After returning from the Polaris battlefield, the superheroes have been looking for Luther.
Especially the old Superman, who is homeless and lonely, only looking forward to being reunited with his wife again, and is even more energetic - Harley said that after the secret society incident ended, he began to create a hero's paradise.
But for more than a week, the heroes searched almost all over the United States and arrested hundreds of gangsters, but they were still unable to find any trace of Luther.
They are not anxious about this. If Luther is so easy to catch, then he is not the leader of the club. Moreover, in the process of searching for Luther, they are gaining something every day.
Even if you can't catch big fish, you can still catch small fish and shrimps.
Anyway, they will keep persisting. As long as Luther does not leave the earth, they will find him sooner or later.
Well, except for old Superman, who was very anxious and turned on his super hearing almost twenty-four hours a day, locking in the keyword "Luthor" and Luthor's voice.
As soon as Harley received the unconscious Luther, he appeared in front of her with a "swish".
"Harley, have you found Luther?"
After asking casually, he turned his attention to the bald man lying on the ground with his eyes closed.
"What's up with him?"
Harley glanced at the male dwarf in a suit beside him and said, "Big Head, you explain."
Dr. Neuro coughed lightly on the two of them and said: "There was internal strife in the secret society. Thalia of the Assassin's League and magic master Phoenix Faust raided Luther's secret base, and a fierce fight broke out between the two parties.
Luther pilots a mecha to fight against the League of Assassins and black magic.
In the end magic triumphed over technology.
The magic master was superior and used a move called Hell Flame Explosion, which destroyed Luther's mecha built with nanomaterials and L force field.
However, Luther was also severely injured when the mecha exploded, and was suspected of being turned into a vegetative state by the explosion shock wave.
Can you please check to see if he is brain dead?"
Old Superman activated his super vision and saw through Luthor's head, right down to the nerve cells in his brain.
Sure enough, there are only monotonous and weak neuron electrical signals, which is more vegetative than brain death.
"Why are they fighting among themselves? By the way, you are Dr. Neuro. I recognize you, the enemy of Wonder Woman and the super villain of Boston." Old Superman stared at Big Head sharply.
Big Tou also looked at him carefully and said: "I recognize you too, you are the old Superman from Earth-2. After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, you followed Alexander Kent to the Heroes' Paradise.
Later, you degenerated into a super villain giant, helping Alexander destroy the world and dominate the multiverse."
Old Superman's face turned red, "Nonsense, I——"
Da Tou interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said, "I know you just want to save your wife, Sister Harley told me already.
I just say this to tell you that everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and even super villains can turn around.
And I, under the influence of Sister Harley, quietly changed my profession and became a ‘dark night hero’ – an alternative superhero who lives in darkness and associates with crime.”
Having said this, he sighed bitterly, "Don't doubt it, the attitude of the secret society can prove everything.
Not long after it was formed, I was secretly arrested by the giants of the club.
On the surface, they claimed that I had joined the club and been assigned secret missions, but in fact, they had been holding me as Sister Harley's spy.
I wasn't released until the Tuning Fork War was over.
At that time, many villains had already quit the club because they were scared away by Sister Harley on the eve of the Tuning Fork War.
The club system was on the verge of collapse. I had many friends and few enemies on the road. In addition, some club giants had the idea of surrender, so I regained my freedom and became the representative of the secret society, responsible for communicating with Sister Harley.
Well, you have recently united as one to pursue the secret societies and fight them to death. Many giants have also been arrested, and the remaining people are feeling the pressure.
Especially the person who didn't escape during the Tuning Fork War and ended up being videotaped by Sister Harley on her mobile phone.
They are not afraid of being arrested by Zhenglian heroes and thrown into prison, but they are afraid that after being put in prison, Sister Hallie will come to their door.
That's why I brought Luther here today to please Sister Harley.
The giants of the secret society have negotiated terms with Sister Harley - they will hand over Luthor, Sister Harley will no longer participate in the feud between the club and superheroes, and delete the video."
The old Superman was stunned for a while before he finished digesting the information revealed by Big Head.
"A mere video can have such a huge power." He was still a little unbelievable. "It scared off nearly half of the people at first, and now it scares the remaining people into selling their bosses."
"The scary thing is not the video, but Sister Harley's thoughts." Datou said with emotion.
"Harry, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Old Superman turned to look at Harley and said somewhat complainingly.
He had been working hard to find Luther these days and barely slept a wink. If he had known she could take shortcuts, he wouldn't have worked so hard.
"Da Tou didn't contact me until around two o'clock this afternoon. It's only seven o'clock in the evening and they have already sent it over. How can I have time to talk to you? Besides, what's the use of telling you this kind of thing?" Harley said.
"Forget it, notify the Justice League quickly, deal with Luthor, and let's build a hero's paradise." Old Superman said urgently.
Harley has no objection to calling a superhero.
Not to deal with Luthor, but to fulfill the old Superman's wish as soon as possible.
She plans to get the Heroes' Paradise out today.
After the summons was issued, more than two thousand superheroes gathered in the Hall of Justice.
There were a lot of people, even D-class and E-class heroes who had just joined the industry were here.
Only three-quarters of them are from the United States, and the rest are registered heroes from other countries.
Not only are there heroes on Earth, there are also aliens, outsiders, and gods who are officially declared to be heroes on Earth.
Such as Alien Spark.
For example, the new gods from Apokolips and Creation Star.
For example, the deformed DC Thor.
Well, after the Hand of Creation incident, Thor first returned to the heaven, and was immediately driven down to the mortal world by his "father".
He also personally found Quinn Manor and wanted Harley to be his superhero recommender.
But according to the rules set by Harley himself, in order to vouch for a superhero, he himself must be a famous hero.
Harley is not a hero, so she turns around and hands Thor over to Bateman.
"This Luther is fake."
Facing the heroes, Harley first gave them a piece of news that shocked them, "Therefore, the hunt for the big boss of the secret society cannot stop, but must be taken more seriously.
It's best for heroes around the world to unite and find out that fake Luther, and it won't be too late for you to start fighting among yourself."
"We just have some minor differences in the concept of justice, so it won't lead to internal strife." Da Chao frowned.
"Why do you say he is fake?" Bateman and Neptune asked at the same time, pointing to Luther with a hanging needle on the stretcher.
"Harley, what are you talking about? One moment you say he is a fake, and the next moment you find a fake Luther, I am totally confused." A superhero shouted.
"Well, I'm sorry, I didn't make it clear just now. This Luther is the real Earth-0 Lex Luthor, but the Luther who leads the secret society is fake.
This real Luther is not the 'fake Luther', so he is fake.
That fake Luther is our real enemy, so he's real.
The fake Luther is using the real Luther to confuse the public and he is planning something in the dark, which makes it even more dangerous, so I ask you not to let your guard down and catch him as soon as possible."
These words were very clear and everyone understood what she meant.
"How do you tell the difference between real and fake? I think this Luther is the same Luther as the Luther who tuned the tuning fork earlier, and the earlier Luther. They look exactly the same, and there is no difference in his mental fluctuations and life breath.
"Wonder Woman wondered.
Harley raised her eyebrows, "Based on my feeling, as soon as I looked at that Luther, I knew he was not the real Luther. When I looked at this Luther again, I immediately felt that he was not the fake Luther."
"It feels unreliable and unconvincing," said the Flash.
Harley said calmly: "Do I need to convince anyone? Luther and the secret society are never my responsibility.
I'm helping you. If you don't believe it, it doesn't matter to me.
Anyway, I have a sharp eye and am not afraid of fake Luther's plot.
You have mortal eyes, but you don't listen to the words of the wise, so you deserve to be unlucky."
Barry looked swaying and said nothing.
"It will be more helpful for us to find the fake Luther if you express your judgment." Bateman said.
Harley sighed and said, "I have already said the reason. Luther is a man with eccentric tastes. He will use the secret society to do things for himself and will never sacrifice himself to serve the secret society."
"Why did he sacrifice himself?" Diana asked strangely.
"You all know the purpose of the creation of the secret society - to unite, take revenge on the superheroes who hurt you, and fight for the dignity and life of the super villains."
What he said was true, but the heroes always felt weird hearing it.
Fighting for dignity and life, and taking revenge on those who hurt you, these seem to have nothing to do with evil, they are very legitimate, and even a little inspirational.
If the villains behaved correctly, what about the targeted superheroes? Becoming villains?
"To put it bluntly, the secret society's program is to benefit all villains. If the big boss of the secret society strictly implements the society's program, isn't he devoting himself?
You must know that the enemy of the club is all superheroes.
How much you hate Luther now, the risks Luther takes will be higher.
Taking the highest risk and making sacrifices for the villains, is this something that a normal Luther can do?"
"Perhaps Luther just wants to deal with us. He is not making sacrifices, he is willing to eat them." Dachao said.
Harley glanced at him in surprise, "It's okay if others say so, but you
In recent years, countless superheroes have emerged on the earth, but besides you, who else has he shown interest in?
Oh, by the way, now he pays a little attention to Bateman.
To put it bluntly, except for you and Bateman, whether the other heroes are dead or alive, unlucky or happy, it doesn't make much difference to him.
If Luther is really in control of the secret society, Chao, you won't be as comfortable as you are now.
He will focus his main energy on you, instead of dealing with the freedom fighters one moment and assassinating the Justice Society the next."
"What if he is using the secret society to plan the restart of the universe?" Bateman said.
Harley said strangely: "Then Luther is not Luther, he is Alexander Kent's puppet."
Bateman was thoughtful.
"What do you mean? Can't they two work together?" Old Flash asked.
"The real Luther is here now. As long as you wake him up, all the answers will come to light." Harley didn't want to explain anymore.
Many of her opinions are based on her own judgment of Luther's behavior and thoughts, which are very subjective and may not necessarily conform to other people's opinions.
It is too difficult to impose subjective ideas on people who have different subjective ideas.
Bateman leaned over to check Luther's body briefly, "If the real Luther is a 'substitute puppet' thrown by the fake Luther, then it should be difficult to revive him."
"Harley, since this real Luther is not a fake Luther, do we still want to open the heaven dimension?" Old Superman hesitated.
If Lois were still alive, he would be very interested in Luther.
But now that the great cause of saving Louise is approaching, let alone the real Luther, Alexander Luther standing in front of him cannot keep him focused.
"As long as you are ready, you can do it at any time." Harley glanced at the heroes with questioning eyes.
"I'm ready. At this time, I already understand what kind of justice concept I should adhere to." Dachao said with firm eyes.
Most people nodded along, while a few heroes looked hesitant.
Harley said: "Then try it first. If you can achieve it in one go, you can directly create the hero's paradise.
If that doesn't work, let's go back to our respective homes, close the door, and have some quiet time alone to figure out what went wrong."
Old Superman looked delighted, and the others looked at her expectantly.
Harley took out her phone and sent a message to Ivy.
A moment later, a big-bellied ellipsoid-shaped airship appeared above the Hall of Justice.
While inviting everyone in, she explained: "Heroes' Paradise is in the sixth dimension. Only universe managers can enter, such as monitors, anti-monitors, and probably the Endless Family. They are also administrators.
But no one else can even find the entrance.
We cannot directly enter the sixth dimension physically, so we should try to get as close to the sixth dimension as possible physically and sublimate our thoughts to the sixth dimension.
The material realm is a four-dimensional space, and the divine realm is a five-dimensional space.
The ‘vertex’ of the five-dimensional space is barely the closest to the sixth dimension that mortals can reach.
So, we're going to Limbo.
And because all superheroes have to leave the material world temporarily, I asked you to deal with the secret society first."
"How long will it take?" Bateman frowned.
Harry shook his head and said: "Not sure, maybe in a moment, maybe in a day or two, it's my first time too, so I have no experience.
But you don't have to worry about the earth falling into chaos.
I specially wrote the information "Luthor has been arrested" on your summons, and all the villains must know it by now.
Seeing us bringing Luther together in the Hall of Justice, he probably thought we were holding a public trial on him.
This is not killing the chicken to scare the monkey, but killing the monkey to scare the chicken.
The boss has surrendered, but the ‘little chickens’ still remain silent?”
Bateman's heart moved, "If the Hero's Paradise starts to restart, other villains won't notice it, but what about the fake Luther?"
"Hey, now everyone knows that the boss of the secret society has been arrested. Even if we know that he is his real body, he still has to become a double after jumping out." Harley said with a smile.
"I'm really looking forward to him taking the opportunity to jump out and cause trouble. We can only catch him if he shows his signs." Bateman hesitated: "How about I stay on Earth? Anyway, there is no shortage of me."
Harley looked at him strangely, "Do you think your proportion in the 'Cornerstone of Justice' is insignificant?"
"Superman is the cornerstone." Bateman said simply,
Harley stared at him thoughtfully, "You haven't purified your concept of justice, are you worried that your 'dark justice' will pollute heaven?"
"My persistence has never changed." He lowered his eyes and said in a hoarse voice.
"I heard your cry." A big warm hand fell on Bateman's shoulder, and the old Superman came up from behind him and said sincerely: "Bruce, I dare to swear to anyone that you are Zhenglian."
The bottom line is also the cornerstone of justice.
Both us and the multiverse of light need you. The restart of Heroes' Paradise cannot do without you."
Bateman trembled, surprised and moved by the old Superman's recognition, and at the same time his eyes also had some doubts.
"Battman cried? Why didn't I know when it happened?" Harley asked strangely.