The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 357 Towards the Light
"That's all I've been through."

Many heroes gathered in the conference room of the Watchtower. Even though it was late at night, many people still climbed out of their soft beds after hearing that this incident was very likely related to the mysterious Illuminati.

Yang Le was standing in the seat arranged for him by the Justice League at this time. The Justice League did not have the courtesy system of the Gathering Hall. Generally speaking, seats were arranged according to the order of entry into the league. Yang Le's seat was right behind Shazam, so it seemed that Billy had not been a member of the Justice League for long.

But at this time, the position in front of him was empty, and it seemed that the child was unable to get up.

However, what Yang Le didn't know was that the reason Billy didn't come was because Batman, who knew Billy's true identity, didn't inform the other party at all after considering the former's age. Yang Le could only sigh when he knew it.

Batman! You are so gentle!

After Yang Le told everyone everything about Death Bell and Sports Master, everyone present fell silent for a few seconds before someone spoke.

"Deathstroke and Sportsmaster." Green Arrow leaned back in his chair with a melancholy look on his face. "Regardless of whether this matter is related to the Illuminati, the fact that the two of them have joined forces is already a matter that cannot be ignored."

"Agreed." Green Lantern John placed his hands on the table. "Even the two of them alone are destructive enough. Now that they've joined forces, there might be a mysterious organization behind them. I think all Justice League members should increase their surveillance of these two."

"Before discussing this matter." As soon as Batman spoke, everyone else in the room fell silent, waiting quietly for the brain to speak.

"Yang Le, how can you be so sure that both Deathstroke and Sportsmaster are employed by the Illuminati? Your description just now did not include any explanation of this information."

Faced with Batman's questioning, Yang Le did not panic. Instead, he explained slowly, "This is my speculation. I checked the recent attack data of the Justice League, and there is no record of the enemy's successful crimes."

"What does this prove?" asked Green Lantern Hal in confusion.

"This proves that the sports master does not have sufficient funds." Yang Le explained.

"When I was fighting them, Deathstroke mentioned that he and Sportsmaster were actually in a mercenary relationship. This is in line with his code of conduct: there's no gain without pain. We all know that although Deathstroke is an extremely dangerous mercenary, he has a very strong professional ethics. He won't go back to do unnecessary things. The conflicts between the Justice League and Deathstroke are mostly because he is employed by someone. He has never actively planned any crime."

After hearing Yang Le's analysis, the other members of the Justice League nodded. Batman said nothing and gestured for Yang Le to continue.

"But the Sports Master is different. He is a typical dangerous person. To be honest, if only the Sports Master showed up this time, I wouldn't even associate him with the Illuminati."

"Why?" Green Arrow tilted his head.

"Because he doesn't have the brains," Yang Le said with a smile. "Sports Master is much more capable than the average criminal, but bank robberies and terrorist attacks are his limits. Building a laboratory beneath Blue Valley Middle School and imprisoning a superhuman for experiments is beyond his capabilities. Not only does he lack the intelligence, but he also lacks the financial resources. So I suspect there's someone behind them."

Batman nodded slightly, agreeing with Yang Le's speculation. In fact, he didn't think that a guy like Sports Master, who was strong in limbs but simple in mind, could do such a thing. Not to mention that he couldn't afford the appearance fee of Deathstroke. The world's number one mercenary was not only about ability, but also the cost.

The reason why he doubted it was not only out of habit, but also because this matter really could not be taken lightly. Yang Le, who came from unknown sources, and the equally mysterious Illuminati, made him feel wary.

"Lex Luthor High School in Blue Valley," Batman whispered. "This is obviously connected to Lex Luthor." Superman stood by helplessly. He had always opposed Batman's tendency to believe everything he heard, but even though Superman had always believed Luthor could become a good person, he couldn't open his mouth. After all, he was Luthor.

"But Luther's reputation has been so good recently that we can't search him without key evidence." Hawkman spread his hands helplessly.

"He's donated quite a bit of money recently, especially to those poor small countries. Their entire countries combined might not be as wealthy as Luther."

Yang Le didn't say anything. There were actually quite a few wealthy people present whose assets were comparable to Luthor's. Not to mention Batman and Green Arrow, even Hawkman who just spoke was actually a hidden rich man.

"Can't that laboratory be used as evidence?" Hal asked.

"I'm afraid not." The Flash shook his head. "I looked around the scene. Aside from a space beneath the gymnasium, there's nothing left. They've probably been evacuated long ago. Plus, the explosion destroyed all the bodies. Aside from Sven crawling out from inside, there's nothing of value left."

Batman's face darkened after hearing what the Flash said. If everything underneath had been taken away, it would mean that the enemy had probably achieved their goal long ago. As for the animals, plants, minerals, and humans, they were most likely left behind intentionally by the other party.

'It seems I should be prepared to get nothing from Sven.' Batman thought silently.

----split line----

"Mission accomplished."

The once arrogant sports master was now standing obediently in the center of the room. There were several huge screens surrounding him, and the images played on them were all faceless half-length portraits.

"Well done." A specially processed voice sounded, coming from one of the screens.

"Sven is no longer useful. Attracting the attention of the Justice League is the last thing he can do for the Illuminati."

"But this also exposes Lex," said another.

"Don't worry about it." Lex Luthor sat in his specially built room. It was obvious that his purpose was to avoid the god on earth.

"Even without my Illuminati identity, the Justice League has always been suspicious of me. And how can I attract the attention of the Justice League without a big fish?"

Luthor was not at all flustered. He even poured himself a glass of wine, then raised it slightly towards the screen and said, "Let the Justice League focus all their attention on me. This will be more conducive to the implementation of our plan."

"In order to make humanity great again, and to take back this Earth that belongs to us from the superhumans, the Illuminati will lead humanity toward light."

　Although I mentioned it before, I will say it again just in case. This universe is rewritten based on the universe of Young Justice. It is not entirely written according to the original plot, but I will try my best not to break up the CP of the original work.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)