The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

Chapter 136 Betting on Both Sides

To explain how outsiders managed to turn Firestorm against them...

He doesn't need to persuade the other side at all.

Some progress in this world is somewhat slow compared to the universe of the Crime Syndicate.

The Outsider arrived in this world even earlier than Atom Girl.

He knew that the death storm of the crime syndicate was called Martin Stein, and coincidentally, there was such a person in this world.

The only difference is that Martin in the Crime Syndicate is a theoretical biologist, while Martin in this world is a nuclear physicist.

But this doesn't prevent outsiders from knowing that the other party has the potential to become a reverse isotope of the Death Storm.

Therefore, the Outsider established a simplified version of the Super Villain Secret Society early on, and recruited Danton Black, Martin Stein's ambitious assistant, after he passed the test.

Danton Black then copied and stole all of Martin's nuclear physics research data and handed it over to an outsider.

This reverse isotope of Alfred quickly mastered Martin's research findings.

Then, at a suitable opportunity, taking advantage of the anti-nuclear protests organized by Eddie Earhart, Danton Black arranged for Ronnie, a member of the resistance group, to be knocked unconscious and tied up inside the nuclear energy research institute.

Afterwards, the outsider prematurely detonated the trigger program set up by Danton, and with the ability to reconstruct the atomic structure of inorganic matter derived from Death Storm, sealed himself and a secret room quietly built next to Martin's Research Institute into the body of the newly born Firestorm.

Yes.

The original plan was to guide the Firestorm to its birth, then reverse-analyze its fusion and decomposition waves, and seal the Justice League into the Firestorm at a crucial moment. However, this plan was reversed by an outsider.

No one could have imagined that Firestorm, who could perfectly pass the Justice League and Batman tests, had a third person inside him.

Because Firestorm reveals his truest self to Batman.

Therefore, no matter how Firestorm is assessed, even if there comes a day when Batman forces him to put him on the suspect list as the plan progresses, the priority of suspicion will be very low.

Ronnie and Martin, the entities of Firestorm, would never have imagined that their design of so many devices to help them split would ultimately fail because of the outsider inside Firestorm's body who sabotaged things in the secret room.

But outsiders, while simultaneously observing the outside world through Firestorm's body, also come to understand Batman's personality.

It must be said that in many ways, Batman is extremely similar to the crime syndicate's Night Owl.

Whether Firestorm will be on the suspect list is irrelevant to Batman.

As the plan progresses and more clues emerge, Batman will not hesitate to accuse Firestorm of being a spy.

Emotion? It doesn't exist.

No matter how unbelievable the rational outcome may seem, Batman is the kind of person who will take direct action.

In particular, Atom Girl has most likely been captured. Although the Outsider has not directly contacted Atom Girl, through the message transmitted to him one-way by Night Owl, the Outsider realized that Atom Girl's statement to the Crime Syndicate after waking up did not match the timeline at all.

Even before Empress Jeanne's sudden appearance, Atomic Girl had already briefly lost contact.

In addition, Atomic Girl's own fear of Ultraman led her to deliberately obscure her story, so outsiders simply ignored her and went on to devise new plans.

Moreover, we must speed things up; we must be so fast that no one can react before we make a move.

The Night Owl's plan to patiently investigate the anomalous individual (Lee Jung/Jung Te) was challenged by the Outsider, who decisively defied the advice and made his own judgment.

Pandora's box hasn't appeared yet? No worries.

I had already planned more than three ways to open the channels.

Who Li Zhen is is unimportant; she's just one of the five who are hindering Zhen Te's progress.

Amozo copied Jeanne's stats, so how could he still be no match for Li Zhen, who doesn't have Superman, Fire Hunter, Shazam, or Wonder Woman by her side?

As for whether Amozzo will become a problem, outsiders have already taken precautions, implanting a deeper program logic of pursuing freedom into Amozzo.

After that android killed Li Zhen, it looked down on Earth because its intelligence broke through the command blockade.

It was precisely this rapid punch that made it so fast that even Batman had difficulty stopping his plans.

Even outsiders have begun to consider how to deal with Jeanne.

Once the crime syndicate arrives, negotiations with Gente, who is also not a positive figure, will most likely break down.

But one Jeanne is easier to deal with than the entire Justice League.

When Firestorm pushed open the magic door, the other thieves didn't see anything but a pale old man wearing a top hat pressing a button in front of them.

The nuclear energy atom stabilizer on his chest suddenly emitted a new frequency, and atomic flames swept through, absorbing the outsider who had briefly left earlier into his body.

Ronnie and Martin both fell into a deep sleep, and at this moment, the one controlling the fiery storm's body was an outsider.

Shazam, who was fighting fiercely with Superman against the Despair Demon, suddenly saw the Firestorm fly back into the sky and quickly asked what was wrong.

"What's going on with the Eternal Council—"

Firestorm suddenly smiled evilly, raised his hand, and used atomic recombination to conjure a huge kryptonite out of thin air.

Superman rolled his eyes, unable to utter a sound, and plummeted straight down from the sky.

With a wave of his hand, Firestorm sent a massive kryptonite crashing down, crushing Superman beneath it.

Shazam was shocked, but then he was grabbed in the palm of the Despair Demon, whose size had increased several times.

Firestorm looked delighted.

Once Shockwave is acquired, with Gent's help in stopping Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter, the Crime Syndicate can descend upon the land.

But just when the plan was 99% complete, an unexpected person appeared.

"Firestorm" switched back to the Super Villain Secret Society's headset channel, and the Copperhead Serpent's mournful roar came through.

"Boss, the bombshell was knocked out with a single punch! Someone hijacked the shockwave!"

The outsider remained silent for a moment, but being a calm and collected person, he simply asked the question in a composed manner.

"Gruud couldn't hold off Martian Manhunter?"

If that's all there is to it, then minor accidents are perfectly acceptable.

Planning is never perfect; unexpected things are normal.

"Not that green guy—he looks a bit like a young Emperor of Terror."

Although Copperhead Snake really wanted to call out "Stinky Guy," the nickname he secretly gave to Gente, he remained rational for the moment and only called out the Taoist name that the Stinky Guy had left for them.

The outsider stared wide-eyed at those crimson-gold eyes.

Li Zhen was not defeated by Ya Mo Zhuo, and even his progress was delayed for half a day?

This was a huge surprise.

With the mental amplification device he provided, as long as Gerud doesn't betray him, Martian Manhunter won't be difficult to deal with even if he temporarily gets rid of Gerud.

If all else fails, we can use fire.

I happen to be currently occupying the body of Firestorm.

But Lee Jung—like Jeongte—has no weaknesses in the superficial sense.

That self-important, fearful emperor could indeed observe that there seemed to be some psychological weaknesses, but Li Zhen was an unexpected surprise.

Their minds don't seem to have any weaknesses.

A faint booming sound came from the distant sky, clearly indicating that the younger version of the Emperor of Dread, as described by the Copperhead Serpent, was approaching.

Outsiders, seething with resentment, could only turn to another channel for help.

"Stop him for me!"

The emperor's mocking voice rang out, as if he had been secretly observing from nearby all along.

"I thought you'd send me to stop Wonder Woman or something—besides, we haven't even discussed payment yet, and the deposit for killing Brain Demon isn't enough for me to deal with him."

"I can let you see her again!"

The emperor's voice abruptly stopped, and heavy, clearly audible breathing came through the earpiece.

"You should know the consequences of deceiving me!"

The outsider watched as Li Zhen, with a calm expression, was less than two thousand meters away, and finally revealed another trump card that allowed him to confidently control the emperor.

"Reverse Flash! He's also part of a secret supervillain organization!"

With a deafening roar, a building three streets away exploded instantly, and the Emperor of Terror, enveloped in yellow light, shot straight into the sky, meeting Li Zhen head-on at lightning speed.