bookbashuk Chapter 151
Chapter 151
Chapter 151
Ten thousand meters above Gotham City.
"I really hope this isn't a dream."
"Wonder Woman" was enjoying the pleasure and said to Connors with her eyes closed.
She was terrified that if she opened her eyes, she would find herself still wearing her tight-fitting combat suit, carrying out a mission in the frigid Rocky Mountains.
"How could this be a dream?" Connors said.
Wonder Woman's eyes remain closed:
"I'm worried this is a dream, because I've dreamt of similar scenarios many times."
Connors: "."
Oh no, I've become the object of other people's fantasies too?
Connors could only reassure the "Wonder Woman" that this was not a dream.
"Do you know what the most unforgettable thing we did in my dream was?" Wonder Woman asked.
"I don't know, tell me?" Connors asked curiously.
This time, Wonder Woman didn't say anything, but instead turned around in the air.
"Since acquiring the Green of All Things, the power I've used most often is to transform into—"
Rhodes Island, Happy Harbor.
The Justice League Watchtower, which Connors crashed from space, lies here.
The interior has been transformed by the "Criminal Syndicate" into their criminal headquarters.
The "Grid," which had separated from the "Steel Bones," stood in front of the repaired and reusable system inside the watchtower, looking up at the large screen in front of it.
"The Metropolitan blackout is complete; next up is Gotham."
The screen in front of it displays a map of the world's power systems, and currently, more than half of the world's cities are plunged into darkness.
"Queen, go and destroy Arkham Asylum. According to 'The Grid,' it houses more criminals than any other prison."
"Superpower" was leaving Lex Luthor's building when he spoke to "SuperQueen" through "The Grid's" communication system.
"Super Queen" didn't speak, but "Night Owl" spoke first through the communication system:
"Arkham Asylum? A prison? In our world, it's clearly the best medical center, yet in this world it's a prison disguised as an asylum."
"Queen Super, I'll go with you."
The "Super Queen" nodded indifferently.
"Johnny Quick has already gone to the Louisiana prisons, and Death Storm and the Ring of Power have destroyed dozens of prisons. We need to act quickly."
"I'll leave the task of destroying the prison to you. I have another purpose in Gotham," Night Owl said in a deep voice.
"I also have other purposes, and my goals and tasks may overlap with yours," the Super Queen thought to herself.
"Grid, searching for 'outsiders' worldwide."
"Night Owl," who gave the order to "Grid" before "Super Queen" did, spoke in a low voice.
"Query failed, Night Owl. There are no outsiders in this world."
"Night Owl" frowned and questioned "Grid" over the communication channel:
"No outsiders? Grid, don't think that just because Superpower agreed to let you join the criminal syndicate, you can hide anything from us. You're just a tool!"
The "Super Queen" echoed this sentiment, saying:
"Impossible! The Outsider clearly had 'Atomic Girl' activate you from Cyborg's body, and even had you deliver a message to us! How could we not find him? Unless he's not in this world."
"Grid's" voice was devoid of any emotion: "To reiterate, I can't find any trace of him."
This time, even "Johnny Express," who was destroying prisons elsewhere, joined the conversation:
"Grid, you can't find the Outsider, right? Then help me find 'Atomic Girl'. She must be with the Outsider; finding her will lead to the Outsider."
"We can't find Atomic Girl either. The outsider used an unknown method to hide information, which is beyond my capabilities," Grid replied, still devoid of any emotion.
"What the hell are you good for?" Johnny Quick immediately wished he could go back to the watchtower and dismantle the "grid" into pieces.
"Gotham's power system has been cut off," the Grid said. "That's my job."
"The Grid will compile everything the 'Outsider' has done in this world and tell me whether he's a so-called 'superhero' or a 'supervillain.'"
Unable to track Connors' location, "Super Queen" changed her approach.
Within the Justice League's Watchtower, "The Grid," its eyes glowing green, rapidly gathered all the world's recorded information about Connors, and said:
"Okay, this job is simple: 'Outsider' Connors suddenly appeared in this world three months ago, defeated 'Monster Thompson,' and has been helping the poor and weak around the world ever since—"
"Although he sometimes uses violence, most of what he does falls within the scope of 'superhero' behavior."
"Superpower" flew through the air, dismissing "Grid's" words with disdain:
"Superheroes? Joining a crime syndicate in our world and becoming a hero?"
"The law of the jungle, survival of the fittest, applies to all living things in this world, but humans are an exception."
"The laws of life are completely reversed in humankind; they care for the sick, look after the disabled, and even create the profession of 'superhero.'"
"They have filled the human gene pool with filth and decay."
"That's why the Justice League was destroyed so easily by us, and conquering the world was a piece of cake. An 'outsider' posing as a 'superhero' doesn't need much attention at all."
When "Superpower" spoke, the others immediately fell silent and began their own tasks.
"Super Queen" turned off her communicator. She had flown over Gotham and was slowly landing on the ground.
"It seems I'll have to use other methods to find outsiders, to find the child's father—"
She quickly came up with a new way to find Connors:
Find the superheroes in this world who haven't yet been imprisoned within "Firestorm," especially those who wear masks to conceal their true identities.
"Super Queen" wants to expose this unfortunate masked superhero to the world in order to force Connors out. "But before that, I have to release the criminals in Arkham Asylum first."
She stood before the gates of Arkham Asylum, looking at the closed doors and towering walls, and scoffed disdainfully:
"It's ironic that our world's best medical center is a prison here, holding hundreds or even thousands of criminals."
"That's strange."
The "Super Queen" reached out and grabbed the two closed iron doors, tearing them open with her bare hands.
"Night Owl" also arrived silently. His target was "Robin" of this world. He had already contacted "The Grid" and learned that "Robin" was heading towards Gotham.
Instead of intercepting them along the way, he waited outside the gates of Arkham Asylum.
"Welcome home, Nightwing."
Wearing a tight-fitting suit and catching the grappling hook with the agility of a circus performer, Robin heard Batgirl's voice on the communicator and said, seemingly unsurprised:
"You've tracked me down, Batwoman."
"Yes, I've tracked your signal—I think Batman has tracked it too," Batgirl said on the other end of the communicator.
"I'm here to bring Victor Zasser to justice. After I put him in Arkham, I'll go back to Chicago," Nightwing said.
"What crime did he commit this time?" Batwoman asked.
"It's the same old trick, playing a three-in-a-row game on himself, cutting a hole every time he kills someone."
Nightwing answered Batgirl's questions and swiftly traversed the city's buildings.
He had a shirtless criminal tucked under his arm. The criminal's body had been slashed countless times with a knife, but the wounds had already healed.
"We can never understand the logic of a madman, and Gotham is never short of madmen," Batwoman said.
In the brief moment of conversation, Nightwing had already arrived at the gates of Arkham Asylum. Suddenly, his communicator crackled with static, followed by a single sentence:
"This world belongs to us!"
Nightwing was dizzy from the previous noise. When he came to his senses, he saw a beautiful woman arriving at the gate of Arkham Asylum at an extremely fast speed.
Then, this guy broke open the sturdy, thick iron door with his bare hands and threw it out.
Nightwing quickly spoke to Batgirl on the communicator:
"Batwoman! If you can hear me, tell Batman to notify the League immediately! I'll stall for time as much as possible!"
"There's big trouble in Arkham. Someone just broke down the doors of the asylum with their bare hands!"
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Nightwing took a short stick from his waist, dropped Victor Zass whom he was holding by the arm, and rushed toward Arkham Asylum.
But before he could combine the two short sticks into one long stick, a sudden punch made him vomit blood.
Nightwing struggled to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and prepared to pick up the short stick that had been knocked away to fight back.
"He's behind you," the deep voice said.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Nightwing instinctively asked:
"Batman?"
"No."
The familiar deep voice rang out, and Nightwing took another solid uppercut.
"Night Owl," who was crouching there, punched "Nightwing" so hard that "Nightwing" was almost powerless to fight back.
That wasn't all. The "Super Queen," who had just torn apart the iron gate of Arkham Asylum, also flew over upon hearing the commotion.
When she saw Nightwing wearing an eye patch, she didn't hesitate to throw her "Submission Lasso" around Nightwing's neck.
"Who is he?" Queen Super asked Night Owl.
"The people here call him 'Nightwing,'" Night Owl said. "Queen Super" confirmed again that "Nightwing" was wearing an eye patch to conceal his identity.
"Nightwing? He's passable. If he's not qualified to lure out the 'Outsider,' then we'll try the superheroes inside 'Firestorm' one by one."
In the sky, Connors lit a cigarette, but before the black smoke could automatically block the gale high above, "Wonder Woman" appeared.
Its bio-force field enveloped them first.
"I personally witnessed the birth of 'Nightwing' from another world, although the 'Nightwing' below is not the same person as the other one."
Connors used "healing magic" to transfer all of Nightwing's injuries to himself, and Nightwing recovered to normal at an extremely fast speed.
"Aren't we going to save him?"
"Wonder Woman" asked, her strong sense of justice preventing her from standing by and watching. If Connors hadn't been involved, she would have gone down to save people long ago.
"Batman will save him," Connors said, shifting his attention downwards.