After being transported back to Earth from the Technodrome , the heroes of the Justice League disbanded on the spot and returned to their respective homes.
They even experienced the convenience of teleportation in a hurry.
After entering the coordinates in the bracelet, they arrived at their destination instantly.
Watching everyone leave, Anton withdrew the cyborg clone and the Arrow clone.
Eddie couldn't wait to return to Daily Bugle, enter his workaholic state, and prepare to work overtime to uncover an unprecedented secret.
He did turned into Venom, and the camera in his hand recorded the whole process. With some insider knowledge he possessed, he could already tell this was big news that would detonate hot searches.
In addition, he had exchanged thoughts with Anton about the alien invasion.
Anton did not want him to conceal the idea of aliens.
In Anton's view, it would be only a matter of time—maybe a year or so—before the war in New York would take place.
It would be better to give New Yorkers a heads-up, to let them realize that aliens were watching Earth, and to prepare psychologically for their arrival.
Therefore, Anton's views did not align with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s conservative stance, and he didn't stop Eddie from planning to reveal the aliens.
In fact, revealing the alien invasion was less important than introducing a superhero team formed by Batman—the Justice League.
In his report, Eddie highlighted the critical roles played by Batman, cyborg, and Arrow in the incident. As a result, their fanbase could grow to an astonishing size.
Throughout the entire incident, the citizens of New York saw only the hard work and struggles of cyborg, Batman, and Iron Man battling the enemy in the sky. They had no idea that, behind the scenes, Arrow and the others had been fighting another battle in the TCRI laboratory building.
From Anton and Daily bugle's perspective, it was important not to favor any one side.
DC Corporation.
Anton sat in a chair, looking at the justice value of system rewards on the system panel.
[Kill krang, save New York, reward justice worth 7 million]
[Current balance of justice value: 20 million]
Seeing this number, Anton smiled sincerely.
The harvest was significant!
Krang's appearance signified the invasion of aliens.
A major event of this magnitude was far more important than the appearance of the lizard man, the Green Goblin, or Doctor Octopus.
Sure enough, as he expected, the system rewarded him generously.
The balance of justice value soared to an astonishing 20 million.
This number was already quite good.
Among the Batman armors displayed in the system space, there was a set of [Bat Exo Armor] worth 20 million.
This [Bat Exo Armor] appeared in New 52 Batman and Robin and was used to fight the villain "Deathstroke," who also wore a battle armor.
The armor had a variety of powerful abilities, including flight and resistance to nuclear explosions.
To be honest, getting the [Bat Exo Armor] for 20 million was a huge bargain.
In Anton's view, this armor could be comparable to or even surpass most of the Iron Man armors that appeared in Iron Man 3.
However, he wasn't in a rush to exchange for it.
After all, if the value of his justice doubled several times, his goal of pushing the Earth to new heights would be within reach.
In summary, Anton decided to save the justice value for now and spend it when necessary.
Anton suppressed his "delusions" of grandeur.
Although he had a small deposit at the moment, he knew that persistent effort was still required.
He checked the time.
Anton went online to check the public's reaction to the incident.
Although he knew that the aftermath would be complicated, the hot discussions on the Internet still surprised him.
Flipping through the posts, they were all about this incident. Major news outlets were filled with endless posts.
There were countless random demystifications and speculations, like a honeycomb—dense, packed, and overwhelming—occupying everyone's attention.
The citizens of New York were enjoying the spectacle, and people all over the United States were paying close attention to it.
However, Anton looked at these supposedly mysterious revealing posts and realized that these people were just making things up to grab attention. None of them had any real insight.
Alien invasion!
The truth was so incredible. Without endorsement from an authoritative organization, no one would believe it.
The Daily bugle was undoubtedly that authority.
It was clear that all of this would disappear once the Daily bugle published the news.
After all, Batman stood behind the Daily bugle!
With Batman's endorsement—As a participant in the incident and even a superhero who helped resolve it— No one would doubt Batman!
Similarly, Batman's reputation, and even cyborg's, soared to terrifying heights after this battle.
Ninety percent of the citizens of New York had become Batman's fans.
Including cyborg, who made a large-scale appearance this time. Cyborg gained attention that rivaled Batman's, and even surpassed it.
After all, in the battle with Krang, the endless technological feats displayed by cyborg were far more dazzling than anything Batman showed!
At this time, on the system panel that only Anton could see, Batman and cyborg's fan values had almost doubled in a short period of time.
This was Anton's most tangible takeaway from the incident. After a while, Anton turned off his computer and looked at the sky. The morning glow was rising.
The golden light shone into the office.
Time to get off work!
When he drove away from the company, he suddenly froze, feeling as if he had forgotten something. However, Anton didn't care.
Important things had been arranged. Even if he forgot something, it shouldn't be that important. No need to worry about it.
Later that night.
Eddie hurriedly finished his work and finally completed the manuscript for the next day.
Thinking about the huge repercussions this manuscript would cause, he couldn't help but feel a little happy as he left the office.
Before leaving the newspaper, he too felt like he had forgotten something. But, just like Anton, he didn't care.
In the wee hours of the morning.
A certain hotel.
Phil was finally released by S.H.I.E.L.D.
He stood in the cold wind, watching the dark night and the cold moonlight shine down on him.
The cold wind blew, and goosebumps appeared on his body.
Phil instinctively shrank his neck and looked at the empty street—there wasn't a car in sight, nor even a person.
He was lost in thought.
The mobile phone had been disassembled into parts by S.H.I.E.L.D.
In addition, it seemed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had no plans to return the suit, which had been transformed from the Green goblin suit!
Phil had to go back and find Anton, who would contact S.H.I.E.L.D. and retrieve the equipment. Then, How would he go home?
Boss? Editor-in-chief? Where are you?
Phil wanted to cry but had no tears.
I am also a hero!
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