The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1297 A Night at the Museum (2)

The American Museum of Natural History, or the Museum of Natural History in New York, is currently the world's largest natural history museum.

The exhibits there are incredibly diverse, making it a great place to visit.
But that was in the morning; by evening, the exhibits, which possessed a wondrous charm, took on a slightly eerie quality.

"This is the first time I've ever been here at night." The beast boy looked at the dinosaur skeleton fossil in front of him.

"Huh~ This thing looks really scary."

“What do you have to be afraid of?” Robin said, speechless. “You yourself can transform into all the dinosaurs, why would you be afraid of these lifeless fossils?”

“How can that be the same?” the beast boy argued. “Zatanna is the same. She’s a magician who has dealt with demons and ghosts, but she was still scared by that monster on horror movie night last week.”

“Hey!” Zatanna was annoyed at being exposed. “I’ve explained it so many times, I wasn’t scared by the disgusting makeup, I was scared by the jumpscare.”

Jumpscare is a classic horror movie technique where even the bravest person can be startled by a sudden, unexpected event. This technique has been criticized for its unforeseen consequences.

"Alright, now's not the time to talk about horror movies." Superboy stopped the irrelevant topic.

"Ahem." Robin cleared his throat. "Zatanna, Raven, did you two sense any magical fluctuations?"

“I haven’t found anything here yet.” Zatanna shook her head first, then looked at the raven lagging behind at the end of the group.

This position is actually very dangerous, after all, no one knows if someone will use some special method to kidnap the raven without them noticing, but in order not to arouse the suspicion of the enemy hiding in the shadows.

After discussion, the Young Justice League boldly made this arrangement.

However, they also took corresponding safety measures. For example, the Martian girl's telepathy was always connected to Raven, Superboy adjusted the Kryptonian genes to 70%, and Super Hearing was always silently watching Raven.

Stargirl never strayed more than two meters from Raven, a distance within which she could instantly deploy a cosmic energy shield to block all danger.

Robin even installed three tracking devices on Raven, just in case.

The final killing move was Yang Le, who had transformed into a ghost and was lurking in the shadow of the raven.

“Me too.” Raven shook his head as well. “Magic isn’t like the scientific products you use. There are many spells that you can barely feel before they are activated.”

'Well, there's nothing we can do then. It looks like those guys won't show up since we've all gathered together.'

This was not unexpected for Robin. The Illuminati are a very cautious group, and they would not easily expose themselves unless they were more than 50% certain.

“That’s really strange,” Robin said, feigning deep thought. “According to the guard who witnessed it, he and his colleagues saw the exhibits in the museum being moved around that time.”

"Could they have mistaken it for something else?" Stargirl chimed in at the opportune moment. "Museums are usually quite dark at night. Could they have mistaken the shadows for moving artifacts because of the lighting?"

“It’s not impossible.” Robin stroked his chin. “But since they invited us, we should at least patrol the area first.”

"How about this, let's split into three groups: Superboy and Zatanna in one team, Martian Girl and Beast Boy in another, and Raven, Stargirl, and I in the third."

"Let's check each exhibition hall according to the map, and then meet at the main entrance. If we find anything unusual, we must notify the other groups immediately. Any objections?"

"No!" ×6.

"Very good, now spread out." Following Robin's order, the three teams swiftly separated and headed towards their respective areas of responsibility.

Robin's allocation was for a reason. It seemed to divide the fighting power evenly into three parts, but at the same time, it was also a reminder to those lurking in the shadows that their individual squads were now much weaker.

Furthermore, Robin's team is the weakest on the surface. Apart from Raven, who is acting as bait, and Yang Le in her shadow, his and Stargirl's direct strength is definitely inferior to the other two teams.

While it may seem like he dispersed his forces, he actually left the most protective Stargirl with Raven. Superboy and Martian Girl are not only strong in combat, but their speed is also second only to Kid Flash.

In the event of any emergency, with their help, both teams can return within three seconds.

It could be said that it was full of flaws on the surface, but in reality it was foolproof and as solid as a rock.

Because their footwork was weaker than the other two teams, the dinosaur fossil exhibit area where they were initially located was handed over to Robin and his group.

The group admired one dinosaur fossil after another, but still couldn't find anything amiss.

The group stopped in front of a Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil. Perhaps because of that classic movie, many children have a special feeling for this dinosaur.

"How about we watch a dinosaur-themed movie next movie night?"

Robin agreed to Stargirl's suggestion; he actually had a similar sentiment in mind.

The only one who didn't feel anything special was Raven. She really didn't know what was so interesting about a skeleton that could make the two of them linger for two or three seconds.

"Ok?"

Just as the three were about to turn and leave, Raven suddenly turned back, and at that moment the Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil, which should have been dead beyond any doubt, suddenly came to life.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil opened its translucent, blood-red maw and lunged at the three of them.

"careful!"

The moment the raven's voice rang out, Stargirl reacted, planting her Star Staff in the ground, instantly enveloping the three of them in a golden energy shield.

"Stuck!"

The Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil bit directly into the energy shield, but its teeth, which were half a person's height, posed no threat whatsoever to the cosmic energy.

"Well done, Stargirl!"

Robin praised his companion with lingering fear, for if the latter hadn't reacted in time, he would have been injured, not to mention others.

"All that training I've done hasn't been for nothing."

Star Chaser proudly raised her face. Under Yang Le's guidance, she had developed muscle-like movements that would always erect a protective shield in the first instance should any unexpected situation occur.

She endured so many beatings just to gain this moment of safety.

(End of this chapter)