The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1103

Stargirl wasn't fast, so Black Beetle was able to react quickly enough, trying to catch her attack and snatch the weapon from her hand.

Before his hand even touched the strangely shaped weapon, a burst of pure cosmic energy erupted from the Star Staff, knocking the black beetle away and causing the other hand, which had been holding Pulse, to release its grip.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Pulse, who had fallen to the ground, clutched his neck and coughed violently, while also giving a thumbs-up to Stargirl, who had saved him, as a token of his gratitude.

The black beetle, blasted into the air by cosmic energy, opened its elytra and, with the help of thrusters, stabilized itself while its hands transformed into two pulse cannons, firing bullets like they were free.

Seeing this, Star Chaser immediately used her Star Staff as a fulcrum to perform a pole vault, leaping to the front of the group. She then inserted the Star Staff into the ground, creating a semi-transparent golden shield that enveloped all of her team members.

The black beetle's pulse bullets continuously struck the energy shield, creating golden ripples that were both beautiful and extremely dangerous.

The two sides were deadlocked for a while, but Black Beetle only had one person, while Stargirl still had teammates.

After Artemis communicated with Stargirl via telepathy, she seized the opportunity to run out of the shield and fired three explosive arrows simultaneously, this round of arrows being far more powerful than the previous three.

The Black Beetle's supercomputer detected Artemis's sneak attack and analyzed that this attack might be stronger than before. With the computer's prompting, the Black Beetle freed one of its arms, which transformed into a tall shield large enough to block Artemis's attack.

"Boom boom boom!"

Three explosions rang out almost simultaneously. The black smoke that had just appeared was blown away by the Black Beetle's thrusters. Seeing that Artemis was not inside the protective shield, it immediately changed its target.

Artemis remained unfazed by the two dark cannon barrels. Instead, she aimed at the black beetle and fired an arrow once more. Instead of getting angry, the beetle laughed and immediately pulled the trigger.

Artemis released the bowstring after the gunshot, and a strangely shaped arrow grazed the edge of a pulse bullet, seemingly a suicidal attack.

However, that was not the case. The next second, a streak of light rushed to Artemis's side and took her away before the pulse bullet hit her, while the arrow she fired landed directly on the black beetle.

"Crack!"

High-voltage current instantly crawled all over the black beetle's body. Without changing his expression, he pulled out the arrows that were stuck to his body and snapped them off. At the same time, he commanded the computer to calculate the location of the Lightning Boy.

After a brief calculation, the black beetle obtained the answer. Its left hand transformed into an energy blade, and it charged toward the location indicated by the answer.

Lightning Boy, holding Artemis, knew he was in trouble. The black beetle had already positioned itself in his path, leaving him nowhere to hide. He ducked and slid from his charge into a sliding tackle, narrowly avoiding the beetle's slash.

However, this was just bait for the black beetle. His right hand had already produced a nail gun, and he pulled the trigger while the boy was gloating over dodging the attack.

Three oversized staples carried Boy Lightning all the way to the wall and pinned him and Artemis, who was in his arms, to the wall perfectly.

Fearing that using pulse ammunition at close range would overwhelm the opponent and knock them over, Black Beetle immediately opted for the nail gun, which, while not very powerful, had a restraining effect.

Just as they were about to press their advantage, Robin and his reinforcements arrived. Robin first pulled out three black bullets and threw them towards the black beetle, but his aim was off and they all landed on the ground. Before the black beetle could even react, the three bullets bounced off, revealing several air holes. The next second, a cloud of black smoke billowed out, completely obscuring its vision.

"Just a little trick!" Black Beetle sneered, and the thrusters on its back released a gust of wind that blew away all the black smoke, thus exposing Stargirl who wanted to ambush him.

But with the arrow already on the bowstring, she had no choice but to release it. Starchaser raised an eyebrow and immediately brought down her star staff, which had accumulated a great deal of cosmic energy.

The Black Beetle was wary of the powerful cosmic capabilities on the Star Staff, but the supercomputer had already found a way to counter it and spontaneously manipulated the Scarab Suit to move.

First, his left hand transformed into a shield, blocking the falling star staff. Then, several sharp spikes sprouted from his feet and pierced the ground, miraculously withstanding the burst of cosmic energy without moving an inch.

Stargirl sensed something was wrong; the black beetle's counterattack had arrived. First, the shield twisted and turned into a pair of pincers, clamping down on the Star Staff. Then, a surge of electricity erupted from his body, running along the Star Staff and into Stargirl's body.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

After a flash of lightning, the Star Chaser, her body charred black, lost consciousness, released her Star Staff, and fell to the ground. The Black Beetle examined the Star Staff in its hand, thinking to itself that this was a good thing and that it could be taken back to study, perhaps even used to enhance its own weaponry.

However, there are still three people whose problems remain unresolved.

The black beetle sensed the commotion behind it and turned around to see the Martian girl raising her hands towards it with shining eyes. After a moment, the latter showed a surprised expression.

"What's going on?" The Martian girl didn't understand why her mental abilities were having no effect.

It wasn't entirely useless; it's just that someone blocked the black beetle's path.

Ignoring the Martian girl, the black beetle flashed to Robin's side. Robin had just taken out her bat darts when the black beetle slapped her away.

Robin, who wasn't carrying any special weapons, was just an ordinary Earthling, and appeared as powerless as a child in front of the Scarab Warriors.

Now only Martian Girl and Pulse are still standing on the field.

"Hmm?" The black beetle scanned the entire area and discovered that the pulse had disappeared at some point, leaving only the Martian girl in the arena.

"Did it run off to deliver the message?" the black beetle concluded. After considering the other party's impressive speed, he had guessed this possibility, so he couldn't stay here any longer.

Although he considered himself one of the most powerful warriors of the Reach, if he were to face the Justice League superheroes head-on, one-on-one would be fine, but if it were a multi-on-one situation, then his only option would be to flee.

Now is not the time to start a full-scale war with Earth. After figuring out the key advantages and disadvantages, the black beetle took out a sphere the size of an eyeball, pressed it, threw it on the ground, and then activated its thrusters and sped away.

All that remained was a scene of utter chaos, with the Young Justice League members lying on the ground and the sphere flashing red light. The increasingly frantic red-lighting Martian girl turned and charged towards her companions.

(End of this chapter)