Chapter 111: Superman Training Plan

Game AI: "This is a nightmare. When you wake up, you realize that you have said goodbye to Lois and the life in her belly forever. What you lose is often more precious than what you hold in your hands. In terms of the life span of Kryptonians, you are not far from the day of birth. However, what makes it feel far away is not the length of time, but two or three irreversible things. Congratulations on your achievement - eternal love."

"..." Superman paused for a moment because of this subtle reward.

Outside the game, Shazan clenched his fist and said, "I really want to find this game AI and beat it up, even if it has no entity."

This is a brand new world. The Kryptonian AI deceived them. It used the so-called "return to the past" to interfere with the decision of Clark and other members. In fact, it transferred the chairman of the league to another world where the Flash is Barry Allen. According to the introduction of the game narration, Lois Lane died in an accident many years ago, Chou was killed by Superman, and Green Arrow...

"Don't tell me Green Arrow is dead too? He just joined the Justice League not long ago!"

Batman asked in his mind: "System, do you have a backup of the plot of the universe that Superman is experiencing?"

"I have it," the system replied, "but I still can't give it to you directly. It's codenamed 'injustice' in my records. If you regard this universe as a game of rolling dice to determine the subsequent development of events, then everyone's every dice has thrown out 'big failure'. For example, Superman lost his lover and child and killed Choujo, and Batman had many choices, but he directly cooperated with the President and stood on the opposite side of his grief-stricken teammate."

“…”

"For example, when Green Arrow wanted to stop Superman, the arrow he shot bounced off Superman and hit Superman's parents who had just been kidnapped by the government. The enraged Superman then killed his former teammate."

“…”

The system became more and more uncomfortable as it spoke. Its program was trying to calculate the probability of countless coincidences happening in succession: "For example, Damian and Nightwing got into a fight. This is a very common situation, you know. But Nightwing lost his balance and fell and hit a rock - well, his dice showed that the human brain structure is very fragile, so Batman and Damian completely broke down."

“…”

"In short, with everyone's luck being so bad, the game plot you see now is no longer within the acceptable range of normal human logic. My advice is not to take it seriously, or even take it seriously, but just take it as a warning."

After talking to the system, Batman found that his teammates were all looking at him.

"What's wrong?"

Aquaman pointed to the game narration: "It just said Nightwing..."

"Dead." Batman said subconsciously, "Because the dice rolled a 1."

"……?"

"Don't worry about it." The Alliance consultant said expressionlessly, "Would you mind if a novel was written about the death of a close person and the grief? I told you it was fake. Only Superman has to worry about losing himself in the conspiracy of the Kryptonian AI. What we need to do is to pull him out of it, not to get involved with it."

Although there are countless absurd things in reality, most of the time, the more absurd the plot is, the harder it is to believe its truth. Superman's previous collapse was because the Kryptonian AI misled him to find Lex Luthor to stop the president from launching a nuclear bomb, but it seemed that Lois fell into the hands of Chou. He was ambushed by Chou and inhaled the fear gas, killing Lois as Doom. In the end, the nuclear bomb tied to Lois' heartbeat exploded and destroyed Metropolis.

In fact, these are all historical events that have already happened in the Injustice universe. Clark's emotions fluctuated so violently that he forgot that he was just a bystander and even forgot that Doomsday never appeared in the real world. His colleagues were not surprised -

"'The ability to see parallel universes'. I know they all think so. They might even think that I've seen Kryptonians fighting man-made monsters many times." Superman complained in his heart.

System: "Great, you've got it under control! You just blocked my voice completely, luckily your friends are outside. The universe's will, combined with AI and possessing a certain logic and wisdom, has a stronger attack intention than I expected."

"Yes, it's a conspiracy. I really want to wash my face now, I wonder if there is a bathroom here.

Outside the game, Green Lantern spoke to him for a long time, then spread his hands and said, "Apparently, Superman can't hear us again. How did he recover so quickly?"

"He's trying to control emotions that aren't his own."

Superman's temples were still throbbing, and at this moment the alarm sounded, and a strange voice came in: "Your Excellency the Supreme Councillor, I just received a report from Tal Sinestro. He met Wonder Woman, Oliver Queen and Hal Jordan with a green lantern ring in downtown Washington. They are suspected to be from a parallel universe."

"Sinestro!" Hal yelled outside the game. "He's a yellow light!"

"Don't be surprised, GL, the Superman here is obviously a villain."

"But people call him 'Supreme Councillor'. Does it sound like he has taken the position of ruler?"

Superman in the game heard this and turned around and said jokingly, "Indeed, the building I am in now is similar to the Fortress of Solitude. I just saw in the computer file that except for the resistance in some areas, the entire earth is under my rule. For someone who never intends to participate in politics, Superman's promotion speed is a bit too fast."

"It's okay." Diana wanted to reach out and pat his shoulder, but she was halfway up when she remembered that she couldn't touch him. "No matter how your external identity changes, you are still Clark Kent, right?"

"I agree with you, Diana, but I think this body of mine disagrees. I can feel his anger, madness, and hatred. I don't know how to describe it to you, but he is no longer a hero of the Justice League. The deaths of some people have completely changed him-"

"No, Superman," the Flash interrupted, "Like Bat said, you just haven't been favored by the goddess of dice."

"What? Oh!" Superman glanced at Batman with a smile, "It seems that Robin and the others really persuaded you to play board games with them."

"Only once, in the Halls of Justice, with the League members present, partly for publicity purposes."

“I’m sorry I missed it.”

"When you took Connor to Solitude, we felt it necessary to give you some space to be alone together."

Superman made a pause gesture: "There will be many opportunities after I return. As for now, you heard what the operator said. The heroes of the Justice League in the parallel universe have joined the local resistance. Maybe my rule will be overthrown soon. If the game AI does not stop it, I will try to speed it up."

"You still have many loyal supporters who ..."

"Wait, I hear footsteps, it's Diana from this universe."

The Injustice heroine came in a black dress that was not common. When she saw Superman, she said, "Did you have a nightmare? Carl, you don't look well."

"How did she know that?" Shazan said outside, choking his throat. "I think Superman is no different from usual."

"You're too young, Billy." The real Diana said softly without even looking at her other self. "Pay attention. Superman is in pain every moment he talks to us."

The Son of Krypton tried to maintain a positive outward appearance, controlling his facial muscles and breathing rhythm, because he didn't want them to notice the changes that the body's emotions had brought to him.

But as Clark's true friend and comrade-in-arms who can be trusted, how could they not notice his discomfort and put pressure on him? No one mentioned Lois, Green Arrow, and other people who were said to have been killed by Superman or died because of him. In such a serious situation, Batman would rather talk about games and Connor.

They tried to talk about light topics, many bright and warm things in the world, so that the orphans in a foreign land who were wounded by the blade would not run to the sky in panic and despair.

"I'm fine." Facing the Injustice Woman standing next to him, it was difficult for Superman to have strong hatred, but he didn't want to have too much contact with her, so he had to maintain a distant and polite attitude, "Thank you."

"...You haven't spoken in that tone for a long time, Carl. Dreaming about the past?"

Superman clenched his teeth and then relaxed, remaining calm and saying, "Yes."

The Injustice Woman was slightly absent-minded: "That's a coincidence. I was just about to talk to you about our old friend: Hawkwoman and Lantern have captured Batman. Do you want to go see him?"

"Of course." Superman stood up suddenly, "You stay here, Diana, I'll go alone."

"What?"

"I want to see him alone." Superman emphasized, his headache and barely suppressed rage making his ferocious expression unpretentious, "Don't stop me."

The Unjust Woman frowned at him and retracted her outstretched hand: "As you wish, Carl."

The true ruler of the earth rushed into the cell where Batman was imprisoned without looking back, slammed the door, and reflexively scanned the prisoner with X-rays. Then he immediately realized that this Batman was neither the one he knew nor the Injustice Bat.

——This is the Justice League Batman who is said to be from a parallel universe.

Unfortunately, the opponent does not know that the person who is controlling Injustice Superman's body is not himself.

I have to work with him, Clark thought. But this Batman doesn't trust me.

He had never encountered such a situation before and had no idea what to say. He was totally at a loss for words and didn't know how to start.

The Justice League Batman hanging on the wall obviously didn't want to talk to him. The two of them remained silent for a long time, and then Superman said: "I'm sorry, I should have let you down."

The Dark Knight said coldly, "Your apology is insincere compared to your actions."

"...Diana and Hal are right outside the door. If I really let you go, they might think I'm crazy for the second time. A negative is a positive? Maybe it's a good thing."

The helpless captive finally turned his attention to the self-deprecating leader of the Alliance. He narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "I have dealt with many crazy people, and they never admit that they are insane. What's wrong with you, Superman?"

Outside the game, Green Lantern said: "I thought nothing could surprise me more than Superman and Sinestro working together, until I found myself wearing the yellow lantern ring. But things are moving in a positive direction. Maybe Superman can reach a cooperative relationship with Batman in the game? This way, it will be much easier for him to overthrow 'his' rule."

"I think it's difficult." The person who answered him was their Bruce, "Superman can't prove that he is not the Unjust Superman, no matter which Batman will believe him."

"But your tone was quite calm."

"Just a test, Clark can see that."

Sure enough, the Kryptonian on the screen just smiled and didn't waste words to defend himself. His expression at this moment was highly similar to the "normal" Superman in the captive's impression. The Justice League Batman in the game was in a trance for a moment, almost opening his mouth to talk like an old friend -

"You'll probably have to stay here for a while," Superman said before. "I'll try to keep them from bothering you. It'll be over soon, I promise."

He turned and left, his back no different from the many times Superman faced an unbeatable opponent alone, protecting every innocent life even at the cost of getting hurt.

"You realize that your friends never trust you. And you can't trust the two guards outside the door, Diana and Hal." The Kryptonian AI is reading the narration at this time, "You seem to be on a difficult and helpless road, Kal-El, you are your own enemy when no one knows. This road is destined to be accompanied by darkness and blood, with no close relatives or close friends. Alone in a foreign land, your ending is no different from your beginning. Congratulations on achieving the achievement: Crystal Garden."