Chapter 576 The Corrupted Fortress of Solitude
The secret Arctic station is a facility that does not exist at all.
"Those humans would never have imagined that we would establish an outpost here."
Inside General Zod's flagship, the Fortress of Solitude, which has been sealed and contained, Steppenwolf casually played with the Kryptonian technology device in his hand, with a slight sneer on his face.
He is not particularly familiar with Kryptonian technology, but this does not delay his invasion and occupation of everything here. After all, without the Kryptonians, these machines and devices cannot stop him at all.
When Steppenwolf first arrived on Earth, he used Apokolips' technology to scan the magnetic field response of the entire Earth. First, this move was to investigate and narrow down the search scope for the Mother Box.
Secondly, Steppenwolf also wants to know whether there is something extraordinary in today's earth civilization that may even threaten his own existence.
With the help of Apokolips technology, the entire earth is like an undefended white paper. No technology can stop his scanning. Everything is presented in front of Steppenwolf's eyes for him to read at will.
On Earth, Steppenwolf discovered three very interesting and non-local products, one of which was the Kryptonian fleet located in the Arctic.
The remaining two are from Kandak, which is rich in metal minerals containing abnormal energy, and the other is a scarab from one of the ancient civilizations.
In the records of Apokolips, there are also some records about this scarab. This object is an aggressive weapon developed by the Zerg tribe. It has the strange ability to possess creatures and affect their brains.
But just like Apokolips doesn't pay attention to the Reach Zerg at all, Steppenwolf doesn't care about this little scarab at all.
He is just an insect wandering outside. To Him, he is an ant that can be easily crushed to death at any time. When the power of unity is successfully activated, nothing will exist on the entire earth.
Throw away this alien bug, and the options for outposts are Kandak, Kryptonian ruins, and humanity's abandoned nuclear power plants.
Khandak is not suitable as an outpost. Although it is vast and sparsely populated, it still belongs to human territory. If he goes there in a big way, his whereabouts will be exposed, which is contrary to Steppenwolf's plan.
Originally, Steppenwolf wanted to go to the abandoned nuclear reaction plant. That place was full of all kinds of residual radiation, and absolutely no one would exist. For humans, these radiations are fatal, but for him, there is nothing. Influence.
Not only him, but other demon-like biological weapons will not be affected by these radiations. It can be said that this is his best choice for establishing an outpost to blast troops.
But later, the Kryptonian legacy ship came into Steppenwolf's sight.
These relics from Krypton were all driven by General Zod when he invaded the earth. After Zhang Yi, Batman, Supergirl, The Flash and Quicksilver resolved the war together, these things were left behind on earth.
As spoils of war, Congress and a group of senators hope to carve up these alien technologies and begin to study these things and master these advanced weapon systems that surpass earth technology.
But Batman did not agree to do this. He knew very well what kind of havoc it would cause on the earth if these high technologies fell into the hands of those people.
So while dealing with Congress, Batman secretly worked with The Flash and Doctor Destiny to move all these alien fleets to the North Pole. This is a place that humans will never discover for a while, and it is also the safest place.
Although it is undeniable that before they accomplished this feat, a lot of Kryptonian technology was spread to the black market. For example, the technology in the hands of international helpers came from here, and the military also secretly took some away.
But fortunately, they were fast enough to protect some of the most advanced and important things, preventing them from falling into the hands of anyone with intentions.
After Bruce Wayne Sr. stored these relics in the North Pole, he named the place 'Fortress of Solitude', which means the last trace of the Kryptonian civilization in this universe.
"Krypton is a name I haven't heard of in a long time. I didn't expect that I could actually see those guys' things on this remote planet."
Steppenwolf sneered, and then crawled out from his armor a metal 'bug', carrying the great technology of Apokolips.
He gently placed the metal bug on the console. Soon, the metal bug started to move. It quickly climbed to the main control position, and its metal claws made a series of 'tacking' sounds on the table.
Then the mechanical bug stretched out its sharp claws and pierced the main console of the Kryptonian legacy ship. As the eyes of the mechanical bug flashed red, soon, the entire legacy ship began to tremble slightly.
The glaciers wrapped around the exterior of the relic fell off in the vibrations, and masses of dark and sticky material began to corrupt the relic from the inside. They spread like viruses or spores, and covered the Kryptonian relics ferociously. ship.
Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on Steppenwolf's face, and then the smile grew bigger and bigger, revealing a mouth full of fangs.
"Wasteland. Wolf."
At this moment, a faint voice came out.
The sound was as noisy as the blowing of air from a broken bellows, and it was also like the whisper of death, making people feel very uncomfortable all over.
Upon hearing this voice, Steppenwolf was stunned for a moment, then suddenly thought of something, and without caring about the next move, he turned around and walked out of the driving control room.
He quickly arrived at the central hall of the Kryptonian flagship. In the empty and dark room, there stood a huge black metal stone monument.
On the three openings under the stone tablet, two mother boxes have been placed. They are shining with different lights, and weird energy is swirling around, making people shudder.
"Dissade, are you calling me?"
Steppenwolf's pace slowed down, he raised his head with a complicated expression, and looked at the top of the stone monument.
Soon, the stone tablet changed. The originally extremely hard stone tablet suddenly became like a liquid and began to boil. Then it melted like lava, revealing a half-human figure wearing a robe.
"Steppenwolf, how far along are you with your plan?"
Desard's bust moved, and droplets of flame flowed from his body. Then he looked down at Steppenwolf and spoke slowly.
"It's been a long time since you reported the situation to me. I hope you can see clearly where you are now. You don't need me to remind you. You are still at the stage of acquitting yourself and making meritorious services."
"Of course, of course" Steppenwolf took two steps forward excitedly and said respectfully. "Desard, help me tell Him that I will obey His will and do anything for Him."
"There is no need to say these words. What I want to see is the actual situation. Tell me Steppenwolf." Disad probed his head. "How's the mother box?"
"I have found two mother boxes, and one is in the hands of humans. These uncivilized races are vulnerable, but there are just a few difficult guys inside." Steppenwolf said seriously.
"I don't want to hear excuses, and I believe that adult doesn't want to hear this either. What matters is the result. You know the importance of the Mother Box very well. Find the last Mother Box as soon as possible. This is your last chance, and it is what He has given you. of kindness.”
When Steppenwolf heard this, his clenched fists couldn't help but tremble slightly, and he immediately knelt down on one knee.
"I will not let Him down. I have built a fortress according to His will. This is a ruined ship belonging to the Kryptonians. It also contains the life technology mastered by the Kryptonians, and there are also some Kryptonian remains here. .
I believe that I can rewrite this device through the technology He gave me, create a destroyer exclusive to the throne, and help Him conquer more worlds. "
"Krypton Technology"
When Disad heard this, the expression on his face changed somewhat, as if he was recalling some bad memories, but he quickly reacted and continued.
"Well done, this thing is very useful, but I hope you don't sacrifice the good for the last. I don't think I need to remind you that you don't have much time left."
"Please Dessard." Steppenwolf knelt down on both legs. “I pray to you that you may speak a kind word to Him on my behalf, and forgive me of my former sins after I have conquered the world by His will.”
"snort"
Disad snorted coldly, with no expression on his face.
Looking at the Steppenwolf with his head lowered beneath him, Disad just waved his sleeves.
"Let's wait until you solve the trouble here. Don't forget, there is still a mother box wandering outside."
As soon as the words fell, Disad's figure disappeared.
Steppenwolf was left alone kneeling on the ground, staring blankly at the black stone tablet that had returned to its original appearance, unable to regain consciousness for a long time.
The other side.
Gotham City, deep in the Batcave beneath Wayne Castle.
The sleeping old Bruce Wayne was suddenly awakened by a rapid ringing.
Rubbing his face vigorously, old Bruce Wayne focused on the computer. On the screen, the search progress bar disappeared at some point, and a location was flashing.
Old Bruce Wayne squinted his eyes and looked at that location carefully. When he saw that the location was the North Pole, his eyes widened suddenly.
Immediately afterwards, old Bruce Wayne suddenly lost all sleep, and his back was covered with cold sweat in an instant.
No one knows what’s in the Arctic better than he does.
After the containment and sealing, the old Bruce Wayne never went to the Fortress of Solitude again. He knew that these things did not belong to the earth, let alone himself.
This fortress was built specifically for Kara by Bruce Wayne Sr.
Although Kara has followed Zhang Yi to other worlds to see more and better things, old Bruce Wayne believes that Kara will come back one day.
And this fortress will become Kara's 'home' after she returns.
Just like she was born in this universe, maybe some people among humans have failed her and done many things to her, but it is undeniable that this is her home.
But at this moment, I looked at the flashing [matching object 87% accuracy] logo on the computer screen.
Old Bruce Wayne only felt that his heartbeat was a few minutes faster. He gritted his teeth and his eyes were extremely complicated.
"Oops."