Chapter 114 The Heart of the Machine

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In the metropolis, the Steppenwolf lurking here, waiting for the mother box to choose the last alien knight, is also communicating with the Apocalypse New God Mantis in the Central City there. At the same time, through the communication of the mantis, I learned the news of Ke Wen's defeat in the central city, and he has even been brainwashed successfully, losing his self-memory and identity. When he heard this, Steppenwolf's words also showed disbelief.

"Yes, right in front of me, I saw it with my own eyes, and at the same time, I was observing his new life in Central City. I completely forgot who I am, and I am enjoying the new life now. It seems that you choose This opponent is not very good, Steppenwolf."

On the other side of the screen, Mantis, who was enjoying himself in Iron Mountain Prison, was also commenting on the pair of Steppenwolves. 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 trap that the Flash couldn't break free from, and let the Flash be at his mercy, creating such a weird central city. Although he mocked Steppenwolf, Mantis knew very well what he and his party were doing. The purpose of the earth.

"I said, now that he has even forgotten his true identity, I don't think your previous layout is needed anymore. As long as you think about it, my side is enough to make him who knows nothing about himself feel the malice from the whole world, Let him be the best carrier."

Listening to the suggestion given by Mantis, Steppenwolf on the other side of the screen also fell silent. Looking at the mother box with the cursor in his hand at this time, it took a long time before Steppenwolf gave the answer.

"It's a good suggestion, but I refuse. I believe in my own vision. If he is so easy to be defeated and admit defeat, then he is not the one who came to save the universe in the darkest night."

"So what, except his name is real, everything is false now. Even a happy life is the kindness I bestowed on him. Isn't it better to accept such a person after experiencing the worst day?" The malice of the whole world, I can't figure out what's wrong with my plan."

"Yes, there is nothing bad about it, but I just don't think it will be successful. I don't want you to think, I want me to think. Listen to me. I am the overall person in charge of this plan. If you still don't understand , then I will tell you, just because he is a Kamen Rider, this reason is enough, as for why, you can read it slowly, of course, in the end, I hope you can succeed, if you can."

After all, Steppenwolf also hung up the communication, leaving only Iron Mountain Prison, the bewildered mantis looking at the blacked-out screen, some didn't realize what Steppenwolf did just now, it was kicking him out. Group chat, leave yourself alone? As for what, you are so small-minded, just because I have done all your work? !

Obviously, the mantis is a little narrow-minded, at least for Steppenwolf who unilaterally shut down the communication,

He really wasn't small-minded, but he knew that this trick was ineffective against Ke Wen. If this trick is so useful, why didn't the black hand control Ke Wen when he used the anti-life equation? It's just that he is cautious, and he doesn't mind including the action plan of Mantis in Plan B, just in case it is not.

Thinking of this, Steppenwolf also threw up the mother box in his hand, floating in the air, and the mother box with the Decade logo looming was also changing there. At the same time, the mother box that existed in the form of a square was also undergoing a shape change there. This scene was something Steppenwolf hadn't seen on other strange knights.

"Mother box, it's up to you, let me see the real strength of the man who faced Darkseid on the Apocalypse."

Recalling the posture of Men Yashi on the Apocalypse when he was right with Darkseid, even the Steppenwolf couldn't praise him, and in the air, the mother box that broke itself into pieces was also violently disappeared in the flash. In the distance, at the home of Jimmy Olsen, the official photographer of Planet Daily, Jimmy was sleeping soundly in the bedroom at this time, and in front of him was the computer desk used for office work.

The computer screen that should have been turned off suddenly lit up, and the blue fluorescent light illuminated the entire room. On the screen, there was only one line of subtitles displayed there: Do you desire to change your current life? And under the subtitles, It is the simplest YES/NO. An extremely simple option, the lit computer screen just stays bright and doesn't make any noise, it just stays on.

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

"Huh? Did I forget to turn off the computer when I was sleeping? What is this?"

Jimmy got up and also noticed the passage on his flashing blue computer screen. Originally, he just regarded it as a prank virus, and Jimmy, who was about to shut down violently, suddenly stopped his hand reaching for the plug. Moved to the mouse, dragged the cursor on the screen, and moved to the YES option.

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

Soon, blue light filled Jimmy's room, and after a flash, he regained his composure, as if the dazzling blue light had never existed. On the periphery, Steppenwolf and Dezard were also the first to see qualified knights selected by the mother box in this form. Dezard, who always felt that something was wrong, was about to go to Jimmy's residence to confirm his situation, but was rejected by Wasteland. The wolf stopped.

"No, let's let the mother box develop like this. The last one must always be special. Make a mark, we go back to Philadelphia, and we still need to work on that Thunderbolt Shazam."

After all, Steppenwolf did not continue to monitor the last person selected by the mother box in the metropolis, and took De Sadd with him, and the two left from the metropolis. Although Superman is not there, the metropolis is still guarded by Connor, the eldest son of Superman. With such frequent activities, if something goes wrong, they will be in trouble.

Similarly, after Steppenwolf ended the communication with Mantis, the new God of Apocalypse in Central City, behind him, the alien Drive who cooperated with Mantis, that is, the turtle man with static power, also came over.

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

"Is it useful if they don't agree? I will obey. The question is, can I stop you?"

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

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

Words with a struggling tone also sounded in this room. The Flash, that is, Barry Allen, who has now mastered the power of the sage, just stood there, without looking directly at the alien Drive and the praying mantis in front of him. The trembling hands already showed how complicated his mood was at the moment. And the alien Drive and Mantis who were still discussing how to turn the world into a utopia just now walked to Barry, followed his line of sight, and looked out the window.

This is the inside of Iron Mountain Prison. The reason why this prison is named Iron Mountain is because it is a prison built on the mountain. Backed by a big mountain, even if the prisoner escapes, there are not many escape routes, easy to catch and follow. And now, the mountain that Iron Mountain Prison relies on is being hollowed out by those prisoners who let Barry use the power of the sage to brainwash and modify his memory.

These prisoners, not only serving their sentences in Iron Mountain Prison, but also those who had been at large in Central City before, also had several old faces. Captain Cold, Heat Wave, and the rogue gang who have become good are also among them, using their own high-tech weapons to build something in the hollowed out mountain. Because of the control of Barry's sage power, the gang of rogue gangs have not lost their self-awareness. Mo De's emotional working machines, they have all been distorted in their cognition, thinking that they are doing a very good thing.

Similarly, among these people, there was a red figure constantly moving, that was Wally who became the Flash under Barry's arrangement. He is also in this construction team, acting as a porter and supervisor, and under the construction of such a team, the base of a launch tower appeared in front of Barry, Alien Drive and Mantis, not only It is the base, the prototype of a base station tower has been set up.

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

No one knows what happened inside the central city. Under the control of Barry's powerful speed force thinking and sage power, the central city shows only harmony and beauty. The undercurrent hidden under the city can swallow everyone who is curious to step into the central city, not letting anyone go.

When the Apocalypse New Gods in Central City and Metropolis started their activities, Dick, who had left Gotham and returned to Nasino, did nothing. He understood his purpose of returning to Nasino City, and after spending a few days with his girlfriend, he also came to the west coast of Nasino City, where there was a building that he was familiar with but unfamiliar.

"This is it, Planetary Detective Agency, there should be someone in this photo."

Standing at the door of Ke Wen's detective agency, Dick said while holding the photo taken a year and a half ago. Because this photo was taken when Ke Wen was decorating his detective agency. There are detective agencies and ladders in the photo, but there is no one standing on the ladder to paint the signboard for the agency. It looks like It is the same person who takes pictures and paints, and cannot be separated.

But after the fusion with Ke Wen in Gotham, Dick also understood the problem. Just like the photo I was holding in my hand at this time, maybe the person who took the photo and the one who painted the signboard should be the same person, or maybe there was a guy with a sunny smile on the ladder looking at the camera and smiling, but someone erased this photo There are only traces of this person.

Putting the photo in his arms, Dick also raised his legs, walked to the door of the office, tapped three times, and then tried to push the door. The door was unlocked, and Dick pushed the door open with all his strength. When the door opened, he also touched the doorbell, which rang crisply. This crisp ringtone is like an alarm bell. When it rings, it gives Dick the feeling that the office he stepped into has come alive!

Especially when Dick felt the floor he was stepping on began to move, well, Dick knew it was not the feeling, but this detective agency, which was alive, and he seemed to have entered the body of a behemoth. After feeling the weird feeling coming from the floor under his feet, Dick immediately wanted to leave the office. He should have touched the defense mechanism just now. As long as he leaves the room, everything will return to normal.

It's just that the footsteps that were taken were stopped by Dick at the last moment.

"Grandpa, I'm not a thief, so what?"

Dick, who made relevant evasive actions purely because of conditioned reflex, only realized at this time that he came here to find the truth, and if he ran out, he would have nothing. Just when Dick was thinking this way, he saw the furniture placed inside the office come alive at this moment, the door behind him was closed, and Dick, who was cut off from retreat, could only look at these come alive Furniture, showing a helpless expression, and then his eyes went dark, and he didn't know anything.

When he woke up again, Dick also found himself entangled by the resurrected 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 it was an old friend, you wouldn't come to me in the middle of the night like this. I haven't said hello in advance. Dick Grayson, I can't guarantee that you have any bad ideas."

"Huh? Please, you know my girlfriend, Claire. There is an old saying in China that rabbits don't even eat the grass beside their nests. Besides, look at me now. Who has ideas for whom? Can you change my position for me? It’s hard to hang upside down.”

Dick, who felt that he was about to have a cerebral hemorrhage, also complained there. Listening to Dick's ridicule, Zatanna, who was sitting on the chair, waved. So, back to what Dick saw before. And Dick, the uninvited guest, just came upside down from the air, and had a close contact with the floor.

"Oh, I never thought you could still have such a bad temper, Xiao Zha." Standing up from the ground, Dick patted his head, and Dick joked there.

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

Zatanna, who didn't give Dick any favors, moved lightly, and sat down cross-legged in the air. A magic book appeared in her hand, and she read it there. And Dick stood there, looking around the interior of the office, the desk, the typewriter that was exactly the same as in his room in Wayne Manor, and those sealed portfolios that were put aside. Dick walked over and planned to sit down. In Ke Wen's seat, but before his hands touched the chair, the chair moved away automatically.

"That chair is not yours."

"That's where you are?"

"No, it's not mine either. I just want to put it there and watch it. You have an opinion. Well, Dick, what are you doing here? Come here to entertain me at night. Believe it or not, I'll tie you up and throw you in the 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 didn't look like Zatanna's layout style. , 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, the first time he saw Zatanna drinking Vita lemon tea.

"I'm here, just looking for an answer."

"what is the answer?"

"The answer hidden in this photo."

As he said that, Dick also took out the photo that was in his arms, and under the influence of Zatanna's magic power, it just flew into Zatanna's hands. When Zatanna looked at this photo taken a year and a half ago, with only a ladder and the signboard of the office, she was stunned to say something, and after a long time, she took a few He said in an uncertain tone, "This photo doesn't seem quite right, does it?"

"So, what do you think is wrong, Xiao Zha. You just need to say what you think is wrong. I just want a reference."

"It always feels like there should be someone sitting here."

Pointing to the blank space above the ladder, Zatanna also said there. When she said this, Zatanna also felt that her heart seemed to be grabbed, and her breathing suddenly became difficult. Subconsciously, she let go of the photo in her hand, was caught by Dick, and carefully held it Putting it in his arms, he looked at Zatanna.

At this time, Zatanna, who also realized that something was wrong, also fell from midair, looked at Dick, and after feeling the anxiety in herself just now, she also asked: "So, what is the secret of this photo, you tampered with it?"

"It's not me who did the tricks, but we were manipulated. It seems that you and I have forgotten a person who is very important to us, Xiao Zha."

Zatanna frowned, feeling offended by Dick's words, she is also a magic family, and her magic attainments are not weaker than some demon gods. His father could also play a cameo role as Naboo, the God of Destiny. In such an environment, Dick told himself that he had been manipulated, and it was only in terms of memory. How could it be possible? Isn’t this just a joke? It is too exaggerated that all living beings on the earth remember their hands and feet but have not been discovered.

"Important person? Dick, your words are a bit exaggerated. There is a problem with the shooting of this photo. I will use magic to find out the reason. I will notify 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 to move towards the door. Faced with such a situation, Dick also had a headache. Sure enough, he was still not good at persuading girls with words. Even so, for Ke Wen, who still couldn't remember his name, Dick went all out! Lifting his feet, he pressed against the door frame abruptly to prevent himself from being thrown out. Looking at Zatanna with his back turned to him, Dick also asked questions in a row.

"Exaggeration? I always tell the truth, Xiao Zha, some things you may not even notice, because it has become a part of your life, a habit of your life. Like now, tell me, what are you That's when I started to like drinking Vita Lemon Tea!"

"Can't answer? Then tell me, why don't you let me touch that chair, but the same thing, 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 do you still stay here? Why did you come here? Answer me these questions!"

Dick, who was questioning Zatanna against the door frame, could also feel that the power of magic creation that was entangled in him and wanted to throw him out had become smaller. Changing back to his original appearance again, Dick, who had regained his freedom, stood there, looking at Zatanna with his back turned to him, waiting for an answer from her.

With his back to Dick, Zatanna was silent. Slowly, Dick heard the sound of water droplets falling, and glanced at Zatanna's position, and there were some marks on the floor.

"Why do I like to drink Vita lemon tea, yes, there is no one sitting at that desk, 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 I'm waiting for, Dick, why I can't 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 had released the sadness hidden in her heart that had never been shown. come out.

Seeing Zatanna like this, Dick smiled, because he knew the partner whose name he couldn't remember until now. The bond left in this world has long been engraved in the lives of people like them. Even if they can't remember the name, they will feel sad because they have 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, definitely.

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

Speaking, Dick also extended his hand towards Zatanna.

And above the city of Nasino, that blue butterfly was also flying in the air, turning into the naked Quantum God, staring at Dick and Zha in the office with blank eyes, silent. It's just that Dr. Manhattan is not the only uninvited guest who appeared in the sky over Nasino tonight.

"Oh, I've been really exhausted lately, but there's nothing I can do about it. I've let that kid help me with the work. I have to deal with the mess anyway. You say yes, Quantum God, I don't have to do it Introduce yourself."

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