civilwarnovels Chapter 3597 Edge of Tomorrow (43)
Chapter 3597 Edge of Tomorrow (43)
Chapter 3597 Edge of Tomorrow (Forty-three)
Through Brainiac, Schiller saw everything that happened in the abandoned factory. The whole process was hilarious.
The most reliable person in this whole thing turns out to be Jack the Clown.
He executed Harley's plan perfectly. Although some of the actions in the middle achieved too good results, they did not deviate from the main line to some extent. Moreover, he stayed very carefully and almost rescued Harley.
When the Joker becomes as reliable as Batman, it is inevitable that Batman will become as funny as the Joker.
The two Batmen went along, but they didn't accomplish anything except causing trouble with their paranoia. Although Pamela and Victor led the way, it was still a bit too much like a comedian.
Schiller doesn't know whether this is because of the "Batman Joker Law", or whether the two Batmen are not strong, or whether Amanda is too much of a drag. In short, the direction of the plot is running wildly in a less serious direction.
Schiller felt that Batman would be very grateful to Congress for its wisdom when he learned that Congress was going to transfer Amanda away. But unfortunately, Amanda was a very stubborn person and would not give up.
As expected, Amanda was furious after receiving the news. She slammed the table and swept everything on it away.
"No, I'm not going to Washington, D.C.!" Amanda said. "They're not going to let me go of New Jersey!!!"
Unjust Batman frowned. He saw that Amanda's behavior was unwise, but Amanda, who was furious, would not listen to his advice.
After Amanda leaves, Injustice Batman says to Batman, "I think we picked the wrong person. This universe's Amanda is not as evil, but she is definitely more stubborn."
"This may be because she has won before." Batman analyzed, "No matter what, she formed the Federation Shield and has the autonomy to lead an organization. This made her misjudge her own strength and become more stubborn. It was indeed our mistake not to expect this."
"Do you realize that Congress is acting too quickly?" Injustice Batman put one arm on the table and said thoughtfully, "Amanda just woke up and Congress called. This means that what happened in the factory did not escape their eyes."
"Are you saying there might be a mole in the team?"
"Working for Congress doesn't count as an inside job." Injustice Batman shook his head and said, "It can only be considered a product of political struggle. But it's also troublesome for us."
"This team is not as useful as we thought and cannot be compared with the Justice League. If Amanda is determined not to leave, I think we can choose to leave and work on our own."
While the two Batmen were discussing, Amanda had already figured out a solution. It wasn't that she was completely unaware of her situation, but she was very stubborn and thought she could force her way in.
"Notify all members of Task Force X!" Amanda said, "We have to have a meeting!"
The members walked into the meeting room in twos and threes. The less injured Deadshot and Witch also came, but Katana and TDK, who were recently injured, were still resting, so there was no change in the number of people.
"Congress wants me to go back, but I won't do what they want," Amanda said. "And I want you to understand one thing: If I don't get the support of the congressmen, the funding will be gone."
Pamela and Victor's eyes widened immediately. She slammed the table and said, "How can this be!"
"I called you here because we can't let them do whatever they want." Amanda sighed and said, "We have to let them see what we are capable of."
"They're not happy with your control of the state police," Pamela, who had seen through it all, said. "They see you as a looter with nothing and don't understand the power you wield. This is because the team didn't perform well the last few times."
"Yes." Amanda nodded to confirm this statement. This was also her idea.
It's similar to how Congress thought Amanda was just holding a knife and was brazen enough to demand power. The reason they thought the thing in Amanda's hand was a knife was because the Federal Shield had never achieved any results.
Task Force X's performance was not very good. Even the chaos they caused was not big enough to make Congress take them seriously.
The Justice League has set a good example. When they dealt with aliens before, they caused quite a stir, evacuating the entire metropolis and fighting with people near the sun.
Compared to them, the people in Amanda's hands inevitably seem a bit childish. If the Justice League is a submachine gun, then Amanda's hand will naturally be like a knife.
But if Amanda was holding a bazooka, Congress would never dare to deal with her in this way.
In other words, the congressmen no longer need to deal with her in this way, because with such force, Amanda becomes valuable. They can completely eliminate one person internally and invite Amanda in.
That's what Lex Luthor did. When he took control of Metropolis, he became very valuable. Even if everyone knew he was a communist, they would still kick another unlucky guy out and let him take over.
This is the path Amanda wants to take. As long as she shows enough force, Congress won't be able to order her around.
Although the Congress asked her to go back, it was not impossible to delay. After all, she had just been injured, and if she said that she was not fit to move, the other party would not be able to send someone to capture her.
During this time, Task Force X can make some noise. As long as they can demonstrate a high enough level, no one will be able to speak loudly to Amanda.
Amanda shared her vision, looked around, and said, "What do you think?"
"I agree," Pamela said. "Of course, it's not for the money or anything like that. It's mainly to teach those gentlemen a lesson."
Victor also nodded and said, "Yes, we have to let them see our strength."
The two Batmen sitting at the end of the table really wanted to ask: "What exactly are your strengths?" But seeing Amanda's ugly face, they chose to shut up.
In fact, Pamela, who works two jobs, has a simple idea: Why are we here? It's for money. Not to mention Amanda's salary, they also want funding from Congress.
In order to get funding, they naturally have to show some value, that is, to paint a big picture. Unfortunately, Amanda didn't paint it well before they came. But it doesn't matter, as long as they can get funding, they can paint a big picture.
"If this is a good job, I will negotiate with Congress and ask them to increase the funding for the federal shield. No matter how much it is increased, I will give you 80%!"
Pamela's eyes lit up. Amanda was not smart, but she was not stingy. Perhaps she knew that a big reward would bring a brave man. The atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly became lively.
At this time, Harley was injecting a "nano bomb" in the laboratory. Of course, it wasn't a nano bomb, it was just saline. The needle didn't even go in completely, and even most of the saline leaked out.
After the injection, Harley touched her wet neck and muttered a few words in dissatisfaction, but still stood up like a madman, shook her head, and twisted her ankle.
Everyone gathered in the theater again. A construction site appeared on the screen. Amanda stood in front of the screen and pointed at the building on the screen. "Brainiac Center—I believe you have heard about it."
"This is an insult to humanity. If you want to oppose Brainiac, you must cut down the flag he has erected. So Brainiac Center is our target."
"It's just been built, but the informant who was following it said it might be using technology that doesn't belong to Earth. We found traces of robots around. This thing might have come from Brainiac's hometown."
Hearing this, the two Batmen became focused. Having participated in the previous series of events, they knew where Brainiac's hometown was. Now the two Supermen were responsible for solving the problems on Krypton.
But the waters of that planet are too complicated, even the original inhabitants may not be able to fully understand it. So the supermen have no time to care about the things on Earth for the time being.
But with Superman around, there's no way Brainiac could transport anything from Krypton to Earth. And what about the robots?
"No." Batman realized immediately, "It may not be directly from Krypton. Brainiac has the technology, it can be made on Earth."
It has been a few days since Brainiac's invasion. Although large-scale equipment cannot be built, it is not that difficult to build some robots for construction.
But the problem is that the robot uses Kryptonian technology, which may be difficult to deal with.
Batman put forward his own opinion. Amanda nodded and said, "You are right. Alien robots are indeed difficult to deal with. Moreover, we found obvious traces of patrols outside the construction site, which proves that they may not only build robots for construction, but also for security and combat."
"In order to boost the reputation of mankind, we must destroy this evil building as soon as possible. We must never allow it to be completed. At the same time, I need you to demonstrate the powerful strength of Task Force X in this battle!"
When this was mentioned, Batman fell silent again. He really didn't want to go.
"There's one more thing," Amanda said. "The Joker doesn't know for sure, but if the professor is already working for Brainiac, he would have set up layers of defense in Brainiac Center, and even set traps specifically for you. This would be quite dangerous."
Batman was not the only one who was silent, Pamela and the others were silent too. Even if Schiller was against them in order to defraud funding together, it was still chilling to go against Schiller.
Suddenly I had a feeling that “this money doesn’t have to be earned.”
But Amanda obviously didn't give them a chance to regret. She waved her hand and said, "Let's act tonight. Tomorrow morning I want to see the news that Brainiac Center was destroyed by the powerful Task Force X. Get ready to go!"
After leaving the meeting room, Pamela deliberately lagged behind, waited beside Victor and walked side by side with him, and said, "What should we do now?"
"Don't worry, can Schiller kill you?"
"He probably won't kill me." Pamela was clearly unsure. He said, "With Schiller and Brainiac, I don't know how they will defend that building. Do we really have to charge in directly?"
"Do you think he is not prepared for Brainiac? Schiller certainly can't use his full strength, and it will probably be just a lot of noise but little results..."
That night, Pamela squatted behind the fence outside the building, looking at the layers of robots inside, and said:
"But...isn't the thunder a bit too loud?!"