Chapter 4348: Justice League: Assembly (Part 3)

"Let's talk about the golden apple first," Bruce said. "With the increase in age, I have to admit that the human body has limits. And I am gradually paying the price for the overexertion of my youth. My choice to gradually withdraw from the vigilante industry is not just because I have been mentally struck. In fact, my body can't hold on much longer either."

Bruce used his hand to gently lift his sweater at his waist a little. Diana's eyes widened; there was a deep indentation on his waist, and it looked like that flesh had completely necrotized, and even the ribs below had been affected. Although Diana didn't have X-ray vision, she could feel that there should be more than one steel pin in that place.

"You were too desperate when you were young." Diana put the cup on the table and then said, "I have seen many such young people who, relying on their own strength, ignore danger and charge recklessly in the trenches. After being bombed, they stand up like nothing happened, and then thirty years later, when examining the remains, dozens of shrapnel pieces are dug out of their bodies. Most people don't have a good understanding of the fragility of their own bodies, but I didn't think you were one of them, Batman. Everyone says you are very smart."

Bruce could tell that Diana was dissatisfied, but it wasn't that kind of bad meaning; it was more like an old grandmother scolding a child for not knowing the severity of things.

"I have seen many deaths," Diana said. "Many of them have no regrets, rushing forward one after another, sacrificing their lives. Because death is very short, the pain it can bring is limited. But almost all the people I have seen who were seriously injured and then suffered from illness for many years have almost all gone crazy."

"I am also glad I didn't go crazy," Bruce said. "But that's all. If the days go on like this peacefully, perhaps I can still have a sufficiently peaceful old age. But a friend from afar brought us bad news."

"Who?"

"Schiller."

Diana covered her forehead, she rubbed her eyes hard, and then said, "I knew it."

"Helping Clark should have been done by me. But I know my own mental and physical condition very well; I am afraid it is no longer enough to complete such a complex plan. So most of this was done by him, and I only gave help at the appropriate time. Now it looks like the effect is not bad."

"Where did Clark go? I learned that he made a big news when I came back, but now no one can find him."

"He should have returned to his hometown; that spaceship parked in low Earth orbit has an automatic navigation system."

"Back to Krypton? Well, it's time for him to go back to his hometown to see. However, what is the bad news you mentioned?"

"Main Universe Batman... they call him that; you can understand him as the Batman of the most important universe. He monitored abnormal dark readings in the universe, and our universe is the most abnormal one."

Diana immediately narrowed her eyes and said, "Dark readings?"

"Yes. This means that a multiverse dark crisis is approaching, and the outbreak point may be our universe."

"Sounds very scary."

"Yes, so I asked you if the golden apple is as magical as described in mythology. I don't require any power to make me return to my youth, but I must cure the old injuries on my body. Otherwise..."

"Okay, I know, you don't need to say more. I will go find the three sisters to talk later." Diana stretched out a hand and said, "Let's assume the golden apple can really solve the problems in your body, then what about mentally?"

"I hope I can lead the Justice League of our universe, but in fact, it may not work." Bruce shook his head and said, "According to the current situation, we need a younger, more energetic, and more radical leader."

"You mean Clark? I also think he is a good candidate. What about the others? I have heard the name Green Lantern, but I don't know who he is specifically. I heard there is also Flash; they are all people from the West Coast, right?"

"Almost." Bruce nodded and said, "We need to gather strength as soon as possible; the darkness that is about to descend will not wait for us too long."

"You find a way to contact them." Diana said, "Perhaps some of them also received the invitation, but found that we didn't move, so they didn't come over. But now I am afraid we have to unite."

"In fact, I have already contacted one, and he will be here soon."

Diana's coffee hadn't been finished yet, and a familiar figure pushed the door and walked in; it was J'onn J'onzz.

"It seems I didn't miss afternoon tea time." J'onn smiled and said; he still maintained the appearance of that black military officer.

"Martian Manhunter?" Diana asked.

"That's right, ma'am, no one has called me that name for a long time."

The three of them sat down on the sofa. J'onn said with some emotion: "Clark grew up very fast; his move caught both Congress and the military off guard, and I am afraid there will be civil unrest for a while. At the same time, the A. R. G. U. S. is no longer a climate; we will have a long period of free time."

"You were also targeted by the A. R. G. U. S.?"

"I am afraid you are too, ma'am, but they didn't let you know. As long as you live in human society, you will inevitably be monitored. As long as they don't interfere with my normal life, I don't want to be the same as them. But at the same time, in order not to let them find trouble for me, I can only try to reduce my presence, and I can almost do nothing."

"You have done enough." Diana said, "If it weren't for you, Clark wouldn't have been able to escape from the military base so easily."

"That's not all my credit. Intuition tells me that the person named Rodriguez is not simple; is he also a long-lived species?"

"He is not a person from this universe." Bruce said, "I will explain the specific situation to you when he comes."

Before Bruce finished speaking, there was another knock on the door. Schiller, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, walked in and shook hands with the two people sitting on the sofa; Diana's gaze never moved away from him, full of scrutiny and exploration.

"Let me introduce myself, Schiller Rodriguez. I came here this time mainly to accept the commission of Main Universe Batman to investigate the abnormal dark invasion event related to your universe."

"You don't look like you are investigating." Diana said, "You almost turned the whole world upside down."

"The one who has the ability to turn the world upside down is Clark Kent; I only played a small role in it." Schiller said with a smile, "Currently, it seems that the Man of Steel plan is going very smoothly."

"Okay, then let's talk about dark energy..."

"No, before that, there are actually other things." Schiller looked at Bruce and then said, "Clark has done enough, but this matter is not over yet, and some of the rest may need you to finish."

"For example?"

"For example, the monster that Zod turned into has not been eliminated. For another example, the enemy in the depths of the universe may also be eyeing this."

"That's true." Diana said, "At least the monster that descended over Metropolis must be solved first; the threat to Earth is too great. Do you know where he is now?"

"Near Mars." J'onn said, "Although Martian civilization has perished, the laboratory I accidentally entered when I first came to Earth left behind equipment for observing Mars, and it captured his figure."

"Then shall we go to Mars?"

Bruce shook his head and said: "No. Taking the initiative in this situation is unfavorable to us; he will come again sooner or later."

"You want to let him in and fight? But that will destroy the city!" Diana stood up and said, "Isn't fighting in the universe the best choice?"

"Zod is not to be feared." Schiller said, "He is not that strong, and it is the same wherever you fight. However, that mysterious dark power is different; he has the ability to provoke a multiverse-level disaster, and he has been waiting for an opportunity."

Diana seemed to still not understand, but J'onn already understood; he nodded and said: "Indeed. If I want to invade a universe, I will definitely wait until it becomes chaotic. When disaster shrouds the Earth, people will always throw themselves into the embrace of darkness."

Diana also understood, and she said: "But even to lure out the dark power, we cannot increase casualties in vain..."

"So I want to return to my peak state first, and then gather manpower to fight the monster with a saturation attack. This way, we can create a disaster, but also not let the source of the chaos turn over any waves."

Diana sat down again, thought for a while, and said: "Okay, this is possible. However, what is the enemy in the depths of the universe?"

"Dark Monarch Darkseid." Schiller took out a document, placed it on the table, and said, "In the previous multiverse war, he was promoted to the only one and gained new abilities. This may change the rhythm of his invasion of Earth, but there is no doubt that he will sooner or later become a great enemy of Earth."

Diana picked up the document and looked at it, and the more she looked, the tighter her brows furrowed. Schiller pointed to one of the papers and then said: "This may be the vanguard he sent. In your universe, his abilities may be different from other universes, but there is no doubt that Steppenwolf is very strong."

Diana put down the document and then said: "We must immediately gather the Justice League; we can't drag it on any longer."

"Leave this matter to me." Bruce said, "J'onn is responsible for stabilizing the federal government and the military; it is best to let them not add trouble to us. And you, ma'am, if you can bring the golden apple, it's best; if not, if the gods have anything to restore injuries, I can buy it."

Just as Diana was about to open her mouth to say something, Bruce took a box from behind him, opened it, and inside was a gemstone. Diana's eyes widened immediately: "My God, the energy in this gemstone..."

"This is what I got from Battleworld; other Batmen have a lot of this stuff, and I spent points to buy some. I think it should be enough to move the gods."

Diana accepted the gemstone, nodded, and said: "Hera likes this kind of beautiful and powerful thing; I should be able to get some good things from him, and then combined with the golden apple, perhaps we can also build a Man of Steel for Batman."

"This doesn't bother you, ma'am." Bruce turned his head to look at the entrance of the Batcave, and as his gaze passed through the thick floor, in the dim Batcave, a ferocious battle armor flashed a hellish red light.

?? Actually, apart from the movie itself, the casting of DCEU is really good, all in line with my aesthetics, and because of this, it is very regrettable, sigh. ===== CHAPTER 4349 =====