Queen Atlanna looked around; there was no one in sight, so she didn't have to worry that her actions would harm Arthur's dignity. She raised her hand and smacked Arthur hard on the head.
Her strength didn't hurt Arthur at all; it just made him chuckle.
Atlanna felt helpless and could only explain to Arthur, "The mother box is a treasure that our Atlantis has guarded for generations. It is related to an ancient legend."
As Atlanna spoke of this legend, she couldn't help but use an operatic tone.
But Arthur got a headache listening to it, so he said, "Mom, can't you say it more simply?"
It's so tiring to listen to you start from ancient times every time!
Of course, he would never dare to say those words in front of Atlanna.
She could only dote on her child. Atlanna was helpless and could only say concisely:
"Our ancestors defeated a great cosmic villain in ancient times. He left behind three evil magic tools called mother boxes. Once the three mother boxes are gathered, he can invade Earth again."
"And now, the mother box that we guarded has been stolen. I suspect that the person who stole it is a subordinate of that ancient invader."
Arthur finally understood, and his expression immediately became serious: "This matter must be reported to the Justice League immediately!"
Atlanna did not object, because one of the mother boxes was in the Human World, and it was only right to warn them.
But she doubted whether, after all the changes over time, humans still remembered their ancient Guardian vows.
Because Dane was a decisive person, the Justice League members, influenced by him, also developed this decisive style of doing things.
As soon as Arthur realized the seriousness of the problem, he immediately headed straight for the Hall of Justice.
When he arrived, he found Dane and Wonder Woman staring at a large screen, which was playing a news report from Crete, Greece.
"This is an Amazon temple."
Diana said gravely, looking at the blazing bonfire on the screen.
Then she turned to Dane: "Dane, that arrow is Artemis's Arrow. It must have been shot from Themyscira!"
Dane continued her sentence: "This is a beacon, an ancient warning signal."
Diana was a little surprised: "You actually know this?"
Is this surprising? Some ancient empires with vast territories used this method to warn.
However, Dane knew what she was surprised about. Themyscira sending this warning usually only meant one thing.
Dane turned around and saw Arthur walking over. Before he could speak, Dane asked first, "Is your Atlantis's mother box still there?"
"I was just about to tell you about it; it was stolen," Arthur said in surprise.
"Dane!" Diana grabbed his arm. Dane nodded with a solemn face.
"If I'm not mistaken, the mother boxes of the Amazons and Atlantis must have been stolen by the same person."
Diana then remembered that Dane also had a "prophet" persona. It was just that too many unexpected things had happened recently, making her almost forget about it.
"So this matter..."
Dane did not try to be mysterious and said directly: "If I remember correctly, the person who did these things is named Steppenwolf.
He is Darkseid's subordinate, and once, for betraying him, he was punished to offer him 100,000 Worlds as atonement."
"Steppenwolf..."
Seeing her worried look, Dane comforted her:
"Since they still had time to send a warning arrow, it proves that they should generally still be safe for now. But if you want to go back and check, I can go back with you."
But Diana shook her head: "The most important thing now is not to go back, but to stop Steppenwolf from getting the last mother box!
If he collects all three mother boxes, then he can directly bring about the Unity, reshaping our Planet with fire..."
Apokolips's mother box was much more powerful than the Kryptonian World Engine; it could destroy and reshape a Planet in an instant.
Dane estimated that even with his current divine body, he would not be able to avoid being disintegrated.
He immediately called Cortana: "Cortana, immediately infiltrate S.T.A.R. Labs and search for an item named 6-1-9-8-2, shaped like a regular hexahedron box."
This object was the mother box that led to the birth of Cyborg in the movie, the one guarded by humans.
Cortana appeared from the void and immediately began her specialty, quickly and easily infiltrating the opponent's internal system once again.
S.T.A.R. Labs is a privately contracted laboratory that often undertakes work for the Department of Defense and is one of the more powerful laboratories in the United States.
In the movie, it once took over Superman's spaceship, attempting to study Kryptonian technology.
Moreover, this laboratory has many branches worldwide, and most of them are inextricably linked to metahumans.
Dane even suspected that the super-power research on the polar bear side was also related to the local S.T.A.R. Labs.
The things Superman left for them once made this laboratory develop very brilliantly, but now, because of Dane and Umbrella, S.T.A.R. Labs' technical reserves seem very ordinary.
After a moment, Cortana said:
"According to the laboratory logs, item 6-1-9-8-2 has now been taken home by a Black scientist named Silas Stone, which violates laboratory regulations."
Dane nodded: "It seems so."
Cortana suddenly added: "And he himself formulated these laboratory regulations."
Dane glanced at her. He was certain that Cortana had just been complaining.
Diana then interjected: "Can you find out his home address? Or his other contact information?"
Cortana nodded: "Of course, but I think you might be interested in this video."
With that, Cortana released an experimental video encrypted and stored on S.T.A.R. Labs' internal server.
Dane saw it and realized, wasn't this the experimental process of Victor Stone becoming Cyborg?
When Arthur saw this scene, he instantly became furious.
"What is he doing? He's experimenting on a child!"
Don't look at Arthur, who seems big and tough, as if he's not to be messed with; in fact, he's a warm-hearted person.
Someone who could be called 'Aquaman' by people making a living at sea before inheriting the position of King of the Seven Seas was, of course, a great person.
So Cortana explained in due course:
"According to the information I found, the person undergoing the experiment is Silas Stone's biological son. He became a vegetable some time ago due to a car accident.
Dr. Stone's wife was also in the car; she died on the spot, leaving behind only the immobile, unconscious Victor Stone."
As soon as she said this, Arthur understood. Silas Stone wanted to save his son.
And the content later in the video also showed that he succeeded. The mother box replaced all of Victor Stone's missing limbs, turning him into a cyborg.
Just then, a light suddenly flashed in Cortana's eyes, and her mouth curved slightly in surprise.
Dane noticed and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"An electronic consciousness is trying to access the Hall of Justice. Its technical level is very high, and it is fundamentally different from all programs on Earth. Its intelligence is very close to a normal human!"
Dane instantly knew who it was and immediately told Cortana: "Let him in, but don't let him access the confidential database."
Cortana nodded and complied.
On the large screen, the experimental video suddenly flickered with chaotic data streams, and red garbled data formed a line of text:
Why are you looking for me?
It seemed that he had noticed Cortana when she was searching for Silas Stone's home address and family relations.
This electronic consciousness in front of them was Cyborg Victor Stone. His thoughts could travel through the internet, not much inferior to Cortana's abilities. What he lacked now was only experience and higher technology.
After all, he was a human modified by a mother box. Dealing with the Human World's network was simply effortless. If Cortana didn't still have magic power, it would be uncertain who would win their duel.
"Did you give him camera access?"
Cortana shook her head.
Dane said, "Give it to him. Let him see who we are."
So Cortana granted camera access to Victor, who was hidden in the network, allowing him to see the Justice League members.
The Justice League of Kahndaq was not publicly announced, so under restricted circumstances, Victor did not know what this ID address meant before.
But soon the font on the screen changed.
Shazam?
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