Volume 4: The Last Day Chapter 50: The Anti-Union Tactics Continue to Upgrade
Damian was guarding outside the database door of the watchtower diligently. While standing guard, he was thinking about how to snatch Team K from Mason.
But just when this eleven-and-almost-twelve-year-old lunatic was daydreaming, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a green light transformed into a space fighter plane flying rapidly across the vast sea of stars towards the watchtower through the hatch window.
This startled Damian.
Having been trained in Nandarbat since childhood, he knows the most dangerous people in the world very well, and the one coming before him is one of the most difficult ones.
"Barbara! Green Lantern is here! It seems he brought others with him!"
Damian grabbed his weapon and shouted to the data room, but Batgirl, who was busy completing the subnet restart, maintained her data connection with the watchtower system as if she didn't hear it.
This made Rice feel dangerous.
He gritted his teeth, took the knife and left here, ready to ambush Green Lantern at the entrance. He also took out a stack of yellow bat darts from his combat waist bag that looked like Batman's.
This is a little known weakness of Green Lantern.
His Green Lantern Ring, one of the most powerful weapons in the universe, will have its power partially weakened when facing yellow objects.
This is secret information that the Assassin's League obtained at the cost of many lives in previous battles with the Justice League. The little madman who inherited the blood of his master is also accustomed to preparing for any unexpected events before taking action.
His combat pack contains not only yellow-painted darts, but even "bat glue" for Aquaman.
But before he could carry out his plan, the hatch suddenly closed in front of him.
"You stay here obediently."
Barbara's voice came from the announcer above the hatch, and she said to him with a calm demeanor:
"They can't get through. Otto is already prepared to fend off the enemy. A head-on battle with them is not in our plan. Damian, we are not here to fight .
Once you've done your job, it's time to withdraw. Control your desire to attack."
"That's Green Lantern!"
Rice yelled:
“One of the seven greats of the Justice League!
He is not an enemy that can be easily dealt with. Although I don't know why he suddenly showed up when he was supposed to be on vacation in Seaside City, aren't you a little too arrogant? "
"That's because you don't have a clear understanding of Team K's strength. Stay here and be good. I'll be fine soon."
Batgirl in the wheelchair said casually.
As she could clearly feel her brain heating up, Barbara said to the Ultra Copy Program that was rapidly copying all the data stored by the Justice League in the Watchtower:
"Can we trap them temporarily? We need some time to evacuate."
"Wait a minute, Barbara."
Ott's emotionless electronic voice sounded, followed by a few strange noises:
"I am trying to hack into the personal device of the code-named 'Green Lantern'. I sense that the strange ring-shaped weapon on his finger that can quickly change its form is connected to a cosmic data network.
It exists in a coded form that I have never seen before and has the ability to affect the material world.
It is very strange and does not rely on any physical hardware or data nodes to exist. It uses the "emotions" of all things in the world as a medium to interfere with the material world.
It's hard to imagine and understand.
This may be an opportunity for us to move towards more advanced data life forms.
I need a moment to copy the organizational features of this web module, and Bartmos will interpret it for us."
"But you have to stop them before you do your research, Ott."
Barbara reminded:
“We don’t have a lot of free time.”
"Received, command confirmed."
Otto returned to her cold and calm voice and said in a serious tone:
"Deep intrusion failed. We are unable to crack the Green Light Network data structure for the time being. We are starting to upload an interference virus programmed with Kryptonian script... Three, two, one!
Interference program activated!"
"Shua"
Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern who had just entered the watchtower, had no chance to show his power before the green lantern ring on his finger began to flash rapidly as if the signal was not connected properly.
The Green Lantern suit that he transformed with the lantern ring also became ineffective like the "ebb tide", revealing his handsome pilot jacket.
Even though this cool guy has become a cosmic hero, he never shows off his status as an ace pilot.
The infected virus released by Ultra obviously affected the connection between the Lantern Ring and the central battery of the Green Lantern Corps on Oa. Although the very smart and high-tech ring quickly replaced the firewall and tried to trace the source of the virus, Hal Jordan obviously temporarily lost his combat effectiveness before the Lantern Ring completed the tedious system self-check.
This scene stunned the heroes who came with Green Lantern.
Like Hal, this was the first time they had seen anything like this.
This scene was also witnessed by Barbara through the camera that had been taken over long ago. Batgirl was surprised and copied the virus written by Ultra on the spot and sent it to a familiar signal source.
"Now Bruce's 'anti-Lantern tactics' can be updated."
Batgirl took the connection cable out of the database connector and turned her wheelchair away while complaining:
"If you add in the anti-Flash tactics, anti-Superman tactics, and anti-Wonder Woman tactics that Mason just demonstrated to him, tsk tsk, the next time the Justice League messes with Bruce, they're going to be in trouble.
I know I shouldn't think that.
But I really suspect that Bruce indulges Mason so much, most likely just to get this information..."
"Barbara, Charles has been rescued."
Zha Kang's voice echoed in the communication, saying:
"Not only did this family not suffer, but they gained a few pounds. Damn it, when we found him, he was still lying in bed watching Playboy. He was living a much more comfortable life than us.
Now open the Justice League treasure house, and then we will prepare to retreat!"
“The cracking program has been uploaded, and when you get there you just need to push the door to open it.
But the bad news is that just yesterday, the most valuable batch of loot and collections in the Watchtower were sent to the Moon Base for secret transfer, and there are not many things left in the storage room now."
Barbara said with a hint of regret:
"Also, you may have to wait for me at the World Gate. I'll be delayed for a few minutes."
"what?"
Zha Kang asked:
"Something happened?"
"Um."
Barbara reached out to untie her tied hair and watched the real-time images being transmitted by the camera.
Among them, the man with a black and blue battle suit with a big bird painted on his chest and a perfect butt was heading towards the watchtower hall with several companions.
She sighed helplessly and said:
"Grayson came with them too, and he seems to be the leader... I'm going on a long journey, so I have to say goodbye to my boyfriend, right?"
"Uh, I understand."
Zha Kang laughed dryly twice and said:
"You better hurry up. I mean be careful about the distance between the two of you... now is not the time for passion."
"Shut up, John."
Barbara responded unhappily:
"Find the Gate of the World and wait for me there. I won't waste too much time."
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At this time, in the hall of the watchtower, which was so quiet that it made people feel uneasy, Grayson, who was fully armed, approached cautiously with several heroes who were temporarily summoned.
After he learned about what happened in Gotham, he had planned to go to support, but after all, he was a disciple trained by Batman himself, so Nightwing soon realized that although the fighting in Gotham was intense, it was most likely a decoy.
The most important thing is that after leaving Batman to go solo, in addition to being the guardian of the small town of Blüdhaven, he also guest-starred as the permanent instructor and captain of the Teen Titans organization.
Although he didn't like the master's way, in order to ensure the safety of the students, the eldest master did put an emergency contact device on the suit of each member of the Teen Titans.
When Blue Beetle was knocked down before, he received a distress signal from the Watchtower, which made the young master instantly realize that the Watchtower was the source of this sudden dispute.
So he immediately found Hal Jordan and a group of heroes who were on vacation and rushed back.
"Be careful, guys."
Nightwing grabbed his fighting stick and said to the people around him:
"We need to buy time for Hal's lantern ring to recover. It's best not to engage in a head-on battle with the invaders. We should make a detour..."
"Shua"
Before he could finish his words, the defense equipment in the corridor, which was operating normally, suddenly activated.
Dangerous particle cannons popped out from overhead and fired at the few people. Although the telescopic man immediately turned into a "human shield" to protect them, the fire from all directions soon forced them into the elevator.
Afterwards, in a dazzling mechanical out-of-control situation that was like data disorder, several people were sent to different areas.
The young master is lucky.
He fell from the elevator and landed at the fork in the road leading to the data room. He was not injured, but as soon as he stood up, he saw the gravity elevator in the passage in front of him quietly open.
Then, as Grayson watched in astonishment, his gentle girlfriend, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was pushed out of the elevator by Damian, who looked unhappy.
The couple, who were in love very much, looked at each other and both of them fell silent immediately.
"Shua"
Batgirl stretched out her hand and waved lightly, and as if by some kind of "data magic", the shrill warnings and chaotic mechanical out-of-control all around her stopped.
"Barbara, you..."
This bizarre scene made the young master tighten his grip on the weapon in his hand. He looked at his lover with an ambiguous look and said in a hoarse voice:
"Did they coerce you, or... Tell me! How long has it been?"
"It's been a long time, Grayson. I've been meaning to tell you about my secret side hustle for so long, but with each passing day, I've lost the courage.
I am one of them, but I am not your enemy."
Barbara looked calm. The gentle girl motioned Damian to go downstairs and join up with Zha Kang and his gang, and said to the young master:
"Nobody pushed me, Mason just gave me a choice. You know, after what I had just gone through with Jason and Bruce, I chose to go down this path when I was at my lowest point.
I originally just wanted to exile myself, but unexpectedly found a career that I could perhaps stick to for the rest of my life.
That is a more meaningful cause than following Batman around to protect Gotham, but the way things suddenly came to this point was beyond my expectations and disrupted my plans.
I was going to tell you this later, but it's better to be clear now."
"Jason is on your side too?"
Grayson glanced at Damian, who was very unhappy because he wanted to watch the show but was forced to leave. After the little lunatic left, he looked at his girlfriend.
He looked at the weapon in his hand and said self-deprecatingly:
"Don't tell me Gordon and Alfred are your teammates? Even Bruce, so apart from me, you are the only one in the same group?"
"Don't be a child, Dick."
Barbara looked at her boyfriend who was in a state of emotional fluctuation and said helplessly:
"It's not that we don't trust you. It's precisely because Mason and I know you too well that we didn't invite you to join. Sometimes you have to make some difficult choices in this line of work, which will make you exhausted and even doubt yourself."
"So you're saying that you hid it from me to protect me? You took me for a fool?"
The young master was extremely angry.
He walked up to Barbara and said loudly:
"You have done so many things quietly, yet you tried to create an illusion of peace for me so that I could live happily in Blüdhaven.
In your heart, am I just a weak man who can't accept the darkness?
I know what happened with the Justice League, and Bruce told me the truth.
The world is facing a terrible crisis, and my harmless girlfriend has stepped into that desperate dark event before me. I should protect you, Barbara."
"Grayson, calm down."
Seeing that the young master was losing control of the situation, Barbara's left eye flickered with a blue light.
The intrusion protocol is uploaded and the electromagnetic short circuit is initiated.
When the young master took the third step, the fighting stick in his hand suddenly stopped working, and the communicator in his ear and the goggles on his combat suit were turned off at the same time.
The hand stun gun that was originally used to paralyze the enemy in close combat went out of control and then released high voltage electricity on Grayson himself. This sudden "attack" gave the young master a shock.
Then he saw Barbara holding the armrests of the wheelchair with both hands, standing up nimbly like a black swan spreading its wings, and kicking himself in the chest.
The force made the young master groan, and then his whole body was pressed to the ground.
He wanted to fight back, but in a flash of cold light, an electromagnetic mantis knife popped out from Barbara's arm and pressed against his neck, and the floating blue electric current wrapped around the mechanical blade that was ready to strike.
It looked chilly.
With just one command, this deadly weapon that can easily penetrate steel at close range can explode Grayson's head or complete a cool beheading execution.
"Look, I can protect myself, Grayson."
Barbara looked at her shocked boyfriend.
She blinked, retracted her weapon, leaned down and gave the young master a passionate deep kiss, and then received an even more passionate response. Judging from the state of the two, if the situation was not wrong, they would probably go a step further.
After a farewell kiss of nearly 30 seconds, the somewhat breathless Batgirl stuffed a small hard drive into her boyfriend's hand and whispered in Grayson's ear:
"Mason quietly told me that I can tell you these things. Besides Bruce, the only person he trusts is you. Be obedient. We need support here while we advance on the other side.
Bruce needs an assistant who can be trusted to assist him.
And this is none other than you.
Take care of yourself, my love.
After everything is over, I will definitely come back to you! Even if it turns out that we can't escape the disaster of destruction, I will definitely choose to spend the last day with you.
You see, I have recovered.”
The bat girl smiled gently, stretched out her hand and gently tapped the young master's forehead. She said:
"You'd better have the ring ready when I come back..."
"Why should we wait until you come back to prepare?"
Grayson seemed convinced.
He did not struggle, but took something out of his pocket and put it into Barbara's hand. He said:
"I always carry it with me. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, I would propose to you now."
"Hey, how long are you two going to keep fighting? Do you want us to risk being beaten to death by a group of angry heroes so that you can have ten minutes to finish what you need to do?
Tsk, I'm just curious if your boyfriend with a nice butt can really last ten minutes?"
A voice like "Is the scumbag Kangru dead?" rang in Barbara's ears. Ever since her own breakup, the evil black magician couldn't stand such sweet scenes.
He urged:
"Keep your pants on, Barbara! You know what happened to the woman in K-Team who couldn't keep her pants on. Charles has told us that story many times in vivid detail.
Ertong found the Gate to the World and took everything he needed.
We should go now!"
"Shut up, scumbag!"
Barbara replied in an unhappy tone.
Then she stood up and pulled her boyfriend up. The bat girl looked down at the silver ring in her hand that was given to her by the young master. It was simple, worn out, and not bright at all.
She knew it was Grayson's most precious possession, from his parents who had died young.
She smiled from the bottom of her heart, snorted again, raised her right hand to Nightwing, and let the young man half-kneel in front of her to put the worn-out ring on her finger.
Although time is tight, every bit of ritual must be present!
This is the agreement.
It was a promise between the two of them. Even if they were separated by countless worlds, when they looked at the stars, they would know that there was someone who was connected to them in the twinkling starlight...
Maybe this is love?
She waved goodbye to Grayson, brushed her hair as her fiancé looked at her and walked into the elevator. At the moment the elevator closed, Batgirl suddenly shouted to the young master:
"Stay away from Starfire! Grayson, forget about those little flirtations in the past, but from today on, if I find out that you went shopping with her and bought her clothes, be careful or I'll come back and beat you up next time!"
"ha?"
The young master's originally gentle expression instantly fell.
This wasn't the tender farewell he'd imagined, and he really hadn't done anything.
By the way, it's quite pitiful for a lone alien woman to live alone on Earth. I was just lending a helping hand. Ah, my gentle fiancée was led astray...
This must all be Mason's fault!
