Chapter 622: Disasters
"There's no such thing as a free lunch. Making a wish definitely comes with a price, just like the story of the three monkey paws. I hope everyone tries not to make wishes."
Andrew cautioned, then continued, "General Calvin, send troops into the city to protect the civilians. As for eliminating the enemy, leave that to us, the Justice League."
"The troops are already on their way," General Calvinsaid. "Do you need any other help? The American Militarywill fully cooperate with you."
Andrew shook his head. "No, thanks. Also, don't even think about launching nuclear missiles. Joker can make a wish to nullify them, or even redirect them to bomb other places."
"Exactly, no thanks. Please don't cause any more trouble."
The audience flooded the screen with messages of agreement, and General Calvin said awkwardly, "Don't worry, we won't launch nuclear missiles."
Nuclear missiles certainly wouldn't be launched, but the American Military was definitely unwilling to just be babysitters. A Sky Eye Society high-ranking official asked, "Should we send the Suicide Squad over?"
"Are you an idiot? Or do you think there aren't enough enemies already?"
General Calvin couldn't help but curse, "The Suicide Squad are all Super Villains who were forced into it. What do you think is the first thing they'll do if they enter Gotham City?"
"Wish to Joker to regain their freedom, or kill the idiots from the Sky Eye Society," a general snorted. The Sky Eye Society high-ranking official looked embarrassed, not daring to say anything more. That suggestion just now was indeed quite stupid; he must have been infected by Amanda.
"Protect the people. As for everything else, leave it to the Superheroes."
General Calvin said, "I know you're very unwilling, but for now, this is the best method."
The generals nodded helplessly. Time was too short; they hadn't researched new products yet. This time, they could only wait for the Superheroes to save the world.
Of course, it wouldn't always be like this. Only the American Military could protect America and the world.
They were very sure of this.
In Metropolis, at the Justice League base, Louise looked at the hellish Gotham and couldn't help but turn to Clark, finding him organizing documents.
Louise asked, "Clark, aren't you worried about Gotham?"
"I'm just a normal person now. What good would worrying do? Besides, Mr. Wang and the others won't disappoint us."
Clark shrugged and said, "During this time, I plan to publish more articles. Many people say I'm a kept man because I'm with you, and that won't do."
Louise looked at Clark in surprise. He seemed to have become a different person. If it were the old him, even without superpowers, he would have paid attention to this matter and tried every possible way to help.
"Sure enough, making a wish comes with a price."
Louise looked worried. What Clark lost was not just his superpowers.
Louise was not wrong. Besides losing his superpowers, Clark also lost his sense of justice. There's no such thing as a free lunch. If there really is, it's probably poisonous.
At Barbara's home, Barbara looked at Diana, who had changed into a suit of Armor, and asked, "Diana, are you going to help?"
Diana said, "Yes, I must go. Barbara, I know this is not easy for you, but you've seen the tragic situation in Gotham. We must restore everything to normal."
Barbara smiled and said, "I know, you don't have to worry about me. I'm going to a bar to pick up a man. I hope you take your time, lest he be scared to death by an old woman."
Diana was a bit speechless. She waved to Barbara and quickly flew towards Gotham.
After Diana left, Barbara's face turned cold. What a joke! She had just become young again and gained superpowers. How could she give them up like this?
"Diana, you were born with everything others dream of. So, you don't understand how important these abilities are to me. I can give up everything for them."
As Barbara walked towards the garage, she thought fanatically, "I'm going to Gotham to make that Joker give me stronger abilities. As for the world ending, what does that have to do with me?"
While Barbara became younger, she lost her precious humanity.
…
In Gotham Park Forest, Damian, wearing his most hated lady's long dress, flew quickly among the trees. Behind him, a group of gorillas held modern firearms, constantly shooting at him.
One gorilla even carried a rocket launcher and aimed at him. Then, the rocket exploded with a boom against a large tree next to Damian, sending wood splinters and flames flying.
"Shit."
Damian cursed. He yelled at the long dress, "Lady Sister, quickly help me contact the Justice League! There's a big problem."
Damian's own communicator was damaged in the previous EMP blast, so he could only ask the long dress for help with communication. The long dress's communication system was unaffected.
"I'm not in the mood. You keep resisting being a true lady. I don't want to help you."
The long dress said, "I'm tired. Let it all be destroyed."
"...You're an artificial intelligence, what are you getting angry about?"
Damian looked speechless. He gritted his teeth and said, "Three days. Help me contact the Justice League. Afterwards, I'll wear this dress for three days, okay?"
The long dress was just an artificial intelligence and had no self. Everything it did was to make Damian a lady. As for those tones of voice, they were just intelligent imitations.
"Deal."
The long dress immediately helped Damian contact the Justice League. Then, Damian joined the Justice Leaguecommunication network and shouted, "Superheroes, this is not good."
"It's indeed not good. The enemies are increasing."
Aquaman cursed, "Shit, whose superpower is this? It stinks! Can't these Joker Gang bastards have normal brains?"
"Who with a normal brain would join the Joker Gang?"
Green Lantern grumbled, manifesting a fan to blow the stench back towards the Joker Gang, causing a group of Jokers to vomit simultaneously.
As time passed, the Joker Gang members not only didn't decrease but grew in number. The Superheroes' situation was not very good.
The various superpowers of the Joker Gang were truly powerful. What was worse was that several of the Justice League's main hitters were absent this time—Superman didn't come, Wonder Woman didn't come, Mary came but was knocked out.
Batman asked, "Damian, what's wrong? We're very busy right now."
"I know you're busy, but the situation with the gorillas here is critical."
Damian said, "To make a long story short, there's a laboratory in Gotham that researches Alzheimer's disease. They use gorillas for experiments, hoping to develop a new drug that can cure Alzheimer's.
They succeeded. This new drug can greatly increase the gorillas' intelligence, making them as smart as humans.
Gorilla King, uh, that's the big gorilla who rushed into the Zoo and released all the gorillas. He broke into the lab, stole this potion, and made all his gorillas smart, even able to fire rocket launchers at me."
"So, a second intelligent species will appear on Earth?"
Tony raised an eyebrow. Was the black technology in this universe a bit too black?
Batman said, "Keep going. You're in such a hurry, it can't just be because the gorillas became smart."
"Of course. When those Scientists were researching this potion, they accidentally created a virus. This disease can kill a large number of humans in a short time."
Damian said, "Gorilla King plans to release this virus to eliminate humans, and then use the potion to enhance the gorillas' intelligence. This way, Earth will become a world of gorillas.
Gorilla King captured many engineers and is making a device to release the virus. I tried to stop him, but I failed. Gorilla King is very powerful, and his gorillas are extremely fierce.
Oh, and before I escaped, I saw a group of gorillas making wishes to Joker in the sky. If Joker agrees, they'll become even fiercer."
"...fuck."
The Superheroes couldn't help but curse. What do you call it when it rains, it pours? This is what it's called.
They definitely had to stop those gorillas, but the problem was, they couldn't spare anyone right now.
When the audience saw the Superheroes cursing at the same time, their hearts tightened. Something bad must have happened.
Andrew thought for a moment and said, "Diana, you go help Damian deal with those gorillas. Don't hold back."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Diana didn't waste words, immediately changed direction, and flew towards Damian's location.
Andrew reminded, "Don't be careless. A group of gorillas with modern firearms isn't scary, but a group of gorillas with superpowers is terrifying."
Diana said, "Don't worry, I'm wearing my Bracelets of Submission, so there won't be any problem."
Just as the gorilla situation was handled, Alfred's voice sounded in the internal channel: "Although it's not the time, I also have bad news here.
The Gotham Botanical Garden is expanding wildly. If nothing is done, in a few hours, Gotham will become a world of plants.
Also, all humans in the botanical garden have disappeared."
Alfred was not using Batman's communicator, but the Justice League internal communicator Andrew gave him.
Tony couldn't help but complain, "After animals, plants are going wild too? What's next, insects?"
"Tony, don't forget your jinxing ability. Shut up quickly," Andrew said irritably. Then, he shouted, "Hancock, you go to the botanical garden and investigate what's happening. Again, be careful, don't be careless."
"Okay, I'll be careful."
Hancock nodded and flew towards the botanical garden. After the change in Gotham, Andrew contacted Hancockimmediately, asking him to return. Because the moon was relatively far, it took some time.
"We must find Joker as soon as possible, otherwise, there will be more and more such disasters."
Tony said, "Among humans, there are quite a few who wish for the world to be destroyed."
Before Tony finished speaking, a violent explosion sounded in the distance, shaking the ground and shattering countless windows.
"What happened?"
Everyone was stunned. At this moment, Joker's projection in the sky spoke: "Breaking news, just now a disabled beggar wished himself into a nuclear missile to destroy Gotham.
He said he hated Gotham to the bone, especially Batman. If Batman hadn't broken his hands, he wouldn't have become a beggar.
The problem is, my game isn't over yet, how can I let him blow up Gotham? So, I made him…
Uh, you must be guessing that the explosion just now was caused by that beggar, but you're wrong. The explosion just now was a gang shootout, completely unrelated to the story I told you."
Chapter 623 Villains
The audience was dumbfounded, then cursed loudly. This Joker was as bad as the rumors said.
"Back to the topic, who can refuse a poor, disabled beggar? So, I made his wish come true, turning him into Nuclear Man."
The Joker continued, "However, the nuclear explosion will happen in an hour. Batman, Superheroes, if you can't defeat me within an hour, then I'm sorry, Gotham will be razed to the ground.
Alright, this news broadcast is over. For the end of the news, I'll leave you with a small question: How many people in the world do you think would want to become Nuclear Man?"
The first half of the Joker's words made countless people furious, while the second half sent shivers down everyone's spines, leaving them completely cold.
They had thought too simply before. If everyone in the world truly made a wish, it wouldn't just be mere chaos; the entire world would be destroyed.
With over six billion people in the world, it's perfectly normal for a few hundred anti-human individuals to emerge.
"Superheroes, you must defeat the Joker!"
The audience looked at the screen, praying incessantly. Their hearts were filled with fear, and the only ones they could rely on were the Superheroes.
"Superheroes, everything depends on you."
In fact, even the American Military and the White Housewere praying. This time, nuclear bombs were useless; they couldn't do anything.
"Nuclear Man, apes, botanical gardens—how long has it been, and three major disasters have already appeared?"
Tony used a laser to cut through the bodies of two Jokers, while also complaining, "Good news, this time it's no longer a double doomsday crisis. Bad news, this time it's a tenfold, hundredfold, thousandfold doomsday crisis."
Andrew sighed and said, "The Wishing Crystal's ability is extremely broken, and what's worse, it fell into the Joker's hands."
"We must find the Joker as soon as possible and end all this. Mr. Wang, has Fiora found the Joker's location?"
Batman asked, "The Joker Gang members are all insane; they won't talk. The more I torture them, the more excited they get."
Fiora hadn't made a move. She flew in the sky, using her Super Vision and Super Hearing to search for the Joker's whereabouts.
"I haven't found him yet. The Joker may seem crazy, but he's actually very smart and will definitely guard against our abilities."
Andrew said, "However, the Joker isn't the type to hide behind the scenes. He will definitely come out to perform. It won't be long before he appears."
Batman said in a deep voice, "The problem is, we don't have time to wait for his performance. The longer we drag this out, the more dangerous the world becomes."
Tony said irritably, "Let's deal with these Joker Gang guys first. If we can't even handle them, what's the point of finding the Joker?"
Just then, the ground suddenly turned completely black, and most people's feet were stuck, unable to move.
"All of you, die!"
Immediately after, accompanied by a loud shout, countless lightning bolts flew out from a nearby skyscraper, illuminating the surroundings with a blinding white light, making it impossible to open one's eyes.
When the lightning disappeared, hundreds of Joker Gangmembers lay on the ground, emitting black smoke.
"So brutal?"
Aquaman swallowed hard and turned to look at the skyscraper, finding Mary and Raven flying out of the hole simultaneously.
It was obvious that the previous killing move was a joint effort between them.
The Joker Gang members' ability to die together was almost unsolvable for technology-oriented people, but for the magic-oriented Raven, it wasn't too much trouble. She pulled out a strand of Mary's hair and used it to create a puppet to transfer fate, successfully breaking the opponent's ability.
Next, Raven helped Mary recover. Seeing more and more Joker Gang members, the two women simply hid in the building to prepare a killing move, then wiped them all out.
Of course, not all Joker Gang members were defeated; some Jokers with special abilities were still present, such as Joker Captain, Joker Stone Man, and so on.
Seeing the awestruck gazes of the crowd, Mary was very pleased. After making a big fool of herself earlier, she finally regained her dignity.
Andrew exclaimed, "As expected of the ex-wife, terrifying indeed."
"Ex-wife, truly terrifying."
The Superheroes and the audience nodded simultaneously. There's only a wrong name, never a wrong nickname. The nickname 'ex-wife' was well-deserved.
Mary's face darkened, and she glared fiercely at Andrew. Why didn't she strike this guy down with the lightning too? My ex-wife your whole family.
Mary felt that if she ever turned evil, it would definitely be because of Andrew.
Batman said, "Without further ado, let's deal with the remaining Jokers and find the real Joker."
"Okay."
Just as everyone was about to make a move, a round of applause sounded. Everyone turned and saw a man in a suit leading a group of 'mental patients' wearing Arkham Asylum's exclusive clothing walking towards them.
Batman's expression immediately became incredibly grim. The Joker had actually rescued all those Super Villains.
Andrew sighed, "This is trouble now. Gotham City, with its simple folk, and Arkham, a hotbed of talent—these people are all tough nuts to crack."
"Gotham City, with its simple folk, and Arkham, a hotbed of talent?"
Batman gave Andrew a speechless look. 'I feel like you're implying something about me, but I have no proof.'
The audience, on the other hand, felt like laughing. Who doesn't know what Gotham City is like? Tourists who go to Gotham City and haven't been robbed more than three times don't even dare to say they've been there.
Tony shook his head. This was the second time. He needed to find a way to completely deal with Arkham Asylum. Every Super Villain was like a ticking time bomb.
"Batman, I'm back. This time, I'll break every bone in your body."
A super strong man stepped forward and roared menacingly at Batman. He was Bane; Batman's spine had once been broken by him.
Batman narrowed his eyes. Bane's biggest weakness was needing to constantly wear a respirator. The problem was, he wasn't wearing one now, which meant he had made a wish. He just didn't know what wish it was.
This time, the Justice League was facing an enhanced version of the Super Villains.
Andrew said, "For bone setting and massage, find Bane; for diligent learning, find the Riddler."
Everyone looked at Andrew speechlessly. Are you addicted to this now? Batman touched his spine, feeling like cursing.
At this moment, the Joker in the sky laughed loudly, "Batman, aren't you surprised to see so many old friends?
I know you're eager to find me. Let's play a game. Each of these people has a Joker card on them. One of them has my current location written on it. As long as you find this card, you'll know where I am.
Also, my dear Batman, here's a hidden mission for you: as long as you kill any one of them, I will immediately appear before you.
Am I good enough to you?"
Batman said coldly, "Joker, I will catch you."
"I'll wait for you."
The Joker said, "However, your time is running out. The Ape Virus, Poison Ivy's botanical garden, Nuclear Man, Batman, your beloved Gotham will soon become ruins, haha."
After speaking, the Joker's projection returned to its original position, looking down at the spectacle from above. He, the Joker, loved watching a good show the most.
"Ape Virus, Poison Ivy's botanical garden, what are those?"
The audience repeatedly asked on the screen. These two things, by their names alone, sounded like nothing good.
Andrew did not answer the audience. He said, "There's nothing more to say. Defeat this group of talents and find the Joker."
"Okay."
The Superheroes nodded simultaneously, and the Super Villains grinned, showing no fear at all.
Then, Bane flew into the sky, his eyes glowing red, and two Heat Vision beams shot fiercely towards Batman.
"Shit, Superman Bane."
Everyone's expressions changed. It was clear that Superman's abilities had been transferred to Bane.
"Jarvis, deploy the Anti-Kryptonian Suit from the satellite."
Tony said, while controlling his nanoshield to block the Heat Vision.
Seeing this, Bane was about to change his attack method when a lightning bolt struck him fiercely. Even in his current state, he couldn't help but let out a scream. It was Mary who had attacked.
"They all say I'm a knock-off Superman. Let me see how strong the real Superman really is?"
Mary, carried by a fierce wind, lunged violently towards Bane. Bane roared and met her head-on with fury.
The next second, the two figures collided heavily, and a shockwave swept through the surroundings, shattering countless windows that crashed down with clattering sounds.
Then, Mary flew backward, crashing straight through a building behind her. Bane laughed loudly and pursued her ferociously.
The two Supermen fought fiercely in the air, and the surrounding buildings continuously suffered damage.
At the same time, others also began to fight. Aquaman faced a white-haired giant zombie, Solomon Grundy, who possessed immortality and immense strength.
Flash faced the bald Mr. Freeze. The opponent could release freezing cold, and Flash couldn't get close to him at all, only able to continuously circle around him.
Green Lantern faced Two-Face, whose left side of his face was burned. Facing the green hammer that Green Lanternsmashed down, Two-Face flipped a coin, waiting for it to land.
"Sorry, this round, I'm lucky."
Two-Face looked at the coin in his hand and said with a smile. The next second, Green Lantern and Two-Faceswapped positions, and Green Lantern was sent flying by his own hammer.
Two-Face laughed loudly. He loved the ability he got from wishing. Everything was decided by the coin; fate was the most just.
Raven faced Joker Captain. The opponent could only deflect physical attacks, not mental attacks. Raven used dream magic to pull him into a dream.
However, this didn't mean everything was fine, because Joker Captain was a mental patient. It wouldn't be easy for Raven to solve him.
Cyborg faced a fully mechanized Super Villain. The two robots exchanged punches and kicks, constantly emitting clanging sounds of impact.
Batman faced the Riddler, dressed in green. The Riddler said with a smile, "I wished to the Joker for an arena, Batman. Ten riddles. If you guess any one wrong, you will die. Oh, and each riddle has a three-minute limit."
Batman raised his hand, and a Batarang shot towards the Riddler. If he couldn't solve the riddle, he could solve the Riddler.
Unfortunately, the Batarang fell to the ground before it even touched the Riddler. Batman frowned, wanting to leave, but was blocked by an invisible barrier.
The Riddler laughed loudly, "Sorry, no one can leave until the arena ends."
Batman's expression was a bit grim, but he could only play the game with the Riddler.
Tony faced Scarecrow and asked in astonishment, "Why are you here? Weren't you locked up by the American Military for experiments? Did the American Military drag their feet again and again?"
After the Fear Lantern Beast incident, Scarecrow was taken away by the American Military and had been a test subject for over a year.
Not only Tony suspected the American Military, the audience also suspected them. In fact, even the American Military high command themselves suspected. General Calvin immediately cursed, "Go investigate this matter quickly."
There was no other way; the reputation of the American Military was simply too bad.
"Half an hour ago, I was indeed in the American Militarylaboratory, being researched."
Scarecrow said happily, "Later, one of my subordinates wished for me to return to Gotham City, so I came back.
To repay you for your long-standing care, I also made a wish, Iron Man, and the American Military. I will repay you well and make you feel the deepest fear."
As Scarecrow shouted, his body rapidly swelled. Soon, he transformed into a yellow Fear Lantern Beast, looking much like a tentacle monster.
"Gotham is now filled with fear. My power is endless, Iron Man, feel the fear!"
Scarecrow roared, and tentacles continuously smashed towards Iron Man.
"Shit, seeing this disgusting monster again."
Iron Man cursed and flew up to dodge the tentacles. Scarecrow was about to continue his attack when a huge steel box fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto his head. He screamed and landed on the ground with a thud, kicking up a lot of dust.
This steel box was the one containing the Anti-Kryptonian Suit. Tony spread his arms and quickly equipped the Anti-Kryptonian Suit.
As soon as Tony was equipped, Scarecrow flung the box away and flew back into the sky. Then, he roared, and dozens of crimson laser beams densely shot from his tentacles towards Tony.
Tony snorted, using his nanoshield to block all the yellow light beams. Then, he roared, and dozens of crimson lasers whistled out, riddling Scarecrow's body with holes.
Unfortunately, Scarecrow could self-heal, and his injuries quickly recovered at a visible speed. He roared, "As long as Gotham still has fear, I will not die, Iron Man. Today, it will definitely be you who dies."
After speaking, Scarecrow once again swung his tentacles and smashed them down fiercely. Tony cursed. This guy wasn't too strong, but killing him was clearly not that easy.
"These Super Villains are not easy to deal with."
Watching the battle on the screen, the audience was filled with tension. Could the Superheroes win? If they lost, the world would be over.
General Calvin asked the same question, "Mr. Wang, can the Justice League win? The situation doesn't look too optimistic. Also, where are Wonder Woman, Fiora, Superman, and Hancock?"
"They have their missions. As for whether they can win, don't worry, I've never lost."
Andrew didn't say much. He asked, "Has the army entered the city?"
"They've already entered the city. We originally wanted to evacuate the civilians, but after the army entered, the bridge leading out of the city was blown up."
General Calvin gave a bitter smile. To leave Gotham, one had to cross the trans-ocean bridge. With the bridge blown up, they could only leave by boat or plane.
Chapter 624 Control
"The army is doing its best to protect the citizens in the city. Also, I've sent quite a few soldiers to search for Nuclear Man; he has disabled hands, so he shouldn't be hard to find."
General Calvin said, "Don't laugh, but I'm now traumatized by the word 'nuclear'."
"Once you find Nuclear Man, notify me, and I'll handle him."
Andrew said, "Your main mission is to protect the citizens, lest they make wishes. The Wishing Crystal is definitely problematic, otherwise, the Joker wouldn't keep forcing everyone to make wishes."
General Calvin said, "No problem, Mr. Wang, we're counting on you."
"Don't worry, as I always say, I've never lost."
Andrew said confidently. Then, he contacted Diana and asked, "How are things on your end?"
"I'm dancing."
Diana replied expressionlessly. Andrew was stunned: "Dancing?"
Diana was indeed dancing. Her limbs were uncontrollably spinning and leaping. What was worse, she also had to dodge bullets constantly fired at her.
"These damn gorillas, they actually wished for such disgusting Super Powers."
Damian was also dancing, specifically tip-toeing ballet. He looked at the dancing gorilla on the opposite side, heavily protected by a group of gorillas, and couldn't help but curse.
After Diana and Damian rendezvoused, they quickly defeated the pursuing gorillas. Then, the two rushed to the gorillas' lair. Things started smoothly, but with the appearance of a dancing gorilla, the situation took a turn for the worse.
The dancing gorilla's ability was very peculiar: when it started dancing, anyone it chose would dance along with it.
Unfortunately, Diana and Damian were the chosen ones.
What was worse, besides the dancing gorilla, there were many other gorillas around. They took advantage of the two being controlled and continuously shot at them. The two could only dance and dodge.
They had thought about dealing with the dancing gorilla, but it was hiding behind, protected by many gorillas, so they had no opportunity.
"Wonder Woman, your dancing… is really ugly, like fighting."
Gorilla King walked up from behind with a group of gorillas, sneering. He was originally an ordinary person, who wished to become a silverback gorilla a few days ago. All these troubles were his doing.
Additionally, the Joker gave Gorilla King special treatment; Gorilla King's strength was far superior to other gorillas.
Seeing Gorilla King appear, Diana's eyes lit up. With a wave of her hand, a bolt of lightning shot rapidly towards Gorilla King.
Gorilla King looked disdainful and didn't move. Then, the lightning suddenly curved, hitting the orangutan next to him. The orangutan wasn't seriously injured, only its chest was scorched black.
This was the orangutan's ability: automatically absorbing damage for Gorilla King.
Additionally, other gorillas wished for the orangutan to have a super sturdy body. The two wishes combined to create a perfect tank guard.
"Wonder Woman, I will capture you and turn you into gorillas like me. Humans are too ugly; only gorillas are the future of this world."
Gorilla King laughed heartily. He shouted, "Go, capture them."
Following Gorilla King's command, a group of Super Powered gorillas rushed forward, shouting. In a normal state, Diana wouldn't put these guys in her eyes, but the problem was, this wasn't a normal state; she was constantly dancing.
Under the gorillas' encirclement, Diana and Damian's situation gradually became more desperate.
Andrew, seeing Diana hadn't replied, looked towards her from a distance.
With that look, Andrew couldn't help but laugh: "Diana, your dance moves are so interesting. By the way, I'm recording a video. This is Wonder Woman's embarrassing moment.
When the market share of Quick Shake drops someday, I'll put this embarrassing moment online, and it will definitely attract a lot of viewers."
"Andrew, instead of thinking about how to help me, you're recording my embarrassing moment?"
Diana gritted her teeth. What kind of boyfriend was this? Just bury him, right? No wonder Mary often cursed Andrew.
Andrew laughed: "Diana, this Super Power isn't without a solution. As long as you successfully master the power of lightning, you can use lightning to destroy the opponent's control.
You've been working hard on your cultivation during this time, just one step away. Now is a good opportunity because the pressure is great enough.
If you can't master the power of lightning, humanity will be destroyed by the gorilla virus."
"The power of lightning? I will master it. I will never let humanity be wiped out."
Diana said with a determined expression, her eyes faintly flickering with lightning.
On the other side, Hancock entered the botanical garden. It was so quiet it was unsettling. Hancock looked around, his gaze somewhat solemn.
With Hancock's vision, he could clearly see a lot of bloodstains and torn clothes on the grass and in the flowerbeds.
"Could it be that everyone in the botanical garden was eaten by these plants?"
Hancock thought for a moment, then shouted loudly towards the sea of flowers opposite: "No matter who you are, or what you're planning, come out quickly, or don't blame me for being impolite."
"I'd like to see how you'll be impolite."
Accompanying this voice, a large vine ball rolled out from the sea of flowers. Then, the vines on the ball opened, revealing a red-haired beauty wearing leaf clothing, who was Poison Ivy.
Poison Ivy, whose real name was Pamela Lillian Isley, was a college student. Some time ago, she was forcibly injected with a large amount of poison by a botanist. However, she didn't die; instead, she unexpectedly gained various Super Powers.
For example, controlling plants, immunity to toxins, creating toxins, and so on.
Poison Ivy had always been hidden within the botanical garden. Earlier, she saw the Joker's video and wished to the Joker for the ability to accelerate plant growth. She wanted to turn the entire Earth into a world of plants.
As for humans, what did they have to do with her? Simply put, she was an extreme environmentalist and utterly disillusioned with humanity.
When Hancock saw Poison Ivy, his eyes immediately lit up. He asked, "Wow, you're so beautiful, why would you do something like this?"
"Humans can wantonly destroy plants, so why can't plants use humans as nutrients?"
Poison Ivy sneered, "Leave, or your fate will be the same as everyone else."
Accompanying Poison Ivy's voice, a large number of vines and grass surrounded Hancock, completely engulfing him.
"Excuse me, I don't like this kind of game. I'm not that guy Aquaman."
Hancock said, "Surrender, I'll help you plead with the judge. Don't force me to fight; hitting women will lower my approval rating. Uh, I misspoke, hitting women will affect my image."
"Disgusting human."
Poison Ivy scoffed with a sneer. She said, "Do you know why I personally appeared and spoke so much to you?"
Hancock said smugly, "I know, it's either because I'm awesome or because I'm handsome."
"….Are all you Super Heroes so narcissistic? Idiot, it's because I'm going to poison you."
Poison Ivy cursed. Hancock was startled and rushed towards Poison Ivy, but before he could run two steps, he weakly collapsed to the ground.
Hancock looked at Poison Ivy in disbelief: "Your poison, it actually works on me?"
"You Supermen don't inherently have poison resistance; it's just that your metabolism is extremely fast, allowing you to excrete most toxins."
Poison Ivy said, "As long as the poison is continuously concentrated, it can still poison you."
After speaking, Poison Ivy controlled the vines to entangle Hancock's limbs and body, bringing him before her.
Then, Poison Ivy opened her mouth towards Hancock. Hancock cried out, "Woah, what are you going to do? I'm telling you, molesting a man is also a crime."
A vein popped on Poison Ivy's forehead. She couldn't be bothered to waste any more words and sprayed a large amount of green toxic gas at Hancock.
Then, the toxic gas rushed into Hancock's nose. Hancockstruggled fiercely at first, but soon, he stopped, his eyes turning completely green.
This meant that Hancock was controlled by Poison Ivy.
Poison Ivy commanded coldly, "Guard me here. Kill anyone who dares to approach."
"Yes."
Hancock replied somewhat blankly. Poison Ivy nodded in satisfaction and controlled the vine ball to return to the sea of flowers.
Poison Ivy was accelerating the growth of a large number of plants. She didn't want to be disturbed by those annoying humans, so she didn't turn Hancock into flower fertilizer.
Such a powerful henchman would be too much of a waste to turn into flower fertilizer.
Hancock flew into the sky, guarding the entire botanical garden, fulfilling Poison Ivy's command.
Hancock didn't know that everything that had just happened was being livestreamed, but it wasn't Andrew's livestream, it was the Joker's livestream.
"This is the Botanical Garden Crisis."
The Joker used his wishing ability to project the scene from the botanical garden into the sky above Gotham. He said, "Within a few hours, the botanical garden will spread throughout Gotham City. By then, all Gothamcitizens will become flower fertilizer."
"Plant world, flower fertilizer?"
The Gotham citizens looked horrified. They certainly didn't want to be flower fertilizer. Speaking of which, was this Poison Ivy a bit too powerful? She even controlled Hancock?
Andrew pointed his phone at the sky, and global viewers simultaneously saw Hancock being controlled.
The viewers looked incredibly solemn. They finally understood what the Botanical Garden meant, but if they had a choice, they would rather not know.
"Do you think this is over? Of course not."
The Joker let out a strange laugh, then he switched the screen to the gorillas: "Wow, Wonder Woman is dancing, uh, it's really not great. When I have time, I'll personally dance for you all to see, my dancing is superb.
Back in the day, my dream was to be a dance student. When my mother found out, she cut my mouth open and told me I could never be a dance student.
Let's not talk about those sad things. Do you see those gorillas? They are gorillas with human intelligence. As for their origin, it's not complicated, but I'm too lazy to explain.
In short, they have intelligence, Super Powers, and a virus. Once they launch the virus missile into the sky, most of humanity will die.
This is the gorilla virus I mentioned before. Wonder Woman and that little girl want to stop the gorillas, but obviously, they failed.
Huh, wait, that little girl, why does she look a little familiar?"
Chapter 625 Arrangement
"Apes as smart as humans, ape virus?"
The audience burst into an uproar. What was happening to the world? Disasters were endless, and even apes were trying to destroy humanity?
"Finally, there's our poor disabled Nuclear Man. Alas, both his hands are crippled, and soldiers are still constantly looking for him. What on earth is happening to this world?"
The Joker stopped pondering where he had seen that little girl and continued, "Unfortunately, the soldiers can't find him. No one knows where he is, except for me.
Tsk tsk, three major disasters. Do you think Gotham can withstand them?
The answer, of course, is no, because more disasters will follow. I've made so many wishes, some of which even I, a seasoned psychopath, think are crazy.
What does Gotham have the most of? I believe you all know, hahahaha."
Whether it was the audience or the citizens of Gotham, their hearts sank.
What does Gotham have the most of? Of course, criminals. No one knows how many disasters are still hidden in the dark. This time, it's really a bulk disaster, buy one get one free, no charge if the quality is bad.
"Diana and Damian definitely don't know they've been socially shamed at the same time. By the way, why is the Joker saying all this?"
Andrew narrowed his eyes. He livestreamed to gather prestige and fear. Why was the Joker livestreaming?
The answer was quickly revealed. The Joker said, "Citizens of Gotham, I know you are waiting for the Superheroes to quell the disaster and save the world, just like before.
The problem is, this time, the Superheroes cannot save the world, nor can they save you. They can't even protect themselves. Wonder Woman and Hancock are proof.
However, you don't have to worry. Although the Superheroes can't save you, you can save yourselves."
"Save ourselves?"
The citizens of Gotham murmured. The Joker laughed loudly, "That's right, save yourselves! Make a wish to me and gain Superpowers. That way, you can protect yourselves and protect Gotham.
Don't you want to be Super Heroes? Don't you want to have Superpowers?"
This was the Joker's goal: to use the public's sense of justice and insecurity to make them wish upon him. This had two benefits: one was to make Gotham even more chaotic, and the other was to enhance the power of the Wishing Crystal.
The Joker loved to play with people's minds. Moreover, order was a deceptive thing; chaos was Eternity.
Under the threat of disaster, many citizens were tempted. If the Superheroes couldn't save them, then they would save themselves. No matter what, it was better than dying in a disaster.
Soon, some people began to make wishes: "I wish to become Superman."
"I wish to have Superpowers."
"I wish to become a Super Hero."
"I wish for the disaster to subside."
"I wish to leave Gotham. I don't want to stay in such a dangerous place. I want to go home."
...
Various wishes reached the Joker's ears. The Joker laughed triumphantly. He would agree to most wishes, but some wishes, like making the disaster subside, he would ignore.
Are you kidding? He was having so much fun. How could the disaster subside? Keep the music playing, keep dancing, keep the disaster going, keep the fun going.
In addition, wishes like becoming Superman would be fulfilled at a discount by the Joker, because they consumed too much energy and resources. Bane was a special case; some guy foolishly gave up his own abilities.
Under normal circumstances, the Joker would only grant power roughly equivalent to Captain America.
How to put it, even with wishes, the law of conservation of energy must be considered.
"So many wishes. I'll fulfill them for you. In return, I'll take away your kindness and humanity. The more chaotic Gotham is, the better."
The Joker muttered to himself. Of course, this sentence was not livestreamed; only Harley heard it.
Harley felt a chill throughout her body. This monster was truly terrifying.
"I'm going to kill him."
Harley made a decision in her heart. She didn't know if she still loved him. She only knew that she had to find a way to kill him and end this cursed everything.
Without chaos and madness, Harley gradually regained her humanity. She was not a bad person originally—she was originally a doctor who saved others.
Soon, a large number of metahumans appeared. They felt the powerful strength within their bodies and were incredibly excited.
Then, some metahumans prepared to escape Gotham, while others went out to stop the criminals from continuing to harm Gotham.
The addition of these metahumans successfully made Gotham... even more chaotic. That's right, even more chaotic.
On one hand, there was the fighting between the two sides, and on the other hand, many metahumans became corrupted and joined the ranks of robbery and murder.
Gotham City was becoming more and more like a hell.
Listening to the continuous explosions, wails, and screams coming from Gotham City, the Joker looked satisfied. Release your true selves, humans are just this evil.
"Mr. Wang, the city is getting more and more chaotic. Some soldiers, due to too much pressure, also chose to make wishes, and then they turned into criminals in a short time, even shooting at their own people."
General Calvin said with a grim expression, "You're right, wishes come with a price."
"Establish a defensive line, try to protect civilians, and also, spread the word that wishes have a price."
Andrew said, choosing to livestream these two sentences to prevent other people from making wishes.
Unfortunately, due to the EMP in Gotham, many people couldn't watch the livestream. If nothing unexpected happened, Gotham would become more and more chaotic, because more and more people would make wishes.
"It seems I have to play my trump card again."
Andrew shook his head. Just then, Alice said, "Boss, Ms. Barbara, whom you asked me to monitor closely, is about to enter Gotham City."
"She's here, as expected. Hmm, this might be an opportunity."
Andrew thought for a moment and whispered to Raven, who had just dealt with Captain Joker, "Raven, two questions. First, can you block the projection in the sky and make it disappear?"
Raven replied, "Yes, but it will consume a lot of magic. Besides, it's meaningless; the Joker can continue to have his subordinates make wishes."
"The Joker's subordinates are not infinite, and most of them must have already made wishes. Besides, I only want to block it for a while."
Andrew chuckled, "Second question, do you understand tracking magic?"
Raven said, "I do, but the Joker has an artifact protecting him. Unless I get an item with his aura, I can't track him."
"An item with his aura? Too bad Harley Quinn is missing; otherwise, it would be simple."
Andrew pondered for a moment and said, "Raven, block the Joker's projection. Just for a while."
Although she didn't understand why Andrew wanted to do this, Raven nodded in agreement.
Then, Raven walked behind Andrew and quickly condensed magic. A moment later, she raised her hands, and a black light shot into the sky.
As the black light exploded, the Joker's projection disappeared.
"Wow, magic!"
The Joker sensed the projection disappear and chuckled. He didn't continue using the projection. On one hand, the other party would definitely continue to block it, and on the other hand, he didn't like using the same method; it was too boring.
Seeing that the projection no longer appeared, Andrewnodded and had Atom quietly fly over.
Andrew instructed Raven, "Raven, leave a phantom by my side, and your true body will attach to Atom's shadow and move with him."
"Okay."
Raven didn't ask further and immediately complied. Following the Commander's orders was definitely correct.
Then, Andrew told Atom Barbara's location. He said, "Go hide on that woman. Maybe you can find the Joker through her."
Atom was puzzled, "Why can I find the Joker through her? Is she related to the Joker?"
"Intuition."
Andrew said. Destiny has inertia, so Barbara, thirty years later, still came into contact with the Wishing Crystal and still made the same wish.
If that was the case, Barbara would most likely turn into Cheetah, just like in the original plot, and to become Cheetah, she would definitely have to go through the Joker.
That is to say, Barbara would find the Joker.
"Your answer is not scientific at all."
Atom complained. Then, he activated his device and quickly flew in the direction of Barbara—he trusted Andrew very much.
In fact, except for Batman, the rest of the Justice Leaguetrusted Andrew very much. As for that old bat, he didn't trust anyone, including himself.
How did Barbara get into Gotham City? Very simply, she stole a yacht and drove it in. Having lost her humanity, she didn't care if she was committing a crime.
After entering Gotham City, Barbara looked up, preparing to speak to the Joker's projection. Just then, the Joker's projection suddenly disappeared.
"Shit, what a coincidence?"
Barbara was stunned and couldn't help but curse. Then, she walked back and forth in place, her head aching. How was she going to find the Joker? She wasn't familiar with him at all.
Not long after, Barbara came up with an idea. She kicked open the door of a shop. The shop owner inside immediately aimed a shotgun at her and shouted, "Get out! We don't welcome scumbags like you here."
This was Gotham, so it was perfectly reasonable for a shop owner to have a gun.
Barbara sneered, casually picked up a cup nearby, and threw it with force, accurately hitting the shop owner's hand. The shop owner screamed, and the shotgun clattered to the ground.
Seeing this, the two shop assistants quickly tried to pick up the shotgun. Barbara rushed to the counter, pulled them all out, and slammed them heavily onto the ground.
Then, Barbara picked up the shotgun, pointed it at the shop owner's head, and threatened, "Wish for the Joker's location."
As soon as Atom entered, he saw Barbara threatening the shop owner. He shook his head, wondering if Mr. Wang had made a mistake; this method was useless.
"The Wishing Crystal is the Joker himself. How could he leak his location to others?"
Atom secretly complained. In fact, after the military entered the city, they had made similar wishes, but there was no response at all.
Atom thought for a moment and quietly hid in Barbara's pocket. If the other party tried to kill this shop owner, he would immediately intervene to stop her, even if it meant potentially disrupting Andrew's plan.
Superheroes are different from the military or Agents. Superheroes would not sacrifice innocent people to complete their missions, even if that mission was very important.
Chapter 626: Immortality
Facing Barbara's threat, the shopkeeper hesitated. Barbara said impatiently, "Don't force me. Once you make your wish, I'll leave immediately.
And don't even think about wishing to kill me. The speed at which you speak is definitely not as fast as my finger pulling the trigger."
The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and wished, "I wish to know the Joker's location."
The Joker heard the shopkeeper's wish, sneered, and was about to ignore it when he sensed Barbara beside the shopkeeper—he could sense her because Barbara had made a wish.
"Such a strong obsession. To preserve the wish, she's willing to do anything."
The Joker smiled. He liked such extreme people. He thought for a moment and chose to agree. However, he didn't give the location of his lair, but a church.
Then, the Joker found someone to get a rabbit from the back kitchen and shouted to a henchman, "Hey, you, make a wish to let a part of my consciousness attach to this rabbit."
The henchman immediately replied, "Yes, Boss."
Harley frowned and asked, "What are you trying to do now?"
"Oh, our Dr. Harley, you're not feeling sorry for the rabbit, are you?"
The Joker chuckled, "You're truly charming like this. Don't worry, I care for you so much, I won't make you sad. Once this rabbit is done with its work, I'll roast it and give it to you to eat."
Harley snorted and said nothing more. The Joker shrugged, controlled the rabbit to leave his lair, and run towards the church.
At the shop, after Barbara got the location, she nodded in satisfaction. Then, she used her gun to knock everyone unconscious to prevent them from revealing the Joker's whereabouts.
"It actually worked? How is this possible?"
Atom was utterly bewildered, then filled with admiration for Andrew. Mr. Wang was indeed Mr. Wang, always trustworthy.
Raven was also delighted. Although things wouldn't be that smooth, as long as she had a clue, she would find a way to locate the Joker.
Then, Barbara left the shop, snatched a car on the road, and sped towards the church. She felt the roaring wind beside her and couldn't help but laugh excitedly. This was the feeling of youth.
"I want to stay young forever. No one can stop me."
Barbara shouted loudly. Atom frowned, thinking this woman seemed to be going crazy.
It wasn't just Barbara who was going crazy; Gotham City was also in chaos, with battles, slaughter, and flames everywhere. Even if this disaster was successfully resolved, Gotham would become half a ruin.
"Mr. Stark's EMP also contributed to this. I hope he doesn't go bankrupt, after all, I'm working for him right now."
Atom sighed, what a tragedy. While saving the world, he also had to worry about losing his job.
Ten minutes later, Barbara arrived in front of the church. She pushed the door open and saw a rabbit acting as Jesus on a table.
Barbara narrowed her eyes. Her intuition told her that this rabbit was the Joker.
"A rabbit?"
Atom was disappointed. The Joker was too cautious, wasn't he crazy?
Just then, Raven's voice entered Atom's mind: "Atom, go hide on the rabbit. That rabbit can help me find the Joker."
"Alright."
Atom was delighted to hear that and quietly moved towards the rabbit.
"Fiora, activate your suit's stealth function and go rendezvous with Atom and the others."
Finally discovering a clue to the Joker, Andrew nodded in satisfaction and ordered, "When you see the Joker, just finish him."
There were two ways to end this disaster: one was for the Joker to personally say he renounced all wishes, which would make all wishes disappear.
The other was to kill the Joker, ending everything once and for all.
Fiora wasted no words and immediately began to act: "Yes, Boss."
Seeing Barbara enter, the rabbit playing Jesus asked, "What do you think Jesus was thinking when he was nailed to the cross?"
"He was thinking that humans are a bunch of idiots, not worth saving at all."
Barbara said, "Joker, I don't want to hear your nonsense. Give me powerful strength and immortality, and I will do my best to protect you and help you defeat those Super Heroes."
"Strength, I can give you, but I don't need your protection. A comedic character like me is immortal in movies."
The Joker laughed, "Barbara, I need you to do something for me."
Barbara asked, "What is it?"
The Joker said, "Help me capture people. First, go to the Batcave and capture Batman's butler and son. Then, go to the Gotham Police Department and capture Gordon and his daughter. I want to use them to play a good game with Batman."
Barbara didn't refuse: "Okay, but you have to tell me where the Batcave is?"
"Of course, I'll tell you, Barbara. I'll give you power comparable to Wonder Woman."
The Joker nodded in satisfaction. Then, he raised his rabbit paw and used his ability. A strong wind surged around, and endless power poured into Barbara's body, transforming her according to her will.
"Now!"
Raven immediately cast a spell, using the aura on the rabbit to locate the Joker.
"I want to become the strongest predator."
Barbara roared, and fur, a tail, and sharp fangs and claws rapidly grew on her body. Soon, a fierce humanoid yellow and white leopard appeared before the rabbit.
Cheetah, officially born.
"A leopard? You truly have taste."
The Joker clicked his tongue in praise, then mumbled to himself with some annoyance, "As a rabbit, should I tremble in fear, or should I just kick the bucket and die?"
"Cheetah? Another Super Villain."
Atom quickly reported the matter to Andrew, who said, "Don't mind Cheetah. Fred will take care of her in the Batcave."
Batman, being in the late stages of paranoia, must have made extensive preparations in his lair. With Alfred knowing in advance that Cheetah would come, he would be fine, at least able to escape safely.
That was the famous Butler-俠 (Butler-man).
"This feeling, it's amazing."
Looking at her claws, Cheetah grinned, then her body began to recover, and in the blink of an eye, she returned to her original appearance.
"She can revert? How boring."
The Joker looked disappointed. He said, "Alright, go help me capture people."
"No problem."
Barbara first nodded, then asked, "Are you sure you really won't die? I don't want everything I have now to disappear."
"Don't worry, I won't die, unless Batman wants me to die."
The Joker said, in this world, only one person could make him willingly accept Death, and that was Batman.
Barbara frowned, then turned and left in her high heels. After completing the Joker's task, she would go kill Batman, so the Joker would never die.
"Mission accomplished. What should I do next?"
The Joker thought for a moment and decided to control the rabbit's body to go watch the battle and perform a few acts.
"Got him!"
At this moment, Raven locked onto the Joker's true location. She said excitedly, "Atom, let's go find the Joker immediately."
"Finally found him."
Atom was overjoyed and immediately left the rabbit's body, flying towards the target as directed by Raven.
On the way, Atom reported to Andrew, "Mr. Wang, we've found the Joker's location. However, with just Raven and me, we might not be able to take down the Joker. He must have very strong protection around him."
Andrew said, "Fiora is above you. Use your nanoparticles to shrink her and take her with you to find the Joker.
Also, Raven, Atom, don't hold back. Kill the Joker as quickly as possible. Every second, hundreds of people are dying."
"Understood."
Atom and Raven nodded simultaneously. For others, they might hesitate, but for the Joker, they would show no mercy.
Leaving aside the past, this time alone, he had caused at least tens of thousands of Deaths. Batman might tolerate him, but others would not.
Then, Fiora descended from the sky. Atom took out his self-developed shrinking gun to miniaturize her, and then, the two of them, along with Raven, flew towards the Joker's lair.
Where was the Joker's lair?
In an abandoned castle. Atom and Fiora easily infiltrated the castle. Then, they found the Joker sitting in a chair in the main hall, yawning—a side effect of splitting off part of his consciousness.
Harley stood beside the Joker, and at the same time, over twenty fully armed Joker Gang members stood guard nearby.
"I'll count to three, and we'll attack the Joker together. Three, two, one."
Atom whispered. When the last number was called, all three attacked the Joker simultaneously.
Atom used a homemade dart gun. After hitting the target, the dart head would release a large number of tiny particles, which would then expand, bursting the target from within.
This weapon was very dangerous and cruel. If the opponent wasn't the Joker, Atom wouldn't use it.
Fiora naturally used her Heat Vision. She suddenly returned to her original size, and two beams of Heat Vision shot fiercely towards the Joker's head.
Raven used a mental attack, causing the Joker's mind to fall into confusion, leaving him no time to react.
The Joker was immediately hit, standing dumbfounded. Then, his head was blown apart by the Heat Vision, and his body was struck by the dart.
"Success!"
Atom and Raven were overjoyed. Then, they became somewhat suspicious. Was it a bit too smooth?
Atom thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and activated the device. The Joker's body rapidly expanded, then burst with a bang, turning into a rain of blood.
Surely he was dead now, right?
"He can't be killed! Don't kill him, just knock him out!"
Harley, ignoring the blood on her face, shouted loudly. Just then, all the flesh and blood reassembled as if time were flowing backward, reforming into the Joker.
The Joker possessed an immortal body. As long as he didn't want to die, no matter what injuries he sustained, he would recover.
The source? Haha, couldn't he just find a henchman to make a wish? His henchmen were far more loyal than those gang members, after all, they were lunatics.
So, the Joker said he wouldn't die, unless Batman killed him. At that time, Batman would inherit the will of fire, err, no, he would inherit his will, becoming the new Joker.
The resurrected Joker blinked, then said excitedly to Fiora, "Wow, you actually found me and even killed me once? You've truly surprised me! I must give you a great reward.
Hey, you, make a wish."
The henchman was about to make a wish when Raven appeared and shouted, "Silence!"
Accompanied by magical light, everyone present was unable to speak. Then, Fiora opened her mouth, and a blast of cold air shot towards the Joker.
At the same time, Atom quietly flew towards the Joker.
The Joker completely ignored the cold air. He took out a new, undamaged phone and began typing. Meanwhile, a Joker Gang member opened his mouth and inhaled forcefully, sucking all the cold air into his mouth.
Then, this member shivered, looking utterly refreshed, like he had eaten ice cream on a hot day.
This Joker's ability was to devour. He could devour anything, including attacks.
Next, another Joker Gang member's right arm swelled wildly, like a battering ram, and slammed fiercely towards Fiora.
Fiora met it with a punch. With a heavy thud, a shockwave swept through the surroundings, forcing many people to retreat.
At the same time, the previous member flew backward, breaking through the wall and disappearing.
Compared to a Kryptonian in strength, he was still lacking.
Seeing this, the remaining Joker Gang members all unleashed their superpowers: some spread their hands, and surrounding objects continuously smashed towards Fiora and Raven—this was telekinesis.
Some snapped their fingers, and various firearms appeared around them, with bullets densely shooting towards the two—this was the ability to materialize weaponry.
And some slammed their hands on the ground, fixing Fiora and Raven's shadows, rendering them unable to move.
In addition, there was another Joker who controlled Fioraand Raven's hair to grow wildly, obscuring their vision and interfering with their movements. It must be said, lunatics truly have broad ideas.
Even Fiora and Raven, facing so many superpowers, had a headache and could only continuously respond.
Atom quietly flew next to the Joker. He took a deep breath, preparing to kick the Joker unconscious. Just then, a large hand slapped fiercely towards him.
This large hand was extremely fast, so fast that even Atom couldn't dodge it. He simply kicked out, intending to push the large hand away.
Unfortunately, this large hand was very hard and powerful. Atom not only failed to kick it away but was also slapped away, crashing into the wall.
The Joker member who slapped Atom away chuckled and strode after him. He had wished for the ability to swat all mosquitoes, so he could see Atom and match his speed.
The Joker ignored these attacks. He threw his phone to a Joker Gang member who wasn't participating in the fight, signaling him to press it.
The Joker Gang member didn't hesitate and immediately pressed the phone button. Then, a voice came from the phone: "I wish for the Silence spell to be lifted."
The next second, the Silence spell was broken. Then, two Joker Gang members loudly made wishes one after another: "I wish for the bodies of Kryptonians and Doomsday to appear here."
"I wish for all the Kryptonian and Doomsday bodies that appear here to turn into obedient zombies."
As soon as the two finished speaking, five Doomsday and more than a dozen Kryptonian bodies appeared out of thin air, covered in white cloths and emanating cold air.
The next second, these bodies all sat up simultaneously, their white cloths falling away, and pairs of empty eyes appeared before everyone.
These Doomsday and Kryptonian bodies came from Iron Man, Batman, and military laboratories—these bodies had high research value and were difficult to destroy, so they had been kept in cold storage.
"Silence spell? Heh, times have changed."
The Joker sneered. He said, "How do you like this grand gift, three of you? Are you satisfied? If not, there's something even better."
Chapter 627 Teleportation
As he spoke, the Joker projected the interior of the castle onto the sky above Gotham, saying, "Citizens of Gotham City, I have good news for you: I've been found. The Superheroes have once again created a miracle. Give them a round of applause.
However, there's also bad news: finding me is useless. It will only make you more despairing, ha ha ha."
"More despairing?"
The citizens were stunned. Then, they saw a group of zombies stand up, and their expressions changed drastically. Kryptonians? Doomsday?
Shit, with so many Gods and Demons among men, how can we fight them?
"If you want to live, make a wish. As long as you add the title 'Joker' at the beginning, I'll hear it and grant your wish."
The Joker said again, "Of course, it's only effective within Gotham City. For other cities, you'll have to wait a while before I grace you with my presence."
Despair filled the hearts of the citizens, and many were swayed. Regardless of the consequences of making a wish, their priority was to escape Gotham first. With the Joker's brutal methods, Gotham would likely be destroyed.
"The fear this Joker guy brings is truly immense. When he dies, I'll definitely give him this year's Best Employee Award."
Andrew Wang secretly sighed. He had to admit that when it came to instilling fear, the Joker was an expert; the Yellow Lantern Ring had specifically certified him for it.
"This bastard."
The Superheroes gnashed their teeth and cursed. They had finally found the Joker, only to discover he had prepared so many contingencies.
The Joker was insane, not foolish. His planning ability was superior to most Superheroes.
"Fiora, use the Kryptonite longsword."
Andrew Wang commanded. After the Doomsdayincident, Fiora always carried a Kryptonian longsword—the Kryptonian longsword was shrunken and sealed in a small box, so it wouldn't affect Fiora.
Then, Andrew Wang tapped his communicator with his finger, using a special code to inform all Superheroes: "Except for Iron Man, Mary, and Batman, everyone else, come closer to me. I'll teleport you over. We'll use the time difference to deal with the Joker.
Mary, resolve Bane as quickly as possible. A mere Bane won't be able to stop you, your ex-wife.
Tony, the Iron Man Suit legion is already nearby. Lead them and hold off these Super Villains."
Andrew Wang didn't say what Batman should do. The reason was simple: Batman was still solving riddles.
Batman was aware of this. He also knew that a large part of the reason Andrew Wang hadn't teleported everyone over was the fear of him being killed by the villains.
Batman felt a bit depressed. The Riddler's ability was too disgusting. Now, he strongly agreed with a saying popular in Gotham: Riddler, get out of Gotham!
"Okay."
The Superheroes rejoiced at the words. Mr. Wang was still reliable. Tony's eyes flashed as he said, "Okay, I'll handle these villains. The Joker is yours."
"Mr. Wang, I think you should buy yourself some insurance, because one day, I really will kill you."
Mary gritted her teeth. How did Diana endure this venomous tongue?
Immediately, Mary unleashed all her anger on Bane. Even Bane was continuously pushed back by this woman's attacks. He couldn't help but inwardly lament, 'My ex-wife, such fear.'
At this moment, Zatanna contacted Andrew Wang and said, "Mr. Wang, the Wishing Crystal is the artifact of Dikaralafria Elo. He is a very evil deity.
He has many titles, such as God of Lies, Mendax, God of Deception, and so on. He created the Wishing Crystal, and there must be a huge conspiracy. We absolutely cannot let the whole world make wishes, otherwise, the world will truly be destroyed."
Andrew Wang said, "God of Lies? I've met a God of Liesbefore, but he was a clown.
I'll handle the God of Lies. Zatanna, you continue to stay in Metropolis and protect Superman."
The reason Zatanna hadn't been called over was not only for research but also to protect Superman, to prevent anything from happening to him. There was nothing he could do; he was just an ordinary person now.
"What could happen to Superman? Those villains don't know he's lost his powers, do they?"
Zatanna was dismissive, thinking Andrew Wang was too cautious. However, Zatanna soon discovered that there were indeed Kryptonians searching for Clark in the City.
With such a massive disaster, Superman hadn't appeared. It was perfectly normal for General Zod to send people to investigate—Clark was at the Justice League base, not at home.
At the same time, in the Gorilla territory, the Gorilla Kinglooked at Diana, who was still dancing, and laughed triumphantly. He didn't notice the faint, golden lightning flickering around Diana.
"Father, I have finally mastered your power of lightning. I am the daughter of Zeus, the Amazonian guardian, the wife of Andrew, Diana."
Golden lightning erupted around Diana. Then, she broke through the limitations of her superpowers and flew into the sky, looking down at the gorillas like a deity.
The next second, under Damian's worshipping and shocked gaze, and the Gorilla King's despairing wails, countless golden lightning bolts descended from the sky, completely covering the Gorilla territory.
The Gorilla Empire, which had yet to rise, was thus annihilated.
Inside the abandoned castle, Fiora enveloped her entire body in nanobots. Then, she blasted through a Joker Gang member and quickly rushed towards a Doomsday.
Doomsday stiffly raised his head. He let out a low growl and punched towards Fiora with an earth-shattering force.
"My strength hasn't decreased much, but my speed has greatly slowed down. Zombies are indeed not as good as living beings."
Fiora quickly assessed in her mind. Her new consciousness was almost fully formed, and she was noticeably more agile in combat than before.
Then, Fiora sidestepped Doomsday's punch, and a green longsword appeared out of thin air in her hand. With one swift slash, she cut off half of Doomsday's head.
Doomsday fell backward. Even as a zombie, losing half its head meant death.
The remaining zombies instinctively sensed the threat of the green longsword. Four Doomsday zombies immediately prepared to release red lightning, while the Kryptonian zombies' eyes glowed red.
"Get back to hell!"
Raven roared, six eyes appearing on her face. Powerful magic erupted, simultaneously throwing the Joker Gangmembers flying.
Then, Raven uttered peculiar magical sounds, like a death god's lullaby. The consciousness of all the zombies flickered like candles in the wind, threatening to extinguish at any moment.
This was Soul Lullaby, a sound-based magic specifically designed for zombies.
If they were ordinary zombies, they would have already reverted to corpses. Doomsday and the Kryptonians were relatively strong and barely managed to resist this magic. The problem was, besides the lullaby, there was also Fiora.
Fiora wasted no time. Her longsword flashed continuously, slicing off the heads of the four Doomsdayzombies at the fastest possible speed. Then, she swiftly pounced on the Kryptonian zombies.
A green light flashed, and two more Kryptonian zombies were dealt with.
"Wow, you Justice League sure have a lot of tricks."
The Joker cackled, shouting to one of his henchmen, "Wish for her demonic bloodline to go wild. Tsk tsk, why suppress yourself? Isn't it good to be a demon?"
The henchman heard this and immediately prepared to make a wish. Raven was startled and quickly stopped her Soul Howl, pointing her finger at the henchman.
Just then, the other Jokers attacked recklessly, interrupting Raven's spellcasting.
As the henchman was about to make his wish, a Flash of white light appeared, and a group of Superheroessimultaneously materialized.
Then, Flash shot out like lightning, violently ramming the henchman who wanted to make a wish, knocking him to the ground unconscious.
Andrew Wang also teleported over, and two nanobotsflew from his hand towards the Joker's and Harley's clothes.
He planned for defeat before victory. By first tagging the Joker and Harley, he could locate them again even if something unexpected happened. Additionally, the two nanobots had other uses, which he would explain later.
Of course, under normal circumstances, they likely wouldn't be needed; Andrew Wang was just being cautious.
"Joker!"
Aquaman roared, flying up and slamming Poseidons Trident heavily onto the Joker's head.
"Wow, those patients of mine are really useless; you guys actually got teleported over."
The Joker said with disdain. Then, a light barrier appeared around him, firmly protecting him and Harley inside.
Bang! Poseidons Trident slammed heavily against the light barrier. The barrier remained motionless, and instead, Aquaman himself was bounced away.
"Kill them!"
The Joker Gang members shouted, launching an attack along with the remaining Kryptonian zombies.
Everyone's expressions subtly changed. So many Kryptonians would not be easy to deal with. Raven gritted her teeth, preparing to cast a super-tier spell to deal with these Kryptonians.
"Fiora!"
At this moment, Andrew Wang threw something to Fiora. Fiora held it high, and the object glowed green, instantly engulfing the entire hall.
Under the green light, all the Kryptonians, except Fiora, collapsed weakly to the ground. Fiora, holding the Kryptonian longsword, flashed like lightning, and a row of heads flew into the air.
The Kryptonian zombies and Doomsday zombies were completely annihilated.
The Superheroes rejoiced. Some engaged the Joker Gang, while others charged with all their might towards the Joker. Unfortunately, the light barrier was too strong; even Fiora couldn't easily break through it, only managing to make it shake continuously.
"There's hope?"
The audience rejoiced, staring intently at the screen. The Superheroes, and that Mr. Wang, had not disappointed them.
Truly worthy of being Wonder Woman's boyfriend.
"Joker, I'm sorry, times have changed."
Andrew Wang said. That object earlier was a Kryptoniteactivation device that could release all the energy within the Kryptonite in a short period. The cost was that the Kryptonite would shatter after activation.
It was equivalent to a Kryptonite version of the Demonic Disintegration Art. Currently, no substitute for Kryptonitehad been developed. If it weren't for the urgent situation, Andrew Wang wouldn't have used this move.
Even the landlord's family was running out of food.
"Wow, the very low-key Wonder Woman's boyfriend."
The Joker looked at Andrew Wang, his eyes filled with curiosity: "Who exactly are you? I noticed a long time ago that I couldn't feel any killing intent towards you.
This feeling is very strange. You should clearly be the first to be eliminated, but I just don't want to kill you, or rather, I don't dare to kill you."
As a psychopath, the Joker was more perceptive than others. Andrew Wang had a very serious problem.
Everyone looked at Andrew Wang upon hearing this. In fact, everyone had already noticed that villains didn't dare to harm Andrew Wang, especially since disasters weren't a one-time or two-time occurrence, not to mention Andrew Wang's exceptionally venomous tongue.
Chapter 628 The wish disappears
The Superheroes asked themselves, if they were the villains, they would have already attacked Andrew, but none of the villains dared to harm Andrew; even the most evil villains only dared to kidnap him.
This was very illogical.
Andrew asked, "If I say I am God, do you believe me?"
"No, because I don't believe in the existence of God at all."
The Joker said, "You are very powerful; not only did you find me, but you also dealt with my trump card, but you won't win this round. Goodbye."
After speaking, the Joker prepared to swap positions with the rabbit, a trump card he had prepared when he created the rabbit clone earlier.
Everyone was shocked to hear this, but it was too late to stop him. At this moment, the Joker flickered and reappeared in his original position. He looked astonished. What was going on?
"Joker, we meet again."
Andrew, with a smile, took out a circular device and said, "Ta-da! Space Locker! I don't know what ability you're using, but as long as it's spatial teleportation, it can lock it down.
Joker, you absolutely cannot escape from here today. Furthermore, you will absolutely die today. I said so."
"I really should have dealt with you first."
The Joker sighed. He said, "So, can you handle the next move? Where's Nuclear Man?"
"Nuclear Man is here."
Three Jokers ran out from behind the hall, their bodies glowing with dazzling red light. Alice quickly warned, "BOSS, the surrounding nuclear radiation levels are rising sharply."
"Nuclear Man?"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically. The Joker, while protecting the three members within a light barrier, laughed loudly, "Tell them, what are your dreams?"
"Our dream is to become the most dazzling light."
The three Jokers shouted in unison, "We want to flatten Gotham and be remembered forever!"
"Shit."
Whether it was the Superheroes, the audience, or the military, they all cursed simultaneously. Dazzling light, my ass; you'll only be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
This was troublesome.
"Why are you stopping me? If the nuclear bomb explodes, you will all die too."
Flash wanted to help Fiora attack the light barrier, but those Jokers desperately blocked him, not letting him pass.
"Because we're ready to die!"
The Jokers laughed wildly, doing their best to block the Superheroes, with only Fiora continuing to attack the light barrier.
Everyone's expressions were very grim. Cyborg gritted his teeth and shouted, "Joker, make them stop, and we'll let you leave."
"As if I want to leave."
The Joker sneered. He looked at Andrew and said, "Wonder Woman's boyfriend, although we're changing the game, I think it's worth it to blow you up.
Uh, wait, maybe we can try another method. You commit suicide, and I'll make them stop. How about that?"
"As expected of the Joker, to come up with such a way to kill me."
Andrew laughed. He said, "You won't let them explode. It's fine if I die, but if Batman dies, where will you go to cry? Everyone knows you and Batman are true love."
"Of course I can't bear to lose him, but I can revive him."
The Joker laughed, "Destroying his Gotham City, he should kill me. Tsk, tsk, Wonder Woman's boyfriend, you still have one minute to consider. I'll count down, 60, 59..."
The Superheroes all looked at Andrew. Of course, it wasn't to make him sacrifice himself, but to see if he had a way to solve this problem, just like before.
"Mr. Wang, you must find a way!"
The audience secretly prayed. Now, the fate of the entire world rested on Andrew.
"Joker, have you heard of 'Ding-dong-ding-dong'?"
Did Andrew have a way? Of course he did. He asked with a smile, and the Joker was startled, "What is 'Ding-dong-ding-dong'?"
"It's this!"
Harley swung her baseball bat, viciously aiming for the back of the Joker's head. Unfortunately, halfway through, her body suddenly became rigid.
The Joker scoffed; how could he not guard against Harley? He turned around, ready to show off, and just then, an electric light emerged from Harley's body, forming a silver-white figure.
Then, the figure swung its fist, heavily smashing the Joker's cheek. The Joker spun 720 degrees in the air, flying backward, crashing into the light barrier, falling down, and collapsing unconscious on the spot.
The person who arrived was none other than Alice, who could teleport through networks and electricity.
What, where's the network?
Don't forget, Andrew had previously placed a nanobot on Harley. The nanobot was always connected to the network, so it could provide a springboard for Alice, which was why Andrew said the bug had another purpose earlier.
After the Joker fainted, the light barrier disappeared. Fioraimmediately rushed forward, carried the three Nuclear Men, broke through the roof, and soared into the sky.
"We want to become the most dazzling light!"
The three Nuclear Men roared, their bodies glowing madly with red light, clearly about to explode soon. But Fiora did not throw them away; instead, she sped up, carrying them towards Space.
"Fiora!"
Watching Fiora ascend, the audience was moved to tears. Fiora was too great; she sacrificed herself to save Gotham.
Wonder Woman's boyfriend and his bodyguard were both Superheroes.
"Can nuclear bombs kill Kryptonians?"
With the Nuclear Men gone, the military breathed a huge sigh of relief. Then, they looked at the screen with immense anticipation.
Could nuclear bombs kill Kryptonians? This question had been debated countless times within the military, and now, finally, there was an answer.
At this moment, Andrew felt incredibly pained. He looked at Fiora and shouted in his heart, "My... reputation!"
Nonsense, Fiora wouldn't die, so what did he have to be sad about?
Unfortunately, Fiora didn't have a complete consciousness, so no matter how high her reputation was, she couldn't gain World's Favor. Speaking of which, why was Fiora suddenly so proactive?
Just then, a voice rang out in Andrew's private channel: "BOSS, doing this should earn a lot of reputation, right?"
Andrew was stunned, then his eyes lit up. Clearly, Fiora's new consciousness had awakened, which was why she was being proactive.
Andrew whispered, "Well done, Fiora."
"Thank you, BOSS."
Fiora was overjoyed. Previously, she was General Zod's adjutant, dedicating her life to General Zod. Now, she had become Andrew's bodyguard, with only one life goal: to fulfill Andrew's commands.
Whether in the past or present, Fiora was always the most loyal.
Seconds later, three large nuclear explosions occurred consecutively in Space. On the military satellites, all life signals disappeared.
Although the generals did not cheer, their eyes were filled with joy. Nuclear bombs could indeed eliminate Kryptonians.
This meant that humanity was not entirely defenseless against Kryptonians.
Inside the abandoned castle, the others were unaware of Andrew and Fiora's conversation. Aquaman saw Andrew's'sad' expression and walked over to pat his shoulder in comfort.
The audience, meanwhile, was frantically sending gifts, partly to thank Fiora and partly to comfort Andrew.
"If I tell the truth, these people will beat me up, right?"
Andrew secretly grumbled. Of course, he said nothing, walking with a cold face to the Joker's side.
As for the other Superheroes, they struggled to stop the remaining Joker Gang members, who had gone mad after seeing the Joker faint.
"Mr. Wang, what should we do next? The Joker has an immortal body; only Batman can kill him."
Harley asked, "Where's Batman? Get him over here to kill the Joker."
"It's useless even if he comes. Batman doesn't kill people."
Andrew said, "Batman, am I right?"
Batman didn't answer directly. He said, "I don't need to kill, because you definitely have a way."
"Wow, you think so highly of me? My apologies, you are... right."
Andrew took out a brain-controlling nanobot and placed it on the Joker's face. The nanobot drilled into the Joker's brain through his nose. A moment later, it sent back a message: control failed.
The Joker's consciousness was too chaotic; even nanobotscouldn't control him, which was completely different from Fiora back then.
"No one can control the Joker."
Harley shook her head. She thought of something and said self-deprecatingly, "And no one can cure the Joker. Back then, I thought I could, but in the end, I was cured by him. Heh."
"No big deal."
Andrew took out a small silver hammer and said, "Ding-dong-ding-dong, Hammer of Amnesia! One hammer, ten years. Smash ten times, and the brain is completely empty, unable to live independently. Smash once..."
Andrew originally wanted to say 'buy one, get one free' with the hammer, but after thinking about it, he didn't say it—his cheerfulness might affect Fiora's reputation-gaining efforts.
Harley looked shocked: "Hammer of Amnesia? Mr. Wang, you really have everything."
Andrew looked at Harley and said, "Honestly, I'm a bit unaccustomed to you like this. If it were the old you, you'd definitely say, 'Give me a hammer, give me a hammer.'"
Harley gave a bitter smile. She sighed, "Mr. Wang, let's begin."
"Alright."
Andrew didn't waste time. Ten hammers later, the Joker's brain was completely cleared. Then, the nanobot successfully controlled the Joker.
A moment later, the Joker opened his eyes and said, "All wishes, completely gone."
Accompanying the Joker's voice, strong winds swept through Gotham City, and all wishes began to disappear.
Bane, who was fiercely battling Mary in the air, suddenly lost all his abilities and screamed as he fell from the sky. Mary's eyes flashed, and she didn't catch him, letting him fall into a pulp.
"I won't kill you, but I won't save you either."
In the Justice League's underground base, Clark, who was rushing to work, suddenly froze. Then, he stood up and angrily punched the table, splitting it in half.
Clark was filled with guilt. He said, "How could I have become like this?"
"That's because of the wish."
Louise rushed over and hugged Clark, saying, "That's not the real you."
"I'm sorry, Louise, I disappointed you."
Clark apologized. Then, he said, "Zatanna is fighting Kryptonians. I'm going out to help her, and then go to Gotham to save people. This time, I really made a mistake. I hope I can make it up to everyone."
Looking at Clark like this, Louise couldn't help but smile. This was the Clark she knew, the Clark full of justice.