Chapter 128 Luther, You Don’t Want to Do Anything Bad, Do You?
My name is Lex Luthor, and I am the smartest human on the surface of this planet, bar none.
And I think I am very likely the smartest intelligent creature in the universe.
Brainiac is just an alien with more knowledge, but in terms of IQ, or real wisdom, he is a hundred thousand times behind me... Well, maybe it's a bit too arrogant to say that, he can only keep up with me a little bit...
Well, I'm afraid I can't ignore the facts. I have to admit that he can keep up with me - temporarily.
Let's skip this topic for now.
But even if I am so smart, I can never create technology out of nothing that surpasses humans by 10 to 20 centuries. Here, I have actually developed technology that surpasses the current level of humans by 5 to 6 centuries, which is enough to prove that I am a super genius beyond Einstein or Hawking.
But this is not enough. At least not in front of Brainiac.
Therefore, I need his science, which can help the smartest creatures in the universe to transcend the shackles of race and basic technology level, and truly be able to compete with Brainiac at the scientific level.
Of course, Brainiac is a malicious teacher. He never feeds me, as a student, with fruit full of enlightenment, but vicious traps full of venom.
But he underestimated me and Lex Luthor, which even made me feel a little insulted.
Brainiac thought I would be stupid enough to eat the bait he threw directly.
He was deceived by my seemingly arrogant appearance and relaxed all his vigilance against me, which is good. Wild animals need protective colors, don’t you think I don’t know?
"Luthor is smart, but he's too arrogant."
"Luthor always fails because of his arrogance. Oh, and greed, greed blinded Lex's judgment, what a pity!"
Such an impression, even if it can cause the slightest interference to the judgment of a super-intelligent AI like Brainiac, can make me magnify this variable to an indescribable hugeness.
Yes, I am arrogant, and I am not unaware of my character weaknesses.
But do you know what the difference between arrogance and self-confidence is?
It is victory.
And Lex Luthor always wins.
In fact, in the final analysis, the most important point is...
Brainiac's knowledge may be poisonous, but Lex Luthor's...isn't it?
The one who committed the crime of arrogance was me, Lex Luthor, a human on Earth. Isn't it also Brainiac, who claims to be the omnipotent god?
How dare he so boldly accept my creation-the Parasite to land on his spaceship?
I said it.
Lex Luthor never releases things he can't control. I have never lied about this.
Scientific ability is not simply a comparison of levels. It is not the case that if my "scientific" ability is better than yours, then I can understand everything you operate.
If there is a parallel timeline in the world, and steam engines replace internal combustion engines as the mainstream, can an engineer who is proficient in internal combustion engines understand how those high-end steam engines work?
Even the two lines that fork in a world cannot understand each other, let alone the science and technology developed by different planets?
Brainiac often calls himself a god, but if he is really omnipotent... then he can never be omniscient!
What's more, the birth of the parasite is completely accidental. A genetic coding error.
The existence of this monster has completely violated all the rules of biology and genetics - although I know that Superman and those damn superhumans also violate these rules, but this still proves the danger of this monster.
This monster will soon teach Brainiac what it means that this program is running on a bug, and what it means that if this program starts running on a bug, then you should not touch it for no reason.
Even after such a short time together, Luther had seen through Brainiac's essence. It was not human, so the word "give up" did not exist in his dictionary.
Even if he could not understand the principle of the parasite, even if he did not know whether it could be controlled, the instinct of super AI to acquire knowledge would still make it force this set of knowledge into its own system.
He would probably choose to keep the bug and let it run, and install it as an external plug-in on his soldiers...
By then, I, Luther, the only one who could master the key to run this bug program, the creator of the parasite, the Father, Jesus, would...
Luther's eyes were fixed on the parasite that was collapsing on the ground like a Michelin tire.
The parasite in front of him had sucked dry a Kryptonian and a biological weapon beyond human imagination. Now Luther could not believe how much energy the other party had accumulated. Even the energy released by a nuclear bomb explosion was far different from the energy held by this monster.
Normal parasites simply cannot absorb such energy, no, or the defective ones he created before simply don't have such a big appetite.
He had tested the charging limit of those monsters before. Not to mention absorbing hundreds of millions of tons of nuclear bomb explosion energy, the initial version even blew itself up on the spot after absorbing only about a few hundred tons of standard coal energy. There is no doubt that this guy is not the garbage made in his laboratory, but a coincidence, a surprising coincidence, this miracle that is impossible to appear in one billionth of a billion is happening right in front of him.
Luther tried to get away from his sight as much as possible.
He kept contacting the drone hovering in the air in the distance through his armor.
He had to make sure Brainiac couldn't see what was happening now.
He looked down at the nanorobots on his chest. These robots could only simply repair the damage to his armor, and he had to wait a while to ensure that the replacement parts were in place.
Luther kicked Doomsday calmly, causing the huge monster to fall on the body of the parasite that looked like a pile of meat, and in an instant, the energy absorption began again.
Doomsday, who had just been drained and rested for a while, was forced to take on customers again. He immediately became visibly thinner.
Luthor looked left and right to confirm that neither Batman nor Superman noticed his little move.
"Suck it, suck it, keep sucking it... the stronger the better."
Luthor thought silently:
"Help me solve all the problems at once... at least seriously injure them... so that they no longer have the energy to take care of their own affairs."
Do you really think he is a partner of justice?
Well, he is indeed a partner of justice, but he follows the justice of Lex Luthor, and to achieve Luthor's justice, you must get rid of guys like Batman who are in the way.
And that alien... he never thought that the other party would be a helper. The unstable factors in a team are more dangerous than the real enemies. If he still has a little idea of showing mercy to Batman or Wonder Woman, but for Superman, Luthor is full of malice.
Perhaps it was some kind of bald head attribute that was at work. The only thing Lex Luthor was thinking about at this moment was:
To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation.
The drones were still being coded. They surrounded the battlefield from a distance. Even though Lex Luthor knew that his small movements of manipulating the Parasite Demon were difficult to be discovered by Brainiac or others, it was better to be careful.
He had had enough of Batman's pervasive detection.
He stared at the battlefield.
Soon, a fierce battle would break out between Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, and Lex Luthor would hide nearby until the three of them were exhausted and decided the winner.
Then, he would activate the Parasite Demon, allowing the monster to seriously injure both of them and directly kill the alien scout.
In the end, Lex Luthor would carry flowers and applause, defeat the evil Parasite Demon, fool everyone, and get a large order from the military. He would cooperate with the military to contribute his own strength to the beautiful world, and defeat the evil alien invader Brainiac in the future - this was the perfect script that Lex Luthor had planned for himself!
Wonder Woman drew her sword, and the beautiful Amazon woman took an attacking stance without hesitation.
Clark Kent floated in front of Chen Tao.
"He's really like a loyal dog." He heard Lex Luthor mocking him, but the big blue guy didn't want to respond to the bald man's words.
"Good day, Princess Diana. Hope all is well with Queen Hippolyta. By the grace of Hera, may the shadow of Ares never overshadow the world - we need to talk."
Chen Tao buffed his language and said, "Whatever those people said to you, it's not the truth."
"Steve wants me to take these monsters back." The Amazon warrior said, "He called me anxiously while I was eating ice cream."
A few kilometers away, Steve behind the screen slapped his head: "Did I tell Diana that my name is a state secret?"
"Steve Trevor is a very trustworthy colonel, but he is sometimes influenced by other politicians and forced to do things he doesn't want to do."
On the screen, Batman reported Steve's full name so nakedly that both agents were speechless.
"Our intelligence personnel are all sieved."
Amanda said with a grim expression: "I will start a self-examination."
"Diana Prince, I hope that your 5,000 years of life have made you carefree, but have not turned you into a simple-minded fool."
Luthor blinked.
Why did Batman's tone suddenly become so aggressive?
Batman turned his back to him, he pushed away Superman's protection and stood not far from Wonder Woman.
"No matter how high-sounding excuses some people say, they are just doing some small tricks behind the scenes."
Luther's mind was full of Brainiac. He was coding his drones carefully. After figuring out Brainiac's science, he could neutralize all the detection methods known to Brainiac by reverse decoding. Of course, this was not 200% safe, so when he made a small move against the parasite later, he had to use more stray energy to cover up his true behavior.
For example... a big explosion?
Luther thought silently.
He could deceive everyone, and he was sure to deceive everyone.
"They don't understand that the reputation of a hero is not gained by hypocritical calculations. If you stay in a dark corner for a long time, you will only become a rat in the gutter."
"Excellent speech, Batboy."
Luther heard Wonder Woman say this. He shook his head secretly.
Luther had previously guessed that Steve, the upstart of the US spy war department, held a trump card that even the five-star building could not control, but he didn't expect it to be a woman, which was really surprising.
"But Steve once said that humans need order. They are the government, and the government cannot be ignorant of what is happening on the territory of their own country. You know, we cannot make decisions for humans."
Wonder Woman's words have already divided them together, but their views are diametrically opposed.
Batman was silent: "We have different views, but we have a common enemy to face. We should not conflict, at least not now."
Luthor sneered secretly.
Batman is so naive. If the superhuman woman in the government can be easily deceived with a few words, the government will not let Steve Trevor dominate the affairs of this woman.
"I know what you mean, but at least now, I'm afraid my enemy is in front of me."
Sure enough, the talks broke down as expected.
Luthor narrowed his eyes.
The Amazon woman let out a thunderous war cry and pounced on Batman. Soon, these three superhumans will fight, and then...
Lex Luthor shook his head. Everything was within his expectations.
Huh?
Luthor saw Wonder Woman suddenly standing stupidly in front of Batman, and his forward momentum was also paused.
The hurricane caused by her body blew the hem of Batman's clothes, and the sharp blade was raised high, but never fell.
The blue boy scout just made a move to push the other party, but his hand did not touch the other party's body rushing forward.
"What's going on?"
Superman asked the question on behalf of Luthor.
"An illusion."
Luthor heard Batman say to Superman: "Diana is a real warrior, but this means that if she encounters an enemy who is equally matched or she thinks she is equally matched, she will fight until her heart fails."
He walked forward and touched the other party's outstretched blade: "At this time, she is probably fighting with the enemy she imagined."
Superman opened his mouth: "You just knocked her down like this?"
"Otherwise, do you think I want to fight her for 300 rounds?"
In the command room a few kilometers away, Steve slapped the table and stood up and walked out directly.
"What are you going to do, Steve Trevor?"
Amanda Waller caught up in two steps, shaking her fat gluteus maximus: "Speak!"
"I'm going to save Diana."
"Just because you're driving a fighter? Stop it--"
"Enough!" Steve grabbed her collar: "I asked her to go."
He let go of her collar dejectedly: "And I have an obligation to bring her back."
Luthor opened his mouth.
Batman gave him another surprise, and he knew that this pointy-eared bastard had a backup plan for everything.
Illusion, does Batman really have the ability of illusion? How did he do it?
The bald man kept muttering in his heart. But just like he had never investigated how Batman and he invaded Braniak's spaceship together, none of this mattered. What mattered was his own plan.
His drone was almost ready. Although the civil war between the three superhumans ended faster than he thought, it did not hinder the implementation of his plan.
He only needed to chat for a few more words, and he could soon activate his parasite and execute his plan.
The smartest Lex Luthor in the world, the most perfect plan!
He saw Batman holding the tip of Wonder Woman's sword, lifting her up, and with a clang, throwing Wonder Woman, who was still sprinting, next to the parasite like a sculpture.
"Okay, what should we do with these three now?"
Lex Luthor opened his mouth, and a confident smile appeared on his face. This was a fake smile of Lex Luthor's style. He tried his best to make such a fake smile not mixed with too much bad intentions after success: "We should..."
But before he could finish his words, he saw Wonder Woman suddenly jumped up from the ground, waving the cold weapon, and cut off the arm of the parasite with one sword.
"You..."
Lex Luthor's expression froze on his face.
"What happened?" Superman was floating in the sky with a question mark on his head: "How... uh, I mean, how did you suddenly..."
He looked at Wonder Woman standing with a sword on his left, and Batman who walked up to stand with her naturally on the right.
Then the blue boy scout also made a decision. He floated behind a man and a woman, trying to make himself look fully aware of the situation.
"You... you didn't control her just now-"
"Of course, Lex, this is just to paralyze the parasite. You know that this big monster has consciousness. And you should also know that I don't have the ability to create illusions."
Chen Tao said.
Diana drew her sword, and the parasite, whose arm was cut off, screamed deafeningly. He roared and climbed up from the ground, and huge energy waves spurted out of his eyes and mouth.
The energy wave bounced off the crouching Diana's shield, broke through the clouds, and rolled up the wind and clouds.
Diana turned her head and looked at the dumbfounded Luthor and the leisurely Batman.
Superman was suspended above the two of them like a kite.
"In the name of Hera, no matter how many disputes we have, dealing with real monsters is always what heroes should do. So can you stop chatting and get to work?!"
Luthor heard Batman say to him:
"That's right, we have to kill Parasite before we can talk about our disputes. And our friend, the hero of justice Lex Luthor - you don't want to help Parasite, do you?"