The Collection of The End

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Metropolitan, House of Commons, Parliament Hill.

"[Hang——!]"

"Come this way, the current situation is very unfavorable to us who are defenseless! We have to get back to the ship first and leave Zion!"

Although Kangna was interested in asking what kind of superhero "Batman" is, what superpowers he has, and how many superheroes like him there are among the galactic humans, it is not a good time to ask Zion when he is under a comprehensive attack.

Yes, all-out attack, that Reaper warship is not even a vanguard.

After it flattened half of the council hall with its "death ray", hundreds of Reaper warships like it broke through the clouds of Zion and released a large number of mechanical octopus-shaped drones. , also uses a thick red laser to attack everything in sight.

At this time, the people participating in the meeting had dispersed, and the frightened congressmen went to seek refuge under the protection of the belated bodyguards. Locke, while communicating with his subordinates, called for Connor and Gwen to leave with him and Mr. Kelly.

Kangna paid attention for a moment and vaguely heard fragmented communications such as "Mechanical Octopus of the Matrix", "They are everywhere", "Requesting for support", and more of the roar and noise of explosions.

"[I want to go back to Gotham.]" Kelly, or rather, Batman shook his head in refusal.

"Gotham has many 'heroes' guarding it. We can handle this level of attack!" Locke glared at Batman: "You know your battlefield is not here! We must find the reason for this kind of attack without warning from within the matrix. And stop it!”

"[I know where my battlefield is,]" Batman continued: "[Batman always has a plan.]"

"..." Locke looked at him for another two seconds, then turned to Kang Na: "What about you? Captain Kang Na? Here, the most important person on every ship is the captain. In an emergency, everyone except the captain can be given up. anyone."

"Are you suggesting that I abandon my crew and run away?" Kangna spread her hands: "Maybe I haven't had time to tell you that at least half of my crew are more important than me. Even if I have to escape, I have to take them with me. They’re together.”

"Huh, okay, anyway, the official order hasn't been issued yet." Due to the constant sound of explosions and gunfire all around, Locke didn't seem to be planning to spend time arguing: "Your ships are anchored far away. Under the circumstances, ground transportation is obviously unavailable. You take my boat first, and I will send you to your respective destinations before leaving."

"That's the best," Kangna responded: "Rather than escaping, I think my crew and I should be able to help you withstand this attack."

"If your people are as strong as this...'Spider Girl', maybe we can have a few rescue teams left." Locke responded unseriously.

"Hey, I'm very good at fighting!" Gwen said dissatisfied.

"Perhaps you can make a net to trap those mechanical monsters," Locke observed the information on his portable terminal and responded casually, "The normal road has been interrupted. Go this way, follow me. There is a shortcut here. "

As he spoke, he walked around to the back of the auditorium and smashed the glass, or something like glass, with the butt of his gun, revealing a narrow window sill.

A “road” composed of thin pipes and decorative bumps.

...Under what circumstances would a shortcut to a place like this be discovered?

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"[Hang——!]"

The continuously lowering Reaper warships were still wreaking havoc and engaging in firefights with Zion's defense fleet in almost all airspace.

However, judging from the current situation, Zion's defense forces' attacks are basically scraping.

The shape of that bulky and huge ship was probably designed due to the influence of the high gravity near the center of the galaxy. It may be a good combat environment and can survive for a while against the mechanical octopus, but it is completely unable to resist the red laser of the Reaper warship. , following Locke for such a distance, at least two digits of ships were hit and exploded in the nearby airspace.

As for the ground units, it is even more outrageous. The most numerous ground vehicles are mechas with only arms and legs, equipped with heavy Gatling guns, but completely exposing the operator. The only advantage of this design is... if If the driver dies, the replacement can immediately take over.

"Hmph, although I had known for a long time that there would be a day when the Matrix would launch a massive attack, the people around me were completely unexpected." Locke jumped on all kinds of roads that were not roads with ease, and he still had time to say: "Batman The daughter who looks nothing like him, the captain of an alien galaxy and her spider crew.”

"It's Spider Girl!" Gwen on the other side was not parkour at all, but was swinging around on spider silk.

Batman didn't say a word. Even though he was holding Illya, he walked smoothly on the dangerous passages with various terrains.

"It's hard for me to imagine that the first official battle with the Reapers would be in another human home far away from home." Kangna was studying the firearms that Locke left for her for self-defense.

It has to be said that although the general environment of Zion is quite retro, from time to time you can still see something that catches up with or even surpasses Starlink technology. This kind of "one-handed plasma gun", even the inside of SCP is only above the drawings.

"The real 'home' is in the 'Citadel'. As a paramilitary fortress, it is not as easy to break into as Zion," Locke said as he walked, and suddenly ducked back to the corner he had just passed: "Be careful!"

"[Hang——!]"

Another Reaper warship, different from the one that destroyed the Capitol, randomly fired a "laser" at this "parkour passage", directly interrupting the passage and knocking down the five people on it.

Fortunately, this place was not too high from the ground. Batman held Ilia in his arms and spread his black-wing-like cape as he slowly descended. Gwen grabbed Connor, and Locke, who was left unattended, could only kick hard by himself. The sloping wall slowed down and finally landed smoothly.

"[You haven't learned how to fly yet?]" Batman landed, placed Illya in place, and said to Locke with a slightly unhappy tone.

"Hmph..." Locke patted the dust on his body: "It is impossible for humans to fly with their own limbs. It is useless no matter how much I try to convince myself [to believe] in this matter."

"[If you believe it, it's true.]" Batman shook his head slightly.

Um? What?

Kangna, who had just landed, listened carefully.

Is that some kind of superpower? If you believe you can fly, can you really fly?

If that is the special power of the Silver Center...

"What a pity, I'm not a 'savior'," Locke looked around, "It's not far from the dock. I should be able to kill a few octopuses along the way -"

He stopped mid-sentence and stared straight at Kangna.

"Well... this..." Kangna looked down at her dangling feet: "I said I could fly. Do you believe it?"