Why did this bastard want her to guard here tonight? Was there some purpose to it?!
Bang!
Outside the prison housing the superpowered criminals, a muffled explosion sounded.
Green Arrow kicked open the door, and his eyes, ears, and nose immediately felt a high-pressure air current pressing down on him.
It was like a mass of unevenly dense air being compressed into a ball and then bursting out in an instant.
"Bang!"
A huge, lightning-like explosion vibrated his eardrums, and at the same time, the debris in the room—splintered wood, glass, and metal fragments—all swept towards him.
In a panic, Green Arrow could only close his eyes, then raise his hands to his head, preparing to physically withstand the blow.
The shockwave from the self-destructing manufacturing box was like a high-explosive grenade thrown into the room, concentrated in an instant direction, bursting out within 0.01 seconds.
The consequence was that all the debris heading towards Green Arrow's direction was completely pulverized by the shockwave.
Seeing Green Arrow in danger, Captain Atom, his companion, immediately stood in front of Green Arrow and pushed him away.
He could absorb these incoming explosion waves, protecting Green Arrow while also minimizing the damage.
Despite absorbing a portion of the explosion's energy, Captain Atom, at the center of the explosion, was still directly blasted towards the outer wall by a force like a train collision.
Captain Atom crashed into the railing during his flight, breaking it instantly.
The iron railing, flung by the immense force, whizzed and hit the surrounding wall.
Then it clattered and bounced on the ground.
The concrete wall, with a "crack," was shattered into pieces by his impact.
Fortunately, the prison building was well-constructed and didn't have a large hole directly blasted through it.
On the wall, which was cracked like a spiderweb, Captain Atom felt his whole body was about to fall apart.
His back was aching faintly, as if seared by a red-hot branding iron, a burning pain.
His vision was somewhat blurry, and a feeling of nausea surged in his throat, as if he might vomit his recently eaten dinner at any moment.
Slowly sliding down from the cracked wall, Captain Atom squatted on the ground, coughing incessantly.
Suddenly attacked, Deathstroke and Nightwing also rushed over.
"Captain!"
"Cough, cough!"
Coughing twice, Captain Atom, who had difficulty standing up, clutched his chest and waved his hand at the others, indicating that he was fine.
Green Arrow, looking disheveled, stood up and quickly walked towards Captain Atom, who had saved him.
"Captain Atom?! Are you alright?"
He asked the other party nervously.
"I'm fine, I just didn't expect them to have a self-destruct system installed here."
Listening to the continuous shrill alarm sounds around them, Captain Atom said to Nightwing and the others, "You, you go save the people first; I'll hold off these guards here."
Captain Atom used the technology provided by General Swanwick to attempt to hack into the prison's security system by breaking through the firewall in the network node room responsible for the prison's security, allowing them to enter the prison and rescue the superpowered individuals.
Unexpectedly, the moment the firewall system was breached, this "node room" exploded, sending them all flying.
"No! We must go in together. If we leave you here to be surrounded by guards, you won't be able to hold out until we rescue the people."
Green Arrow, wearing his hood, disagreed with Captain Atom's idea.
"Unless you have a better idea, or we all retreat. Believe me, if we retreat and Homelander becomes wary of this place, we will have an even harder time."
Captain Atom said seriously to Green Arrow.
"Alright, we'll meet at the agreed-upon location. I hope to see you again then."
Green Arrow gritted his teeth and agreed to Captain Atom's suggestion, immediately running towards the center of the prison according to the original plan.
He still had to rescue Laurel, so he wouldn't hesitate with indecision on this matter.
Deathstroke crossed his arms over his chest, looked up at Captain Atom, and said, "I hope you don't die too quickly; after all, the payment you promised me hasn't arrived yet."
The reason he joined this team organized by the old government military was not for any sense of inner justice or social responsibility.
Purely, he was only in it for the large sum of money the other party had promised him.
After all, for those who live as mercenaries, toiling for money is, in his opinion, a matter of course.
"Don't worry, I will definitely die after you, Deathstroke."
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