Although the incident of Superman's rampage was cleverly transformed into a piece of gossip news by the Justice League, Superman was indeed not very suitable for hero activities in the near future.
Not only because the public opinion was very sensitive now, but also because he was about to become a father.
He valued this child very much, even hoping to propose to Lois and build a real family with her.
So, for now, Clark indeed had no time for hero activities.
The citizens of Metropolis didn't feel much, but Atomica was very anxious, because one of the reasons she joined the Justice League was for Superman.
Due to the existence of a confusion spell, Atomica and the Outsider did not know the true identities of any of the Justice League members, except for Bruce Wayne.
Even though the Outsider painstakingly formed a secret society, he still couldn't learn the identities of any Justice League superheroes from the villains or Checkmate's files.
Compared to Earth-3, this World was clearly superior in protecting the secret identities of its heroes.
Since their first meeting on the Watchtower, Atomica hadn't seen Superman anywhere else, let alone been alone with him.
There was no other way; since she couldn't find Superman, she could only deal with her other target first.
Atomica shrunk her body until it was invisible to the naked eye, then stealthily infiltrated the Watchtower's main control room.
That was where Cyborg usually worked, and he generally wouldn't leave that spot.
Atomica had long since figured out his routine; she knew that at this time, Cyborg would have already uploaded his electronic consciousness into the Watchtower's network, monitoring the World from a different perspective.
She thought their Crime Syndicate might also need something like that, so no one could escape their eyes.
Atomica easily entered the main control room without triggering any alarms.
She thought the Justice League's design here was foolish; how could anyone other than the operator have the right to freely enter and exit such a place?
Wasn't this just making it easier for people like her to sneak in?
Atomica smiled inwardly at the thought; who would ever suspect their teammate was actually a spy?
The Justice League thought she was one of them, and Waller also thought she was one of her people; no one would know that she actually came from another World.
When Atomica saw Cyborg, the cyborg was indeed as she had predicted: his physical consciousness was in hibernation, and his electronic consciousness had entered the digital World.
And this was the perfect time for her to act without anyone knowing.
She carefully took out an electronic virus from their World from her pouch, then crawled into a gap between Cyborg's mechanical body parts.
Deep inside, where many data-flowing fiber-optic-like lines were, Atomica injected the virus into the data stream like a syringe; it would do its job when the time was right.
After completing this task, to avoid any complications, Atomica quickly cleaned up and left the area as fast as possible.
After she left the main control room, Cyborg, who had been motionless, suddenly turned his head, looking in the direction Atomica had left.
Atomica had no idea that even if the Watchtower didn't have surveillance cameras installed in every corner, his vision could still cover every inch of it; this was a power granted to him by the mother box.
Metal could become his eyes, constantly transforming everything here into whatever he wished.
So, Atomica thought her actions were safe, but in reality, thousands of eyes were watching her the entire time.
"She has left."
After Cyborg said this, a light appeared beside him, and Dane emerged from the light, tilting his head to look at Cyborg.
"Did you get the item?"
Cyborg opened his palm, and from his own metallic substance, a small U-disk was reassembled, with green data streams flowing across it.
"This is the electronic virus you mentioned."
Cyborg's electronic eye stared at the U-disk as if scrutinizing something.
"Can this thing really restore me to my original self?" He couldn't help but ask Dane this question again.
Dane once again gave him an affirmative reply: "Don't worry, according to my plan, the success rate is very high, and this might be your last chance."
Cyborg's situation was very troublesome to resolve through normal means.
If it were the old version of Cyborg, the one whose entire mechanical body originated from human technology, it would actually be quite easy to solve.
Dane already had human cloning technology; Constantine's ex-girlfriend, Rachel, had once been reborn through this method.
It's said that she has now become a staunch advocate against drug abuse, enjoying her hard-won health.
If the technology on Cyborg's body were the human version, then Dane could directly replicate Rachel's treatment process, clone a new body for Cyborg, and then transplant his soul into the new body, and it would be done.
But unfortunately, it wasn't; the technology on his body originated from a mother box, which is New God technology. Any technology involving "Gods" is absolutely not simple, and the mother box is no exception.
When Dane examined Cyborg, he found that his soul and mechanical body were so tightly integrated that they were virtually impossible to separate.
The mother box had completely transformed him when it resurrected him; he was not only human but also an electronic consciousness. He possessed a soul that combined human and machine, an intelligent life form transformed from a human.
So, Dane thought long and hard and concluded that to solve this problem, he could only separate his "human" and "machine" aspects at the soul level.
This was equivalent to performing surgery on the soul, cutting off the cold electronic part, and allowing the "human" part to be reborn in a new body.
Only then could he change from Cyborg back to Victor. As for the lost soul, Dane held Hades' authority and had many ways to replenish it.
Cyborg received Dane's affirmative answer, but his heart wasn't as happy as he thought it would be.
He had originally believed he hated this body, but the longer he lived in this state, the more he grew accustomed to it and the more he integrated into it.
Although this body lacked the warmth and sensations of a normal person, it also lacked the pain and sensitivity of a normal person.
Furthermore, his electronic consciousness gave him another perspective, allowing him to see a World completely different from before, and he was somewhat immersed in it.
Dane noticed his abnormality but only smiled, gently patting his shoulder: "If you change your mind, I have another new idea."
"Hmm? What?"
Dane turned around and found a new file in the Watchtower's system, signed "Skynet Project."
"If you don't like Grid, we can transform this virus in a good direction. How do you like the name Skynet?"
There's no reason why only the Crime Syndicate should infect them and let them develop in a "bad" direction. Why can't it be the other way around, using them and turning "bad" things into "good" things, recycling them?
Cyborg silently nodded, then asked, "When do you plan to tell the other members about this?"
Dane looked at the screen with a half-smile, highlighting the surveillance of Atomica, and said softly, "No rush, let the bullet fly for a while..."
Cyborg looked at Dane's faint face under the screen light, and like Barry, he felt like he was seeing the face of a villain Boss.
The Justice League... it's a righteous organization, right? On the other side of the World, Pandora, after careful consideration, finally selected the next candidate.
"The Most Evil" person, she sifted through her mind and finally realized that only one person currently met her requirements.
That was The Question, who was also one of the Trinity of Sin.
As one of the "Sin," he definitely deserved to be called "the Most Evil," so finding him should be correct.
Originally, Phantom Stranger could have been an option, but Phantom Stranger was very powerful, and Pandora might not necessarily be his match.
Secondly, Phantom Stranger came and went without a trace, often seemingly not on Earth, or even in this Universe. It would be almost impossible for Pandora to find him.
Thus, she could only choose The Question; he was now just an ordinary person, making him easier to handle.
After deciding on the candidate, Pandora activated her connections and began investigating information about The Question.
The Question was also a master of concealment, and Pandora spent a great deal of effort before finally catching a tiny clue about him.
But the final result of her investigation made her frown deeply, because credible information showed that The Question's last known whereabouts were related to Shazam, and he might even be currently within the Justice League.
"Why is The Question also related to Shazam...?"
Pandora at this moment recalled the dream she had earlier, and Madame Xanadu's words to her in that dream still echoed in her ears.
But she quickly firmed her resolve.
Even if The Question was there, even if she might face Shazam's obstruction, she still had to try. This was her mission, a responsibility she could not escape.
At the same time, The Question was also searching for the information he wanted in the Hall of Justice in Kahndaq.
Because Cortana was there, the World's information databases were like undefended fortresses to him. The Question had to admit that compared to this method of obtaining others' secrets with a tap of a finger, his previous methods of investigation were outdated.
Although he couldn't find any information related to his identity in these modern sources, he had received a hint from Shazam and decided to start by investigating related individuals.
They all knew about the Trinity of Sin, so The Question was investigating Pandora.
This investigation uncovered intelligence that Pandora had once appeared in Checkmate's Black Room.
The Black Room was Checkmate's secret storage Base for certain metahuman items, and Pandora's visit to such a place was clearly to obtain something.
As for what it was?
The Question recalled the public storm surrounding Superman a few days prior; before this news turned into a tabloid story, the last useful piece of information was that Superman had come into contact with a magical item and had been swayed by it.
The Question suspected Pandora might also be involved.
"What exactly did you take, Pandora?"
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