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"Catwoman" Selena spoke with a hint of sadness.

Her hair was slightly disheveled from the previous battle with Connors, especially the "Black Siren's" long golden waves.

Even after learning the origins of Seaside City and that they were created by the monster Thompson, the "Black Siren" still relentlessly followed the members of the Justice Association in launching an attack.

"Speed" punched Thompson, the monster who was controlling "Green Lantern" Hal, sending the deformed monster with a big head and small body flying and falling to the ground.

"What—"

As soon as Thompson opened his mouth, five shadowy figures fighting side by side enveloped him.

The blood vessels in Monster Thompson's tumor-covered head throbbed violently; he stared with murky eyes, gritting his teeth.

"You can't do this, I created you!"

"Therefore, only those of us who were created can defeat you." The "Black Siren" said with a smile. The woman, who was dressed quite provocatively at first glance, wearing a strapless bodysuit and black stockings, looked at Connors. She was indeed still savoring the mysterious man's "crime in the water".

But right now, the Justice Society needs her more.

"Let justice prevail." "Swift," as the leader of the Justice Association, uttered the association's declaration.

The speed of "Super Speed," the lightning of "Tom Turbo," the green light of "Green Guardian," the darts of "Catman," the claws of "Black Siren" —

They gave full play to their abilities to the fullest extent without reservation.

It was only at this point that Connors realized with some surprise that it explained why they had been able to fight Superman and the Flash before.

The members of the Justice Society are very strong. Although their battle with the monster Thompson was not earth-shattering, they are still very powerful.

While the Justice Association was strong, the monster Thompson was no weakling either. After being beaten for a long time, he sent everyone flying with just one golden shockwave.

Tom Turbo, the squinty-eyed hulking man, was the first to stand up after being thrown out. He raised a pillar that had been broken off from the manor and slammed it down on the monster Thompson.

The pillar struck Thompson, the immense force sending him flying from inside the manor all the way to the plaza outside before he came to a stop, the pillar being crushed to pieces by Thompson.

What followed was another fierce attack from the Justice Association.

"Connors, aren't you going to help them?" Selena was referring to the members of the Justice Society.

Connors remained seated throughout, unmoved even when the manor's roof was blown off, Superman, Batman, and others fell to the ground, or the entire Justice Society came out.

"Whether we help or not, we will ultimately win. What I need to do now is to remember their faces."

Connors's words were not only directed at "Catwoman" Selena, but also at the superheroes slowly rising up in every corner of the manor.

Hal, the Green Lantern, had just recovered from a splitting headache when he heard Connors's words. He paused for a moment, then flew into the air and looked outside.

The battle between the Justice Society and the monster Thompson has reached a fever pitch.

Although they are created beings, these superheroes, now outside Thompson's control, are able to inflict tremendous damage on him.

And with a roar from the monster Thompson, a gray light burst forth from him.

Superman and Batman also got up one after another. What they saw was the so-called "light" was actually the coastal city breaking away from the illusion and returning to its original post-war ruins.

Hal, the Green Lantern, looked on with excitement as he watched the Justice League defeat the monster, just like in the comics of his childhood.

He felt a deep joy, but this joy did not last long.

The five members of the Justice Society stood beside the defeated monster Thompson, watching Green Lantern fly through the air.

He put his index and middle fingers together at the corner of his eyebrow, then gestured to Hal, the Green Lantern.

Then the five people simply disappeared.

After they disappeared, the seaside city in the illusion quickly returned to its ruins.

Hal, the Green Lantern, raised his left hand and looked at the ring on his finger. The ring, symbolizing the Justice Society, also disappeared in a flash.

The rings worn by Superman, Batman, Catwoman, and The Flash also disappeared.

At this moment, Connors closed his eyes, intending to use the power of his "dream relic" to bring back the five guys who truly deserved to be called "heroes".

"They did it—" the Flash, Barry, said in a low voice, "Thompson can no longer maintain the illusion."

"Superman" Clark Kent also nodded:

"Yes, the Justice Society's attack was too powerful."

Batman, aka Wayne, was the first to walk towards the monster Thompson:

"The fear of war and the radiation from the nuclear explosion caused Thompson to mutate, enabling him to create this false world."

"So, just like you, he chose the seaside city he envisioned and had his childhood superhero protect it."

Batman was speaking to Hal, the Green Lantern.

In the dilapidated city, the familiar melody of the ice cream truck rang out once again. The driver arrived first, followed by the people of the seaside city.

"Are you all real?" Barry asked. "I thought it was all fake."

Hal, the Green Lantern, addressed these people with mixed emotions:

"I'm sorry, we destroyed your world, and now all that's left are nightmares."

The driver voluntarily got out of the car and took off his hat.

"Banned on an ice cream truck for forty years without stopping, that would be a nightmare."

"Compared to that, rebuilding our homes is a piece of cake."

The only two police officers in the city even came over and shook hands with "Green Lantern" Hal Jordan:

"Thank you for giving us back our future. I can't believe the nightmare is finally over."

After a brief conversation, the topic returned to "how to get back".

Hal, the Green Lantern, said:

"Remember that multidimensional portal that Connors mentioned before? Perhaps the energy problem can be solved with the Green Light Ring."

The group headed back towards the Justice Society manor in the ruins and successfully found the portal.

"Dude, time to go home." Barry walked over and patted Connors on the shoulder.

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The appearance of the gossip system signaled the end of the matter here, and Connors did not linger, following the others through the portal.

On the ruins of the metropolis, six people appeared one after another. None of them spoke; they all stared at Connors.

To be precise, he was staring at Connors' left hand, where a ring engraved with the "JS" mark was still visible. Hal, the Green Lantern, was quite sensitive to matters concerning the Justice Society and stepped forward to ask:

"How did you do that?"

"My abilities aren't yet sufficient to bring them back, so I only brought this ring," Connors said with some regret.

"You've once again revealed a secret you've never shown before," Lord Wayne said in a deep voice. "Connors, who exactly are you?"

Hal the Green Lantern, Clark the Superman, and others all looked at Connors.

"Hal, Barry, do you remember you both asked me what my title is?" Connors said.

Both the red-clad and green-clad individuals nodded.

"Being a bystander" doesn't sound very nice, but luckily I was prepared—Connors muttered to himself, saying:

"Knowing many things, yet remaining detached from events, you might call me an 'outsider.'"