High in the sky, the System said with a hint of exasperation, "I told you, Host, you can traverse the ground too; there's no need to fly this high!"
Lin Feng snorted in response, "What do you know, you dog of a System?"
"I'm flying this high so Susan doesn't worry!"
"The less she knows, the better. The less she knows, the happier she'll be!"
After explaining, Lin Feng couldn't help but add another jab: "You're clearly a single System; you don't understand this at all!"
"Get lost!" the System cursed, its face dark.
"Prepare for the Crossing! I'm sending you to have a good fight with Supes!"
Buzz!
No sooner had the System finished speaking than a dark red Light Gate appeared before Lin Feng.
It was a portal, connecting the Marvel and DC universes.
Lin Feng took a deep breath and stepped through.
The passage inside the door was short, and Lin Feng quickly flew through it.
The other end of the passage was none other than DC Universe's Earth!
And the moment Lin Feng stepped into the portal, the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One, who was meditating on Earth, suddenly opened her eyes.
She suddenly felt Lin Feng's presence vanish, disappearing from the entire universe.
She puzzledly took out the Time Stone, observing the future, trying to find Lin Feng... The System's portal directly teleported Lin Feng to the skies above New York in the DC Universe; it was daytime.
"Ding~" The System's voice rang out again.
"Mission started. Countdown: 10 days. Please complete the mission within the time limit!"
With that, the portal slowly vanished.
Time was limited, so Lin Feng didn't hesitate.
He already had a plan of action before the Crossing, and immediately used his super hearing to cover the entire United States, gathering information.
In an instant, various sounds flooded Lin Feng's mind like a tide.
Lin Feng held his breath and calmed his mind, carefully distinguishing and searching.
He planned to find Batman and the others first to understand the current situation.
According to the information given by the System, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman should be together now.
Sure enough, as Lin Feng expected.
In less than half a minute, Lin Feng had found the voices he was looking for.
"Found them!" Lin Feng suddenly opened his eyes; he heard Diana and Victor talking.
Bang!
A sonic boom sounded, and Lin Feng soared towards the direction of the voices...
In a quiet private hospital, inside a ward.
Bruce Wayne lay on the hospital bed, his breath faint.
His right chest had been pierced by a heat ray from a corrupted Superman, Clark Kent.
If Diana hadn't blocked the attack for him, Batman would probably have already kicked the bucket.
After several hours of emergency treatment, Bruce was barely pulled back from the brink of death.
However, a whole day had passed, and Bruce Wayne still hadn't woken up.
His injuries were too severe, and the current situation was extremely grim; DC's Earth was in peril.
Three or four people were sitting or standing in the ward.
Diana, Aquaman, Victor, and Bruce's butler—Alfred.
All of them were now filled with worry, bearing injuries. Victor was repairing his mechanical body.
Alfred stood by the bed, a hint of tears in his eyes.
He watched Bruce grow up, watched Bruce gradually become Batman, representing justice, and watched Bruce fall and get back up countless times.
But this time was different; Bruce's injuries were too severe, so severe that even after Bruce recovered, he wouldn't be able to act as Batman to punish evil anymore.
The food Alfred brought was placed on the table, untouched.
The danger to Earth had not been averted, and the superhero team's mastermind was down. At this moment, no one was in the mood to eat.
"Sigh..."
Diana looked at Bruce on the bed, then sighed, lowering her head. Among them, she was the least injured.
"It's not your fault, Diana!"
Victor spoke, "If you hadn't blocked the attack in time, Bruce wouldn't even have had a chance to be saved."
Hearing Victor's words, Diana felt a little better: "I know, I just..."
"If I could have blocked Clark's attack earlier, Bruce wouldn't have been so severely injured!"
"Now is not the time to discuss this!" Aquaman, who had been silent, interrupted their conversation.
"The problem now is, what do we do next!"
Hearing this, the group seemed dazed for a moment, and the ward fell silent again.
Yes, what should they do next? Bruce Wayne, the mastermind, was down, and it was very likely he wouldn't be able to get back up.
Barry Allen was roaming the world with the last Mother Box, not even daring to stay in one place for long.
The corrupted Clark Kent would soon find Barry Allen, snatch the Mother Box, and then kill Barry Allen, as easily as crushing an ant.
Recalling Clark's eyes, glowing with black and red, and his grim, greenish face, everyone felt a chill of fear.
"Clark Kent is being controlled," Alfred said, tucking Bruce's blanket, then turned to the others. "His state is clearly not right. I saw footage of your battle through Master Bruce's camera."
"The most likely possibility is that Master Clark's mind is being controlled by something akin to magic."
"To defeat Clark, we need to find the person controlling him!" Alfred continued, "I speculate it's that monster called Steppenwolf."
"So, to save Earth, we need to find Steppenwolf first."
"As for Master Clark, although this isn't a good method..." Alfred said, taking out a briefcase. When he opened it, several green crystals lay quietly inside.
"Kryptonite will restrict his movements!" Alfred said, gently placing the box on the table.
He looked at the Kryptonite with some regret. If Master Wayne had brought Kryptonite last time, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
"I'll go warm up some food for everyone. Once you're full, you'll have the strength to continue fighting the darkness."
With that, Alfred walked out.
The people in the ward remained silent, looking at each other, all pondering Alfred's words.
After a long while, Diana couldn't help but say, "We have no way to find Steppenwolf!"
"Steppenwolf won't show himself until the third Mother Box is activated."
"The last unactivated Mother Box is with Barry, and Superman is searching the world for him."
"Even if Steppenwolf shows up, can we defeat both Steppenwolf and Clark?"
"We don't have much time left..." Diana sighed again.
The situation had reached a stalemate, which was something no one wanted to see.
Aquaman stood up with a grim face, his trident striking the ground with a bang: "Then let's go fight Clark first!"
This was currently the best option: deal with the strongest enemy first, otherwise, if the Mother Box fell into Clark's hands, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Diana also nodded in agreement: "With Kryptonite, we can try."
"If we can bring the controlled Clark into our ranks, our chances of winning will increase."
"Victor, can you pinpoint Barry Allen's location?" Diana asked Victor.
Victor's mechanical eye glowed red: "Yes, Mr. Wayne placed a tracker on him."
"I can monitor Barry Allen's location at all times."
"The problem now is, once we find him, who will fight Clark!" Victor's face was solemn.
The few of them combined wouldn't be enough to take on Supes; a feasible plan had to be devised to have a chance at taking down Clark.
This was almost their last hope, and they had to be extremely cautious.
Diana was the first to speak: "I'll do it. I'll hold Clark back."
Diana was the least injured among them, and almost the strongest. She felt this heavy responsibility should naturally fall on her, and she was confident she could hold Superman back for a short while.
"Victor, you're responsible for making the Kryptonite into a weapon and finding the right opportunity to get it into Clark's body!"
Victor nodded silently.
"I'll hold Clark back with you!" Aquaman Arthur spoke. His left arm had a wound from a heat ray, which constantly oozed black and red energy, making it difficult to heal.
The heat rays from the corrupted Clark seemed to have mutated; wounds struck by them were almost impossible to heal.
"You stay and protect Bruce, Arthur." Diana looked at Aquaman's injured left arm and shook her head, saying.
"I can do it! Let me go!" Arthur once again heavily struck the ground with his trident, indicating he was fine!
Diana looked at Arthur and fell silent. She didn't want Arthur, whose combat power was largely diminished, to continue fighting. The danger was too high; one misstep, and Arthur could lose his life.
Just as the group looked at each other in silence, a strange voice suddenly echoed in the room!
"None of you can do it! Let me!"