After being teleported back to Earth from the war fortress, the heroes of the Justice League dispersed on the spot without hesitation, each returning to their own homes.
They were even eager to enjoy the convenience of teleportation.
By entering coordinates into their wristbands, they instantly arrived at their destinations.
Watching everyone leave, Anton recalled his Cyborg clone and Green Arrow clone.
Eddie, meanwhile, hurried back to the Daily Bugle, slipping straight into workaholic mode—ready to work overtime and prepare an unprecedented, explosive exposé.
He transformed into Venom, and the camera in his hand had recorded the entire sequence in full.
Combined with certain inside information he already knew…
With his years of experience, he could easily judge that this was enough to ignite the hottest of trending topics.
In addition, regarding this alien-invasion incident, he had already discussed things with Anton.
Anton did not ask him to hide the existence of aliens.
In Anton's view, there was only a bit more than a year left before the Battle of New York.
It was better to give the citizens of New York a dose of psychological preparation—to let them know that aliens were eyeing Earth and that they should brace themselves mentally for first contact.
Thus, Anton's views differed from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s conservative approach. He made no effort at all to stop Eddie's plan to expose the truth about aliens.
In fact, what mattered even more than exposing aliens was using this opportunity to introduce the superhero team created by Batman—the Justice League.
In the report, Batman, Cyborg, and Green Arrow would be appropriately highlighted for the tremendous contributions they made during this incident. Their fan values would skyrocket to astonishing heights.
During the entire event, the citizens of New York had only seen Cyborg, Batman, and Iron Man fighting in the sky. They had no idea that behind the scenes, in the TCRI building, Green Arrow and others had fought an entirely separate battle.
From Anton's and the Daily Bugle's perspective, they could not allow one side to be overshadowed by the other.
…
DC Company.
Anton sat in his chair, looking at the system panel and the Justice Points he had been rewarded.
[Killed Langer. Saved New York. Reward: 7,000,000 Justice Points.]
[Current Justice Points: 20,000,000]
Seeing this number, Anton revealed a genuine smile.
A sizable harvest!
Langer's appearance represented an alien invasion.
An event of this magnitude was far more significant than the appearances of the Lizard, Green Goblin, or Doctor Octopus.
Exactly as he expected—
The system given him an enormous reward.
His Justice Points had directly soared to a staggering twenty million.
This number was already extremely impressive.
Among the Batman armors displayed inside the system space, there was a [Bat Enhanced Armor] priced at exactly twenty million.
This [Bat Enhanced Armor] appeared in New 52 Batman & Robin, and was used against the armor-wearing villain "Terminator." It possessed immense strength, flight capability, and even withstood a nuclear explosion.
Honestly, being able to purchase the Bat Enhanced Armor for twenty million was a guaranteed profit.
In Anton's view, this armor likely matched—or even surpassed—most of the Iron Man suits that appeared in Iron Man 3.
However, he wasn't in a hurry to redeem it.
He knew that if twenty million Justice Points were multiplied just a few times… his little goal of sweeping across Earth would be within reach.
All in all, Justice Points were worth saving for now and spending only when needed.
Soon,
Anton reined in his "wild ambitions."
Although his savings looked decent at the moment, he still needed to keep working hard.
Checking the time,
Anton went online to see the public reaction to the incident.
Although he knew the aftermath wouldn't be simple, the sheer volume of discussion still shocked him.
A quick scroll revealed that everything was about the incident.
Major news posts were popping up continuously.
All sorts of chaotic "exposés" and wild guesses flooded the internet like a swarming beehive—dense, overwhelming, swallowing up everyone's field of vision.
The citizens of New York were gorging themselves on gossip.
People all across America were watching with intense interest.
However, as Anton looked through these so-called mysterious "insider revelations," he found that they were all made-up nonsense written for attention—none of them hit the mark.
Alien invasion!The truth was so unbelievable that no one would accept it without authoritative confirmation.
And the Daily Bugle was undoubtedly that authoritative source.
Understandably, once the Daily Bugle released its report, all the rumors would instantly collapse.
After all, the Daily Bugle had Batman behind it!Batman's endorsement!As one of the heroes who participated in—and even helped resolve—the incident,
There wasn't a soul who wouldn't trust Batman!
Likewise, Batman's reputation, as well as Cyborg's, had risen to a terrifying level after this battle.
Almost ninety percent of New Yorkers had become Batman fans.
Cyborg, who had appeared prominently throughout the event, gained attention no less than Batman—possibly even more.
After all, in the fight against Langer, the endless stream of technological methods Cyborg displayed was far flashier than Batman!
At this moment, on the system panel only Anton could see, the fan values of Batman and Cyborg had nearly doubled in a short time.
This was Anton's most direct takeaway from the incident.
After a long while,
Anton closed his laptop and looked out at the sky.
Dawn was breaking.
Golden sunlight poured into the office.
Time to clock out!
As he drove away from the company, he suddenly paused, feeling like he had forgotten something.
But Anton didn't think much of it.
All the important matters had been taken care of, so even if he had forgotten something, it probably wasn't important enough to worry about.
…
Night fell.
Eddie rushed to finish his work and finally completed the article scheduled for the next morning.
Thinking about the huge impact it would cause the next day, he left work grinning from ear to ear.
Before leaving the office, he too felt as though he had forgotten something.
But he also didn't care.
…
Early morning.
A certain hotel.
Phil had finally been released by S.H.I.E.L.D.
He stood in the cold wind, staring at the dark night. The pale moonlight washed over him.
A gust of wind blew by, raising goosebumps across his skin.
Phil instinctively shrank his neck. Looking at the empty street—no cars, not even a single person in sight—
He fell into deep thought.
His phone had been dismantled by S.H.I.E.L.D., and they didn't bother putting it back together. They simply handed him a pile of parts, so he couldn't even make a call.
And the Ghost Suit—modified from the Green Goblin suit—also seemed like something S.H.I.E.L.D. had no intention of returning!
He would have to find Anton later and ask him to contact S.H.I.E.L.D. to retrieve his equipment.
But then…
How was he supposed to get home?!Boss?Editor-in-chief?Where are you guys?Phil was on the verge of tears.
I'm your hero, aren't I?!
Writer's block again… And I have class tomorrow! My head hurts!
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