Antarctica.

Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, in a secret base.

"Hahaha, black manta ray, are you kidding me?"

“…… You seem to fantasize about joining. After that, can you have a say in action? ”

The black manta sat in its seat with its fingers crossed.

By this time, he had all of his weapons stolen, including the diving suit he was famous for and his fly-like helmet that could shoot destructive lasers.

Almost all around. Organize heavily armed soldiers. The black manta ray's scarred face gave it a mocking look.

Guts of the rats......

"Why can't I?" He asked rhetorically.

The fisherman was a burly old man with a white beard. He wears cowhide boots and a wide sailing jacket.

"Blackjack told me you were reckless, sir, and you've been on a schedule for 10 years, and we've crafted it to achieve global control."

"Unless they're very talented newcomers, we won't allow them to adopt new ideas or mess with our well-designed plans," says the fisherman. ”

He looked at the black manta ray: "Obviously, there is nothing in your mind but revenge, and you can't be a decision-maker, only a tool for our plans." ”

"I've never served anyone."

When the fisherman heard the black manta ray's words, he smiled dumbly, and then waved his hand indifferently: "Get used to it, you'll like it here, otherwise...... Okay, that's it. ”

He waved his hand to signal his men to send the black manta ray away, but he didn't notice the increasingly cold look in the other man's eyes. The most stupid thing about him is to let the black manta ray appear in front of him. This is definitely a huge mistake.

The black manta stood up, and then the next second, in a burst of golden light, he suddenly disappeared into his seat.

This is not a description or metaphor, he really stood up and fell backwards in a vortex of golden brilliance, and disappeared from his seat.

"What...... What? He...... Where did he go? Why did he suddenly lose ......? ”

The fisherman stood up abruptly from his seat, and he looked in surprise at where the black manta ray had just been sitting, and turned to look at the woman who had brought the black manta ray into the base.

"Blackjack, what the hell is going on?"

Blackjack, on the other hand, seemed even more surprised and alarmed than the fisherman: "I...... I don't know, the black manta never told me-"

"Ahh Before Blackjack's words fell, the fisherman suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart and let out a terrible scream.

"Ahh

He lowered his head, and with his eyes that almost bulged out, he saw the tip of a knife peeking through his chest, and red blood soaked through his shirt little by little.

"You...... You ......" He struggled to turn his head, only to see the black manta ray's fly-eyed helmet shimmering scarlet.

How is it possible, when did he get his equipment back? He...... He just flickered and disappeared in the golden vortex, is that teleportation?

He teleported somewhere, took his equipment, and then came back ......?

Yikes!

The blade was pulled out, and blood sprayed onto the black manta ray's helmet.

Everyone was stunned by the unexpected outcome.

The black manta ray's fly-like helmet might have been thought very funny and hilarious at first sight.

However, at this moment, when this helmet was stained with the blood of their former leader, the "fisherman", it was indescribably hideous and terrifying!

Blackjack was the first to react, she thought she was in. After so many years of mixing in such an evil organization, I no longer know what fear is. But when she met the black manta ray's crimson eyes, she still trembled uncontrollably.

"You...... What did you do? Oh! Oh my God, what did you do? ”

"The King is dead, Blackjack." The black manta ray's voice came from inside his fly helmet, hoarse, dark, and inhuman with terror.

He sat straight to the place where the fisherman had just been sitting, and then crossed Erlang's legs.

"So long live the new king."

Under the helmet, the black manta ray pursed its mouth: "Is there a problem?" ”

……

……

……

Before entering the tavern, Chen Tao went into disguise. He covered his face with a pair of sunglasses and a mask, and wore a hat on his head. Supergirl and Superboy, on the other hand, have a biological stance as a means of concealing their appearance, and they don't need to do anything else.

"Alright, let's go." Chen Tao said.

They walked in, and there was a lot of noise inside. At the moment, a ...... is going on in the bar

Eh, Chen Tao doesn't quite understand, acting?

A handsome young lad. He stood on the stage, holding a Trident of Aquaman, which looked like a prop but was clearly made of metal.

Chen Tao's gaze stayed on this halberd for a moment, as we all know, the Neptune Trident, that is, the Neptune Trident has five forks, which is a very reasonable thing.

He was amazed that the props of a stage play performed in a tavern were so restored.

Standing next to him are two actors dressed as Superman and Batman. The props of these two actors were pulled, and the clothes of the Neptune actor next to them were not at the same level at all, they were purely made of ordinary cloth, unlike the golden-colored scale armor of the Aquaman actor, which had a metallic texture.

When they entered, Aquaman's actor's joke happened to come to an end.

"I don't want to play with you anymore, no matter what you say, I'm going to sleep this tuna."

"Hahahaha, Aquaman actually really sleeps with fish." The actor of Batman looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, and then suddenly looked like he couldn't laugh.

"Wait. When he said sleep, he just slept with the fish, right? ”

"Who knows?" Superman's actor said, "Let me take an X-ray." ”

Then the actor of Aquaman really took a half-dead tuna, walked to the side and began to twist his hips bewitchingly: "Oh! Sweetheart, as good as you're awesome, I'll still marry an octopus. You know, Octopus will always be Aquaman's official girlfriend! Oh! Sweetheart, 'taste' my manhood! ”

(Note: There's a meme here.) In another popular super-British and American drama "Black Robe Pickets", there is a spoof version of Aquaman, whose superpower is to talk to fish and even chat with lobsters. His friend was an octopus, and later the motherland forced him to eat his friend alive. ）

Then he pretended to be the high-pitched voice of the tuna: "Oh, it doesn't matter, as long as you are in my heart and head, I will always belong to you!" ”

As he spoke, the Aquaman actor showed the audience the interrupted body (heart) of the tuna that was deliberately cut open and the mouth (brain) of the fish that was deliberately poked wide with a wooden stick.

The show seemed to be quite successful, and there was a lot of laughter in the tavern. Thanks to the government's carpet search and Aquaman's increasingly frequent sea rescue operations in recent years and months, Aquaman's popularity in this small Maine border is higher than the inlandman imagined.

Everyone is talking about such a superhero who swims around in the sea and has the superpower of talking to fish, and the appearance of such a show can be said to have come into being.

"Tut-tut...... The joke is also too vulgar. Chen Tao looked at the actor dressed as Aquaman.

He has strong muscles and hair that is dyed blonde, but the color is natural.

Despite wearing gold-colored contact lenses, it looks like they really have a pair of golden eyes.

His sword-like face is as handsome as an ancient Greek demigod, even if it is deliberately funny, it does not affect his heroic appearance.

With such physical conditions, it is too condescending to make a living as a joke actor in a tavern in a border area.

Soon, the funny skit ended, the three actors packed up their things and got off the stage, and a waiter simply came up to clean the liquid of the tuna dripping on the stage, and then a white man with a red neck and red scarf carrying an accordion took over the stage and began to play the accordion.

The previous three actors got off the stage, walked to a table not far away and sat down, and also took a few drinks.

Chen Tao took his eyes off the stage performance.

"Connor." Chen Tao suddenly called Superboy Connor's name.

"Well, what's the matter?"

He asked.

"Scan the man with your X-sight and microscopic vision, and then tell me what you found." Chen Tao pointed at the long-haired man.

"What? You can't use me like a tool in your multi-purpose belt. Superboy Connor protested.

"Why not? That's what I did to Superman. Hurry up and scan, do you think I haven't scanned it myself? Tell me what you analyzed after the scan. ”

Connor realized that it seemed to be a quiz. So he did so, and then replied:

"Perspective can't see through his body, either he's wearing something to keep out prying eyes, or he's able to prevent others from prying eyes on his physical fitness."

"That's all?"

Superboy was stunned for a moment, and then swept back and forth twice with his clairvoyant eyes: "That's true?" ”

Chen Tao sighed.

"Even if your vision is beyond 99.9% of the people on this planet, you're still hopelessly blind."

？

Connor listened, and was furious.

Chen Tao turned his head to look at the super girl: "Did you scan it?" ”

"Yes, I can see it, it's obvious ......" Chen Tao stopped Kara's next words and nodded with satisfaction: "Fortunately, not everyone is as stupid as Connor." ”

Connor:?

Chen Tao sighed again, this can't be blamed on Super Boy Connor. Although he looks like a teenager now, just a few months ago, he was an immature embryo, technically a little less than a year old.

Super brains can make Kryptonian people full of wisdom and good at learning, but wisdom does not mean knowledge and experience, and the complexity of this world is far from being fully understood just by reading books and learning.

"It's up to you to tell us what we're here for."

Chen Tao said.

"Huh. I? ”

Superboy Connor's eyes widened, and he pointed at himself in surprise.

"Are you sure!?"

"That's right," he heard Batman's voice, "go test him." ”

"Okay." In this case, Connor's superbrain spun fast.

The blonde bearded man sat there expressionless from the moment when several actors from the stage of the Sea King Batman performed a spoof of Aquaman's joke, and there was no joy or anger on his face. He was the tavern's security guard, the suspected target that Amanda Waller had mentioned earlier in the van.

Connor walked over to the other man, "We need your help." ”

Chen Tao nodded secretly. Superboy Connor has also inherited Superman's super brain, and although he is a little weaker in terms of experience, he is definitely not stupid.

He came up and directly stated that he was here to ask for help, instead of just messing around with his dick and playing some dumb riddles there, arousing the other party's vigilance or causing more misunderstandings that made people blood pressure rise.

On the table next to him, the actor who played Aquaman before immediately pricked up his ears. He took the opportunity to change his seat and sat down behind the long-haired bearded blond man.

"Your name is Arthur Morgan, right? May I call you that, Mr. Morgan? ”

Connor was a little weak-hearted, because he found that the man in front of him was just staring at him with a pair of golden pupils, and he didn't say a word.

The atmosphere froze for a moment.

"Hiccup—"

The actor who had previously played Aquaman on stage suddenly and rudely hiccups in the back, breaking the somewhat stagnant atmosphere.

Arthur Morgan, the long-haired bearded blond man, squinted at the burping actor before returning his gaze to Connor's face, which had a menacing expression on his face, "What do you want from me?" Speak quickly. ”

Connor subconsciously wanted to look back at Batman, but finally stopped his movements, and Chen Tao nodded approvingly in the back.

That's called exercise, not letting the other party grow wild like Luthor.

Connor thought for half a second, then finally decided to be a little more tactful and test it first.

"A stranger came to this village from the sea."

Connor's behavior had already attracted the attention of several tables of alcoholics around him, and their chatting gradually became quieter, and Connor, who was suddenly being noticed by so many people, was a little nervous, but he still stubbornly continued.

"The stranger was in the company of sharks and dolphins, and came on the tide, commanding all the creatures of the sea. He saves shipwrecked ships and brings catches to fishermen, and he—"

"That's just a rumor."

But before Connor could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the strong blond man.

"There has never been such a person. Please come back. ”

"Enemies from afar are coming." Connor's judgment was strengthened by the other party's attitude, and he said:

"We need fighters. We need this stranger. There have been many other people like him who have formed a coalition to defend the planet. We have to meet this man. ”

The blond-bearded man named Arthur looked at him fixedly.

Then he suddenly started laughing, followed by the people at the tables around him.

"Hahahahaha

Violent laughter erupted, and the whole tavern was filled with a cheerful air.

Connor was bewildered by their reaction.

"You...... What are you ...... What does that mean, this is ......"

The blonde-bearded man named Arthur laughed breathlessly: "Hahahahaha...... I'm laughing to death, that's the expression! I bet you thought I was the rumored Aquaman or something, and even traveled all the way to get there. ”

He laughed so hard that his stomach hurt, and pointed to Connor's bewildered face: "Yes, yes, that's it, hahahaha...... But the truth is that everything is fake, just a means for our tavern to solicit business. ”

He dragged the actor who played Aquaman behind him over, and rubbed the other party's head in the other party's "Hey, don't rub my hair" complaint:

"Do you still think that I may be fake, this guy is actually the real Aquaman, and then stands behind the scenes and quietly manipulates me?"

The blonde-bearded man named Arthur Morgan was overjoyed:

"Wrong, it's fake!"

"I just want you to think like this, this is all deliberately set up to solicit business, just to play with you outsiders hahahahaha!"

He slammed the table with laughter, and then hooked the neck of the actor next to him who was playing Aquaman on stage just now: "Hahaha, Tom! He believed, he believed! This is the first time we have successfully deceived someone after planning this plan, which is really interesting! ”

The Aquaman actor named Tom also sent a sycophant at the right time:

"Le, well done! Boss Arthur is doing a good job! ”

Arthur, the blonde bearded man, laughed: "You stupid melons, fantasizing about superheroes hiding in the crowd all day long, and you can happen to be found by you, I'm really happy to die!" ”

He pointed to a table of wine on Chen Tao's table: "But our purpose is just to let you buy this table of wine from beginning to end, hahahaha, in order to find the legendary Sea King, you have already paid for coming to our tavern, and now you can't get a refund!" ”

He turned to the bar owner and said, "Hey, boss, our brother's plan is good, but he has successfully pulled a lot of business for you!" ”

The bar owner who was wiping the glass also laughed and had no strength to speak, so he could only swing his hands around.

"What...... What? Connor was blasted by the five thunderbolts of this "fact", and his face turned the color of pig liver. He turned his head and looked at Batman in mourning.

"This ...... That's impossible. There is no way that much error can be made in the intelligence system. Amanda Waller's voice came through the headset, and she was taken aback, but quickly calmed down.

"There's no way our lads are going to make that big an oolong." "Even if Aquaman wasn't in the middle of the two, he might be hiding somewhere in the tavern, and maybe maybe he wasn't even there today," she said. ”

Amanda Waller said categorically:

"But either way, Aquaman should be near this tavern...... Or this area. Otherwise, it is impossible to explain his intelligence sources. We ended up tracking it down, and it's unmistakable, and there's no way it's fake. And this is also in full agreement with the results of the calculations in terms of probability. ”

"No, you guys were coaxed, by the jugglers of a tavern!" Connor's mind was a little broken, and he felt a fever on his face at the thought of what he had just said to the other party in a pretending to be serious, "distant enemy".

In the midst of violent laughter, he forced himself back to Chen Tao's table, and Chen Tao almost saw smoke coming out of his seven orifices.

"Let's go, I don't want to stay here for a second." He said to Chen Tao.

Chen Tao sighed.

Then he turned his head to look at Kara, the super girl who had been sitting quietly as a quiet lady from just now until now.

"Let me put you to the test. Do you know what to do at this time? ”

Chen Tao said: "Please, I'll talk about the answer after thinking about it, don't let me down." ”

"Yes." The super girl thought for half a second, then replied softly.

"What are you talking about? Why don't we hurry up—"

Before Connor could finish his sentence, he saw Kara take off his coat, revealing the S on his chest and the cloak behind him.

Connor:???

Kara flew straight up in front of the people in the tavern who couldn't laugh a little, and then a red light appeared in her eyes, and she directly burned the table in front of them to charcoal.

"I'm going to tell you guys. I have something to tell you. Suddenly stared at by so many people, Carla seemed a little shy.

The little girl flew timidly in the air and said:

"If Aquaman doesn't come out, I'm going to burn this tavern down and kill you all."

With a twist of her head, she melted the double-barreled shotgun that the boss had pulled out from under the bar into molten iron, causing the boss to raise his hands in fright.

"It's really all sharks, no kidding. I'm sorry! ”

Batman gave him an approving look, and then said, "Good job, but not aggressive enough, look at me." ”

Then he synchronized the speed bullet and floated up, looking directly at the man who had just performed the Neptune Day tuna on stage and called himself Tom.

The corners of his mouth gradually raised.

"Force!" Supergirl said.

“？” Superboy Connor turned his head to look at her, he was a little numb now, "What's coming?" ”

Then the next second Connor heard a creepy laugh from Batman: "Hee-hee-hee, hee-hee-hahahaha!! ”

He flew directly into the ear of Arthur, the king of the sea, and laughed in a low voice that only he could hear:

"Arthur! I know that your father is buried in the port of mercy, and if you still don't admit it, I will fly to the port of mercy right now, and raise your father's grave and wash all the ashes into the sea! ”

Chen Tao's gaze lingered on the other party's golden scale armor, which was obviously made of metal, and the Sea King Trident next to it, which was placed in his hand even if he was drinking.

Although that trident is called a trident...... However, it is true that there are five points just like in the comics.

(End of chapter)