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Chapter 362 Global Recruitment

"That's the situation, Bruce. We need your help."

Inside the Bat Cave, Bruce's brow remained furrowed the entire time he listened to Du Mu's account over the phone.

From the moment General Zod appeared, he had a premonition that something big was going to happen, but he did not expect the situation to be this serious.

The existence of Clark, General Zod's conspiracy, and the Kryptonians' ability to absorb solar energy to become stronger...

Every single thing he did precisely struck a nerve with this patient suffering from severe paranoia.

Finally, he came to a conclusion.

All Kryptonians are a danger factor.

Whether it's General Zod and his Kryptonian hicks or Clark, a Kryptonian Earthling who grew up on Earth, there's no fundamental difference in the level of danger they pose.

Bruce didn't hesitate and immediately created a new anti-Kryptonian contingency plan file, setting it to the highest threat level, a much higher priority than any previous file.

Prior to this, the highest threat level in his file had always been Du Mu, the Gotham Gun God and Spider-Man.

He pulled up the data panel, recording the intelligence provided by Du Mu while quickly analyzing the Kryptonians' various ability indicators and devising countermeasures.

His hands never stopped moving as he continued to ask, "If what you said is true, and the Kryptonians are this powerful, how can I possibly help them?"

Du Mu chuckled and said, "Clark and I are both just warriors, not good at using our brains, and we're both honest and simple people. We'd be at a disadvantage against a cunning old fox like Zod. We need a strategist full of bad ideas, so you're the first person I thought of."

Bruce: "...

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He could admit that he was full of bad intentions, but he would never admit that Du Mu was honest and simple.

Du Mu added, "Besides, you wouldn't want to see Earth become a Kryptonian colony, would you?"

Bruce paused for two seconds: "I'm going to the Metropolitan now, let's talk in person."

"No need, that would be too slow. I've called a car to come over."

Bruce was somewhat confused by what he heard.

Before he could even ask a question, a loud crash suddenly came from the ceiling of the bat cave.

Bang! !

The ceiling of the bat cave was smashed through, and pieces of reinforced concrete fell down one by one.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a red and blue figure burst through the hole and landed steadily in the center of the bat cave.

Bruce: (—)

Du Mu jumped off Clark's back, dusted off his clothes, and exclaimed, "Clark, you're as fast as ever! It's a shame you're not using that ability to deliver food."

Clark:

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The situation was urgent, and he had no choice but to once again serve as Du Mu's mount.

Clark decisively skipped the topic and looked at Bruce, who was wearing the Batsuit.

"Is this the helper you were talking about?"

Du Mu nodded: "That's right. He's a long-established superhero from Gotham, Batman, who strikes fear into the hearts of countless criminals. His abilities are not to be underestimated."

Clark asked curiously, "Does he have any special abilities?"

He had wandered the world for many years, never set foot in Gotham, and knew almost nothing about Batman's exploits.

Du Mu said in a serious tone, "He is very rich."

Clark: "?"

Can this be considered a superpower?

Bruce watched the two people in front of him chatting as if no one else was around, completely disregarding his presence, and his lips twitched slightly.

He subconsciously switched back to his deep, business-like voice: "How did you find this place?"

"It's just a bat cave, you can find it with navigation."

Du Mu waved his hand, his gaze catching the huge monitor behind Bruce out of the corner of his eye: "What are you busy with?"

Clark followed his gaze.

On the screen is a newly created file called the Anti-Kryptonian Plan, with various countermeasures listed below.

Clark nodded to himself: "This Batman is really good; he's already planning how to deal with enemies like General Zod so quickly."

When he looked down further, he was surprised to find himself at the top of the anti-Kryptonian plan, alongside General Zod.

The sign next to it was marked in large red letters that the target was extremely dangerous and required high vigilance.

Clark:

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Bruce:

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The air suddenly became quiet.

"Cough cough."

Du Mu broke the awkward atmosphere and patted Clark on the shoulder: "You'll get used to it. He's wary of everyone, even a good person like me."

I can forgive anyone but you.

Bruce silently added a sentence in his mind.

He closed the file page without changing his expression, as if nothing had just happened.

"Stop wasting time, tell me what's going on."

Let me say it.

After seeing this anti-Kryptonian plan, Clark actually raised his opinion of Bruce by one notch.

Whether he's strong in combat or not is another matter, but he's definitely cunning and might actually be of some help.

Clark composed himself and said seriously, "As far as I know, General Zod's ship is equipped with a device called the World Engine. It is essentially a planetary terraforming device that can completely change the atmosphere and topography of a target planet in a very short time, ultimately turning it into a second Krypton."

"Once the transformation is complete, all humans on Earth will die because they will be unable to adapt to the Kryptonian environment."

Bruce's face darkened, and he concluded directly: "Therefore, we must destroy the Kryptonian spaceship."

Clark nodded: "That's right. General Zod's flagship will split into two parts and operate simultaneously. Both parts must be destroyed. I'll take care of one of them, and you'll have to finish the rest."

Bruce pressed further, "Destroying it shouldn't be that easy, right?"

"Yes, once the World Engine is activated, it will create a gravitational field that will render most weapons on Earth ineffective."

Clark said, "However, its energy source is the Phantom Projector, which works on the same principle as the spaceship I came to Earth. It can warp space, and if these two spaceships collide, a black hole will be created, swallowing up everything around it."

Bruce stroked his chin, immediately understanding the real challenge: "The biggest problem isn't that; it's the Kryptonians who came to stop us."

"As expected of you, Bat Boy, you hit the nail on the head."

Du Mu grinned and said, "The Kryptonians will definitely stop us from destroying the spaceship. We don't need to worry about Clark, but we might have to face several Kryptonians."

"Simply put, it's a split push tactic. The strongest hero, Clark, is placed in the top lane to split push and take down towers, while the rest of the team pushes together in the mid lane. However, this will attract more enemy forces, making it extremely risky. You should understand that now."

Bruce nodded.

After Du Mu's explanation, it indeed became even more difficult to understand.

Then he asked the question that concerned him most: "How many people are there on our side?"

Du Mu laughed: "What are you talking about? Aren't all our men here?"

Bruce:

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In fact, Du Mu had contacted Constantine, but as soon as the guy heard that he was going to deal with General Zod's gang, he immediately pretended that the signal was bad and hung up the phone.

I'm fighting Kryptonians?

real or fake?

Du Mu held Constantine in utter contempt.

They have no spirit of sacrifice whatsoever; they deserve to be turned away from heaven.

As a result, the only person Du Mu could pull in was Bruce, the Batman, and he provided him with information about Kryptonians in an effort to avoid triggering the "first encounter kill" buff.

"Not enough, far from it."

Bruce frowned.

Kryptonians already have a numerical advantage.

According to the intelligence provided by Clark, apart from the researchers, there are seven or eight combat personnel on the spaceship. In extreme cases, even the researchers may be deployed as a warm-up, which would only further widen the gap in numbers between the enemy and ourselves.

Even more deadly is the Kryptonians' trait of absorbing sunlight energy to become stronger.

Now Zod has discovered this secret, and the scene will be unimaginable once all Kryptonians start attracting solar energy.

"There's nothing I can do, you're the only superhero I know."

Du Mu spread his hands: "If all else fails, I'll bring in Director Gordon. He's the king of one-on-one combat in Gotham, undefeated in a one-on-one fight. Why don't we let him take on General Zod, and then we can deal with the rest of the Kryptonians?"

Bruce ignored Du Mu's words and said in a deep voice, "I know there are many beings in the world with special abilities, but time is too tight now. Zod's plan could be launched at any time, and we simply don't have time to search for them one by one."

Du Mu's eyes suddenly lit up: "This is not simple. Since we can't find them, let's make them come to us."

As he spoke, he flipped himself into the air, and a megaphone appeared in his hand.

[Item: Megaphone (Can send a message globally via the world channel, your voice can be heard by all consciousnesses, limited to 50 characters)]

Du Mu then took out a bow-tie-shaped voice changer, held the speaker to his mouth, and pressed the switch.

At the same moment, every conscious being on Earth, whether human or animal, had a cold, unfamiliar voice appear in their mind.

[I am the consciousness of Earth. Zod intends to transform Earth into Krypton, ending Earth's civilization. To protect Earth, all extraordinary beings are requested to assemble in Metropolis and stop the evil Kryptonians.]

Excluding punctuation, it's exactly within 50 characters.

With the help of the loudspeaker, Du Mu's voice was automatically translated into various languages, allowing people from all countries to easily understand its meaning.

The entire Earth instantly erupted in chaos.

Not long ago, Zod hijacked global signals and conducted a live global broadcast.

Now this voice is even more ingenious; it has directly hijacked the minds of all humanity, triggering a forced pop-up window.

But what's even more shocking is the content.

General Zod's plan to transform the entire Earth into Krypton, ending Earth's civilization, is tantamount to killing everyone.

And the most outrageous thing is that this voice actually claims to be the consciousness of Earth.

Could it be that Mother Earth is asking them for help?

Whether it's true or false, global public opinion was instantly ignited.

People were already wary of Zod and his alien gang, after all, they hijacked global signals right off the bat, so what kind of people could they be?

However, the technological level of General Zod and his aliens is equally evident. They can easily hijack global signals and keep their spaceships in Earth's orbit, making them technologically far superior to Earth.

So everyone could only console themselves that maybe Zod would really leave obediently once he found his people.

But now this Earth consciousness has directly exposed General Zod's ambitions.

Regardless of their camp or stance, everyone's primary identity is that of an Earthling.

Earth is their only home, and destroying Earth is equivalent to destroying everything they depend on for survival.

Who can sit still now?!

The extraordinary individuals hidden around the world all wore solemn expressions and began to move rapidly towards the metropolis.

Even some supervillains have set off, cursing and swearing, determined to let those alien bumpkins know who owns Earth.

At this moment, Clark and Bruce, the only ones who knew the whole story, were looking at Du Mu in shock.

"How did you do that?"

They also heard the voice in their minds, and they knew perfectly well that it wasn't some Earth consciousness, but rather the voice of the person in front of them.

Du Mu calmly waved his hand: "It's just a little magic, nothing to mention."

While it's a bit of a shame to use the megaphone for global recruitment to fight bosses, it's still worth it to show off against DC's two giants.

Bruce was the first to come to his senses and said in a deep voice, "Then let's head to Metropolis now. We must quickly assemble a team capable of confronting the Kryptonians head-on."

He glanced down at his bat suit, knowing full well that this standard equipment was no match for the Kryptonians.

Without hesitation, he immediately said, "Activate the SM-9527 program and activate the latest combat suit."

"The anti-Spider-Man suit is activated."

The walls slid open to the sides, and the cold, electronic notification sounds echoed through the bat cave.

A brand-new suit of armor slowly rose from the hidden compartment. It was several orders of magnitude thicker than the one Bruce was wearing. The chest and shoulder armor were layered with multiple layers of composite armor, and hydraulic assist structures were added to the joints. The helmet's eye area emitted a ghostly blue light. The whole suit looked like a humanoid tank.

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Du Mu's expression was somewhat subtle: "Anti-Spider-Man suit?"

Bruce replied expressionlessly, "No, you misheard. It's the Batman suit."

Du Mu's lips twitched slightly: "Bullshit, all I heard was the anti-Spider-Man suit."

"It's possible that the name was entered incorrectly by accident."

"Who are you kidding? These two names don't even have the same number of characters."

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Seeing that his teammates had started arguing before even entering the battlefield, Clark quickly stepped forward to stop them: "That's enough, stop arguing."

Bruce suddenly turned to look at him: "What's your name?"

Clark paused, then said, "Clark Kent."

His name has already been exposed, so there's no need to hide it from Bruce.

Bruce shook his head: "I mean codenames, like Batman and Spider-Man."

This leads to a question about Clark, who has never given himself a code name.

Clark thought about it carefully and said, "Let's call him Superman. Someone called me that before, and I think it suits me well."

"Superman, what a great name."

Bruce nodded, offered a compliment, and then turned to the AI, ordering, "Change the name of the Anti-Spider-Man Suit to Anti-Superman Suit."

"Okay, it's been corrected."

Clark:

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