louisehourcade Chapter 271 We're going straight to Darkseid's hometown.
Chapter 271 We're going straight to Darkseid's hometown.
Chapter 271 We're going straight to Darkseid's hometown.
Mechanical Superman stood atop the Justice League Hall, looking down at the entire hall, which had already been completed.
In his mind, his thoughts had already traversed thousands of miles and connected with the mite of meditation.
"How is it?"
In the information channel, he asked the Mite, "Has the Outsider ever doubted our relationship?"
"No." Soon, the slightly hoarse voice of the Mite, coming from an old-fashioned magic radio, echoed in the Mechanical Superman's mind:
"Our recruitment game completely fooled the Outsider. He always thought I met you through him, which led to our three-way alliance, but the truth is quite the opposite. That idiot is the one who was fooled."
(Note: In Chapter 241, in order to deceive outsiders, the Mite pretended to be meeting the Mechanical Superman for the first time.)
"Stop talking nonsense." The mechanical superhero's cold voice came: "What I want to know now is whether the Outsider and his supervillain secret society lied to me, and whether they can really use that so-called Father Box to replace the effects of the three who failed to get the Mother Box, thereby summoning Darkseid to Earth."
He said, "That bastard, 'The Outsider,' never intended to keep his promise to summon Darkseid to Earth. If he's unwilling to do so, then I'm afraid I'll have to do it for him myself."
"But before that... I need to confirm, I need to confirm that the outsider does indeed have the ability to summon Darkseid, and is not lying to me in the same way. So tell me the answer now, Mite."
"The Outsider really is capable." Then the Mechanical Superman heard the voice of Mite: "Great Mechanical Superman, although the Outsider didn't really want to help you, what he said about the Father Box being able to summon Darkseid is absolutely true."
Before the mechanical superhero could finish speaking, Mite continued, "Don't worry, I will retrieve the Mother Box that will help Darkseid come to Earth. Just when Batman thought he could rest easy after protecting the three Mother Boxes, the arrival of the great Darkseid will surely be an interesting surprise."
"And we will keep our promise then. Darkseid doesn't need any magic from Earth; all that magic will belong to you then," the mechanical superhero smoothly replied.
"Our interests are not in conflict. After all, all you need is magic on Earth, not to rule this planet. There is only one thing you pursue, and that is stronger magic."
“Indeed,” said the Mite of Meditation. “Therefore, magic belongs to me, and the earth to Darkseid.”
He said, "Batman will definitely be taken aback by Darkseid's sudden arrival."
(Note: Because essentially, as the villain of Earth-3 in a parallel universe, the Outsider's core goal is to weaken the Justice League, to which the protagonist belongs, in order to prepare for the invasion of the Earth-3 Crime Syndicate. But if Darkseid directly takes over Earth, then is the Earth-3 Crime Syndicate coming over just to take over the ruins?)
Therefore, from the very beginning, the outsider never intended to summon Darkseid; his and the mechanical superhero's goals were completely opposite.
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"Wonderful...wonderful..."
"Alas……"
Metropolis, inside the Wayne Corporation's laboratory.
For Wayne Enterprises, no matter how expensive or technologically advanced the equipment is, it is not unique in the face of money. So whatever the Gotham City laboratory has, the Metropolitan Laboratory also has. It's just a matter of buying another set of equipment. This also makes it convenient for Lucius to conduct his research anytime, anywhere, without any connection.
At this very moment, Chen Tao, who had synchronized with the Bat Mage, was stroking the hairy man's body with a look of fascination in front of Lucius, the chief scientist of Wayne Enterprises.
This monster was secretly researched and created by a secret society of super villains under the villain "Outsider," and was captured by Chen Tao during the Aquaman incident.
"...So, how long are you going to keep studying this thing?" Lucius said. "I don't quite understand. You've been touching this thing for almost two hours. Just leave it in the lab; you'll have plenty of time to study it later."
Chen Tao didn't tell Lucius anything about Superman Supreme. Although the other man was under his constant surveillance, making a leak impossible, he remained tight-lipped on this matter. He understood the principle that a breach of secrecy could lead to one's death.
What help could Lucius possibly provide if he knew about Superman Supreme? No, there's no part of it that he needs to be directly involved in; he can only play an indirect role.
Then he shouldn't have known about the whole plan.
"I'm just excited to have a new toy."
Chen Tao shook his head.
"The lightning rod you asked me to fix last time wasn't broken at all," Lucius said.
Chen Tao knew that Lucius was referring to the high-tech device from Gorilla City that Gorilla Grodd used when he was dealing with the Flash and his team. It could create a Speed Force storm and even inject the Speed Force into his body.
The gorilla Grodd had previously used this device to drain the Speed Force from Central City, causing the entire city to freeze in time. However, after being defeated, he himself became part of the "device," and the lightning rod device ended up in Chen Tao's hands.
However, Chen Tao never figured out how to use it, so he simply threw it to Lucius and asked him to figure it out.
"We just didn't know how to use it before. After several dangerous experiments, with the help of The Flash and the forced confession of the gorilla Groud after being tortured, we finally learned how to operate the device."
Lucius paused, then continued:
"Actually, I don't understand how this thing works either, but I still built a foolproof external control panel. Now any junior high school student with a normal IQ can use it."
"Well done, Lucius. Here's your bonus," Chen Tao said.
"The instrument itself wasn't broken; it's just that we were like a bunch of cavemen, not knowing how to operate it."
"It's nothing, I'm just looking for an excuse to give you a raise."
"Okay, thanks, Bruce. But I still want to know where you plan to use this lightning rod."
Lucius looked somewhat puzzled: "This thing can drain the speed force of an entire city at any time, causing everyone's time to freeze in place. It's a weapon that attacks on a large scale and a wide area, and it can't be targeted at a specific region."
He said, "I really can't think of any use for such a weapon."
"I mainly use it to surprise my best friends."
While casually lying (perhaps partly true?) to deceive Lucius, Chen Tao carefully continued to trace the magical symbols on the hairy man's body.
At this moment, the long-haired man was in a deep coma, like a dead pig, and did not react to Chen Tao's actions in the slightest.
The Mite of Meditation went to great lengths to ensure that the hairy people could break through Atlantis's magical shield.
For example, right now, the general effect of the magic left on the hairy man is that no matter where the teleportation spell on the Atlantis magic shield teleports the hairy man, he will return in the next second through this magic.
Based on Chen Tao's knowledge of magic, this was simply an incredible miracle.
Because unless a miraculous force is used, regardless of waste or cost, to forcibly increase the effect, all spells will have a limited teleportation distance.
Even with the Death King's treasure, the Golden Sphere, which could allow Chen Tao to travel to Ismot in Athositas, it still couldn't allow him to reach the Supreme Little Superman on the Origin Wall. He would still have to go through the Eternal Cellar to get there.
But the spell of the Meditation Mite broke this.
Just like when he helped Bain find his way, after sending Bain away, Chen Tao also helped Athositus find his way again, and along the way, he also tried out the spell of the Meditation Mite next to the Origin Wall.
When Chen Tao first studied the spell with Atositas, he didn't understand how it was done. But after studying it for a while, he discovered that the Mite had cleverly set up a spell that mimicked other people's spells.
So the entire "hairy man recall program" works like this:
The Atlantis teleportation array was activated, teleporting the hairy man away → The Mite of Meditation activated its spell, directly copying the Atlantis teleportation array → and then used the Atlantis teleportation array's magic to teleport the hairy man back.
Thus, even though the Mite of Meditation didn't know any anti-magic spells against the Atlantis Teleportation Array, it still managed to teleport the Hairy Man back using the Magic Copying Technique, achieving its goal of protecting the Hairy Man from being teleported away.
DC version of Kakashi the Copy Ninja, American comic version of the Sun Moon Cult's Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, Chen Tao wanted to stand up and applaud the Mite of Meditation.
This is simply a brilliant idea, and it also profoundly demonstrates the gap in magical skill between Chen Tao, a magician who became a half-baked master through the Bat Mage, and a traditional magical villain like the Meditation Mite.
However, this spell is very good, and it's mine now.
To a certain extent, the Mite of Meditation was a great help; otherwise, he would have had to use a much more complicated method to achieve the same goal.
The Mite is actually a kind and honest person!
Chen Tao was deeply moved. As he thought this, he stood up and patted his bottom.
In short, the hairy man has learned all the magic and is now worthless. The next step is to give it to Bane to turn into a decaying corpse and continue to make use of it.
However, there was no need to tell Lucius any of this. He said, "Don't be in such a hurry, Lucius. I'm just taking advantage of this rare opportunity while waiting for Dr. Stone to come to the lab to continue my research."
He waved his hand: "Do you expect me to rush over and ask Dr. Stone to skip watching his son's football game to come and help me with my experiment? There's no such thing as being available at a moment's notice."
Since Chen Tao stopped Victor Stone from becoming the superhero Cyborg, their father-son relationship has visibly taken a giant leap forward. Now, Dr. Stone practically lives on his son's football field and doesn't even want to work anymore.
This could be considered a form of retaliatory compensation, and thankfully, in their universe, Dr. Silas Stone still has the opportunity to repay his debts, unlike in another universe where...
The mistakes you've made can never be undone.
and so……
"Let them enjoy their father-son time a little longer. Although I'm in a hurry, I'm not in such a rush... Hmm?"
Chen Tao was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly raised an eyebrow. Lucius glared at him.
You really have been spying on Dr. Stone all along!
"Victor Stone's match is over, which means Dr. Stone is now available."
As Chen Tao spoke, he took out the Death King Golden Sphere from his pocket. In an instant, the golden vortex portal opened, and with a single reach, Chen Tao dragged Dr. Stone, who was still celebrating his son's victory on the field, to the center of the laboratory.
Before a bewildered Dr. Stone could react, he met Batman's reddened eyes:
"Alright, Dr. Stone, I hereby declare the holiday over. It's time to get back to work!"
Then Batman opened his mouth right in front of him, and with a retching sound, he spat out the three mother boxes, which landed neatly on the table.
"Batman, I told you, scientific research isn't like carpentry, where you can just put things together however you want."
After realizing the situation, Dr. Stone shook his head and sighed.
"Reverse-closing the master box is too difficult for us; we lack too much understanding of master boxes! Imagine if I were to open a door for you—"
"It's about opening the blast channel," Chen Tao corrected.
"Yes, yes, the popping channel, but that's not the point," Dr. Stone said. "I already thoroughly studied them when I was experimenting with the two master boxes before."
As he casually reached out and picked up three mother boxes from the table, placing them on the instrument beside him, he said:
"If you asked me to open a supersonic portal for you, we could all be sent to Apokolips to walk right into your trap. That would be as easy as playing a game. But if you want to close an already opened portal in reverse, that's difficult, and very difficult."
He said, "You don't have a deep understanding of the Mother Boxes. You don't know why! These three Mother Boxes were specifically created to open a portal to Apokolips."
Dr. Stone, worried that Batman might not understand, thought for a moment and gave an example:
"If I had to give an example, it would be like a U-shaped lock specifically designed for locking bicycles."
It was made to lock bicycles, but can you use it to lock a door? Of course you can.
But you need to find a metal-barred security door that allows a U-lock to pass through, so that you can achieve the purpose of locking the door with a U-lock.
So Dr. Stone shrugged: "You said, could we use these mother boxes to reverse and shut down the blast channel from Apokolips to Earth? My answer is, of course we could."
As Dr. Stone spoke, he quickly added:
"But you'll have a hard time finding the 'iron gate' that belongs to your U-lock. You have to understand that its main function is to open the 'blast channel' from Apokolips to Earth, just like a U-lock is for locking a bicycle, not for any other purpose."
He rambled on and on about a lot of nonsense, completely unaware that Chen Tao didn't care much at all, only hearing the sentence, "Opening the passage to Apokolips is very easy."
He grabbed Silas Stone's arm: "Well done, Dr. Stone! I'm relieved to hear that."
"We're going to use the Mother Box to open a door and then go straight to Darkseid's home!"
Book Title: I'm Really Not a Succubus
Synopsis: Ninth-Rank Succubus: Besides being stunningly handsome and incredibly alluring, you are also a thief. You can steal not only other people's property, but also their energy, memories, thoughts, and even their destiny.
Eighth-Rank Succubus: You've become even more handsome and a better thief. You're also a gossipy con artist. Any lie you utter will become the truth.
Seventh-Rank Succubus: You have become a robber. Whether others are willing to let you steal from them or not, you can forcibly take anything you want from them.
Sixth-Rank Succubus: You become a heartbreaker, your fragrance can make any living being fall into a daze, regardless of gender, age, bird or beast, all will submit to your legs.
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Third-Rank Succubus: You are a male beauty who brings disaster, and the whole world is suffering because of you—the promotion ceremony involves stealing the throne of a country.
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First-Rank Succubus: You have finally grown into a true succubus. The laws and authority of the entire world are obsessed with you. You fool all things and transcend all time and destiny—the Ascension Ceremony, bewitching all beings and turning the world upside down.
(End of this chapter)