Chapter 636 Betrayal
General Calvin asked in a mix of shock and anger, "Where did these meteors come from, and why were they discovered so late? Also, where are their impact points?"
"They fell directly from the atmosphere, which is why we suspect an Alien attack."
The NASA officer said, sweating profusely, "As for their impact point, it's Houston, Texas, uh, the City center."
"Houston City center?"
The President and the Generals' expressions changed. Houston is a large City with over two million people. How many would die if these meteors fell?
The problem was, there was no time to intercept them. The official didn't have the capability, and the Justice League, who did, was currently fighting Alien bugs in Space.
"Damn it."
General Calvin cursed, then shouted, "Have the nearby troops immediately rush to Houston. The meteor attack might just be the first wave; there will be a larger attack coming next."
"Yes."
The adjutant immediately went to relay the order. A moment later, a large number of meteors fell into Houston like cannonballs.
Some landed on the ground, creating craters over a hundred meters in diameter, some crashed through skyscrapers, and others collapsed buildings.
Houston instantly became a hell. Countless people died tragically, countless wailed, and countless screamed in terror.
One second they were watching a live broadcast, cheering for the Superheroes, and the next, their homeland was severely damaged. The ups and downs of life couldn't be more extreme.
This wasn't over yet. Then, large, octopus-like bugs crawled out of the meteor craters. They roared and charged towards the surrounding civilians—not everyone stayed obediently at home.
These bugs were the Mimic Zerg. They bypassed the battlefield and descended to Earth via the meteors.
"It's Alien monsters."
Upon seeing the Alien bugs, the civilians immediately turned and fled. Some also drew guns and fired at the bugs. The folk customs in Texas are still very fierce.
The problem was, these bugs were extremely fast and could easily dodge bullets. Then, they rolled like lightning next to the civilians, and a tentacle pierced through the civilian's body.
Not only that, but these bugs' tentacles could also fire yellow energy cannons, collapsing resistors and surrounding buildings. Their power was far stronger than rocket launchers.
The Mimic Zerg's strength was inferior to the Arachnid Zerg, but they were still overlord-level and not so easy to deal with.
As the Mimic Zerg rampaged, a large number of Houstoncivilians were slaughtered.
"Bugs again."
General Calvin looked at the tragic scene on the screen, cursed bitterly, and loudly commanded, "Have the army enter the City as quickly as possible.
Also, have the air force bring the Exoskeleton Armor Legion to Houston to eliminate the bugs. We spent billions arming them; it's time for them to be useful."
A General asked, "Should we notify the Justice League? They might still have hidden methods. Mr. Wang is very powerful."
Many Generals nodded, and even the President didn't object.
General Calvin gave that General a speechless look. Usually, he would talk about restricting the Justice League, but as soon as something happened, he would immediately cling to the Justice League's thigh.
He was different. Although he also clung to their thigh, he never opposed the Justice League.
"Mr. Wang."
General Calvin dialed Andrew's phone (quantum communication) and explained the situation.
In fact, Andrew knew about the invasion of Houston the moment it happened. He looked towards Earth from afar and said, "I know. The Justice League will be there to support you immediately.
You all try to hold on as much as possible. Once we deal with these bugs, we'll rush back immediately."
"That's good."
General Calvin nodded, wondering how many members of the Justice League were left?
Only Raven and Zatanna, the two magic consultants, were left in the Justice League. Fortunately, some temporary reinforcements arrived.
In Justice Hall, Hancock was engaged in a fierce battle with Raven and Zatanna. The surrounding chairs and walls suffered greatly, being successively destroyed by shockwaves and magic aftershocks.
As for Alice, she was controlling the defense system to fight against the Treants brought by Poison Ivy.
Although Hancock had been used as a blood bag for several months, his strength was still formidable. Raven and Zatanna were both tied up by him. Poison Ivy took the opportunity to break through the wall and enter the prison area.
"I didn't expect the Justice League to leave two mages. Fortunately, Hancock is as reliable as ever."
Poison Ivy walked to the fence and said to Barbara inside, "Cheetah, God sent me to save you."
Barbara's face showed a very shocked expression when she saw Poison Ivy, as if she had discovered something incredible.
Poison Ivy asked, puzzled, "Didn't God inform you? Why do you have that expression?"
"I just didn't expect you to come so quickly."
Barbara chuckled to gloss it over. She said, "Hurry up and open the cell door. Let me out. I don't want to stay in this damned place for another second."
"Understandable. Humans like to enslave their own kind."
Poison Ivy raised her hand, and two vines flew out to wrap around the fence. Then, she pulled hard, and the steel fence was directly pulled out by her.
Poison Ivy was very puzzled, "That simple? Cheetah, with your strength, why didn't you escape yourself?"
"Because of this."
Barbara raised her right hand, which was wearing a mysterious device, and said, "The Restraint Device researched by Andrew Wang, which can prohibit extraordinary powers. At first, I wore an experimental version, now it's the ultimate version, and I've changed more than ten in between.
That bastard completely treated me as an experimental subject. When I regain my freedom, I will definitely make him pay."
"Restraint Device? Andrew Wang truly lives up to his reputation as the number one Scientist."
Poison Ivy nodded, using vines to destroy the Restraint Device. Then, she turned around and said, "Let's go. Leave here as soon as possible to avoid any accidents."
"Okay, I'll settle scores with them next time."
Barbara nodded. As Poison Ivy walked forward, a fierce glint flashed in her eyes. She suddenly lunged behind Poison Ivy, her sharp claws grabbing Poison Ivy's throat, and shouted:
"Tell Hancock and the Treants to stop, or don't blame me for killing you. If you die, Hancock can still return to normal."
"..."
Poison Ivy was dumbfounded, and the God of Lies was dumbfounded. What the hell was this?
The God of Lies asked in a mix of shock and anger, "Cheetah, what are you doing?"
"Sorry, I'm an undercover agent."
Barbara said indifferently, "Why did Andrew Wang leave so confidently? Because he's guaranteed to win. I'm his person. As long as you appear, you are bound to lose."
"You betrayed me? That's impossible. If you betrayed me, how could I not know?"
The God of Lies shouted. Although he didn't constantly stare at Barbara, every time he descended, he would sense her thoughts. If she had truly betrayed him, he had no reason not to know.
After all, he was the God of Lies, wasn't he?
"It's normal for you to be deceived. Before I met Poison Ivy, even I didn't know I was an undercover agent."
Barbara said, "One night two months ago, Andrew Wangand I met in a dream. He offered me a deal: I help him rescue Hancock, and he sets me free.
The condition is that I cannot break the law again; otherwise, he will lock me up again.
After careful consideration, I chose to agree. I never intended to break the law anyway. As long as he doesn't deprive me of my youth and abilities, everything is fine. I'm an old woman, uh, no, a beauty, I'm not some kind of demon."
"...Just one deal, and you surrendered to that guy?"
The God of Lies said angrily, "At least some threats and inducements, right? Don't I have any dignity?"
Barbara said, "This isn't my fault, it's mainly yours."
The God of Lies was startled, "My fault? Do I still need to say sorry to you?"
"Of course it's your fault. You, a dignified God, don't even dare to meet Andrew Wang. You're incredibly cowardly. Anyone would know which side to choose."
Barbara said self-righteously, "Who doesn't want to stand on the winner's side? You're right, aren't you?"
"What you said makes so much sense... Bullshit. Don't forget, you are my believer."
The God of Lies said angrily, "Aren't you afraid that I'll take back your abilities and your soul?"
"Then take them. Why don't you?"
Barbara sneered. If the God of Lies could deprive her of her abilities, he would have done so long ago. How could he wait until now?
"I made a wish on Andrew Wang's Wishing Ring. Unless I'm willing, no one can deprive me of my abilities."
Barbara said, "As for the soul, unless I die, you can't touch me at all. Even if I die, he has a way to send me to heaven.
Although I hate Diana, I trust her judgment. Her boyfriend wouldn't be so despicable, so I choose to believe him."
The God of Lies was very displeased, but he didn't deny it. If Andrew hadn't used the Wishing Ring, he could have taken back the energy within Barbara. Unfortunately, Andrew used it.
As for the soul, it would only belong to the God of Liesafter Barbara's death.
This was the same as Ghost Rider. Ghost Rider JohnnyBlaze's soul belonged to Mephisto, but Mephisto couldn't directly take his soul.
Barbara continued, "God of Lies, don't talk about me. Do you believe that once I tell Poison Ivy about this, she will also surrender?"
"..."
The God of Lies really wanted to say no, but the problem was, he couldn't say it, because if he did, he would definitely be proven wrong. That dead woman, Poison Ivy, would 100% surrender.
The God of Lies suddenly felt so sad. Was he here to be a joke?
The God of Lies changed the subject, "You still haven't said why you didn't know you were a traitor?"
"Because my memory was locked. The condition for unlocking it was seeing Poison Ivy."
Barbara said, "So, I hid it from you, God of Lies. Andrew Wang wants to talk to you."
"We'll talk about it later."
The God of Lies hesitated, then left unhappily. With two important subordinates taken away, unless he was willing to give up Earth, he had no choice but to talk.
"My choice was correct. Andrew Wang won a complete victory."
Barbara said with some satisfaction to Poison Ivy, "Your God has left. Now, immediately tell Hancock and them to stop."
"Left? I always knew that guy was unreliable, but I didn't expect him to be this unreliable."
Poison Ivy complained. She had always been afraid of death, so she immediately shouted, "Hancock, Treants, stop."
Chapter 637 Support
Hearing Poison Ivy's command, Hancock and Treebeardimmediately stopped. Then, Alice flew out of the screen and put four inhibitors on Hancock.
That's right, four. Hancock was too strong; one inhibitor couldn't restrain him.
"Every time I see this, it feels incredibly unbelievable."
Zatanna complained, "I don't dare to curse people online anymore when I lose a game, for fear that someone will pop out of the screen and beat me up."
Raven was speechless. You're a sorceress, and you play games, and you always lose?
"Everything is under BOSS's control."
Alice smiled with satisfaction and said to Raven and Zatanna, "Raven, Zatanna, Houston has been invaded. Get ready. After we deal with Hancock, we'll immediately head to Houston."
"Houston has been invaded? Okay, we'll get ready right away."
Raven and Zatanna were startled and nodded quickly. Zatanna secretly complained, "Am I really just here to be a magic consultant?"
Then, Alice led Hancock to Poison Ivy and said straightforwardly, "Remove the toxins from Hancock.
Poison Ivy, don't play tricks. You're definitely not faster than me. Also, I'm a special life form and not afraid of any toxins."
"I can remove the toxins from Hancock, but you have to promise he won't kill me."
Poison Ivy said, "No matter how great a crime I've committed, I've surrendered now. You Superheroes can't kill people who surrender."
"I finally understand why people get angry and then laugh."
Alice snorted coldly and said, "Don't worry, Hancockwon't kill you, and he doesn't have time to kill you now."
"That's good."
Poison Ivy breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she sprayed a cloud of pink mist at Hancock. After Hancock absorbed it, his originally hollow eyes gradually regained their luster.
Hancock blinked, and months of memories flashed through his mind. He immediately flew into a rage and punched Alice's face.
"How dare you enslave me for months and drain my blood several times a month? What do you take me for?"
Hancock's punch was blocked by Alice. Hancock was furious and demanded, "Who are you, and why are you stopping me?"
"I am Mr. Wang's artificial intelligent life, Alice."
Alice said, "I promised Poison Ivy that you wouldn't kill her, which is why she helped you detoxify. Besides, Superheroes don't kill people who surrender; that's the bottom line."
Hancock cursed, "What bottom line? Huh, why is my strength so weak?"
"Because you're wearing the inhibitors invented by Mr. Wang."
Alice said, "Hancock, Earth is currently in danger. We need your help to protect Earth."
"Need my help to protect Earth?"
Hancock's eyes flashed. He pointed at Poison Ivy and said, "I can help, but I want to kill her."
Poison Ivy was startled and looked nervously at Alice. Barbara watched the scene with interest, wondering what choice the Superheroes would make.
Alice was about to speak when Andrew's holographic projection suddenly appeared out of thin air. He said, "Superheroes are not politicians; they don't accept such dirty deals.
Also, Hancock, I trust you. Alice, remove the inhibitors from Hancock, and then put them on Poison Ivy."
"Yes, BOSS."
Although she didn't understand why Andrew did this, Alice still followed through. Soon, she put the inhibitors on Poison Ivy.
Seeing this, Barbara released Poison Ivy and retreated, leaving Poison Ivy to Hancock.
Poison Ivy cried out in alarm, "You can't do this! You promised me!"
No one paid attention to Poison Ivy. Alice was 100% obedient to Andrew's command.
Hancock looked at Poison Ivy, his eyes full of hatred, and even clenched his fists. However, after much hesitation, he still didn't make a move.
"Shit."
Hancock cursed, grudgingly unclenched his fist, and said, "Not killing her is fine, but I can't suffer for these past few months for nothing. I will definitely make her pay."
Andrew nodded with satisfaction. Aside from some issues with his lifestyle, Hancock was very suitable to be a Super Hero.
Also, if Hancock had chosen to attack just now, Andrewwould have stopped him.
Andrew said, "Poison Ivy will be imprisoned in the Justice League Hall. You can bring a pot of flowers every day and kill them in front of her. I think this will make her suffer more than killing her."
"...Are you a devil?"
Poison Ivy's eyes widened suddenly. She shouted, "You can't do this! Plants are so cute, why would you kill them?"
"Good idea, Mr. Wang, you're more vicious. Let's do it this way."
Hancock was overjoyed. He had spent several months with Poison Ivy and knew very well her feelings for plants. This move was too cruel, but he liked it.
"More vicious? And you want to join the Justice League?"
Andrew secretly complained. He ordered, "Alright, no time to waste. Alice, lock Poison Ivy in prison.
Hancock, you take Alice, Raven, Zatanna, and Barbara to Houston. It's being invaded by Aliens."
"Aliens again."
Hancock didn't refuse. He said, "Give me some nutrition. I haven't eaten meat in a while; I'm starving."
"No time to eat now. Mr. Wang made a nutrient solution for Flash. You can make do with that for now."
Alice took out several tubes of nutrient solution and placed them on the table. Then, she projected what was happening in Houston and explained the current situation.
Hancock looked at Houston, which resembled hell, and his expression gradually turned cold. Those Alienmonsters deserved to die.
"Andrew Wang, why should I help your Justice Leaguesave the world?"
Barbara snorted coldly, "What was said before was that if I helped you rescue Hancock, my past crimes would be wiped clean, and I could do whatever I wanted afterward. It didn't say I had to work for you."
Barbara didn't want to work for the Justice League at all. It was already good enough if she didn't become their enemy.
Andrew said indifferently, "Because I will pay you, five million dollars."
"You think I, Barbara... How much? Five million dollars?"
Barbara was disdainful at first, then stunned. She asked, "Pre-tax or after-tax?"
Who doesn't like money? Moreover, Barbara planned to enjoy life in the future, and how could she enjoy it without money? High-end clothes, noble handbags, shoes, luxury cars, villas—which one doesn't cost money?
"After-tax."
Andrew said, "You all set off. Barbara, you don't need to fight to the death, but you can't be lazy, or your pay will be docked."
Barbara snorted and didn't object.
Poison Ivy shouted from the prison, "I can also help you fight and atone for my crimes."
"I don't trust you. Besides, you killed over two hundred people. I don't accept any of your conditions."
Andrew said. Barbara could be leniently punished because she didn't cause much damage.
Poison Ivy was different; she killed too many people when expanding her botanical garden.
Poison Ivy still wanted to say something, but Andrew had no time to deal with her anymore. He left a message and disappeared, "Depart immediately. Don't underestimate them; they are Alien creatures after all."
"Understood."
Hancock nodded and began to prepare for departure. He thought of something and said, "Those Treebeard were raised with my blood. Without Poison Ivy, they will obey my commands. It's perfect to take them there to die.
Poison Ivy, did you hear? To die. I promise not a single one of them will survive."
Poison Ivy cried out in anger and shock, "How dare you?"
"I like your anger."
Hancock laughed heartily. After being forced into slavery for several months, how could he vent the anger in his heart without a good revenge?
Superheroes are people too.
Soon, everyone was ready. Hancock carried a truck and quickly rushed to Houston.
Houston had now become a living hell. Countless Zergs were killing people. They were numerous and fast. Wherever they went, there were bodies and blood everywhere.
The military hadn't arrived yet, so it was mainly up to the police and some civilians to fight against the Imitator Zergs. Unfortunately, they couldn't stop them at all.
The remaining Houston citizens were either desperately driving away or constantly seeking help online. The public sighed at this, as the Justice League was fighting the Zergs in Space and couldn't return.
This time, it was another double world-ending crisis.
"It's all because of that damn Lex Luthor."
Countless people cursed. If it weren't for him, the Justice League would have already dealt with the Alien fleet, and this disaster wouldn't have happened at all.
In the south of Houston, there was a safe base. Because of the official announcement of the Alien invasion, many people gathered there.
The Imitator Zergs discovered a large number of humans in the base and immediately launched an attack. Outside the main gate, there were booming explosions.
The civilians inside were trembling with fear, but some of them held guns pointed at the entrance, ready to fight for their lives.
Soon, the main gate was completely blown open. A group of Zergs was about to attack when suddenly, a figure appeared, grabbed two Zergs, and slammed them together. The heads of both Zergs exploded simultaneously.
The remaining Zergs were enraged and quickly surrounded the newcomer. The newcomer was fearless, their fists like cannonballs, heavily striking their heads and exploding them one after another.
The citizens were stunned, then recognized the newcomer and couldn't help but cheer loudly. Some even wept with joy.
The Justice League had come to save them.
Hancock heard the cheers behind him and smiled slightly. He liked it when people cheered for him; saving people actually felt very good.
"Don't worry, with me here, you'll be fine."
Hancock shouted, clearing these damn bugs as quickly as possible. There were many other places waiting for him to rescue.
Outside the safe base, the Treebeard were fiercely fighting the bugs. Although Hancock wished these Treebeard would die sooner, they were a good help now, so Hancock didn't send them to overly dangerous places.
Zatanna, Raven, and Barbara were eliminating bugs and rescuing citizens in other areas. Zatanna continuously released fireballs, and the surroundings were filled with explosions.
As for Raven, when she saw the ground covered with corpses, she immediately used her demonic power. Massive magic power swept up several Zergs, crushing them in mid-air.
These Zergs all deserved to die.
Chapter 638 Speed Up
Seeing Raven a bit out of control, Zatanna quickly reminded her, "Raven, don't be controlled by anger."
"I know."
Raven nodded with difficulty. She thought of something and said, "It's a pity I don't know Trigon's Shadow of Darkness, otherwise it would be simple—control the Zerg to kill the Zerg."
"Maybe you will once we deal with Trigon."
Seeing more and more bugs, Zatanna gritted her teeth, took out a precious gem, and cast a spell to summon monsters from another dimension to fight these bugs together.
Being a magic consultant was truly not easy; not only did she have to take risks, but she also had to spend money.
Alice controlled a group of armed robots to clear the bugs with Zatanna and the others. Unfortunately, the time was too short, and the official did not allow too many robots to be produced, so the number of robots was not very large.
Barbara ignored rescuing people and killed bugs alone on the street. Her speed was faster than the bugs, and it wasn't too strenuous for her.
After a while, Hancock's slightly irritated voice came from the communicator: "There are too many bugs, and we are killing them too slowly. Can you help me find the location of the Zerg leader?
I've seen many movies; the Zerg generally have a collective consciousness, so as long as we deal with the leader, all the bugs can be solved."
"Saving the world by watching movies?"
Zatanna and Raven were a bit speechless, but they did not refuse Hancock's request and used magic to calculate the location of the Zerg leader.
Unfortunately, both Zatanna and Raven failed in their calculations—there was a strange energy on the Zerg leader, making all calculations ineffective.
Alice thought for a moment and used satellite surveillance to monitor the entire city. Unfortunately, she also failed to find the target.
There was no other way; the leader of the Mimic Zerg did not grandly establish a lair like other Zergs.
The Mimic Zerg leader was famously cautious, which was why it had previously controlled meteorites to attack Houston, so that its whereabouts would not be discovered.
"We can only search slowly."
Alice shook her head and released reconnaissance nanobots to search the entire city.
With the Justice League joining, the situation in Houstonimproved significantly. Unfortunately, there were too many Zergs, and the situation could not be completely reversed.
"The Justice League is in Houston? That's great! I knew the Justice League wouldn't let us down."
"Is that Hancock? He's finally been rescued! Hancock, the people of Los Angeles welcome your return. The beauties of Los Angeles are waiting for you to perform by punching through the ceiling."
"Are those two magicians? So powerful! Teacher, I want to learn magic."
"Uh, what's with that leopard? So impressive, is it a new Justice League member?"
Modern society is an information society. Soon, survivors uploaded videos of Hancock and the others fighting bugs to Kuaidou. When the public saw the Justice League enter Houston, they cheered, as a glimmer of hope appeared.
The Justice League was always so reliable.
"The Justice League entered the city, and the situation improved a lot. Unfortunately, their numbers are too small."
General Calvin breathed a sigh of relief and asked loudly, "How long until the exoskeleton mechanical army and the air force arrive in Houston? We need them very much now."
"The fighter jets will arrive in Houston soon."
The Secretary next to him replied, "As for the exoskeleton army, they are divided into two parts. A small portion is on transport planes and will arrive in about ten minutes. The majority are traveling by car and will take at least three more hours.
Additionally, the troops near Houston are already preparing to enter the city."
General Calvin nodded: "Good, tell everyone to speed up. More than two million citizens are waiting for us to save them."
"The Suicide Squad has also departed and will arrive soon."
A Sky Eye Society executive next to him said, "This time, all three Suicide Squads have been dispatched. Anyway, Super Villains are inexhaustible."
General Calvin clearly had no good feelings for the Suicide Squad. He said, "Have your people keep an eye on them; don't let them cause any trouble."
"Don't worry, there won't be any trouble."
The Sky Eye Society executive said that Amanda, the woman who managed the Suicide Squad, was more ruthless than anyone.
At the same time, on a large transport plane, a handsome man in an exoskeleton Armor screamed in panic, "I'm an officer, not a soldier! I shouldn't be on the battlefield!"
All the soldiers on the same crew looked at the man speechlessly. He was so handsome, why was he such a coward?
The handsome man was so anxious he was almost crying. His name was William Cage, an America colonel responsible for new recruit enrollment. His usual main job was to film recruitment videos and appear on shows to boast about the benefits of joining the army.
William Cage had even appeared in the popular movie "Top Gun," making him a military icon.
The military wanted to expand the exoskeleton army, so they invited William Cage to film a promotional video to see if they could deceive, uh, recruit more people.
Since it was for a promotional video, he naturally had to wear an exoskeleton Armor. At first, William was having a lot of fun. Who knew that just then, the bugs descended, and General Calvin demanded that the exoskeleton army rush to Houston as quickly as possible.
In the chaos, William Cage, wearing the Armor, was pushed onto the transport plane, and then, well, he ended up like this.
"I've rendered meritorious service to America! I've recruited people for the army! You can't treat me like this! I want to make a call! I want to see the General!"
William Cage shouted again. He was naturally afraid of death and completely unwilling to go to the battlefield, which was why he came from a military family but chose a civilian job.
Additionally, William Cage was only wearing the exoskeleton Armor for filming; he didn't know how to use it at all, which was why he hadn't taken it off yet.
Going to the battlefield in this state, he would surely die.
"I want to make a call! I want to see the General!"
A soldier next to him shrieked in a woman's voice, and the others burst into laughter, looking at William Cage with mockery.
The leading sergeant couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed William Cage's head and shouted, "Kid, I don't care who you are! From now on, what you need to do is kill bugs and save people!
If you dare to run away, I'll be the first to kill you! Our team only has soldiers who die in battle, no deserters! Do you understand?!"
William Cage really wanted to cry. I'm not part of your team; I'm just here for filming.
Looking at the sergeant's big face, a sweating William said with a wry smile, "At least you should teach me how to shoot, right? I don't know how to use this thing."
The sergeant's face darkened slightly, but he patiently taught William Cage how to use the exoskeleton Armor.
"The exoskeleton Armor was invented by Tony Stark. It has a certain intelligent system and can be controlled by voice…"
The sergeant explained in detail, and William listened very carefully, more seriously than when he was pursuing girls. This concerned his life; at the very least, he had to learn how to use the exoskeleton Armor to escape.
Soon, the transport plane arrived over Houston. The sergeant was about to tell everyone to start parachuting when, at that moment, an energy cannon struck the transport plane, tearing a large hole in it. Many soldiers fell out of the plane in the strong wind, plummeting madly from the sky.
William was one of them, and he couldn't help but scream. Did it have to be this exciting right from the start?
William didn't know that this wasn't the most exciting part. The fighter jets that arrived ten minutes before them had already been completely wiped out.
Furthermore, William's upcoming experiences would be ten times more thrilling than the present.
Leaving aside the situation here, in Space, on the Spaceshuttle, Andrew spoke to everyone through the communicator: "Superheroes, a Zerg fleet has quietly infiltrated Earth and is now ravaging Houston.
We must speed up, deal with the alien spacecraft and Doomsday in the shortest possible time, and return to save Earth."
"There's another Zerg fleet, and it has already entered Earth?"
The Superheroes were in an uproar and all increased their attack intensity, determined to rush back for rescue as soon as possible.
Atom Ryan Choi also flew towards the battlefield with the help of the Iron Man Suit. As long as he had a chance to sneak attack, he could deal with either Doomsday or the alien spacecraft.
As for the Moon Base, although there were many Warrior Bugs attacking the city, the base's defensive measures were sufficient to hold them off, as the two alien spacecraft had already been destroyed.
Tony Stark was furious. He angrily questioned in the communication channel, "Lex Luthor, do you know what you've done?"
"It seems the Mimic Zerg have launched their attack."
Luthor chuckled, "Very good, they didn't disappoint me, unlike the Arachnid Zerg, who were all talk and almost crippled by you."
Tony was stunned, then asked furiously, "You knew about this beforehand? So, you did this on purpose?"
"Of course, it was on purpose."
Luthor said, "I will follow General Zod and eliminate all humans. Humans, it's not that you abandoned me; it's that I abandoned you."
"Damn traitor to Earth."
Everyone cursed, but only Tony was somewhat suspicious. Wasn't Luthor a human supremacist? Why did he suddenly want to eliminate humans?
Then, Tony shook his head. He didn't have time to deal with these matters now. He controlled the Iron Man Suitto block the surrounding flying bugs, and he himself donned the Anti-Kryptonian Armor, rapidly flying towards Doomsday.
"Alice, have you tracked Luthor's signal?"
Andrew asked in a low voice. Since Luthor started speaking, Alice had been tracking his signal.
"BOSS, the interference is very severe."
Alice said, "Luthor anticipated that we would track his signal and took precautions in advance."
Andrew said, "Keep trying. This guy is very dangerous; we need to deal with him as soon as possible."
Lex Luthor was currently hiding in Luozi Fort, observing the battle remotely, not worried at all about being found, because he had confidence in himself.
At this moment, the Brain Bug of the Arachnid Zerg suddenly sent a message to Luthor: "Let's join forces and kill those Earthlings."
Luthor asked with interest, "Do you have any other methods?"
"Of course."
The Brain Bug replied, "I have Mental Crystals and Parasites. Mental Crystals can interfere with the opponent's mind, and Parasites can enter the opponent's brain through the mouth and nose to control them.
Have your people carry Mental Crystals and Parasites with them, and find an opportunity to ambush those Earthlings."
Luthor understood. The Brain Bug had its eyes on those Superheroes and wanted to use their genes to cultivate new bugs.
This was the most terrifying aspect of the Arachnid Zerg.
"Okay, you figure out a way to get the Mental Crystals and Parasites to Doomsday, and I'll cooperate with you."
Luthor did not refuse, and the two quickly reached a cooperation agreement. Of course, once the Earthlings were eliminated, it would be time for them to turn on each other.
General Zod asked from the side, "You seem to have some ideas about the Arachnid Zerg?"
"We lack conventional troops."
Luthor said, "Although I possess cloning technology, the cloning speed is too slow, and there are serious flaws. The Zerg can compensate for this.
When the Kryptonians conquer the universe in the future, the Zerg can also be useful."
"That's a good idea. The Zerg's reproductive capacity is very strong. As long as they have enough resources, they can rapidly increase their forces in a short time. All major empires in the universe know not to fight a protracted war with the Zerg."
General Zod first nodded, then said, "The problem is that the Zerg's genes are very complex. Many cosmic powers have tried to enslave them, but no power has succeeded, including us Kryptonians."
Luthor said proudly, "They can't do it, but that doesn't mean I can't."
"I look forward to that day, but for now, let's focus on the battlefield."
General Zod glanced at Luthor and said, "No matter what, we must send the Arachnid Zerg to Earth and let them wage full-scale war with Earth.
On one hand, it weakens Earth's strength, and on the other hand, it tests your Doomsday."
"Don't worry, we will succeed."
Luthor chuckled. Earth's strength would not be weakened; it would only become stronger.
In Space, Tony finally arrived at the front lines. He didn't go to help Fiora but rushed towards Superman.
"Superman, cover your entire body with nanoparticles. I'm going to activate the Kryptonite. Everyone else, prepare for a forceful kill."
Tony said. He not only had a device to activate Kryptonitebut also a Kryptonite knife.
If Earth hadn't been invaded, Tony wouldn't have activated the Kryptonite, as every bit used meant one less bit available.
"Okay."
Everyone nodded. Andrew thought for a moment and said to Diana, "Diana, prepare to use your ultimate move. If nothing unexpected happens, Luthor should be prepared."
"Understood."
Diana did not hesitate and immediately nodded. After awakening her Thunder Power, she and Andrew had developed an ultimate move together.
As for its power, even the Amazon Queen, who had witnessed the War of the Gods and fought Darkseid, was left speechless.
Tony wasted no time. A green Kryptonite emerged from his brow, and then he activated the Kryptonite, and green light enveloped the battlefield.
"The Kryptonite has appeared."
As soon as Luthor saw the Kryptonite, he immediately pressed a button, and defensive shields appeared simultaneously on the sixteen Doomsdays, protecting them.
Luthor had implanted defensive shield devices within Doomsday's body. Although the defensive power wasn't very strong, it could block the light of Kryptonite.
Then, Doomsday fled backward at the fastest speed. Luthor knew very well that the Kryptonite activation could only last for a period of time; once that time passed, the Kryptonite would shatter.
Andrew had used this Kryptonite activation trick before, so Luthor had made many preparations in advance.
Killer moves are things that shouldn't be known; once they are known, they will be targeted and countered. This is why Andrew has hundreds of cards, but he almost never uses them unless it's a critical moment.
Chapter 639 Failure
The moment Doomsday escaped, three Alien spaceships simultaneously fired massive plasma beams, each over ten meters in diameter, at the Superheroes.
They hadn't been idle; they had been silently building up their attack.
In truth, the Arachnid Worm Race wasn't weak; their heavy losses earlier were mainly because the Superheroes were too powerful and their methods too incredible, something the Aliens had never seen before.
"Shit."
The Superheroes, who were about to give chase, changed their expressions.
Superman and Mary immediately put their hands in front of them to block the beams, then they were pushed backward by the beams, flying all the way.
Fortunately, that was all; although these beams were powerful, they weren't fatal to those who could withstand nuclear bombs.
Tony activated his defensive shield, while his foot thrusters engaged at full power, sending him rapidly upward.
He couldn't retreat; if he did, the Kryptonite stimulation would be wasted, and it couldn't be interrupted.
"You won't escape."
Diana had no defense.
Golden lightning flickered in her eyes, and at the same time, the God of War Bracers on her arms glowed with dazzling electricity.
Then, Diana let out a loud cry, slamming her arms together, and hundreds of lightning bolts, accompanied by shockwaves, roared out, instantly shattering the plasma beams and engulfing the sixteen Doomsdays.
The protective shields on the sixteen Doomsdays shattered like paper, and then the violent lightning blasted their bodies, making them let out shrill screams.
To make matters worse, Tony's green light enveloped them, and their bodies rapidly weakened.
Soon, all sixteen Doomsdays were burned to ashes by the lightning.
Diana exhaled; even she felt a wave of exhaustion after using such a powerful move.
But the power of this move was undeniable; after destroying the plasma beams, it could still eliminate Doomsday.
"A god has descended."
Not just the enemies, even the Superheroes were a bit dumbfounded.
Mary looked displeased, thinking, 'We said we'd be together forever, so why did you suddenly rush so far ahead?'
It's different when someone gets special treatment.
The human high-ups and the audience were also shocked, and then cheers erupted across Earth, with countless people declaring that Wonder Woman would be their goddess from now on.
Heh, as if she wasn't before.
Suddenly facing so many competitors, the 'very low-key Wonder Woman's boyfriend' expressed… uh, no pressure at all.
Diana would always be his; this was decided by fate.
"Let's go help Fiora deal with the remaining Doomsdays, then destroy the three Alien spaceships and return to Earth."
Tony shouted.
The green light on his head had disappeared; another Kryptonite was gone.
"Alright."
Everyone didn't waste time and immediately rushed towards the remaining sixteen Doomsdays.
Fiora was overjoyed; finally, help had arrived.
She had been so annoyed by those Doomsdays that she almost revealed her true strength.
"What a terrifying Amazonian Princess."
Lex Luthor gasped, and General Zod's expression was also solemn.
Although he always believed Kryptonians were the strongest, Diana's attack just now, if he had been on the battlefield, would have resulted in only one outcome: Death.
"Lex Luthor, do you have any other preparations?"
General Zod asked, "If not, this time will likely be another failure."
Uh, why say 'another'?
"Of course."
Lex Luthor chuckled, "Although I didn't anticipate the shrinking nuclear bomb, the shrinking ray, and even less did I anticipate the Amazonian Princess being so powerful, I knew that the Superheroes wouldn't be so easily defeated.
So, I prepared some countermeasures in advance, such as these failed experiments."
Accompanying Lex Luthor's voice, inside a small spaceship near the battlefield, a large number of oddly shaped Kryptonians and Doomsdays opened their eyes.
Then, they left the spaceship and rapidly flew towards the battlefield.
Any experiment will produce failures, that goes without saying, and these two high-end experiments—cloning Kryptonians and creating Doomsdays—produced more failures than other experiments.
Lex Luthor didn't discard all these failures; instead, he froze them using special technology, and then, at a crucial moment, threw them out to fight.
Most of these failures couldn't survive more than an hour, but what was the problem with that?
They were cannon fodder anyway; this amount of time might even be more than enough.
The Brain Worms in the Alien spaceship, seeing this, dispatched a large number of flying insects to support the hundreds of monsters, and at the same time, the plasma insects began charging up again, preparing to attack.
The Brain Worms were determined to obtain the Superheroes' genes; these Earthlings were too powerful, taking a direct hit from a plasma beam and seemingly suffering no injuries, still full of vigor.
"Shit, what are these things?"
Seeing the hundreds of failed experiments rushing towards them, everyone's expressions changed simultaneously.
Lex Luthor laughed, "This is my second gift to you.
Do you like it?
You think you're about to win?
Dream on.
With me here, you will never win.
I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve."
"As if we were the ones who lost last time."
Tony drew his Kryptonite longsword and shouted, "Superman, fall back and use your Heat Vision."
"Alright."
Superman didn't waste words and immediately retreated.
Although protected by nanoparticles, his armor was easily damaged during combat, making him unsuitable to remain on the battlefield.
Fiora thought for a moment and decided not to join the others, continuing to keep the sixteen Doomsdays occupied to prevent the situation from worsening.
Soon, hundreds of failed experiments rushed in front of Diana, Mary, and Tony.
They were filled with pain and madness, completely disregarding their own safety, desperately attacking everyone, as if trying to drag them down with them.
Tony raised his Kryptonite longsword, and under the illumination of the green light, the Kryptonian monsters' strength began to rapidly decline.
The monsters were furious about this and rushed madly towards Tony.
"They have no intelligence; we can use that."
Tony's eyes flashed, and he wielded his Kryptonitelongsword, decapitating several Doomsdays in succession.
Unfortunately, this didn't scare the monsters; instead, it made them even more enraged.
Three deformed Kryptonians simultaneously lunged at Tony.
Tony snorted, and with a diagonal slash of his Kryptonitelongsword, the three Kryptonians were split into six pieces.
Tony was about to retract his sword when, at that moment, the bodies of the three Kryptonians exploded simultaneously, splattering a large amount of black liquid onto Tony and his Kryptonite longsword, which sizzled.
This was a corrosive liquid; it corroded both aerospace alloy and Kryptonite, leaving a layer of black on the surface.
The light from the Kryptonite longsword dimmed by half, and the pressure on the monsters greatly reduced, making them rush forward even more frantically.
Tony cursed; Lex Luthor was so despicable, tampering with the monsters.
"The acid from the Zartap Star can corrode Kryptonite.
Next time, I can use more."
Lex Luthor noted this with satisfaction.
The tricks he played on the monsters were far more than just this.
A moment later, one Doomsday's body suddenly exploded, almost shattering the Kryptonite longsword.
The material of Kryptonite wasn't very sturdy, similar to ordinary stone.
Being repeatedly outmaneuvered, Tony inevitably felt a bit constrained.
At this point, the flying insects flew over, specifically targeting Tony and separating him from the others.
Space was vast, and the Kryptonite longsword was compromised, greatly reducing its effective range.
Once Tony was separated, the other monsters' strength immediately returned to normal, and they frantically attacked Mary, Diana, and Superman in the back.
"I hate these monsters."
Mary punched a monster's head, then shouted to Diana, "Diana, can you use that move again?"
"That's a big move; how can I keep using it?"
Diana rolled her eyes, summoned her clones, and together they wielded the Vulcan Sword, slaying the monsters.
Although the Superheroes were fighting desperately, there was no doubt that they were once again tied down and couldn't resolve these enemies quickly.
"It's that damned Lex Luthor again."
The audience cursed loudly.
Just as they were about to gain the upper hand, Lex Luthor ruined it again.
At this moment, Lex Luthor became the most hated person by the people of Earth.
Some even searched online to see if Lex Luthor had any relatives, as scapegoating, while not ideal, was human nature.
Not just ordinary citizens, even the official and military authorities were preparing to confiscate all of Lex Luthor's family assets.
"Unless Lex Luthor is eliminated, the troubles will be endless," Andrew said.
Aquaman shouted, "I said it then, just kill that guy directly, but you insisted on rules and bottom lines.
Now look, you've created such a huge problem?"
Batman shook his head, "The choice at the time was correct; no one could have imagined Lex Luthor would become this evil."
"Even if you could have imagined it, would you have killed him?"
Aquaman sneered.
He hadn't opposed Batman's no-kill policy before, but now, he found it extremely distasteful.
Some people just deserved to die, like the Joker and Lex Luthor.
"Next time we encounter something like this, we can be more decisive," Green Lantern also said.
Batman replied, "A bottom line is a bottom line.
We are Superheroes, not Super Villains."
"Hey, are you guys really going to argue now?
Or do you want to make the bugs and Lex Luthor die laughing?"
Andrew said exasperatedly, "Take your anger out on the bugs.
Also, don't worry, we won't lose.
We will definitely win."
Aquaman and Green Lantern both exhaled.
They were partly angered by Lex Luthor and partly worried about Earth's situation.
With so many bugs, Earth must have suffered heavy losses.
The Death toll from this disaster would likely be higher than ever before, after all, it was a true Alien invasion.
"Earth, you mean?"
Andrew turned his head to look at Houston, Earth.
The regular army, the exoskeleton mechanical army, and the Suicide Squad had all entered the field and were fighting the bugs within the city.
Overall, the situation was not optimistic.
The bugs were not only numerous but also strong; the regular army was basically cannon fodder.
Exoskeleton soldiers could barely manage one-on-one in direct combat, but the Alien bugs were good at hiding and burrowing, often launching sneak attacks, causing heavy losses to the soldiers.
If this continued, even if the bugs were eventually dealt with, Houston would become a ruin, a dead city.
In fact, without the Justice League returning, it wouldn't be easy to deal with the bugs.
"It seems I need to reveal another trump card," Andrewthought to himself.
Just then, time suddenly rewound, returning to the moment when the hundreds of monsters had just rushed in front of Tony and the others.
Chapter 640 Time Reversal
Besides Andrew, no one else knew that time had rewound once. Tony's expression was solemn as he rapidly swung his Kryptonite longsword to slay Doomsday.
"Such a large-scale time rewind, who did it?"
Andrew was a little surprised. Then, he turned his gaze to Flash and asked, "Flash, what did you do?"
For something like this, you definitely have to ask the 'usual suspect' first.
"What did I do?"
Flash looked astonished, "Mr. Wang, what do you mean? I didn't do anything, I've been saving people and killing bugs."
"Not you? Then who was it?"
Andrew pondered while casually shouting, "Tony, don't chop those three monsters. They have acid on them that will corrode your Kryptonite longsword."
"How do you know?"
Tony was startled, quickly retracted his sword, and instead used lasers to sweep the three monsters, while rapidly retreating.
After the three monsters were cut open, their bodies exploded, and a large amount of black liquid gushed out. Fortunately, Tony retreated in time, and the Kryptonitelongsword was not affected.
The Kryptonite longsword was very important. With it, the monsters' strength was greatly reduced, and it wasn't difficult for Diana and the others to deal with them.
If there was no Kryptonite longsword, the situation would be completely different.
"Tony, the three-headed monster on the left will self-destruct with a super explosion. Be careful not to get your sword shattered."
Andrew continued, "Also, flying bugs will come to swarm you soon, so be prepared."
"You can foresee the future? No, that's not right, didn't you say there was an agreement not to use that trick?"
Tony was even more astonished. Although Andrew was God, he had an agreement with the cosmic consciousnessnot to peek into the future.
"Things have changed a bit. I don't know if it will happen again. You guys keep fighting first."
Andrew said. This time, because the battle situation wasn't so bad, the Superheroes didn't argue. After a while, the time rewind reappeared, about three minutes earlier than last time.
"It's not as simple as a time rewind; it's a time loop, a time loop with a fixed starting point."
Andrew frowned, closed his eyes, and sensed carefully. Just over ten seconds later, the time rewind happened again.
"The energy fluctuation comes from Earth."
Andrew opened his eyes and looked at Earth. He thought for a moment, then contacted General Calvin and asked, "Has anything strange happened on Earth, anything related to time?"
"Something related to time? No."
General Calvin was surprised. He shook his head and said, "However, communication with Houston has been cut off. Communication was always on before, but a few minutes ago, it suddenly broke off for some reason, and we can't contact anyone inside at all."
Andrew heard this and asked Alice, "Can you contact your sub-program?"
"No, there's a strange energy in Houston. I can't contact anything inside."
Alice said. She had discovered this earlier, but at the time the battle was fierce, so she didn't report it to Andrew.
"It seems the key to the time rewind is in Houston, probably related to those bugs."
Andrew secretly thought, "If I don't solve the time rewind, time will keep looping.
It's fine for the others, they don't know anyway. But I'm miserable, constantly watching the same drama repeat."
After thinking for a moment, Andrew used the teleportation device to return to Earth, to solve the time loop first. As for the Space war, it would return to the starting point anyway, so he let them continue fighting.
"Speaking of which, the time loop isn't entirely bad. I can take the opportunity to learn all of Lex Luthor's arrangements. I just wonder if Batman and the others will be shocked when they see me disappear?"
Andrew shook his head and flew into Houston on his hoverboard.
...
Houston, William Cage sat on the ground, looking utterly despondent, radiating a single word: misery.
Forced to come to the battlefield, miserable. Transport plane blown up, miserable. Falling from the sky, miserable. But these weren't the most miserable things. What was the most miserable? Dying and then reviving, and then dying again.
The story began when the transport plane was blown up. At that time, William Cage fell from the plane, feeling the howling wind around him, he was terrified.
Fortunately, William still remembered how to open a parachute. After a frantic struggle, the parachute opened smoothly. Then, he first ascended, then began to slow down, and finally, he successfully hung on a tall tree.
"I'm not dead, that's great, I'm not dead."
William's heart pounded. He searched for a while, used a dagger to cut the parachute cord, and landed on the ground with a thud. Then, he activated his exoskeleton, turned around, and fled towards the outskirts of the city.
That's right, he fled towards the outskirts of the city. What a joke, he was a civilian, okay? Fighting was not his job at all.
His job was simple: use his handsome appearance, elegant speech, and Ability to paint a grand picture to attract young people to join the America army.
The place where William landed was relatively remote, so he managed to escape smoothly for a while. Unfortunately, luck runs out. When he was about to leave the city, he encountered a large bug.
This large bug was different from ordinary bugs; it was not only blue, but also much larger in size. When it saw William, it immediately swung its tentacles and slammed them down heavily.
William quickly dodged. Unfortunately, his control over the exoskeleton was very poor, and he was soon sent flying by a tentacle.
Then, the large bug quickly crawled over, ready to stab William to Death. In a life-or-Death situation, William raised the gun in his hand and fired frantically at the large bug. At the same time, the two mechanical arms on his back launched rockets at the large bug.
Bang, bang, the large bug was blown up, and black blood, like oil, splattered onto William's face. William died along with it.
That's right, William also died. The blood of the large bug was highly toxic and corrosive.
"I shouldn't have joined the army, and I definitely shouldn't have filmed that damn video..."
This was William's last thought before he died. The next second, he suddenly appeared in the sky, falling madly downwards.
William was stunned for a few seconds, then quickly opened his parachute. This time, he landed on the ground very smoothly.
"What just happened?"
William was completely bewildered. Was that a dream just now, or what? The problem was, why was the dream so clear?
More importantly, who would dream while falling from a high altitude? Did they want to die faster?
William was confused. He thought for a moment and tried to escape Houston via another route. Unfortunately, this time he lasted even less time than before. Not long after, he was dismembered by a bug.
William's vision went black, and he reappeared in the sky. He was completely bewildered. What was going on?
"Am I some Ability User, and after I die, time rewinds?"
William blinked. There were quite a few Ability User in this world, so it wasn't strange for him to suspect he had an Ability.
William thought for a moment and didn't open his parachute, letting himself freefall.
Soon, a puddle of gore appeared on the ground. Then, William woke up in the air again. He cursed, "That really fucking hurts."
"Did I really awaken an Ability?"
William was overjoyed. If so, he wouldn't have to worry about Death anymore. Anyway, if he died, he would immediately reload.
William's confidence immediately soared. He would definitely be able to leave this cursed place alive. And then, uh, then he started dying in various ways: killed by bugs, crushed by collapsing buildings, hit by cars, shot as a deserter.
Eventually, William looked utterly despondent. What good was being able to reload after dying if he still had to die anyway?
"Might as well just die."
William cursed, then got up and continued to flee.
Why not lie there and wait to die? Because men are all big pig trotters, uh, no, that's wrong, because if you die, you'll revive, and you can't just keep freefalling, it hurts a lot.
Not long after, William was cornered by two bugs. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed he was going to die again.
Just then, a masked man dressed in black and red jumped down from a nearby building and plunged a sword fiercely into the bug's head.
The bug screamed and knocked the man to the ground, its claws stabbing wildly. The man didn't dodge at all, even having time to yawn.
Pfft, the bug's tentacle stabbed fiercely into the man's chest. Then, it fell down itself, signaling its Death.
At the same time, a group of people and a humanoid great shark rushed out from the side, firing frantically at the other bug. Soon, that bug was killed.
"Thank you for saving me."
William said gratefully. The strangely dressed individuals glanced at William, snorted coldly, and ignored him, their gazes quite unfriendly.
Only a burly man wearing a helmet nodded at William, showing goodwill.
At this moment, the black leader shouted from below the bug, "Wade, don't be lazy, get up quickly."
"I'm already dead and you're still making me work, are you even human?"
A disgruntled voice came from below the bug. Everyone snorted in unison. If you died that easily, Amandawouldn't have been so angry she ended up in the hospital.
The black man shouted, "Wade, don't make me."
Wade kicked the bug away with a disgruntled look, his chest wound rapidly healing, no longer bleeding.
"Heimdall, what are you being so arrogant about? If Deadshot hadn't refused to act, how would it have been your turn to be the protagonist?"
Wade got up and cursed, "As a result, the box office was a mess, the company almost had to sell its underwear, haha. The box office of your two movies combined isn't even as much as my one movie."
"My name isn't Heimdall. And also, stop saying all your nonsensical things, no one understands."
The black man, Robert DuBois, cursed unhappily. His nickname was Bloodsport, and he was a veteran prisoner.
That's right, this team of people was the Suicide Squad.
"Just because you don't understand, doesn't mean no one understands."
Wade looked at a certain spot in the void and said, "Hello again, have you missed me? Oh, by the way, have you heard the news? My third solo movie has already started filming, with Wolverine and me starring together. Are you excited?"
Robert ignored the madman and led the group forward, continuing to clear out the bugs. This was their mission; the more they killed, the more their sentences would be reduced.
Seeing this, William quickly shouted, "Can you take me with you?"
"Are you sure you want to come with us?"
The group of prisoners sneered. William blinked, then asked nervously, "Who are you?"
The great shark looked at William, drooling. It asked, "Food?"
This great shark was King Shark Nannawue, a very powerful creature. However, it eats people, which is why it was arrested and sent to prison.
Chapter 641 Encounter
"Food?"
William was startled by Nannawue's words. Would his next Death be from being eaten? That would be too miserable.
"Nannawue, he's not for eating."
Cleo Cazo, the young woman nicknamed Ratcatcher 2, quickly stopped King Shark. She said to William, "We are all criminals. Are you sure you want to come with us?
We won't guarantee your safety."
"Criminals?"
William was stunned, then immediately understood their identities: the legendary Suicide Squad.
Before William could decide, Wade walked over and put his arm around his neck, saying enthusiastically, "Welcome to my team! Don't worry, I'll cover you.
Oh, by the way, do you want to make a cameo in my new movie? Your last movie grossed 1.4 billion US dollars, even Marvel movies were defeated by you, that's so cool."
William was completely bewildered. Why could he understand all the individual words, but when combined, he had no idea what they meant?
"Don't waste time, we're leaving immediately. That soldier, if you want to follow, then follow, but we don't guarantee anything."
Robert shouted, and everyone nodded, advancing while observing their surroundings to avoid being ambushed by bugs.
King Shark Nannawue looked back at William every few steps, his gaze more resolute than love, for it was the craving for food.
William shivered. He wanted to leave, but Wade forcibly dragged him forward. Wade said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen to you. You're the protagonist."
"Things have happened to me many times already," William muttered to himself, then he whispered, "How did you become a criminal? If the crime isn't too serious, I can find a way to help you get a reduced sentence. My family has a lot of influence."
Clearly, William intended to win over Wade to protect himself.
Wade said with a wronged expression, "I'm not a criminal at all. I heard in the adjacent universe that my cousin Deathstroke died, and died terribly, so I rushed over to claim his inheritance—cough, wrong, I rushed over to see if I could revive him.
As a result, as soon as I hit the street, the police chased me. The police in this universe are so rude. I just cursed a few times, and they actually opened fire directly.
I was really annoyed, you know?"
William's eyes widened, "Then you killed those police officers?"
"Of course not, am I, Wade, that kind of person? Although I kill, commit arson, rob, and often eat without paying, and steal from children, I'm a Super Hero, okay? Even Ghost Rider has given me a thumbs-up."
Wade said loudly, "At the time, although I was very annoyed, I thought about inheriting the family fortune—uh, saving my cousin, so I didn't fight back and ran."
"Ran?"
William was stunned. You talked to me for a long time, and you ended up running? My pants—uh, I didn't take them off.
"Don't make that face, I'll get to the point soon. After running, I immediately went to a tailor shop to get my clothes mended. Do you know why I wear black and red clothes? Because then you can't see the blood…"
Wade's mouth was like a machine gun, non-stop. What was worse, he talked for a full five minutes and still hadn't explained how he ended up in prison.
During this time, they encountered bugs twice, both dealt with by the Suicide Squad ahead. This Suicide Squad was not weak.
William felt dizzy and knew how he would die next: from being annoyed to Death by Wade.
"Uh, why did I go to prison? I forgot."
Wade blinked and said, "I only remember saying my cousin was Deathstroke, and they not only didn't reduce my sentence, they doubled it.
I was super depressed. I should have said Deathstroke was my enemy."
William's mouth twitched. He was seriously considering whether to commit suicide.
"Don't mind the details, only idiots mind the details. Don't worry, I'll cover you. But seriously, don't you want to collaborate? I'm very popular right now."
Wade said, "Are you worried about that Green Lanternmovie? It's fine, I'll take care of that Green Lanternbastard right away.
Oh, I remember now! The reason I went to prison was because I tried to kill Green Lantern, but he beat me instead."
"…"
William became even more bewildered. He now only had one feeling: he was tired; let it all be destroyed.
At the same time, the Suicide Squad ahead was also chatting. Robert asked Ratcatcher 2 Cleo, "Still no contact with the rear?"
Cleo shook her head, "Can't connect. But that's not a big problem. Anyway, we have recorders on us, so every bug we kill will be recorded."
"That's not the key point of the problem."
The white-haired criminal, nicknamed the Sage, his eyes flashed, and he said, "Our inability to contact Amandameans that Amanda cannot remotely control the chips to blow off our necks."
"Huh?"
Everyone stopped at the same time. Special chips were implanted in their necks, and once they disobeyed orders, Amanda would immediately kill them. But now, Amandano longer had that ability.
"You mean?"
Robert's eyes flickered. The Sage said, "I mean, we find a place, dig out the chips in our necks, and then we'll be free to do whatever we want."
Everyone was somewhat tempted. Just then, with a bang, the Sage's head shattered like a watermelon.
Everyone was startled and quickly aimed their guns at the burly man in the helmet, who was Peacemaker.
"Keep killing bugs and saving people. That's what we should be doing."
Peacemaker shouted loudly. Although he was a prisoner, he did not consider himself a bad person, because everything he did was for humanity, for America.
For example, if slaughtering a village was necessary to protect America's interests, Peacemaker would slaughter that village.
Seeing the tense situation ahead, William was a bit nervous. Wade said, "Don't be so nervous. They're supporting characters, they'll die. You're the protagonist, you definitely won't die.
As for me, it's hard for me to die."
"fuck."
Robert cursed and shouted, "Put down your guns, keep killing bugs! I know you have ideas, but the chips in our necks are Stark Industries products, they can't be removed.
Besides, the City is full of bugs now, where can we hide?"
Everyone thought for a moment and put down their guns. Nannawue looked at the corpse on the ground and asked Cleo, "Can I eat it? Hungry."
"Nannawue."
Cleo was speechless. Just as she was about to speak, the rat standing on her shoulder suddenly squeaked wildly. Everyone was startled and quickly became alert to their surroundings.
The next second, a large number of bugs crawled out of the surrounding buildings, completely surrounding them.
Everyone quickly raised their guns at the bugs, their faces extremely solemn. William was too; this time, he might die again.
"Wow, we've been ambushed by bugs!"
Wade yelled, "Heimdall! I didn't expect even you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, to betray us and lead us into the bugs' encirclement!"
"Shut up! And, I'm not Heimdall. Who would have such a cursed name?"
Robert cursed loudly. He shouted, "Fire! Cleo, summon the surrounding rats to help!"
Following Robert's command, gunshots erupted fiercely. Seeing this, the bugs glowed yellow, and then a large number of energy cannons roared down.
Everyone quickly dodged. Bang, bang, bang! Debris flew, air currents surged, dust billowed, and many people were sent flying.
Immediately after, the bugs launched a charge, attacking everyone with astonishing speed.
"Disgusting, can't eat."
Nannawue charged, sending a large number of bugs flying. Then, he stood at the forefront, fighting the bugs.
Nannawue's defense was very strong; even the bugs' tentacles could not easily penetrate it.
Everyone took the opportunity to regroup and began to counterattack. Polka-Dot Man continuously fired polka dots, causing the bugs to explode with bangs.
The other Suicide Squad members also used their abilities. No one who could join the Suicide Squad was weak; after all, the weak had no value.
Wade, relying on his immortality, rushed up to act as a meat shield with Nannawue. He swung his knives while cursing, but unfortunately, the bugs didn't understand at all.
"Should I run?"
William hesitated, then gritted his teeth and fought alongside everyone. There was no need to run; he could be reborn if he died anyway.
Besides, by staying with these people, he might be able to leave this City safely.
William's choice was correct. Soon, reinforcements arrived: a dense army of rats. Under Cleo's command, they frantically bit at the bugs.
The rats naturally couldn't defeat the bugs, but they could distract them and cause various problems. With the rats' efforts, the tide of the battle gradually began to turn.
Not only was this team besieged, but other Suicide Squads, Super Heroes, and exoskeleton teams were also besieged. Clearly, the Imitator Brood's leader had begun to systematically eliminate obstacles.
Not every team was as strong as the Suicide Squad. Under the siege of the Brood, many teams suffered casualties, and some were even completely wiped out.
For example, the exoskeleton squad led by the female warrior Rita was defeated by the bugs, leaving only Ritaand two team members desperately resisting.
Looking at the dense swarm of bugs around her, even Rita, a strong-willed woman called "Full Metal Warrior" by her comrades, couldn't help but feel despair. This time, she would most likely die here.
Just then, a gentle male voice rang out, "Barbara, go save them."
"You pay, you call the shots."
Accompanied by this wild female voice, a yellow and white leopard suddenly leaped into the midst of the bugs. Then, her claws rapidly swung, and the surrounding bugs were successively torn open at the head, dying on the spot.
The leopard's claws were even sharper than a high-frequency cutting machine.
The bugs retreated one after another. Then, dense energy cannons blasted towards Cheetah. Cheetah sneered and rushed in front of the bugs like lightning, tearing with her claws. Several bugs were instantly shredded.
Rita and the others were dumbfounded. This leopard was too powerful, wasn't she? Fighting dozens of enemies alone, she showed no signs of falling behind.
"The battlefield is no place for daydreaming. Keep attacking."
A gentle voice sounded. Rita turned and saw a handsome Asian man on a skateboard, speaking to them.
"Kill."
Rita was a very decisive woman. She nodded at Andrewand led her two team members into the battle, helping Cheetah deal with the remaining bugs.
This skateboard man was, of course, Andrew. Not long after he entered Houston, he encountered Cheetah, so he simply took her with him to search for his target.
"Where exactly is the Brood leader?"
Andrew narrowed his eyes. Time reversal was probably related to the Brood leader, but the problem was, this guy was extremely cautious. Andrew searched for a while and found no trace of him.
To find the Brood leader, Andrew had even tried to control the bugs with nanobots before, but unfortunately, he failed—as soon as the nanobots invaded the bug's brain, the bug died.
Obviously, these bugs had a system to prevent control, which was normal; the swarm was a collective consciousness.
"Not being able to control bugs doesn't mean not being able to read memories. Perhaps this way…"
Andrew thought of something, summoned a holographic projection, quickly operated on it, and at the same time, he said, "Barbara, leave one alive. I have a use for it."
"Okay."
Cheetah nodded. Having taken the money, she had to work. In this regard, she was very professional. Back then, when she worked at the museum, she was never late a single day, and she didn't even take sick leave for a cold.
Unfortunately, no one at the museum knew this, because no one paid attention to the eccentric Barbara. She was very dedicated, but no one cared.
With the efforts of Barbara and Rita, most of the bugs quickly died. The only one left alive was forcibly knocked out by Barbara.
Andrew nodded in satisfaction, controlling the nanoparticles to construct a new instrument in the void.
Cheetah transformed back to her original appearance. She looked at her tattered clothes and asked Andrew, displeased, "Andrew Wang, do you have any clothes that are suitable for transformation and won't be damaged in battle?
If you do, I can change in front of you."
After meeting Andrew, Barbara had been constantly seducing him. This wasn't because Andrew was truly that charming, but purely because Barbara wanted to steal Diana's boyfriend.
Barbara and Diana now had a personal vendetta.
"Yes, a nanobot combat suit. It has many functions, such as freely changing styles, being resistant to damage, automatic repair, temporary flight, isolating toxic gases, providing oxygen, and so on."
Andrew casually took out a belt and said, "If you want it, I'll give you a 20% discount, fifty million US dollars."
Andrew's earlier words made Barbara's eyes light up, but after hearing the last sentence, her eyeballs almost fell out: "Fifty million US dollars? Are you robbing me? You're charging me fifty million US dollars for a piece of clothing?
I only charged five million US dollars to help you fight tooth and nail in Houston."
Rita and the others nearby also gasped. Their exoskeleton armor was worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars, already considered relatively expensive equipment, but compared to the nanobot combat suit, it was nothing.
"Why would I rob? Robbery doesn't make as much money as I do."
Andrew looked puzzled, "This is high-tech, and it's tax-deductible."
"…"
Everyone was speechless. Barbara gritted her teeth and said, "I was wrong before. Diana's taste is really bad; she actually found a profiteer."
"When you were seducing me before, you called me handsome. Now that you're buying something, I've become a profiteer. Indeed, love fades."
Andrew sighed. He said, "Barbara, such a good thing, if it weren't for the fact that you work for me, do you think I would sell it to you?
Do you believe me if I say that if I were willing to sell it to the military, they would pay double the price?"
Chapter 642 Invention
Barbara believed Andrew's words. She gritted her teeth and said, "Alright, I'll buy it, but I'll owe you the money first. Don't worry, I'll definitely pay you back.
If I can't pay it back, I'll sell myself to you."
"You wish. After deducting your current reward, you owe me a total of forty-five million US dollars."
Andrew looked disgusted. Then, he threw the belt to Barbara and said, "For Diana's sake, I won't charge you interest."
Barbara caught the belt, looking depressed. She fought tooth and nail, only to not earn any money, but instead owe forty-five million? This isn't working; this is working for nothing.
"Damn capitalist."
Barbara cursed, then tied on the belt. A holographic projection popped up from the belt, displaying a manual. At the same time, there were many clothing styles for Barbara to choose from.
Barbara nodded with satisfaction. It was expensive, but it was indeed a good item. Once she had it, she would ask for nothing more.
Rita and the others looked envious. Of course, they knew their place; they couldn't afford such clothes even if they worked their whole lives.
Then, Andrew called out to Rita and the two others, "I am Andrew Wang, Wonder Woman's boyfriend. I'm conscripting you now. Any problems?"
Barbara looked at Andrew, somewhat puzzled. Why conscript these three ordinary soldiers? What use were they?
Andrew didn't explain. The main reason he conscripted the three was for Rita. Uh, don't misunderstand, it's not because he's attracted to her, although she is quite good-looking and has a heroic spirit.
Rita had a strong light of destiny on her, which meant she would participate in a major event, or rather, she was an important character in a certain movie.
Since he couldn't find the Bug Leader now, bringing Ritaalong might lead to unexpected gains.
Destiny, after all, was always very mysterious.
"You're Wonder Woman's boyfriend? Commander Mr. Wang?"
The three were very shocked. This was a legendary big shot. No wonder a casual piece of clothing he sold cost fifty million US dollars.
Then, the three became excited. Mr. Wang's arrival in Houston meant Houston was saved, and their exoskeleton mechanical army was also saved.
"Mr. Wang, I'm Sergeant Rita Vrataski. We are willing to follow your command."
Rita immediately saluted. With Andrew's current prestige, even without an actual military rank, soldiers were happy to follow his command. After all, he had saved the world several times.
Also, incidentally, Andrew actually had a military rank. After his 'Death,' his rank had even been promoted by one level.
"Very good. From now on, you will act with me."
Andrew jumped off the flying skateboard. He tapped the skateboard, and it split into three, quickly merging into the exoskeleton Armor of Rita and the two others.
Then, the exoskeleton Armor reassembled, transforming from ordinary Armor worth hundreds of thousands into power Armor worth millions.
Rita and the two others looked at the various data and information flashing on their visors, overjoyed. The stronger the Armor, the higher their chances of survival, and at the same time, they could save more people.
"You should familiarize yourselves with the new Armor as soon as possible. We'll be setting off very soon."
Andrew instructed. Rita and the two others nodded and quickly familiarized themselves with the functions of the new Armor.
Barbara asked impatiently, "Andrew, what exactly are you looking for?"
"The Bug Leader."
Andrew didn't say too much, only, "Only by finding it can all of this end."
"The Bug Leader? What if it's not in Houston?"
Barbara thought for a moment and said, "The bugs fell from the sky before. The Bug Leader might be in the sky, or even Space."
"I've checked; it's not there. It must be in Houston. The mysterious energy interfering with communications is proof."
Andrew said, "It might be hidden in a building, or underground."
"In a building, underground? In that case, how long will it take to find it?"
Barbara frowned, "Houston is famously large."
Rita and the two others also nodded. Andrew said, "That's why I built this instrument. Alright, the instrument is complete."
The new instrument was a helmet suitable for an alien bug to wear. Andrew placed it on the unconscious bug's head. Then, the helmet glowed, and a holographic projection appeared above the helmet.
The holographic projection displayed the bug's memories. At the same time, the bug twitched in pain as its memories were extracted.
Barbara asked curiously, "What is this?"
"A memory displayer. Simply put, it displays the user's memories in visual form."
Andrew said, "During this process, the user will be very painful. Uh, I think there shouldn't be any bug sympathizers among us, right? If there are, I'll... kill them."
"I just hope all bugs die now."
Rita gritted her teeth and cursed. The other two were also like that. These bugs had killed at least a hundred thousand people in Houston.
"Very good."
Andrew stopped wasting words and focused on examining the bug's memories.
The bug's memories were played in reverse. Andrewrewound them and found that the bug was not commanded by the Bug Leader, but by a large blue bug.
Simply put, the bugs' commands were passed down layer by layer. As for whether there were other bugs between the large blue bug and the Bug Leader, it was currently unclear.
In addition, the bugs issued commands using a special wave that only bugs could receive. Previously, this bug had received a command to ambush Rita's squad, which resulted in Rita's team being reduced to only three people.
"Is that so?"
Andrew thought for a moment, then used nanoparticles to create a new instrument. Barbara asked, "What instrument is it this time?"
"It's a signal receiver that can receive the large blue bug's signal and pinpoint its location."
Andrew said, "Once we find the large blue bug, we'll use the same method to extract its memories and find its superior. That way, it won't take long for us to find the Bug Leader."
Everyone looked at Andrew with admiration. He truly was the Earth's top Scientist, inventing devices as easily as drinking water.
"Diana is so lucky to have found a boyfriend like you."
Barbara said sourly. She was a doctor and respected knowledgeable people.
"I also think she's lucky, but my luck isn't bad either, to have a girlfriend like Diana."
Andrew laughed, "Barbara, don't waste your time. I'm the man you'll never get. Go chase other men."
Rita and the two others couldn't help but laugh. Barbararolled her eyes. She retorted, "The thickness of your skin is completely beyond my imagination.
Also, maybe you don't know, but I love to snatch things that don't belong to me."
"No, you just like to snatch Diana's things."
Andrew quickly made the new instrument. He said, "Now we just wait for a nearby blue bug to issue a command. Uh, that seems a bit too passive.
How about I make a few more, and we split up to receive commands?"
"That would be more efficient."
Rita thought for a moment and said, "But communication is currently down, so contact isn't very convenient."
Andrew said, "Our communication is down, but the bugs' isn't. Give me a few minutes, and I'll make a bug communicator."
Everyone grew even more impressed. Having the world's top Scientist as a teammate was truly a blessing.
Just then, the signal receiver suddenly lit up, and a blue dot appeared on the display screen. That was the location of the large blue bug.
"Looks like we don't need to go to all that trouble. Let's hurry over."
Andrew said. Everyone nodded. Rita said, "Mr. Wang, do you want me to carry you?"
Barbara squinted at Rita. Daring to compete with her?
"No need. You all hurry on your way. I can keep up."
Andrew shook his head. Rita wasn't a wishy-washy person. She nodded upon hearing this and led her two companions, with Barbara and Andrew following closely behind.
A few minutes later, Andrew and his group arrived near the large blue bug. This large bug was commanding a dense swarm of imitator bugs to besiege a squad.
This squad was very strong, and many rats were helping them, so they were barely holding on.
However, as the bugs kept increasing, their situation gradually worsened. The rat army, after all, wasn't omnipotent.
"Shit, did we burn down the bugs' nest? So many bugs?"
Wade cursed loudly while frantically swinging his dual blades, "I've found that this Universe doesn't suit my fate. I haven't encountered a single good thing since I came in."
This squad was the Suicide Squad, where Wade was. They had just finished clearing a group of bugs and hadn't even had time to breathe a sigh of relief when another group of bugs arrived. Then, the more they fought, the more bugs there were, and they were completely surrounded.
"Indeed, we haven't encountered anything good."
William sighed. For him, today was truly unlucky.
Just then, several bugs broke through the defense line and rushed in front of William. Tentacles repeatedly slammed towards William. William hurriedly dodged and counterattacked, but there were too many tentacles. Soon, he was knocked to the ground.
Then, two tentacles shot towards William's chest. William calmly awaited Death.
"Next time, take a different path. I must never run into Wade again."
William thought to himself. Just then, accompanied by a loud roar, a massive figure rushed over, knocking all the bugs flying.
William looked up in astonishment and found that the one who saved him was Nannawue, who had been staring at him. He was extremely surprised. Why would this big shark save him?
"I saved you. Can you let me take a bite? Your flesh smells delicious."
Nannawue said, drooling. He was a very 'devoted' person, always fixated on William, uh, the flesh on his body.
William couldn't help but cover his face. Let me die. This is worse than hell.
"Why is that guy here?"
Andrew looked at Wade, astonished. You're a Marvel Universe guy, what are you doing in the DC Universe? Aren't you afraid of getting sued for infringement?
"I wonder how many green hats he's given Thanos? Ha, Thanos sounds so bad. Green Thanos would be much better."
Andrew smiled slightly and turned his gaze to William—this guy had temporal fluctuations on him.
"Could it be that I was wrong before, and the time reversal wasn't caused by the Bug Leader, but by this guy?"
Andrew was somewhat suspicious. It wasn't impossible. This guy's face, at a glance, looked like a protagonist.
