Chapter 112: Superman Raising Game

"Is it true that we can't just beat up this AI afterwards? Is there any code that can defeat the virtual program?"

"We'll talk about what happened next. Did you notice? Superman didn't hear Batman speaking just now. I mean, our Batman."

"I understand Superman." Green Lantern said deeply, "One of my Martian colleagues said that he once went to an alien planet as an undercover agent. The intelligent creatures around him were all crazy in his eyes, and if he didn't fit in, he would be regarded as a madman by them. When the surrounding environment is like this, after a long time, how can you be sure that you are the normal one?"

"So Superman needs us, and AI is trying to sever that connection."

In the game, Superman walks out of the cell and says to the Unjust Woman and Unjust Hal who are guarding the door: "This is not our Bruce Wayne, but a doppelganger from a parallel universe. He is very dangerous, don't let anyone get close to here."

The Unjust Woman: "Are you sure? In that case, we can just kill him and be done with it."

"No, I keep him for a use."

Super Brain immediately thought of a reason, "I want to use him as bait to lure the rebels into the trap. But you are familiar with Batman's style of doing things, just in case, I can't afford any mistakes, no lynching, no surveillance, no room for negotiation, no one is allowed to get close to here, can you do it?"

"No problem, Superman," said Unjust Hal.

"It's up to you." Superman endured a little discomfort and put his hand on Hal's yellow uniform. "Before I come back, you have to make sure he can't escape... but also stay intact."

The Unjust Woman looked at his back and said in a teasing tone, "Old love is hard to forget?"

She knew Clark could hear her.

"How is that possible?" Superman said coldly, "He's not the Batman I know, but hasn't he used him many times when those lunatics wanted to kill him?"

"Where are you going?"

"You talk too much, Diana."

"You're the one who's acting weird today, Carl."

"I did nothing wrong." The scarlet heat rays swept across the door, leaving two hot and fierce marks. "It's you who have been using the 'past' to stimulate me."

He left.

After floating out of the door, the system said: "Not bad acting."

"You know I just let my body and emotions show a little bit, this Superman is like a moving volcano. He was kind enough to Diana, but there were still two or three times during the conversation when he wanted to break someone's neck. And I realized that I couldn't fight with the crazy "self" in my mind and pay attention to what people outside the game said. Have I ignored them too many times?"

The system is worried: "You are also ignoring me."

"Relax, it won't get any worse."

"But I realized that Krypton AI didn't let your teammates come to help you out of kindness. What if you really kill someone in the game? This is not a real universe and real life. Your teammates won't question your moral bottom line for the time being. However, if you encounter a similar situation again many years later, it will be difficult not to doubt yourself, and it will also be difficult not to let your teammates doubt you."

"You're right, System." Superman said soothingly, "But guess what? This is not the first day that Superman has struggled with himself. I often wonder if I lose control. Who will stop me? Who can stop me? How can I control myself so that the people I save won't be afraid of me? And the fact is, because of my power, no matter what I do, people will be afraid; no matter what I do, it must be my fault."

"So I've been prepared for what you said."

“…”

"I'm going to look for Batman from the Injustice Universe and the rebels he leads." After a while, Superman took the initiative to change the subject, "I haven't received any news of another Superman appearing, which means that I am the only Kryptonian on this planet for now."

The system paused subtly, but did not deny: "What are you going to do?"

"Provide them with assistance. As expected, they are heading to the Bat Cave under the ruins of Wayne Manor to look for weapons that can kill me. I left Diana and Hal at the headquarters, but Black Adam is patrolling near Gothum. If we can take this opportunity to defeat him, the resistance will have a better chance of victory."

"Oh... but they won't believe you?"

Superman has given up on himself: "Even if they were all put together, they couldn't beat me."

There is a kind of help, which is called the Alliance Chief to force you to cheat.

When Superman flew over Wayne Manor, he saw the Injustice Batman, as well as Hal, Aquaman, Green Arrow and Wonder Woman from the parallel universe, sneaking into a building that looked abandoned. He stood with his arms folded under the rare bright full moon in Cotton, with ruins of the past still visible under his feet. He felt as if he had come to the end of the world a hundred years later, facing familiar places, unfamiliar people and things.

Injustice Batman was startled by him.

It's no exaggeration. The former Gotan vigilante and now leader of the resistance army really jumped up on the spot, like a cat that suddenly saw a cucumber. He was halfway through throwing the hook claw when he remembered that he had teammates by his side, and his movement to escape into the shadows was immediately slowed down. Green Light Hal shouted, "How did he get here so fast?!"

Superman answered him seriously: "I have an inside channel, GL."

In fact, if you follow this train of thought, it is very easy to identify the heartbeat with the help of Ge Tan.

"Don't listen to him." Injustice Batman was very alert, "There can't be traitors in our team."

"You said that yourself." Superman slowly descended, casually blocking the weapon of the female hero. Green Lantern's attack followed closely, turning into iron chains to tie him up tightly. This thing is easy to get rid of - for Superman now. But he didn't want to scare his colleagues out of their wits, and he didn't even dodge Aquaman's fist.

"You put the kryptonite in the Batcave? But why are there so many people? Uh, maybe you set a password that can only be opened when all members are present."

Even through his mask, Injustice Batman could see that his face was livid.

Green Arrow whispered, "He really does understand."

"Are you laughing at us, Superman?"

"No." The restrained but relaxed Kryptonian said calmly, "I'm here to help you. Grandi and Frost Killer are guarding the secret passage leading to the Batcave, and Black Adam is patrolling nearby. If you make a lot of noise in the fight, it will attract him over."

"You captured our Batman." The woman's blade was pressed against his neck. "Where is he now?"

"I'm locked up, I have no freedom, but I'm safe. Everyone knows that there's a blood feud between me and Batman, I can't let him go."

Superman was so cooperative that Green Lantern Hal lost all desire to fight. He scratched his head and muttered, "Everyone knows? I didn't know that. I had the impression that you two were good friends."

The Injustice Batman curled his lips: "It's been too long, Hal."

Superman smiled at Hal and said, "I think that's great."

"... Could we have arrested the wrong person? Is this the leader of the alliance?"

The heroes looked at each other.

"Don't waste time." Superman said sympathetically, "I can't be missing for too long."

Injustice Bat raised his hand to signal the others to put down their weapons: "You are causing trouble for us."

"And you have no room for refusal."

This is the key point. Before getting the kryptonite, no matter how abnormal this Superman looks, they cannot confront him head-on.

In the end, the cautious trip to the Batcave turned into a grand tour.

Or the kind that was introduced to me personally by the leader of the ruling army.

"Turn left ahead. There are fewer ambushes with hot weapons on that road."

The Injustice Batman's equipment told him that what Superman said was true.

The atmosphere in the team became even weirder.

Even before the members took action, the heat rays swept across the area, melting all the metal guns into scrap iron.

"My God." Another playboy, Green Arrow, recognized that the decorations on the manor grounds must be expensive. "How did this place become like this?"

Batman glanced at Superman and then looked away: "…Thanks to him."

The latter pretended not to hear anything and moved very carefully, not at all matching the occasional loss of control in his expression.

When they reached the living room, Superman finally took a step back: "My subordinates are inside. There's no need for them to see me now."

“A touching end-of-life care.”

Injustice Batman sarcastically said.

Superman shrugged and made an inviting gesture.

The next second, Green Lantern Man was hit by the bomb that had been installed on the door and hit the opposite wall.

Everyone was stunned.

Superman immediately said, "There is a lead layer in Wayne Manor."

Wonder Woman nodded at him. "No need to explain, K-Superman."

She rushed in with sword in hand.

Green Arrow stayed behind and looked at him inquiringly: "You know, if you want to kill us, you don't have to be so roundabout. You can break my neck with one hand - have you done that before?"

"...You can think of it as me having a change of heart and wanting to make amends."

"It's too late, Kal-El."

Superman agreed, "I couldn't agree more."

It didn't take long to deal with Frost and Grandy. After knocking out the two former criminals, Superman walked into the room. Injustice Batman looked at him without moving: "You knew there was kryptonite down there, and you followed us?"

"I'm getting tired of explaining all the time, Bruce." Superman's expression was grim when he said this. Why didn't anyone realize this before? Superman looks gentle because he is willing to show gentleness to others, and when that angular face puts away the smile, the son of tomorrow in Metropolis can also make people tremble. "I want to end this more than any of you. If my death can stop the dispute, then I would rather stab myself in the heart with kryptonite now."

"But I can't. There are still many people in the Domination Army who are loyal to me. They will fight for me until the last moment. So I have to find ways to help you, but also make you feel at ease and trust me - just like I did in every collective action a long time ago. Therefore, if the green kryptonite that is enough to hurt me can make you feel at ease, I will take the initiative to stand in front of it until you need me and then let me go out to face the enemy. Do you understand now, Batman?"

The elevator in the manor began to sink.

Another awkward silence.

Although I don't want to say it this way, Superman's unfamiliar tone doesn't sound like he is describing himself, but rather like he is talking about a cold weapon or a properly tamed dog. You let it out when you need it and then simply lock it up again afterwards.

"...That's not necessary, Superman. Your judgment should be made by the people. It has nothing to do with me, and I have no interest in it." Injustice Batman said, "But we do need to get some information about the ruling army from you, as well as the reasons for your change."

Superman just watched as they placed their hands on the kryptonite vault that was said to require the DNA of all their teammates to open. When the green alien crystal appeared, the leader of the alliance suddenly felt his knees go weak and he leaned against the wall behind him to avoid falling.

It became difficult for him to speak: "The ruling army... can talk slowly, there is still a tough battle to fight. As for me, I said... I just want to make amends."

However, Injustice Batman asked, "Are you really the Superman I know?"

Suddenly, sadness and pain from an unknown source rushed to his chest, and Superman imitated Batman's tone and said: "It's been too long, Bruce."

He suddenly didn't want to argue about the issue of parallel universes anymore.

Injustice Batman might believe him, but he's Batman.

But will this bring any good to the end of the universe? Just like suddenly learning that the criminal who was supposed to be beheaded has a mental illness, a rebellion that was fought with all efforts ended abruptly, letting them know that a madman and dictator had no memory of his body when he was judged, making everyone recall what the heroes of Metropolis were like in the past, making his friends in the past difficult to be happy even if they won, and thinking about who made Clark come to this day, and who made him a god on earth?

Who will bear the responsibility? Who will bear the fear?

——It should be 'him', it can only be him.

These people might have had bad luck with the dice, but they were still his friends.

He's not 'this' Superman, but he could be.

"I never really understood you. When did you ever see me clearly?" Facing the scrutiny of the five league members, Superman leaned against the wall and raised his lips without a smile. "Just be fair, Batman. The only thing you can do is to make your old friend look more respectable during the trial."