"They're falling from the sky. One of the robots is heading this way. Of the remaining two, one is a friend Clark invited over last time."
"So, Mr. Joe, is that friend wearing a black bat suit?"
"Yes."
"And did he visit this arsenal last time too?"
Qingshui suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Yes."
As expected.
"You must have also told him the purpose of everything in here."
"Clark said that with trusted friends, you should hold nothing back."
Qingshui rubbed his forehead in exasperation.
Superman's personality…
You're too honest!
Batman could fool you into anything, and you'd believe him, wouldn't you? And holding nothing back from friends…
"Mr. Joe, the Fortress of Solitude must have defensive weapons, right? That robot is no good. Your good son was injured by that thing. Just unleash some powerful Kryptonian weapons on it!"
"Clark said to disable all lethal weapon programs when friends are visiting."
Damn it.
It's like I've been screwed by Batman.
Bruce Wayne, what kind of spell did you cast on Superman to make him so obedient, like a submissive wife!
"Can Clark come out now?"
"No. To ensure the effectiveness of the treatment, Clark is currently in a deep sleep. It is estimated that the treatment will conclude in two minutes and eleven seconds."
"Then can you transfer the items out of here?"
"You do not have such authorization."
Damn it!
Qingshui stopped talking nonsense, turned, put on the White Knight armor, and rushed towards the entrance.
Batman visited the Fortress of Solitude's arsenal = Zur-En-Arrh visited = Fault Insurance knows the arsenal = Fault Insurance wants the weapons from here!
*Boom!*
A loud sound exploded within the Fortress of Solitude, shaking loose many transparent crystals from the dome.
Wonder Woman was slammed into the wall by a heavy punch from Fault Insurance.
"Didn't you say you injected a virus called 'Mercy' into it at the Watchtower? Why don't I feel an ounce of mercy from this thing?"
"I don't know. Perhaps the virus was blocked by Fault Insurance's AI, or perhaps it wasn't a virus at all."
Batman, wearing the Anti-Superman Armor, which was modified from the Anti-Puppeteer Armor, was struggling against Fault Insurance… and taking a beating.
It was fortunate that this suit, which had previously been used to fight Doomsday, also had a Promethium coating, otherwise the greatest detective and tactical master on Earth would have kicked the bucket.
There was no other way; Batman understood himself too well, and the Fault Insurance he created also understood him too well.
Perhaps the virus Zur-En-Arrh created could break through Fault Insurance, or perhaps even he couldn't create it.
It's very possible that the so-called Mercy virus was just an instruction from Zur-En-Arrh to Fault Insurance.
However, that instruction didn't cause Fault Insurance to reboot and refresh as Batman had guessed. Instead, it caused it to blow up the Space Watchtower, which cost over a billion dollars to build, and actively descend towards the location of the Fortress of Solitude.
While taking a beating, Batman quickly speculated about Fault Insurance's purpose.
Perhaps it was…
"Bruce Wayne, you miserable piece of trash, you late-stage paranoid schizophrenic, are you out of your mind!"
Batman's train of thought was interrupted by Qingshui's shouting.
"How much longer until Clark recovers?"
Batman asked Qingshui, who had arrived at the scene.
Diana hadn't fully recovered yet. If she were at full strength, she might be able to barely cleave through the Promethium defense with the Sword of Hephaestus.
Now, they could only hope for Superman.
"A little over a minute."
Qingshui said irritably.
As soon as he finished speaking, the red light in Fault Insurance's eyes brightened another ring.
"Activating overload mode."
Oh no!
*Bang!*
A heavy punch slammed into the shield, sending Wonder Woman flying, followed by several Ice Bombs exploding near her, temporarily freezing her.
Her divine power hadn't fully recovered, so Wonder Woman would likely struggle for a few more seconds before breaking free.
But in just those few seconds, the armors worn by Qingshui and Batman spontaneously exploded from the inside.
"How are there still nanobots?!"
"They must have restocked at the Space Watchtower."
"No, then why did you lead that thing there? Weren't you supposed to trap him in the Watchtower?"
That's because Zur-En-Arrh told me the Watchtower had a way to deal with this thing!
"It blew up the Watchtower."
"I spent hundreds of millions on that too, dammit! Pay up!"
"This isn't the time to talk about that!"
Batman shakily pushed himself up from the ground, realizing that Fault Insurance hadn't continued to attack him directly. Instead, it had rushed into the Fortress of Solitude's armory.
Zur-En-Arrh really did have other hidden motives!
A sense of unease, of things spiraling out of control, enveloped Batman.
"What, can you still get up?"
"Right now, I really want to take your brain out, see what kind of messed up stuff you're thinking that causes such a mess, and then kick your bat-ass hard with my boot, and then shove your weird bat-brain back in."
Qingshui continued to grumble as he got up from the ground, reaching out to heal himself with the Mystical Palm Technique.
"Don't help me heal, go stop Fault Insurance!"
"Who the hell said I was helping you heal?!"
Qingshui cursed again and rushed towards the armory.
He was furious right now.
Damn it, he hadn't been this disheveled even when he faced Doomsday!
*CRACK!*
The ice shattered, and Wonder Woman broke free from the ice, giving Batman a disdainful look before charging forward.
Batman: ...
The energy module inside the Anti-Superman Armor was destroyed.
Fault Insurance understood Batman's methods too well; perhaps the blueprints and countermeasures for every suit Batman had ever created were stored in Fault Insurance's database.
While this Anti-Superman Armor possessed powerful defense and strength, without an energy-driven motor, it was impossible to operate with just human strength.
He could only take off his armor first, otherwise, his mobility might even be worse than an ordinary person's.
By the time the armor was off, and Bruce Wayne, in his shirt with sleeves rolled up, chased to the armory entrance, he found that Fault Insurance had already retrieved what it wanted.
A thick energy gun. Whatever it shot would instantly disintegrate and vanish, completely erased.
Meanwhile, Qingshui and Wonder Woman were on either side, pulling on Fault Insurance's two metal arms, restricting its movements.
Bruce Wayne looked at the gun's design and suddenly seemed to understand something.
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