Chapter 272: The Truth of Earth

The revelation of SuperCyc's Earth arc began with Peel.

After CPH4 invaded his body, Peel gained an ability called Fluid, allowing him to transform his body into a liquid-like state, flowing through any gap with ease.

With this power, he infiltrated the research lab of the giant conglomerate Arasaka Heavy Industries and retrieved classified documents concerning ancient relics.

The data revealed that after analyzing the composition of CPH4, scientists had discovered a special element—one that was the key to unlocking superhuman abilities.

Arasaka named it the Extraordinary Factor and spent immense resources tracing similar substances worldwide. Using the latest technology, they attempted to pinpoint its origin, but the results were shocking.

They found that the Extraordinary Factor did not originate from anything known on Earth. Even when tracing back billions of years, no natural source of the factor could be identified.

This led to a single, startling possibility—the Extraordinary Factor was not born on Earth.

Perhaps it came from another planet.

To verify this, Arasaka obtained soil samples collected by NASA from various celestial bodies. Unfortunately, they found no traces of the factor in any of them.

It was as if this element had suddenly appeared on Earth—an inexplicable miracle with no origin.

Still, Arasaka refused to give up on studying it. They conducted countless experiments using the bodies of enemy superhumans. These experiments were inhumane, and even reading about them in reports was stomach-churning.

But it was precisely these ruthless experiments that led Arasaka to uncover the correct way to harness the Extraordinary Factor.

By using a special ratio of human and animal blood to neutralize the factor—alongside various chemical compounds—they could refine a Superpower Crystal. These crystals, when embedded into cybernetic implants, granted their users different superhuman abilities.

The elite special forces led by Mr. Zhang in the film were created this way.

However, this method came with a severe drawback. Superhumans who obtained their powers through these implants had to regularly replenish a special serum—otherwise, they would suffer catastrophic mental breakdowns.

This was Cyberpsychosis.

Yet despite this dangerous side effect, the ultra-rich and corporate syndicates scrambled to purchase Superpower Crystals from Arasaka. After all, controlling a superhuman army was the ultimate form of security.

But then, Lucy appeared—plunging these powerful elites into fear.

A superhuman who could not be controlled, who could move freely, and who could uncover any hidden secret—this was a direct threat to their authority.

They spared no effort in hunting down Lucy.

She narrowly escaped several life-threatening encounters, thanks to the help of Peel and her other allies.

Peel's mission to steal Arasaka's research was part of Lucy's plan to uncover the link between CPH4 and extraterrestrial origins.

In truth, Lucy already had more comprehensive information. Since she had foreseen the answer, she could focus entirely on investigating the universe itself.

Their research led to a groundbreaking discovery—Earth had undergone a fundamental change during the Cretaceous period.

Before this era, the night sky was vastly different. From Earth, one could see a boundless cosmos filled with countless stars and celestial bodies.

But after the Cretaceous period, the visible night sky seemed altered.

Following this lead, Lucy and her team scoured all available evidence. Their search pointed to a hidden truth buried deep in history—one that was known only to the first superhuman.

The very first being to awaken superpowers.

To track down this individual, they traced back through global historical records, cross-referencing timelines. Eventually, they pinpointed the origin of the first superhuman—he was born in the tribal era, on the Eastern Continent.

Lucy and her team gathered their consciousnesses together and traveled back to this ancient tribal period.

There, after a series of adventures, they found the largest tribe. Within this tribe, a revered Great Shaman named Xuan presided over healing and sacrificial rituals. His status was supreme.

Surprisingly, meeting him was not difficult—he frequently traveled between tribes, treating the sick.

Thus, Lucy and her team quickly encountered Xuan.

Expecting an elderly figure with a long white beard, they were stunned to see a handsome young man with braided hair instead.

What shocked them even more was that the moment Xuan saw Lucy, he smiled and said:

"You've finally arrived."

Lucy and her team were astonished. They hadn't expected Xuan to foresee their arrival. They assumed he possessed a prophetic ability.

But they were wrong.

Xuan's power was actually Divine Petition.

In simple terms—it was wish fulfillment.

Through specific sacrificial rituals, he could receive guidance from an unseen force.

Under normal historical progression, Xuan would have spent his life serving the tribe, passing his abilities to the next Great Shaman only in his final moments.

But history had been altered.

Lucy's arrival shattered the original timeline, creating new possibilities.

Yet, unbeknownst to them, Xuan was the very reason behind this change.

For years, he had petitioned the heavens—praying for someone to come and break this tragic fate, to preserve the true history of the world.

His prayers had always gone unanswered.

Until now.

Until Lucy appeared before him.

Seated around the bonfire, Lucy and her team asked the most pressing question:

"What is the truth of history?"

Xuan's expression turned solemn. He looked at them and said:

"You might not believe it. You may think it sounds absurd. But everything I'm about to tell you is real."

Slowly, he stood up and gazed at the brilliant night sky.

Then, he said something that shook everyone to their core.

"The sky surrounding us… is an illusion."

"What?"

"What did you say?"

"That's impossible!"

Everyone in the group was stunned.

Only Lucy remained calm. She asked, "Then who has deceived us?"

Xuan answered, "The gods."

"The gods?"

"There are real gods?"

"Do you mean God?"

"No." Xuan shook his head. "I do not know the God you speak of. But if we're speaking of divine beings… then no, not just one exists."

"Then who are they?" Lucy hesitated. She dared not use her powers to reconstruct what she had seen, because her extraordinary sixth sense warned her—if she manifested its form, it would notice her.

Instead, she drew a rough sketch in the dirt.

Xuan looked at it and nodded.

"Yes, that is it."

"But there is more."

"There is the Ring God, the Serpent God, and the Flame God."

"These four gods have veiled the world, separating us from the true cosmos."

"So we're like caged animals?" Peel cursed. "That's despicable."

"I don't know if 'caged animals' is the right way to put it." Xuan shook his head. "Mortals cannot comprehend the gods. What we see may not even be the real truth."

But the others weren't so open-minded.

To them, it was clear—the gods had sealed Earth away, treating humanity like pets.

Yet even knowing this, they still couldn't understand why.

After all, no matter how advanced human civilization became, they were still far from rivaling divine beings.

Just as ants were insignificant to humans, why would the gods go to such lengths to isolate Earth?

Unless…

Unless it was for some kind of experiment.

Everyone present wasn't foolish.

They quickly realized the chilling implication.

"We have to break this veil," Lucy declared. "How do we do it?"

Xuan answered, "I do not know. But I believe if you ascend to the skies, you may find the answer."

In other words—they had to leave Earth to uncover the truth.

"And CPH4? What is superpower energy? Where does it come from?"

To help him understand, Lucy created a holographic image of the ancient plant that bore CPH4.

Xuan gave an answer that shocked everyone beyond belief:

"It was the gods. They are the ones who bestowed us with this power. And that thing you speak of—it can be found everywhere on the Sacred Mountain."

"What? It was they who gave it to us?"

Everyone was puzzled. If the gods had sealed Earth behind a veil, then why would they throw CPH4 onto the planet?

But when viewed from an experimental perspective, the implications were even more terrifying.

"Are we just lab rats?" Peel asked.

No one answered.

Because from such a vast, macro perspective, those who had once felt superior because of their abilities now found them unworthy of pride.

They continued speaking with Xuan for a while, but he couldn't provide any more answers.

So now that they had uncovered the origin of CPH4 and the truth of the world,Lucy's Squad was left with only one final problem to solve—

How to break through the veil set by the gods.

As Vincenzo read up to this point, his emotions rose and fell along with the Lucy's Squad. He wished he could dive into the manga himself and tear apart the veil surrounding Earth to see the true faces of the gods.

But unfortunately, the manga was already nearing its conclusion.

When the squad returned to the modern era, Peel suddenly thought of something and joked,

"If what we see is a fake starry sky, then what about America? Was their moon landing fake too?"

Lucy looked at him and nodded.

"Ninety-nine point nine percent probability—it was fake."

"You're so precise."

Before they had time to rest, however, Arasaka Heavy Industries tracked them down through the stolen data.

Then, an overwhelmingly oppressive villain made his appearance—Adam Sledgehammer, whose entire body had been replaced with cybernetic implants.

The moment he appeared, the manga ended abruptly.

"Without Lucy, I'm going to die…"

After finishing the chapter, Vincenzo felt a strange sense of emptiness, like a post-climax daze.

Later, when he was browsing the forums, he started replying to every Lucy's discussion thread with that exact phrase.

Unexpectedly, the phrase caught fire.

"Without Lucy's movies, I'm going to die…"

"Without The Conjuring 2, I'm going to die…"

"If I don't see the new 007 movie soon, I'm going to die…"

"If Harvey doesn't die soon, I'm going to die…"

This phrase spawned countless variations, and thanks to its short yet expressive wording, it quickly became a viral trend online.

As a result, SuperCyc manga successfully broke into the mainstream, gaining recognition even among casual audiences.

Seeing this, Norton's Eye immediately launched a brand-new official movie website.

Upon opening it, fans were greeted with an image of SuperCyc Lucy alongside a massive logo—

"Lucy 2"

"Wow! Finally announced!"

Many fans got excited—until they saw the date.

The website stated that production was scheduled to begin in 2012.

In other words, it would be another year before filming even started.

This made fans incredibly anxious, and they flooded YouTube, urging the studio to begin filming as soon as possible.

Some content creators even started analyzing the manga's plot for Lucy 2.

Vincenzo was one of them.

With his existing fanbase, his videos breaking down Lucy 2's potential storyline gained considerable views.

And while the internet buzzed about Lucy 2, filming for Ethan's movie was also progressing smoothly.

"BOOM!"

An earth-shattering explosion erupted before them, forcing the crew to take a few steps back.

Only Ethan stood firm, facing the fiery blast head-on with satisfaction.

He then turned to the assistant director and said, "Schedule a few more air compression cannons for tomorrow. I want the whole scene to be even more chaotic."

"No problem." The assistant director wiped the sweat off his forehead, thinking Ethan's obsession with explosions was intense.

Most directors only needed the explosion to look intense on camera.

But Ethan wanted a 360-degree explosion showcase.

To achieve this, they laid down a circular track so the camera could orbit around the blast point at high speed. They even used more explosives than the average Hollywood action film.

But Ethan still wasn't satisfied.

He kept adding more explosion points.

Even the demolition crew was sweating under the pressure—afraid that if they weren't careful, they might actually kill someone.

Among all the people on set, only Cindy—the actress playing the female agent—knew why Ethan was doing this.

Because last night, when she was kneeling in the bathtub, Ethan had told her—

He was preparing for the next SuperCyc movie.

007 was his testing ground.

Lucy 2 was destined to have even bigger explosions and more intense fights.

This was Ethan's first time attempting such a scale of action, so he needed to prepare in advance.

The next day, as Ethan stood in front of a new explosion site, wearing sunglasses and watching the fiery blast unfold, he nodded in satisfaction.

Cindy walked over and stood beside him.

"That looked incredible."

"Yeah," Ethan agreed. "This scene is wrapped."

"Director, your phone!"

The assistant director suddenly handed him his phone.

Ethan answered, listened for a moment, then said, "No problem."

"What is it?" Cindy asked after he hung up.

"Oscar invitation."

Ethan shrugged. "Honestly, I don't really want to go. I've been there too many times already."

"But I have to go this time."

He rubbed his nose.

"Because Anne got a nomination."

"Really? Does she have a shot at winning?" Cindy was surprised.

"Fifty-fifty chance."

Ethan narrowed his eyes, looking at the busy crew in the distance.

He didn't say the rest out loud.

In reality, Bernay PR had put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.

Anne Hathaway just might have a real chance at winning an Oscar this time.

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