vncnus Chapter 70 Actually, I've been an Earthling for a long time.
Chapter 70 Actually, I've been an Earthling for a long time.
Chapter 70 Actually, I've been an Earthling for a long time.
"You're fired!"
With a single, casual remark, the blond-haired president on the other end of the phone stripped Cyborg of his position as National Security Advisor, replacing him with the returning Captain Atom.
The stated reason was that Steelbone had acted without authorization, deploying his drones and mainframe to prepare to cross the Atlantic and enter Europe for rescue operations.
Of course, the most likely reason is that, compared to himself, Captain Atom is more like "one of his own" to the President.
"motherf****r....
""
What can the steel skeleton in the heart of Detroit's industrial center say at this moment?
After firing Cyborg, the President stripped him of all his rights in the Detroit industrial center, including the right to use the unmanned robots, the right to start the parts production line, the right to procure and sell materials, and so on.
Although it's not very useful to Cyborg, since almost everything is now part of the Internet of Things, and once connected to the internet, Cyborg has the final say, this attitude still hurts Cyborg quite a bit.
The president is a genius. He treats ruling the country like a rich kid running a company, doing everything according to his own whims. He wouldn't be surprised if Cyborg got a bullet in the forehead because of his recklessness.
As for Captain Atom, he's got a screw loose. He was tricked by the President before, and now he still dares to take on this job...
"Couldn't you have waited until I'm gone to say the part about me being mentally unstable?"
Captain Atom, standing beside Cyborg, muttered to himself, unable to predict what kind of incredible feat his blond leader was about to pull off. He couldn't help but wipe non-existent sweat from his forehead.
"I also want to refuse, but I am a soldier, and the Commander-in-Chief is also the Commander-in-Chief of the three armed forces. I have no right to refuse."
Guess what he'll have us do next?
Cyborg retorted irritably, "Wonder Woman and Aquaman have ended their war, but my 'Justice in America' organization hasn't been disbanded yet!" (Next...)
"Next, I hope to take over the 'American Justice Society'."
Joey and Wonder Woman descended from the sky, interrupting Cyborg and Captain Atom's conversation from above: "While the group you've assembled certainly resembles a circus, there are still some usable members."
Cyborg immediately pre-allocated energy to all his weapon systems, ready to unleash his power: "Alien, I knew you wouldn't be satisfied with the status quo after the war ended."
"Don't get agitated!" Captain Atom raised his hand and pressed down on Cyborg's raised hand cannon, smoothing things over between the two sides:
"Superman! You rescued me from the Atlanteans, and I haven't even had a chance to thank you yet."
It's no wonder Cyborg reacted so strongly. Superman, an alien, just swaggered into the country's territory and wanted to take over the country's military forces. What's more, he was accompanied by Wonder Woman, who had previously invaded Britain. Who could accept that?
Captain Atom has the ability.
Because if a fight breaks out in a big city like Detroit, it could really cost a lot of lives.
Even if the other party were to curse the President's entire family right now, Captain Atom would still have to smile and join in the cursing.
Let's find a way to get them to another safe place first.
"Where did your cousin go? My love, Angela, also wants to thank you for rescuing me from the clutches of the Atlanteans."
"How about our two families get together for dinner sometime?"
Captain Atom's words are indeed a common form of politeness among Americans. Close colleagues and friends often invite each other and their families to their homes for dinner.
But for Joey, who had just kicked his cousin Kara off Earth, such words were a bit too aggressive.
"The good news is that in less than a week, my family will be able to visit your home."
Joey knew that Captain Atom's words were just polite formalities, so he could only ignore them.
The bad news is...
.
Steelbone picked up the conversation:
"The bad news is that they've come to invade us, and you and your cousin are their vanguard."
In the real world, Cyborg is limited by his physical body and can't do much, but in the cyberspace made up of the network, he can do almost anything.
He secretly copied most of the undecrypted data that Star Lab had previously exported from the spaceship, and allocated most of his threads to the server to run the decryption. Only recently has he finally extracted a portion of the key data.
This is one of the reasons why he reacted so strongly to Joey; he learned that "Superman" and "Supergirl" had appeared on Earth.
"Shazam!"
Thunder and roars echoed from afar. Billy Batson and his friends had received a message from Cyborg and were quickly transforming to come to their aid.
Shazam, accompanied by thunder and storm, arrived at the scene from Fawcett, Minnesota in an instant, and then he reached out to stop Cyborg's hostile actions:
"Don't always point a gun at others, Cyborg. Superman just stopped that earthquake that could have destroyed all of Western Europe a few hours ago. You should trust him more."
Even without Solomon's wisdom, Shazam knew that Superman's side hadn't come here to provoke a conflict.
Joey cut to the chase: "You decrypted the files yourself, which saves a lot of time that would otherwise be spent explaining the background."
Cyborg, I need your help to find and assemble a super-powered army within six days—no, three days.
Joey knew the operation sounded ridiculous, like organizing a bunch of street thugs to fight a regular army, but it was practically the only way.
Earth's ordinary armies are no match for the Amazons and Atlanteans, so expecting them to fight the Kryptonians on the front lines is asking too much.
The technological level of the Earth nations in this universe is almost the same as what Joey knew in his two lifetimes. The technological gap between them and the Kryptonians is even greater than the power gap between Dante and Tintin.
If Joey were given seven or seventy years, he could still lead humanity to struggle. As for seven days? Joey thought they could manage to put out fires from the rear.
"Are you assembling this team so you can use it to suppress the rest of the world?"
Cyborg would never agree to Joey's demands; he would rather die than help the invaders oppress his own people.
Yang Yi, unable to contain himself any longer, blurted out in censored words: "It's meant to protect Earthlings from the impending Kryptonian army, you idiot!"
It's not surprising that Cyborg would think otherwise; no normal person would believe that Joey, a Kryptonian, would help Earthlings fight against his own kind.
This is also one of the main reasons why Joey asked Cyborg to step in and unify the superhuman group, besides the fact that Cyborg's abilities are practical...
Aside from maintaining the same firm stance as in other timelines, the main reason lies with Joey himself.
The feasibility of Joey organizing a force to resist the Kryptonian army is far lower than the possibility of the Kryptonian fleet crashing during its warp jump tomorrow.
There's no other reason than that he's caught in the middle, disliked by everyone.
Once the conflict between Earth and Krypton is brought into the open, Earthlings will see Joey as a Kryptonian, while Kryptonians will see Joey as an Earthling.
Are we supposed to have Joey tell Earthlings, "Although I was born a Kryptonian, I've actually been an Earthling for a long time"?
Who would believe that if I told them?