American comics: You're asked to fish, but you catch a Superman template?

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Immediately afterward, the green halo vanished, and the green ring slipped from Ragman's finger, falling to the black ground. His magnificent figure also dissipated into starlight, and the once invincible Ragman suddenly transformed into a young boy before the three, a confident smile on his lips.

All three were taken aback, frozen in place, unsure of what kind of tactic this was. Even the senior brother who had just set up the trap to provoke them was actually just being naive; he hadn't expected the other side to abandon their advantage and engage in primitive hand-to-hand combat with them.

0.....0

"Come on, if you're willing, we can settle things with our fists." Mike pounded his fist against his palm. "Or are you so scared your balls are about to go numb?"

The three looked at each other, and finally resignedly raised their smug, bestial eyes and stood side by side...

"Wow, wow, wow!" Mike screamed, shaking his shoulders to avoid Xu Fu's hand.

"So you do feel pain after all." Xu Fu was speechless for a moment. "What's wrong with you? You actually gave up the lightweight ring to fight against a few big guys? Do you know you might get kicked out of there for no reason?"

Mike shook his head: "These idiots? Impossible... lottery!"

He seemed to want to continue talking about how he had bravely defeated his opponent, but Xu Fu pinched his shoulder again in a very unfriendly way, making him gasp for breath in pain.

“I think your hand might have a different opinion,” Xu Fu said sarcastically.

How could there be such a strange guy in the world? Xu Fu thought that after spending so much time together, he had a better understanding of the unbelievable things his roommate was capable of, but now he realized he had underestimated him. He was increasingly curious about what was going on in this guy's mind, how he could do something so stupid that most people wouldn't even dare to think of.

Perhaps we should ask this question: Why did he do these things?

Chapter 1789 Proof

In the conference room at the Justice League's new headquarters, when Mike had to repeat his answer about why his arm was in a cast, everyone's reaction was almost identical to Xu Fu's. Wally's chin almost dragged across the table as he scrutinized Mike's face until goosebumps ran down his spine, as if trying to see if his brain was functioning properly.

"When I see characters in movies who clearly have guns but have to abandon their weapons and fight hand-to-hand, I think that's ridiculous enough." Cisco raised an eyebrow: "Seriously, what do you think?"

“I don’t think he was thinking about anything.” Xu Fu smiled helplessly: “That’s typical of Mike Marcus. His body always acts faster than his brain, without considering the consequences at all.”

“But it must hurt a lot, right?” Kara covered her mouth, examining the bruises on Mike’s face.

"I've heard that people with thicker nerves are usually not very sensitive to pain," said Wolverine, resting his chin on his hand.

Helena's gaze remained fixed on the floating screen on her wrist until the meeting officially began at 08:00, seemingly preoccupied with some important task. Only when she heard this did she glance at Green Lantern, whose arm was in a sling across the table, before returning to her post expressionlessly, as if to say that such a foolish thing wasn't worth wasting her emotions on.

Mike's face darkened: "You...you can't stop discussing my affairs so openly, as if I don't exist? If you're going to discuss it, at least wait until I can't hear it anymore. I'm already suffering enough."

Wally unconsciously leaned closer to the chair, patting his uninjured shoulder with a smile: "It's okay, we all know you have amazing recovery abilities, we believe you'll be fine!"

Mike: "..."

When Batman walked through the door, the feeling of being treated like a rare animal finally ended, Mike thought. He had never felt so genuinely happy for the Dark Knight's appearance as he did today. Before this, he always felt that listening to Batman's meetings in that seemingly unchanging tone was almost as boring as listening to a university professor lecture; at most, it wouldn't last more than three minutes before he couldn't help but drool over the table.

"Everyone's on time today," Batman said, glancing at Wally, seemingly casually. Interestingly, despite being fast, anti-physics scouts, these speedsters had a long-standing habit of being late.

Batman continued, "So, let's begin. First, we'd like to briefly summarize what everyone has been up to in the past month since the Alliance's inception..."

Thank goodness, Batman may be boring, but at least he won't ask me what happened to my arm like other guys do.

At that moment, the Dark Knight abruptly stopped mid-sentence, and Mike felt two awkward, cold gazes fixed on him.

"Lighter," Batman suddenly asked in the same hoarse, deep voice, "What happened to your arm?"

Mike: "..."

At this moment, almost everyone couldn't help but laugh. Xu Fu, clutching his stomach, shifted his gaze to the chair beside him and noticed that Helena, who had been practically slumped in the chair since entering, had also finally burst into laughter...

Helena Wayne's smile is unmatched; you might not be lucky enough to see her smile once a year. But every time she smiles, it's as unforgettable as an iceberg melting.

Today's meeting was a disaster.

Mike couldn't remember what Batman said or the content of the conversation; to him, the meeting had been going on for a hundred years. When he heard someone say the word "postpone," he almost went to hug that person until he realized it was Huntress.

Helena was the person on the team with the most conflicts with him. If Mike was an uncontrollable fire, then Helena Wayne was ice that could not be melted no matter how hot it was. Ever since she arrived at DE, she disliked the new Green Lantern's style of doing things, and they disagreed on almost everything worth arguing about.

Mike thought this beautiful female colleague was the most difficult person he had ever met in his life, besides his father. She always had a stern face and spoke to everyone in a businesslike tone.

After the meeting, Mike walked to the coffee machine in the lobby and was pouring himself a cup of coffee when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, as if a cold wind had blown across his neck. He shivered for no reason, turned around, and saw Huntress standing behind him with an icy expression on her face.

“What the hell?” Mike raised an eyebrow in annoyance. “If you’re still talking about my arm, then I’m not going to. I’ve had enough of that today.”

Helena picked up her glass expressionlessly. "Have you finished drinking?"

Oh, so she just wanted to drink coffee.

Mike took a step back, turned around, and was about to walk away when he heard Helena say coldly behind him, "You're not as stupid as you look."

Mike's body trembled. He turned back to look at her in surprise, almost beginning to wonder if this woman was an imposter.

“You certainly aren’t very bright,” Helena added casually, “but you’re not stupid enough to do it.”

Mike's face darkened. The investigation was correct; she was real.

"Thank you for the compliment," Mike said expressionlessly, "but I don't think I need your comfort."

"Of course not. But the problem is, do you know why you're so impulsive? Everything you do, even the vulgar image you project to everyone every day... what are you trying to prove to others, and more importantly, what are you trying to prove to yourself?"

Mike frowned slightly: "What are you talking about? I never..."

“There’s no need to deny it, and I’m not interested in knowing.” Helena said as she walked out of the lounge, the automatic door closing behind her, leaving only her last words: “The key question is, do you even know it yourself?”

After she left, Mike stayed alone in the living room for a while longer, until the hot coffee in his hand had completely cooled down.

Damn it, she's annoying and twisted, but maybe she's right.

After leaving the Alliance headquarters, Mike smoothly took to the air, rising slowly at an unprecedented speed, like a green firefly in the night sky. As he climbed to near atmospheric level, he looked down into the darkness and felt an unprecedented turmoil in his thoughts.

My father said the same thing in prison, and then that annoying huntress said the same thing.

What is he trying to prove?

Mike looked at the ring on his hand: the small, glowing ring struggled to release light and warmth in the endless darkness, its light bright and dazzling.

The Ring of Light chooses only the courageous; it will never be wrong... It possesses the most powerful weapon in the universe, so what is there to fear?

He was fearless.

A loud 5.8 sound of a high-speed object scraping against the air came from behind him: it came from the thick clouds overhead, making it almost impossible to see his hand in front of his face. Mike instinctively turned around, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a yellow flash break through the clouds, like a wild horse rushing straight towards him. He was startled and instinctively raised his green light shield in front of him, but in his haste, the shield only shattered into specks of green light in an instant, and he was thrown into a spin, tumbling downwards, flying dozens of meters before finally rolling over and regaining his balance.

The yellow beam of light stopped, slowly lowering to the same height as him, and a person, or at least a humanoid creature, appeared in the light. He had the same arms and legs, thin and long like flagpoles, and wore a tight-fitting yellow uniform with a yellow halo on his chest. His skin was reddish, and his small eyes were filled with contempt, as if looking down at an insignificant ant.

"So it's you, the new Green Lantern from Earth." The guy clasped his hands together and said in a low voice, "To be honest, I'm disappointed."

Chapter 1790 Combat Suit

A thunderous roar shook the heavens and the earth, as if someone had crashed heavily to the ground, as if the whole world was shaking uncontrollably.

With a loud bang, the parasite was slammed to the ground. Having absorbed the energy of the green light and the power of speed, the parasite had grown to the size of a small building. The sound of it falling made unsuspecting onlookers think it was a demolition crew, and the enormous noise shook the earth.

Fortunately, the battlefield was not in a densely populated area and was isolated from the world. The nearest building was the Midtown Power Plant, and the evacuation work had already been completed. This was good news for Xu Fu: it meant he could be released.

Xu Fu's fists, encased in Kryptonian crystal armor, rained down blow after blow on the parasite's hideous skin like cannonballs. The parasite took seven or eight hits, but still couldn't draw energy from the Kryptonian. Enraged and confused, it couldn't keep up with Xu Fu's speed or strength, and was overwhelmed in almost every way. Moreover, as the battle continued, the green light and supersonic energy stored within it were constantly being depleted, and the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for it.

Xu Fu struck again, knocking the 11 parasitic demons back more than ten meters, leaving a deep trail in the ground. The parasitic demons lay on the ground, their mouths half-open. Their size had doubled, their bodies emitting crackling golden light, and a large amount of energy flowed from their wrinkled, pinkish-purple skin.

Xu Fu landed beside it and lifted it up with one hand. But he didn't notice that as soon as it turned its head, a blinding green light almost burst forth from its mouth and nose. Xu Fu was startled and instinctively raised his hand to shield himself. Immediately, a huge torrent of green energy burst forth from the parasitic demon's mouth, nose, and eyes, like a raging flood, throwing Xu Fu aside.

The Gu demon unleashed its remaining energy, causing it immense pain. The Gu demon roared like a starving, trapped beast, its hands outstretched forward, its eyes greedy, uttering a demonic mutter: "Energy, I can feel it... I'm so hungry..."

Xu Fu's body crashed into a large crater in the ground. He then jumped up forcefully, rolled several times on the ground, and finally stood up. He remained kneeling on the ground, staring at the parasitic demon with a hungry expression in his eyes, and couldn't help but frown.

"Alert: Combat spacesuit damaged; energy loss detected upon occurrence."

A bright red warning was projected onto the screen in front of Xu Fu's field of vision; this was the spacesuit's built-in intelligent computer. This was why this protective suit was still just a sample; a protective suit that was supposed to completely block all radiation had to be airtight and flawless, and such a sophisticated product would inevitably have to withstand an impact of tens of thousands of tons, just like what was happening now.

Even if indestructible kryptonite crystals are used as materials, protective suits can still be damaged by excessive impacts, and even a one-square-millimeter tear will render the radiation protection function ineffective.

It seems the suit is still a mess.

The Gu demon staggered forward a few steps, then began to run. It seemed to still have a lot of strength left; as it ran, its nearly ten-meter-long body became a blur, like a pink chariot, rumbling and crushing everything in its path.

The minor damage shouldn't have a significant impact and should be sufficient to handle the current situation. Xu Fu clenched his fist, his figure leaping into the air, transforming into a super-fast afterimage as he pounced forward, his cloak billowing wildly.

At this moment, everyone else, having listened to Xu Fu's words, stepped aside and watched the battle from dozens of meters away. Sisko turned his head to the side and asked Kara, who had just walked over, "Are you sure he doesn't need help? He looks...very tense. Tense..."

“He’ll be fine.” Kara smiled, seemingly confident in Xu Fu. “He’ll be alright. We can’t go up there, or we’ll make a mess of things.”

This is true. Xu Fu believes that, given the current situation, he should eliminate the parasitic demon, but if others inadvertently feed the parasitic demon more energy, the outcome remains uncertain.

The battle resumed. Xu Fu struck the parasitic demon twice in succession, spitting out blood, but the kryptonite crystals on his battle suit covering part of his fist finally shattered, and countless glittering fragments scattered like shards of glass, shimmering and beautiful in the sunlight.

Xu Fu slammed his knee into the parasite's nose, nearly breaking its irregularly shaped nose. The parasite hissed in pain, throwing Xu Fu to the ground with a crackling sound, and debris rained down from Xu Fu's back like a giant spider web.

The damaged parts of his armor continued to expand, cracks spreading rapidly along the transparent crystals covering Xu Fu's body. As solar energy flowed continuously from the cracks in his armor along his limbs and entered the parasitic demon's body through the enormous hand pressing against his face, he began to feel his power waning.

But the process was very slow, and the suit's defenses hadn't completely failed yet. Xu Fu stomped his foot hard, sending the parasitic demon flying away from him. His massive body somersaulted a series of somersaults on the parasitic demon's back.

"Warning: The suit is 50% damaged!"

The bright red alarm sounded again, startling the display screen on the suit until it blurred. Xu Fu caught his breath for a moment, then muttered under his breath, "What a useless piece of junk."

The parasitic demon leaped up again, its greedy, hungry eyes fixed on Xu Fu once more: "Energy, it feels so good... But this isn't enough, I need to eat more..."

He let out a strange cry, took another step, and fired an arrow. Xu Fu stood up, clenched his fist, and pulled his right fist back forcefully to increase his strength. "Do you want more? Of course, how about it?"

The Gu Demon roared and leaped up, causing the earth to tremble instantly. At that moment, Xu Fu also stepped forward, his right fist swung out, transforming into a blur as he shot upwards like a cannonball.

The ether exploded instantly, the ground trembled, cracks spread rapidly, and yellow dust was hurled into the air. Spectators instinctively raised their hands to cover their mouths and noses to avoid being blown away by the sandstorm.

"Warning: The suit is severely damaged and has lost its protective function. Users are advised to retreat immediately."

"Get out of my way!" Xu Fu sneered, his armor peeling away like scales, refracting the multicolored sunlight. The parasitic demon lay motionless on the ground like a dead pig, its body drained of energy, shriveled like a corpse just pulled from a coffin. Xu Fu tentatively kicked its waist, but it didn't move an inch.