The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

Two figures broke through the clouds and landed steadily on a patch of wasteland on the outskirts of Seren.

The soil beneath my feet was damp with the morning mist, and the outline of the city in the distance was faintly visible through the thin fog.

Li Zhen staggered half a step after landing, not because her injuries hadn't healed, but because of a sudden surge of irritation.

He raised his hand to rub his temples, his gaze sweeping across the distant, sprawling city, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

The information Batman provided only extended to the city of Ciarán, but that is, after all, a complete city, not an isolated outpost.

Doctor Fate is known for his elusive nature and reclusive lifestyle, making it virtually impossible to find a magic-based hero who deliberately hides himself in the vast sea of ​​people—it's like finding a needle in a haystack.

"What's wrong? Having trouble?"

Diana landed beside him, her tone slightly mocking.

She had long noticed that Li Zhen had been enthusiastically planning along the way, but she hadn't expected that he hadn't even considered the most basic question: "how to accurately find people."

Li Zhen turned to look at her, not denying her oversight.

"I didn't think much about it, I just wanted to get there first and then figure it out."

He paused, a sly glint in his eyes.

"How about this, I'll go to the city center and pretend to be a supervillain, flip over a few cars, and yell a couple of times. When people start screaming for help, Doctor Fate, as the guardian of this place, should surely come out and take a look, right?"

"You dare!"

Diana reached out and tapped him on the head, her tone tinged with helplessness.

She knew, of course, that Li Zhen was joking, but the idea of ​​using destruction as a means still made her frown.

This kid's Wittrum mindset is really deeply ingrained.

"Okay, okay, enough joking around."

Li Zhen rubbed the spot where she had been hit, her playful expression fading as her tone became serious.

"Mr. Prince, I need your help."

Diana raised an eyebrow, signaling him to continue.

"You are an Amazon princess, blessed with divine power. Perhaps your aura can attract the attention of Doctor Fate."

Li Zhen explained that this was the safest solution he could think of.

Diana hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"It's worth a try. Doctor Fate's artifacts and divine power are from the same source, so perhaps they can sense my magic bracelet."

She pulled Li Zhen to an open space at the entrance of the city, and then raised her arms.

The pair of antique magic bracelets on her wrists gently collided, producing a crisp and melodious "ding."

The sound waves spread out, accompanied by a faint golden light that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye, rippling towards the depths of the city like waves on water.

Wherever the light passed, the magical energy in the air began to fluctuate slightly, and the distant mist dissipated somewhat.

The two waited quietly for a moment.

Just when Li Zhen thought this method wouldn't work, a golden light suddenly appeared in the sky.

A golden, tower-like structure slowly emerged into the air, its body engraved with intricate runes. Bathed in sunlight, it gleamed with a sacred glow and hovered at a height of about twenty meters above the ground, rotating slowly.

Immediately afterwards, a figure flew out from the water-like ripples on the tower.

The man was dressed in a dark blue, tight-fitting battle suit, covered by a golden cloak. Most striking of all was the full-face, holeless golden helmet he wore, which completely obscured his face, with only a faint magical aura swirling around the edge of the helmet.

He is Dr. Fate.

Li Zhen stared at the smooth helmet without any observation holes, and couldn't help but wonder.

Doesn't it feel stuffy to wear this on your head?

Just as his thoughts were wandering, Doctor Fate had already slowly flown down in front of the two of them.

His voice came through the helmet, carrying an ethereal yet majestic quality, as if transcending time and space.

"Daughter of Zeus, Diana Prince, the god Naboo greets you."

"I'd prefer you call me Diana, or Wonder Woman."

Diana frowned, clearly disliking the title "Daughter of Zeus".

Doctor Fate did not argue. He turned his helmet toward Li Zhen and his tone suddenly turned cold, filled with undisguised hostility.

"Human demon, leave this land."

Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved it, and pale golden magical light gathered in front of him, forming a symbol resembling a cross.

Encore Life Symbol.

The magic, condensed into the shape of a symbol, exuded a strong suppressive aura, crushing towards Li Zhen with a threatening tone that it would attack if she did not leave.

"What do you mean?"

Diana's expression changed, and she instinctively stood in front of Li Zhen, stretching out her arm to block the magical light.

"Dr. Fate, he's my student, not some kind of monster! Please explain why you're offending him like this!"

"student?"

Doctor Fate let out a mocking laugh, his tone full of disdain.

"Princess of Zeus, you can't even see through the true nature of this demon?"

He pointed at Li Zhen, his voice suddenly rising.

"In Naboo's vision, the resentment and bloodlust emanating from this boy are far more intense than most demons in the depths of hell! A 'human-demon' who can enrage Naboo must have slaughtered at least hundreds of millions of intelligent beings!"

"Hundreds of millions?"

Diana shuddered, and the body that was blocking Li Zhen stiffened slightly.

She turned back to look at Li Zhen in disbelief, her eyes filled with shock and bewilderment.

She knew the level of Naboo, a being that would never lie.

But after spending these past few days with Li Zhen, all she saw was a young man trying to break free from the past and wanting to live a good life. How could he possibly be a demon who slaughtered hundreds of millions of intelligent lives?

She took a deep breath, turned her head, stared intently at Li Zhen, and her voice trembled slightly.

"Li Zhen, is what he said... true?"

Li Zhen fell silent.

He had long known that his past could not be completely hidden.

Upon arriving on Earth, he confessed that he came from Witrum and the cruelty of that planet, but he concealed the blood on his hands.

It's not that I don't want to talk about it, but that I can't.

This level of killing cannot be simply summarized as "making a mistake" or "repenting".

Throughout the careers of all the Justice League superheroes, all the supervillains they've encountered combined probably haven't taken as many lives as he has.

Even including the intergalactic criminals that Green Lantern has dealt with in the universe, it's still not enough.

He had no way to defend himself, because what Dr. Fate said was true.

The civilizations conquered by Vitrum, the weak races they regarded as "test targets," and billions upon billions of lives, died directly or indirectly at the hands of him and other Vitrum warriors.

"He was born on the planet Witrum, a civilization that takes pride in conquest and slaughter."

Diana looked at Lee Jung's silent expression and already knew the answer in her heart, but she still couldn't help but defend Lee Jung.

"That wasn't a choice he could make! He was forced into it, and he must have felt terrible about it!"

"Self-deception."

Doctor Fate interrupted her without hesitation.

"If he had even the slightest remorse for his past killings, the stench of blood and sin on his body wouldn't be so heavy. From the perspective of soul magic, his soul has long been soaked in blood, with no possibility of redemption."

Diana's expression finally turned serious.

She turned to look at Li Zhen again, her eyes filled with the last glimmer of hope, waiting for his rebuttal.

She was willing to believe him even if he said just a few random words.

But Li Zhen just looked at her, her eyes, which had been devoid of emotion, now filled with exhaustion, and she sighed softly.

That sigh says it all.

Diana's heart sank. She didn't press further, but turned to Doctor Fate and said in a low voice.

"We've come to ask for your help. My student has been targeted by Eris, the goddess of discord, and has obtained her artifact, the Apple of Eros. We need to find a way to break her spell and deal with Eris's revenge after her resurrection."

"impossible."

Doctor Fate refused without even thinking.

"Naboo will never help a demon with blood on his hands. I will keep an eye on you until he leaves Seren. Don't try to stay here."

The golden life symbol lit up again, this time even creating a massive airflow out of thin air.

Li Zhen stood in the howling wind, nodded slightly to Doctor Fate, and spoke calmly.

"I'm sorry to have disturbed you. I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he didn't linger. He turned around, took off, and flew away from Seren City.

Diana watched his retreating figure, hesitated for a moment, and finally chased after him.

In mid-air, after hesitating for a few seconds, she suddenly accelerated, flew directly in front of Li Zhen, blocked his path, and looked at him with a complicated expression.

"Li Zhen, tell me, under what circumstances did you need to kill so many people?"