dmims Chapter 253 One Man, One Woman: Wonder Woman and Batman
Chapter 253 One Man, One Woman: Wonder Woman and Batman
Chapter 253 One Man and One Woman: Wonder Woman and Batman
"I am very impressed with your technology."
On an airplane over the Pacific Ocean sat David Hyde, who was known to the world by another name:
Black manta ray
After the Brainiac incident, all the villains who participated in the fight against Brainiac were given legitimate status in recognition of their contributions to protecting the Earth, and Black Manta was one of them.
After obtaining legal status and settling his money with Batman, he immediately disappeared and has been out of the public eye for a long time.
But how did he end up on this plane at this time?
Sitting opposite Black Manta was a woman dressed in all black. Her left eye was fitted with a sniper scope, like a deadly marksman's, and she had a slender, elongated figure.
She said:
"Thank you for noticing Blackbat. The Blackbat stealth aircraft can stay airborne for weeks on a single takeoff, which allows the NEMO organization to collect intelligence globally more effectively and react accordingly."
"Alright," Black Manta said, "Blackjack, where are you taking me?"
The woman named Blackjack replied, "You'll find out, but it's not time yet."
She blew on the hot tea she was holding.
"Then let's change the subject." Black Manta also picked up his hot tea. "What exactly is the NEMO organization? You invited me to join your organization, but you haven't revealed much to me."
"Similarly, you will know..."
"No, Blackjack." Black Manta placed the hot tea on the table. "I've already heard of it. Now you can tell me."
Black Manta stared at Blackjack's face. An unnatural look flashed across the woman's face.
This is a questioning technique. He knew Blackjack wouldn't answer the first question, but he still asked it anyway. So now, when he asks the real question, Blackjack can't refuse, and even if he does, he has an excuse to lash out.
"Okay," said the woman named Blackjack.
She put down her tea, then hugged the bulge in her chest: "NEMO organization, namely the maritime order enforcement organization."
"Ha, you people even have your own abbreviations."
"Who are you referring to?"
"You secret societies. The Super Villain Secret Society (i.e., the organization of the villain [Outsider] mentioned earlier), the Justice League, and all that."
Black Manta said, "I bet you just love to put on your cape, gather around the big table, and giggle."
Black Manta was deliberately belittling them, trying to coax her into revealing more information, but Blackjack didn't care: "Just like you, it's ridiculous."
Black Manta continued:
"Is satire really that unappreciated? Explain your disgusting acronym to me. What do you want? World domination?"
"We prefer to control its activity," Blackjack said.
"Yes, by utilizing the ocean?"
Blackjack shook his head: "The ocean is the lifeblood of this planet; it undoubtedly determines climate, biological growth, agriculture, transportation, security..."
Black Manta Ray interjected, "Does controlling the ocean mean controlling everything?"
"Yes, and we do control the seas. The Maritime Order Enforcement Organization was founded in 1872, and we have always maintained complete secrecy."
Blackjack said:
"We have been developing our technology. We gained control of the ocean in 1983, and we have been improving our concepts ever since."
Now, it's time for more open action. The world's nations are utterly vulnerable to us; they just don't know it yet.
However, before we reveal our identities, there is one last obstacle we need to overcome.
"The Aquaman of Atlantis," Black Manta gave the answer.
“You’re right,” Blackjack replied. “Our leader, the Fisherman, will like you.”
"Aquaman is my father's killer, so our cooperation is a natural fit. That's why I accepted your recruitment without hesitation."
Black Manta said, "I'll do anything to kill Aquaman."
He spoke obsequiously, but a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.
idiot.
Do you really think you're here to recruit me?
I can't possibly go with you without thoroughly investigating you first.
……
……
……
"What? Me?"
Superboy Connor points to his own nose.
"Me, going with Batman to that Atlantis thing? The underwater city?" he muttered.
"It's ridiculous. I mean, I thought the so-called mission was for me and Batman to fly around in the air, meet the news media, eat some chocolate ice cream, change our profile picture to a photo of us together, get on Twitter's trending topics, and then—"
"..."
Luther sat next to Superboy Connor and felt extremely embarrassed.
As a seasoned supervillain who had been in the business for many years, Luthor thought he had long since expelled the feeling of shame from every pore of his body. He was the ruthless and brilliant Lex Luthor, the most intelligent human being, the most evil...
"—Once we've finished trending on Twitter, we'll all go back to our own mothers, oh damn, even though none of us have mothers. I'm a clone, and Batman, you told me about him before..."
"……Shut up."
Luther's face darkened.
What exactly did I synthesize?!
This damn clone has half the genes of someone as brilliant as Lex Luthor! How could it be so stupid? Where did things go wrong?
Luther said expressionlessly, "If you dare to talk like that again when you see Batman, I'll kill you."
"I'm sorry," Superboy Connor immediately admitted his mistake.
In those few short seconds, the incredibly clever bald man had already realized why Superboy Connor had become this pathetic.
Because the Lex Luthor Corporation was designed to be approachable, clones like Superboy Connor weren't conceived with the goal of "I need a biological weapon" in mind. As a result, his emotions were no different from those of a normal person from the moment he was created, especially after Lex Luthor incorporated half of his own genes.
Luther himself had little experience in raising children (just kidding), and unlike Batman next door, he didn't frequently abuse child labor. In addition, he was busy with other things, and only gave Connor the task of doing good deeds and building up LexCorp's reputation before going to do his own thing. As a result, Connor spent every day with the media and ended up like this.
Luther knew he had to take drastic measures, otherwise it wouldn't just be Connor's reputation that was damaged...
Superboy Connor, seeing the menacing glint in Luthor's eyes, shuddered in fear and quickly pointed behind Luthor: "Look, Batman!"
"Mr. Luther, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Luther turned his head and saw Wonder Woman Diana beside Batman, holding a golden lasso in her hand—Luther's eyes were immediately drawn to the lasso.
According to intelligence provided to him by his informant within the government, this lasso is called the "Lasso of Truth," and it is said to make those who come into contact with it tell the truth.
This is something someone like Luther, whose habit of lying is second nature, would absolutely not want to touch.
"Nice to meet you, Batman." He frowned, somewhat disdainfully pulling Superboy Connor, who was standing beside him staring curiously at the couple, towards him like a kindergarten child, and then shoving him forward.
"That's the deal. You can have him do whatever he wants, whether it's fighting superhumans who talk to fish tens of thousands of meters deep in the ocean, or helping to serve tea and water. It's all up to you."
He said, "And I want to join the Justice League."
Superboy Connor was initially confused, not understanding what "deal" meant, but then he realized what was going on and looked at Luther in disbelief: "So you sold me out?!"
"No, I'm just borrowing it. Shut up and stop talking," Luther scolded him.
"Oh, oh, oh." Connor made a zipping motion with his mouth.
"Of course, cash on delivery." Chen Tao said, pulling the Superboy Connor, who had made an "Eh—" sound, to his side, and then pulling out an information entry device—Luther didn't even notice how he pulled this thing out from behind his butt. Could it be some kind of on-the-spot nanotechnology reconstruction?
Luther felt his eyelids twitching.
Has Batman's technology reached this level?
It's the metal spirit's magic that's wrong.
The data entry device groaned for a while before quickly printing out a physical card with Luther's unhappy, bald head printed on it in large print.
Luther himself didn't even realize when Batman had taken a picture of him.
Chen Tao handed the card to Luther: "Your information has been entered, and you've been granted the necessary permissions."
Luther accepted the card with satisfaction.
Excellent, things are going even more smoothly than expected. Soon he was able to use his various knowledge to engage in open and covert struggles within the Justice League, eliminating Batman's influence through a series of means, thereby sidelining him and becoming the de facto leader of the Justice League, the organization dedicated to saving humanity. And then things were quite simple.
Lex Luthor saves the world!
Hehehehehehehe...
"Now that you're a member of the Justice League, I'll leave many things to you while I'm away."
Chen Tao said, "You need to mobilize the members of the alliance, and at the same time maintain order in: Coastline City, Central City, Wedge Rock City, Gotham City, Metropolitan City, Boston, Seattle, San Diego..."
He rattled off a long list of cities like reciting a menu, then said, "You have to manage these heroes effectively so they can get the job done efficiently."
Before Luther could say anything, he continued, "Lucius has some experimental issues that you'll need to be involved in. Report there this afternoon. Poison Ivy needs your help, Dr. Silas Stone needs your help, and the government..."
For some reason, Luther felt that there was even a hint of... cheerfulness in Batman's tone?
"There's one more extremely important thing: you need to teach all the members of the Justice League teamwork. Tonight's training is..."
Connor, who was sold to Batman by Luthor, watched as Batman kept giving instructions for half a day, and then Luthor, thinking himself calm and dignified, actually scurried away.
Only Connor remained, staring at Batman.
"..."
!!!
Batman is watching me, what should I do?
"Go report to Supergirl." Connor finally heard the order and left as if he had been granted a pardon, only to be grabbed by the collar by Chen Tao: "Don't rush off. This is your ID card. Turn it over so you can call other Justice League members. The AI can also give you directions."
After Superboy Connor left, Chen Tao and Diana also left the Justice League building and headed to the Batcave.
Chen Tao synchronized with the Bat-Sorcerer and briefly learned the spell for using the Lasso of Truth from Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman is a demigod, so she doesn't need a spell to use the Lasso of Truth. But Chen Tao might not be the same. Unless he plans to use the Lasso of Truth like the villains do, he'll have to study the spell a bit before he can use it to catch any struggling enemy.
To be honest, it wasn't complicated, and Chen Tao figured it out quickly.
"Well, I'm glad you lent me your Lasso of Truth. It will greatly increase Aquaman's trust and make our journey easier."
He said.
"Yes." Wonder Woman nodded. "Of course."
Chen Tao clicked his tongue and then started making conversation.
"Uh, I've been quite busy lately, so I haven't been able to train with the league players on teamwork, but I'll have time soon."
"Hmm." Wonder Woman nodded.
"Uh, I've already told you about the spy, the Cyborg Superman. Uh, we'll have to use a different plan to deceive him later."
"Okay," Wonder Woman said.
The atmosphere had gradually become incredibly awkward.
Just as Chen Tao was about to lose patience with the awkward conversation and decide to make an excuse to slip away, send Wonder Woman off, and prepare for his trip to Atlantis the next day, he heard Alfred's voice coming from the Batcave corridor: "Bruce, who's visiting the Batcave?"
Normally, people would greet him the moment they entered the Batcave, but this time the old butler Alfred arrived late, dressed in his pajamas—heaven knows why Alfred was wearing pajamas when it wasn't even dark yet, looking like he had just woken up and was all dazed, but that's what he wore.
In short, he said, "Wow, it's Diana."
He warmly approached and shook hands with Diana:
"Welcome to the Batcave, Miss Prince! Bruce has mentioned you to me many times. I'm Alfred, Bruce's butler. Welcome to the Batcave... Ah, I forgot this isn't your first time here. Please make yourself at home. What would you like to eat? Milk pudding? Alfred's secret sandwich with caviar? Oh, and of course, coffee..."
"Actually, it is the first time," Chen Tao reminded him from the side. "You're mistaken, Alfred. Diana has never come before..."
Then he was given a strange glare by Alfred.
Innocent!
Why are you glaring at me?
"Ah, I'll go get you a cup of coffee—"
"Oh, no need for that, Alfred," Diana waved her hands repeatedly. "I'm leaving soon—"
"Since you're here, why don't you sit a while longer? This is a rare opportunity." But Diana's words were interrupted by Alfred:
"You know, Bruce even used your picture as his computer's desktop wallpaper."
Chen Tao's eyes suddenly widened.
What the hell is this desktop wallpaper... He only looked at the Justice League members' information and photos...
Well, although he's studied Wonder Woman's information for a while, he would never have set Wonder Woman's picture as his desktop wallpaper in front of others—after practicing for so long, he's practically mastered the magic of the Metal Spirit, who would know who he used as his cover image? Alfred is definitely making this up.
He wanted to say something to Alfred, but the other man had already slipped away. Even the Flash, Barry Allen, would be amazed and have to admit defeat at his speed.
Chen Tao turned his head stiffly and saw Wonder Woman Diana Prince walking over somewhat unsteadily, looking at him with a half-smile.
"Hmm?" she made a pleasant sound.
(End of this chapter)