hotmtlnovel Chapter 3602 Edge of Tomorrow (48)
Chapter 3602 Edge of Tomorrow (48)
Chapter 3602: Edge of Tomorrow (Forty-eight)
It was another quiet day, but the edge of the solar system welcomed a new visitor. An elderly woman in black armor and a golden cape was standing on a piece of asteroid debris, looking out at the solar system.
"Unbelievable..." She whispered, "How did Krypton get here? Weren't those idiots there wiped out long ago? Could it be the New Founding Planet's doing again?"
She stood there thinking for a while, then waved to her subordinates and said, "Fly in and take a look. Remember not to make any big noise. If you really find any trace of the artificial intelligence, report it to me."
The subordinate flew in quickly, and flew back a short while later. "The solar system is full of signals sent by him, including Krypton, Mars, and Earth. It seems that he has completely occupied this galaxy."
"Hmph." The old woman snorted coldly, then smiled grimly and said, "Occupy? I think it's too early. Let's go, we have to report to the great Majesty Darkseid. It won't be long before this place becomes his territory!"
In the office of Gotham University, Jonathan Crane, with big dark circles under his eyes, threw himself on the sofa and let out a long sigh.
"Oh my God, is it easy for me to make some money?!" Jonathan picked up the box that he had just thrown aside.
He opened the box and a very faint yellow light emanated from it. He took out something from it, which turned out to be a small ring.
After putting it on his hand, Jonathan took a deep breath, a yellow light flashed in his eyes, and then he said: "The day is dark and the night is bright. Evildoers and traitors are afraid of my divine light. They are afraid of fire and burial, and those who go against me will die. Fear is the source of the authority of the Sai family! I am the new Lantern of the Earth Sector - Jonathan Crane."
The ring also flashed a yellow light, as if someone was responding. Jonathan quickly said, "The solar system is being invaded by an artificial intelligence, and the Green Lantern seems to be in conflict with him. I don't know how to describe it, but maybe a war will break out between them. Do you want to come and see?"
"Really?" a voice from the ring said, "Artificial intelligence? Where does artificial intelligence come from?"
"Who knows? That reckless Justice League dragged a planet near the sun. What's its name... Krypton? It seems like it came from there."
"Green Lantern is fighting him?"
"I don't know. The guy's surveillance cameras are everywhere on Earth now. I can't leave the Earth. You can only send someone to take a look."
"Hmph, trash. Never mind. Just wait. I'll ask Akilo to go take a look. If those Green Lanterns are really in trouble, this will be our chance."
After hanging up the "phone", Jonathan said: "That's right, your chance of destruction has come."
Just then, there was a knock on the office door. Pamela pushed the door open and walked in, saying, "How are you doing over there?"
"It's all done. It cost me a lot of raw materials to get that damn ring. How are you, the Justice League, going to compensate me?"
"Compensation? What compensation? That's called reimbursement." Pamela rolled her eyes slightly, walked over and sat down, and said, "When will the people over there arrive?"
"It should be soon. Aren't they similar to the Green Lanterns? They should be here soon."
"It's the same with me. They might bump into each other. But it's good this way. I guess the other side thinks there are some secrets on Krypton."
"I don't quite understand," Jonathan said. "I know the Justice League wants Brainiac to deal with potential threats to Earth, but have you ever considered the question of what to do if he can't win?"
"Don't worry about that," Pamela said. "Even if we can't defeat them, there's still the Justice League. Even if the Justice League can't defeat them, they still have other ways."
"Are you really not going to reveal anything? I'm also a member of Earth, and I helped you so much, so I should have some right to know, right?"
"Okay, do you still remember the big guy who blew up our Mercury with one punch?"
"You mean Clark's fellow countryman? It's not that I look down on him. He can smash a planet with one punch, which is quite impressive, but that Apocalypse and Yellow Lantern Corps shouldn't be bad either, right?"
"His most powerful weapon is not his fists." Pamela smiled and said, "You will know when the time comes."
On Krypton, three figures slowly landed on top of the building. Clark gazed at the distant skyline of Krypton and sighed.
"Aren't you angry?" asked Injustice Superman. "Even if all this might have been arranged by your father and Zod, this evil artificial intelligence still killed all your kind."
"I don't know how I feel, but I can't say I'm angry. The research and development center is in front of us. Let's go in and take a look."
Superman walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You are much more mature than us. When we learned the news of the destruction of Krypton, we felt like the sky was falling."
Clark said nothing and flew straight to the research center. They landed on the top of the flying saucer-shaped building and then flew in through the broken window.
"I've been thinking about a question," Clark said, "about the demise of the Kryptonians."
"what?"
"In that war back then—I'm talking about the war that caused changes in the dark matter of the entire universe—what was the treasure they were fighting for?"
"Are you interested in that thing?" Superman frowned. "Greed is the original sin of mankind, and the same is true for Kryptonians. If even one of these races can restrain their greed, the entire universe will not be in chaos."
"That's easy to say," said Injustice Superman, "You don't want a treasure that can cause so many powerful civilizations to fight each other?"
Clark looked at the research center. Although he knew that this was Brainiac's hometown, he did not do anything violent and just observed quietly.
"What they are fighting for is the 'Mother Box'." Brainiac's voice sounded, "It is a divine tool used by the New Gods. It possesses extremely powerful power. Even the source of their power is the power that created the universe. No one does not want this kind of power."
"Brainiac!" Clark looked up at the ceiling. "So where did this thing go in the end?"
Brainiac was silent again. Clark lowered his head again and said, "I know without you telling me that you think it is on Earth, otherwise you would be so kind to provide intelligent services to humans?"
"You mean, Brainiac invaded the earth to find the Mother Box?" Superman stepped forward and said, "Since you already know this, why don't you stop him?"
Clark shook his head and said nothing. At this moment, the alarm suddenly sounded. Several red dots suddenly lit up on the diagram of the cosmic environment around Krypton placed in the center of the hall.
Injustice Superman understood immediately and said, "Something is invading the solar system... What is it?!"
He walked over and operated the panel, but it didn't seem to work. Clark shouted again: "Brainiac! Brainiac! What's wrong with you?!"
The projected image suddenly changed, and the camera was aimed at the outer solar system. What shocked the three of them was that many monsters appeared in the Kuiper Belt at this moment.
The monsters were of all shapes and sizes: some looked like wriggling caterpillars, some looked like giant praying mantises, and some looked like several animals put together. They floated among the asteroid fragments, staring at the solar system with red eyes.
And they all shouted the same name - "Darkseid".
Before the three of them could see what was going on, the scene changed again, and a dazzling yellow light appeared on the screen. When the light went out, a group of yellow figures appeared.
"Yellow Lantern Corps?!" Superman stepped forward and said, "Why are they here? No, how can there be a Yellow Lantern Corps in your universe?!"
"I'm afraid we need to go over there," Clark said. "We need to go around the solar system and see what's trying to invade here."
"You can't leave." Brainiac said suddenly, "Clark Kent, I hope you understand that if aliens invade the solar system, the earth will also be in danger. Now the two of us are tied together. If you don't help me, humans will also be in trouble."
"Now you remember that we are in the same boat." Clark said coldly, "I guess they are here to deal with you."
"how do you know?"
"In that war, in addition to Apokolips and New Genesis, the Kryptonian Alliance also participated. In the end, no one got the Mother Box, but they must have suspected that the other party got it and just hid it."
"Apocalypse and New Genesis are sworn enemies. If they had the Mother Box, they would definitely deal with the other side first. But they haven't taken any action for so many years, which means it is very likely that they didn't get it. The Krypton family is the most likely suspect."
"Although they haven't taken action against Krypton for so many years, it doesn't mean they have given up. Once there is any movement on Krypton, they will definitely come as soon as possible to find the whereabouts of the Mother Box."
"And as the only remaining artificial intelligence on this planet, you are a very strong suspect. You said you didn't get it, but maybe you are the product of the Mother Box?"
Brainiac was silent for a long moment before he spoke: "Is this the conspiracy of your Justice League? You pretend not to know what I am doing and let me rule the Earth, but in fact you are going to attract these powerful enemies to deal with me."
"You say I am an evil artificial intelligence, but you are hundreds and thousands of times more evil than me! The enemies that are attracted will not only threaten me, but also your compatriots! You must realize this!"
Clark finally showed his fangs and said, "Either you beat them, or we die together."
"You are a bunch of lunatics!" Brainiac almost roared, "You even think that Apokolips is not enough, and you want to bring in the Yellow Lantern Corps! Do you want to start a Lantern Corps War here?!"
"I'm afraid that depends on you." Another voice sounded behind the three of them. Hal flew in and said, "Whether this battle can be won and how it will be won depends entirely on our advanced artificial intelligence."
"So what about the Justice League? You're not going to do anything?!"
"I'm sorry, that's right. Now that you rule the Earth, you are responsible for it. Now, Mr. Brainiac, enjoy your time as ruler."
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