"You're sending us to our deaths!"
"No wonder some people say your damned X-Squad should be called the Suicide Squad.
You wouldn't be trying to quietly kill us, using a mission as an excuse, would you?"
Harcourt heard this and really wanted to find the person who spoke out of turn and strangle him.
Didn't they say that what happened on the last mission couldn't be revealed?
However, the new members were still protesting loudly.
"Harcourt, tell that fat woman Amanda to come out; I want to have a good talk with her."
Killer Frost clenched her fists, and a blast of freezing air emanated from her palms, instantly covering her hands with frost.
Katana, however, was very calm, perhaps due to her identity.
Compared to the others, Katana was a volunteer recruit, so her obedience was very high.
But Vixen was very angry; she wasn't a volunteer to begin with.
More accurately, if she could, she would rather choose to twist Amanda's head off directly than work for her.
She said directly to Harcourt, "Tell me why, or I'm absolutely not doing it!"
She had the confidence; she had no criminal record, so Checkmate couldn't do anything to her.
Moreover, the Justice League's reputation was soaring. If worst came to worst, she could just defect to the Justice League. Even if they couldn't do anything to Amanda, she would still be disgusted!
If you have the ability, make Checkmate go to the Justice League to demand her! Shazam will beat you to a pulp!
Harcourt saw that the crowd was indeed agitated and could only explain a few more sentences.
"We have confirmed intelligence that a major upheaval may have occurred in Atlantis. You will quietly infiltrate, and no one will notice you."
"Do you know the exact location?" the Wise Man suddenly asked.
Harcourt paused for two seconds before slowly nodding and saying lightly, "That's right, we do have the exact location of Atlantis."
Although this was accidentally discovered by Peacemaker, it didn't prevent Harcourt from using it now to create an air of omnipotent mystery for Checkmate.
Sure enough, when everyone heard this, the protests disappeared.
It seems the government isn't as incompetent as the outside World says; they've already grasped Atlantis's movements so quickly.
So, is this the beginning of preparations to counterattack the Undersea World?
The Wise Man pondered.
Based on his understanding of the United States, if it's slapped, it will either kill you or cripple you; it will never swallow its anger.
This current approach aligns with his consistent impression of the United States.
"Does anyone have any more questions?"
Harcourt narrated the details of their upcoming mission according to the text and then asked a question after finishing.
After everyone listened, they found that the mission requirements weren't too outrageous; it was just a regular infiltration and intelligence-gathering task.
It was just that the mission had been moved from the Surface to the Undersea, which ordinary Agents simply couldn't complete.
So everyone shook their heads, indicating no problems.
Harcourt breathed a sigh of relief, then resumed her icy expression.
"Since there are no problems, prepare yourselves, and then you can depart!"
Because they had previous experience, Checkmate's efficiency was very high this time, and they immediately prepared the equipment for all members.
It's worth mentioning that because four members died in the last mission, three N-class diving suits were lost.
Amanda had no choice but to humble herself and ask Hawkman to purchase N-class suits.
Because of the Coast City incident, the two of them had fallen out, but Amanda's request wasn't for herself but to protect the World, which was a serious matter (she tearfully claimed this).
So Hawkman eventually softened. He saw Amanda's rapidly increasing weight and remembered when she had casually mentioned her superior's harassment when she first came to him.
Their similar skin color allowed him to easily empathize, and Amanda, being a master at playing the victim, actually succeeded in getting her to buy some N-class suits.
Of course, the price was very expensive... extremely expensive! So expensive that Amanda herself felt a pang of heartache, even though she wasn't the one paying...
Peacemaker led the team, and with the new Suicide Squad, they once again boarded the submarine. This time, the same first mate from last time was responsible for transporting them.
Peacemaker and he exchanged glances, nodded almost imperceptibly, and then brushed past each other.
The X-Squad's submarine once again sailed towards the Bermuda area of the Atlantic Ocean... Atlantis.
As mentioned before, time in the Dream Realm is not synchronized with real time. When Checkmate dispatched the new Task Force X into the Atlantic Ocean.
Dane, Arthur, and the others had just finished their war with Xebel and arrived at the Xebel Kingdom with Nereus.
The overall architectural taste of the Xebel Kingdom was similar to Atlantis, but it leaned more towards Roman style, with some areas even having a Spartan feel.
This style... Dane couldn't help but glance at Mera behind him. No wonder she seemed so fierce and capable in the movie, able to take on ten fully armored Soldiers without even breathing hard when she got angry.
It's a family legacy!
It's a wonder Atlanna could even turn her from a female warrior into a pacifist.
Nereus invited Dane and his group to the place where he had confined Atlanna and removed all the guards.
Atlanna immediately saw Arthur in the crowd. She was pleasantly surprised. Had Arthur already resolved this issue through peaceful means?
"Arthur, why are you here?"
Seeing that Atlanna had no injuries, Arthur finally completely relaxed.
He was afraid that Atlanna might have met with an accident before he arrived, and then even if Dane had immense power, he wouldn't be able to resurrect the dead.
After all, at that time, the Xebel Kingdom was not yet part of the Dream Realm.
Fortunately, fortunately, things didn't go in the worst direction.
Now, seeing that Atlanna was safe and asking how he got there, he couldn't help but feel a bit smug. Ignoring Nereus's presence, he directly said:
"I subdued Xebel. They can only listen to me now."
Nereus looked at the back of his head expressionlessly, his hand clutching his trident, eager to strike.
Anyway, with Dane here, everyone couldn't die, so killing him once wouldn't be a problem, right?
Arthur suddenly felt a chill on the back of his head. He touched his head, a little puzzled.
Is the Water temperature here a bit too cold?
Atlanna trembled with anger when she heard Arthur's words.
She had hoped that Arthur would be different from Orm, that he would use violence more cautiously, but she didn't expect both brothers to be the same.
Orm constantly thought about waging war against the Surface and almost succeeded.
And Arthur, while resolving the conflict between the Undersea civilization and the Surface civilization, was ruthless towards his own people.
She suddenly felt so tired. Perhaps she had made a mistake back then and shouldn't have let Arthur roam freely outside. Didn't they say the Surface had a complete education system?
How do they conduct education?
Atlanna ignored Arthur's expression seeking praise and instead apologized to Nereus with an apologetic tone.
"Nereus, I'm so sorry. This war was completely unnecessary. None of this should have happened."
Nereus sighed, remarking that when it came to being a politician, Atlanna was truly the one. Look at Arthur; what kind of things does that fellow do?
However, with Shazam present, he dared not put on airs and could only say sincerely, "No need, Atlanna. Lost is lost."
Yes, he lost. Even without Shazam, Nereus knew he was no match for Arthur.
Atlanna was truly lucky; both her sons were excellent, unlike him, who only had one daughter who always went against him.
He couldn't help but turn to glare at Mera, but unintentionally discovered that Mera was secretly looking at Dane, which made Nereus's heart stir.
If...
Arthur scratched his head in confusion: "Mom, I won, why do you look like I lost?"
Atlanna looked at her foolish son exasperatedly.
"Arthur, as a King, you cannot easily provoke war. No matter what, war will kill people!
How many people will Atlantis and Xebel lose in your battle today? How many families will be broken because of it?"
"But..." Arthur smiled, "No one died in this war!"
Dane nodded beside him, but he just didn't know how many people would suffer from PTSD from now on, and how many would dream of Arthur mowing down crowds like grass at night.
That feeling of being killed was real, without any discount.
Arthur explained Shazam's abilities to Atlanna, who didn't understand, including the reason he did it.
As he explained, Dane felt several unfamiliar faces suddenly intrude into the Dream Realm.
He exclaimed, "They came quite fast. Are they that eager?"
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