Chapter 574 The Brain of Zhenglian
Late at night, the Batcave.
The old Bruce Wayne, who took off his bat suit, opened the door to the conference room, his old face full of fatigue.
Seeing old Bruce Wayne coming in, everyone in the conference room became quiet and all turned their attention to the door.
"Bruce, how is Tim?" Shi Xia stood up first and asked worriedly.
As the captain of the Justice Society, Time Man may not be the strongest among the heroes present, but his qualifications are the oldest except for Batman and The Flash.
At the same time, he is also the most convincing existence to everyone. His character, strategy, and overall outlook are all good, so he takes on the role of captain of the Justice Association.
He and Red Robin have met several times, and they have also worked together on operations. Shi Xia has a very good feeling about Tim. He knows that this is a child with great potential and will become a great success in the future.
Now Red Robin is seriously injured. Although he is not a member of the Justice Society, this is a heavy blow to all superhero members.
"The life has been saved, but when he can wake up depends on his own willpower." Old Bruce Wayne said calmly, with a tone that made it impossible to hear his emotions at the moment.
Bruce Wayne Sr. arranged for Stephanie and Tula to take care of Tim. The two girls saw Tim's shocking injuries and cried several times behind their backs.
Old Bruce Wayne was also in a bad mood, but he knew he couldn't show it. Now that the invaders had started a war, he must not let his emotions affect his judgment.
"This time the Steppenwolf came with bad intentions. I believe Her Majesty Hippolyta has told you the specific situation."
"Yes, regarding that battle in ancient times, if our enemy is really them, then we must be more careful." Shi Xia's brows were full of sorrow.
The biggest difficulty they encountered before was the criminal organization the International Gang, but this time the situation was no different than before. The new gods from the dark world were simply invincible.
At that time, not only people from all over the world united, but even the gods put aside their barriers and directly participated in the war. To this extent, they had to pay a huge price to drive the enemy out.
Now, time has passed, not to mention the gods, even the Amazons and Atlanteans have retreated into secret realms for various reasons. Today's earth is a piece of scattered sand, with no power to unite at all.
"Steppenwolf is just the vanguard of the enemy. If we can't even get through this level, then the earth will be over without waiting for Darkseid to actually arrive." Hippolyta said seriously.
"Black Adam, Shazam, if you two faced off against Steppenwolf, what are your chances of winning?" Suddenly, Wildcat looked at the two muscular men next to him and asked.
Shazam's true identity has not yet been revealed to the Justice Society. No one except Batman knows that Shazam is now just a thirteen-year-old boy named Billy.
"As long as I don't hold a weapon, I shouldn't lose to him. However, the opponent cannot fight alone." Black Adam glanced at the silent Shazam and said casually.
"Yes, everyone has seen the previous battles. Those biological weapons called 'demon-like' are not simple things. They have no fear and even feed on fear. We don't know how many they have yet. ”
Having said this, Shi Xia looked up at old Bruce Wayne. "Bruce, can you contact Congress? If we have the help of the military, we may be able to prepare in advance. Even if we cannot win, we will not let Steppenwolf take away the mother box."
"It's impossible. After what happened before, they and we have been at loggerheads. If it weren't for the pressure of public opinion, they would have demolished the Justice Society hall."
The 'those things' that old Bruce Wayne mentioned naturally refer to the renaming of the Justice Society of America to the Justice Society, plus his sabotage of the formation of Task Force X and other events.
Killing people's jobs is like killing their parents. Naturally, some people in the military and Congress hate heroes like Batman with all their teeth. It is basically impossible to get their help.
But old Bruce Wayne has no regrets. If he didn't cut the knot quickly, take the Justice Society into his own hands in advance, and get rid of those hidden mines, they would probably be in even more trouble when Steppenwolf attacks.
"This is not the time to think about personal grudges. If Steppenwolf takes away the Mother Box, then the whole world, and even other worlds, will be threatened." Shi Xia said righteously.
"That's true, but the question is, will they believe it?" Doctor Destiny Kent said calmly, crossing his arms. "I've been around a lot of those people, and you can never wake up someone who's pretending to be asleep."
"Then what should we do? Isn't it a bit too fanciful for us to face an unknown army?" Wild Cat was also a little distressed.
He is not afraid of war, he is afraid of losing the war.
The enemy's terror is beyond their imagination. Now the safety of everyone on the planet is on them. If they lose, everything will be burned down.
Wildcat's words lowered the atmosphere in the conference room. Everyone was silent and frowning.
Although the appearance of everyone forced Steppenwolf back, everyone understood that the other party's retreat was definitely not because the other party was afraid, but because Steppenwolf wanted to definitely occupy the earth.
The next time they meet, it is estimated that the other party's methods will be more cruel and their offensive will be more fierce.
Just when the atmosphere in the conference room was about to reach freezing point, old Bruce Wayne suddenly spoke into silence. He stood up slowly, looked around and said.
"It's just an alien. It's not like I haven't seen stronger invaders before. Why, if we change our opponents, we wouldn't be able to fight?"
Hearing Batman's words, everyone raised their heads unconsciously, a strange light flashed in their eyes, and at the same time, a warmth rose in their hearts.
Yes, General Zod's troubles back then were no bigger than they are now, but so what, didn't Batman, with the Flash and another alien woman, still defeat thousands of armies?
In terms of individual combat capabilities, the Kryptonians are not much stronger than those demonoids. In terms of advanced combat capabilities, General Zod can tear Steppenwolf alive.
Even a terrible crisis like General Zod can be solved. Why should everyone worry about a little Steppenwolf? So what about the new gods? Gods are not immune to bloodshed.
"Do you have a solution?" Shi Xia curled his lips and looked at old Bruce Wayne excitedly.
Batman noticed Shi Xia's gaze and did not answer directly. Instead, he stood up and walked to the middle of the conference room and spoke slowly.
"Steppenwolf may not be as powerful as Zod, but he is much more cunning than Zod. He has only one purpose this time, which is to take away the Mother Box and try to release the power of unity to fundamentally reshape the world. This In one point, it is similar to the Creation Engine.
General Zod's failure was mainly due to his arrogance and underestimation of human beings. He could not imagine that we had mastered his weaknesses, so he ended up dead.
Steppenwolf also made mistakes in this operation. "
"What mistake?" Doctor Midnight asked.
Bruce Wayne Sr. put his hands on the table and continued.
"Unlike General Zod, who is fearless, Steppenwolf obviously knows Darkseid's defeat on Earth, so he is cautious from the beginning and conducts every combat action with special caution.
But he still doesn't know enough about the current state of the earth. Perhaps because the previous two captures of the Mother Box went so smoothly, Steppenwolf slowly let down his guard.
So much so that when seizing the Mother Box guarded by humans, Steppenwolf still used the same method as the previous two times, using the same methods to deal with Paradise Island and Atlantis.
He doesn't know the difference between our human world, Paradise Island, and Atlantis, so His sword didn't hit the right spot, and this also gave us the opportunity to adapt accordingly. "
Everyone listened to Batman's story and couldn't help but nod. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was really the case.
Paradise Island and Atlantis may have stronger personal combat capabilities than humans, but who would have thought that there are so many beings with incredible power among humans.
Doctor Destiny, the messenger of Naboo, Black Adam, the successor of the Egyptian gods, Shazam, the successor of the Olympus gods, Green Lantern of the Green Lantern Corps, Hawkman, the reincarnation of the prince of ancient Egypt, and the Flash who controls the speed force.
Any one of these powers is extremely powerful if taken alone. But now, these people are the guardians of mankind, and he, the Steppenwolf, has to avoid the sharp edge when he encounters them.
"Bruce, tell me, I will listen to you on what we need to do next." Wildcat stood up eagerly and said with a sinister smile.
"Don't worry, during the next period of time, Steppenwolf will definitely investigate each of us secretly and try to find our flaws, weaknesses, or family members. We are working openly and secretly, and we cannot match the speed. "
With that said, Bruce Wayne Sr. raised his hand and tapped on the box containing the mother box on the conference table, and continued.
"So we have to find another way. Doesn't Steppenwolf want the Mother Box? Then let's use the Mother Box to make a fuss. If we can force him to retreat, we may also force him to come out and show up on his own initiative."
Everyone present exchanged glances and agreed with Batman's statement. If Steppenwolf was given enough time to investigate the details of these heroes, their families and friends would be in danger.
This situation is not what they want to see.
"Time Man, I need you to spread the news. Let me tell you that the Justice Society has decided to destroy the Mother Box after discussion." Old Bruce Wayne said.
"Destroy!?" Hippolyta was shocked when she heard this and couldn't help but say. "Can we do this? Back then, even the gods couldn't destroy the mother box."
Hearing this, old Bruce Wayne just smiled slightly.
"Who said there is only one way to destroy it? We can let The Flash throw this box to the end of time."