Zatanna and the others now deeply understood the meaning of a certain saying.
The only ones who could eliminate those with extraordinary abilities couldn't be ordinary people, but rather, other individuals with extraordinary abilities.
Hotarubi and White Ghost were already considered strong among humans.
Even among the strongest of ordinary people.
After all, their bodies had actually undergone some subtle enhancements, coupled with advanced weaponry provided by the Cobra Organization. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were half extraordinary beings.
However, even these individuals, considered experts, couldn't last a single round against Batman and the others.
It was terrifying!
No wonder a terrifying organization that had been rooted in the dark world for decades would go to such great lengths to deal with Batman.
At the same time, Zatanna and the others truly realized that they had underestimated Batman.
Cobra Organization had also underestimated Batman!
Crack! Suddenly, the sound of the ground cracking attracted his attention.
Turning his head, behind the burning plane, in the shadows, a muscular figure suddenly appeared, like claws tearing through the darkness. He shattered the airport ground, bursting forth with terrifying speed and transforming into an arrow loosed from a bowstring, fiercely and swiftly attacking Batman.
Whoosh!
This figure ran like a cheetah.
In the blink of an eye, he bypassed Cyborg and Green Arrow, arriving in front of Batman.
Bang! This person's metal arm blasted through the air, stirring up a wave of air, as if the air itself was being squeezed out by his clenched fist.
Winter Soldier!
He's making a move!
Zatanna's eyes lit up, hoping the Winter Soldier's actions would bring a positive outcome.
On the other side.
White Ghost's eyes gleamed more brightly.
Several years ago, when he was just starting out, the Winter Soldier had nearly killed him, a nightmare that had haunted him for years.
The memory of that encounter was still vivid.
Like Zatanna, he hoped the Winter Soldier could turn the tide of this battle.
At the very least, give them a glimmer of hope for escape.
"Heh."
Across from Zatanna, Green Arrow gave a cold laugh.
Not far away, Cyborg saw the change in White Ghost's expression and mirrored Green Arrow's look.
He sneered, "You people really don't give up until you hit rock bottom."
"What?"
As an Asian and a ninja trained for many years, White Ghost fully understood the meaning of the phrase.
He heard the disdain in Cyborg's words and was startled.
In front of him, Winter Soldier threw a punch at Batman. His steel arm was like a hammer carrying the force of ten thousand pounds, smashing towards Batman.
Anton saw Winter Soldier appear, his face unchanged, a hint of mockery in his eyes.
He had already tracked Winter Soldier's movements.
And before, when the Batwing bombarded the plane on the opposite side, Anton realized Winter Soldier's true identity the moment he jumped out of the plane before it crashed.
Bucky Barnes.
Captain America's best friend, now brainwashed and controlled by HYDRA, the Winter Soldier.
Bang!!
In the blink of an eye, with everyone watching, Batman threw a punch and clashed head-on with Winter Soldier.
A heavy thud echoed.
A shockwave, visible as ripples in the air, spread outwards.
Crack, crack, crack! The ground beneath Anton's feet instantly cracked, forming two small craters.
It was a testament to the sheer force generated by their collision.
Winter Soldier wasn't surprised that his punch was blocked.
He pressed his attack, moving in close.
Bang, bang, bang! The two men traded blows. Anton wouldn't show mercy just because Winter Soldier had once been Captain America's comrade. The current Winter Soldier was nothing more than an executioner with blood on his hands. His past was deserving of sympathy. But as an enemy, he wasn't worth Anton's effort to save. Winter Soldier's metal arm was incredibly lethal, and he had undergone multiple HYDRA modifications, giving him all the characteristics of a superhuman.
Unfortunately, he had met Anton. The Arkham Knight Armor on Anton was technologically on par with Tony Stark's Iron Man armor. Coupled with Anton's physical attributes, which were at the peak of human capability, Anton was now not weaker than Winter Soldier, but stronger. After all, with Winter Soldier's arm and physical abilities, he wouldn't gain any advantage against this suit of armor.
The two exchanged blows briefly, but in just a few blinks, Winter Soldier found himself in a tough spot.
Anton, however, became more and more fluid as the fight went on. A knee strike sent Winter Soldier stumbling back several steps. Then, he took the initiative, grabbing Winter Soldier by the hair.
Why bother with long hair when you're fighting and trying to look cool? Isn't that just asking to get your hair pulled?
I'll get you a haircut just like Coulson's!
Anton sneered and yanked hard.
Winter Soldier on the other side felt a sharp pain in his scalp, and a chunk of his head went bald.
Without needing to touch it, he knew his head was already a bloody mess.
Drip!
Drip!
Blood streamed down his cheek, dripping onto the ground.
Coupled with his icy gaze, he looked like a demon from hell.
Unfortunately, the demon met Anton.
For the bad guys, Batman was definitely a more terrifying figure than a demon.
"Forget it!"
Anton waved his hand. "I'm too lazy to keep tangling with you guys... Let's end things tonight!"
Swish! As the words fell, Wonder Woman understood, her body turning into a flash of lightning, shooting out like a speeding locomotive, slamming into the Winter Soldier.
Bang! The Winter Soldier had no power to resist. His body suddenly flew backward like a cannonball, directly crashing into the burning plane.
Boom!!
The plane exploded again, the fuselage splitting in two.
Under the force of the explosion, the entire plane instantly shattered into several pieces, no longer intact.
Winter Soldier was in the center of the explosion, surrounded by burning plane wreckage, his fate unknown.
"What?"
White Ghost and Zatanna were stunned.
The entire scene was silent.
Only the "crackling" sound of the burning plane wreckage echoed in their ears.
They never expected that Winter Soldier, on whom they had placed so much hope, would be taken down by the enemy in a single blow, just like Hotarubi before, without any ability to fight back.
Especially White Ghost.
The Winter Soldier, whom he had high hopes for, was like a child picking a fight with an adult, accomplishing nothing and going down even faster than he did.
"He..."
White Ghost muttered in disbelief, "Is he really that Winter Soldier?"
Bang!
The next moment, Cyborg punched him to the ground.
Then, looking at White Ghost's fallen figure, he clapped his hands and said, "This guy feels weird, and he likes to wear white. Doesn't he like guys?"
At this point, only the master of disguise, Zatanna, remained conscious.
He looked around, truly feeling what it meant to be outnumbered. Even if he was good at escaping, he wouldn't be able to fly away in this situation.
More importantly, the case containing the Nanite Warhead that he was originally holding had already fallen during his previous encounter with Green Arrow, leaving him with no leverage to threaten anyone.
So he gave a wry smile and raised his hands very sensibly.
"I'm not fighting anymore, I surrender!"
The New York Police Department was late again.
George Stacy hadn't finished dealing with the case of Anton killing terrorists at Columbia University when he received a report that Batman had appeared at the Destro Hotel...
But as soon as he arrived at the Destro Hotel and saw the bodies everywhere, he received another report that Batman and his allies had appeared at New York Airport and shot down a plane.
George almost felt like Batman was tormenting him all night.
After arriving at New York Airport, the scene left George stunned.
Not only George, but all the other police officers who arrived at the scene with him were stunned.
The ground was littered with the wreckage of a plane.
Among the wreckage, charred corpses could be seen from time to time, even severed limbs.
At this moment, New York Airport didn't seem like a normal place at all, but rather like a meat grinder that had just experienced war.
Actually, that was a fair assessment.
Anton and his three major clones stood in a row. Seeing the police arrive, he nodded to George, who was leading the team.
"I'll leave this to you!"
"Batman, what exactly happened?"
George was both shocked and helpless.
As he spoke, he glanced at Wonder Woman standing beside Batman.
Although they had learned about Wonder Woman's appearance through the all-knowing internet, it was undoubtedly her first official appearance in front of the police.
Then, George stood in front of Batman, looking at the superheroes, and truly felt that what Anton had said earlier about this matter not being suitable for the NYPD to get involved was correct.
With such a terrifying event, George really wasn't confident that he could lead his task force members to retreat unscathed if it were handed over to the NYPD.
Facing George, Anton, playing the role of Batman, had a blank expression and spoke in a low voice.
"These guys are members of the Cobra Organization," Batman said. "They are carrying a devastating weapon, the Nanite Warhead, to destroy New York and lure me out. Obviously, they succeeded."
"Nanite Warhead?"
George was startled again.
The name didn't sound ordinary, but George had never heard of this weapon.
"Nanite Warheads are strategically equivalent to nuclear weapons. And they have four warheads. If activated within New York, they can instantly level the entire city, turning it into ruins, in about a few minutes."
Batman explained.
George's heart trembled as he listened.
Equivalent to nuclear weapons? And a whole four of them! "Gulp!"
George swallowed hard, looked at the few people Batman had captured, and gnashed his teeth: "They are the culprits?"
"No."
Batman said, "They're just pawns, not that important. But, capturing them is for the military. Some of the bad apples in the Cobra Organization have colluded with the military, and I plan to hand them over to the military through you... In the end, the military will understand what I mean."
George asked again, "Wait, the fight you had at the Destro Hotel tonight was also related to this incident?"
"Yes."
Batman nodded. "Destro, the CEO of MARS, is a member of the Cobra Organization, even one of its leaders. Now, the entire senior management of the Cobra Organization has been wiped out by us, leaving only one person at large."
"Who?"
George's eyes lit up.
"Commander, Rex."
Batman said, "Rex is a cunning guy. He didn't arrive in New York with this plane, but was hiding behind the scenes. However, the Justice League won't let this matter rest! The forces behind the Cobra Organization will face the Justice League's attack! By then, Rex, without any help, will no longer pose a threat and will naturally be caught."
"In short, thanks again to you guys, Batman!"
George sighed.
He always felt that New York had been plagued by disasters lately.
If Batman hadn't appeared, he, the New York Police Commissioner, would probably have been removed from his position long ago.
Even though he seemed to be doing a decent job now, he was already thinking about resigning.
Only those who sat in this position knew how uncomfortable it was.
"George, these people are yours, but if S.H.I.E.L.D. asks for them, no matter the reason, don't give them up. You must hand them over to the military."
Batman reminded him, "Right, have the Turtles take that guy with the metal arm and lock him up. Lock him up in the usual place. I still have another use for him."
"Can't hand it over to S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
George was stunned for a moment, then he seemed to realize something: "Why? Could it be that this time..."
"That's it."
After a pause, he added, "But, I don't think S.H.I.E.L.D. will be looking for you for much longer..."
With that, Batman didn't intend to continue the conversation.
At this moment, Green Arrow walked over to the Batwing parked nearby, tossed Destro inside to George, and then Batman and the others entered the Batwing.
Whoosh!
The aircraft took off, quickly becoming invisible and disappearing from the sight of the large number of police officers.
"This aircraft can become invisible..."
George stood in place, watching the aircraft Batman was in enter stealth mode, thoughtfully.
Batman is becoming increasingly mysterious.
He was almost certain that the Batwing he was riding in had far more high-tech functions than just invisibility.
Forget it, I don't have the right to get involved with Batman...
George came back to his senses. Looking at the ruins all around him, his expression gradually became grim. He then remembered Batman's warning before he left.
Never hand the person over to S.H.I.E.L.D.!
The meaning couldn't have been clearer!
"This matter... is actually related to S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
George felt a chill in his heart.
He'd dealt with S.H.I.E.L.D. a few times and knew them relatively well.
Especially since S.H.I.E.L.D.'s headquarters were in the United States, even in the political center, Washington D.C.
If S.H.I.E.L.D. had a problem, that would be a big problem!
Inside the invisible Batwing.
Anton waved his hand to dispel all the clones, and he also removed his disguise, restoring his true form.
Then, he landed the aircraft, appearing on the Daily Bugle's rooftop, jumped down from the aircraft, and retracted the Batwing.
Ring, ring, ring!
As soon as he arrived on the rooftop, his phone rang.
It was Eddie's call.
"I just got the news, you guys are done."
Eddie asked impatiently, firing off questions like a machine gun: "Anton, the commotion you caused tonight was no small thing. The internet is buzzing with discussions about the Justice League, and Wonder Woman... New York Airport has been sealed off. Someone recorded you guys shooting down another plane with a fighter jet. What exactly did you do? What happened in New York that made you bring out the fighter jets?"
"It's a bit complicated, but I'm already at the Daily Bugle. You'll understand soon enough."
Anton walked down the rooftop and arrived at the Daily Bugle.
At this moment.
Inside the Daily Bugle, which had already closed for the day, only Eddie remained. With a series of major events occurring, Eddie naturally chose to stay and work overtime. Because he knew Anton would certainly bring him a sensational, explosive piece of news. "Are you ready? I hope you won't be scared after hearing this news." Anton made a small joke. His tone was calm, but it concealed a hint of gunpowder. He first told Eddie the ins and outs of the matter without any concealment. Then, watching Eddie's shocked expression, he sneered and slowly said, "Eddie, you know... I don't like to just sit back and take a beating. It's time for us to declare war on our enemies!"
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