Volume 6: Secret Invasion Chapter 68: You will never guess why Luther chose to establish the Legion of Doom
"Buzz"
The speed force broke through the dimensional barriers and quietly opened a revolving door in Gotham City's Crime Alley.
Xiao Shan was the first to run out, panting and supporting himself with his knees and retching a few times.
Don't get me wrong, he didn't feel tired from running, but he took the initiative to see the speed machine made by the Isu Hermes. The result of this experience was that Barry Allen ran to exhaustion, which was a rare occurrence.
The Isu's machine was amazing, but what was even more amazing was that his understanding of the concepts of time and speed really opened the eyes of the Speedster.
He felt that he had learned something new today, yay!
Mason and Ms. Cassandra, who was dragging their suitcases and holding a cup of hot tea, walked out of the time and space gate slowly. He was about to introduce the city to Ms. Cassandra when he suddenly heard a gunshot on the street.
All right.
This is everyday life in Gotham City.
"Just do your thing."
Sister Ka drank a sip of tea and dragged her suitcase to the other end of the alley. As she walked, she said:
"I don't need a guide or a specially arranged meeting. I will observe the world in my own way, and this city with a decadent atmosphere reminds me of Pompeii.
I’m sure I’ll have a lot of fun here.”
"We have to find you a place to stay. It's easy for a newly arrived lady to run around in Gotham. Even staying in a hotel in this city is very risky.
Especially for a single woman like you who is so beautiful and charming."
Mason curled his lips, took out a VIP card of the Laisheng Bar and threw it over. He reminded Sister Ka:
"This bar is our base of operations. Also, don't move the gangs in this city. Some of our people are inside."
"learn."
Cassandra took the card and waved to Mason, then turned around and disappeared. She must have activated some special ability of the Isu bloodline and entered an invisible state in broad daylight.
"Are you and this powerful big sister really of the same bloodline?"
After recovering, Xiao Shan looked Mason up and down, then quickly went to deal with the gang members who were fighting at the corner of the street, and got himself a pizza and a milkshake. Then he returned to Mason and started to complain:
"Lady Cassandra can do almost anything with her Isu blood, but you are far inferior."
"Nonsense, he has lived for more than 2,000 years, and I am only 18 years old this year."
Mason rolled his eyes, picked up a slice from Xiao Shan's pizza box, rolled it up and put it in his mouth, then said to him:
"Open the door and go home when you're full. I still have a lot of things to do at Osborne Tower."
As he was talking, another hint appeared on the character card in front of Mason. His tailoring and jewelry processing skills were upgraded to another level. It seemed that the members of Mason's manufacturing team did not slack off.
While Xiao Shan was eating and drinking, Mason looked at his character card.
His character information is now well-arranged, which is very comfortable to read. It is much better than the blank slate posture before.
Most importantly, because of the day and night work of the "Mason Manufacturing Team", he finally no longer had any obvious shortcomings and finally achieved the legendary all-round development of "morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor."
Although only alchemy, engineering and first aid had entered the master level, he felt that if he gave the Mason Manufacturing Group some more time, he would soon be able to become a master of all professions.
"Mason, do you think all the undercover agents in our world have been caught?"
Xiao Shan, who had just finished his last sip of milkshake, suddenly asked this question. His expression under the mask was a little worried, and it was obvious that he had his own answer in his mind. Mason was too lazy to even answer this question.
He lit a cigarette, blew a puff of smoke into Crime Alley and said:
"I've already said that the existence of the Awakeners is a social problem that affects the entire universe.
As long as there are losers and people who are unhappy with their lives in a world , there will definitely be a lot of people who will surrender when faced with big things.
Don't harbor any illusions that all the scum will be cleaned up, Barry, you see, the master never thinks of things so rosyly.
I would say that right now, those bastards who have been secretly flirting with the Star Society might be hiding somewhere and holding a meeting to discuss how to kill us.
Their methods will only be crazier and more shameless than those of the Stars. After all, it is well known that the traitors are always more brutal.
Okay, let's go. Instead of spending time worrying about whether they can succeed, you should improve yourself. You still need to modify your cosmic treadmill. You need to find a way to build a semi-permanent space-time tunnel before the war begins."
“I understand.”
Barry nodded and assumed a running posture in the alley again. The next moment the tunnel leading to Osborne Tower was opened again.
Mason took one last look at Gotham, threw away his cigarette butt and strode in.
…
Mason's guess about traitors and traitors was absolutely correct.
Although their previous actions in Kandak destroyed the Green Church of All Things and successfully defeated Black Adam who had already rebelled against the enemy, this did not actually have much impact on the "capitulationist forces" in this world.
At the same time that Mason returned to Osborn Tower, in a large natural park next to the Metropolis urban area that seemed calm despite Superman's absence, the third meeting of the Legion of Doom was being held as scheduled in a secret place in the swamp area.
The reason for this name is, on the one hand, because this secret group was indeed established because of doomsday-related events, and on the other hand, this name also represents the identity of the members of the organization.
A group of super villains who are eager to overthrow the existing order, a group of thugs who hope to see the end of justice, and a group of bastards who are irreconcilable with superheroes.
They thought that adding the word "DOOM" to the group name would make it look very powerful.
Yes, that's right, this name was chosen by internal voting, which is so cliché.
Lex Luthor, dressed in a suit and tie, is standing with his hands behind his back in front of a lookout window of the Legion of Doom's headquarters. The headquarters is built with special technology so that it cannot be monitored by the outside world, and their activities inside can also be effectively protected.
But Lai Tu's mood was not as calm as his cold expression seemed.
He is in a bad mood at the moment.
It's not just because his plan to kidnap Superman completely failed, but another very important reason is that Lai Bald just filed for bankruptcy yesterday.
His Lex Group fell into a vicious cycle due to a broken capital chain. After struggling for more than half a month, it finally chose to close down. The high-quality assets under its command have been divided up by the Wayne Group and the Quinn Group. Although the money from the sale of assets just made up for the deficit, the career that Lex had worked hard for all his life eventually disappeared.
He is a villain with a strong sense of morality. He used the last bit of money to pay severance to his employees and left with almost nothing. But fortunately, Lai Tu has a semi-secret identity as a villain under his identity as a conscientious entrepreneur.
The ownership of this secret base where he is now belongs to him.
So look at Lai Tu, even if he went bankrupt, he is still one of the richest people in the world.
"You look like you're in a bad mood, Luther."
A charming voice with a hint of danger sounded behind Lai Tu, and a tall villain lady wearing a "leopard print" tights, full of some weird temptation but actually with a cheetah head, appeared silently around the corner with a cat step.
She wagged her tail and approached Luther, and said with a hint of provocation and sarcasm:
"What? Hasn't the thief who stole all your wealth been caught yet?"
"How do you catch it?"
Luther said angrily:
"He didn't even use any hacking programs. He just followed the normal process to log into several of my bank accounts, entered the correct password, passed multiple encryptions including fingerprint, iris and even DNA testing, and leisurely transferred my property to another account opened in my name within a few minutes.
All operations are in compliance with the law, and there is no trick in all operations. The most perfect theft is carried out in this most common way.
Do you know what this means?"
Lai Tu narrowed his eyes and said:
"Either I've gone crazy and fallen for a telecom scam and handed my money over to a bunch of scammers.
Either I transferred my own money and put it in 'my' name, and the money is still my money, it is still in the bank and has not been stolen by anyone.
If I can get them out.”
"You say this as if you're crazy."
Leopard Woman curled her lips.
She wrapped her tail around Lai Tu's wrist and said:
"But you are still conscious, so I guess you already know what's going on, right? If the leader of the secret society I just joined is an incurable lunatic, I would be really desperate."
"Well, I know why."
Lai Tu stared at his reflection in the mirror. Under his bald head was a slightly tired face of a middle-aged man. He shook off the leopard woman's tail from his wrist and whispered:
"Someone brought another me from another world, and another Luther launched a shameless sneak attack on me, stealing my success, my status and my wealth.
He thought he could defeat me like this!
He’ll never get it!
They don’t even think about it!
I will personally take back everything that was taken away ... How ridiculous! Who would have thought that one of the reasons why Lex Luthor was forced to assemble the Legion of Doom would be because he was bankrupt and penniless?
Is everyone here?"
Luther asked casually, and Leopard Girl nodded and said:
"Everyone is here, including the representatives of the Sky Eye Society."
"very good."
Lai Tu showed a cruel smile on his face. He reached out to straighten his collar and returned to the meeting hall of the Legion of Doom underground with the Leopard Woman.
This dim place is in line with the temperament of the villains. The overall lighting is dim but not too dark, allowing people to see the profiles of the participants and the heavy shadows on their faces and bodies.
But there are no outside forces here!
All those seated here are the super villains of this world, and they are all well-known ones, not second-rate or third-rate small fry.
Luther stood in the main seat and looked around.
From his left sat Cheetah, Gorilla Grodd, Sinestro the Fearful Yellow Lantern, Black Manta the Scourge of the Sea, and finally a mysterious man who was hiding his body in makeup.
This is a representative of the Sky Eye Society and an emissary of Amanda Waller.
However, the seats around the round table were not full, and there were still several chairs waiting for their owners.
"Everyone, let's discuss the next course of action."
Luthor did not make a long speech. He knocked on the table and said to the leaders and villains he had carefully selected who were both capable and tactically minded:
"The emissary of Lord Warlock has just left our world. He announced to us that a doomsday operation will begin soon. I have informed everyone of everything that this world is about to encounter. This is another option!
We are not evil..."
Luther paused, and in the darkness, he said:
"We just don't believe that leaving everything to the Justice League is the right choice. We are also part of the world and naturally have the right to choose our future.
Now that the skeleton of the Legion of Doom has been built, the next thing to do is to expand rapidly. I have a plan that can help us select suitable members of the organization, and I decided to implement it in three days.
We're heading to Gotham!"
Luthor reached out and opened a holographic projection. A map of Gotham City rotated on the table, with Arkham Asylum marked with a red mark.
He said:
"In this evil place, we can always find like-minded partners. The only regret is that the most dazzling prince of crime has fallen.
But it doesn’t matter, we still have many options.
Release them!
Tell them of the Legion of Doom's existence and that there are still several leadership positions left for them, and that they have their own tasks to complete before they are qualified to join us."
"You called us here for something as stupid as this?"
Sinestro, the Light of Fear, sneered. The alien felt that he was wasting his time. He said in a yellow battle suit:
"You told me that there were two Green Lanterns on Earth, so I traveled across the stars to come here, Luther! What you are saying now is completely different from what you announced.
If you need minions, the Yellow Lantern Corps has plenty of Lanterns to serve you! But I don't want to waste any more time."
"Be calm, my Lord of Terror."
Luther smiled, coughed, glanced at the messenger of the Sky Eye Society, and said:
"Releasing the prisoners of Arkham is a cover-up; our real target in Gotham is the agent of the Dark Power of Decay, who is hiding there.
You have seen the power of the Green of All Things and the Red of All Things before, and I am sure the host of the Black of Decay will not disappoint us either.
Be patient, Master Sinestro.
I promise you that after this operation, you will see with your own eyes a paradise full of war and terror. I promise you that you will never return empty-handed! "
As he spoke, Luthor released a video that had just been shot. In the video, two Green Lanterns in completely different costumes were working together to rescue a burning building in Coast City.
When the Lord of the Fearful Yellow Lantern saw the Green Lantern wearing the Will Armor, a chilling light flashed in his eyes. He stroked his goatee and said:
"Very good. I look forward to infusing the power of fear into the mind of this strange new friend. I have a feeling that his appearance will give me hope of defeating the Green Lantern Corps."
"Finally, it's you!"
Luther calmed down his team members, looked up at the messenger in front of him, and said bluntly without giving him face:
“Go back and tell Amanda Waller that the Skrulls’ undercover operations in this world, which she was in charge of, were quite unsuccessful. Except for those who were beheaded by the Assassin’s League, the remaining green-skinned alien bastards are all missing.
This is a terrible hidden danger, and I need her to give me an explanation!
Also, prepare enough suicide squads, we will be very, very busy next time, and we will welcome any high-quality cannon fodder from the Tianyan Society."
"I'll take your words to you."
Amanda Waller's messenger nodded, and then asked:
“But Waller also has a question for you, Luther. Who are the secret members of the Legion of Doom besides the recently deceased Swamp Thing and the missing Black Adam?
She knows there are more of us than meets the eye.”
"Then please tell her."
Luther slammed the table and said:
"Hearing too many secrets is harmful to her health! She will know when it's time for her to know. Don't say I don't respect her. I respect any valuable life.
But if you want to win my respect, please show enough value first.
I need the drawings and parameters of the Watchtower Space Station. I have been waiting for a week and I don’t want to wait any longer. I will give you another week.
If I still can’t see that blueprint, then I’m sorry…”
Lai Tu snorted, and amid the sneers of the other villains, he said:
"There is no place for you on the Legion of Doom's ark heading to the other shore!"
