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Chapter 1253 Damian persuades Lei Xiaogu
"To take my place?"

Lei Xiaogu was somewhat surprised; Damian rarely saw this expression on his maternal grandfather's face either.

"Your appetite is bigger than I thought. Do you need the Illuminati to achieve some goal?"

"I am prepared to destroy the Illuminati," Damian said with certainty.

"Oh?" Lei Xiaogu was curious. "Why is that? The Illuminati is a very good organization. It can help you realize your ambitions, as long as you know how to use it."

“Perhaps,” Damian said noncommittally. “But the Illuminati’s previous plans have convinced me that this organization cannot exist on Earth.”

"what's the plan?"

"The plan to cooperate with the Zerg." Damian made no attempt to hide his disgust when he said this.

"Leaving aside the crimes on Earth, colluding with aliens to harm one's own homeland is nothing short of treason."

“You must have only heard the Justice League’s side of the story,” Lei Xiaogu frowned. “Since that’s the case, I’ll tell you about the Illuminati’s plans regarding the Reach Zerg.”

"The Illuminati is planning to use the Reach to counterbalance the Justice League. It has to be admitted that once these superheroes unite, they are a force to be reckoned with."

“Even the Illuminati has to avoid the Justice League’s sharp edge. At this moment, a group of cosmic country bumpkins have just walked in. I believe you will also make use of this power, after all, it’s about making the most of everything.”

“If you can turn the Zerg of Reach into your dogs, then of course you can.” Damian did not completely deny it. After all, he was also taught by Lei Xiaogu, so he naturally understood what the other party meant.

Strangely enough, despite having spent more time with the League of Assassins, Damian didn't completely agree with their ways. Instead, he felt more comfortable around Yang Le and Batman.

"However, the fact that you did not completely incorporate the Zerg of the Reach and allowed them to run rampant on Earth proves one thing."

"That is, you also lack the ability to control the Reach Zerg. If the Reach Zerg tries to double-cross you, you will be wiped out."

"You're looking down on the Illuminati." Lei Xiaogu was also a little angry, after all, he was also a member of this organization.

Damian's words were tantamount to insulting him as well. Lei Xiaogu was an arrogant man, and he might not have taken it to heart if it were an ordinary person, but the person who spoke ill of him was his grandson.

Moreover, Damian was pointing fingers at his most prized strategy, which was what he found most unbearable.

“Facts speak louder than words.” Damian didn’t argue with Lei Xiaogu. “The Justice League obtained a message from the future through some means. If it weren’t for this message, Earth might already be a colony of the Reach.”

"What?" Lei Xiaogu exclaimed in surprise. "That's impossible!"

"Nothing is impossible. The fact is that the Illuminati has failed. It is because of your treacherous act of letting the enemy in that Earth was conquered and all of humanity became slaves of the Reach."

Damian knew about the Pulse, and it was this incident that made him have no good feelings towards the Illuminati, and also caused him to have a slightly different view of the League of Assassins.

“I might as well tell your grandfather this information: the Reach insectoids will turn the Blue Beetles of the Young Justice League against them, and then take advantage of the time you are luring the Justice League away from Earth to begin their rapid expansion on Earth.” “They will use biotechnology to find those hidden superhumans on Earth, kidnap them and turn them into biological weapons, and at the same time, they will make humans infected with viruses from alien food, further reducing their combat power.”

"By the time the main force of the Justice League returned to Earth, the entire planet had become the stronghold of the Reach insectoids. By then, the Reach army was under attack from both inside and outside the planet, and it was too late."

"Even if the Illuminati and the Justice League join forces, they will be forced to flee Earth and their home like stray dogs."

Lei Xiaogu clenched his fist. He wanted to refute Damian, but he couldn't find a point to refute, because he knew with his brain that what the latter said could potentially become a reality.

Even if he wanted to say that what the other party said was just wishful thinking, he couldn't bring himself to say it. He had heard Luther say in a report from the Illuminati that the Zerg of Reach were making constant small moves, and that they might not be a good partner.

However, Sevic didn't care about this matter. He believed that it was acceptable for the Zerg to make some underhanded moves. Everyone is greedy, otherwise they would not have been able to reach an agreement with the latter.

Moreover, like his predecessor, Sevich believed that the Justice League and the Reach could check and balance each other, while the Illuminati could control the overall situation from the middle.

If one side becomes too strong, they can suppress it openly or covertly, preventing it from growing stronger, and then take advantage of the situation to gain benefits.

But after hearing what Damian said, he felt that the Illuminati might not have perfect control over the Reach, or that they were too arrogant.

“I have a question for you, grandfather,” Damian asked respectfully. “Does the Illuminati still have any plans to cooperate with aliens or other extraterrestrial forces?”

Lei Xiaogu was silent for a moment, then replied, "There should still be some. After Sevich saw that the advance force of the Reach Zerg had been wiped out by you, he told us in the last meeting that we didn't need to worry."

"Judging from his words, he has probably found a better partner. I suspect it is an alien force, because there is no force on Earth more powerful than the Illuminati."

"What a stubborn bastard," Damian gritted his teeth. "He's wasted all these centuries!"

Lei Xiaogu was somewhat embarrassed. After all, he was also a person who had lived for several centuries. Although he had not lived as long as Sević, he still made some connections when he heard Damian say that.

Even though he knew the other person wasn't referring to him.

“Now you should know, Grandfather,” Damian said, seizing the opportunity to persuade him. “Sevich is all talk and no action; he doesn’t have the ability to control those so-called partners.”

"He's just pushing the Earth ever closer to a furnace!"

“You should be right, Damian.” Lei Xiaogu seemed to have all his strength drained away; he did indeed want to use the Illuminati to achieve some of his own goals.

However, being enslaved by aliens is not something he can accept. After all, if he becomes a prisoner or loses Earth, then his own goals will be meaningless.

How can I cooperate with you?

(End of this chapter)