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Chapter 394 The Gate to a New World
Chapter 394 The Gate to a New World
The task of stalling for time was assigned to Haibawang.
After the deaths of several core members, the Crime Syndicate cannot afford to lose any more, so Sea King is still alive. The reason he was assigned the task of stalling for time is actually because of the race he represents—the Atlanteans.
The Atlanteans possess innate physical advantages. Their bodies are extremely dense, making them resistant to most firearms. They also have advanced technology that allows them to convert water into high-energy particle beams. Furthermore, the Atlanteans are capable of using magic.
For example, Mera is an excellent magician.
Most importantly, the Atlanteans had long complained about the garbage that humans were dumping into the ocean during their development, so the Sea King could instigate a war between humans and the underwater people at any time if he wanted to.
The Sea King never imagined that his trump card would now only be used in a final struggle. If Rune were to actually make a move, his subjects could be reduced to ashes within hours.
When the Sea King returned to the seabed and told his wife Mera about his decision, Mera was overjoyed.
"Finally!" she exclaimed, beaming. "You've finally decided to wage war against those filthy landmen!"
But Hai Ba Wang simply nodded heavily, because he knew that this decision was merely a delaying tactic.
But don't get me wrong, he wasn't tormented by the thought of sending innocent Atlanteans to their deaths; Sea King was simply uneasy about the new world.
"Of course," Sea King nodded, "and this time, we also need the Trench Clan's help."
His words further confirmed Mera's suspicions about the Sea King's intentions. The fact that even the Trench Clan had been mobilized meant that the Sea King had truly abandoned that childish criminal syndicate.
She thought this way because the Trench tribe was a very special race.
When Atlantis sank, the area inhabited by the Trench Tribe sank into the dark trench. The prolonged darkness caused their sanity to drop to zero, and the scarcity of resources severely degraded their intelligence, forcing them to kill each other for survival.
As a result, they transformed from humans into savages, and then from savages into wild beasts. Furthermore, due to their unique environment, the Trench Tribe were actually the most ferocious and physically strongest Atlanteans.
The most remarkable thing is that even though they have become beasts, they still retain the pride of being Atlanteans, so the Neptune Trident in the hands of the Sea King can command these beasts.
Soon, the US West Coast was attacked.
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Large numbers of Atlantean soldiers landed, and they used their weapons to drive the humans back. However, Mr. Freeze generously shared his equipment, so the two sides remained deadlocked in the Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City area.
If it weren't for Ocean Master Orm, the brother of Sea King, secretly helping the superheroes from Gotham, the situation would probably be very different now.
However, this significantly slows down the speed at which superheroes can access the city.
Even so, Deathstroke still did not make Rune make a move.
He feared that Rune would carry out another massacre, just like he had in Cleveland. Last time, Rune killed zombies, and Deathstroke could still convince himself of that, but this time, the invaders were intelligent races—at least some of them.
This is absolutely not something to be done!
Rune was happy to have some free time and went back to studying magic. But soon, Deathstroke gave Rune something to do.
Raid the Hall of Sin.
In the world of Earth-3, everyone knows that the Hall of Sin is the heart of the Crime Syndicate. But in Rune's opinion, heading there rashly is not a good choice.
The Hall of Justice in the main universe houses iconic items belonging to supervillains and superheroes. However, since visitors are allowed to tour the Hall of Justice, these items are, in principle, replicas.
However, Batman secretly hid a few genuine items among them to prepare for the awkward situation of having little equipment on him if someone suddenly attacked the Hall of Justice.
As for the Hall of Sin—there must be some loot inside. There are too many conceptual abilities in the DC Universe, and as the center of the DC Universe, Earth naturally has no shortage of powerful artifacts that possess some of these conceptual abilities, or even that are simply the concepts themselves.
For example, the Miracle Machine, which Rune fears most.
DC's Miracle Machine is a scientific creation from the 31st century. Its structure was memorized by Superman's super brain and brought back to the 21st century. In the final crisis, this machine repaired the universe destroyed by Darkseid.
So if it's just about eliminating one person, that would be incredibly easy.
However, Rune is still alive and well, which means the Crime Syndicate doesn't possess this artifact. But what about the other artifacts? Rune isn't so sure.
The only thing he was certain of was that the Crime Syndicate did not have an artifact capable of dealing with the Anti-Monitor, but the Anti-Monitor was the third son of Perpetua, a multiverse-level being, while Rune's power was only that of the Heavenly Father.
Therefore, when Deathstroke asked him to directly attack the Syndicate headquarters, Rune hesitated. The DC Universe was simply too complex.
But after a few seconds of contemplation, he agreed.
If they really possessed the tools to deal with themselves, the crime syndicate would have come knocking on their door long ago; why would they need to waste time on their escape?
However, Rune was somewhat slow on the way.
Deathstroke might think the Crime Syndicate is building up something that could completely turn the tide, but Rune believes they're trying to escape.
However, what Rune didn't know was that his arrival threw the remnants of the criminal syndicate into a panic.
The Hall of Sin was now in a state of extreme chaos.
The criminal syndicate members did indeed seize many artifacts, but those things were either taken away or destroyed by Superman long ago. That man would not allow anyone to possess artifacts that could threaten him.
The outsider had already traveled to the other world with a storage device containing a grid.
Without recharging time, how difficult would it be to open the door to another world? In the end, Luther went through all sorts of hardships and only managed to open a small crack.
Moreover, whether it's the powerful Luther or the weakest Divine Ring, they are both too powerful to enter this world through this small crack.
After recognizing reality, the crime syndicate can only send ordinary, powerless outsiders to another world and then have them "open" the door from within that other world.
This is the most energy-efficient method, and it's their only option right now. Super Queen and the others can only pray for the outsiders' loyalty to the Crime Syndicate.
However, at that moment, the satellite discovered that Rune was heading here.
The first to break down emotionally was naturally the Divine Ring. He broke down and cried out loudly, and the Ring that gave him power took the opportunity to frantically suck the life force from the Divine Ring.
His collapse fueled the Sea King's anger. Of everyone present, only he needed to sacrifice his own people, yet the other land dwellers showed no gratitude whatsoever. This was unfair!
That's what they said, but Sea King didn't dare to roar out loud; Luther was not someone to be trifled with.
Super Queen glanced at Luther with concern. Luther's face was also very serious. More than a week had passed since the outsider left, but there was still no news. Could he have betrayed her?
The flames above Death Storm's head flickered constantly, revealing the turmoil in his heart.
But at that moment, a blue and white door opened.
The others stared wide-eyed; that door had become the last item in the legendary Pandora's Box—hope.