The remaining electronic eyes of Steel Bones' corpse suddenly projected a light screen in front of the Justice League. A line of cursor flashed on the screen. The cursor slid quickly and a line of text appeared. "Superman, I want to play a game with you!"
"A game about justice.
"Justice is a great choice, a thorny road. You keep saying that it's to carry out justice, so let us wait and see!" The line of words slowly said, "Gotham is a famous fallen city. This place is filled with murder, crime, and darkness. Some of you swore to bring justice to them, but now it is only getting more chaotic.
"You hand the power of judgment to the law enforcement organization, ignoring their incompetence and corruption. Do you think that is justice?
"This is shirking responsibility … this time, I will make you truly take responsibility. Make a choice … a difficult, painful, heart-wrenching choice to carry out your own justice.
"Superman, you often fight against crime and prevent people from being harmed, but there is a basic question … At every moment, there are so many victims. How do you choose who to save? In two different places, when people's lives are on the line, who are you going to help? How do you make such a decision?
"You knew that you could not stop all the crimes, even though you could. But you decided to do your best because … you are afraid of making a choice.
"Now, there is a choice."
"Gotham is facing a crime …" The image of Gotham suddenly appeared on the screen. All the screens on the streets of Gotham, including the night sky above them, were projecting the image of Superman and his group. Superman looked at the image on the screen and saw himself in the image. Clearly, that person was using the electronic eye left behind after Steel Bones' explosion to film them.
There was also a screen to display the image on the screen.
"Everyone in Gotham, raise your right arm …"
The words on the screen said slowly. The citizens of Gotham, the criminals who were preparing to rob, the various gangs that were active, everyone in this city of crime, most of them lifted up their right sleeve.
Every screen in Gotham — television, computers, electronic screens, and even the sky above their heads — was broadcasting the current scene.
The live stream of the people with their sleeves rolled up suddenly appeared on the screen. There were the employees of Wayne Corporation who were working overtime, the hooligans who were not dressed up properly, the Penguin from Gotham City, and even Bruce Wayne's old butler … Alfred. All of them had a line of black blood on their arms.
"There's no need to doubt that this is my doing. You've all been infected with a biochemical virus that will turn you into this … "The image of the metropolis appeared on the screen. In the metropolis' financial center, a financial executive was working overtime. He was focused on studying the black line that had appeared out of nowhere on his arm.
Black lines could be seen running through his entire arm.
At this time, the black line reached its limit. The financial executive convulsed fiercely, and then suddenly bit the people around him. He became a zombie that only knew how to gnaw on flesh. The camera zoomed to the panoramic view of the metropolis. Although it was not the entire metropolis, but the entire financial center was filled with zombies pouncing on the crowd.
Thankfully, Superman did not have to consider whether he should go to the rescue immediately because the infection was spreading faster than anyone could imagine.
Soon, there were no living people on the screen!
Superman was so angry that he wanted to rush over to stop this, but the words at the end of the subtitles temporarily calmed him down.
"To prevent you from having unnecessary fantasies and to prove that we value this game and its credibility, I used the 200,000 people in the metropolis to demonstrate … to make you believe that I am inhumane, and at the same time, to strengthen your confidence to continue playing." The sentence said, "Do not doubt why the blood lines would appear in the virus … because this is a custom-made function.
"Some of you should have noticed that, based on the speed at which the blood lines are spreading, in about twenty minutes, what happens here will happen to the whole of Gotham.
I merely released the pheromone that activated the virus in the metropolis thirty minutes earlier.
"Of course, I will not let Superman choose between the metropolis and Gotham to save … Barry, stop running! You will never be able to catch up … You will always be one step behind. This is the imprisonment of the power of [Seraphic Speed] … Back to what I said, I will not let you choose between two equally difficult choices, because I already know your choice. "
"You will pick one at random.
"Therefore, I will only give you one choice, a crime that is about to happen or a comrade in the Justice League. The sonic tunnel that was just opened by the grid leads to the Phantom Zone in the universe, a very dangerous place. Going there is no better than death. Thankfully, you can still open the sonic tunnel in time. If you are one step late, the Mother Box will automatically delete the coordinates of the tunnel that was just opened.
"Opening and extending the tunnel requires a lot of energy. Your only choice now is Superman's heat ray, but only Superman can rush to Gotham in time to stop an ongoing crime."
The words paused for a moment, and then continued, "You guys are next! Gotham … The camera suddenly turned to the highest floor of Wayne Enterprise. There were two canisters and an atomizer there. Inside the canisters were a large black man and a white woman.
"I transplanted the antidote vaccine into their bone marrow in the form of genetic code," Li Yao said.
"Their blood is the serum that immunizes the virus. The black man's body contains the serum that slows down the virus, but it can only protect you for twenty-four hours. The white woman's body contains the serum that completely immunizes the virus. The canisters contain the equipment to extract the raw material of the serum and create the vaccine.
"The raw material of the vaccine … is, of course, the blood of these two pitiful people.
"In other words, the black man's blood can be used to create the antidote. Through the atomizer, it can be released throughout Gotham to delay your time for twenty-four hours. Then, you will have the chance to use this white woman to create the vaccine serum for the whole of Gotham. I have calculated it very well. The blood in her body is more than enough to supply the whole of Gotham!
"Of course, after the antidote is created, they will become dregs … in the truest sense, dregs.
"Now, I will give each of you the chance to choose … You will all receive a message, yes or no. If more than fifty percent of the people who choose yes, the slow release agent will be released. If more than seventy-five percent … the antidote will be created. When the superheroes above us react, she will have been sucked dry!
"Of course, this poor couple still has a chance … I will broadcast their pleas live."
"Now, beg!" The live stream cut to the black man. He begged, "Please, I beg you! Help her, she is innocent … "The black man knelt down and begged everyone in the live stream." If there is a sacrifice, then sacrifice me alone! Please give yourself a chance to be kind … "
"As long as I am sacrificed, you will have twenty-four hours … This time will be enough for them to come up with a solution! Please, I beg you, have faith in the Justice and Order Alliance! Superman will find a way to save you in this time! "
"What a touching speech … To commend your sacrifice, I will reward you with a way to keep her alive." The annoying text appeared again. "His sacrifice might be an act. Think about it, if more than fifty percent of the people who choose no, they will be the only survivors of Gotham!"
"But this is too cruel to humanity … and it lacks struggle. Because I lack faith in humanity, to test your conscience, I have decided to show the vote."
Two bars appeared on the screen, one red and one green.
Red represented yes, and red represented evil and crime.
Green represented no, forgiveness, and a chance for oneself.
Now, the red bar had increased by hundreds of thousands of votes. The green was still a thin layer, and above fifty percent of the votes, there was a red line.
"Everyone has the right to vote. If you do not have a phone, to vote yes, you only need to raise your hand! Our remote sensing device will scan you into the result. "
Instantly, the number of red votes rose again.
"We should save the people …" Superman raised his head.
The words appeared again. "You should have more faith in the evil of humanity … The people of Gotham will be fine, but if you go, you will have to make the choice for them. Will you allow crimes to happen before your eyes, or will you kill everyone in Gotham?"
"Are you really willing to make the choice?" A line of red words appeared on the screen.
"Superman, people are dying every moment of the day. You should have known that you could not save everyone. You chose to save people selectively, which means that you have allowed some crimes to happen. I thought you knew that you could not save everyone, but you did not seem to know that. So, today, I will make you understand your heart … You did not choose to save everyone. You will allow tragedies and crimes to happen. "
By then, the number of votes for yes had soared past fifty percent, and the number of votes for no was a pitiful nine percent.
The black man inside the jar begged, "You have already won one day. For God's sake, give yourself a chance, and give the Justice Alliance a chance!"
The white man beside him shook his head vehemently, but he did not seem to be able to speak.
The black man's expression was sincere, and two streams of tears slid down his face before everyone. "I have lived long enough. To be able to sacrifice myself to save so many people, I am willing. In fact, I am proud of it. But she is still too young, and she needs a chance. Give her a chance, and that means give all of you a chance, a chance for redemption! "
The speed at which the red votes rose visibly slowed down.
The machine inside the jar started to move. The tube that was stuck into the black man's body started to draw red blood from his body. The slow-release agent was being produced, and finally, the green column started to slowly climb.
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