Comic: Becoming a Phantom Thief to Steal Hearts

When he actually stood at the door of the Fortress of Solitude, the young hybrid Kryptonian began to hesitate.

"I remember the key was in..." Tim lifted the disguise covering the giant key.

He turned to look at Lionel and found that Superboy, who was still joking with him on the road, was now feeling subtly anxious and nervous.

"Are you nervous?"

"Huh? I...I didn't!" Lionel said harshly, but his small movements of tugging at the hem of his coat from time to time revealed his thoughts.

"Okay, okay, just pretend you didn't." Tim shrugged.

"Just take it as it is, if you don't have it, you don't have it."

Amid Lionel's protests, Tim said calmly: "Come on, try lifting this key."

"Hey, don't boss me around so naturally."

Although Lionel said this, his body walked to the side of the hundred-ton key honestly.

The key was heavy, but Lionel was able to lift it with some effort.

"It looks like there's no problem, well done." Tim praised.

"Well... when you can't help... ha... you can choose to shut up!" Lionel struggled to lift the golden key and inserted it into the keyhole of the door.

The door to the Fortress of Solitude shook, then lifted.

The first thing that catches the eye are two huge statues. They were placed here by Superman in memory of his Kryptonian parents. Together, they held up a planet.

Lionel came to the base of the statue. There was a stone slab underneath, but the words on it clearly did not belong to any kind on earth.

Tim came to him and read the Kryptonian language above, "In memory of my destroyed home planet, Krypton, and my parents, Jor-El and Laura-El."

He looked at Lionel and said calmly: "This is Kryptonian. You should try to learn it."

"...I can learn it quickly."

Tim was much more familiar with the Fortress of Solitude than Lionel, who had just arrived.

"Don't touch that. It's a teleporter from the phantom space, used to banish criminals."

"What about this one? It looks like a toy." Lionel clicked on the bottle containing the city.

"Kantor City may be the only surviving Kryptonian city." Tim said.

A black shadow suddenly jumped out from the darkness, aiming directly at Tim.

"Who?!" Lionel was shocked and angry and wanted to stop Tim.

But the black shadow was faster than Lionel, and Tim was thrown to the ground.

"Hahaha, don't be like this, little Kryptonian." Tim hugged the Kryptonian dog who was licking his face enthusiastically.

"A dog?" Lionel looked suspicious of life.

"Okay, good boy." Tim touched Little Krypton's head and stood up, "Don't underestimate Little Krypton, he is of pure Kryptonian blood."

Lionel said speechlessly: "In that case, it's better to give Superman's position to him."

"good idea."

"...You know I'm just joking, right?"

Tim looked at the little robot following Krypton, and the robot greeted him politely, "Welcome, Robin, and..."

After the little robot saw Lionel, the camera on its face suddenly shrank, "...little master."

"Huh?" Lionel said uncomfortably, "First... don't call me that."

At this point, Lionel also clearly feels that Superman may not be dead. In this case, will he, the clone created by Luthor, really be recognized by Superman?

"Can you take us to Superman?" Tim took a step forward and asked.

"Of course." When facing Tim, the little robot became more natural, "Follow me."

When he heard this, Tim was really relieved, which meant that his guess was not wrong, Superman was really alive!

Even with the psychological expectations, when Tim saw the figure in the black tights, he couldn't help but ask: "Is it really you? How did you do it?"

"To be honest, I don't know either." Clark turned around and replied: "These two robots call it a resurrection cycle, but I have never heard of it before, and I didn't know it was possible."

His eyes stayed on Lionel's face for a few seconds, and then he looked away pretending not to care, but in fact the tall figure known as the Man of Steel trembled slightly.

Imagine that you have a girlfriend whom you love deeply. You have shared your secrets with her, met your parents, and are planning to get married in the future. Suddenly, a teenage girl appears who looks similar to you. You can tell at a glance that they are related by blood. young man.

The whole thing collapsed! Not to mention, Clark also saw the shadow of his old rival Luther in Lionel's eyebrows.

Yes, if you think about it, you will know that this kind of thing has something to do with Luther!

"Um..." Finally, Lionel broke the awkward atmosphere between the two of them, "Hello, dad?"

Superman, Superman didn't want to agree, but he couldn't ignore this child. If Luthor was allowed to take care of it, what would happen to him.

"...Yeah." Clark responded.

Lionel originally wanted to talk about Lucas, but seeing Clark's attitude, he also understood that clones like them were not loved by Superman himself.

Let's forget it first, Lionel thought, there is no need for one more person who is not expected.

Lionel glanced at the Annihilator standing motionless behind Clark, feeling a little uncomfortable. After all, they had fought several times.

"Must he stand here like this?" muttered Lionel. "It scares me so much."

"He was just protecting me."

As long as there is no mention of father or father, Clark can still talk to Lionel naturally.

"Then why did he draw energy from you when you were lying in the cabin?" Lionel was still a little suspicious.

"On the contrary." One of the small robots explained: "It is actually Kal-El who is absorbing ionizing radiation from Annihilus. This is part of the resurrection cycle."

"This is extremely advanced technology, used to protect my people." Clark added.

"Maybe you should change his settings." Lionel still had problems with Annihilator.

"Of course, it is indeed necessary to modify it." Clark nodded in agreement.

Since waking up, he has also been looking at Annihilator's records. Some of the things Annihilator did are indeed not in line with Clark's values. It's just that he lost consciousness too suddenly, and many things were not planned.

"Anyway, I'm really happy to see you again." Tim smiled slightly.

"Me too." Clark looked at the junior from his best friend's family with a smile, "I didn't expect you to be the first one to find this place. He wouldn't have removed my position as chairman of the alliance, would he?"

"of course not."

"Haha, that's good."

"There's a lot you need to know right now."

"I have learned about the latest developments through these broadcasts. These electronic viruses obviously come from the universe. That mechanical Superman..." Clark frowned.

Although the technology on the Robot Superman has the shadow of Krypton, it reveals a strong copycat style, and this method reminds Clark of the cosmic craftsmen he met when he went on a mission in the universe.

"Hank Henshaw." Tim revealed the true identity of the mechanical Superman.

Clark's super brain instantly remembered the owner of this name, "That astronaut?"

"Yes."

"But why?" Clark's eyes flashed with confusion. He didn't know Hank Henshaw at all.

Tim remembered the information Lucas gave him, and he hesitated whether to tell Clark the reason for Henshaw's blackening.

There was nothing wrong with Superman saving people, and there was nothing wrong with Henshaw expecting Superman to save him. What was wrong was that he should not have placed all his life on Superman, and blamed all mistakes on Superman when something went wrong.

Givers should not be asked to pay more, and good people should not be held at gunpoint. This is obviously a matter of course, but at the moment, it seems like a luxury wish.

Lucas is right. Before Henshaw did anything, there was no reason to take action against him. What they are doing now is just to expose Henshaw's lies. As for the calculation behind him, there is no clue yet. Thoughts.

It's just that all of this is not necessary to worry Superman, who has just woken up from a serious injury and has not even recovered his abilities, so Tim shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"Okay." Clark didn't dwell on this. He lowered his head and thought for a moment and said, "Can you help me tell Louise that she is safe?"

"Why don't you go by yourself?" Lionel asked puzzledly, "I think what that lady is most looking forward to is you."

It’s embarrassing to say that Lionel once thought Louise was good-looking and made some flirtatious remarks to her, but who knew she would be his mother in the end.

"Because Kal-El's body has not fully recovered, he still needs to stay here until Annihilator collects enough ion radiation." The little robot answered this question for Clark.

"Huh? Is this... our fault? I'm sorry." Lionel said with self-blame. It was obviously because of their intrusion that Superman woke up early.

"It's okay." Clark shook his head, not caring.

"Please." Clark finally said before the two left.

On the plane ride back, Tim kept frowning.

Although he had thought about the possibility of Superman being alive, Clark's current weakness was obviously not suitable for appearing in public, which refuted his plan.

Compared with Henshaw whose purpose is unknown, it is naturally more important to protect Superman who has not yet recovered.

On the other side, the Phantom Thieves and others returned to reality.

"Lucas, you said you had an idea before, what exactly is it?" Hope asked impatiently.

"Everyone, do you still remember how I invaded the drones in Norman's palace and obtained their permissions?" Lucas threw away the USB flash drive in his hand.

"Hmm... But the same method won't work in Henshaw's palace." Gwen looked at the small USB flash drive. This was used on the computer and could not be used in the spaceship.

"The methods are different, but the ideas can be the same." Lucas said, "As long as we believe that what we have in our hands can help us find the direction on the Excalibur, then it can work."

"I know!" Peter tapped his palms in realization, "I know what to do!"

"Eh?"

"Wait for me." Peter took out his laptop from his backpack, "Let me check...Okay!"

He turned the computer around so everyone could see what was on the screen.

"This is... a map?"

"That's right." Peter snapped his fingers, "When the Excalibur had the accident, it still received a lot of attention, and the internal structure of the Excalibur was released at that time."

"However, this structure is completely different from the ones we walked in the hall." Mindy looked at it carefully for a while and said, "We have been walking around in circles before."

"Then you don't understand what Lucas said before." Gwen also understood, and she explained to Mindy: "To put it bluntly, we don't really need to know how to get out of that maze. Like you said, it’s alive.”

"The map can guide the way, we just have to believe in it," she said.

Lucas gave Gwen a thumbs up, "Perfect understanding."

"This is the idealistic world, and I have begun to gradually understand it." Peter sighed.

"The world of idealism..." Raven looked thoughtful. She thought of the power called Persona used by everyone in the hall. The essence of that power was similar to the magic she used.

"It's fun," she said.

"But I still want to remind everyone of a very important point, that is, I don't seem to feel the breath of the secret treasure on the Excalibur." Hope couldn't help but said, "But... this does not rule out that it may be Henshaw is hidden."

"Huh, no matter whether the secret treasure is on the spaceship or not, we have to find the way to the spaceship first." Mindy had a good attitude.

Lucas remembered some bad memories, "Well...if the secret treasure is really not in the spaceship...I won't fly the spaceship."

Forget about helicopters, flying a spaceship would be too difficult for him.

"It shouldn't...not reach that point, right?"

"Actually, it's not that troublesome. Usually spacecrafts have autopilot modules." Peter comforted.

"Then leave it to you." Lucas said quickly.

"what?"

After leaving the trouble to Peter, Lucas looked at everyone who looked exhausted and said, "Then let's rest for the night. We will continue to enter Henshaw's palace tomorrow."

"it is good!"

Night falls, but in the shadows of this city, many cracks appear.

It appears in dark alleys, dim rooms, and in the shadows of everything. If someone steps into it, it will disappear in the blink of an eye, as if it has disappeared from this world.

And neither the superheroes nor the Phantom Thieves have discovered this yet.