So...this is the beginning of the story.
That old grudge was the beginning of a lifelong fight between Aquaman and Black Manta:
A man's tragic death.
Black Manta closed his eyes, the roar of the young Aquaman still seeming to echo in his ears.
"Black-bat-ray!"
This voice was filled with anger and unforgettable hatred.
This sound came from the lighthouse in Cien Port and spread along the ocean current to Black Manta and his father's boat. They are a father and son who are treasure hunters, a group of illegal criminals who roam the sea.
“I know – you’re here!!!”
Even after all these years, Black Manta can still recall the shudder he felt when he heard that roar.
He was hired by Dr. Stephen Shen to steal the blood of Aquaman Arthur Curry so that Dr. Shen could tell the world about his discovery of Atlantis.
When Black Manta broke into Arthur Curry's house to steal, he happened to encounter his father, Tom Curry, who died of a heart attack. But Aquaman doesn't know that, he thinks that Black Manta killed his father.
(Note: In fact, it was Black Manta who came in to steal things. As a result, Aquaman's father had a heart attack and died. Black Manta was not as innocent as he thought.)
As the son of a man, the young Aquaman Arthur Curry was furious and determined to catch the murderer. In order to commemorate his father, he wants to give the murderer the fairest trial...
die.
However, he was blinded by the death of his father and made a wrong decision - to vent his anger on the father who he believed to be the murderer [Black Manta].
Arthur searched the sea for Black Manta. He found Black Manta's boat near a sunken ship. Black Manta was hunting for treasure underwater. He thought Black Manta was alone, but he was not.
Black Manta is a diver, and his father...is a captain.
And Aquaman Arthur Curry strangled the wrong person...he strangled Black Manta's father to death.
Black Manta survived, but he and Arthur were forever trapped in a cycle of revenge.
This was a long time ago.
But once the flames of revenge are started, they never go out, no matter what damn mistake set them off.
They burn, they spread...
They set everyone they touch on fire. Everyone, and all their hopes and dreams.
At this moment, at this moment.
.Meeting Hall.
The bosses who were still here before have already left, and even the second-in-command Black Jack has disappeared without a trace. Only Black Manta is sitting alone in the middle of the hall.
"You can come out now," he said.
There was no reaction, the surroundings were silent.
Black Manta sighed. He opened his palms, and bright golden light spread from his palms, forming a golden swirling space portal.
The next second, a figure fell awkwardly from it, but before landing, he suddenly turned sideways and landed on the ground gently and skillfully.
"I hope that since you are already here, you will not pretend to be absent." Black Manta said to the figure: "And... I only say the same sentence once, Atrocitus."
"Where is [Meditative Mite] promising my assistance?"
That's right, the person who appeared in front of Black Manta at this time was the future leader of the Red Lantern Corps, the blood mage [Atrocitas], the prophet from the alien planet, and the former Green Lantern Sinestro and Green Lantern. The target of your pursuit.
He came to Earth because he predicted the future crisis of the "Blackest Night" when the universe would fall into death, but was deceived by the magic worms "Meditation Mites" and joined their ranks.
"Your assistance will arrive soon." Atrocitus's red-faced and fanged face was expressionless: "The chemical waste monster is ready, and of course I am. Our mission is to involve Batman's energy as much as possible. Waste his time and give the Meditation Mite more time to absorb magic."
Since Meditation Mite used Billy's father CC Batson to steal the power of Thunder Shazam, he has successfully released many monsters except Superboy-Prime through the [Eternal Vault], and also connected to the seven magics. Continent, causing the magic power that was once sealed to other magic continents of different latitudes by the ancient magician alliance [Wizard Council] to flow back into the earth and be gradually absorbed by it.
During the time it takes to absorb these magic powers, Meditation Mite certainly hopes that Batman's plan will not be launched so soon, so that he can be more prepared.
Therefore, through an alliance with another villain [The Outsider], Meditation Mite borrowed the other party's name to provide the leader of the organization, the Fisherman and Black Manta, with the long haired man and the chemical waste monster. A monster that can be beaten.
But as the organization changed hands and the fisherman died, the command of these two monsters now belongs to Black Manta.
The hairy man has an empty head, full of strange powers, low intelligence, and can only destroy. He is a failed genetically synthesized monster.
The chemical waste monster is a container for storing chemicals, because monsters born after mixing chemicals also have low intelligence.
"Our mission." Black Manta sneered, but did not continue to speak.
Atrocitus knew that the other party did not regard the Meditation Mites as allies at all, and the Meditation Mites probably did not either.
He sighed.
He knew that as an alien, he was too involved in the disputes on this planet, but in order to find William Hand, the prophecy of the Black Night, he had to obey the Meditation Mites. Because only the other party can find William Hand, which is a fact he has verified through the blood magic prophecy.
What Atrocitus didn't know was that William Hand was hidden by the Meditation Mite, so naturally only he could find him. To some extent, the prediction was not wrong.
"Very good." Black Manta stood up: "When we finish pretending to be Atlanteans and launching nuclear bombs to attack the United States, the Americans' first wave of self-defense actions will begin..."
He said: "We will follow the United States and turn the United States' first counterattack against Atlantis into the end of Atlantis!"
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At this time, they were following Sea King Arthur and appeared on the bottom of the sea.
For two Kryptonians, they can survive in space, let alone a little bit of sea water. Chen Tao simply turned his head into an iron lump, and there is no need for a diving bottle or anything. The equipment on their bodies It is also naturally waterproof.
They were passing through Atlantean defenses: an underwater energy shield, or strictly speaking, a magic shield network.
These shields guarded Atlantis like a city wall, hiding them in the deep sea for thousands of years. Since his birth, countless generations of Atlanteans have reinforced and imposed different spells. In terms of complexity, it can only be said to be amazing.
But at this time, with the authority of King Arthur of the Sea, these shields and magic circles were all making way for the four of them.
"Ahead is the palace of Atlantis, which is also my residence." Said King Arthur.
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Superboy Connor next to him: "You really live in the palace? That's so cool, man!"
"..." Arthur paused. He's old enough to be the father of Superboy Connor, who's only been out of the petri dish for less than a year.
Arthur took a deep breath, decided not to pay attention to the other party, and continued: "Prince Regent Tula will meet later..."
Regent Tula, also known as [Water Girl], is an important figure in Atlantis. His relationship with Neptune King Arthur is very complicated. To put it simply, Neptune King Arthur has a half-brother [Lord Orm]. He has now left Atlantis and traveled in other sea areas. The regent Tula is the half-sister of [Lord Orm].
"...Let's go meet the resisters of [Hong Beast Organization] first, and then--"
Arthur, the king of the sea, was halfway through his words, and then looked at Chen Tao strangely. Although his head still looked like an iron scale, there was an inverted bat symbol and a red sun symbol on his chest.
"How is this going?"
he asked Chen Tao.
Chen Tao, who synchronized the bat mage who was frantically recording the paths of magic circles and shields in and out of Atlantis, smiled shyly: "No, no, I'm just changing the color of my clothes. You continue."
Neptune Arthur scratched his head: "Okay." He continued to chatter from the front and began to introduce, causing the two Kryptonians to exclaim.
They passed through the magic circle and entered the city, receiving strong onlookers from many Atlanteans along the way. They whispered to each other about the big news that they had discovered that people on land could breathe and speak even in water.
"I have contacted the Regent Tula remotely. He will prepare the route for us to see the Mother Box in advance. Let's go to interrogate the people of the [Hong Beast Organization] first, and then..."
"Batman. We have a situation."
Chen Tao put two fingers on the headset and suddenly heard Amanda Waller's voice ringing in his ears.
"Batman, Batman? Are you listening to me? There's a situation, a very, very serious situation."
"explain."
"32 minutes ago, the USS Pontchartrain and all its crew members disappeared into the South Atlantic. Atlantis claimed responsibility. They hijacked the nuclear weapons on the aircraft carrier and were about to attack the United States. .”
"This is impossible." Chen Tao suddenly stopped. This unexpected incident suddenly disrupted his previous plans.
"And that's what it is, at least what some people in America want to believe. Atlantis launched an attack on the United States."
"Absolutely ridiculous."
"I think so too. But they are using the topic as a pretext, and in fact they are using it as a pretext. The nuclear weapons on that aircraft carrier can at least turn a city into a desert where there will be no living people for the next 50 years. In other words, they are using the topic as a pretext. , they really have the ability to turn threats into reality, and that’s enough.”
Chen Tao knew that Amanda Waller said some people and used excuses just to express his caliber. Now I'm afraid most people have fallen into panic.
"Listen to me, Batman. Things are very strange, but the automatic self-defense system of the American political system has taken effect..."
Amanda Waller's voice is calm and her words are clear. The fat black female aunt knows how dangerous the current situation is.
"More than ten minutes ago, the U.S. Strategic Command quickly reported the situation to the president, but the president had no response at all and no one could be contacted."
Chen Tao immediately understood what Amanda Waller meant: "Someone quickly and accurately cut off the communication between the president and departments at all levels."
"Yes, so of course, the crisis specialist next to the president read out his identification code, and then was awakened and began to exercise the powers that the president should have exercised."
Amanda Waller warned: "After verifying the commissioner's identity and password, the crisis commissioner went beyond myself and Steve Trevor and convened a five-member National Security Council meeting in the name of the president, which is the only way in the entire American political system to do so. A way to mobilize the American war machine directly, beyond the two of us and a few other generals."
"There is a problem with the Crisis Commissioner, he directly through the National Security Council and indirectly stripped both of our rights for a short period of time."
"After the crisis was confirmed, the [Night Watch Procedure] was launched directly. All government personnel on leave will be recalled as soon as possible. The crisis commissioner who gave the order has already boarded a helicopter to take refuge in the Fortress of Doom."
Chen Tao's face looked a little ugly: "I know, and then..."
"...The country will soon be able to defend itself in accordance with the law and the Crisis Commissioner has exercised his powers predicated on a state of national crisis, under which conditions his rights are almost absolute."
"I have to find a way to prove to them that the Atlanteans are not attacking the United States and that someone is hindering it."
"That's right." Amanda Waller said: "Be quick, because from a legal perspective, the country has now entered a state of war. In this state, it is legal to launch a counterattack against Atlantis. This has been No international law applies."
"In other words, if I can't prove all this quickly and stop the country's state of war..."
"Then the country may take the initiative to attack Atlantis in order to prevent itself from being further attacked."
Amanda Waller said: "Whoever this secret instigator is, he must be very familiar with the American military government system."
"The navy, nuclear submarines, the country's powerful air power and the army stationed in other countries at various military bases around the world..."
"They will be granted unlimited defense rights for every nuclear submarine that possesses a nuclear weapon..."
"The U.S. government does not know the specific location of Atlantis. It is in the deep sea. They even..."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while.
"I'm sorry, Batman, but the United States government knows the location of Atlantis."
"What did you say?"
"We found that place, but Atlantis has its own defense system. They established an energy field shield underwater. No one can break through that thing, and we have not tried whether nuclear bombs can defeat it. But just So far, we do know where Atlantis is.”
Chen Tao's heart sank:
"That is to say..."
"That third-party conspiracy organization must not control the hijacked aircraft carrier to launch nuclear bombs at the United States. Otherwise, the United States' mutual destruction process will be launched immediately, and Atlantis will be dragged to hell regardless of it. But even if it is Now, Atlantis, which attacked the aircraft carrier, is considered to have started a war, and conventional strike means other than nuclear bombs will be used."
"I'm sure some powerful militant figures have begun to send soldiers towards Atlantis at this time." Amanda Waller said: "It is completely out of control now."
Chen Tao touched his chin.
Too cruel. This is all about sending the entire Atlantis to hell. What kind of person has such a deep hatred for Aquaman?
Chen Tao immediately thought of a name in his mind, and Chen Tao could almost guess the ending.
Of course, the goal of the third party behind the scenes cannot be to destroy the United States, because the United States has the Justice League. Even if Atlantis launches the ocean plan to directly destroy the United States created by Aquaman Arthur himself, it may cause several consequences to the United States. A continent fell, or a large number of people died, but with the absolute force of the Justice League and Atlantis alone, it was absolutely impossible to destroy the United States.
But by the same token, Atlantis wasn't that fragile. Even if you have the opponent's location, how many nuclear bombs are you trying to destroy Atlantis? Yes, nuclear bombs are very powerful, but they also need to be able to explode people.
The United States has never realized that they are facing a magical civilization, and magic...it is a basic operation to teleport away attacks that others cannot withstand.
So if the enemy's purpose is to destroy Atlantis, then at this moment, he should be...
The doorway to Atlantis.
Chen Tao thought of Black Manta, so he closed his eyes and tried to retrieve the other party's location.
As early as the first time he met Black Manta when he was fighting Brainiac, he had left nanobots on him. If he really feels that Black Manta is really outside Atlantis, then it means that his inference is completely correct, and the other party really wants to take this opportunity to attack and destroy Atlantis.
Sure enough, he soon got the same answer as he expected.
"Batman, you have to find the man behind the instigation of war between Atlantis and the Americans, and stop the battle that has started now, please, otherwise there will be many deaths..." Amanda Ward hasn't finished her words yet. After finishing, he was interrupted by Chen Tao.
"Wait a minute, Amanda Waller, if that Black Bat...the third party conspirator's purpose is always to destroy Atlantis, plus kill Neptune, then I will just give Neptune to him to kill him. Is it okay?"
"Bat, you have to... huh?"
"ah?"
Amanda Waller hadn't even finished speaking when she suddenly choked on what the other party said.
She sat upright on the other end of the phone suddenly.
"Are you kidding? You're not serious, are you?"
"Of course I'm not kidding."
Chen Tao did not say these words in front of Neptune. He just used the on-board computer to input what he wanted to say directly in his mind toward Amanda Waller.
"If their goal is always just Aquaman Arthur Curry, I can definitely bring Aquaman in front of him... He wants dead people from Atlantis? He wants dead people from America? No! He wants Aquaman to suffer. "
Chen Tao said: "Then I will bear the brunt of the infamy."
"Killing Neptune and turning Atlantis and the United States upside down? How troublesome. Wouldn't it be better if I just delivered it to him?"
"...Please stop for a moment and let me think about it." Amanda Waller felt that her head was in chaos, but she quickly got rid of the chaotic thinking.
"Are you kidding, Batman, I won't believe you really killed Aquaman."
"What kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd?"
"I, Yu Uchiha, am dedicated to cultivating immortality" Bai Zhan Yang
My dream, Yuu Uchiha, is to eat something good, drink something good, accompany the kitten, and cultivate immortality with peace of mind.
I'm not bothering you, but why do you want to make it difficult for me?
(End of chapter)
