Inside the watchtower.

Ian walked out of the teleporter and saw Batman, who was waiting for him there.

"What's the takeaway today?" The muffled sound of the electronic voice changer reverberates through the room.

"I met Luther, and he set a trap for me."

Ian stretched out his mechanical hand and placed it on the machine, and the information in his brain became a stream of information and transferred to the watchtower's system.

The terminal in Batman's hand rang a bell, he opened it and saw the information that had been classified, and the face under the mask frowned: "Judging from the information we gathered in those bases, this secret group led by Vandal Savage and Lei Xiao Ogu has woven a big web in the dark world, like a spider hiding in the shadows waiting for its prey, and it doesn't know when it will jump out and take a bite." ”

"They can't hide."

Ian isn't worried about the so-called secrecy: "At this rate of expansion, they're going to be short of people very quickly. In order to have more resources at their disposal, they will attract more people to stabilize their organization. So even if we don't do anything, it won't be long before they jump into the sun on their own. ”

"They may not have a true identity, but they can no longer hide in the shadows and calculate others."

Batman thought about his recent work, and the mountains of papers made him realize that Ian was right, that small groups in the form of secret societies and clubs simply wouldn't make it.

"So are they looking for the Mother Box for their dream of dominating the Earth, or for some other purpose?"

Batman has worshipped many masters during his ten years of travel, and Lei Xiao Ogu is the most important of them, and the entanglement between the two has left a deep shadow on each other.

Up to now, even though Batman has accepted his identity as Bruce Wayne, the moment he meets Master Assassin, he can't help but think about him in a bad way.

"I guess they're defending against the Apocalypse invasion!"

Ian thought of the battle before the ancients, and according to his age, Vandal Savage must have been one of the participants, perhaps one of the human kings in charge of sealing the mother box.

"Those people would be so kind and suddenly become big heroes who care about the world?"

Ian can understand Batman's concerns, everyone in the Illuminati is a blood debt, and the charge of "anti-human" is light on them.

But that's just the way it is.

"Of course they don't care about the lives of civilians, but if the earth is turned to ashes by the Apocalypse, who do you let him rule?"

Ian spread his hands and offered a philistine but plausible reason.

Batman felt ridiculous to the point of ridicule, and said with a smile: "So we have fought against the enemy for so many years, and now we have a good chance of becoming our allies?" ”

Ian shook his head and said, "Of course not! I don't know what those guys have in store, but in the way they don't even dare to show their faces. It is estimated that what kind of decisive battle weapon or something like this is useless to the Apocalypse. ”

There are indeed a lot of magical props in the DC world, and there are not a lot of them that can deal with the new gods, but they are not rare.

But if Vandal really had such a prop in his hand, he would have used it to conquer the earth a long time ago, how could he have been absent from human history for so many years, and in modern times, he has become a rat in the gutter.

"All we can rely on now is ourselves."

Ian is helpless, it's not that he doesn't want to unite the governments, but now that he spreads Brainiac's technology, the first reaction between countries is never to prepare for aliens, but to fight each other first.

Then there is the fact that the U.S. government hates superheroes, specifically Ian, because of the Met.

In the words of the news, it is Ian who pollutes the pure and kind hearts of those superheroes in the service of the people, turning them into unruly gangsters.

FOX, CNN, Colombia. It's amazing how quickly these mainstream media outlets have changed face.

It's just that people still remember that not long ago, these media were angrily accusing Batman of being a lawless person, but when he turned his head, all superheroes except Ian became saints full of brilliance.

"Sooner or later, give these 'uncrowned kings' a boost and let them know what a real iron fist is."

Ian mentally made a note of the media who were screaming all day long, and then asked Batman, "I asked Jon to go to Dr. Silas and use his psychic power to find the location of Victor Stone from his head, what was the result?" ”

Batman whispered, "Jon did find a place in Dr. Silas's brain, but when Clark arrived at the scene, the building was empty, and there was no trace left. ”

"Dr. Silas must have noticed that someone was looking for his son and informed him that he had been transferred. And for the safety of his son, even he himself doesn't know the specific location after the transfer. ”

"Father's love is like a mountain!"

Ian sighed at Dr. Silas's kindness, and then said with a straight face: "But be sure to find Victor Stone, the mother box in his hand may be activated at any time to transmit information to deep space." We have to get the mother box under control before it starts. ”

Batman nodded, and asked again: "According to you, there are three mother boxes on the earth, and the mother box in Victor's hand is at risk of activation, and the other two are not?" ”

Ian replied, "Diana has rushed back to Paradise Island to inform the Amazon Queen of the Apocalypse Star invasion, and although the Old Gods have declined, magic has not. As long as you are prepared, it is not difficult to seal the unopened mother box. ”

"And the mother box hidden in Atlantis requires you to make a trip."

Looking at the photo handed over by Ian, Batman was in a rare mood to make a joke: "I'm a bat, not a fish, but I can't swim!" ”

"You don't need to dive!"

Ian replied earnestly, "Arthur Curry, the illegitimate son of the Queen of Atlantis and the landman Thomas Curry, now lives in Port of Mercy. Atlantis can be reminded through him. ”

"Queen, half-blood, illegitimate child. I seem to have seen a big drama about the struggle for the throne. ”

Batman took the photo and saw a strong man with a big beard, his eyes narrowed into a line.

"It's always inevitable in the royal family, but it doesn't matter to us right now."

Ian checked Arthur, who is still chivalrous on the Seven Seas, and has no obvious connection to Atlantis.

Of course, he knew that this was just a façade, and it was impossible for Atlantana to give up this eldest son, and it was impossible for the lords and factions within Atlantis to give up a prince who could represent him.

"I see, let's hope this half-blood prince is a good talker!"

Batman nodded, took on the mission, and as the watchtower traveled over the North American continent, he located the Port of Mercy and teleported directly to the ground.

After Batman leaves, Ian walks into the teleporter and arrives in Chicago, where he meets Clarke, who is levitating in the sky and using his super hearing to find Cyborg.

"This kid is so good at hiding."

When Superman saw Ian, he began to complain to him, "I've circled the city three times and found nothing. Could that kid have already left the city? ”

Ian spread his hands and replied simply, "I don't know either!" ”

"Then I'll leave it to you, I really don't have a trick." Superman generously threw the pot at Ian, and then began to mess around.

Ian stared at the man and said in a deep voice, "Is it my delusion?" How do you guys feel like you're getting lazy? ”

"Thank you for that." Superman showed a mouthful of big white teeth and said with a smile: "With you as a capable and good person here, the burden on our shoulders has become easier, so what's the matter with our enjoyment?" ”

"Falk Squid!"

Ian laughed angrily and made an international friendly gesture to the hippie-smiling Clark.

Seeing that Clark didn't react, he rolled his eyes helplessly.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have taken care of them so much. If these guys want to taste the beating of society, I'll help them again. ”

Ian threw a ball of wind at Clark's face, and although it didn't break his defenses, it sent the big man flying hundreds of meters away, suspended in the air weakly.

Seeing this scene, he fell to the ground satisfied.

Ian lifted the Five Spirit Lock, the lock cylinder turned to the golden word, and the power of the golden spirit poured out, and he transformed into an Iron Fist Tiger, smashing his fists into the ground.

"The power of the golden spirit!"

The golden light wave spread outward around Ian, instantly connecting to the metal spirit, and the two powers were superimposed on each other, making Ian instantly link the metal of the entire city, and feel that the framework of the city under his feet was like a wild cougar.

This is the Spirit of the City!

Compared to the Met, Chicago's City Spirit is anything but friendly.

However, Ian didn't have the idea of relying on power, so he easily blocked the wildness of Chicago, based on the metal framework of the city and extended outward, grasping the network data flow that was flowing through the city, and setting up filtering words to block useless information.

Soon, traces of Victor Stone's activities in the city were sifted out.

The iron cradle records what he looked like when he was born, the bicycle records his first time on the road, and the huge rugby field large enough to hold tens of thousands of people records the sweat and tears he sheds on every training session

Continuing to flip backwards, Ian saw Victor's body torn apart during the car crash, and saw how the mother box combined carbon-based life and silicon-based machines.

With the power of gold and metal spirits combined, Ian soon learns about Victor Stone's life, and follows the trails left by his actions to find his final hiding place, a rental house in the slums.

Victor, or Cyborg, sat in a humble rental room and stared out the window at the people who were moving freely, with a sad look in his only remaining eye.

He doesn't know why all this happened to him, the young man who once ran and jumped in the race field turned into a weird cyborg because of a car accident, and lost his beloved mother.

Maybe for the rest of his life, he can only hide in the shadows and live, and he can no longer walk in the sun.

Wanting that kind of future, Cyborgs felt that he might as well die in a car accident and leave this world with his mother who was killed.

After such thoughts swirled in his heart for too long, the grief fermented into grief, and Cyborg began to hate his father. If that man was willing to set aside a little time for his family, instead of clinging to the so-called scientific research, nothing would have happened.

"Who's spying on me?"

When Cyborg felt sorry for himself, his system suddenly activated, and the body's defense mechanism was automatically activated, scanning the entire room and the entire building, but finding nothing.

But he could still feel the feeling of being stared at, as if that person was right next to him, and he could even feel someone blowing on him.

"It is worthy of being the weapon that the Apocalypse Star relied on to conquer the entire universe, and it was able to create such a special life."

Staring at Cyborg is, of course, Ian, who controls the data of the city under his feet through the metal spirit, finds Cyborg, and wants to test how far this child has developed his abilities, and which is stronger or weaker between the mother box and the metal spirit.

Obviously, although the steel bone accidentally created by the mother box is very close to the metal spirit, it does not have high authority before it is officially contacted by the metal spirit.

After realizing this, Ian reported directly to his home and said, "My name is Ian, and if you've been following the news lately, you know who I am." My purpose in looking for you is very simple, it is for the mother box. ”

"You"

As soon as the thought of Cyborg moved, he found a news report related to Ian on the Internet, and just wanted to say something, but was stopped by Ian.

"I know you have a lot of questions, but wait until we meet, don't think about running away. You didn't avoid the dangers posed by the mother box. ”

After saying that, Ian made a metal spirit mark on the steel bone, cut off the connection and waved his claws at Superman in the sky: "Clark, I've found Victor, hurry up." ”

"Can you please not call me by my name in public!"

Superman instantly comes to Ian and complains to him that he doesn't want to reveal his identity yet, and if someone else finds out, it will cause a lot of trouble.

"Sooner or later, you can't wear a mask for the rest of your life, sooner or later you have to confess your true identity to the public."

Ian reminded Clark that he didn't want to, so he didn't say much, and after giving the address, he lifted the transformation of the Iron Fist Tiger.

The two flew through the sky of Chicago together, and before all the surveillance in the sky and on the ground reacted, they flew directly into the residential building where Victor was located and knocked on his door.

"Please come in!"

Victor confirms Ian's identity through photos on the Internet, and then invites him and Superman in a nonchalant tone.

"In order to hide from you, this house is rented temporarily, and nothing is prepared, so I won't entertain the two of you."

Victor uses the logic of artificial intelligence to say to Ian and Superman, "So what exactly do you want, just say it!" ”

"I've already said it, I want the mother box!"

Ian didn't beat around the bush either, and said directly: "The mother box is from a place called Apocalypse, which is a supercomputer, a space transfer device, and a planetary transformation device, and we need to monitor that thing." Ensure that the army of the Apocalypse Star will not use this to launch an attack on Earth. ”

A look of surprise flashed in Victor's eyes, although he was made by the mother box, he gave up on himself because of family problems, and he didn't develop his abilities much, and of course he couldn't compete with the mother box's system for permission.

So his knowledge of the mother box is limited to this, this thing is very powerful, not earthly things.

Other than that, nothing is known.

After a moment of silence, Victor got up and took out a perfect cube from his wardrobe and placed it on the table:

"This is the mother box you're looking for!"

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