Batman knew he was being targeted, and immediately began considering the owner of the laugh.
In his memory, there were three people who would laugh like this. One was Brainiac, but not long ago, he and his planet had been turned to dust.
The second was Lex Luthor, but Luthor was no longer up to mischief. In facing the Omega Four Gods, Luthor had even stood up to protect the Earth...
At that moment, he heard firing sounds from outside the aircraft, making the cabin resound like a muffled drum.
His aircraft was hit, someone else was also piloting an aircraft and had locked onto his six o'clock position.
Bruce was not Hal, his piloting skills were not good enough to shake off the enemy in Superman's brain and engage in a dogfight under such circumstances.
The person behind immediately disrupted Bruce's aircraft with a rhythm of bullet rain, breaking its wings.
Bruce smashed through the cockpit glass to escape but was swallowed by a giant mutated cell.
But he already knew, his opponent was Luthor, Superman's arch-enemy, once again standing on their opposing side.
...............
Meanwhile, Su Ming and his group returned to the Hall of Justice.
Bruce's money given to Su Ming was also being kept here; after all, there was no worry about superheroes stealing his money.
In the command center, they met Steel Bone.
"Hi, Victor." Sea King walked over and patted his shoulder: "How are Batman and the others doing?"
The half-mechanical Black Man forced a smile and shook his head, his mechanical eye glowing with red light: "After they entered the Totality's barrier, I lost contact with them. I was planning to play a game of 'Madden Football' with the Mother Box, but now, an unknown world has unfolded in the cosmos, I don't know what it is..."
As he spoke, he projected what the satellite saw on a big screen.
The cosmos seemed to have lifted a black cloth, revealing half of the concealed entity beneath, a terrifying galaxy emitting black and purple hues, filled with endless swirling vortexes.
"This... isn't the Dark Multiverse?" Diana's expression became serious. She unconsciously touched her weapon, the grip of her Treasure Sword was stained with sweat.
Su Ming observed what lay before him, removed his helmet, and stroked his beard: "It isn't, it didn't exist before, or we were unaware of its existence."
Barry had already moved to the side, found a corner in the command hall to sit and think about the Static Force problem.
Sea King looked somewhat helpless, unable to comprehend what everyone was discussing, but it didn't concern him. He just needed to know where the enemy was afterward.
Su Ming was pondering, it seemed this unknown galaxy came from outside the Origin Wall, so presumably, it must have an effect on Earth, but what could it be?
Just then, the ceiling suddenly crashed down, a heavy object from above fell like a comet onto the roof of the Hall of Justice, smashing through several layers of protection, landing in the command room.
Sunlight poured in from above, but it was distorted and absorbed by the falling figure as though he was a vortex, constantly consuming the light.
"John?" Diana frowned; it was Green Lantern Hero John, Hal's comrade: "What are you doing?"
For at this moment, John's uniform was no longer green, but a purple that no one had ever seen before, adorned with jagged patterns.
"Day as the curtain, night as the screen."
"We thrive, avoiding the gaze."
"Heart of Darkness, wielding the sword."
"Sweep through the eight directions, Unseen Light!"
John did not answer Diana's question but raised his right fist high and shouted an unknown Lantern Group oath.
Now, everyone noticed that there was no longer a green ring on his finger, replaced instead by a tattoo-like pattern made of purple light.
A never-before-seen Lantern Ring.
"No! John, whatever is controlling you, you must resist!" Diana raised her Shield and shouted to the once Green Lantern Hero.
John raised his fist to his face, looked at the tattoo-like ring, letting the purple light illuminate his Black face.
"No, I have seen the things deep within my heart, in the hearts of all living beings... I have no retreat left, we are all the same!"
The moment he finished speaking, he activated the ring, manifesting countless purple creatures. Unlike typical Lantern Ring manifestations, these creatures appeared semi-gelatinous, shimmering with a purple glow.
Diana swung her Lasso of Truth, trying to bind John or cut through these manifestations, but she failed because one quickly emerged from beneath her, landing an uppercut that sent her flying far away.
Arthur sensed something from these ghostly things; his beast-like instinct came into play. These manifestations contained unprecedented emotions—guilt, regret.
This emotion exhibited itself more wantonly and violently, attempting to use brutal means to rid itself of these feelings, yet, like a Lights Out Ring, it only sunk deeper.
It was because of this, John Stewart, a Green Lantern Hero who once due to a mistake destroyed an entire planet, bringing misfortune to countless innocents, was filled with remorse.
The emotions were channeled through this invisible ring, creating powerful creatures.
"We should all be destroyed, mortal bodies! Useless!"
He lifted his Lantern Ring, ordering the manifestations to attack, like commanding an army.
However...
"Bam!!!"
A black Giant Sword suddenly appeared from behind him, slamming onto his head like a door slab, and the tremendous force drove him into the ground.
The manifestations vanished, the purple uniform gradually faded away, turning green again, and John passed out.
"Interesting, speaking as if you have a Steel Body, a single ring made you so arrogant?"
Su Ming slowly put away the Great Sword; John's brains were even more idiotic than Hal's; the Justice League had five members on-site, with Titan and other hero squads on the perimeter, and a group of mages dining in the cafeteria.
How could he think of charging in alone?
Had it not been for those around being his acquaintances, Su Ming would not have used the sword's flat side to strike him but would have sliced him with the blade.
He was quite eager to know if this new Lantern Group's uniform could withstand the power of X Metal.
Steel Bone's arm slowly reverted to its normal form; he had been ready to fire just now. Sometimes, his body would not obey when the Mother Box sensed danger.
"It's over?" Diana jogged back from afar, looking somewhat disheveled, her hair a mess.
"Seems so, he's turned green, so he should be back to normal too." Su Ming shrugged, indicating that they could take this fool away now.
Steel Bone lifted John and walked toward the medical room.
The battle had come quickly and gone quickly, only demolishing some roofs and floors, leaving the command hall a bit dirty, without even affecting Barry, who was meditating in a corner of the room.
"How's it going?" Su Ming approached him.
Barry chuckled bitterly and sighed deeply: "I... I can't slow down."