Machine Frenzy

Chapter 83 Machine Frenzy

"Kal-El, the last son of Krypton."

Kara-Zo-El, the last daughter of Krypton.

My name is Brainiac. A collector, and a conqueror.

While Brainiac said that, the word "last" is actually a bit of an exaggeration. Perhaps only when Superman's image was created could he be considered the true "last son." However, as the story progressed, Superman's many relatives came back to life one after another, eventually bringing out an entire Kryptonian city, and even their cats and dogs.

Old Bu called out Superman and Supergirl one by one like reciting a menu, but he hesitated when his gaze fell on Shen You. After a moment, he said in a deep voice.

"You've surprised me once again. I still couldn't find a matching data in the database of any known galaxies, and your life form is also very different from all the known species in the database. It's a life form in some kind of energy state, yet it can freely conjure powerful physical entities."

The skull's eyes in the interface flashed, as if it had shown interest.

"I originally came here only for Earth and Kryptonians. But now, you've become my primary target."

"I would say it's an honor," Shen You said, while Pal had already begun to track him again. "In that case, why don't you come here in person? That way we can have a proper talk about this."

"There's no need for that," Brainiac said calmly. "We will meet eventually, but not now."

After a pause, the light in the skull's eyes went out, and even his voice seemed to lower slightly.

"Humans are indeed unreliable. I knew I couldn't trust that their simple brain structure was capable of doing anything."

"It doesn't matter anymore. You discovered my contact with Lex Luthor, disrupting my plans. But this only forces me to adjust my original plans, like moving the schedule up a bit."

Shen You suddenly raised his palm and fired a cannon to the right. The chest of a black skull-shaped machine was blown open, sending metal fragments and sparks flying. The robot's vision went black, and it swayed and fell to the ground.

But that was just the beginning.

More and more green lights appeared, and the black armor gleamed with a chilling light. Skull-like machines emerged from all directions, surrounding the three of them.

"World Collection. Activated."

The screen went out.

All the robots took a step forward in unison, raised the energy cannons mounted on their arms, and uttered the same word in a muffled but unified manner.

"Collect. Archive"

"Collect. Archive"

The same scene was not only happening at Lex Industries, but also throughout the entire city of Metropolis.

A deafening roar threw a factory into complete chaos. Giant robotic arms began operating like madmen, and all the metal equipment seemed to come alive, rotating and moving in perfect unison, assembling rapidly with astonishing efficiency.

"The equipment is malfunctioning! They're not working properly."

The workers ran around the factory in panic.

"Shut down the power!"

"We've tried it, it's no use!" the operator cried out in despair. "These things are like they've come alive, even though the cables have been unplugged."

"What are they assembling? Aren't we building subway cars?"

Black, skeletal machine bodies materialized one after another, crawling off the assembly line. They coldly surveyed the surroundings, scanned, locked onto their targets, and raised their energy cannons.

"Collect. Archive"

At the same time, at General Ryan's base.

"A machine army out of control? What do you mean by out of control!?"

General Ryan shouted at the top of his lungs amidst the red alert.

"Then take back control, cut off the power, or just blow up those damn machines! Do what you experts are supposed to do!"

"I've tried them all, sir."

The expert in the white coat looked at the military machine soldiers emerging from the armory in the surveillance footage, his face pale and covered in sweat.

"We tried our best, but we're blocked from entering the system."

"Who's keeping them out?" General Ryan roared.

Before the experts could even speak, the culprit jumped out and claimed responsibility.

All the devices simultaneously shut down, and the lights and screens went black at the same time. But half a second later, the screens lit up again, displaying a skull in the center of the interface.

"Archive. Collect your world, which belongs to Brainiac."

boom!

At Lex Industries, a massive fireball shot into the sky, illuminating the entire dark industrial area. The shockwave carried brick, glass, and metal debris, scattering them with the scorching air. Building walls trembled violently, and huge fissures were blasted into the ground.

A red and silver steel body shot into the sky, trailing a trail of flames, followed closely by a string of black robots.

Superman, battling three or five skeleton machines, rushed onto the ground. He tore the oncoming machines in half with his bare hands like tearing toilet paper, while simultaneously kicking the head of another machine. The metal casing screeched as it broke apart, and exposed parts and wires clattered to the ground.

He grabbed the two pieces of wreckage and threw them, which exploded into a fireball after hitting a machine flying through the air. Three other robots tried to rush forward side by side, but two extremely domineering heat beams swept out, slicing them in half like fiery blades.

At this moment, Kara also changed into the classic Supergirl uniform for the first time, but compared to the classic version, she added a Robin-style eye patch.

She punched through a machine, and then her figure shot out with a sonic boom, destroying several machines in her path.

A beam of alien laser shot into her back, causing her to stumble. Kara let out a soft groan, but after regaining her footing, she turned around and unleashed a freezing breath. The frigid air instantly froze several machines behind her into ice sculptures. Kara flashed forward, and the robots were all reduced to dust.

"People in the city need help." Superman's ears twitched slightly, and a flood of cries for help and alarms came rushing in.

Shen You swept through the air, tapping his palms repeatedly, and the energy cannons blasted the bodies of the two robots apart.

"Sir, a large-scale anomaly has been detected, originating from beneath Metropolis!"

Rumble.

Soon they saw it, and everyone in the city saw it.

The enormous tower-like structure, with its metallic shell, resembles a sleeping behemoth awakening from its dream, or a giant iron vine spreading upwards and piercing the sky above the metropolis.

The streets trembled violently, like ravines torn open by the claws of a demon. Skyscrapers collapsed like building blocks, and the booming sound of the giant tower as it burst forth was like an alien horn, standing coldly atop the city as if proclaiming the authority it had acquired.

"It appears that three iron towers have emerged from three different locations in Metropolis, sir," Pal said. "They all exhibit strong Brainiac signal responses. It seems the enemy intends to establish a position."

"I noticed. Tell me something I don't know," Shen You said.

"The anti-Breenac radar detected a strong signal response from outside the atmosphere. A large unidentified flying object is approaching."

"It's his spaceship!"

Kara's face showed a look of horror, as if recalling the nightmares she had experienced on Krypton.

"Brainiac's spaceship, he's here. Just like that day!"

"A certain type of particle aggregation has been detected outside the atmosphere, exhibiting a powerful and anomalous energy response. A match has been found with the Kryptonian database," Pal continued. "It's an identification reaction of 'miniature energy,' sir."

Shen You nodded, indicating that he understood.

He wanted to put the metropolis into his bottle.

(End of this chapter)