At that moment, the ground beneath their feet seemed frozen in time.
The scene was broadcast by the cameras aboard the helicopters to all of America.
Across Los Angeles, every building stopped shaking. Debris that had been falling from great heights hung motionless in midair.
Explosions, raging flames, even the water bursting from broken hydrants — all were locked in a single second.
The injured lying on the ground, the fleeing crowds, the people crying for help — all were frozen in place. Only their eyes still conveyed emotion.
Within an area of 1,215 square kilometers, nearly six million people were immobilized.
The astonishing spectacle was filmed by reporters in the sky and transmitted across the United States.
The news networks noticed their ratings had already risen slightly because of the earthquake.
But the moment the cameras focused on Lucas, viewership skyrocketed.
When he revealed this power, their ratings surged to an unprecedented level.
"Holy shit— what is this? A miracle?"
"Mom! Come look — a god!"
"Oh my God… is he a true deity descended to Earth?"
"Lord… are You showing Your salvation through him?"
People everywhere began calling and messaging friends and family, urging them to watch the broadcast.
Compared to aliens flying through the sky before, Lucas's display — like a god descending — truly shook them.
"What the hell?!"
Tony, Lois, and even Nick Fury and the others aboard the arriving S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft were utterly stunned.
They knew Lucas was powerful — incredibly powerful.
They had seen him smash fighter jets with a punch, tear apart tanks bare-handed, and destroy entire city blocks in battle.
But freezing an entire city… this was beyond anything they had imagined.
---
Lucas let out a low growl.
Covering thousands of square kilometers strained even his Super Saiyan form; his energy was rapidly thinning.
He had to control every fragment of power with extreme precision — not a single trace could be wasted.
That was why he had needed time at the beginning: using ki and mental perception to observe and lock onto every individual.
This wasn't merely dividing energy thousands of times.
Human lives alone numbered in the millions. Including structural disasters and environmental factors, the calculations reached into the tens of millions.
Such massive energy manipulation demanded not only immense reserves, but also extreme mental processing speed and spiritual control.
Even so, Lucas continued pushing out his hidden potential.
Under this enormous pressure — without using the Red Lantern Ring — he felt his power approaching its limit.
Saiyans never fear challenges. The greater the pressure, the more their potential awakens.
Sure enough, just as his energy was nearly exhausted, a new surge suddenly erupted within him.
"Ha!"
Lucas shouted as the golden aura around him blazed intensely.
The energy that had burned within half a meter around him suddenly expanded to over three meters.
His presence tripled instantly.
Even the earthquake, approaching magnitude 7.7, was forcibly suppressed by that terrifying aura.
Then, for a single second, the aura halted — before rapidly collapsing inward.
Finally, the immense power condensed into a thin golden layer covering his skin.
"So… in this situation, I've completely awakened and mastered Super Saiyan One."
After sensing his energy, Lucas raised his right hand.
The frozen people below, wrapped in his power, slowly floated into the sky.
Before everyone's stunned eyes, millions of humans rose into the air.
And the moment was broadcast across the nation — and then the world.
All who saw it fell once more into profound shock.
After a brief moment of thought, Lucas began moving them.
---
"Ellis!" Lucas called through his communicator.
"I see it, Lucas!"
Ellis immediately replied,
"I've already ordered a special disaster command group. They're mobilizing the nearest rescue resources at maximum speed."
"I'll connect you to the coordination center. They'll guide the destination locations and capacity limits."
"Because Los Angeles sits at the center of the seismic zone, we'll distribute people to distant cities — possibly more than ten."
"Can you carry them that far?"
Lucas nodded. "For now — yes."
"Good… thank God you're here. Otherwise I'd be finished."
This earthquake had struck without warning.
Given Los Angeles's population density and the disaster's magnitude, casualties would have exceeded tens of thousands.
Even if it were a natural disaster, the president would still bear responsibility.
Soon Lucas received instructions and began flying toward the first destination city.
Under coordination guidance, he distributed the six million people across Victorville, Lucerne Valley, and other prepared cities equipped with rescue teams and supplies.
Each time he arrived, rescuers and survivors alike watched him silently.
Some even knelt in reverence as he departed.
After all —
This was not thousands of lives saved.
It was millions.
No ordinary being could rescue humanity on such a scale.
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