After punching Arthur into the ocean, Eric continued to move swiftly towards him, grabbing him before he could react and lifting him into the air.
With a grim expression, Eric asked Arthur, "Are you trying to show me your strength?"
Arthur was hit in the chest by Eric's punch, leaving him gasping for breath and a dull ache in his chest.
"No, it's not!"
Arthur said to Eric, breathing slightly, "I don't know what happened!"
"You are the King of Atlantis, and your statement makes me very suspicious."
Eric raised his fist and struck Arthur's chest with a loud 'bang,' causing Arthur to groan in pain and be knocked backward again by Eric.
Without waiting for him to land, Eric moved at top speed to where he was falling, grabbed Arthur by the neck, and lifted him again.
"And I know you're not being honest!"
Looking at Arthur, who had blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, Eric said coldly, "Since you have started this conflict, I am happy to see this war go in the direction I expect."
Ignoring Arthur, Eric turned to Shazam, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and Rachel, saying, "Green Lantern, you stay here and handle the aftermath. Diana, Shazam, Rachel, come with me."
With that, he immediately activated his flight ability, soaring into the sky with a roar.
Without hesitation, the three immediately followed Eric's lead.
"So, where are we going?"
Shazam matched Eric's flight speed and asked him.
"Atlantis!"
Eric uttered a location that surprised Shazam.
"Atlantis?! Can we go there? I mean, that's crazy, I never thought I'd be able to go to a place like that."
Shazam said to Eric with some excitement in his voice, "Do you know how to get to a place like that?"
"Of course."
After glancing at Shazam, Eric accelerated, flying forward with a bang, breaking the sound barrier.
In the underwater city of Atlantis, residents were enjoying the tranquility of their day.
The city, shimmering with colorful lights, did not feel dark underwater but rather exuded a vibrant, sci-fi atmosphere everywhere.
Residents swam through the city, either leisurely enjoying their lives or busily going about their work.
The city's periphery was patrolled by Atlantean soldiers, armed with unique Atlantean firearms, constantly shuttling back and forth in the ocean, guarding their assigned areas.
Eric, Rachel, Diana, and Shazam arrived above Atlantis, quietly observing this fantastical city that had appeared in countless legends.
"Wow! What a beautiful and mesmerizing city!"
Shazam looked at Atlantis, exclaiming, "It's exactly like how it was depicted in the comics I read as a kid."
Rachel, standing beside him, was also stunned.
She hadn't expected such a beautiful city here, and its beauty, enhanced by the reflection of the seawater, gave it an even more enchanting feel.
"It's truly beautiful! It's hard to imagine that a group of underwater people live here!"
Rachel exclaimed, then turned to Shazam and said, "There's something I'm curious about, Billy. Aren't you twelve years old right now? Twelve years old isn't grown up yet, is it?!"
Shazam, teased by Rachel about his age, wasn't angry. Instead, he said in an adult tone, "You might not understand, Rachel, people don't gradually grow up with age; they suddenly grow up in an instant. Obviously, I've experienced that moment."
Rachel was unimpressed by Shazam's 'acting mature' words. She lowered her head and mumbled, "No matter how much you pretend to be an adult, you're always a child inside."
But at the same time, she envied Shazam a little. When would she be able to transform like him, from an immature-looking teenager into a dependable, mature adult?
While Rachel was wondering when she could become like Shazam, Eric had already flown to the bottom of the city.
"I'm going to lift this city. Diana, Shazam, you two will form a protective shield with me, like controlling a ship, wrapping around the city's exterior so that the lifted city can withstand this force."
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