Chapter 52 Countdown to the Alliance



"Today is the first day I leave Earth."

"It's hard to locate where I am now. I heard that the Green Lantern Corps divided the entire universe into 3,600 sectors. I probably haven't left the sector where the Earth is. There are rocks and various radiations everywhere around me. I haven't seen other intelligent creatures yet. This journey is a bit too boring. I hope Alice didn't have to endure this when she was taken away... Lao, to be honest, I want to go home after only flying for one day!"

"I suddenly understand the feelings of those children who cried loudly while hugging their parents' thighs at the school gate."

"Leaving Earth on xth day."

"I can no longer see the sun, but I can still feel the light of stars. Today I met a friendly alien who showed me the way and helped me mark the location of a nearby black hole. His appearance may not conform to the aesthetic standards of earthlings, but I think the way of communicating using tentacles is very interesting and efficient."

"Leave Earth for xx days."

"After we got away from the yellow sun, the energy consumption was a little less than we expected. You will never guess why. I got a taxi in the universe, and the driver was a fan of superheroes from various planets. He said there was also a member of the Green Lantern Corps in the solar system, and we had never met him before? I remembered your suggestion to form an alliance. Before we march into the universe, maybe we should consult professionals for advice."

"xx days away from Earth."

"I found the first target in the clues, which is a cosmic gladiatorial arena... The situation is complicated, and the communication signal is getting weaker and weaker. I may lose contact for a while, but don't worry, at least the system can still contact you before I die."

“…”

Louise asked, "Was his last sentence a joke?!"

"I'm kidding." Batman replied, "You should have more faith in Superman."

"I can't help it." Louise could not hide her anger. "This is ridiculous from beginning to end. Why does it have to be him? Why does he have to be a person? Even if we consider the overall situation, if this is a conspiracy of the alien army, wouldn't he be playing into the enemy's hands if he left?"

"This is a crisis for the planet, a crisis for humanity, and Superman is not a babysitter for a child who can't leave an adult. He has his work to do, and we have ours."

They stared at each other in the dim environment for a moment without giving in. Louise lowered her eyes first: "You are right."

"He trusts us and believes that you, me, and the superheroes from other cities can protect the Earth. This is one of the reasons why he chose to leave directly."

When Moses was Batman, he felt relatively unfamiliar with Lois, but since Superman had already told her about his identity as Clark, and considering that Superman usually treated Nightwing and the others as if they were his own younger generation... forget it, this is also related to different people's personalities. Batman can't always say that a friend of a friend is still a friend.

But he still decided to be more patient and trustful towards the lady in front of him.

"The record just now was obtained through special communication methods. It is expensive and the materials are hard to find. I only have one copy at the moment. It's not that he doesn't want to contact you."

"But Superman is still missing?"

Batman didn't answer.

"How long has this been going on?"

"A week."

On the computer screen to their right was a huge map with a red dot representing Superman's location flashing at the edge of the map, indicating that he had left the detection range.

"He's doing the right thing." This is a safe house in Gotham City. Lois walked to the window and looked at the brightly lit metropolis in the distance. She couldn't help but speak to Batman.

They had never met before.

But this moment is closely connected because of Superman.

Apart from Batman, Lois couldn't think of anyone to discuss her complicated feelings with. After all, most of Clark's friends were ordinary people, and Superman... Superman didn't have time to make too many friends.

They will definitely like him. Lois can vouch for it. Superman is the type who can be friends with most people. If the Flash gets a chance to meet Superman, they might even race across the field. And New York. Superman doesn't like going to New York, he always says it's the territory of the Avengers, but once the Captain America clicked on a photo of Superman and recommended it, so Twitter users forwarded the photo one after another, and many people said it was a miracle of two generations spanning centuries.

But Clark is not the kind of person who likes socializing.

The reason why people are so convinced that he is a small-town boy from Osaka is because he has a very slow-paced aura.

Lois thinks Superman is a contradiction. A contradiction means two things must be true, but they can't both be true.

A sharp spear and a strong shield.

Superman in the sky and Clark on the earth.

A Superman who can see parallel universes, a Superman who has lost his memory.

A Superman who is loved by people and a Superman who is hated by people.

In addition, there is the Superman who is the center of attention, and the little reporter who is on the edge of the crowd.

"What is right?" Louise asked. "Saving a little girl is right, and so is protecting the earth. There is no difference between the two."

"I think of Kal-El again. A baby from Krypton was thrown into space, all alone, with no past and no future. He landed on Earth and gave himself a Kryptonian name and then an Earth name."

"He grew up in an unfamiliar environment. He knew nothing and needed to learn everything by putting things together piece by piece, like two blocks that didn't fit together."

“I find that horrible.” She looked up at the universe. “How did he do that? I can’t imagine or understand it.”

"I read the article you published in the Daily Planet the day before yesterday," Batman said. "It was well written and published at the right time. It was especially effective in guiding public opinion. You may not understand Superman, but you did provide him with a lot of help."

"As for your inability to understand him, it's not because he's from Krypton and you're from Earth."

"Humans themselves are incapable of understanding each other."

Louise glanced back at him in surprise, having not expected the taciturn Knight of Gotham to make such a long argument.

She nodded. “It took me until later to figure this out—what’s so different about Kal-El than us?”

"We are all like this, born ignorant, coming to the unknown world, and understanding the entire universe alone. He may be smarter and stronger, but we are no different. So Superman does not hate human beings, nor is he afraid of this unknown world... This is us, with good and bad, kind and evil. He will not judge the entire human group based on the words and deeds of a single person, and we only know Superman and Kal-El, not any object that is labeled."

"If Superman were a strong human being, would people's arguments be different now?"

"I don't think so."

"Superman also understands... the girl likes him, and he likes Alice, and he saves Alice when she is in danger. It has nothing to do with how people evaluate him, slander him, or praise him. Some people think he is arrogant, but that is not arrogance, that is just sympathy."

"People who love him don't believe in him like a god. They just firmly believe that there is still hope in this world, and Superman is the one who brings hope."

Batman seemed to smile, but the dim light of the screen was not bright enough to see clearly.

He said: "This can be considered as faith."

"That's not it," Louise corrected. "People believe in something that is high up and unapproachable. But Superman can fly, but he always walks on the ground."

**

Some people in this world just don't need to be talked about.

Thor mentioned the Green Lantern Corps once, and Superman went to other forces to find out about them on his way to rescue them, and thoroughly taught the old-fashioned heroes who had never left Earth some knowledge of the universe. Just when Batman was wondering where to find this hero who was said to be from Earth, he actually met a young man wearing a green mask and glowing green during a night operation.

——And the process of getting to know each other was not very pleasant.

At that time, Batman was chasing a monster that only appeared in Gotam between buildings. He was accidentally hit on the back by the inhuman creature's claw and spit out half a mouthful of blood. Before he could climb back to the rooftop, a dark green heavy tank that should not have appeared in Gotam cut through the night sky like Voldemort's Avada Kedavra, and smashed the monster into an unidentified object with a bang.

To be honest, even the neon lights in the nightclubs in Gotan have never been so eye-catching.

Under the strange green light that reminded him of apple soda or glass beads, Moses swallowed the bloody smell in his throat and asked dryly, "Members of the Green Lantern Corps?"

Ten minutes later.

"Are you alive?" Green Lantern flew beside Batman and looked at him with interest, "I thought Batman was a story made up by the Gotham Police Department to scare criminals. I will help you block the attack on the left, and you will be in charge of the right side, how about that?" Without waiting for Moses to answer, he said to himself, "Since you know my name, you should also know the area of ​​the universe I am in charge of. Did Superman tell you? Or Thor? There are more and more aliens on Earth, which is not a good thing."

"Put away your flash. And tell me why you came to Gotan."

"It sounds outrageous, but I've been alerted to the unauthorized presence of extraterrestrial matter in Gotham."

"Then you're a little late." Batman said calmly, "Superman has been on Earth for a long time. He has been to every place on the surface."

Green Lantern coughed dryly and explained awkwardly, "I didn't mean Superman. He was an accident. Uh, although I'm not sure how he wasn't discovered. I'll ask him next time I go to the headquarters for a meeting."

Batman: "And when General Zod invaded Earth?"

"At that time, I had a conflict with... our city's air force, and I couldn't get away."

"What about Loki?"

"I'm in the universe!" Green Lantern shouted, "I'm not only responsible for Earth! I have to rush over to other places if there's a crisis! ... And Earth is pretty good, isn't it? Now that you're in trouble, I'm here. Just leave it to me, Batman. Green Lantern can handle anything."

“…”

Now Moses felt that he deeply understood why Thor only remembered the Green Lantern Legion when things came to a critical moment, and usually ignored them.

But more combat power is better than none, especially since the Green Lantern Corps has its own intelligence sources.

"Do you understand the monster we are facing? Is he related to Superman's transfer?"


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