blogombal Chapter 329 Return to Ultron 30k Headquarters
Chapter 329 Return to Ultron 30k Headquarters
Chapter 329 Return to Ultron 30k Headquarters
Tony's call was undoubtedly to ask Batman to help investigate what had caused the fire at the villa.
Normally, Batman would find a Green Light to handle this, but now that Joey is also a target, things are different.
Attacks against Superman are unlikely to have any effect. Joey in this universe is a nobody, basically in an unselectable state, not to mention he's currently on a long trip and not in this universe.
But leaving it alone is not an option either. Joey, this Superman, has shown a great interest in interfering in the world of ordinary people's power for a long time, so it's better to keep many things out of Superman's sight.
"On its way."
While agreeing with Iron Man and donning the full suit of gear, Batman pressed the elevator button in the underground base, ready to personally investigate and uncover the mastermind behind it all.
The elevator doors opened, revealing a figure Batman never expected to see—Carla Zoel.
Somehow, and unsurprisingly, this Kryptonian bypassed the underground base's heavy defenses and found himself standing right under Batman's nose, separated from him by only a door.
"Judging from your expression, you seem to be saying, 'What are you doing here?'"
Kara pushed aside Batman, who was about to leave, and strolled around the base, looking around without giving the heavily armed Batman any attention.
"Can't I come back to visit my cousin?"
Is her relationship with Superman merely that of a cousin?
Batman, with his exceptional observational skills, recalled Kara's reaction after returning to this universe with his side, and belatedly frowned to himself.
Another tricky problem has been added to the list.
With war with Krypton imminent, what he least wanted to see was Superman getting entangled with any Kryptonian, especially since this Kryptonian's identity was somewhat special.
Perhaps Krypton's social ethics are really different from Earth's?
That's what he thought, but Batman wasn't foolish enough to voice his doubts.
Being punched into a bloody mess by a Kryptonian woman out of shame and anger is hardly a glorious way to die.
Honestly, Joey's personal life is seriously messed up, even more so than Batman's early days. Why can't he be like—
Long-forgotten memories resurfaced, bringing only pain.
Batman originally wanted to be a model husband, a morally perfect person, and a heroic role model, just like the "Superman" he knew, but that kind of Superman ultimately went to the other extreme.
Ultimately, everything has to be put on hold. Compared to that unbelievable ending, Joey seems quite pleasing to the eye now.
Batman, slightly distracted by the past, still needs to return to the problems he needs to face in the present.
What is this Kryptonian doing here?
"I told you, I'm here to see Karl El! There are some things I need to discuss with him!"
Since that incident, every argument Kara had with Joey on F Planet had been replaced by a more intense interaction.
This is why Joey wore a protective suit at the end, just to avoid his mutating body causing more accidents.
The two never argued about trivial matters between men and women, but about something that Kara had clashed with Joey about a long time ago—the clone.
Now that Karl El's body has likely passed that stage and returned to stability, Kara felt it necessary to come and discuss the issue of clones with him further.
If that blond Karakonoid isn't dealt with, it will always be a problem.
Kal-El was unaware of the details of the cloning war in Krypton's history that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of millions of people, and therefore could not understand why the Kryptonians were so wary of cloning technology.
Seeing that Kara didn't seem like the type to share her innermost thoughts with someone like Batman who was "outside the conversation," the latter had no choice but to ask her to leave.
"He's not here. You can come back another time."
Batman is really busy right now. You know, Tony's mansion is still burning fiercely. If he arrives any later, any evidence of an attack at the scene will be completely burned.
"Perhaps I can do it for you, and then you can go and call Karl El back?"
"No." Batman rejected Kara's suggestion without even thinking. This wasn't like using a cannon to kill a mosquito; it was like a star destroyer blasting microorganisms.
Recalling this Kryptonian madwoman's previous battles with Superman, if she were to go all out in a fight, it might bring even greater trouble.
He could only reassure the other party for the time being: "Superman is just returning to the place where he fought before to retrieve one or two spoils of war, and he will be back soon."
"Speaking of which, why did you come here with me?"
Holding Professor X's brain, arguably the most dangerous in the world, Joey had no choice but to watch as Parker pointed and gestured on the center console:
"As a navigator, your performance in the first few attempts was absolutely terrible."
"Hey! You're the one who told me to come, okay?" Zhang Parker was engrossed in operating the equipment. "I just want to pack up and go back to my hometown. I don't want to have anything to do with you guys at all!"
Zhang Parker hasn't been in a good mood lately. After arriving in Joey's universe, he came into contact with the multiverse spider army.
He could have just continued pretending to be Spider-Man, since there were plenty of weird Spider-Men in the Spider-Army, and no one would care about his eccentric personality.
Until some busybody spider insisted on giving Zhang Parker a green light ring.
The ring did not accept Zhang Parker.
The Green Lantern Ring is similar to Mjolnir from Thor. It is said that suitability is determined by the user's willpower and character, and almost all Spider-Men are not refused!
Why did it reject me?
This made Peter Parker, who had long considered himself the "ultimate Spider-Man," quite indignant. He was doing better than Peter Parker, so why was he not good enough in the eyes of a small ring?
"~" Joey just whistled, ignoring the sulking Parker. How could a Superman from next door like him possibly explain Spider-Man's affairs?
But why is Professor X insisting on having Zhang Parker go along?
"Because he's the perfect fit. You'll understand when we get there."
Seeing Professor X start playing the riddle-maker again, Joey, who was already unsure about this mission, secretly wiped a bead of sweat from his brow. "I hope this isn't some kind of pointless conspiracy, or I'll smash your petri dish without hesitation."
Professor X, who only had a brain left, didn't take Joey's threat seriously at all, although strictly speaking, he didn't really have much of a 'heart' either:
"I know you're not that kind of person, you're a good person."
Don't flatter me.
Professor X certainly wouldn't bring Joey to the Space Stone for no reason; Joey simply doesn't know what Professor X's demands are.
"I'm just someone who wants the Space Stone back."
Countless cosmic bubbles passed by the two of them, and in the blink of an eye, they were about to arrive at their destination.
"Believe me, this trip will bring you far greater rewards than the Space Stone."
They were heading to Ultron 30K's experimental site. Professor X figured that Superman, who had already been thoroughly beaten up by Ultron 30K's various superpowers integrated from other mutants and superheroes, should have some idea of what this journey would yield:
"As long as you have that kind of 'courage'."
The three—no, the two of them—crossed the dimensional barrier and returned to the planet where they first encountered Ultron 30k.
Ultron 30k's originally enormous body had long been broken into pieces by the Giga Specium Ray, scattered across planets and deep space outside the atmosphere.
However, none of these were Joey's goals in coming here. Following Professor X's guidance, Joey used his thermal vision to clear a path through the ground and arrived at a hidden and deep underground base.
The base's lights gradually illuminated as visitors arrived, and under each beam of light, Zhang Parker's vision revealed an endless array of humanoid cultivation chambers and the 'things' inside them.
The Ultimate Spider-Man, who had never seen anything like this before, was speechless and could only gasp in amazement, "What a generous gift!"
Joey, whose vision was far clearer than that of Zhang Parker, took in the entirety of the base the moment he stepped inside.
He immediately understood why Professor X had specifically asked Zhang Parker to come with him.
Otto Octavius, the original Spider-Man, is now possessing the body of Peter Parker and calling himself "Ultimate Spider-Man".
The reason he was able to occupy the nest and do all this was because he was almost a polymath, and his mastery of cloning and memory editing technologies was equally profound.