Free Web NovelChapter 786: Chapter 743: Resurrection
In the deep cave, there was only a faint light, with countless stalactites scattered around, casting strange shadows in the darkness. Many small green eyes floated densely in the air.
In front of the giant display screen, Briss was operating her ’Sister Eye’ system, examining Su Ming’s body using the Final Machine.
Su Ming was tied to a high-tech operating table not far away, already in a coma, with probes moving back and forth over his body to scan it.
"His condition is unprecedented," Briss whispered to Cindy beside her, stopping her actions and leaning against the bat-shaped chair to think.
Cindy, with a cigarette in her mouth, quietly watched the data on the screen. Even though she didn’t understand much about medicine, she could tell it was just the data of an ordinary man’s body. To be precise, this body also showed mild malnutrition.
But this definitely shouldn’t be the data of Deathstroke, such a super soldier.
"I rescued the right person," Cindy said confidently. freeweɓnøvel.com
Briss, expressionless, with her mouth corners pointing downward, said, "Indeed, there’s no mistake. Although it’s unclear how he did it, his X Metal skeleton is still there."
Cindy exhaled a puff of smoke, saying lightly, "We need to cure him, I still need him to pay my commission."
"I’m working on it," Briss said, pressing her chin with her fist, looking at the series of data regarding the skeleton, "His skull can protect the brain well, and the energy of X Metal is almost the cosmos’ limit, that means his original consciousness should still be in the brain."
"Then let’s awaken his consciousness first, to see his own plan," Cindy nodded, agreeing with this statement, as the brain was well preserved, starting here made sense.
Briss turned her face to the other side, the black wavy long hair swept over her shoulders, and the bat pendant on her chest also swung.
"Dr. Palmer, what do you think?"
Other than Cindy leaning against Batwoman’s chair, the rest of the Legends of Tomorrow team was also present, but it was obvious they feared this combination of Deathstroke and Batman, keeping a certain distance.
Only the tech fanatic Atom Hero was very interested in the equipment, getting closer and closer, gradually almost leaning against the screen.
"Very nice instruments, this is artificial intelligence, right?" Ray expressed his view, enviously touching the console.
Even though the Wave Rider also had Gideon, the artificial intelligence onboard, Batman’s Sister Eye was clearly stronger than Gideon, even capable of monitoring the entire Earth -11, and could integrate Batman’s entire technological creation.
Briss closed her eyes momentarily, pursing her lips tighter, "That’s not what I asked you to talk about."
"Hmm?" Ray scratched his head, realizing as he saw their gaze, "You mean the condition of that gentleman, right? Actually, I think he might have hypnotized himself."
"Hypnotized... indeed possible with his abilities," Briss squinted her eyes, contemplating something.
Atom Hero, obviously not overthinking it, since he had already started speaking, didn’t mind saying more. Not only was he the tech officer on the Wave Rider, but he also had to occasionally double as a doctor.
"I roughly know the course of events. Last night, The Flash from Earth-0 came to see you, informing you about the matters regarding the Laughing Bat and conveying some plans about that Deathstroke."
Briss nodded, "Originally, he thought the Laughing Bat needed preparation time, so he temporarily stayed at Harley’s house in the Main World, waiting."
"But later last night, Su suddenly collided with X Metal, sending a signal into the Multiverse. After our research, we believe it was a call for help," Cindy continued, with smoke slowly rising from the cigarette in her fingers.
"Then I designed a trap to capture those troublemakers."
Briss turned the chair to look at Sarah, who was now indulging in the delicious food cooked by Ah Fu.
She felt no shame in being captured, eating with oil all over her mouth and showing a happy expression.
Anyway, she couldn’t understand the things Batman and the others were talking about. Her tactics usually involved charging in recklessly; smart people’s conversations were never her thing.
Yet, she still couldn’t figure out how Briss knew about the existence of the Wave Rider, and how she thought of luring them into a trap through faking minor time shifts?
But she also knew that even if she asked, there would be only one answer.
’Because I am Batman!’
Last night, Briss particularly showcased the gap between a frontline superhero and them. She almost single-handedly captured everyone on the Wave Rider and through various means made the team have to help her work.
Although reluctantly, every time they faced Briss’ cold eyes, they all felt the need to cooperate, or else something terrible would happen.
Ray Palmer didn’t notice his teammates’ embarrassment; he pointed at the cranial scan on the screen and said, "This gentleman must have been hypnotized, or hypnotized himself. Only such means can work around the skull’s protection and affect the brain."
"He shielded his original consciousness, trying to avoid something," Briss said calmly, having formed an idea.
Cindy didn’t elaborate on this, as the one who went to meet them knew that Su not only shielded his primary consciousness but also dug a big hole for himself to fall into.
He even arranged a murder case for himself, making it easy for Cindy to locate him.
Indeed, Cindy found Metropolis through resonance, and saw the top news today about the perverted reporter murder case, recognized his appearance, and then directly busted him out of jail.
Everything was arranged perfectly clearly.
She avoided the individual’s question: "When I went to Earth 0, I found the entire world had changed. There wasn’t a single Superpower User or Alien; it was a world of ordinary people, so ordinary that the strongest force in the city was the police."
"Is it limited to Earth? Or is it the entire Monistic Universe?" Briss raised an eyebrow.
"It’s limited to Earth because there are evidently buildings and some man-made traces on their Moon, yet everyone on the ground turns a blind eye to it." Cindy didn’t even need to recall but immediately provided the intelligence.
"Hmm... let’s activate his brain first; I’ll try using electric shock."
Briss pressed a button on the console; effects like hypnosis can easily be broken with pain and torture, and electric shock suits mental illness perfectly.
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"It’s really challenging...." Su Ming sat up from the Final Machine with the help of Cindy, every muscle in his body twitching: "The body of an ordinary person is really too weak."
Cindy chuckled beside him: "It’s alright; as long as we regain our Thinking Ability, we are still the strongest Mercenaries."
Su Ming put on the clothes beside him; Cindy was right, but in this situation, absolute strength was certainly insufficient.
Not to mention, his ten Lantern Rings had only one with Invisible Light left, which flickered lightly once every half a day, appearing quite unresponsive.
The dagger coated with the Tear of Extinction had also been confiscated by the police, Strangulation was gone too, the cape was left at the house he shared with Diana, and the Space Bag was missing, naturally along with its contents.
Besides his wisdom and Martial Arts, his combat power was greatly diminished.
Briss also breathed a sigh of relief, truth be told, she had tried nearly every method imaginable to pull Deathstroke’s consciousness back. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
Ultimately, it was the collision of Promethium Metal and X Metal, combined with some Lazarus’ Spring to activate a mad Deathblow urge, that awakened his original consciousness.
But she knew this was certainly part of his plan; by contacting Cindy, he anticipated being brought here, and Briss would inevitably use the Final Machine to check him, thereby awakening his consciousness.
He had planned well in advance.
But Briss was very pragmatic; the past is past, solving upcoming issues is crucial.
For Su, as the party involved, his judgment was the most important. She didn’t need to say anything, just stared at him with her big eyes.
Su Ming put on his clothes, flexed his body a bit, smiled, and greeted people from the Legends of Tomorrow Team before sitting at the dining table to narrate while eating.
Beside him were ’Heat Wave’ Mick Rory and one of the ’Firestorm’ fusers, Jefferson.
As a team from the Independent Universe DCEU, their power was too weak; compared to the Main Universe, everyone was significantly weakened.
Take Firestorm, for example; the reason Firestorm in the Main Universe ranks as a Second Line Hero is his ability to alter atomic sequences and near-light-speed Flying Ability.
But the Firestorm in the Legends of Tomorrow Team flew only at about the same speed as an airplane, and the Atomic Ability was gone, placing him at most a Neighborhood Level in the Main Universe.
However, the Wave Rider is currently the only reliable means of transportation, essential for traveling to and from Earth’s Main Universe.
While eating, Su Ming was both thinking and recounting his experiences to the others, naturally omitting a lot and giving an abridged version.
He returned to the DC Universe from Marvel, met Manhattan through the Jester Badge, and retrieved his ten rings from him; this couldn’t be mentioned.
And then, there was nothing.
Supposedly waking up at Harley’s house, he found himself working in something resembling a newsroom, with a half-written manuscript on the computer before him.
He knew instantly something was wrong; the world had changed, but whether it was a dream or a timeline issue remained unclear.
Yet, he sensed a bizarre external force modifying his body, as if stripping away his abilities while altering his thoughts; foreign memories slammed into the X Metal, coming fiercely.
He calculated and estimated the duration he could resist, but those times were inevitably insufficient for uncovering the Truth, so he planned to leave a backup.
There was no significant danger, just the possibility of turning into an ordinary person, yet this process was undoubtedly reversible, so Su Ming saw no need to flee.
He immediately checked his belongings, finding a photo with Diana, followed by identification papers and a scant amount of cash.
So he deduced his identity, a destitute paparazzi, because the monitor before him also displayed a pixelated banana-eating photo.
Rather than being brainwashed by some unknown presence, he chose to brainwash himself, formulating a self-hypnosis plan.
But that wouldn’t solve the problem. After reading some news, he learned there were no Heroes in the Main World anymore; he needed help from people in other Universes, which meant contacting Cindy.
So, he went to the top of the newsroom and collided the skeletons of his hands, but Strangulation could only be used to mend physical deficiencies, seemingly losing consciousness.
Returning to the office, he knew he had to create a big commotion to have Cindy find him faster.
