Chapter 229: Supergirl, still in a coma, becomes the leader of the Justice League
My name is Ron Rongzi, I have used aliases such as Calvin Swanwick and John Jones.
But perhaps you will be more familiar with my other name.
Martian Manhunter.
And the man in front of me is Batman.
In the hazy sunlight through the fog, his figure emerged in a shadow, just like what was said in the books in the cheap store.
This is the first time I have really seen Batman.
People say that he runs into every deepest midnight with open arms and wild laughter, chasing darkness and fear, the power that he uses... Oh, yes, gentlemen.
I think he comes from the setting sun where scorch and ruby red shine together, the color like jam in berry pie.
Of course, no one knows what he is actually running away from.
Maybe even he himself doesn't know this.
Martian Manhunter is not unaware of what Batman has done. His attempt to support Superman to replace himself, recruiting those villains, and those plans for retirement.
If you look carefully, these traces cannot be hidden from Martian Manhunter.
However, although it is clear that Batman intends to retire, the green-skinned alien is also clear: at this stage, Batman is still irreplaceable.
In fact, the government has been planning this alliance for a long time, and even the predecessor of the current President Clinton had already planned it. The Metal Man is the product of this related plan, but the plan was eventually participated in and penetrated too deeply by Luthor himself.
Martian Manhunter had to admit that in terms of scientific research ability, Luthor's ability was outstanding. He was completely restricted by the technological level of his home planet Earth, and the government's scientists were not even worthy of Luthor's shoes on the technical level.
This led to the Metal Man project being taken away by Luthor with his own scientific research ability. The final result was that John Cobain's technology was basically all from Luthor's hands, which the government could never tolerate.
So this incident was shelved, but it never stopped.
The Japanese-American samurai sword that her husband used to chop people, the mecha soldier legion, and even the fact that prompted Martian Manhunter himself to finally decide to confront the government about his true identity were all the government's exploration and efforts in the field of extraordinary creatures.
Another example is the Green Lantern. The government has not yet found out his true identity.
Okay, okay, Batman revealed the real name of Green Lantern as soon as he opened his mouth.
But it does not mean that the government is incompetent. They just... need time.
In short, the government has been trying to cooperate with Batman instead of letting him wander on the gray edge of the law. The idea of "adding Batman to the League" was proposed and entered the implementation stage under the premise of such thinking logic.
As for the proposal of Batman becoming the leader, to be honest, many people opposed it at the beginning, but in fact, the government itself lacked candidates who could lead the entire league.
Martian Manhunter?
Martian Manhunter himself declined. He knew very well that his weakness of being afraid of fire was too easy to target him. He meant that anyone with a lighter could create a small flame, and kryptonite, even if it was artificial, had to go through at least dozens of processes, and the artificial one might not be as effective as the original one.
Green Lantern?
Not to mention that the government had not yet found out the true identity of the other party before being pointed out by Batman. Even if they knew the true identity of Green Lantern, they would not dare to let him become the leader of the entire alliance. The reason is very simple.
A "United Nations" that spans the universe and may ride on the head of the government may be more terrifying than Batman, who has a bunch of subordinates but no territory.
Samurai sword metal man and the like are even more impossible. What if you force Samurai sword to the position of leader of the alliance, and then during the fight, she said that her husband had her period today and couldn't fight, and wanted to go on strike, what should you do?
And Wonder Woman... Wonder Woman has become a synonym for uncontrollable in the eyes of the government. Her psychological test evaluation shows that her sensibility overwhelms her rationality.
In fact, they had a plan to push Cyborg Superman to the leader of the alliance, who can fight and control, and has the ability to directly suppress other members of the alliance. However, this idea was forced to end after Cyborg Superman was confirmed to be related to Steppenwolf.
Therefore, it is not that the government wants Batman to be the leader, but after comprehensive consideration, under the premise of not affecting the overall strength of the team, no one is more suitable for the position of leader than Batman.
"Justice League?" Martian Manhunter heard Batman say: "Ugh! This name is really terrible."
He said: "Justice League is a weird name, it sounds third-rate. If the Legion of Doom doesn't work, the Secret Society of Super Villains will also work."
"Or the Injustice League, the Crime Syndicate, or the Secret Six?"
(Note: Chen Tao here said the names of the famous DC villain alliance)
While Chen Tao was talking nonsense to delay time, he was silently weighing the pros and cons in his heart.
"..."
Martian Manhunter was speechless.
The green-skinned alien scratched his bald head.
He was a little confused by Batman's unconventional remarks.
"Please be normal."
He finally said bluntly.
"I'm sorry." Chen Tao apologized sincerely: "So..."
So...?
"I object!" Cyborg took two quick steps and walked to the side of Martian Manhunter: "What are you kidding? Where are your credentials? You represent the government? I won't agree to such a thing!"
He pointed at Batman: "I am fighting for the country and punishing evil for the country. I will never work with illegal vigilantes who break the law and those former criminals under his command."
He suddenly grabbed Martian Manhunter's collar: "Listen, greenskin, I don't know if those people in the government have shown you my information. I am not an alien like you. Although I have mutated due to cosmic rays, I am still a thorough earthling. I am protecting my planet! You can't do this to me!"
"Your Excellency the President has long thought that you will have objections." Facing the sudden attack of Cyborg Superman, Martian Manhunter had a blank expression on his face. He took out the communicator and put it on Cyborg Superman's face.
Cyborg Superman was bargaining and shouting with the president, and Martian Manhunter turned his attention back to Chen Tao.
He could see that Batman was still hesitating.
"Sorry, Batman, there is no other candidate besides you." He said with some regret: "After all, only you can take on the responsibility."
When he said the last sentence, he seemed to have some hidden meaning, not knowing whether he was referring to Batman's ability or the betrayal of the Cyborg Superman.
Then he saw Batman exhaled deeply.
"So..."
So...?
"So I refuse to be the master of the Justice League."
"..."
"It's the leader." Wonder Woman reminded him beside him: "You made a slip of the tongue, you said it wrong."
"But except for you, we have no other candidates." Martian Manhunter said.
He thought Batman wanted to play some tricks of refusing and accepting it later. Then he heard Batman say:
"Yes, of course there is, how could there not be?"
"Is it the Flash?" Martian Manhunter asked: "But he can't, you should know that the Flash lacks leadership qualities."
Martian Manhunter could no longer use telepathy, but in an instant he re-entered the role of the persuader. He pulled himself together and gathered his thoughts: "The Flash..." Then he saw Batman turn around and pull the still unconscious Supergirl out from under the mouth of Super Dog Xiaoke from behind, and put her in front of Martian Manhunter, just like a naughty little boy showing his favorite figurine to his companions. "What do you mean, Batman?" "Just let Supergirl become the leader!" Martian Manhunter didn't know what to say. Becoming the leader of the Justice League is not like taking office as the director of the neighborhood committee. You can take office directly by signing and stamping. As a leader, you have to subdue the other unruly superhumans in the team. It's not that you can lead the Justice League by becoming a leader, but those who can lead the Justice League will become leaders. Even if Batman forcibly pushes Supergirl to the position of leader, but the other party has no way to subdue other members, so what's the point of such a leader? In the end, the actual power will still fall into Batman's hands. This is completely a transfer from the left hand to the right hand, avoiding the title of a leader. "I don't care, but the current situation is that I will not take the position of leader." Batman seemed to guess what Martian Manhunter was thinking, and he responded straightforwardly: "But if Supergirl joins the Justice League and becomes the leader, I will join too. Isn't that fair?"
While saying this, he threw Supergirl, who he had just helped up and displayed like a doll, to the ground with a bang. The loyal super dog Krypton immediately ran over, lifted her cape with his mouth, tried to drag her aside, and then tried to carry her again.
Martian Manhunter frowned.
Although he couldn't figure out what Batman was doing, at least his goal had been achieved. As long as Batman agreed to join the Justice League, everything would be fine.
"What, Batman won't be the leader of the Justice League, and the leader is that Kryptonian?"
The originally very excited Cyborg Superman actually calmed down again after hearing Chen Tao's resolution. He stood there with a faint light in his eyes that people couldn't understand.
After a long time, he actually agreed directly: "Okay, as long as the leader is not Batman, I can accept anyone, even a rat."
"!"
To be honest, this result was also beyond the expectations of Martian Manhunter.
What happened today? One after another, they are so in love with Kryptonian girls?
"I have no opinion." Wonder Woman said concisely: "As long as it is for a just cause, I don't care about the leader."
"嘤嘤嘤..." At this moment, Supergirl, who had been in a deep coma, suddenly woke up with a whimper.
As soon as she woke up, she coughed loudly: "Cough cough cough cough, 嘤嘤嘤嘤嘤! I'm about to be choked to death!"
She held her head and got up from the ground in confusion, and then saw Super Dog Xiao Krypton chewing her cape hard: "Xiao Krypton! What happened?"
"Woof!" Xiao Krypton saw that Supergirl finally woke up and shouted excitedly.
Of all the creatures present, Krypton was perhaps the only one who was genuinely happy that Supergirl had woken up.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!" Kara coughed in response to Super Dog, followed by a large cloud of kryptonite, and the smoke was coughed out by Kara, spraying directly on Little Krypton's face.
"Woof!" Little Krypton was caught off guard and couldn't help but bark, covering his neck with his paws, and fainted with a snap.
He had just inhaled a lot of kryptonite, although less than Supergirl, so he didn't fall into a coma, but it still affected his superpowers.
Bang!
Wonder Girl raised her head and was about to say something, but was hit on the forehead by Chen Tao's fist again, and fainted again gorgeously.
"So it's settled."
He picked up Supergirl's cape with one hand and posed the classic posture of Superman villains using their capes to lift the other party after defeating the Superman family:
"From now on, Supergirl is our leader."
In fact, Martian Hunter was right, he just wanted to give up the position of leader.
He never gave up his plan to retire. If he became the leader now, would he retire?
On the contrary, if Supergirl becomes the leader, he can teach her as a member. People will grow up, right? Although Supergirl is widely known as the shame of Krypton in many publications, Superman finally became a member after more than 30 years of sun exposure. Kara is also a Kryptonian, and she will definitely be able to do it after being trained by him.
"In addition to the official members, I also plan to involve some non-staff personnel." Chen Tao said to the Martian Manhunter: "Some villains who have turned from evil to good."
Without waiting for the Martian Manhunter to continue speaking: "In the face of a cosmic crisis, we must unite all the forces that can be united, right?"
He first forced the other party's mouth with words, and then quickly started to make a phone call.
After a while, the fog dissipated, and a portal opened in the void. Killer Croc appeared on the field with the entire rogue gang and a wooden and silly mud face.
"So, what is going on?"
Captain Cold looked at the large number of superheroes on the scene and was a little scared. Just when he wanted to jump back to the Red of All Beings, he found that Killer Croc had closed the portal.
"Is Batman going to sell us to the government?"
The villains were in a mess, chattering, not knowing what to say.
"All scumbags, all villains, laugh wildly, celebrate!
Our cause will be accomplished, and the whole world will tremble under our control! We are going to form an alliance--"
"Applause!" Killer Croc took the lead in applauding, and several other villains followed suit. Magician began to spray fire with his aerial walking shoes on his feet. For a while, the demons danced wildly, and the Martian Hunter and others were dazzled.
"Uh, I'm sure that's not what I meant..." Martian Hunter protested in a daze.
Chen Tao ignored him. Instead, he jumped to a high place excitedly and began to laugh wildly: "This alliance is called--"
Boom!
At this moment, a car suddenly rushed out of the fog that had not yet dissipated, and Black Adam jumped out of the car window, surrounded by lightning: "Mortals! Feel--"
Then he saw a lot of people in colorful clothes looking at him.