allendalepharm Chapter 128 Escape
Chapter 128 Escape
Chapter 128 Escape
Of course, while the warning issued by the Helm of Fate seemed extremely serious, it was of little concern to Joey at the moment.
Matters beyond the universe were far too distant for Joey at this moment.
If I had to describe it, this feeling would be like a dead pig not being afraid of boiling water.
He could only try to deal with the immediate crisis first; as for the subsequent crises, that would have to wait until later.
Joey, who had flown over Gotham City in the arms of Wonder Woman in a matter of seconds, realized a new problem.
Steelbone had previously told himself that the core system of the watchtower was affected by a time conflict within the timer, causing almost all subsystems to become rock machines. So, is there a crucial system among these subsystems?
The communication was reconnected, and Joey heard Cyborg's anxious voice on the other end:
"Superman, your... "
"No need to say anything, I already know."
Joey sighed deeply:
"She is right in front of me now."
Although a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, what I've been encountering lately can't even be called boiling water; it's been basin after basin of lava!
During the rock-making process just now, the Red Sun Prison inside the watchtower also came to a standstill at that moment.
Kara Zoe has been released.
She used her sheer physical strength to carve a large hole through a weak point in the watchtower wall, and then emerged from thousands of meters underground.
Piercing through the newly repaired concrete pavement and soaring over the shadows cast by the skyscrapers, Kara stood once again in the sunlight.
She stood on the rooftop of the tallest building in Gotham City, looking out at Joey from miles away.
For Kryptonians, this distance is no different from being face-to-face.
The teleportation portal lit up, and Hawkgirl, who had regained her physical body, appeared beside the escaped prisoner along with Starfire, who was recuperating.
Kara opened her mouth and blew air, freezing Hawkgirl's flapping wings. Before the N-Metal Hammer could even exert its power, it fell from the sky along with its master.
Before the Kryptonite net, embodied by the green light, could even encompass Kara, it was split in two by a heat-filled gaze.
Kara then clapped her hands together, and a huge shockwave, along with a powerful sonic wave, swept over Starfire, making her ears ring and temporarily losing her balance. It also forced back the Hawkgirl who was flapping her wings and flying towards her again.
The shockwave from the clapping crushed the top floor of the building beneath Kara's feet, turning the million-dollar LED sign that read "Wayne Casino" into scrap metal.
"Which damned brats dare to cause trouble here again?!"
The Penguin, anxiously awaiting news from his master Thomas Wayne in his top-floor office, was caught in the throes of falling bricks and tiles before he could even react.
He struggled to pry open a gap with his cane and crawled out of the ruins.
Penguin's round and low-slung physique meant he suffered almost no serious injury; the collapse of the rooftop only left him looking disheveled and furious.
"This is Thomas Wayne's property. How dare you go against the Wayne family? Are your heads bulletproof?"
"Holy crap!"
The grumbling penguin looked up and took a look at the situation, then immediately stopped spouting nonsense about the Wayne family's assets.
With a quick dart of its short legs, it disappeared into the fire escape stairwell.
"Excuse me, ladies! Goodbye!"
After briefly forcing Starfire and Hawkgirl to retreat, Kara, dressed in Kryptonian loungewear, did not rush to escape the scene. Instead, she looked at Joey in the distance with a defiant gaze.
Her lips moved slightly, and even though they were a kilometer apart, Joey could still hear what she was saying:
[It's clear you've had a pretty bad day. Do you want me to make it even worse for you?]
Under the sunlight, Kara's strength is rapidly recovering, which Joey can see through his super vision.
If I want to win her back, the sooner the better.
"Starfire, Hawkgirl, stop! Let her go!"
Joey stopped the two who were trying to give chase over the communication channel, and then had Cyborg initiate the teleportation procedure:
"Teleport me here. Also, prepare medical equipment. Diana's body has been punctured by a large dose of radiation and she needs treatment now."
"That was when she was at her weakest! Why did you let her go?"
Unlike the calm and collected Starfire, Hawkgirl, who suffered a minor setback in her first battle after regaining her body, was clearly somewhat angry:
"Once you put Diana down and have your hands free, the three of us can take down your cousin in no time at all!"
After placing the still unconscious Wonder Woman into the life support pod in the medical area, and seeing her furrowed brow, which had been contorted in pain from cellular breakdown, relax slightly, Joey finally had time to face Hawkgirl's questions:
"There's no need. What good would it do us to go through the trouble of locking her up again?"
Fighting a Kryptonian who doesn't hold back at all under the yellow sunlight is simply too unwise.
Joey still remembered that during their last fight, the aftershock of a single punch caused the permafrost in Alaska to drop several centimeters.
If a fight were to break out in Gotham City right now, the casualties would be incalculable, and Gotham's municipal construction department would go crazy.
Hawkgirl swung her warhammer in the air to vent her frustration; her argument with Joey was clearly still going on.
"You had the ability to stop her but didn't. What if she does something bad after she escapes? Who will take responsibility for that?!"
To be honest, Joey is feeling completely exhausted right now, and the last thing he wants to do is have another big argument with a teammate he doesn't even know.
Especially since the other party seemed to be deliberately trying to cause trouble.
Joey currently only feels that Hawkgirl was killed once, and his feelings about the existence of "Superman" are somewhat personal, but the problem is that he is not that "Superman"!
Take a deep breath—take a deep breath.
"I think Superman meant that Gotham City is, after all, a densely populated metropolis, and if a battle breaks out, innocent people will inevitably be killed or injured."
Batman appeared silently outside the medical room, rushing over immediately after managing to control his troublesome parents.
"You should get used to your body more, Hawkgirl. It's not wise to fight the Kryptonians with such an unfamiliar body."
"You adapted quite quickly!"
Seeing that Batman wasn't on her side either, Hawkgirl, as if she'd been injected with gunpowder, was about to vent her anger on him:
"You've found a brand new 'best partner' so quickly, huh?"
Although Bruce's bat suit had a lead lining, Joey, who couldn't see through it, could still tell from his hearing that Batman's heart rate had increased by at least 14% and his blood pressure had risen by ten points.
It has to be said that Bruce Wayne's ability to maintain his composure is truly remarkable. Joey felt that if he were attacked on such a sensitive spot, he would probably punch the other person on the spot.
Batman, though inwardly slightly annoyed, outwardly remained calm. He knew why Hawkgirl's emotions were so easily triggered.
The things that have happened to her these past few days haven't been pleasant. Not everyone can suppress the darkness in their heart all the time, not even Batman himself.
"Stop talking, now is not a good time to argue."
Starfire gently pinched Hawkgirl, who was about to lash out again. The Tamaran's power activated, sharing a portion of her sorrow and unease:
"Don't forget our current situation."
After watching Starfire drag Hawkgirl away from the scene, Joey, who had been feeling unwell, immediately felt much more relaxed.
It wasn't because of Hawkgirl's questioning, but because of Starfire's presence.
Did Xinghuo give me a warning look before she left?
Joey shook his head – he didn't have time to be suspicious right now.
Just as Hawkgirl said, Kara, this overly proactive Kryptonian scout, certainly won't sit idly by waiting for the Kryptonian army to arrive after escaping.
She has two more days, enough time to accomplish some things that are very important to her.
For example, the "destruction" work she mentioned earlier.
Fortunately, Starfire had taken precautions when preparing clothes for Kara; otherwise, without the tracker hidden inside, Joey wouldn't have known how to locate a Kryptonian wandering the universe.