signingbooks Chapter 280 You're an orphan, hehehehehehehe!
Chapter 280 You're an orphan, hehehehehehehe!
Chapter 280 You're an orphan, hehehehehehehe!
That method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.
Watching Superman Clark and Louis, now back to normal, huddle together and disappear down the corridor, Lucius walked to Chen Tao's side and whispered to him:
"Originally, Clark had a chance to heal himself over time. But due to his indiscriminate acts of kindness, he forcibly used his superpowers without any restraint, so now—"
"I know what you're trying to say, but we no longer have time or other ways to treat Clark," Chen Tao interrupted him, a worry on his face that he would never show to Clark and Louis.
"Batman," Lucius suddenly said, a thoughtful expression on his face. "You once told me that you secretly assigned Talon to protect the families of all the superheroes...including Lois and Clark, right?"
"But even with such protection, Clark still coincidentally encountered a traffic accident that happened so suddenly that the Claws couldn't react in time. Tell me, tell me... is there any possibility...?"
"No. I know what you're thinking, Lucius."
Chen Tao shook his head:
"You suspect that Clark used his superpowers under duress, and that it was all meticulously planned..."
He patted Lucius on the shoulder: "Reasonable suspicion, keen vigilance."
"But that's not the case," Chen Tao said. "I suspected these things before you did."
"Where did I go after the Speed Force failed to heal Superman, and Bane came in to use Rotten Black to save Superman's life?"
He said, "I went directly to the driver who caused the traffic accident through the portal of the Death King's Golden Sphere."
"I used magic and technology to thoroughly scan his brain and examined every trace of his residence. It's probably all just a coincidence."
His face looked very pale.
"Everything is going in the wrong direction, damn it."
It can only be said that the Dark Multiverse is like this: they are the opposite of the positive universe, and everything is rushing headlong towards the darkest direction.
Chen Tao gritted his teeth.
At crucial moments, a broken link in the chain can trigger countless chain reactions, leading the entire universe toward a darker future.
If it weren't for that accidental car accident, would Clark have been forced to use his superpowers?
If he hadn't used his superpowers, would his body haven't collapsed? If his body hadn't collapsed, and Clark's self-healing had reached a certain level, could Chen Tao have used the Speed Force to accelerate Clark, allowing him to fully recover and thus enabling Superman to return to the battlefield?
So you see.
The chain reaction triggered by the traffic accident a few days ago has already created a series of ripples in the long river of history.
What if the Justice League were defeated and the Earth were destroyed without Superman's help?
Could a traffic accident destroy the world?
Chen Tao felt the deep malice of the world.
Previous treatments for Superman had also been far from successful. He tried multiple approaches, even attempting to restore Clark's cells using the Mother Box, similar to what he saw in the Zack Snyder Justice League movie in his previous life, but all to no avail.
And there was the Steel Bone incident before.
Dr. Silas Stone's team has since demonstrated that fusing creatures with the Mother Box has an absurdly low probability of success, only creating monsters.
If he had sent Victor Stone up there, could he have really become Cyborg like in the comics he read in his previous life?
"call……"
Chen Tao let out a sigh of relief.
"Let's not talk about that, Lucius. The Superman thing and Martian Manhunter's suspicion that I doubted him took up some of my time. By the time I was capturing those three traitors, Mite should have already figured out what I was doing."
"I've always felt that the fact that the Cyborgs don't care about the Mother Boxes suggests that they've likely found a way to bring Darkseid to Earth without needing three Mother Boxes. I have no doubt about the malice of the world when things are heading in the worst possible direction."
He said, "Pack your things and get ready to go to refuge, Lucius, with Clark and the others."
"And I will begin to assemble the Justice League."
Lucius heard Batman say, "That fake plan to lower the guard of the mechanical superhero can go to hell—oh, by the way. Lucius, tell Clayface to become Billy's dad and then go into the Red Hollow with your escaping relatives. Now is not the time to tell Billy the truth."
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"...The water is on fire."
Justice League Hall. Everyone sat solemnly in their seats.
Amanda Waller sat next to Martian Manhunter, holding a tablet that projected images onto the large screen in the Hall of Justice.
"Such amazing sights are happening all over the world."
"Darkseid is opening the link between Apokolips and Earth," Chen Tao said. "Soon, the Parademon army from Apokolips will flood into Earth."
"The United Nations has issued a war warning to the world," Amanda Waller said. "Once war begins, no one will be able to stand aside."
"I hope you understand."
Chen Tao stood up and looked around at the people around him.
His gaze lingered on each person. The Flash, Green Lantern, Shazam, Captain Cold, Heatwave…
"The enemy we are facing this time is extraordinary."
Chen Tao said, "I require you to prioritize your survival when fighting him."
"I believe that during this period of time, you must have already rehearsed tactical cooperation with each other. Therefore, I have only one request for you: to stay alive."
"If you can defeat Darkseid—though I think the chances are slim, that would be good, of course. But if you find yourself unable to fight Darkseid, I have only one request for you: save your own lives and hold Darkseid back as much as possible, so that he has no time or energy to do anything else."
Chen Tao said, "I have prepared a plan to deal with Darkseid, but first we must get him away from Apokolips for a sufficiently long time..."
"...I have arranged for Killer Croc to bring all their families into the Crimson Realm..."
He turned to Luther sitting beside him: "I need to prepare the trump card that will be enough to fight Darkseid, so I won't be participating in your first battle against Darkseid. While I'm gone, Lex will be in charge of the League's affairs..."
Chen Tao then gave a series of miscellaneous instructions, followed by a moment of contemplation before adding, "When facing Darkseid, Martian Manhunter and Wonder Woman, you two should go first and attack his eyes first, ideally blinding him. Hmm..."
Then he stopped talking as he was speaking.
"Is there anything else you'd like to add?"
"So we need to play tactical offense, but to be honest, we're not very proficient at it," said Hal the Green Lantern.
He touched the marks on his neck from where Martian Manhunter had strangled him: "Even though the scoundrels say they want to cooperate, our training is still just one-on-one hitting."
"What did you say?" Wonder Woman said, "I apologize, although I now understand quite a bit about modern society, I'm still not very familiar with sports competitions."
"Simply put, you all work together and don't attack the same spot," Chen Tao said.
"The time is too short; I don't expect you to work out together much. I only have one request: don't interfere with each other."
He said:
"Delay as much time as possible, and then..."
But just then, the door was opened.
Colonel Steve Trevor rushed in, his face serious. "I apologize for interrupting, everyone, but there's no time for a meeting now."
He said, "Darkseid and his Parademon army landed on the Metropolitan coastline three minutes ago."
Everyone fell silent.
"Hey, what's with all the dullness?" said Hal, the Green Lantern.
"Just like we do in training, 'We'll handle this.'"
"'We'll handle this,' so that's the slogan you've been thinking about all this time?" the Flash said.
Captain Cold and the Weather Wizard were whispering to each other, and the hall began to get a little noisy.
"Understood, thank you for the notification, Colonel Trevor."
Chen Tao said.
He reached out a hand, lifted up Superboy Connor who was still sitting in his seat looking somewhat bewildered, and then decisively said:
"It seems it's time to get back to work, everyone."
Chen Tao took out the Death King Golden Sphere from his pocket, and soon a golden vortex formed beside him, facing the crowd.
On the other side of the portal, there stood Darkseid and his legion, riding the waves. They came from the waves, from the sky, like a tide, like a storm.
Meeting adjourned.
Chen Tao said.
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Eternal Cellar.
"So, Batman, what exactly are we going to do?"
Superboy Connor asked Batman in a low voice. They were sitting in a small boat, traveling on the cold river, surrounded by darkness.
"Hey, Batman, can you hear me?"
With no response, Superboy Connor could only turn his gaze to the side. At the stern of the ship, Bane and the red-faced, fanged Atositas sat side by side, looking quite obedient.
Another small boat was attached to the stern of the small boat. The two boats were linked together, and the small boat carried two zombie-like corpses, namely the bald Blake and the long-haired man, who were completely decomposed.
They rowed for a while longer in their small boat, and finally, a brightly lit building appeared before Superboy Connor.
Batman didn't say anything, but simply led him into the building. Bane and Atositas, who were following behind, also maintained their expressionless faces, like two NPCs.
They wandered through the various rooms several times before finally arriving at the door of a cell block.
"The environment here is nice," Connor heard Batman comment.
"No, Batman, aren't you going to explain anything to me?"
Superboy Conor complained, "You've made my head spin."
"There's no need for that, you noisy tool."
Chen Tao said, "Shut up. I'm reviewing the whole plan in my head. Don't bother me."
Connor: "?"
"So what exactly is the plan?" Connor asked. "I..."
But before he could finish speaking, Chen Tao had already reopened the passage leading directly to the Origin Wall Supreme Little Superman.
Then Connor saw Batman suddenly pull out a pink pill and hold it in front of him: "Eat it."
"Oh." Tiny Connor took it, then asked, "Okay, okay, but what does this pill do? What's it for?"
"Eat now."
Chen Tao told him, "This is very important, hurry up."
"Uh... okay." After studying it for a while, Connor finally tilted his head back and swallowed it all. "So what should we do now?"
Then he saw Batman open the portal.
Superboy Connor followed him through the door and soon appeared at the edge of the Origin Wall.
Connor's eyes immediately fell upon the young Superman Supreme, imprisoned on the Origin Wall. The reason was simple: the other man bore an uncanny resemblance to himself. This wasn't referring to their physical appearance, but rather their shared aura—the aura of a teenage Superman.
And it is precisely because of this quality...
Superboy Superman hates Superboy Connor the most. In this new world he and countless other heroes sacrificed to create, Superboy Connor took his place in the life he should have had. And he, like those other trashy superheroes, doesn't know how to cherish it.
"Batman, who is he?" Superboy Connor looked at Superman, who was also raising his head on the Origin Wall, with a chill down his spine.
The "S" on the other person's chest shimmered in the glow of the Origin Wall, a symbol of hope, a symbol that should represent light and the future. But his crimson eyes and ferocious expression made him look nothing like a righteous person.
"A dark figure whose name has been lost to the annals of history," Chen Tao replied.
Connor looked at the other person with some confusion.
He was certain that he had seen the other person before, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them.
(Note: In several timeline reboots, Superboy Connor has clashed with Superboy Supreme more than once, suffering most defeats but never giving up. Their rivalry has continued for a long time in comic book history.)
But this guy is so strong, really so strong!
Superboy Conor felt the hairs on his body stand on end.
It was precisely because of his biological perspective that he was able to sense just how strong this Superman trapped on the wall—let's call him that for now—was.
He wanted to say something, but the next second he found that he had lost control of his body in an instant.
"?!?!?!"
Superboy Connor, who was being used as a tool, found himself flying uncontrollably, and then flying in front of the excessively strong Kryptonian he had just seen.
A sense of foreboding washed over Superboy Connor. Even though he was being manipulated, seeing Superboy's sinister grin so close made the hairs on his body stand on end.
"What exactly do you want, Batman?" This time, it wasn't Connor who spoke, but Superman Supreme, who was trapped on the Source Wall.
Ever since Chen Tao reappeared in front of him, he had been coldly observing what the other party was doing, but he understood it less and less.
The next second, he saw Superboy Connor take a deep breath.
Immediately afterwards...
"Hehehehehe, your whole family is dead! Hehehehehe! Your girlfriend Laurie is dead, your parents are dead! Hehehehehehe!"
"You are an orphan, an orphan, an orphan!"
"?"
Superman's anger flared up instantly.
(End of this chapter)