DC: A Cop in Gotham

Chapter 33: Groudon appears on the battlefield

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Lightning and thunder, wind and rain.

The moment Orm declared war on humanity as the King of Atlantis, a heavy rain began that broke the historical record of Gotham.

The Atlanteans were stronger and more technologically advanced than humans, but out of the water, they were only on par with gun-toting humans.

Orm knew this, so he used the authority of the Sea King to create conditions suitable for his people to fight. He made it rain heavily in the sky, flooded the land with seawater, and added the army that currently had a numerical advantage.

Obviously, Orm also knows the art of war. The right time, place, and people are all on Atlantis's side, and they don't think there is anything wrong at all. Every Atlantean feels that human beings deserve to die, military morale is available, and morale is high.

It would be even better if his brother could stand on his side.

Orm thought so and stabbed Arthur in the waist with his trident, but Arthur narrowly dodged.

"Brother, you have no chance of winning. Stop resisting in vain and surrender to Orm, King of the Sea!"

A ray of white lightning fell behind Orm, as if to cheer him up, and under Orm's continuous offensive, the fearful Arthur retreated steadily.

Arthur was also trying to persuade Orm to surrender. He said earnestly, "Orm, stop, you have angered him. All the people along the coast have been evacuated. He is going to attack you!"

"What—?!"

Before Orm could finish his words, Superman swooped over and punched him. He felt like he was hit in the chest by a swordfish swimming at high speed. He flew dozens of meters and was hit twice by the water.

"Superman!" Arthur was shocked.

Superman floated in front of Arthur and slowly put away his fist: "Arthur, it was your brother who started the war first. Look around."

Seeing their king being knocked away, the Atlantean soldiers immediately targeted Superman. But no matter how many beams they fired at him, apart from sparks, none of their attacks could move him.

On the other hand, Arthur, who was standing next to Superman, suffered a terrible disaster and was blasted several times by light balls, which also made him furious.

"Okay, you can beat him, just don't beat him to death or maim him."

There were no ordinary people in need of rescue, and Superman seemed to be able to handle the battle with ease. He saw a flash of golden light suddenly appear on Orm's body and couldn't help but smile: "It seems that I was jumped in line."

Orm had just turned over from the sea, and before he could say a harsh word, a red lightning circled around him several times, tied a rope to Orm, and tied it with a beautiful bow.

"Here you go, Wonder Woman." The Flash handed the other end of the rope to Wonder Woman.

"Thanks, Flash."

Wonder Woman put her foot on Orm's lower back and asked sternly, "Why are you attacking Gotham? Tell me!"

Orm was tied up by the Lasso of Truth, his face was so gloomy that he could drip water. He didn't feel the effect of the Lasso of Truth at all and roared heartily, "To warn humans! But not now, you have insulted Atlantis's king.

This fight will never end!"

Without Orm's command, the Atlantean army launched an attack on the Justice League. They wore simple fish-scale armor, but they held some kind of high-energy weapons in their hands. Every burst at close range could repel Superman.

The Flash was surrounded by a wave of people, creating a water barrier. The Flash was unable to break through and could only run in place at high speed. Under his feet, a sea monster-level king squid opened its huge beak.

The battle between Wonder Woman and Orm is not optimistic either. The unbreakable nature of the Lasso of Truth is useless against Orm because Orm is a mage.

Arthur saw Orm's plan, but the soldiers stopped in front of their king. "Orm, no! You will bring things to an irreversible point!"

Orm looked at his brother calmly: "It's irreversible, brother."

A huge high-pressure cyclone formed in the sky, and Wonder Woman, holding the rope, raised her head.

"The authority of the Sea King controls not only the ocean, but also the storm!"

Countless thunders fell from the sky, and lightning of up to 100 million volts accurately hit every hero present. Superman, who had negative magic resistance, stopped on the spot. The Flash, who was struggling with the tentacles, was struck by lightning and disappeared without a trace. Only Arthur remained staying awake; Orm still held back on his brother.

The powerful current caused Wonder Woman to temporarily fall into a coma, and the Lasso of Truth fell into the hands of Orm. Although he had little knowledge, he was not blind, so he could naturally see the extraordinary features of the Lasso of Truth.

"This is a gift from God, but I can't break free with my strength."

Now is not the time to study the loot. Orm controlled the water flow and swept all the unconscious Justice League members to the bottom of the sea.

"People of Atlantis."

The water carried Orm to the highest point, where he patrolled his army, while Arthur was held beside him by two soldiers.

"Our ancestors have been telling us terrible stories about land for a long time. Now we finally overcome our fear and set foot on land.

Seeing is believing. These breath-breathing species have nothing to fear. Raise your weapons, and join me in sinking Gotham to the bottom of the sea and making it the new sea of Atlantis!"

"Long live King Orm!"

"Long live!"

Amidst the thunderous cheers, Atlantis revealed its real fangs to humans. The huge sea beast was just their vanguard. The real secret lay in the two air battleships rising from the sea. The hatches were opened at the bottom of the battleships, and aircraft kept flying out.

When the military, which was the cause of the war, saw this scene, the aircraft carrier that had already left the port silently came back. The level of technology was not on the same level, and it was impossible to fight.

Batman, who led the prisoners away from Indian Hill, received another communication from Cyborg, this time it was bad news.

"Batman, except for you and me, all members of the Justice League are offline. Aquaman has also been taken away. Atlantis and the sea are advancing together. The coastline has retreated one kilometer. The Gotham police can't resist the army.

We need reinforcements, Batman!"

Cyborg was so excited that he was ready to open the blast tunnel and go over to help.

Batman stopped him: "No, Cyborg, stay in the watchtower. You still have human lungs. This battle is not suitable for you."

"I'm going to replace the lungs right now!"

"No need, I have a plan," Batman rejected him coldly, "Locate the remaining people who need to be transferred, open the explosion channel, and send them to the shelter. I need to complete the evacuation within ten minutes."

After saying that, Batman interrupted the communication, which made Cyborg very discouraged. Batman is like this. His words cannot be doubted. There is no one in the Justice League who is not afraid of him. He is really scary.

But this time, Cyborg decided not to listen to Batman.

"Batman said he has a plan, and I also have my own plan. I originally wanted to observe it again, but there is no time. Connect to the grid."

The mechanical part on the left side of Cyborg lit up with a red light.

[The grid is connected.]

"Everyone, you should have seen the footage I broadcast. The Justice League needs help, and the world needs you."

Rows of portraits light up, representing new heroes joining the Justice League.

"The blast tunnel is in place, target, Gotham City."

…

Batman was not idle when Cyborg was operating. He didn't believe that Penguin was so kind, let alone that Penguin had the ability to guard three shelters at the same time, so he asked Nightwing and Robin to assist two of them.

As for the remaining one, Batman went with Dean.

Press the LB button…oh no, press the call button, and the cool Batmobile comes out from nowhere and drifts to stop in front of Batman.

"Get in the car."

Dean knew that he had no right to refuse, so he sat in the passenger seat obediently, thinking on the bright side, at least Batman didn't let him sit in the trunk of the Batmobile.

(PS: The trunk of the Batmobile has two locked seats, which are only used by criminals. All the major villains in Gotham have sat in them.)

After a burst of power idling, the Batmobile made an ear-splitting roar. Dean felt that his whole body was pressed against the backrest, and the seatbelt crossed on his chest, which could not give him a sense of security.

"You killed Black Mask." Batman's deep voice suddenly sounded.

Dean had long expected such a conversation: "If you don't kill him, Groudon will wake up immediately. By then, everyone including us, who is underground and who has not yet entered the shelter, will die."

"So between the majority and the minority, you choose the majority."

Dean flatly denied: "No, I didn't make any choice. I was just performing my duties. The police have the right and obligation to kill criminals when people's lives are threatened. This is reasonable, legal, and compliant."

There were several Trench Tribes blocking the road ahead. Batman turned a blind eye and kept driving at high speed. As the Batmobile approached, it automatically popped out an electric shock cord to electrocute them and throw them to the side of the road.

"The Gotham police have no such obligation." Batman corrected quietly.

Dean suddenly said: "Oh, I'm sorry for the confusion, but I remember that I have the right. The instructor said it during the training."

Batman was silent, while Dean's ears twitched, and he could only hear his own heartbeat. He hugged Manaphy, whose eyes were filled with fear, and felt that her soul had landed at the starting point.

"Jump out of the car."

After saying that, Batman disappeared from the driver's seat. Dean was dumbfounded and hurriedly began to unbuckle his seatbelt, jumped out of the car, and pressed the Omnitrix on his wrist.

It turned into a wild magic vine, wrapping Manaphy as she fell into a puddle on the ground. The vine regenerated instantly and released the transformation.

[Data has been included.]

Batman didn't seem to see the information displayed on the visor at all, calling into the arm armor: "Batmobile, turn on attack mode, turn on remote control."

The Batmobile electrocuted several Trench clan members again. After receiving the order, it began to transform. Its four wheels spread out laterally, and two machine guns and a barrel protruded from the front cover of the car.

"Alfred, I leave it to you."

Far away in the Batcave, Alfred wore clean white gloves and held the joystick.

"Copy that, Master Wayne."

[Butler, now online.]

Dean covered Manaphy's eyes and turned her around. He hoped that Manaphy would get used to fighting, not massacres.

The torrent of steel crushed the flesh and blood into pieces. At the same time, every time the Batmobile passed by an open manhole cover, it would drop a bottle of desiccant into it. This job had been done by Batman since the beginning, so the Trench people would run to the ground.

The increasingly violent showers wet Dean's uniform. He covered his eyes until a tall figure helped him block the wind and rain.

"Dean, tell me how sure you are."

"Ten percent!"

Dean shouted loudly. Although the Omnitrix did not have the functions that a watch should have, the increasingly dazzling light on Manaphy confirmed his guess.

"It's time, he wakes up!"

A series of explosions broke out underground in the chemical plant. The laboratory was buried by earth and rocks. Unidentified green liquid spilled into the ground. The power was interrupted, and all the lights went out.

A pair of golden eyes ignited, lighting up the darkness.

Golden light shot out from Hoshikudaki Mountain and reached the sky. After a moment of stagnation, it exploded and spread to the entire Gotham.

Wherever the light passed, the dark clouds dispersed and the sun shone.

Orm was surprised that the storm dissipated, and the next second, the sea surface began to fluctuate uncontrollably.

The earth trembled, and a sword-shaped mountain replaced the low Hoshikudaki Mountain, becoming Gotham's highest peak in one fell swoop. Standing at the top was only a red figure.

"Roar——"

Groudon, the God and Creator of Land, The Personification of Land itself, appeared.

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