monsters from another world seemed to truly withstand the pressure of the mountains and rivers and were crushed into a pulp.
"This power... what is this?! What kind of existence is this?" A street streamer stared blankly at the peerless white-clad figure in the sky. Then, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly pointed her phone camera at the sky.
She stammered, sounding rather incoherent, "Um, everyone... look! The phantom that was previously appearing in the sky above Japan, which many experts called a mirage, is now actually being invaded by monsters from another world."
"However, our world doesn't seem to be a normal world either! That being in the sky, who seems like an immortal, must be from our world..."
"He's helping us right now, wait! Did I just see a big black, bat-like thing fly by?"
At this moment, the popularity of her live stream was soaring at an unimaginable speed. A barrage of comments scrolled by.
Not only in Japanese, but also in English and even Chinese... Clearly, due to the projections covering the entire skies over Japan, Japan has been extremely popular worldwide recently. Therefore, it attracted the attention of many international netizens immediately after the incident.
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Chapter 498 The Clown King's Shock and Fear? The Attention of the World's Great Powers
These special effects... are pretty impressive! But speaking of which, that thing in the sky looks a bit like a celestial being from China? Could this be a big Chinese movie, set in a modern urban setting with a fantasy world?
"China can have this level of special effects technology? I'm not good at studying! Don't try to fool me."
"Damn! There are too many elements, I don't know where to even begin complaining."
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is a live stream! How can you use special effects in a live stream? Or rather, how could an ordinary streamer create such special effects?"
"Considering the news circulating online in Japan before, it's terrifying to think about... What the hell! Damn it, this is amazing! A news pop-up appeared on my screen, it's true, something huge has happened in Japan."
"???? Holy crap, an alien invasion? And then Chinese immortals appeared to protect us?"
"It's confirmed... All the major media outlets around the world that I follow have started reporting on it... This is something even Hollywood blockbusters wouldn't dare to film like this."
"For a Hollywood blockbuster, the part about the Chinese immortals could be changed to a British magician! Or an American superhero... and then one person saves the world?"
"Individual heroism, is that even acceptable...?"