American comics: Starting in Arkham, a system-based Batman

Chapter 125: He used all his dirty tricks on himself.

How can we defeat Superman?

This is a good question.

In terms of plot, Superman's setbacks mainly fall into two categories.

In a typical episodic drama, simply pulling out Kryptonite would cause the opponent to collapse in agony, quite easily. This is because children's episodic dramas don't adhere to logic; of course, this doesn't mean that major events are always logical.

If it's a major event, it usually involves a sudden appearance of a very powerful enemy that Superman needs to defeat. For example, Doomsday, which caused Superman's death, or Brainiac, who shrunk Kandor and Metropolis and put them in a bottle.

If this were just a story in anime or games, there would be countless ways to solve it. But when it becomes reality, those conventional routines and habits will no longer exist.

Jung Eun had to consider all possible scenarios: Superman's resistance and tolerance to Kryptonite, his control over his various abilities, his physical stats, his reactions to his surroundings, and the actions he might take next.

When it comes to going against Superman, you can never be too careful.

Villains who can oppose Superman can be roughly divided into two types. One type, represented by Lex Luthor, possesses extremely high intelligence and is capable of implementing various measures against Superman. The other type possesses extreme strength and is capable of going head-to-head with Superman. The most famous of these is Doomsday, who even once killed Superman.

Jung Eun doesn't think she would be any of the above.

If Injustice had a physical body, he would be a typical example of the latter type of enemy; but he doesn't have one now.

"Make Clark Kent feel frustrated—"

Jung Eun carefully read through the mission requirements, not missing a single word. 【Superheroes and Supervillains】 was a long-term mission; making Clark Kent feel frustrated was only the initial stage of achieving the objectives.

This means the task won't be too difficult.

The difficulty of long-term missions usually increases gradually according to the phases. The first phase is the simplest and easiest to achieve, even if the opponent is a superhuman.

The mission required the target to be Clark Kent, and Jung Eun keenly noticed this. Although in the eyes of those in the know, Superman and Clark Kent were no different, the former being the latter's secret identity and the latter being the former's definition in human society.

But to put it another way, there is a significant difference between a Kryptonian who is almost omnipotent under the yellow sun and a small-town boy from Kansas who ventures to a big city.

The former is mysterious and powerful, and few people know its origin and intentions. Even if it tries its best to show friendliness to the world, its own power is enough to arouse the vigilance and fear of others.

The latter is ordinary and mediocre, a common sight in the public eye. Every year, countless people travel from across the United States, and even the world...

People from all over the world flocked to this bustling metropolis, and he blended in among them, inconspicuous in the slightest.

He might sigh because he's just arrived in an unfamiliar environment and can't find a good place to live. He might feel exhausted by interpersonal relationships and tedious tasks at work. Endless chores and unachievable results can all make him feel frustrated.

"Just do as I say."

Injustice Superman wasn't interested in the intricacies of Zheng En's analysis, even though it made some sense and showed good observation skills. In his view, that's how people around Batman should be: "If those people want to elevate him to the heavens, then you should follow suit."

"Wait until he's lost in praise, then let him know what the wickedness of the human heart is."

Zheng En understood what Unjust Superman meant. It was a case of flattery to kill, like building blocks to elevate Superman to a height that the other party couldn't bear. Then, even the slightest tremor at the bottom would be a tremendous shock to Clark at the top.

Especially in the 21st century, with the development of online social media.

Before his transmigration, Zheng En had witnessed the creation and destruction of gods more than once. There were always people who were elevated to great heights by certain coincidences, only to be overwhelmed and destroyed by the overwhelming amount of traffic.

It's easy to do the same to Superman. He's been a topic of discussion since he appeared. He's friendly, upright, and powerful. He's already tall, so you can use the internet to add blocks under his feet to make him stand even taller. It's very easy to do.

After making his image glorious, majestic, and flawless, they then fabricated a few rumors, used photo editing or visual illusions to create evidence, registered multiple accounts with different IP addresses, and published various statements detrimental to Superman, inciting public opinion against him.

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Once the above points are completed, the campaign to condemn Superman is essentially finished.

The good deeds he has done and the people he has saved will become evidence that he is trying to lower people's guard. Unfounded accusations can be pinned on him, and rumors that can ferment in a few days may take months to clear his name.

During this period, he had to face doubts, cold looks, and even insults from others.

Injustice is really something; he uses all his dirty tricks on himself.

Zheng En hadn't completely overlooked this idea; when the girl compared Superman to God, he felt that Superman was being overhyped.

This doesn't mean he thinks God is better than Superman or anything like that. After all, Superman actually did a lot of real things, instead of being a sculpted statue that can't do anything.

However, the living cannot be compared to the dead. People can have endless fantasies about the dead, but for the living, such expectations can easily turn into resentment when they cannot find help.

They placed their expectations on Superman without authorization, and then felt disappointed when his performance did not meet their expectations.

There are many people like that.

Jung Eun remembered that insomnia in the Knight's Horror event was like this. Before becoming a supervillain, he and his family were fans of superheroes and firmly believed that the Justice League could solve everything.

This excessive expectation led him to disregard the evacuation notice, and even knowing that the area where his home was located might be affected by the fighting, he did not leave with his family.

Then disaster struck.

The Justice League couldn't possibly care for everyone. His family, who suffered from insomnia, all perished in the disaster, causing him to harbor resentment towards all the superheroes and vow to make them pay.

It's a very confusing logic, but surprisingly, there are quite a few people like that in real life.

The tactic of "praising someone to death" is highly feasible and has a strong destructive effect. The reason why Jung Eun doesn't use it is very simple: "It's making a mountain out of a molehill."

"Oh?" This piqued Unjust Superman's interest. "Tell me about it."

In his view, Jung Eun was a somewhat indecisive person, so it was normal for him to resist taking action against this superman. But judging from what he said, the other party seemed to have a better idea.

"Long-term tasks are designed to increase in difficulty in stages; forcing them to be overly praised now will not achieve the best results."

Real people aren't like NPCs in comics who have their memories forcibly refreshed every time a major event happens. This trick is only most effective at the beginning, and it will inevitably become tiresome afterward. It's like crying wolf; once you say it too many times, people will be too lazy to listen.

"Instead of spending time praising Superman online, we should just let his reputation reach its peak naturally." Zheng En is the kind of person who would never try harder to get a 70 if he could pass with a 60. If he could easily solve the first stage of the task in other ways, he wouldn't act like a big shot.

"Adding firewood later will be the icing on the cake."

Jung Eun's words silenced Injustice Superman for a moment, then he suddenly chuckled, "Heh."

His throat vibrated, producing a muffled sound, and the laughter grew louder and louder as it went on. It took him a while to gradually subside. "Bruce's brat."

His words still carried the lingering smile, "You've been in Gotham for quite a while, haven't you?" Unjust Superman had misjudged him for once, and suddenly felt a desire to understand Jung Eun.

Despite his many previous pronouncements, they were merely expressions of anger and opinions.

Unlike Batman, who remained silent to learn about Jung Eun's character firsthand through his actions, Unjust Superman spoke freely but didn't care about the player. If the player hadn't shown traits related to Batman, he wouldn't have given him a second glance.

Injustice Superman established a regime that ruled the world, so he knew very well how indomitable the people of Gotham were. They were as unpredictable as their city, like a hopeless mess, yet they struggled to climb out.

People who have lived in Gotham for a long time are different from people from other places.

"I guess so." Zheng En didn't care about Injustice Superman's opinion. He came to this universe to do missions. The more missions he did, the more energy the system could collect.

He understood that the system's purpose was to maintain the stability of the universe, and he also knew what he needed to do. The disrupted primordial universe needed...

He needed energy; his mentor Batman was waiting for him to return. Dick and Alfred, still at Wayne Manor, were unaware of what had happened, and Jason, Casey, and Wayne were even more clueless.

There's not much to say about Zheng En's life before he transmigrated. His parents divorced and each started their own families. After his grandmother, with whom he depended on each other, passed away, he was left all alone.

After finally escaping the countryside and getting into university, I chose a seemingly decent major, but upon graduation, I couldn't find a job that matched my skills and could only take any job that was somewhat related to the field.

When socializing, you have to force a smile, and you must meet the performance evaluation standards.

Jung Eun didn't think there was anything to miss about this kind of life.

On the contrary, after traveling through time, he unknowingly established connections with many people there.

He wouldn't let them just disappear quietly.

He would kill the Joker and be willing to be Superman's whetstone.

The mission of "Superheroes and Supervillains" is important, but before that, he wants to solve another mission first.

[Mission: The Birth of the Metal Man]

How did he become a criminal?

Everything seemed to have been expected.

First, he fabricated rumors to boost sales and create buzz. No matter how absurd or ridiculous the story was, as long as it had a sensational element, he would write it down.

No matter how much harm the rumor might cause to the person involved, as long as it can attract attention, he will spare no effort in writing about it.

But that's not enough.

A lie will always be a lie; he needs evidence, he needs people to believe it. Like a hyena, he searches for dirt on others, fabricating evidence where none exists, resorting to coercion, blackmail, and extortion. His identity as a journalist became a springboard for his crimes.

The bottom line was gradually breached, eventually leading to disastrous consequences.

Those who kill will always be killed; those who take another's life will also lose their own.

In an attempt to evade legal punishment, he fled in his car on a rainy night, which directly led to the car accident.

He was unlucky; he suffered comminuted fractures of all four limbs, extensive lacerations of his torso, ruptured internal organs, and heart failure.

He was also lucky enough that Dr. Weir happened to be passing by and took him away to be rehabilitated.

Metal Men were born from this.

"We can fight that monster." The scientist, his eyes bloodshot, spoke with a fanatical expression. "I will create more..."

Soldiers.

[Mission Objective: Destroy the laboratory]

[Mission Reward: $50,000 in simulation points x 20]

Superman Skill Fragment: Super Strength Skill Level x1 (Superhuman strength is enough to easily lift a car, smash through a brick wall, and become a monster in other people's eyes)

Superman Skill Fragment: Super Speed ​​Level x1 (Even the legendary speedster is no match for this; when running, your figure will blur into an indistinguishable color block on the retinas of others, disappearing in an instant)

The mission "The Origin of the Metal Man" is a new mission that appears before the appearance of "Superheroes and Supervillains".

Before discussing Lex Luthor with Injustice Superman, Jung Eun was already multitasking by monitoring Metal Man.

Superman missed the departing figure of the Metal Man while saving the girl, but Jung Eun did not.

When he saw the metal man appear, he knew there would be a new mission.

Having spent so much time navigating Gotham, he had gained experience completing missions. The system felt it was appropriate for him to get involved in such special events related to characters from the original story.

Whether assisting Superman in completing a mission or resolving the incident himself, the Metal Man, after escaping...

The destination is of utmost importance.

Jung Eun had considered the possibility of Superman directly eliminating the Metal Man, but it was not very feasible, both in terms of plot conventions and practicality.

With a kryptonite protruding from his chest and a hostage in his hand, the uncorrupted Superman would never risk human lives.

There is a greater than 90% probability that the metal man will escape and then return after a while.

And that's exactly what happened.

Metal Man and Dr. Will, who is behind him, probably planned his exit before he even appeared. Whether it was moving to another block during the fight or taking hostages and heading towards the overpass, the goal was to distract Superman and prevent him from using his X-ray vision to track Metal Man's whereabouts immediately.

Beneath the overpass, several roads crisscross and run parallel. Barring accidents, the complex yet orderly urban planning allows vehicles in the metropolis to move freely at any time.

Amidst the bustling traffic, a nuclear radiation protection engineering vehicle belonging to the Lex Group quietly drove away with the flow of traffic.

Unable to find the Metal Man immediately, Superman was surrounded by enthusiastic citizens and had no energy left to search for him.

The car's interior walls were completely coated with lead. Lex Group is a large conglomerate spanning numerous high-tech industries, with aerospace, nuclear energy research and development, and radiation protection being their main businesses.

Transporting raw materials that may contain radioactive materials is commonplace for them.

Superman was used to seeing vehicles bearing the LexCorp logo on the road, and he couldn't see inside them, so he missed the Metal Man's trail.

In contrast to him, Jung Eun's monocle had a limited field of vision, but it did not have the weakness of not being able to see through the lead layer.

While communicating with Injustice, he was simultaneously driving and tracking him, using one eye for a normal view and the other for a perspective view through multiple buildings.

It wasn't easy, but fortunately he had practiced. The roads in Metropolis were much better than in Gotham, so at least he didn't have to distract himself from arguing with the lunatic next to him while driving.

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