bookbashuk Chapter 123 I Order You to Arrest Superman
Chapter 123 I Order You to Arrest Superman
Chapter 123 I Order You to Arrest Superman
"I am the Phantom Stranger, and I'm here to help you."
"I am an outsider, and I will save you from this predicament. Why you are in this predicament is none of your concern—"
After the Phantom Stranger's unusually pretentious entrance, Connors, facing the others' questioning gazes, also spoke up.
"Atomic Girl," worried that she would laugh out loud, quickly pulled her head back in, her small body darting in and out of Connors' clothes, constantly causing trouble.
"Why are you two wearing the same clothes?" Zatanna asked, puzzled.
"His trench coat was a common style in Gotham, and as for the cape—"
Batman was interrupted by Connors before he could finish speaking.
Black Smoke transformed from his cape into a warhorse after a long absence, his even more magnificent appearance making Batman's eyes light up:
Are you selling this horse?
Connors: "Not for sale."
Every Batman who saw the Black Smoke Warhorse wanted to buy it. Is this the unique financial power of the Wayne family?
"No time for small talk, I'm here to help you—"
The showy entrance didn't earn the superheroes' praise. Seeing that the conversation was gradually going off-topic, "Phantom Stranger" quickly spoke up:
"At this very moment, Wonder Woman is in New York seeking help from the Justice League Dark, wanting them to find Pandora for her."
"If they succeed, the world will be destroyed."
After "Phantom Stranger" finished speaking, Steve, Martian Manhunter, and the others turned their attention back to Connors:
Is that so?
Everyone already knew that Wonder Woman had recently gone out with Connors to search for Pandora, but the idea that finding the box would be dangerous was something they had never heard of before.
"That's possible," Connors said.
"Who is this Phantom Stranger? Should we trust him?" Batman asked.
"My father trusted him a lot," Zatanna said.
Steve, the leader of the Justice League of America, spoke with a serious expression:
"This isn't a matter of trust; we can't let Wonder Woman access Pandora's Box."
Martian Manhunter leans more towards the Justice League:
"But what if Wonder Woman is right? What if the Box really did corrupt Superman?"
Connors interjected:
"The box is dangerous; it could affect Superman, even if only potentially. Wonder Woman must be prevented from accessing it to avoid an accident."
Connors's words were practically the final word, and Batman immediately sprang into action:
"Cyborg, call the Flash. We're getting ready to move. You stay with Superman and keep an eye on him. Firestorm, Atom, and Elemental Girl, all three of you stay here too. They're all newbies."
Cyborg agreed and extended his ten tentacle-like fingers from Dr. Light's body, quickly contacting the others.
"Batman is actually quite nice!"
"Atomic Girl" clung to Connors' collar, peering outside, and said.
"He's always been good."
Connors' casual remark caused Batman, who was rushing out, to pause slightly before continuing his frantic run to gather the others. Meanwhile, on the Justice League side, leader Steve Rogers said to "Mars Manhunter":
"Mars Manhunter, you and Green Arrow stay here. The rest of you, come with me."
Right there at the autopsy table in the medical center of the "Sky Eye Society," Steve Rogers, the leader of the Justice League of America, was gathering people with Batman.
Located directly beneath the medical center, in an underground cell, another "Steve" dismissed the guards and approached "Superman" alone.
"Hello, Superman."
"Steve" greeted them and removed the metal device covering Superman's head.
Superman instinctively closed his eyes to avoid accidentally losing control and hurting others again, while also reminding them:
"You shouldn't do that, Steve, it's not safe."
Smoke rose from "Steve's" body, and his face gradually disappeared, transforming into a faceless man.
"It's safe, Superman. You're not the killer, and I'm not Steve."
"I'm a man with a lot of questions in my head, but first I have a question for you."
"Superman, do you want to find out who really killed Dr. Light?"
Superman's eyes were now completely bloodshot, and his skin was almost identical to that of the deceased Doctor Light, with a bluish-green tinge. He looked extremely haggard.
"But the undeniable fact is that I killed Dr. Hikari with my heat vision."
The faceless man spoke with unusual firmness in the tone of the "questioner":
"No, you didn't. The one who really killed Dr. Guang was someone else. I can prove it for you."
As he spoke, he untied the restraints on Superman's hands and feet.
"You can't do this, it's dangerous," Superman said urgently.
But the "asker" quickly sent over a piece of paper:
"Look at this, what will you do next?"
Following Batman's orders, Cyborg went alone from the medical center to the underground cell while the others gathered to stop Wonder Woman.
The gate was tightly shut, and two rows of soldiers stood at the entrance.
"How's Superman? Is anything unusual?" Cyborg asked.
The soldiers exchanged glances:
"Well, Colonel Steve Trevor is chatting with him, and it seems nothing's happened so far."
"Steve?"
Cyborg's already dark face darkened even more. Steve was chatting with Superman, so who was that next to the autopsy table just now?
Without hesitation, "Steelbow" connected to the communication equipment:
"Mars Manhunter! Green Arrow! I need you to bring the rest of the League down here immediately!"
However, his reaction was a bit too slow. The door to the cell where Superman was imprisoned was flung open, knocking Cyborg to the ground as well, with half of his body stuck in the concrete floor.
"Connors? Where are you? I need your help!"
Cyborg kept sending signals to the people he thought could save him, and before anyone else could respond, a figure emerged from the shadows.
That was a "Kusama" clone that Connors and Wonder Woman placed in the medical center before they left.
"Cyborg, calm down, I'm flying to the location of the Justice League Dark in New York—"
Connors, controlling "Kusama Man," said:
"The Superman thing might be related to Dr. Mad, who is a mind-controller. He was nearby when Dr. Light was killed."
Steelbone breathed a sigh of relief and deactivated his arm, which had subconsciously transformed into a cannon muzzle.
Superman, who had just flung open the prison cell door, also showed a grateful expression and handed over the piece of paper that the "questioner" had given him:
"Thank you. Cyborg, he's right. The 'Asker' also brought me the same message."
Steelbone shook his head in disbelief:
"That's impossible. I've searched databases all over the world, looking for information on every known criminal in that area."
How could the most crucial one have been missed?
"Perhaps I was lucky, because my search method was more of a simulation—" the "questioner" replied.
Cyborg took the paper Superman handed him, looked at the information on it, and hesitated before saying:
"So what should we do next? Go find this mad doctor who can control people's minds? I feel like he's a bit like the monster Thompson."
Just then, a group of fully armed soldiers and war machines rushed over. Amanda, a high-ranking member of the "Sky Eye Society," shouted loudly:
"Steelbow, stay away from criminals!"
An impatient expression appeared on Cyborg's face:
"You're the one who should get away from here; the situation is under my control!"
With Connors around, even if it's just a clone of "Kusama," Cyborg and Superman feel much more at ease, and are extremely dissatisfied with Amanda's appearance.
"Under your control? Superman just flew a door weighing over fifteen tons."
Amanda's tone was full of skepticism.
Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Elementalist, and Firestorm rushed over after receiving Cyborg's signal, just in time to meet Amanda:
"Steelbow, what happened?"
Amanda, with a serious expression, pointed at Superman:
"Mars Manhunter, I order you to arrest Superman immediately."
Martian Manhunter, Superman, Cyborg: "—"
Connors had been focusing most of his attention on his main body. He had already arrived at the "Dark Justice League" in New York and was standing face to face with Constantine, who was known as "Scum Connors".
Constantine enjoys sabotaging his teammates, and Connors has caused the superheroes a lot of trouble just to have some fun.
Connors should have been fully focused on this meeting of equals, but he couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard Amanda's command.
Constantine, sitting opposite, looked completely bewildered by Connors's laughter.
"When you smile, I always feel like something bad is going to happen. Why don't you come sit in my little house for a while?"