American comics: Enlightenment in Arkham, Ascension to Homelander.

Chapter 472 Under the Sea
"Utilization value?"

Listening to the congressman's words, Hank couldn't help but frowned and asked the congressman casually.

"Even as of today, do you still think... that we can take advantage of some of his problems?"

After he finished speaking, Hank licked his lips.

As a natural born police officer, he had to admit that Downton was the most troublesome and terrifying target he had ever seen!

It could even be called the most terrifying existence he had ever seen!

You know, Hank's life trajectory is not only on Earth, he has left his footprints on many planets, and the light of his life happened in his hometown, Mars.

In short, even though Hank had already seen the mysterious world of the Earth, he was not dazzled by it. Even though the Earth was colorful, Hank had his own broad horizons.

If it weren't for Downton's mechanism, Hank would have thought for a long time but still couldn't find a way to arrest Downton.

With Hank's mindset, he would have tried to send a vicious thief like Downton to prison to reflect on his life.

As for now...

Watching the congressmen being speechless in the face of his questions.

Hank spread his hands and continued to make a helpless gesture while speaking.

“I think before we start today’s discussion, we must first be clear about what we can do at best.

I think that with our current strength alone, there is absolutely no possibility of completely resolving that existence.

As for what was left behind...some of the things that seemed to be flaws.

Gentlemen of Congress, we do know that at certain times, that person will enter the so-called other world and leave us for a short time, but the time of his return is never regular, and we cannot prevent his return.

Then no matter how we use this time, won't we only get revenge from that one person who is even more brutal and ruthless?
So, instead of trying to take advantage of his departure, I think you should take advantage of his absence to give yourself a relatively free environment.

While he is away, we can say his name and curse him behind his back. This may be the most effective and safest way for us to use him. "

At this point, Hank couldn't help but reveal a disdainful expression.

However, what was unexpected was that when seeing Hank's contemptuous expression, the congressmen present were not angry, but instead showed expressions of surprise.

"You're right!"

"That's right!"

"We can't possibly be his opponent, so we can take advantage of his absence to do things that are inconvenient to do when he is here!"

"It's time to have a party again..."

"That's a great idea, and you gave a good reminder, Hank!"

After a brief exchange, the congressmen all said that Hank is indeed an excellent politician.

Because with just one sentence, he solved the most fundamental demands of all the politicians present.

Before Hank's reminder, the congressmen present were most worried that Downton would break out of Gotham one day and kill every rich person including them.

Although Downton doesn't look like the kind of guy who would do anything lucrative, he does like to eat at the expense of the rich.

Among the congressmen present, there is one who does not have a net worth of at least tens of millions, and hundreds of millions is no problem at all.

In addition to being rich, they also possess the highest power. So what else are they afraid of except death?

Of course I’m afraid of living an unhappy life!
What if they are so rich and powerful, but still unhappy?
Isn’t that money earned in vain?

Isn’t the power gained in vain?
And now...

As long as they can have fun while Downton is away from Gotham, and then keep a low profile again before Downton comes back.

Then they don’t have to worry about Downton’s sudden arrival!

Therefore, after starting the meeting with this topic, the atmosphere of the entire meeting suddenly changed.

The congressmen started talking and laughing again!

It looked like chaos in a blink of an eye, with the atmosphere going from the Cold War to the fun-filled atmosphere of Oscar night.

Hank shook his head silently in his heart.

Such a big country as America is actually controlled by these things?

America is such a shitty place!!!

Meanwhile, Hank was going through the torment of the Mao-Diao meeting.

In Gotham, after dealing with the invasion of the sea people, Downton also returned to the manor with a group of Kryptonians.

He had just spent a whole day playing at Marvel and was in a state of mental satisfaction after the excitement.

So he just asked Alfred to arrange temporary food and accommodation for the Kryptonians, and then went back to his room to drink some wine and play games.

Looking at Downton who was happily playing Kingdom Come 2, Selina returned to the locker room dissatisfied and was busy for nearly forty minutes before coming out.

She was wearing perfectly coquettish stockings and a charming smile. She came to Downton confidently and showed her charm to him.

But alas, even though she tried to be as coquettish as possible, Downton was still immersed in the game world of Kingdom Come Deliverance.

What are women in front of games?
That's right, when he first came to this world, Downton was indeed full of curiosity and desire for every female hero.

After he had the conditions, he not only thought so, but also really did so, which means he really turned his life into a real American comic book.

But after playing and sleeping, the nightlife that was difficult to repeat over and over again eventually became a little repetitive.

He tilted his head to glance at Selena's beautiful legs, then immediately shifted his gaze to the TV and the controller.

I'm so sorry. I was distracted for a moment. I feel so sorry for myself!

Seeing that Downton remained indifferent, Selina felt unhappy.

That night, there was a rare absence of lewd sounds coming from Downton's room, but there were a few complaints.

As for the others in this castle...

While Downton was having fun, others didn't have as big a heart as he did.

At this time, Lex was sitting in the laboratory with Bruce, constantly analyzing the model of the earth.

Looking at the projected image of the earth that is constantly rotating and being retrieved by the search system.

Lex said, licking his lips in thought.

"It seems that we can only rely on Tang's ability. Otherwise, with our current technology, we will not be able to conduct a comprehensive exploration of the earth.

There are too many places on this planet that we cannot explore, whether it is the seabed or the deep valleys, the closer we get to the core of the earth, the more we cannot reach it.

But for the Steppenwolf of Apocalypse, that kind of place is like home.

Therefore, before Steppenwolf takes action, you and I can hardly find any trace of him.

There are more than 600 locations around the world where Steppenwolf is suspected to be hiding. We can’t explore them one by one.”

"Ah."

Listening to Lex's words, Bruce nodded silently, barely making a nasal sound.

Looking at Bruce who had no motivation, Lex thought for a moment and couldn't help but asked with a smile.

"You're not in the right shape, man, it looks like thinking has completely taken over your brain.

So what are you thinking about? Are you thinking about how to find Steppenwolf, or how to guard against the Kryptonians?
Don't tell me you didn't collect kryptonite. If you didn't, I can give you some of the kryptonite my men collected overnight.

In our comics, Kryptonians and Kryptonite are almost always the protagonists. In addition to being able to target Kryptonians, this thing also has some research value. "

"Yes, I know, but I have collected some myself, so I don't need your help in this regard. As for the problem I am worried about, the Kryptonians headed by Zod are only a part of it.

Lex, I'm wondering, when we just discovered that our world is a story and suddenly lose the plot advantage, how much preparation do we have to do to effectively protect our planet?

Even in all the comics I searched in the Marvel world, Zod and his group of Kryptonian refugees have never encountered an apocalypse outpost like Steppenwolf.

What we are facing today are two sudden threats.

What about tomorrow? Will the army of Apocalypse and the army of Hell come together to attack us?

Will there be tens of thousands of Laughing Bats, along with their dark bat legions, coming to our cities and planets for vacation the day after tomorrow?"

Having said that, Bruce closed his eyes and took a long breath.

Then, he continued to speak to Lex in a tired tone.

“Regarding other different worlds, I think that if there is no reason for me to go there, then I don’t plan to focus on different worlds.

Our world already has its fair share of secrets, and the security of our world is also something I need to focus on as a top priority.

In short, at this moment I can no longer be sure of the safety of this city, even with Tang here. But facts have also proved that even Tang cannot completely guarantee that Gotham will not be raided!

I think I should shift my focus to my own home. Compared to you, I should do the logistics work first and sort out the city thoroughly!"

He just patted Lex's arm awkwardly.

“It’s settled, Lex, anything I can do, you can do on your own, so you don’t necessarily need my help.

And our Gotham and our Earth need my strength far more than you and Don.

Batman...it's time to return to his Gotham!"

At this point, Bruce secretly made up his mind that he really should let the Batlight truly shine throughout Gotham.

Even when Downton is not in Gotham, there is still Alfred in charge, and there are Big Zadan Zamo and Little Zatanna guarding it, as well as Floyd and Victor, as well as reliable veteran villains such as Roman Penguin to maintain order.

But that's how Bruce is. He never trusts anyone except himself. Today's incident completely sounded the alarm for him.

And Lex...

Looking at Bruce who had made up his mind, Lex's expression paused, then he showed a cold smile.

"I know, man, and I don't mean to brag, but I really do see you and me as the only two of us with such a thing as a brain.

So, we should really act separately, which will be more powerful for our team.

Don't worry, I will share with you what we discovered in the other world.

Gotham is in your hands, my friend!"

As he finished speaking, Lex held out his fist to Bruce, and his smile became gentle.

Seeing Lex waving his fist, Bruce frowned in resistance, but still raised his hand and bumped it with Lex in the face of Lex's constant instigation.

Bruce and Lex silently made a plan to act separately from now on.

The independent manor to the west of Downton Abbey was the one that Lex originally wanted to acquire, but he discovered that the two independent manors were also owned by the Bruce family.

Zod looked at Clark, who was sitting upright, in a daze.

As for Clark, he simply pulled open the shirt he had put on and exposed his chest to Zod.

“General Zod, I know everything my father did to you.

Although I still do not support your decision to launch a coup, but... I will pay you back what my father owes me!"

Having said that, Clark took a deep breath and then closed his eyes.

"I don't think the Code of Life is precious at all. It is what you have always pursued. The most important thing is that this code was indeed stolen by my biological father and injected into my body.

After all, stealing is a dishonorable act, so even if it costs me my life, I am willing to pay back anything that I don’t deserve!”

At this point, Clark opened his eyes again.

For a moment, Zod couldn't help but avoid Clark's gaze. That pure and sincere look was as bright as the sun!
"What the hell!"

Zod couldn't help but curse.

“Even if it’s not polite to comment on your father in front of you, I still have to say that the despicable Jor-El doesn’t deserve to have a son like you!

Carl, can I call you that?"

"Of course." Clark nodded.

Hearing this, Zod nodded and then said.

"Very well, Carl, get dressed.

I invited you here specifically, not to take anything back from your life and genes.

Although the Code of Life is precious, it is just the genetic composition of each of us Kryptonians.

As long as enough Kryptonians become genetic samples again, I can reshape the new genetic code in less than three generations.

My child, you are an excellent fighter, and you are also Tang’s friend.

Today should never be the day you die, and the reason I invited you here is not to do anything to you, I just want to extend an invitation to you!"

"Oh? What invitation?" Clark asked puzzledly.

In response to Clark's question, Zod pondered for a moment and then answered in a very serious tone.

"I am planning an operation, a super operation that can save at least tens of thousands of Kryptonians!
In this kind of action, I need the strength of every soldier, especially an excellent soldier like you!"

……

Meanwhile, in the basement of Downton Abbey.

Looking at the Mother Box that was firmly placed in front of her, Diana leaned on the sofa facing the Mother Box with the lasso in her hand, bored.

On the sofa not far from her, Mera was sitting cross-legged, hugging her thighs and asked Diana.

"Diana, do you usually stare at the Mother Box in the Amazon like you are doing now?"

"How can it be."

Diana shook her head and smiled.

“Compared to you, I’m a little older, but my life is not as boring as you think.

The Mother Box is not worth being on guard against every day. It has been placed in the Amazon by the gods for tens of thousands of years, and it has only been agitated once, just now.

As for my life in the Amazon, when I was a child, I exercised with everyone. When I grew up, I began to show off in the tribe by relying on my physique and fighting ability that were superior to those of other tribe members.

There are many activities in Amazon, we have many duel competitions and sports games, I will take you there if I have the chance, it is really nice there. "

"Really?"

Hearing Diana's words, Mera narrowed her eyes in surprise.

"That's great, I will definitely accept the invitation.

I have long wanted to leave the sea and go for a walk! "

"Oh? Why, life in the sea is boring?"

"No, it's just... after staying here for a long time, I feel like it's boring~"

(End of this chapter)