American comics: Praising the sun, starting from Gotham!

When the elevator doors slid open to the sides, the interior did indeed have the feel of a high-end laboratory.

Unfortunately, the group of people in white coats who were busy outside didn't think that way.

"Intrusion Alert!"

The middle-aged man who seemed to be the supervisor and was closest to the elevator reacted quickly.

This person has absolutely no basic manners; without even asking who you are, he has already slapped the red emergency button next to him.

"Hey, don't be so formal. I heard you guys don't get much sunlight and are really calcium deficient, so I've come here specifically to bring you some goodness."

Xiu En didn't even move; he just smiled genuinely.

Not only was her expression radiant, but her entire being was dazzling.

As the corners of his mouth turned up, the already conspicuous golden light in the underground environment spread to everyone's heads, bursting out at an extremely high frequency.

It's as if someone crammed the midday sun into this 100-square-meter basement and then pressed the "violent flashing" switch.

The laboratory, which was originally dimly lit with only cold light source instruments, was instantly filled with a sacred but absolutely deadly golden-white color.

Ah Fu, on the other hand, had already put on his sunglasses and fully agreed with Xiu En's perverse sense of humor.

Under the light, every speck of dust was revealed in minute detail.

"Ah! My eyes!"

"Damn it! What the hell is that?! A flashbang?"

"Who pulled the sun in?! I can't see it! It's all white light!"

Even though some people were wearing protective goggles, it meant nothing to Xiu En.

After all, the light was practically shining in their faces.

The laboratory, which was just a moment ago in perfect order, was instantly transformed into a large-scale maggot breeding site.

At this moment, more than a dozen people were rolling on the floor, screaming in agony, covering their eyes.

The supervisor who wanted to press the alarm immediately leaned back, covering his tear-filled eyes with his hands. Even if he had lowered his head, he might have been able to see through a crack, but he stared directly at the "divine face".

"Ah Fu, do you think this counts as light pollution control?"

Xiu En restrained his supernatural powers and stepped over the supervisor's still twitching thigh.

"Anyway, these guys are using Wayne's money to do dirty work underground, so they should be considered the kind of people who can't be brought to the light of day, right? Look at them, they don't even dare to open their eyes to me."

"Shuen, technically speaking, what you're doing now should be called strong exposure."

Alfred didn't even glance at the person rolling on the ground.

He walked straight to the unguarded control panel, took a black connector from his suit pocket, and plugged it into Wayne Group's own security system mainframe.

"Furthermore, they're not just using the master's money."

Afu stared at the rapidly scrolling red text on the screen, his voice falling into a low murmur.

"They also stole Mr. Victor's core algorithm for active hibernation. These data traffic data indicate that they are transmitting these results to an unknown node."

"Don't jump to conclusions, Ah Fu."

Ivy, who had been tucked into Xiu En's trench coat pocket, suddenly spoke.

This time, her flowerpot wasn't facing anyone, but instead turned towards the deepest part of the laboratory, which was surrounded by heavy lead plates and one-way glass.

Even in its sunflower form, Xiu En could feel the chilling sensation emanating from the leaves, stinging his skin.

"It's more disgusting than stealing money. There... a plant is dying."

Perhaps it was because Xiu En's joke about photosynthesis went too far, or perhaps these researchers were really not resilient enough.

When the innermost main screen lit up, the face on it, which should have been there to inspect the work, looked somewhat comical.

If you could only read one multiverse novel in your lifetime, it would probably be "American Comics: Praise the Sun Starting from Gotham!"

It was a man wearing a dark gray radiation protection suit, with a blurry rotating light in the background.

"What's going on? Why isn't there any feedback data from Sector B-13? What are you guys doing?"

The man's voice abruptly stopped.

Because he saw a white expanse.

Not only was the video signal on the screen completely white due to overexposure, but he also saw his group of elite scientists writhing on the ground like a bunch of maggots being scalded by boiling water.

At the very center of that storm of holy light, a glowing man in a trench coat was stepping on his chief scientist's twitching hand with his leather shoes, a chillingly pleased smile on his face.

"Oh? Looks like someone's home."

Even though there was an unknown distance between them, and even though it was just through a digital signal, he could still taste the flavor coming from the other side.

It was the rich aroma emanating from a large, extremely fresh, and highly pure N metal.

"Don't be nervous, friend. Now that the video call is working, why don't you tell me where you're hiding? That way I can arrange for a courier to pick up the package."

Xiu En's tone was very gentle, but the masked man on the screen didn't seem to think so.

The man on the screen suddenly narrowed his pupils, and his hand almost frantically slammed down on a row of red switches on the control panel.

Sizzle—Sizzle—!

Before Xiu En could make another funny face, the entire screen went completely black.

"The cut was swift and decisive. It even initiated a data self-destruct program at the last second."

Afu's fingers left afterimages on the keyboard.

"I must say, this adversary's counter-surveillance awareness is far superior to most of his Gotham counterparts. Even if I were to trace back now, it would be difficult to pinpoint the physical address of that signal source within three minutes."

"Who said we had to use a computer to search?"

Xiu En slowly opened his eyes.

He raised his hand, tapped his index finger lightly on the blacked-out monitor screen, and then pointed to the floor in the southeast direction.

Through countless layers of cement and soil, it points to a point deep within the bustling underground pipe network of the city center.

"Southeast, five o'clock, about two miles away as the crow flies, depth... uh, a bit deep, about fifty meters underground, now I can sense him."

Xiu En licked his lips.

"And the smell was a bit pungent. He was moving, very fast. Like he was sitting on some kind of big thing."

Ivy's vines extending from Xiu En's collar seemed to be infected by this killing intent, and the edges of her leaves gleamed with a sharp, metallic sheen.

"There's a subway line down there that was abandoned because of rising water levels."

Afu immediately pulled up the city blueprint from that year.

"That was built in the 1950s to protect against nuclear attack; it's long gone from the blueprints. It seems our friend really is a rat."

"Never mind the rats for now."

Xiu En turned his head and cast his gaze toward the deepest laboratory, which had always been protected by explosion-proof glass and a thick layer of lead.

Ever since Ivy came in, she has been radiating an almost tangible killing intent in this direction.

There was a cylindrical life support capsule filled with a murky green liquid.

And floating inside was an extremely terrifying thing.

If I had to describe it, it would be like a giant carnivorous flower that has grown wildly because it has eaten too much genetically modified fertilizer.

However, each of its petals was forcibly embedded with metal electrodes, and its roots were directly inserted with countless thick tubes. Even in its dormancy, those tubes were still greedily drawing out a kind of sap with a pale green fluorescent glow.

"Ah Fu, do you think the Wayne Group's insurance companies will cry if we smash this glass?"