I became light in American comics

It's like when you're in class and your eyes seem to be fixed on the blackboard, but the teacher's voice goes in one ear and out the other, and after forty minutes you're still in that empty state.

"Huh? You also have a problem with difficulty concentrating?" Kara tilted her head. "I remember hearing my wizard grandfather say he had a similar problem, and he was taking some kind of medicine called something like 'Kidney Spirit'."

"Nonsense, nonsense!" shouted the old wizard who appeared out of nowhere.

Hal swirled his coffee cup and said with a grin, "There's nothing to be ashamed of in admitting it; it's a common problem for many people in this era. Even the greatest wizards can't escape it."

The old wizard rolled his eyes at him and snorted twice in displeasure.

"Why are you here again? Don't you have any base of your own or anything?"

The old wizard's gaze swept over the group of the world's strongest heroes in their brightly colored uniforms, and he blew on his beard.

The Justice League members looked at each other.

“Superman is the chairman of the league, and he decided to move the regular meetings here,” Barry said.

Superman said earnestly, "The coffee here is really good."

Diana added, "And the best ice cream too."

Batman said coldly, "In fact, Superman and I are tied in votes right now, and we haven't decided who will be the chairman yet."

“That’s because Big Blue abstained from voting,” Hal said.

Superman thought for a moment: "Actually, I'm starting to think that I made a bit hasty a decision back then. Maybe I should have voted for Batman."

"Quickly retract that dangerous thought," Hal shouted. He was a staunch anti-Batman on the issue of choosing a chairman, which might be related to Batman's earlier statement that he would extinguish his ring.

Even Superman once complained that "Batman is probably the most annoying superhero on the planet," but among all the current members of the League, Hal is probably the one who is least compatible with Batman.

Coffee may be served, but the regular meeting still had to be held. Everyone stood up and gave a report, sharing their recent cases and encounters with supervillains, including the superpowers, personalities, backgrounds, and strategies for dealing with the new faces.

Batman and The Flash even prepared PowerPoint presentations, while Hal didn't, but his ring could project images from his mind, so the effect was similar.

During this period, everyone in the alliance seemed to have dealt with a lot of problems in their own fields, but there were no threats they couldn't control. The one who experienced the biggest upheaval in his life was probably Hal.

When he mentioned a villain named "Starsapphire" who had recently appeared in Seaside City, Barry raised an eyebrow: "Carol Ferris... wait, isn't she yours?"

“Ex-girlfriend,” Hal said with a long face.

"You two broke up?" Barry asked in surprise.

“Yes. A broken purple stone possessed her, twisting Carol’s mind and turning her into a villain. I subdued her and managed to separate the stone from her,” Hal said sullenly. “But she felt that maybe we weren’t a good match, maybe the two of us just couldn’t make things work right.”

We're all restless people, always busy. And yet, our life trajectories are drifting further and further apart. That's just how it is.

Shen You immediately understood. The thing called "Star Blue Stone" was actually the purple light spectrum representing love in the emotional spectrum. But unlike the relatively mild green and blue light spectra, Star Blue Stone belongs to a spectrum that can severely distort and affect the user's thinking, making it extremely difficult to control.

“Okay, I’m sorry, Hal,” Barry said.

"It's nothing, that was a week ago." Hal let out a long sigh, then suddenly remembered something, "By the way, you never talk to me about your life, Lightning. Tell me, do you think you've met your soulmate?"

As he spoke, he leaned on Barry's shoulder and raised an eyebrow.

“Uh, never mind.” Barry said with a disgusted look. “Last time I brought my date to dinner with you, and two minutes later you started flirting with her.”

Barry was a clueless bookworm with an emotional intelligence far below his intellectual level. The girl had barely sat down at the restaurant when, within three sentences, she was chatting and laughing with Hal. By the end of the night, Barry realized he was the third wheel.

He learned his lesson after that. As the saying goes, beware of fire, theft, and green lights; from now on, he'll definitely avoid this green-faced guy on dates.

"Ah ha, aha ha. Is that so?" Hal chuckled dryly.

Superman said seriously, "That's not good, Lantern Man. It's wrong to flirt with your friend's girlfriend."

“Okay, I know, I just had a few damn drinks,” Hal muttered.

Superman said, "Also, watch your language; swearing is wrong too."

Hal shut his mouth, raised his hands in surrender, and indicated that he would not say another word.

Shen You recorded everyone's reports throughout the process. On the one hand, he was following up on first-hand information about the spiritual energy revival and superpower awakening on Earth. On the other hand, he was also fulfilling his duty as a liaison for the Justice League under his pseudonym.

After all, we can't wait until it's time to report to find out that Agent Mike is completely unaware of what the Justice League has been up to lately, can we?

"Speaking of which, Tianyan also wants to convey a question to you," Shen You said. "They want to know if you have considered recruiting new people. In fact, they would like to recommend a few candidates."

"Then Waller can plant pawns in our ranks? Let's forget about it," Batman said coldly. "Instead, help me pass on a message to Waller. I've noticed her pet project; her so-called 'suicide squad' is a complete mess."

Tell her to shut down that project, or I'll handle it myself.

Shen You leaned back in his chair and smiled.

"You can go to her office and talk to her about this in person. I'm sure that won't be difficult for you, right?"

Batman snorted and remained silent.

"Some strange things have been happening in the metropolis lately."

Superman thought for a moment and then said.

"I caught some remnants of the international gang. Yes, I thought they were finished, but it turns out they're still around. And they mentioned that nobody knows who the current leader is, but he seems to be a shriveled, ugly guy with a hood, a withered and emaciated body."

There are rumors that he's an alien, but he could also be a mutated superhuman. I'm still trying to locate him.

"Wait a minute, say it again?"

Shen You frowned.

"Is Dissad still on Earth?"

"Di what?"

Superman was taken aback.

"Who is that?"

Chapter 302 I Can Walk By Myself

Shen You now realizes that there may indeed be some blind spots in his previous considerations.

He instinctively felt that after the battle with Darkseid, the remaining remnants of Apokolips had all withdrawn from Earth. This was indeed true; most of the Apokolips visitors had indeed left.

But now it seems there might still be a small amount remaining.

Superman hadn't met Dessard yet, so after hearing those descriptions, he only assumed it was another supervillain behind it all. But Shen You quickly realized that this might mean Dessard was still on Earth.

The new god was still plotting something. Perhaps he wanted to secretly develop his power on Earth in preparation for the next Apocalyptic invasion—just as he had previously tried to deploy troops to take Almeric as an outpost for interstellar warfare.

This is not impossible. The existence of the Mother Box makes interstellar travel quite convenient for these Apocalyptic New Gods; two cosmic sectors might be closer to them than an ordinary person is to their neighbor across the street. The capture of Almeric might have been an attempt to establish an outpost for the Apocalyptic army in the Milky Way, while he himself remained hidden on Earth.

Furthermore, if this is true, then Dessard's actions on Earth will inevitably be more cautious than before the Apocalypse invasion. He will be more careful to conceal the sonic booms, and most likely will not deploy any more Apocalypse forces. He will more discreetly integrate into Earth society, and may even adopt a human identity for himself, thus causing far less disturbance.

It would be more troublesome to arrest them.

“No similar sonic boom signals have been detected globally over the past week,” Pal said.

"Expand the time frame and continue the search," Shen You ordered, now back in the lab. "Extend the time frame to the past month, and also broaden the frequency of the matching signals."

"Okay, sir."

Parton paused, then added.

"In addition, calculations regarding the distribution of the Fear Fragments within the Milky Way have been completed. I have established a possible model of the fragments radiating outwards and reconstructed a series of possible radiation centers."

After comparing with the star map, locations with no potential hiding places were eliminated from those coordinates, leaving only…

The star map unfolded before Shen You, clearly marking three locations.

“Only three, doesn’t seem too difficult.” Shen You thought for a moment, “Then it looks like we’ll have to go on another long trip. We have a big golden bug to visit us.”

Parallax stared wide-eyed at the dark, boundless galaxy.

It felt like Sun Wukong, trapped under the Five Finger Mountain, eagerly waiting for his master to remove the talisman.

A week has passed since its fragments of fear were spread.

At first, it was full of anticipation, waiting for the fragments to infect intelligent beings, spreading fear and despair as its agents. After it had feasted and regained its power to become the king of fear once more, it would regroup and unleash its full power.

And escaped at the speed of light.

What? Go back and take revenge on that giant of light?

What kind of interstellar joke is this?

Parallax is the embodiment of fear, not some reckless monster like the Bloodthirsty Cow on a red light or the Ion Shark on a green light.

No one understands fear better than it, and similarly, no one knows better than it when to follow one's instincts.

The question now is, where did the fragments go?

How come so many fragments have been there for so long, yet not a single trace of fear has been reported back?

Gradually, Parallax's anticipation turned to anger, then to unease, and slowly evolved into a sense of foreboding—

—Could it be that the glowing monster has snatched it away again?

If things get even worse, what if that guy follows the fragments here?

Parallax quickly shook off this terrifying thought.

Impossible. I've been extremely careful to hide, and besides, that giant of light seems to be based on Earth, which is still outside the solar system. How could they possibly find me here? That's incredibly unlucky.

If that's the case, then Parallax shouldn't be considered an embodiment of fear; it's simply an embodiment of bad luck.

Interestingly, not long after this thought came to mind, it suddenly caught a whiff of a long-lost scent.

That sweet, all-too-familiar, yet terrifying smell.

But it smells strange, and it doesn't feel like it's replenishing my own essence.

Parallax was greatly intrigued and prepared to trace the source of this terrifying aura.

Let me see whose fear this is.

Oh, so it's mine.

That's fine.

Only then did the Parallax monster realize that it had developed such severe PTSD towards the Giant of Light.

No, I don't feel safe here anymore.

Although still very weak, Parallax decided to drag its broken body away again and find a new place.