mtl008 Chapter 4389 Project Farstar (7)
Chapter 4389 Project Farstar (7)
Chapter 4389 Project Far Star (Part 7)
After locking the door of the abandoned factory with her own hands, Diana turned back and said, "Let's go back to headquarters. Perhaps we should listen to Bruce's plan."
Everyone fell silent. Barry was clearly still unconvinced. As he followed the others back, he said, "They're shameless! They're using ordinary people to threaten us. If they're so capable, let's have a real fight..."
“Barry,” Ron interrupted him, then said, “war is always the worst option. You can’t stand in the shoes of an immortal superhuman and say that bloodshed is necessary, and then try to solve everything by starting a war. That’s too arrogant.”
Barry sighed deeply, looking very frustrated. Hal walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "It's okay, Batman will definitely have a way. He's the best at dealing with these guys, we'll just listen to him."
He had barely finished speaking when several cars drove up from the end of the street they had just passed. Law enforcement officers got out of the cars and surrounded them, with several men in suits getting out of the car in the middle.
The man in the lead made Diana's eyes widen. She exclaimed, "Schiller? What are you doing here..."
“Neogrid Soship, head of the Sky Eye Society.” Schiller stepped forward, shook hands with him, and said, “It’s a pity to see you here. Things aren’t going too well, are they?”
Diana squeezed her eyes shut. She felt that the Pharaoh's curse was probably not over yet; she now had a headache whenever she saw Schiller, but she still had to patiently play along with him.
“You’re certainly dedicated, Director,” Diana said, taking a deep breath. “So, you came here to see us make a fool of ourselves?”
“Of course not.” Schiller smiled at her and said, “I’m here to help you. I know you want to help the homeless, but you always get harassed. You are great heroes who care about the people, and when they try to harm ordinary people, you have no choice but to back down. But if you ask me, the reason they dare to be so arrogant is because you have no backing.”
"You should know that every welfare organization needs official backing to operate smoothly. The Sky Eye Society is an organization under the National Security Bureau that specializes in managing people with superpowers. As long as you are willing to join, we will definitely give your full support to your plans..."
Diana clenched her fists, suppressing her anger, and said, "We don't need it, thank you."
She turned to leave after saying that. Everyone except Hal had a bad impression of the organization and followed Diana. But just as Diana passed Schiller, he reached out and placed a hand on her shoulder, whispering, "We recently recruited a powerful superhuman, codenamed Doomsday. Want to meet him?"
Diana had a bad feeling. The next second, she saw a huge monster leap out from behind the factory buildings in the park. She gasped; it was the alien monster that had fought Superman in Metropolis that day!
"Get out of the way!" Diana shouted.
But no one was prepared. The next second, a huge fist sent everyone flying. As Diana regained her balance in mid-air, she saw Schiller mouth to her, "Have fun."
Diana was furious and immediately wanted to fly down and strike Schiller with her sword, but the enormous monster blocked her way. Diana drew Vulcan and slashed at Doomsday's arm, but only left a shallow white mark on the hardened skin.
“Damn it!” Diana cursed.
With a hiss, a laser beam shot out. But the laser beam from Ron's eyes only pushed Doomsday back two steps, and the charred wound on his chest healed almost instantly.
Ron's face darkened. He realized that the monster had become stronger; more importantly, it seemed to have regained its senses and was no longer the mindless beast that only roared and attacked.
Doomsday lunged at him again. This time, Hal used his Green Lantern Shield to block it, but seeing the ring on his hand dim its light considerably, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "This guy is ridiculously strong!"
Arthur was already ready to yell at him, did you even need to tell him? The news of that monster fighting Superman for three hundred rounds in Metropolis was on the front page for a whole week. That's Superman!
Barry ran around Doomsday several times, but couldn't find any weaknesses in the monster. He tried to harass it, but it seemed as if the monster had eyes in the back of its head; every time he left the Speed Force, it would catch him red-handed.
"Come back quickly, Barry!" Diana called out anxiously. Even though Barry had the Speed Force protecting him, he was still just an ordinary person, and if he were caught, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Victor arrived, but his hacking skills were useless against the monster. He fired his hand cannon, but the firepower of his weapons couldn't match Ron's heat beams. If the heat beams couldn't cause any effective damage, his were even less effective.
Arthur took a deep breath, raised his golden trident, and shouted, "Get out of the way, all of you!"
"No!!!" Diana shouted, turning around, "Don't do this, Arthur!!!"
But it was too late. The coastline closest to the factory complex erupted with colossal waves, the seawater leaping above the clouds and then crashing down like a curtain, forcefully eroding the entire street. The abandoned factory buildings, fragile as paper, were destroyed almost instantly. Doomsday was also swept to the other side of the street.
The seawater bound his massive body, binding him tightly and rendering him immobile. Diana watched this scene with a sense of surprise. But the next second, she noticed that the seawater binding Doomsday was dwindling.
"He's absorbing seawater!" Victor, who was flying in mid-air, magnified the image in his mechanical eyes and said.
Arthur frowned; he could sense something vying for control of this portion of the seawater. The next second, countless drops of seawater gushed from Doomsday's mouth.
Diana reacted quickly, grabbing Barry and taking to the air. Ron also soared into the sky. Hal was a beat slower, getting swept away by the seawater, but luckily he also took flight in time, avoiding being trapped by the sea's embrace.
Diana gritted her teeth, swung her shield, and smashed it down on Doomsday. Doomsday wasn't going to back down either, punching Diana's shield. Divine power erupted with intense light, and with a bang, Doomsday was slammed into the ground. But he quickly jumped out, and while Diana was spinning in mid-air, he grabbed her leg, spun her around twice, and threw her away.
Diana flew out like a cannonball, crashing into a nearby building and collapsing it. Ron quickly flew over to catch her and helped her up. But Doomsday jumped back and punched Ron in the back.
Ron roared, his body instantly vanishing into nothingness. He turned and kicked Doomsday in the neck, sending the massive body crashing to the ground. Barry seized the opportunity to rush forward. Diana shouted and threw the Lasso of Truth into his hand. Blue lightning flashed, and Barry swiftly bound Doomsday with the Lasso of Truth.
They all breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, their teammates were strong enough and their teamwork was quite good. If they had faced this monster alone, they probably would have been in serious trouble.
At that moment, as if remembering something, Diana stormed into the street, only to be shocked to find that Schiller had not left but was still standing there, leaning against the car and watching her.
Before Diana could rush over, Schiller walked up to her, flashed his badge, and said, "Release him. He's an employee of the Sky Eye Society, just carrying out a routine mission. You have no right to illegally detain him..."
Diana's mouth dropped open. She simply didn't know how to respond to this outrageous statement. The superheroes defeated the monster, and then you, fucking, come and rescue the monster?!
"Don't you understand? I'll say it again: You have no right to detain a full-time employee of the National Security Agency. Now, release him immediately, or we will have to take special measures."
"I won't let him go, what can you do about it?!" Diana roared, furious. "He's a monster! If I let him go, he'll destroy Metropolis!!!"
"Who told you he was a monster? I made it clear from the beginning that he is a newly recruited full-time employee of the Sky Eye Society."
Before Schiller could finish speaking, many more cars drove up from both sides of the street. Police cars, presumably from the Metropolitan Police Department, came from the right; FBI security vehicles were on the left.
The police officers got out of their car, all pointing their guns at Diana. Schiller looked at Diana and said, "Mr. Doomsday is a full-time employee of SkyEye and a law enforcement officer of the National Security Agency. You attacked him, which constitutes assaulting a police officer. Come with us."
Before Diana could say anything more, Ron pulled her back, looked at Schiller with an icy expression, and said, "Fine, we'll let him go."
Diana turned and glared at Ron, saying, "Are you crazy?! If you let him go, he'll destroy Metropolis!"
Ron ignored her, only turning back to give Hal a look. Hal hesitated slightly, but did as Ron instructed. He untied the Lasso of Truth, and Doomsday quickly stood up.
To Diana's surprise, Doomsday didn't attack them as before. Instead, he rubbed his arm and strode over with heavy steps. Diana glanced into his eyes and understood: this monster possessed reason.
However, she didn't understand why Schiller would pull such a stunt just to get them all into the police station.
However, they won't actually be sentenced, or even prosecuted, because they're backed by Bruce Wayne. Despite the NSA's seemingly powerful name, federal agencies have never been able to overcome local agencies; Wayne could easily get them out.
Sure enough, although they went to the police station in a police car, they were told they could leave shortly afterward. However, as they were leaving the police station, Diana saw Schiller again.
Logically, she should have made a smug sarcastic remark at this point, but for some reason, she had a bad feeling. She stepped down the stairs, stood in front of Schiller, and said, "What exactly do you want?"
“This is just a warning, madam,” Schiller said, looking her into the eyes. “You will soon realize that you have much more to save than just the homeless. It’s a long and arduous journey.”
Watching Schiller get into the car and drive away, Diana's heart sank. Ron came out, and Diana turned to him, asking, "What did he mean?"
“I can’t read his mind,” Ron said. “He has a special mental defense mechanism, and I can’t figure out what he’s thinking.”
“He said it was just a warning,” Diana mused. Just then, snowflakes landed on her forehead. She looked up and saw a blanket of white. It was snowing again in the metropolis. Soon, the city would be covered in a silvery white blanket, as peaceful as if nothing had happened.
The harbingers of disaster always creep silently, in the cold wind, beneath the snow. Warmth and reason are like silken threads being pulled away, while the footsteps of crisis draw ever closer.