Although Bane is very large in size, as a martial arts master, dodging bullets is just a basic skill.
When Batman attacked him with the machine gun, he burst out with speed that did not match his size and swiftly slipped into the subway station.
Yes, the address given by the Joker is right at the subway station.
The Gotham City subway is a loop line, consisting of an underground section and some segments of river-crossing light rail. However, citizens generally prefer not to travel this way, since some low-level gangsters like to mug people in such places.
Batman took a deep breath. Bane is indeed not easily dealt with, but now he still doesn't know whom the Joker has hired this time.
He let the aircraft hover in mid-air and jumped down, his cape transforming into Bat Wings, and he flew directly into the subway entrance.
On rainy days, the subway station is always prone to water accumulation, and now it stinks like mold inside.
With his combat boots stepping on the water, Batman stopped in his tracks because Bane was right in front of him, and if he wanted to save Catwoman in time, it meant he must first defeat Bane in the narrow passage.
This has never been easy.
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Unknown location, Eternal Fortress.
The fortress that jumped to the secret location is now soaking in a deep blue swamp, the surrounding plants and animals indicate that they are not on Earth.
And the Destruction Legion is admiring their spoils.
A slender humanoid, ten meters tall, floats in a tall transparent jar. She looks somewhat human, but more characteristics suggest the traits of alien Divine Race.
For instance, the ring-shaped horns on her head and the light gray skin.
She is wearing a thin dress, but it looks completely different in the eyes of Brainiac and Luthor.
"Very good, Papetua has gained a physical form. It must be that the destruction of the Origin Wall unleashed her power."
As an AI, Brainiac displays emotions he shouldn't have. He might not even realize it himself, as he smiles with intense enthusiasm now.
"That's a good thing, but there's still a lot of steps next, Brainiac, my plan." Luthor quietly looks at the sleeping goddess before him, instinctively lowering his voice.
His preparations are not yet complete, and if she wakes up now, the Destruction Legion would also meet their demise.
It's not only the Justice League that's on a tight schedule, but the Destruction Legion is too.
Brainiac doesn't experience fear, he still shines with bright eyes and shouts with madness: "Every molecule that constitutes her is knowledge! Knowledge I don't understand! I can't even describe her with words!"
Sinestro moved his arm, the injuries from last time's Eclipse Star explosion haven't healed, even though Luthor copied Batman's Final Machine, it's not enough to recover so quickly.
Fortunately, the red-faced man is an alien, his physique far exceeds humans, and now he's regained much of his combat power. Besides, he has an Invisible Light Lantern Ring to use.
The Eclipse Star wasn't destroyed, just hidden to other phases.
With the Origin Wall now blown up, the Unseen Light has gained unprecedented enhancement, its manifestations are more powerful.
Seeing Brainiac's frenzy, Sinestro said sinisterly, "It's a good thing, but if you keep shouting, several Lantern Corps on the other side of the cosmos could pinpoint our location."
Luthor chuckled, gesturing Sinestro to calm down, then turned to the Green Hide alien: "Alright, you all make sense, let's make one jump first, change locations, then talk."
Brainiac could still listen to Luthor, he snapped out of his craze: "Alright, let's go."
Now the duplicates are controlling the Eternal Fortress, Brainiac can manipulate them like his fingers, and with a turn of thought, the entire structure instantly turned into light and disappeared with a 'zip' sound.
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The dejected Justice League only just escaped the explosion of the Origin Wall, the energy contained was terrifying, even Kryptonians and Mars People had no intention of fighting back and just buried their heads in fleeing.
And now, everyone is gathering again; they are in a relatively safe space zone, the explosion doesn't reach here.
But everyone looks terribly grim. Superman wants to simply sit down on the ground if there was no lack of support in space.
"We failed, the Destruction Legion wants to see us lose firsthand."
Superman released Hawk Woman's hand, allowing Mars Hunter and her to float before them.
Star Hero seems to have regained some strength, at least he's able to operate in the cosmos. Papetua's power is too terrifying, and now he realizes fear.
But it's too late.
In the previous battle, Sena Gang's fleet also suffered heavy losses. As survivors were already scarce on the planet, their situation now is even worse.
Under these circumstances, don't expect Xiara to have any good attitude towards the Justice League; Sena Gang's Queen now wishes she could kill all these liars.
Earlier, Star Hero pretended to be profound, his words full of hidden meanings, making his plan seem perfect and thorough, and now with this result?
Xiara regrets believing that guy so easily.
Nasty old man is really wicked!
"You all know what happened. The edge of the cosmos has now turned into a burning void. They will burn inward from the edges, devouring everything, and countless worlds have been destroyed because of this."
Xiara said indignantly in the mind link, her mood was terrible.
And Hawk Woman was also very disappointed; she was prepared to sacrifice herself, but the worst-case scenario happened, where there wasn't even a chance to save the situation.
She tried to persuade Xiara, her past self, but the other party didn't give her the opportunity.
Xiara's voice shot out in her mind like a machine gun: "At this point, Sena Gang needs to use all possible means to protect itself again, goodbye!"
After speaking, the remaining Sena Gang fleet activated their warp drive, disappearing from everyone's sight.
Kendra extended an arm, as if trying to hold them back, but it eventually just dropped powerlessly. She shook her head, leaning into Ron's embrace.
What else could she say?
It was because of Star Hero's plan and the Justice League's guarantee that Xiara brought the fleet into the plan, but Sena Gang only had a few thousand people originally, half of whom are now dead, so it's normal for them to be resented.
Ron and Superman exchanged a look and could only sigh.
At this time, internal strife erupted within the Lantern Group; they had held out for a month at the Origin Wall breach, suffering countless casualties.
And the Justice League came with a naive plan, perhaps with beautiful visions from dreams, directly operating on the Origin Wall.
And then the wall blew up?
Though the Destruction Legion also bears responsibility for this, did you not consider them when planning?
A plan that doesn't account for the biggest enemy isn't a plan at all; it's a gamble.
The leader of the Destruction Legion, Luthor, is also an Earthling, right? Why must an Earthly civil war drag the whole Multiverse into its funeral procession?
The Red Lantern Corps intended to rush toward the Justice League's ship to demand answers. The Green Lantern Corps, because of Hal, blocked their path, as Hal didn't want the Reds to harm his friends.
The Purple and Blue Lanterns stood by, while the Cyan Lantern tried to persuade both sides to let go and accept that this is destiny.
After fighting side by side for a month, within a few seconds, the lanterns turned into a fragmented mess again.
Atositas, though burning with rage, wasn't a fool. With the Greens present, the Reds could achieve nothing, and turning hostile now might not even result in a win.
So he pointed in the direction of the ship from afar, spat out a venomous curse with a vicious expression, then left with his lantern group.
Seeing the Reds leave, the Blue Lantern Corps and Cyan Lantern Corps also took their leave one after another.
The Holy Walker wasn't angry; the Blue Lantern represents hope. Though the plan failed, dying while pursuing a dream was no disgrace. He now planned to search the cosmos for new hope, perhaps an Otherworld's Deathstroke....
The Green Girl, as the leader of the largest Holy Mother group in the cosmos, carried a merciful smile even at the moment the plan failed; she had already forgiven everyone.
No one was wrong; the world was at fault.
They just needed to let go, take a deep breath. Beyond that, there was nothing to be said; the Cyan Lantern Corps should return to their home planet to chant scriptures.
Caro forced a bitter smile at Hal; she couldn't return to Earth now, as the Purple Lantern Corps had suffered heavy losses. She needed to head to the lantern group's headquarters to handle matters.
But Hal didn't see this farewell smile, because their trouble, the Green Lanterns from Earth, had arrived.
After everyone had gone their separate ways, the largest, most numerous, and most heavily afflicted lantern group, the Green Lantern Corps, encountered issues internally.
One must know that the Green Lantern Corps isn't ruled by Hal; he has a bunch of Little Blue Men above him.
"Hal Jordan, Kael Renner, John Stuart...keeping your friends confined to Earth would be the wisest choice. Do not involve yourselves with cosmic matters anymore. After today, I believe Earth will have no more allies."
Ganser's face was originally blue, but now it looked gray as he spoke sternly to the three of them, as if expelling them from the lantern group.
Presumably, if he could retract their rings without them dying in space, he would have done so.
The losses were too great this time; under the pincers of Brainiac and the Origin Giant Statues, nearly half of every lantern group was lost.
And the greatest harm to the cosmos was the total annihilation of the New Gods, with the cosmic essence reclaimed by the Origin. This essentially aided the enemy.
Ganser originally had his own plan, but it was due to Hal and the Justice League's persistent lobbying that he reluctantly came to try the plan, yet the result...
He had nothing more to say, this was the consequence of soft-heartedness; he never wanted to see the Justice League in the cosmos again.
"The cosmos is on the brink of collapse. It needs the Green Lantern Corps. Lantern Heroes must obey commands, and not the so-called banner of justice from Earthlings."
With that said, the Green Lantern Corps concentrated their ring's power to open a wormhole, returning directly to Oa, leaving the three Green Lantern Heroes staring after their backs alone.
When things don't go well, humans aren't the only ones to cast blame; the current situation says it all.
Star Hero was so ashamed he wanted to die, but none of the Justice League blamed him; they only knew that from now on, Earth would have to stand alone to amend everything.
Failure is not frightening; they still had another chance. The urgent task was to return to Earth to see if Batman had a backup plan.
Yes, although it's not Star Hero's fault, everyone agreed it'd be best if he doesn't draw up the next plan...