"Good God, what happened?!" Seeing the unconscious Hal, Clark rushed over.
"We were ambushed by their robots while covering the rear," Superman said. "Hal was low on energy, got hit by a shell, and passed out."
Clark sighed. "Get him inside to rest."
Bruce, meanwhile, complained from the side, "We've only been here for a little while, and we've already lost one person and had another injured..."
"Enough," Oliver said as he walked over. "We came here to help in the first place. People get hurt when they join a fight. Let's go check on Hal first."
Clark and Bruce did not argue further after hearing that and followed Oliver to the room where Hal was resting.
Superman took the opportunity to head underground. Seeing that the room where Wonder Woman had been held was now empty, he knew she must have escaped while the Green Lantern energy was weakened.
But at that moment, Batman appeared at the end of the corridor. Looking at Superman, he said, "You let her go."
Superman showed no guilt at being exposed. He merely nodded. "You know those people are up to no good."
"You didn't let her go just to guard against them, did you?"
"Since you know I'm guarding against you, you should show some self-awareness." Superman stepped forward without backing down and stared into Batman's eyes. "No matter what, I'm bringing Lois back. You'd better negotiate with them properly. Don't pull any tricks."
"Actually, I'm curious." Batman spoke slowly, sounding not the least bit nervous. "When Lois comes back to life and learns what you've done, when she sees the world we live in now, what do you think she'll think?"
"Time reversal will send us directly back to the past. Everything will return to how it was originally."
"So you