northernbook Chapter 334 Are there any benefits to going along with this?
Chapter 334 Are there any benefits to going along with this?
Chapter 334 Are there any benefits to going along with this? (Day 2 of fever, sob)
"But we will resolve the issue regarding Johnny Express, and that will not affect our deal."
Superpower frowned, then turned to Batman and said this.
Deathstorm reported to him that Johnny Quick had disobeyed his orders and continued to vent his anger on The Flash, a blatant challenge to his authority. He wondered who had given Johnny Quick such audacity.
"Your men don't obey your orders? Seriously?"
He heard Batman say, "Huh, this is... quite unexpected."
The other party's words were almost blatantly provocative, a low-level attempt to sow discord, but their flippant expression elevated the mockery of this provocation to a new level.
Superpower couldn't help but feel angry at Johnny Quick. He saw through Batman's intentions, but that didn't mean he wouldn't be angry.
However, he wouldn't kill Johnny Quick for such a trivial reason.
A speedster is a very useful subordinate, but this time the other party's blatant disobedience still angered him.
Chen Tao easily caught the hint of anger hidden in Chao Ba's eyes, which was exactly the result he wanted.
That's right. In any case, Johnny Quick is a "companion" who came here from another world with Superbar. Although the word "companion" may be a bit ridiculous for the crime syndicate, their relationship is still relatively close.
Therefore, no matter how sophisticated the methods of sowing discord Chen Tao used, they could not truly succeed. That's why he deliberately used this slightly sarcastic tone to anger the other party, hoping to make Johnny Quick suffer a bit more. After all, Superpower wouldn't be stupid enough to reduce his own side's fighting strength and cripple Johnny Quick.
Actually, making Johnny Express suffer wouldn't really help the plan, but Chen Tao went to the trouble of doing it for no other reason than...
This was revenge for the beating Barry received.
Despite the training factor, Barry's beating wasn't for nothing.
"Then let's leave it at that for now."
Superpower floated up, while Super Queen stood obediently beside him, without saying a word.
This woman knows how to please people, and Chen Tao thinks she can quickly appease Chao Ba.
However, Chen Tao stopped Superb, who was about to take off: "Wait, don't go yet. What good will it do me to go along with you guys?"
"..."
Superpower looked at Batman without saying a word.
"I've already given you the method to create Kryptonite. Since we're going to share this world together, I should get my share, right? In your world, every bigwig in the crime syndicate has their own sphere of influence."
"..."
"Think about it, the Anti-Monitors are devouring your world. Haven't you ever thought about fighting back? Give me time, and I can customize a perfect enhancement program for each of you as a gift for joining the Crime Syndicate."
"Then we can join forces and launch a counterattack back into your world, twisting off the heads of the anti-monitors and kicking them around like footballs. That way, our criminal syndicate will have two worlds to rule. Two worlds mean double the territory, double the playground."
"..." Superman looked at the Batman in front of him, a smirk playing on his lips, his skin gradually turning white, and a chilling, maniacal laugh appearing on his face beneath the hood:
"Just imagine how wonderful that would be. Every living being would see us as kings, submit to us, and lick every speck of dust from our feet with their tongues. We would have plenty of space to do whatever we want! We could go to a noodle shop by the roadside, ask the owner not to put scallions in it, and then tell him we don't eat beef. And then, bang!"
Superman just watched as Batman went crazy, shooting and then dying with his head tilted to the side. He thought Batman must have something wrong with his head. Superman had never seen such a freak in his world. Even the Joker, whom Night Owl was more familiar with, was just using his laughter to disguise himself. He was just a superhero who liked to tell lame jokes. No matter how you looked at it, this thing in front of him was much more sinister.
"Defeat the anti-surveillance agents and reclaim Earth! Defeat the anti-surveillance agents and reclaim..."
Batman chanted slogans, then continued, "But this world is still my toy for now, and you can't take it away. Dividing this world will only take effect after we join forces to defeat the Anti-Monitor, otherwise who knows what you'll do to my carefully nurtured toy?"
"I will provide you with a professional enhancement plan. Once you've all been enhanced, we'll go and deal with the counter-surveillance agents. After we've taken them out, we'll allocate territory according to merit. You're not allowed to destroy anything before the territory is allocated, as it might become someone else's territory later!"
Superba narrowed his eyes.
Is this their intention? To deliberately delay them and prevent them from actually controlling the world?
No, he...
"Superpower, Superpower?" But just then, Super Queen's voice interrupted Superpower's thoughts.
"Superb, Night Owl just called you, but you answered automatically and then muted the call. He's contacted me now and asked me to remind you..."
Superpower looked down at the communicator on his arm. He raised his arm, and soon Night Owl's cold face appeared on the 3D image projected on the communicator.
"It's all a lie, Superpower."
The number two figure in the crime syndicate coldly cautioned, "In the information I've gathered, Batman isn't quite what we see before us. He protects citizens, saves the world, and isn't much different from the self-proclaimed superhero opponents in our world. Despite his cunning, ruthlessness, unpredictable abilities, and apparent mental instability..."
"However, based on the countless preliminary works and personality profiles I've done, there's absolutely no way he's one of us. This might just be a trick to stall for time. You shouldn't fall for it, Superba."
The owl's voice, broadcast loudly and clearly, rang out throughout the room. Chen Tao, listening nearby, trembled violently.
I've done so many bad things and still haven't received any praise from the villains. What's wrong with this world? Can this world ever get better? I'm angry, trembling, and cold!
Okay, just kidding, Chen Tao hurriedly tried to say the rest of his prepared statement, but Night Owl's voice continued:
"And Superb, I think your previous decision was ill-considered. Even if the method Batman gave you for creating artificial kryptonite is real, you shouldn't have accepted the materials he gave you, in case..."
Chen Tao's heart stirred slightly.
Night Owl is correct, but his way of saying it is problematic, or rather, he said it that way intentionally. Given Superpower's personality, hearing such a statement would probably cause him to immediately…
"Shut up, you have no right to speak."
Superba interrupted him, "You guys are getting bolder and bolder, one by one. First you refused my orders, then you openly questioned me, I..."
He paused halfway through his sentence, seemingly realizing that he shouldn't be openly fighting with his teammates in front of Batman.
"I'll come back to find you."
After cutting off Night Owl's communication, Superpower turned to Chen Tao: "I agree, but you need to prepare the plan to enhance each of us as soon as possible. Once the enhancement is over, we'll deal with the anti-surveillance agents."
"Until we've all completed our enhancements, I guarantee the Crime Syndicate won't come to this planet on your turf to cause trouble—but that only applies if you quickly get the enhancement plans to their desks so they have nothing to do but get stronger. Otherwise, what they do is beyond my control."
Superb leaped into the air and quickly flew back, holding two blood-stained cell phones in his hands—the remains of the two unfortunate climbers whose heads he had previously melted open.
He glanced at them briefly, then used his thermal vision to carve a line of numbers on the rock wall beside him. He then crushed one of the two phones and put the other in his pocket.
"You can contact me using this number." Superman didn't waste any more words; he trusted Batman to top up the number to ensure it was always in touch.
"See you next time," Superpower said.
He then crashed through the top floor of the cave and flew away with the Super Queen.
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In a dark corner, this place has been transformed into a temporary base by Night Owl.
Click, the call was disconnected.
"Mr. Thomas, are you deliberately trying to get Superpower to agree with Batman? Batman must have set a trap for Superpower."
An outsider, wearing a top hat and carrying a cane, is watching the night owl.
At this moment, the famous Thomas Wayne Jr. was typing away on his computer, his expression as expressionless as ever.
Pat pat pat pat pat pat...
He typed the last word and then said, "I know."
"But this will undoubtedly make..."
"It will allow Batman to influence Superman to some extent. But that doesn't matter. As long as the Anti-Monitor comes to this Earth, Batman will have no choice but to fight them. This is not something that can be avoided by running away."
"The Superpowers thought that as long as we escaped to this planet, we could completely escape the Anti-Monitors. They thought that as long as they increased their power, they could stand on equal footing with the Anti-Monitors. They were so wrong."
"The anti-surveillance agents will come to this planet sooner or later, whether I like it or not. So, if that's the case, I might as well take the initiative to be the guide. At least I can precisely control when they arrive."
"And our Earth... to Superpower, it's just territory, or a playground," Night Owl said. "Nowhere has ever meant as much to Superpower as Gotham did to me."
His fingers gradually clenched.
To save Gotham, Nite Owl even went so far as to murder his parents!
(Note: Yes, in the Nite Owl universe, Thomas Wayne Sr. and Martha Wayne Wynn were killed by Thomas Wayne Jr. because he witnessed the evil in Gotham and the corruption of his parents. After conspiring with his butler Alfred, who is the future Outsider, to kill his parents and accidentally kill his beloved brother Bruce, he became Nite Owl. He chose to rule Gotham with brute force in exchange for order and killed the Joker who resisted his ruthless rule.)
"I'm sure even if he agreed to Batman's plan to return to our planet and attack the Anti-Monitor, he would turn around and run away if he found that he couldn't defeat them. Superman is that kind of person. He won't fight for anything but himself. He would immediately give up the idea of taking back our planet and then retreat back to this world to hide away, completely abandoning our universe to save his life. This is not an unacceptable option for Superman at all."
"But I'm different; my plans are different."
"I'll bring the Anti-Monitor directly into this whole new universe. I'll leave Superman with no room to retreat. Batman can control Superman or influence him? It doesn't matter, as long as he truly enhances Superman and can ensure that they can work together to fight the Anti-Monitor. Just in terms of the lineup to fight the Anti-Monitor, I want it to be as strong as possible."
"If they can defeat the Anti-Monitor, that would be great, but what happens next... even if Batman can influence the Crime Syndicate, will they still cross half the universe to fight him for Gotham City?"
"The worst-case scenario is that the Anti-Monitor kills them one by one... then the entire new world will be over. I will then directly close the cosmic portal from this universe to our universe, trapping the Anti-Monitor here, and then find a new universe for the Anti-Monitor to devour, so that it will not come to harm my universe."
Night Owl said, "So all I need to do is make sure Batman can enhance Superman and my other teammates, and that the enhanced ones can then appear on the battlefield fighting the Anti-Monitor. As long as those two goals are achieved, that's enough."
"No matter how they fight the anti-surveillance activists, or what the consequences are—"
"As long as my universe, my planet, and my Gotham are all safe, everything is an acceptable outcome."
He turned to the outsider: "So why do you think the counter-surveillance agents, after turning our planet into a complete mess, haven't utterly destroyed it?"
He refocused his attention on the keyboard in front of him.
"It was because I told him I would bring him a new world. The only condition was..."
"To temporarily slow his pace of destroying our universe."
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A few hours later, at Metropolitan Hospital.
The entire third floor of the hospital's inpatient building has been booked, with the best doctors on standby to ensure that patients receive the best possible treatment.
To prevent unauthorized personnel from entering, they even left notices at the stairwell entrance.
However, at that moment, the sticker was kicked away.
Chen Tao, wearing sunglasses and a pink fur coat, swaggered in with a grin: "Everyone, get up and greet me, I've come to visit you all!"
(End of this chapter)