"Oh my God."

Lucius says:

"Have you become an AI god?"

"Of course not."

Chen Tao told him, "I now seem to be able to control the equipment in front of you so easily, just because this is the Batcave, and everything here belongs to Batman."

"I don't have a firewall or anything, I have a security key. Actually, I'm not that strong in terms of computing power—"

He paused, then continued:

"Unless I physically invade with nanobots, or combine it with Kryptonian technology-"

……

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……

"Hey, Clark, why would billionaire Bruce Wayne be so sexually interested in you? But dismissive of our sexy and hot Pulitzer Prize-winning female journalists? ”

Sports reporter Steve Lembard poked his head out of the window to see that the extended Lincoln, a copy of Gotham City's famous tycoon, had once again stopped at the gates of the Daily Planet.

"If you're idle, Lembard,"

Louis Lane looked calm and indifferent, sorting out the files on his desk:

"I'd suggest you go back to your own office and finish your doughnuts and get a good night's sleep in a recliner instead of making noise here and disturbing my work. Bruce Wayne runs to the planet every day, haven't you seen enough of the excitement? ”

"Hahaha, don't you rush up and try to interview each other? Let me do the math of what you've been interviewing these days. ”

Sports journalist Steve Lembard, who tossed a doughnut into his mouth with his muscular arms, picked up a piece of scrap paper next to him, coughed pretendedly, and began to pretend that he was reading the interview transcript:

"Day 1, Q: What does Mr. Bruce Wayne think of Gotham's vigilante Batman? A: Batman is awesome because I'm Batman! ”

"On the second day, Q: Did Mr. Wayne come to the Met to work with Lex Technology? A: Yes! So he asked: What is the specific content of cooperation? A: I don't know, the idea of working with Lex Technology came to me last second. ”

"Poof-" The sports reporter covered his mouth and continued to be serious, reading, "Q: Why are you teasing me like this?" A: Because I'm Batman! ”

"Hahahaha!"

The muscular man let out a burst of mockery: "Day 3 ......"

"Enough!"

The shrewd and capable female reporter grabbed the coffee next to her with a trembling hand and poured it all into her mouth

She turned her head to Clark Kent next to her and said, "Clark, don't care about any stupid billionaires, we're going to the North Pole tomorrow, and we must not let those bastards at the U.S. Northern Command cover up the truth!" ”

The female reporter said: "This is what makes sense, and a journalist should do it." ”

"The giant unidentified object found beneath the ice?"

Without Clarke's permission, Lembert took the document in his hand and looked at it, then threw it back to the scrambled peasant boy, and said, "What can I find out about this?" It can't be a super-sized alien ship! ”

Louis rolled his eyes, angry and ignored the other party.

"Hey, Clark!"

Someone called Clark outside, "Can you help with a hand?" They could have given us a brand new coffee machine, but it was too heavy! ”

"Oh, okay." Clark hurried out of the room.

"As soon as they plug that machine in, bring me two cups of coffee," White said, as editor in chief walked into the room at this time, and said to Clark, "Put two pieces of sugar!" ”

He was flanked by Kate Grant, the columnist in charge of the entertainment gossip section.

The other party wore a V-neck and a low-cut and said hello to Louis coquettishly.

Editor-in-Chief White turned to Louis again and said:

"Louis, give me that picture from yesterday too! That's right, it's that close-up of Superman standing there with his hands crossed! ”

"I'm going to typeset that most powerful bachelor in the Met, as Kate wrote!"

"Bachelor? Are you serious? Editor-in-chief, you must be crazy—"

"Louis!"

Louis turned her head sharply and saw the person appearing behind her.

"Looks like you received the flowers I sent."

Editor-in-Chief White looked left and right at the two of them, his gaze resting on each other's epaulettes.

He said:

"I'll come back to you later, Louis."

Louis Lane is in no mood to talk to White's editor-in-chief at the moment.

Her face sank: "John Cobain." It's you again. ”

"How do flowers get dumped in the trash?"

John Cobain is a strong man with a height of 1.96 meters and wears a military uniform.

"I don't have a place on my desk. And I'm telling you, don't send me flowers again, said 4 times. ”

John Cobain looked at her fixedly, then suddenly smiled.

Louis walked around him and walked to his desk to get something.

"Okay, okay, don't bother with flowers. I haven't seen you for so long, don't you hug me and say hello? Luis, I know we've both broken up, but—"

"Enough!" Louis jerked his head and held out a finger.

"That's not a breakup at all, John. We've only dated once, once! We knew each other at best, about the same relationship I had with my father. ”

"But your father is right, we're a good match together, Louis. Start a family and have a few children. Maybe that will clear your head of all those crazy thoughts, or at least ease your ridiculous verbal criticism of spreading the truth – a journalist can't change the world. ”

Chen Tao was secretly silently observing the quarrel between the two.

He quietly took out his small notebook and flipped it open, then glanced at it.

John Cobain. Future Metal Man, a villain with a metal body and a kryptonite heart, one of Superman's main antagonists.

"I'm busy, John—"

"Don't give me a shut-in."

Their brawl cards seem to have escalated somewhat.

"John, you're pinching me—"

Chen Tao shook his head, stuffed the small notebook back into his pocket, and stepped forward: "I hope I didn't disturb you." ”

John Cobain turned his head to look at the person in front of him, and he looked Chen Tao's ostentatious outfit up and down.

"Who are you ***?"

He looked at Alfred who was standing quietly behind Chen Tao again: "What is this?" ”

Chen Tao stretched out his hand:

"Bruce Wayne. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Cobain. ”

People stopped what they were doing and whispered to each other. It was the first time they had seen Mr. Bruce Wayne, and it wasn't about money.

John Cobain noticed the whispers around him.

Bruce wayne. The name seemed familiar, but he didn't know where he had heard it.

In fact, for the past six months, he has spent almost entirely time on a military base, rarely using his cell phone or any other device to communicate with the outside world.

"It's Sergeant Cobain." He forcibly held back the displeasure in his heart, and then reached out and pinched the other party's palm, slightly forced-

Soon he would be able to see the other man screaming in pain, he thought.

But there was no response, and he only felt himself pinching a piece of the car's rubber tire.

"Sergeant Coben, right?"

Then he heard the other man say, "That's what I'll call you." Let's get straight to the point—"

"If you dare to make me uncomfortable again, I will make you uncomfortable for the rest of your life."

John Copin froze suddenly. Before he could get angry, he heard the other man say at a faster pace, "I'm Bruce Wayne." ”

The last name "Wayne" was accentuated a bit, and then John Cobain finally realized what he was facing.

"You ......" He took two steps back, his lips squirmed twice, and finally nothing came out.

Coward.

Chen Tao thought silently.

Only dare to be arrogant compared to those who are weaker than themselves, and when faced with a more powerful object, they are immediately cowardly, and they don't even dare to say a word of weight.

Such obvious character weaknesses have always been the hallmark of DC villains.

He saw the other man slowly retreating, and said to Louis Laine, "I will say hello to your father on your behalf." Then he turned his head and saw Clark Kent standing behind him.

"Hello, Mr. Cobain." Clark Kent reached out and squeezed John Cobain's palm before he could react: "Nice to meet ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he only heard a rattle, John let out a cry of pain, and then covered his hands and tried to leave Chen Tao's sight without saying a word.

"Don't be in such a hurry, Mr. Cobain." Chen Tao stopped the other party: "Are you going to a small party between Mr. Luthor and General Lane?" ”

Chen Tao received an affirmative reply.

So soon, John Cobain disappeared at the door of the Planet Daily, and along with him, Chen Tao himself. Louis and Clark looked at each other.

"He didn't rush up today to persuade you to continue to make your debut, what kind of superman steel will you play as a movie star?" Louis said.

"It's not a good thing." Clark scratched his head and said, "Shall you have lunch at noon, Louis?" ”

"Okay." Louis took his arm: "Accept the invitation, farm boy." ”

……

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……

Inside a military base on the outskirts of the metropolis.

"So, didn't you say two pieces of kryptonite before?"

Lex Luthor said, "What are you kidding? ”

"Watch your attitude, Lex." General Sam Lane said.

Then his tone became a little duller: "I don't know who bought the other small piece." ”

"Bought it?" Luthor almost laughed at this excuse: "Who else can bribe you?" ”

"No, he bribed the agent in charge of buying kryptonite."

General Lane said: "Before we found out he was being bought, he was already on the run. ”

Luther sighed heavily in front of General Lane, as if he were genuinely distressed.

If this incident was not concocted by him.

That's right, no matter where the piece of Kryptonite that was stolen by the guards is, Luthor is confident that it will eventually end up in Batman's hands.

Ever since his men in Gotham helped him find out some time ago that "Batman left Gotham to run an errand in the Met, and now Gotham is protected by the Arkham League." "After this incident, he hatched a plan in his mind to exploit Batman-"

"Luther, Luther! Are you listening to me? ”

Luthor said, "I'm here." ”

"Can you stop Superman?" Then General Lane heard Luthor say, "Not only stop, General Lane, I'm sure I can kill him if needed." ”

"Every one of our report series points to a range of superhuman abilities and invulnerability."

General Lane said, "How can you be sure that this energy—this stone can do what you say?" ”

"Not superhuman, but superalien, Your Excellency."

Luthor corrected him, and then said, "I've done experiments during the time when Kryptonite wasn't allowed to enter the United States. ”

"I managed to get a little bit of a sample of kryptonite, and then I used some fine kryptonite powder to put it next to Superman, and when he passed by, he was exposed to the radiation, and the isotopes of his body ......" and then Luthor suddenly realized that no one in the room could understand what he was saying, so he stopped talking.

"In short, according to the absolute authority of science, that is, as I judge, his superpowers come from our world, which can be suppressed, and even turned against him, if he is affected by this radiation."

He looked at the set of exoskeleton armor being assembled on the high platform in front of him:

"This is the largest piece of kryptonite we've ever found, and it's big enough to be a dangerous kryptonite reactor that would make this armor a deadly killer."

"We're going to use it to kill Superman!" Luthor said. Of course, we'll have to find someone to manipulate him. ”

"General Lane, it's my pleasure to fly a metal man."

As soon as Luthor's words fell, John Cobain immediately said, "I will use it to remove Superman's head." ”

"There's no one more trustworthy than you, kid." General Ryan says:

"But we prioritize capture."

"Don't kill Superman as a last resort. As things stand, Superman is still on our side. ”

"From the current situation? Dude, come on. Luther said, "Let's tell you a little story." ”

"Once upon a time there was a little boy named Superman, and he found an ant nest called Earth at the door."

"The little boy liked the nest of ants very much, so he did his best to take care of him."

"But if one day, the little boy suddenly gets bored......"

Luthor says:

"We have to be prepared."

"Yes, I do have to plan ahead."

"Indeed, we're going to—"

Then Luthor suddenly realized that it wasn't his own voice or that of anyone present.

"Who are you?"

General Ryan gave him a look, and the GIs immediately protected several of them in the middle.

"How did you sneak into this military base?"

"How do you infiltrate a military base? Let me tell you a story too—no, a joke, I guess it's a joke. ”

Then they heard the voice say, "Once upon a time there was a sheepfold called the earth, which was full of lambs, guarded only by a shepherd dog. ”

"Suddenly one day a pack of jackals came out of the sheepfold, and they were all ready to feast, and the sheep in the sheepfold were still struggling with whether to kill the only sheepdog."

"Isn't that funny, you say?"

No one could laugh.

"Where are you? A guy with a hidden head and tail? ”

General Ryan was protected in the center by a large number of American GIs, and he roared in a low voice: "If you have the ability, you will come out!" Who are you? ”

He roared excitedly, inducing the other party to speak to him, and made a few quick tactical gestures in an attempt to leave the room under the heavy protection of the soldiers.

Then he felt someone blow on the back of his neck.

"Who am I, you ask?"

"I am a mortal, just like you, an ordinary human being, a pure lamb."

"But I'm not stupid enough to try to murder a sheepdog."

"I'm Batman, and I'm here to stop your stupidity."

(End of chapter)