Perhaps it was Katana's behavior, or her style, that made this "parasite" believe she was there for a covert investigation.
It had intended to use its shapeshifting ability to ambush and kill her, then slowly deal with the aftermath.
Who would have thought it would be outsmarted? That woman must have calculated that the guards would enter at this time.
The "parasite's" heart sank. What worried it most was not being discovered by humans, but that their intelligence might have already been compromised.
No matter who that woman was, she must have had some understanding of them; otherwise, why did she show no surprise when it suddenly transformed?
The plan must be moved up as soon as possible!
At this moment, the bullets fired from the guards' guns had embedded in its body, but it squeezed them out.
It leaped forward, swiping its hands left and right, cutting two guards into pieces.
Then he transformed back into the Admiral, used the blade on his finger to cut his own chest, allowing the blood to seep out.
At this moment, more guards rushed in from outside the room.
"Admiral!"
The Admiral clutched his chest, blood seeping through his fingers. He struggled to shout, "Quick… quickly save me!"
After speaking, he fell backward to the ground. His acting was so superb that ten Oscars wouldn't be enough for him.
"Quick! Doctor! Get a Doctor over here!"
The guards frantically busied themselves, completely unaware that a pair of eyes was watching them from outside the window.
Katana, having witnessed everything, quietly departed.
The next day, the Washington Daily published astonishing news: a certain Admiral in The Pentagon, 703, had actually been assassinated by a metahuman!
This sparked a huge discussion worldwide, especially in political circles, where the issue of how to deal with metahumans was brought into the open for the first time.
Numerous state-controlled media outlets and opinion leaders with close ties to the government began to expand the issue, turning the Admiral's assassination into a global problem concerning metahumans.
And the target was directly Justice League.
As the most famous and powerful superhero organization on this Planet, it had always been deeply feared by the international community.
Although not openly stated, all countries were secretly planning how to dismantle this metahuman group.
When the World's most powerful force is so concentrated in one organization, no country can truly feel at ease.
Especially Shazam and Superman in Justice League.
Intelligence departments had roughly calculated that these two metahumans possessed the ability to wipe out Earth's biosphere within four hours, destroy the Surface within ten hours, and penetrate the Earth's core within twenty-four hours.
They could no longer be considered metahumans; they were two Gods!
Humans need Gods as spiritual beliefs, but they do not need Gods to descend to the human World.
So, after this incident broke out, all countries took action, scrambling to get involved.
The clamor about dealing with metahuman crime surged, and influenced by public opinion, a significant portion of the populace began to question metahumans.
As the discussion escalated, they directly raised the issue to superheroes, beginning to debate whether superheroes had the right to enforce the law on criminals.
But fortunately, the superheroes' Base of support remained strong. Metropolis, Superman's city, and Coast City, Green Lantern's city, were both directly aided cities, and superhero culture had become one of the pillar industries in these cities.
So they continued to support the superheroes as always.
However, if this situation continued, the Fire would sooner or later reach Justice League.
In the movies, even though Superman always did his best to do what was right, there were still many people who opposed him.
As the concept of superheroes became more widespread globally, the diverse will of humanity began to show its power.
But Dane wasn't flustered at all. In essence, he couldn't be considered a pure superhero; he just didn't want to become a villain.
"We're not responding to those discussions?" Diana asked with a serious tone.
The public didn't know the exact location of the Hall of Justice yet. If they did, a large crowd would surely be protesting in front of the building.
"If this is what you wanted me to see, I can only say that the Surface Worlders are indeed as ignorant and ugly as I expected."
Standing on Dane's other side was a cool-faced Mera, who also watched the news on the big screen, subtly glancing at Diana on the other side.
Diana, of course, noticed her small action and felt both annoyed and amused.
She said, "Believe me, your Atlantean people are no better than them."
The Atlantis Diana referred to were the descendants of the Atlantean Empire, generally referring to all Undersea people.
This was a major generalization.
Mera opened her mouth as if to argue with her, but Dane stopped her.
Dane knew that Atlantis and Themyscira had some unpleasant history, but these two were still young; there was no reason for them to inherit the hatred of their ancestors.
"These aren't important anymore. These civilians are just people swayed by public opinion; they cannot shake the will of Justice League!"
Dane said this with conviction, because he had just received news that the new Hall of Justice in Kahndaq had been completed and accepted.
They were about to have a Base entirely of their own!
Moreover, the launch center was already half-built, estimated to be completed by the end of the year.
His deep space monitoring network would soon be operational, which would be a dimensionality reduction strike against all countries on Earth.
I'm annoyed by you people, always staring at that small patch of land on Earth, fighting over resources as if anyone cares. I'm not playing anymore! I'm going to "ascend"!
Let alone other star systems, the Solar System alone has virtually inexhaustible resources that can be exploited.
On Earth, Dane could at most be the ruler of a country, and with enough determination, perhaps even contend for ruler of Earth, but how could that compare to owning the entire Solar System?
Besides, Dane had long anticipated the current situation, and it was no surprise. The conflict between metahumans and ordinary humans would eventually be exposed anyway.
It was just a matter of sooner or later.
"Cortana, use social media to announce to all countries that Justice League will respect the public's opinion and withdraw from the United States!"
"Understood." Cortana's voice rang out, but her image did not appear.
"Don't we need to notify the other members?" Diana asked, puzzled.
Dane shook his head: "This is just a nominal statement. In reality, we're just changing our meeting location. Things will remain as they usually are; it's just a matter of opening another door."
Diana understood upon hearing this. They usually teleported via bracelets, so it didn't matter where they held meetings; even going to the Moon would be fine and wouldn't affect their ability to return to Earth instantly.
As Dane said, it was just a matter of opening another door.
Mera looked at the two with their unspoken understanding, feeling a little dejected. She simply left the hall, preparing to find the Birds of Prey women.
She felt they were easier to get along with.
Diana watched her leave, her tone a little teasing: "Your little lover is gone. Aren't you going to chase her back?"
Ten
Dane shook his head, continuing to focus on the screen.
With no one else around, Diana simply sat into his lap, bringing her mouth close to his ear.
"I don't mind you having many women, because my father Zeus was like that."
Dane seemed to want to say something, but Diana pressed a finger to his lips.
"However, I have one request: you cannot disappear like Zeus, leaving me alone like my mother."
"Don't be like Zeus, forgetting old love for new, making me jealous like Hera..."
Dane held her tightly in his arms, saying softly and gently, "I won't, Diana. I will be by your side until the end of life..."
...Cortana's actions were swift. Alone, she was faster than all the World's journalists and internet trolls combined in drafting statements.
The news of Justice League's withdrawal from the United States once again triggered an earthquake in public opinion.
Within the Military, Captain Trevor, who supported integrating superheroes into official channels, was deeply disappointed by the government's actions.
It was the twenty-first century, yet the United States' upper echelons still treated other forces with the same zero-sum mentality of the last century.
It was a situation where cooperation would benefit both, yet they insisted on self-sabotage.
Which country in this World has the most superheroes?
The United States!
Which country needs superheroes the most?
Still the United States!
If superheroes were to leave them, who would they expect to face those monsters and threats from outer space?
Uncle Sam?.
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