Chapter 3589

Brainiac was a bit surprised by this result, because this was actually anti-logical and anti-intuitive.

Aliens are very dangerous. Any rational human should realize this. No matter how you put it, silicon-based life and carbon-based life are completely different. They are definitely not the same kind. Either strangers, or life-and-death enemies.

But humans will choose the latter between their compatriots and another existence whose life form is completely different from them. What is the reason for this?

Normal logic, shouldn't it be that compatriots, even if there are all kinds of problems, are always better than the existence of other life forms?

But no, human thinking logic is not like this. Their logic is that they would rather cooperate with an evil artificial intelligence than allow their own compatriots to go further.

Brainiac realized for the first time what kind of malice the human race holds towards their own kind.

"You are unknown to them, even if they think they understand you, but in fact they only understand a small part. They know this clearly," Shiler said.

"But if they don't understand me, they shouldn't choose me."

"They don't understand you, but they understand themselves. Compared to you, they understand Amanda better. You come to power, they don't necessarily have anything to do; Amanda comes to power, they definitely have something to do."

"They think their compatriots are more evil than me?"

"Not think, but it is a fact," Shiler said, "Whether it is Amanda or Congress, they may not be powerful when dealing with you, but when they deal with each other, they are definitely a hundred times more cruel than you imagine."

"Very peculiar," Brainiac said, "This is not a model for a civilization to develop well."

"But humans are actually like this. The profound malice they impose on their own compatriots makes them choose outsiders and bystanders like you when making choices. Otherwise, they really might fall into what is recorded countless times in history."

"They think I won't do this?"

"You won't for the time being. That's enough. Or even if you do, your goal is destruction, which means everything happens very quickly. And if left to humans, the process will be quite tragic."

Brainiac was silent. He chose to negotiate with Congress. The conditions they offered were incredibly generous. If he accepted, perhaps he could really rule Earth comprehensively.

On the other side, Amanda's pride didn't last long—she soon heard the news that the Federal Government had chosen Brainiac.

"Bastard! Bastard!! How dare they!!!" Amanda roared in the office again. The Task Force members beside her remained silent, saying nothing.

In order not to touch their boss's bad luck, they left one after another. Only Pamela chose to stay.

She sat at Amanda's desk and said, "I know this whole thing seems a bit unreasonable. They would even rather choose an evil artificial intelligence than you..."

"Shut up!" Amanda roared.

"Sorry. It's just that I have a suggestion. If you don't want to listen, then forget it," Pamela fiddled with her fingers and said.

Amanda calmed down for a long time before opening her mouth and saying, "What do you want to say?"

"The matter is a foregone conclusion. The Federal Government sold human interests to Brainiac, letting him deal with you, which is equivalent to dealing with us. The contradiction between us and Brainiac can no longer be adjusted."

"The biggest problem now is that we are very likely unable to beat Brainiac," Pamela said worriedly, "Our abilities cannot be used without limit, but the robots he built are endless. The more we show our strength, the more the public feels we are a threat, and instead, they turn Brainiac into a superhero. This won't do."

"Then what do you plan to do?" Amanda sat on the chair and asked angrily.

"To deal with Brainiac, fighting him on Earth won't work. On one hand, we can't display our skills, on the other hand, being seen by ordinary people will damage the Federal Shield's reputation."

"You mean going into space?"

"I mean Brainiac's hometown," Pamela said, "That is, Krypton, which has now replaced our Mercury. Haven't you thought about going up there to find flaws?"

Amanda's brows tightened. She shook her head and said, "It's not that I haven't thought about it, but it is indeed very difficult. Even if the natives on that planet have already perished, would the Justice League allow us to go up? What about Superman?"

"How do you know without trying? And it's not going up swaggeringly. Even if that planet is not as big as Earth, it is at least similar to Mercury. Unless they put a shell on it, otherwise finding a back angle to sneak up, they should not be able to discover it."

Pamela lowered her head again and said, "Even if you don't offend the Justice League, they won't help you. You should be very clear about this point."

A tangled look appeared on Amanda's face. She fell into thought and failed to see the disdain that flashed across Pamela's face.

Professor Shiler was right, Pamela thought, Amanda is such a person. Reckless when she should think carefully, and hesitant when she should fight hard.

At this moment, Amanda had no bargaining chips left. Once Congress and Brainiac reached an agreement, they would be of one mind inside and out, and would definitely become Amanda's internal and external troubles.

The Federal Government has the right to dissolve the subordinate departments of the FBI, and Brainiac can beat this squad to pieces. The public is worried about the threat of this group of superpowered people, and no path works.

Now is the time for a desperate fight. The best way is to gather all strength and break through from one point. Missing this opportunity, she is dead.

Pamela left after speaking, without much persuasion. Because she knew there was another variable, and that was the two Batmen. They couldn't have failed to see what kind of person Amanda was. Since Amanda couldn't be relied upon, they would definitely take action.

Sure enough, later that day, Batman approached Pamela. He said, "If Brainiac really reaches an agreement with the Federal Government, it's not a good thing for humans. We need to act as soon as possible."

"I understand, of course. But I have already persuaded Amanda, she seems to be still hesitating."

"Forget about Amanda," Batman said, "We have to move ourselves. Do you really want to be ruled by artificial intelligence?"

"Tell me your thoughts," Pamela leaned against the door with her arms crossed.

Injustice Batman also went to find Victor, Deathstroke, and El Diablo, wanting to persuade them to pull the more powerful and controllable people in the squad to his side.

Pamela didn't agree directly; she only said she would consider it. But turning around, she went to find Amanda.

"Batman came to find me," Pamela said, "If nothing goes wrong, he should have found everyone in the squad. He wants to take people out and go it alone."

"What?" Amanda's eyes widened. She said, "He actually wants to poach my people?! That damn bastard!!!"

"Time is running out, ma'am," Pamela said, "Of course he can't give you such generous conditions, but you know he is very eloquent. It's easy to persuade some people with weak willpower. If the backbone of the squad is poached by him, you will have no play left."

Amanda almost fell into the chair, looking ahead blankly. After a long while, she squeezed the pen in her hand, swallowed, and said, "How are you going to get to Krypton?"

"I can fly, and the Green Lantern Corps gave me their portal permission before, which hasn't been taken back yet. But I definitely can't take too many people, even if the Green Lanterns are all busy on Mars now, it's better to be careful."

"Go," Amanda said, pressing her eyebrows with her fingers, "Do whatever you can. If you succeed, whatever you gain is yours."

Pamela smiled and said, "I will pretend to accept Batman's recruitment and propose the same plan to him. He should agree. By then, we can also use his ability to investigate Krypton, and the success rate will be greatly improved."

Amanda waved her hand without raising her head. Pamela went out. This time, she took the initiative to find Batman. After hearing her plan, Batman frowned.

"This is too risky," he said, "As far as I know, the Supermen are also investigating the matter of this planet, but there is no news yet."

"With all due respect, are you planning to let Clark Kent crack the secrets of this planet? It seems you have a very unique impression of your Superman. He will be very happy."

"I just think it is their hometown after all..."

"That is the hometown of Clark Kent in our universe, and it has nothing to do with the one in your universe. Besides, they will definitely focus more on the history of Krypton's destruction, rather than Brainiac. Isn't that so?"

Batman naturally considered this problem too. The Clarks are more emotional; rather than saying it's an investigation, it's more like sightseeing and commemoration. Even if they investigated some things about Brainiac, they are not good at this aspect at all, which is really worrying.

"Alright, I will go and perfect this plan again. Who do you plan to let participate?"

"I know you already have a list," Pamela said, "The unstable and uncontrollable ones definitely cannot be brought up. I won't clean up their mess."

After speaking, Pamela left. Batman frowned because of her attitude, but clearly he had no other way. Pamela was the most capable and comprehensive person in the entire Task Force. Batman even suspected that she was still a member of the Justice League, working for the Justice League.

If this was true, what did the Justice League want to do? Batman couldn't think of it yet. But he had to admit that Pamela was right about one point, which was that wanting to deal with Brainiac, fighting on Earth was very unwise. It was best to go to his lair.

After making up his mind, Batman went to call people. Soon, several people gathered in the lounge. They were Pamela, Victor, Deathstroke, the two Batmen, and El Diablo.

This elite version of Task Force X was much more stable and powerful than the previous version, and was also the best candidate to explore Krypton.

After Batman told them his plan, the others had no opinion. Only Victor said, "I am just an ordinary person, my physical strength is not good, I am afraid I can't adapt to the gravity changes on the alien planet. I will give you all the freeze equipment I prepared, and I won't go up myself."

Batman nodded and said, "No problem. Gotham University is about to start school, so we can't delay the students' schooling. Thank you, Professor."

(End of chapter)