The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

Chapter 191 Hazardous Substances

"I'd like to confirm first that Kryptonians have the same concept of numbers as Earthlings, right?"

Bili, who was standing at the door and tugging at the door frame, raised his hand first, almost with a bitter smile, to ask the question.

Seeing that Billy was still trying to liven things up, Li Zhen's face darkened.

"She used English! Haven't you heard that word before? T-R-I-L————"

"No, no need, I've learned this word."

Billy gave an awkward smile and shut his mouth, saying nothing more.

Li Zhen closed her eyes and sighed deeply.

Trillions of billions—that's a scale that would take thousands of years to slaughter a pig, unless he were to directly start a cleanup campaign on Earth.

Tim, whose face had been pale from nervousness, became slightly more composed.

"Gotham can't hold that many people. This number is very likely due to some kind of microorganism, Poison Ivy spores, or virus."

With Li Zhen's help, Kara stood up, exhaling a long breath of cold air to extinguish the flames on the tables and chairs and lower the temperature of the conference room before speaking.

"I...I heard some roars, like those of wild beasts."

Li Zhen loosened her arms, looked at the people who had re-entered the conference room, and remained silent for the time being with a somber expression.

He was genuinely shocked by the numbers Kara had just mentioned, but he overlooked the possibility of a virus.

However, if there's anything that the fearless Li Zhenwei is even slightly wary of or resistant to, it's precisely the virus that's the first thing she'll be affected by.

People in Witrum are generally not afraid of viruses.

In the past, there have been civilized races that fought desperately against the invaders from the planet VI by releasing biological weapons.

Ordinary viruses or toxic gases, no matter how potent, would only have the same stimulating effect on the Witrum people as a human smoking a cigarette.

But this is DC's universe, and the epicenter of the incident is still in Gotham.

In addition to the Vitrum people's weapon of mass destruction that he knew from his previous life, and the existence of the natural disaster virus, Li Zhen finally had to take Lilith's prophecy quite seriously.

Tim walked over to Kara's side.

The third Robin finally showed a demeanor similar to Batman's. As a detective, or rather a tactician, Tim and Batman share a common weakness.

That is the degree of information we have about ourselves and the enemy.

Completely clueless, even Batman would be caught off guard by Bane at home and be cheated on.

Tim lost control of his emotions just now largely because of the problem of unreliable network signals.

All we know is that something happened in Gotham, and something happened to the Justice League.

But they had no idea what had happened, what the current situation was, or what the enemy's composition was.

I checked the news on my phone; everything seemed normal.

He tried calling the rest of the Bat family, but they were all unreachable.

I know nothing but that my family is in grave danger. Anyone would be overwhelmed in that situation.

But things are different now; Teen Titans has a Kryptonian.

It was from this moment that Tim began to realize just how lucky it was to have a Kryptonian teammate he could trust.

Even if Kara isn't as powerful as Superman, able to use her super senses to monitor the world when needed, even if it only covers a few thousand miles, it's still equivalent to having a super tactical radar at hand.

"Can you glean any more information, Kara?"

Tim pleaded in a soft voice, almost in a completely humble manner.

Kara glanced at Tim, then at Li Zhen, whose face was grave.

She nodded.

"First of all, apart from the absence of Superman, there is nothing unusual about Metropolis. I can hear that the residents there are still living normal lives."

"So far, the only place where something has happened is Gotham."

Tim frowned, pulled up a chair that Kara had just melted halfway down, and sat down. He took out his ever-present pen and paper and started scribbling.

We began the analysis based on the information Kara provided.

"Metropolis is so close to Gotham that this crisis has engulfed the entire city, yet the people of Metropolis are completely unaware."

"There's nothing unusual about it on the mobile news app. Logically speaking, Planet Media wouldn't let such a big story slip by."

"Release a large number of dangerous microorganisms to bio-infect the entire Gotham, while also concealing it from neighboring cities. The signal of the steel skeleton of the watchtower was also simulated. Kara closed her eyes again, but this time the range of her senses was not on Earth, so she opened her eyes quickly with a relaxed expression.

"The watchtower is almost empty; the steel frame isn't on it."

Tim nodded heavily to Kara, crossed out some previously recorded areas with his pen, and then began to recalculate.

His speech became increasingly rapid, and the diagrams he drew became increasingly abstract.

Li Zhen glanced at it and found that it was another one of those things without clear notes, which was completely incomprehensible.

Soon, Tim raised his head again and put down the pen he was holding.

"Now I roughly know what happened."

This is in conjunction with the events that Tim had previously been aware of: some unfamiliar forces, which even Batman had not yet fully investigated, entered Gotham and rapidly expanded to absorb the assets left behind by gangs like the Penguin and Black Mask, who had been nearly driven mad by Lee Jung, after they had shrunk their influence.

First of all, this should be a story that is all too familiar to Gotham.

The newcomers to Gotham were drawing strength from local gangs while secretly plotting against Batman.

Batman, who has recently been preoccupied with the Justice League, returned to Gotham as usual last night to begin his night patrol, only to be ambushed by those mysterious forces.

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This kind of thing has happened before.

Bane did the same thing when he first arrived in Gotham: he raided Blackgate Prison, released a large number of criminals, keeping Batman busy all night, and then sneaked into the Batcave to wait for the exhausted Batman to return before taking down Brokeback.

Many ambitious characters, upon entering Gotham, immediately try to establish their authority by using Batman, who is practically an invincible legend in Gotham City.

Countless people have done this, but so far, only Bane has managed to gain a foothold in Gotham City using this method.

The new forces wanted to follow suit, so they attacked Batman.

"But they failed."

Tim was quite certain of this.

"With such patience to encroach on the Penguin and Black Mask's territory, and to recruit Bane's men, what he wants is to establish a foothold in Gotham, not to destroy Gotham. The guy who released the dangerous substance and that guy are not from the same group, but they are definitely connected."

"Both sides were trying to exploit each other. After the guy who attacked Batman failed, another person/organization, seeing that the plan to defeat Batman was not working, simply released those substances into the whole of Gotham."

"And this move undoubtedly alarmed the Justice League."

"They mobilized their entire force, even Cyborg wasn't left at the watchtower, but they were all swallowed up by Gotham at that moment."

Billy didn't quite understand the logic, but couldn't help speaking up again.

"Why? Why can't it be just one faction that detonates the dangerous substance immediately after Batman returns to Gotham?"

"Because of the suddenness of the incident."

Tim explained.

"The guys who released the dangerous substance weren't targeting Batman, or rather, they weren't just targeting Batman. Their initial goal was to take down the entire Justice League; they just chose Batman as their first target."

"If the dangerous substance had been released from the beginning, even if Batman were to be affected, he would have had ample time to analyze the situation and report the level of danger to the Justice League."

"There's only one possibility: the group that released the dangerous substance knew that someone was quite confident in defeating Batman, and the two sides reached a cooperation agreement: one side would take care of the lone Batman, and the other side would take care of the Justice League."

Billy was even more confused.

"Wait, wait a minute, I can understand your blind faith in Batman, but what makes you think—"

"Why do you think that guy simulating the Cyborg signal would send us false information?"

Tim seemed to be looking down at Billy.

The latter seemed slightly dazed, and his speech was slow due to a lack of confidence.

"Generally speaking, giving someone the wrong information is an attempt to mislead or delay, like saying the Justice League hasn't been completely defeated yet?"

Tim slammed his fist on the table.

"Because Batman hasn't been completely dealt with yet!"

"That dangerous substance should have been used against other members of the Justice League, which would have been the safest option. Instead, it was released in Gotham, and they went to such lengths to cover it up."

"They may have used it to clean up those things, and were forced to temporarily block the information. It's even possible that those substances were leaked due to some accident, which contradicted their original plan."