"Prepare for the jump! This system will send you to fight Superman!"
Buzz!
As soon as the system finished speaking, a dark red portal appeared before Lin Feng.
It was a portal.
Lin Feng took a deep breath and stepped in.
The passage inside the portal was very short, and Lin Feng quickly flew through it.
At the other end of the passage was Earth, in the DC Universe!
The moment Lin Feng stepped into the portal, the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, who was meditating on Earth, suddenly opened her eyes.
She suddenly felt Lin Feng's presence vanish from the entire universe.
She curiously took out the Time Stone and peered into the future, trying to find Lin Feng.
The system's portal directly teleported Lin Feng above Metropolis. It was daytime.
"Ding~" The system's voice sounded again.
"Mission has begun, countdown: 10 days. Complete the mission within the time limit!"
With that, the portal slowly disappeared.
Time was limited, so Lin Feng didn't hesitate.
He already had a plan of action and immediately used his super hearing to scan the entire United States for information.
In an instant, various sounds flooded into Lin Feng's mind like a tide.
Lin Feng held his breath, calmed his mind, and carefully sifted through the sounds.
He planned to find Batman and the others first to understand the current situation.
According to the system's information, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman should be together now.
Just as Lin Feng expected.
In less than ten seconds, Lin Feng found the voices he was looking for.
"Found them!" Lin Feng's eyes snapped open. He heard Diana and Victor talking.
Bang!
A sonic boom echoed, and Lin Feng shot towards the direction of the sound at extreme speed.
...
In a quiet private hospital, inside a ward.
Bruce Wayne lay on the hospital bed, barely breathing.
His right chest had been pierced by the heat vision of a corrupted Superman, Clark Kent.
If Diana hadn't blocked a blow for him, Batman would likely have been dead by now.
After hours of resuscitation, Bruce was barely pulled back from the brink of death.
However, a whole day had passed, and Bruce Wayne still hadn't woken up.
The injuries were too severe, and the current situation was dire. Earth in the DC Universe was in grave danger.
Three to four people sat or stood in the ward.
Diana, Aquaman, Victor, and Bruce's butler, Alfred.
Fortunately, the ward was large enough that it didn't feel cramped.
The group looked troubled, and they all bore injuries. Victor was repairing his mechanical body.
Alfred stood by the bedside, tears welling up in his eyes.
He had watched Bruce grow up, watched him transform step by step into the Batman who represented justice, watched him fall and rise countless times.
But this time was different. Bruce's injuries were too severe. Severe enough that even if he recovered, he might not be able to don the Batman suit to fight crime again.
The food Alfred had brought was placed on the table, untouched. At this moment, no one had the appetite to eat.
They were all beings with extraordinary physical abilities, and a day without food would not have any effect.
"Sigh..."
Diana looked at Bruce on the bed and lowered her head with a sigh. Among them, she had suffered the least injury. Batman had paid too high a price this time.
"It's not your fault, Diana!"
Victor spoke, "If you hadn't blocked the attack in time, Bruce wouldn't have even had a chance for resuscitation."
The battle at that moment had been incredibly fierce. Diana, risking injury, had blocked the fatal blow for Bruce.
Hearing Victor's words, Diana felt a little better. "I know, I just..."
"If I had blocked Clark's attack earlier, Bruce wouldn't be so seriously injured!"
"Now is not the time to discuss this!" Aquaman, who had been silent, interrupted their conversation.
"The question now is, what do we do next!"
At this, the group was jolted, and the ward fell silent again.
Yes, what should they do next...
Bruce Wayne, the mastermind, had fallen, and it was possible he would never stand again.
Barry Allen, carrying the last Mother Box, was on the run across the world, not even daring to stay in one place for long.
The corrupted Clark Kent would quickly find Barry Allen, snatch the Mother Box, and then kill Barry Allen, as easily as crushing an ant.
Thinking of Clark's eyes glowing with a dark red light and his็ฐ็, green-tinged face, everyone felt a chill of fear.
"Clark Kent is being controlled." Alfred tucked Bruce in and turned to face them.
"His state is clearly not right. I saw the footage of your fight through young master's cameras."
"The most likely scenario is that young master Clark's mind is being controlled by something akin to magic."
"To defeat Clark, we need to find the person controlling him!" Alfred continued, "I suspect it's that monster named Steppenwolf."
"So, to save Earth, we must first find Steppenwolf."
"As for young master Clark, although this is not a good method!" Alfred said, taking out a briefcase. He opened it, and several green crystals lay peacefully inside.
"Kryptonite will restrict his movements!" Alfred said, gently placing the case on the table.
Alfred looked at the Kryptonite with some regret. If Master Wayne had brought Kryptonite last time, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
"I'll go heat up some food for everyone. If we're full, we'll have the strength to continue fighting the darkness."
With that, Alfred walked out. The others remained silent, looking at each other, contemplating Alfred's words.
After a long while, Diana couldn't help but speak, "We can't find Steppenwolf!"
"Steppenwolf won't appear until all three Mother Boxes are gathered."
"And now he already has two Mother Boxes. As for the last one..."
"The last one is with Barry, and Superman is searching for him all over the world..."
"We're running out of time," Diana sighed again.
The situation had reached a stalemate, something none of them wanted to see.
"Then let's go deal with Clark first!" Aquaman stood up with a dark expression, his trident slamming onto the ground with a bang.
This was the best option for now: deal with the strongest enemy first. Otherwise, if the Mother Boxes fell into Clark's hands, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Diana nodded in agreement, "With Kryptonite, we can try."
"If we can pull the controlled Clark to our side, our chances of winning will increase."
"Victor, can you track Barry Allen's location?" Diana asked Victor.
Victor's mechanical eyes lit up red. "Yes, Mr. Wayne placed a tracker on him."
"I can monitor Barry Allen's location at all times."
"The problem now is, after we find him, who will fight Big Supes!" Victor said with a grave expression.
The combined strength of the few of them was not enough to fight Big Supes. A viable plan was needed to have a chance of taking down Clark.
This was almost their last hope, and they had to proceed with utmost caution.
Diana spoke first, "I'll do it. I'll hold off Clark."
Diana was the least injured among them and arguably the strongest. She felt this important responsibility should naturally fall on her. She was confident she could hold off Superman for a short while.
"Victor, you'll be responsible for making the Kryptonite into a weapon and finding an opportunity to inject it into Clark's body!"
Victor silently nodded.
"I'll help you hold off Clark!" Aquaman Arthur spoke. He had a wound on his left arm from heat vision, which kept oozing a dark red aura, making it difficult to heal.
The corrupted Clark's heat vision seemed to have mutated, and wounds struck by it were almost impossible to heal.
"You should stay and protect Bruce, Arthur." Diana looked at Aquaman's injured left arm and said.
"I can do it! Let me go!" Arthur once again struck the ground heavily with his trident, signaling that he was fine!
Diana looked at Arthur for a moment in silence. She didn't want Arthur, whose combat effectiveness had been greatly reduced, to continue fighting. The risk was too high; with one wrong move, Arthur could lose his life.
Just as they were looking at each other in silence, a voice that did not belong to any of them suddenly sounded in the room!
"None of you can do it! Let me!"