If Desmond had known that everything he experienced today was a bait thrown by the Illuminati to divert the Justice League's attention, his mind would have exploded.
Of course, he would never know all this, nor would anyone from the Illuminati be foolish enough to tell him.
For Desmond's doubts, the Illuminati's solution was concise and clear: collect the DNA samples of the three individuals for cloning, eliminate the original individuals, and the completed clones would be loyal to the Illuminati, and only to the Illuminati.
After speaking, the Illuminati members collectively went offline, showing they didn't want to waste time on such trivial matters.
When the screens retracted, Desmond's hanging heart finally eased a little. He let out a long sigh, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and turned towards the laboratory door.
As he opened the door, he saw Bai Qi standing at the entrance.
Bai Qi's sudden appearance startled Desmond, but he quickly regained his composure. Not being punished made Desmond's mood improve slightly. Adjusting his mood, he was about to speak when Bai Qi interrupted, "It seems Dr. Desmond is in good spirits. You should be well aware of the board's orders."
"Yes, yes."
"Alright, don't waste time here. Hurry and deal with those three intruders. I can also observe your technical skills in the process."
"Of course, I'd be very happy to. But before that, please allow me to confirm that the weapon has safely returned to where it belongs."
Led by Desmond, the two quickly arrived at the laboratory of the KR plan. On the way, they encountered Dr. Spence.
"Prepare the cloning program for the new assistant plan. Hurry."
Desmond didn't have many words for this doctor. Or rather, Desmond always displayed a decisive personality here.
At this moment, two Titans and technical staff were repairing the door damaged by Superboy. Seeing Desmond approaching, the guard said, "It'll be ready soon, Doctor."
Desmond didn't care whether the door was repaired or not. When he reached the door, he saw the empty incubation pods.
"Where is the weapon?"
"Superboy took the three assistants to the cloning room."
The guard replied emotionlessly.
But hearing this, Desmond became even more furious, shouting at the guard, "That was the Goblin's mission!"
"It's not bad to let that kid move his legs."
"Not bad?" Desmond raised his eyebrows and said with an undeniable tone, "Go immediately."
With that, the Goblin's horns on his shoulder emitted a light, and his mind control once again influenced the guard's thoughts, forcefully correcting his mistaken ideas.
With his consciousness corrected, the guard's eyes became firm.
"Clones should be kept in cages."
He then quickened his pace towards the cloning room.
Watching the guard's retreating back, Bai Qi said to Desmond beside him, "Although the Goblin's interference can make people obey quickly, frequent intervention can cause chaos in the human brain. Don't turn your head of security into an idiot."
When the two arrived at the cloning room, they saw Superboy arguing with the three assistants.
Realizing Desmond's emotions were fluctuating violently, he quickly stepped forward and said, "No, this is impossible. They will be very busy next. Start the cloning program."
Seeing Desmond, Robin retorted mercilessly, "Give it a rest, the Batcave is crowded enough."
"Take the weapon back to his pod!"
The guard stepped forward, placing a hand on Superboy's shoulder.
Even at this point, Kalder tried to persuade the other party with words, but Superboy did not make a decision and walked out of the door alone.
Watching all this, Bai Qi knew that if nothing unexpected happened, Superboy, overwhelmed by emotions, would return soon to rescue these three.
As Superboy left, the cloning program began, and large amounts of blood samples were drawn from the three, stored in the circular containers below.
Watching the three in pain, Desmond's lips curled slightly. He looked at the assistant beside him and said, "Let the Goblin download their memories. After completion, remember to delete the original data."
After doing this, Desmond went to Bai Qi's side and explained the entire cloning process to him in detail.
Not long after.
Boom!
The entire metal door was forcibly broken open from the outside, and Superboy walked slowly towards the cloning room.
Seeing that Superboy didn't obey his orders, Desmond was furious. He stepped forward to issue another command, only to be casually flung away by Superboy. Realizing something was wrong, the guard also attempted to intervene but was also sent flying.
"Are you here to help us, or burn us?"
Warren looked at Superboy standing before him, fearing that if he was displeased, two beams of laser would easily penetrate their bodies.
Superboy narrowed his eyes but no laser shot out. He relaxed again and said, "It seems without my heat vision, I can only save people."
As soon as Superboy finished speaking, with a click, Robin above had finished unlocking it and jumped down from the cloning platform.
"Fortunately, Batman isn't here. If he knew I took this long to unlock it, he'd have my hide."
"Really? Is that all you're worried about?" Kid Flash, still tied up above, couldn't stand it and yelled, "After tonight, everyone in the League will be after us."
As expected of Batman's assistant, he was very knowledgeable about electronic equipment. He randomly pressed a button on the control panel with so many buttons, and the working equipment stopped.
"You go save Aqualad, I'll handle the chatterbox."
"No, command me."
It was evident that Superboy was still very sensitive at this time.
Just as the three were completely rescued and preparing to leave, a figure blocked their path.
The one blocking them was none other than Bai Qi.
"I say, you guys are not taking me seriously at all."
"I say, with just you?"
Seeing Bai Qi blocking the entrance, Kid Flash was the first to express his disdain. Then, he exerted force with his legs and charged towards Bai Qi.
Unfortunately, his prideful speed was useless here.
Before he could get close to Bai Qi, with a bang, Kid Flash seemed to have hit an invisible wall and fell to the ground. When he got up and prepared to fight again, his body felt as heavy as a mountain, and he couldn't run at all.
Bai Qi didn't give him a chance to retreat. With a casual wave of his right hand, a tremendous force directly struck Kid Flash, sending him flying several meters away.
Seeing the situation was not good, Kalder and Robin immediately attacked simultaneously. Several Batarangs and a blue tentacle flew towards him, but unfortunately, they were all blocked at a distance from Bai Qi.