The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1104

Batman and a group of superheroes stared at the projection screen in front of them, which was showing the morning news. The annoying blond host Gordon was introducing the Nakvergi factory, which had been reduced to ruins.

"According to the Martian girl, the scarab warrior named Black Beetle had overwhelming combat power. After the battle, he dropped a bomb that blew the entire Nakvergi factory into the sky."

Batman pulls up a photo created using the memories of the Martian girl, the main character of which is the Black Beetle, and next to it is a record of all the weapons the other party has used.

"Basically the same as the Blue Beetle, but its output is significantly stronger, and its combat experience is also superior to the Blue Beetle's."

“He would be a troublesome opponent in a one-on-one fight.” The Flash frowned. He knew from the descriptions of Kid Flash and Pulse that the other had the ability to catch up with the speedster.

"But we have a lot of people, so he's not a problem."

“One Black Beetle isn’t scary,” Batman shook his head. “What I’m worried about is the power the Reach has been secretly gathering. The power of a large number of Scarab Warriors should not be underestimated.”

"It's a pity that Robin and the others' recording equipment was destroyed, otherwise we could have caught the Reach insectoids red-handed," Superman said regretfully.

Batman remained silent, then turned to show another image, taken from above, depicting the intact Nakvergi factory.

As Batman manipulated the footage, it was sped up, and soon a large hole appeared in the ceiling of the Nakvergi factory in the video, from which a massive black beetle flew out.

“Ever since those two alien factories were built, I’ve had two satellites monitoring them,” Batman said after zooming in on the image.

"Although the image isn't very clear, the Scarab Warrior's armor is so easy to identify that it doesn't really matter."

Hal smiled wryly, "I'd completely forgotten you had a satellite."

“One was when we first met,” Batman said, a smirk playing on his lips. “Now I have three.”

...

The Zerg envoy from the Reach was in a good mood today, because it was the day of the trilateral talks, the day when he and the Nakfirj would produce results together.

The envoy was in such a good mood because he knew that the Nakvergi people would definitely not produce any results, after all, the Black Beetles had already destroyed the entire factory, which was still a ruin.

Although they failed to kill many Nakforgians, destroying their achievements was enough to please the envoy, allowing them to legitimately carry out their plans.

Of course, if it weren't for that group of Nakvergi who appeared out of nowhere, their plan would have already begun.

Led by staff, the special envoy arrived at the UN Secretary-General's office with practiced ease, and only entered after receiving permission.

The envoy sensed something was amiss as soon as he opened the door, because Mr. Zhuoyue was standing inside, seemingly discussing something with the Secretary-General.

Today was supposed to be the day of the talks, so it's impossible that the Secretary-General didn't remember that he was meeting with other people today. In addition, the Nakverghe people didn't show up. Everything about this is suspicious.

"Mr. Secretary-General." The special envoy was quite composed; he greeted the two people in the room without making a sound, and they responded to him. However, this did not lessen the special envoy's unease.

"Isn't today the day of the talks? Or am I mistaken?" Because he was unclear about what had happened, the special envoy had to take the initiative. He knew that he needed to figure out what was going on before he could respond.

“No, Mr. Special Envoy.” Mr. Zhuoyue straightened up. “If you’re not mistaken, today is the day of the talks, but before that, we have something else to discuss with you.”

"What is it?" the envoy asked calmly.

Mr. Excellence remained silent, but summoned his T-sphere and projected a photograph onto it. The subject of the photograph was the Black Beetle that had escaped from the Nakvergi factory.

Upon seeing the photo, the envoy's heart sank, and he cursed the black beetle in his heart.

'Didn't this guy say he would never leave any evidence?'

You can't blame the black beetles for this; after all, who would have thought that something in outer space was watching them 24/7?
“Please explain this photograph properly, Mr. Special Envoy,” the UN Secretary-General said in a deep voice. “Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to cooperate with your side.”

"What does this mean?" The envoy calmed himself, already having a plan in mind, and feigned confusion.

“I think this photo has made it very clear.” The Secretary-General stood up.

"I remember when the Zerg first made contact with us, they stated that the Zerg were no longer producing overly dangerous weapons, and they did not bring any highly lethal weapons with them on their way to Earth."

"The person in the photo is wearing the scarab beetle that the Reach Zerg used when they conquered other planets. The person in the picture is the scarab warrior that you said was extinct."

Faced with the UN Secretary-General's questioning, the special envoy broke out in a cold sweat and looked somewhat apprehensive.

"This... I really don't know what happened. According to our records, the scarabs should have been hit and destroyed."

The envoy wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and after thinking for a while, he seemed to have figured something out before answering.

"By the way, Blue Beetle, isn't there a scarab beetle that wandered to Earth thousands of years ago? I remember an Earthling wore it and became your Earth's superhero."

"You mean…" Mr. Excellence frowned. "That guy, like the Blue Beetle, is a Scarab Warrior who broke free from the control of the Reach?"

“It’s not impossible.” The envoy nodded. “To my shame, the number of scarabs our ancestors launched into space was countless, even incalculable.”

"Before we signed the peace agreement with Green Lantern, we had already recovered a lot of scarabs that had been left in the universe, but there are always some that slip through the net in this vast universe."

"Then how do you explain that this uncontrolled scarab warrior would help you destroy your opponent's achievements a few days before the talks?"

The envoy shook his head and said, "I don't know either. After all, I don't even know who the other party is, so how would I know what he's thinking?"

As he spoke, the envoy put the handkerchief he was wiping his sweat into his pocket, and at the same time quietly pressed down on the beetle hidden in his pocket.

(End of this chapter)