The Knights of the DC House

"He lost?"

In Metropolis, Steppenwolf, who is lurking here, waiting for the Mother Box to choose the last alien knight, is also communicating with Mantis, the new god of Apokolips in Central City. At the same time, he also learned about Ke Wen through Mantis's communication.

The news about his defeat in Central City was that he had even been successfully brainwashed and lost his self-memory and identity. When he heard this, Steppenwolf also showed disbelief in his words.

"Yes, right in front of me, I saw it with my own eyes. At the same time, I was observing his new life in Central City. He completely forgot who he was and was quite enjoying his new life. It seems that you choose

This opponent is not that good either, Steppenwolf."

On the other side of the screen, Mantis, who was enjoying himself in Iron Mountain Prison, was also commenting on Steppenwolf. Even he had to admire the Turtle Man's calculations against the Flash. With the help of his longing for his mother, he set up a plan to let the Flash

The trap that Mantis couldn't break out of, left the Flash at his mercy and created such a weird Central City. Although Mantis mocked Steppenwolf, Mantis also knew the purpose of his team's coming to Earth.

"I said, now that he has forgotten his true identity, I think your previous layout is no longer needed. As long as you think about it, I am enough to make him who knows nothing about himself feel the malice from all over the world.

Let him be the best carrier."

Listening to the advice given by Mantis, Steppenwolf on the other side of the screen also fell silent. Looking at the mother box with the looming cursor on his hand, it took a long time for Steppenwolf to give the answer.

"It's a good suggestion, but I refuse. I believe in my own vision. If he is defeated so easily and admits defeat, then he will not be the one to save the universe on the Blackest Night."

"So what, except for his name, everything is false now. Even a happy life is the kindness I gave him. Isn't it better for such a person to accept it after experiencing the worst day?"

Is there any malice in the world? I can’t figure out what’s wrong with my plan.”

"Yes, there is nothing wrong with it, but I just don't think it will succeed. I don't want you to think it, I want me to think it. All listen to me. I am the person in charge of this plan. If you still can't understand

, then I will tell you, just because he is a Kamen Rider, this reason is enough. As for why, you can slowly read on for yourself. Of course, I hope you can succeed in the end, if you can succeed."

After that, Steppenwolf also hung up the communication, leaving only the confused Mantis in Iron Mountain Prison looking at the black screen, somewhat unable to realize what Steppenwolf had just done, which was to kick himself out.

Group chat and let yourself work alone? As for being so small-minded, just because I have done all your work?!

Obviously, Mantis is a bit petty. At least for Steppenwolf who unilaterally shut down the communication, he is really not petty, but he knows very well that this trick is ineffective against Ke Wen. If this trick is so effective, Blackhand used the Anti-Life Equation to

Why didn't Ke Wen get it under control? He was just cautious and didn't mind including Mantis' action plan in Plan B, just in case it wasn't the case.

Thinking this way, Steppenwolf also threw up the Mother Box in his hand and floated in the air. The Mother Box with the looming decade logo was also changing there. At the same time, the Mother Box that existed in the form of a square was also changing its shape there. This scene

, something Steppenwolf has not seen in other heterogeneous knights.

"Mother Box, it's up to you. Let me see the true power of the man who faced Darkseid on Apokolips."

Recalling the attitude of Kado Yaji against Darkseid on Apokolips, even Steppenwolf couldn't praise it. In the air, the Mother Box that broke itself into pieces also felt violently. Disappeared in the flash of light. In the distance, at the home of Jimmy Olson, the Daily Planet’s royal photographer, Jimmy was sleeping soundly in his bedroom, and in front of him was the computer desk used for work.

The computer screen that should have been shut down suddenly lit up, blue fluorescence illuminated the entire room, and on the screen, only one line of subtitles was displayed: Are you eager to change your current life? Then below this subtitle, It is the simplest yes/no. The extremely simple option. The computer screen lights up and does not make any noise. It just stays on.

Soon, Jimmy, who was supposed to be sleeping soundly, was awakened by the brightness. He stood up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and while he was still in a daze, he looked at his computer desk.

"Huh? Did I forget to turn off the computer when I went to bed just now? What is this?"

Jimmy, who got up, also noticed the words on his computer screen that was flashing blue light. He originally thought it was a prank virus and was about to shut it down violently. However, his hand reaching for the plug stopped unexpectedly. Instead, it was Moved the mouse, dragged the cursor on the screen, and moved towards the yes option.

"Give it a try, it doesn't cost any money anyway." With this thought in mind, Jimmy clicked yes.

Soon, blue light filled Jimmy's room. After a flash, it returned to calm again, as if the dazzling blue light had never existed. On the periphery, Steppenwolf and Disad were also watching for the first time. When the Mother Box selects the qualified candidates for the alien knights in this way, Disad, who always felt that something was wrong, was about to go to Jimmy's residence to confirm his situation, but was stopped by Steppenwolf.

"No, let the mother box develop like this. The last one always has to be special. Leave a mark and we will go back to Philadelphia. The Thunder Shazam still needs some thought on our part."

Having said that, Steppenwolf did not continue to monitor the last person selected by the Mother Box in Metropolis. Taking DeSard with him, the two left Metropolis. Although Superman was not there, Metropolis still had Connor, Superman's eldest son. Guarding, with such frequent activities, if something goes wrong, they will be in trouble.

Similarly, after Steppenwolf ended his communication with Mantis, the new god of Apokolips in Central City, behind him, the alien driver who cooperated with Mantis, the turtle man with the power of static, also came over.

"It seems like you didn't have a good conversation just now. They don't agree with you doing this."

"If they don't agree, it's useful. Even if I obey, the question is, can I stop you?"

"Smart answer, yes, no one can stop me now. The experiment in Central City is very successful. It's time to build a utopia for the whole world. I never thought that the person who helped me do all this would be My enemy, the fastest man in the world, the Flash, you say so."

"...I'm just looking for a way to get the best of both worlds."

Words with a tone of struggle also sounded in this room. The Flash, that is, Barry Allen, who now has mastered the power of the saint, just stood there, not looking directly at the alien drive and mantis in front of him, placed on the glass.

The trembling hands already showed how complicated his mood was at the moment. The aliens Drive and Mantis, who were just discussing making the world a utopia, also walked next to Barry and looked out the window along his line of sight.

This is the inside of Tieshan Prison. The reason why this prison is called Tieshan is because it is a prison built on a mountain. With a big mountain at its back, even if the prisoners escape, they will not have many escape routes, making it easy to catch them.

, easy to track. And now, the mountain that Iron Mountain Prison relies on is being hollowed out by the prisoners who let Barry use the power of the sage to brainwash and modify their memories.

These prisoners are not only those serving their sentences in Iron Mountain Prison, but also those who were on the loose in Central City before. There are also several old faces. Captain Leng, Heat Wave, and the rogue gang who have been reformed are also among them, using their own

High-tech weapons are building something in the hollowed-out mountain. Because of Barry's control of the sage, the gangster gang has not lost their self-awareness and has become a work machine with no emotion. They have all been distorted in their cognition, thinking that they are...

Do a very good thing.

Similarly, among these people, there is a red figure that is constantly moving. That is Wally, who became the Flash under Barry's arrangement. He also serves as a porter and supervisor in this construction team.

role, and with the construction of such a team, the base of a transmitting tower appeared in front of Barry, Alien Drive and Mantis. Not only the base, but also the prototype of a base station transmitting tower had been set up.

And Barry just looked at the launch tower through the window, with struggling eyes, and kept saying: "I will save everything, soon..."

No one knows what is going on inside Central City. Under the control of Barry's powerful speed thinking and sage power, Central City can only show harmony and beauty. The undercurrent hidden under this city can actually

Everyone who curiously stepped into Central City was devoured, and no one was spared.

When the New Gods of Apokolips began their activities in Central City and Metropolis, Dick, who had left Gotham and returned to Nazionale City, had done nothing. He understood his purpose of returning to Nazionale City.

, after being cozy with his girlfriend for a few days, he also came to the west coast of Nazionale City, where there was a building that was familiar but unfamiliar to him.

"This is it, Planet Detective Agency. There should be someone in this photo."

Standing at the door of Ke Wen's detective agency, Dick held the photo in his hand that was taken a year and a half ago and said there. Because this photo was taken when Ke Wen was renovating his detective agency.

There is a detective agency and there is a ladder, but there is no one standing on the ladder to paint the agency's sign. It looks like the same person took the photo and painted it and cannot be separated.

But after the fusion with Ke Wen in Gotham, Dick also understood many things. Just like the photo he was holding in his hand at this time, maybe the person who took the photo and the one who painted the sign should be the same person.

Maybe, there was a guy with a sunny smile sitting on the ladder, looking at the camera and smiling, but someone just erased the traces of this person in the photo.

Putting the photo in his arms, Dick also raised his legs, walked to the door of the office, knocked three times, and then tried to push the door. The door was not locked, and Dick pushed the door open with one force.

When the door opened, he also touched the doorbell, and the crisp bell rang. This crisp bell was like an alarm bell. When it rang, Dick felt that it was the business he had stepped into.

So, it came alive!

Especially when Dick felt the floor he was stepping on begin to move, well, Dick knew it was not a feeling, but this detective agency, which was alive. It seemed that he had entered the body of a huge creature. After feeling

After feeling the strange feeling on the floor under his feet, Dick immediately wanted to leave the office. He must have touched his defense mechanism just now. As long as he left the room, everything would return to normal.

But the steps he took were stopped at the edge by Dick at the last moment.

"Grandpa, I'm not a thief. Is this the case?"

Dick, who had made relevant evasive actions purely due to conditioned reflex, realized at this time that he came here just to find the truth, and if he ran out, there would be nothing. Just when Dick was thinking like this, he saw those

The furniture placed inside the office also came to life at this moment. The door behind him was closed tightly. Dick, who was cut off from his retreat, could only look at the furniture that had come to life, showing a helpless expression, and then his vision went dark.

Don't know anything anymore.

When he woke up again, Dick also found that he was entangled in the living stairs, frozen in mid-air, and a familiar figure was sitting in front of him, drinking, Vita lemon tea?

"Good evening, Xiaona, don't you think it's a bit too rough to treat an old friend like this?"

"If you were an old friend, you wouldn't have come to my place like this in the middle of the night without saying hello in advance. Dick Grayson, I can't guarantee that you have any bad ideas."

"Huh? Please, you also know my girlfriend Claire. There is an old Chinese saying that the rabbit won't eat the grass beside its nest. Also, look at me like this now. Who has any ideas about whom? Can you help me change my posture?

It’s very uncomfortable to hang upside down.”

Dick, who felt like he was about to have a brain hemorrhage, also complained there. Listening to Dick's teasing, Zatanna, who was sitting on the chair, waved her hand, and the stairs that had originally entangled Dick like a living thing returned to their original state. The whole thing

So, it was back to what Dick had seen before. And Dick, the uninvited guest, just fell from the air and came into close contact with the floor.

"Aw, I never thought you would have such a bad temper, Xiao Zha." Dick teased as he stood up from the ground and touched his head.

"I have a bad temper and I don't need to show it to you. Tell me what you are doing here."

Zatanna, who didn't give Dick any good looks, moved slightly and sat down cross-legged in the air. A magic book appeared in her hand, and she was looking at it. Dick stood there, looking around the interior of the office.

, desk, a typewriter that was exactly the same as in his room in Wayne Manor, and those sealed file bags aside, Dick walked over and planned to sit in Ke Wen's seat, but before he touched it,

When you reach the chair, the chair will automatically move away.

"That chair is not for you to sit on."

"Is that your place?"

"No, it's not mine either. I just want to keep it there for watching. Do you have any objections? Okay, Dick, why are you here? Come here to entertain me at night. Believe it or not, I'll tie you up and throw you away.

In front of Claire."

Regarding Zatanna's question, Dick just stood there and continued to look at the layout in the office. Everything was fine, but everything was a problem in Dick's eyes, because the layout here was not like the style of Zatanna's layout.

, memories can be modified and deeds can be erased, but those living habits that belong to everyone cannot be changed. They are things that have been engraved into DNA. Just like now, he saw Zatanna drinking vitamins for the first time.

Lemon tea.

"I came here just to find an answer."

"What answer?"

"The answer is hidden in this photo."

With that said, Dick also took out the photo he had in his arms, and under the influence of Zatanna's magic power, it flew into Zatanna's hands. When Zatanna looked at this photo taken a year and a half ago,

When there was only a photo of a ladder and the office sign, she was stunned as she originally wanted to say something. After a long time, she said with a somewhat uncertain tone: "There seems to be something wrong with this photo."

, right."

"So, what do you think is wrong, Xiao Zha? Just tell me what you think is wrong. I just want a reference."

"I always feel like there should be someone sitting here."

Pointing to the blank space on the ladder, Zatanna also said there. When she said this, Zatana also felt that her heart seemed to be grabbed, and her breathing suddenly became difficult. Subconsciously, she put the hand in her hand.

The photo let go and was caught by Dick, who carefully put it into his arms and then looked at Zatanna.

At this time, Zatanna, who also realized that something was wrong, also fell from the air, looked at Dick, and after feeling the heartache she just felt, she also asked: "So, what is the secret of this photo?

Did you do anything to it?"

"It wasn't me who did the manipulation, but we were manipulated. It seems that you and I have forgotten someone very important to us, Xiao Zha."

Zatanna frowned, feeling offended by Dick's words. After all, she was from a magical family, and her magical attainments were no weaker than those of some demon gods. Her father could also make a guest appearance as Naboo, the God of Destiny. In such an environment

Next, Dick told himself that he had been tampered with, and it was in terms of memory. How could it be possible? Isn't this a joke? Who could tamper with the memory of all living beings living on the earth without being discovered? It would be too much.

That's an exaggeration.

"Important person? Dick, your words are a bit exaggerated. There is something wrong with the shooting of this photo. I will use magic to find out the reason. I will inform you when the time comes. Now, it's time for you to leave."

Frowning, Zatanna waved her hand, and the office that had returned to normal became active again. Before Dick could say a few more words, she was controlled and moved towards the door. Faced with this situation, Dick also had a headache. Sure enough,

He was still not good at persuading girls with words. Despite this, Dick risked his life for Ke Wen, whose name he still couldn't remember! He raised his foot and pressed it against the door frame to prevent himself from being thrown out. He looked at

With Zatanna's back turned to him, Dick also asked a series of questions.

"Exaggeration? I always tell the truth, Xiao Zha, you may not even notice some things, because it has become a part of your life, a living habit of yours. Just like now, tell me, what are you doing?

Then I started to like drinking Vita lemon tea!”

"Can't answer? Then tell me, why don't you let me touch that chair, but similarly, why don't you touch it yourself? You take care of this desk, but you never understand what's on it, why!

"

"This firm has been open for almost three years. Why are you still here? Why did you come here in the first place? Answer these questions to me!"

Dick, who was questioning Zatanna against the door frame, could also feel that the power of the magical creature that was originally wrapped around him and was about to be thrown out had become smaller. Dick had returned to his original appearance and regained his freedom.

There, looking at Zatanna with her back turned to him, waiting for her answer.

With her back to Dick, Zatanna was silent. Slowly, Dick heard the sound of water dripping and glanced at Zatanna's position. There were some marks on the floor.

"Why do I like to drink Vita lemon tea? Yes, no one is sitting at that desk, so why do I have to take care of it? Why do I have to be in this detective agency? I seem to be waiting for someone, but

Why, I can’t remember who the person I’m waiting for is, Dick, why can’t I remember, why, I’m crying right now.”

Turning her head, Zatanna's face was already wet with tears. She was still calm, but when she asked Dick, she unconsciously had a sad tone, as if she was releasing the sadness hidden in her heart that had never been shown to anyone.

come out.

Seeing Zatanna like this, Dick smiled, because he knew that the bond that his partner, whose name he still couldn't remember, had left in this world, had long been engraved in the lives of them, even if

He can't remember his name and feels sad because he has forgotten him. This is good, because he is no longer alone looking for traces of his partner in the world, and he believes that he will definitely remember his name.

must.

"This is the reason we need to find. Xiao Zha, the person we have forgotten and who is the most important to us, is waiting for us to find him~"

With that said, Dick also extended his hand towards Zatanna.

And in the sky above Nasino City, the blue butterfly was also flying in the air, turning into the invisible quantum god. Its blank eyes looked at Dick and Xiao Zha in the office, silent. But

Dr. Manhattan is not the only uninvited guest appearing in the sky over Nazionale City tonight.

"Oh my, I've been really tired lately, but there's nothing I can do about it. I've asked that boy to do the work for me. I have to take care of some things anyway. You think so, Quantum God, I don't have to do it.

Let me introduce myself."

In the sky, with frivolous words, Lucifer in a black suit stood in the void and greeted Dr. Manhattan, the quantum god.