Three-stream detection simulator

Before Batman could explain to Superman that he was also a victim, he saw Xibeda rushing up and beating the starfish violently. The scene was so violent that it would have a psychological shadow on the children of Atlantis.

Starro itself is powerful, and there are bonuses in the illusion it creates. In theory, it shouldn't be able to defeat the parasitized element-devouring beast. But Batman observed for a moment and soon discovered that the starfish's combat effectiveness fluctuated. Every once in a while, its range of motion would suddenly decrease, and then it would be pressed down and beaten by Hibida. After a while, when it was adjusted, it could suppress Hibida again.

It itself should be much stronger than the Yuan Devouring Beast. Hibida was forced to lose the shape of a black cat and completely turned into an alien-like monster. Several tentacles trailed behind him as if they had lost the ability to move, leaving behind dark blood stains where they crossed.

Where's Starro? It even makes the main body look cute, and even Robin's uniform is not damaged.

In this case, the two alien creatures can fight equally, indicating that there is an invisible third party on the battlefield-Dick Grayson. It was he who kept fighting for control of his body and gave Hibida a chance to breathe.

There are actually two objects in the illusion that are not controlled by Starro.

Superman has relatively little known information, so there are few conclusions that can be drawn, but he can see the most basic and critical point: "If this continues, Hibida will lose sooner or later."

After saying this, he originally wanted to join the battle directly, but after taking only two steps, he suddenly remembered that Starro called his colleague daddy, so he took back his left foot that he stepped out, and said humbly: "Otherwise, you can go ?”

Batman: "..."

"Go and find where Hercule is."

After explaining the division of labor in a low voice, he cautiously approached Starro, but he was not preparing for a sneak attack. After all, it was difficult to win with skills in the face of absolute strength. Since Starro has used intriguing special names more than once, he wants to try to persuade Starfish to give up as an elder - even for the current Batman, he still has to get used to the fact that he may have multiple cubs:

"Stop, Jarlo. If you have any demands, you should contact the Justice League or the Batcave directly, rather than presenting them to me through forced parasitism."

"You won't believe me, Dad, that you accidentally became friends with the detective."

Starfish cried so hard that his raging tears spilled on the ground (Superman suspected that this was Starro's tactic, because he saw Hibida's feet slipping when he was in the middle of the water stains), "I don't want to make you sad. , but Hercule Hugo is definitely a ruthless super villain! I am sure that his enemies will die of pain and torture, just like me back then, when the day was bright and the night was vast, countless warriors died before dawn. It’s bleak, but even if this is not the timeline of my life, I still have to make a choice for justice!”

"Wait a minute," Dick's voice suddenly came from Canluo's mouth, "Did you just use a Green Lantern line? Did you borrow the copyright from them?"

"That's not important!" Can Luo's second disease was exposed, and he became angry. "I am in my own world now, and there is no Green Lantern Corps!"

"I always abide by the law when I am alone." Dick said, "So it seems that I am the Robin who best meets Batman's expectations."

"Do you dare to say that you never violated school rules when you were in school?"

"No." Dick said nonsense, and Bruce wouldn't expose him anyway. "I never skipped class, and I ranked first in grade in every test. The teacher would never complain to my guardian about my performance in school. You can do it. "Yes, Starro?"

"..."

Batman realizes Jarlo is shaking. The starfish swelled with anger and made Robin's uniform round. It knocked Hibida to the ground with force, and did not forget to ask Dick: "Can you do it?!"

Dick: "Give me your body and I'll show you the skills of a real Robin."

The exchange between the two of them is simply dizzying, and unfortunately, Canluo is not that naive. It chuckled and said: "Go ahead and dream, little brat, Starro the Conqueror will not be fooled by you."

Dick sighed inwardly and thought: You still have to do it, Bruce.

But to be honest, playing the emotional card with super villains is definitely not Batman's specialty.

When Superman began to rummage through the boxes looking for creatures suspected of being Hercules, Batman stood silent for a long time and said slowly in a tone that didn't sound flawless: "Canlo, the detective is my friend, but you are my Robin. If you tell the truth, I have no reason not to believe you."

Superman, who had his back turned to them, had goosebumps all over his body.

But Haixing was very moved and shouted: "Dad, woo! But I have said everything I can say. In the Strange Universe, Hercule Hugo and Argos have cooperated for forty or fifty years. Regarding this Both God and the clown can testify for me that when I was deceived into the laboratory, Argos personally said that they were on the same team, and he also mocked me and said that I was overestimating my abilities by wanting Hugo to be my brother... …”

In fact, Argos's original words were: "What he values ​​​​is a human heart. You and I don't have that kind of thing. But I am smarter than you, Starro, and that's why he has become my most important person." One of the strongest allies, I stand outside the glass jar, but you are locked inside the jar."

——Forty or fifty years!

The superheroes present were shocked by the time period that Can Luo casually mentioned. Based on the current clues, it is difficult to judge whether Hercule and Apocalypse had a sincere cooperation experience in the first place, but Batman understands the detective after losing the memory of the Strange Universe, and this can usually reflect the most essential appearance of a person.

If Argos had acted consistently, meaning that he was ambitious and unscrupulous despite having the right end goal, Hercule would never have been willing to go along with him.

If we think about the heavily armed government troops surrounding the church that we just saw, it becomes clear that Hercule's difficult living conditions for several years or even decades became clear.

To be honest, the desperate situation of having nothing is not the scariest thing. The scariest thing is that you are in the situation and have no hope at all, let alone how long this life will last. Argos has such wisdom, strength and status, what price must he pay to win his trust? What kind of willpower does it take to escape from his control and fight back?

As the old saying goes, when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you.

In the process of fighting the devil, just being able to maintain one's heart is extremely valuable.

This is what Morgan Stark is saddened by, and it is also what Batman is feeling at this moment.

Canluo had no idea that his efforts to smear his old enemy had backfired. It's hard for his dad to accept that he will have a second Robin in the future, let alone a starfish. It rambles on from the meeting with Hercule to the brief honeymoon period of the two of them. In order not to appear too stupid, it also describes how mysterious, elegant, powerful, and friendly the brain that was locked in the jar at that time was.

Batman: "..."

Somehow, thinking about the detective's past experiences of sleeping on the streets of Gotham without money to eat, beating his own body, and tricking an adult vigilante into snatching a five-year-old child's cereal bowl, he felt that Jarlo's obsession with Hercule to the point of grinding his teeth with hatred was really due to It has a darker filter than the others. Although Batman is a friend of the detective, he doesn't have high expectations for his personal character. He listens to Can Luo's accusations calmly and without any surprise.

At this moment, Superman found a secret door leading deep into the laboratory. After he opened the door, he noticed the nutritional compartment covered with red velvet: "Hercule!!"

Canluo suddenly became impatient: "You are not allowed to go there!"

As soon as it moved, Hibida became violent.

The body of the element-eating beast grew several times larger, and it was firmly blocked between the starfish and the secret door leading to the nutrition warehouse. This was originally a good thing, but Batman quickly realized that the reason why it was not under Starro's control was because only his bestial instincts and the only mission in his mind were left:

No one is allowed near Hercule.

The strange-looking black cat suddenly turned around and used its tentacles to pick up Superman and throw him aside, roaring fiercely at everyone.

Danger.

Hibida had been focusing on Can Luo just now, and now he finally discovered that Superman and Batman were also among the threats. Its chaotic mind cannot tell that the superheroes are here to help, and will only attack any object present indiscriminately.

There can be no further delay.

Batman took advantage of Starro's distraction and rushed from behind to try to restrain him.

**

Superman got up from the ground in a daze, reflexively wanting to fly into the air to see the overall situation. He realized in the next second that he had no ability to fly, but his body's instinct was one step faster than his brain -

His feet left the ground and floated high into the sky.

Wait, wait, why? The first generation of androids did not have flight modules installed on their bodies at all, which was a physical limitation that could not be overcome by willpower.

Suddenly, Clark thought of a doubt and turned back to look at the cylindrical warehouse covered with velvet.

He and Batman were also parasitized by Starro, so why could they move freely in the illusion? If Batman can stay awake because of the need for communication, what about Superman? Who is helping him maintain his sanity?

After all impossibilities have been eliminated, the conclusion can only be Hercule Hugo.

He has been testing the boundaries of illusion since he speculated that Starro was behind the scenes. The deeper he understands the upper limit of Starro's abilities, the more likely he is to restore his companions to reason. Canro was right about one thing, Hercule did have similarities with it - including a strong ability to conceive.

After returning to the paradise on earth and recovering his true body, this ability has been enhanced.

In his understanding, Superman could fly, so Clark using the android body could float in the air.

Clark smiled gratefully at Hercule, not sure if the other person could see it. Then he picked up the red cloth and put it on his shoulders. Then he turned around and found that the situation had changed rapidly:

Batman's attack completely angered Starro.

The starfish surpassed Hibida in size and became larger than the entire laboratory. It broke through the Robin uniform and penetrated the ceiling. Only wildness and cruelty remained in its blue eyes that were filled with tears half an hour ago.

It turned and walked toward Smallville, shaking the ground with every step.

At this time, those plans and considerations no longer mattered. Superman took a deep breath and rushed forward to stop the conqueror with his body of steel.

"Can Luo!!"

Starro turned a deaf ear to Batman's cries. It locked eyes with Superman for a few seconds, swatting away the Kryptonian who kept tearing at its tentacles.

From Superman's perspective, Starfish's attack is like a mountain pressing down. He hit the ground hard, and before he could feel the damage to his body, he found that the wounds were healing quickly, and the surface of the regenerated body became harder.

"Thanks, Detective."

He said thank you to the air, got up again and rushed to the sky.

Batman summoned the standby Batplane to fly above Starro: "Tarot, can you hear me? What you are doing is wrong. The reason why I stopped you and the relationship between you and Hercule Grudges have nothing to do with it.”

They were getting closer to Smallville. Starro shortened the distance with his psychic powers. Superman could already see the shadow of the city's undulating hills. He tried cryobreathing, heat vision and various offensive methods, but they did not have too obvious effects. However, he gained stronger strength with each failure, and in the end he was almost infinitely close to his body in reality.

When they stood in front of the intersection of Chengdu, no one would mistake the figure in a red cloak in the sky.

A resident of Smallwell City subconsciously raised his head as the ground trembled.

"Look at the sky - is that a bird? Or a plane?"

The gray-haired old man next to him shouted almost with all his strength: "It's Superman!!"

He pointed to the sunny sky, took the hand of the young man next to him, and shouted tremblingly: "Look! Superman is back!!"

Superman is back. His red cloak fluttered under the blue sky, like a flag that would never fall. His opponent was bigger than a mountain, but he was held back by the gentlest child this planet had ever seen. More than fifty years have passed, and teenagers living in the residual warmth of the universe have almost forgotten this scene, but when he appears above people's heads, no one can call his name wrong.

How many people burst into tears at this moment, suddenly feeling that their glorious past had returned before their eyes. What makes them feel lingering and unforgettable is not only Superman, but also a period of vibrant and happy years.

"I was still young then..."

An old man wiped away his tears and stood stubbornly on the street, refusing to go to a safe area. "It's worth dying to see such a scene again in my lifetime."

"Can Luo." Batman said again, "You are familiar with me and Batman. From the beginning, you have understood that the superhero you yearn for and dream of becoming will never be on your side, even if you are The Omega created in the fantasy is only a copy that inherits the memory of Bruce Wayne, but it is not him. You keep saying that you want me to see the inhuman evil side of Hercule Hugo, but what you describe is not true. But it’s a human being who is protecting his hometown. You just feel that he shouldn’t treat you like that, but you don’t think what he did is wrong.”

"What I want to say is that I see that your nature is more than just a cruel conqueror. You have been recognized by me and the Justice League. You have a righteous side in your heart. Don't let others and the outside world impose control on your thoughts. Your move, Jarlo.”

"Wake up."

Starfish's movements suddenly paused for a moment.

Dick immediately seized the opportunity to take control of Canluo's body, but he would not cancel the illusion. He could only resist and shouted out without thinking: "Hercule!! Help!"

Just listen to a 'click' sound.

The false picture before their eyes shattered.