Phantom Stranger!

Sunlight slanted in through the window into Louis's apartment, warmly bathing the soft bedding.

Superman and Batman, one flew directly in through the window, and the other opened the door and walked in.

Batman's eyes swept across the hall, kitchen, bathroom, and so on, finally meeting up with Superman, who was already there and standing by the bed in Louis's room. Batman glanced at the half-eaten apple on the bedside table, which had started to turn yellow after some time, and said, "An hour ago, she was still in this apartment."

Batman activated his eye intelligence to perform a simple DNA test, examining the enzymatic browning time of the half-eaten apple and the saliva residue on it. The result was that Louis was still in the room about an hour earlier.

Superman's face turned extremely ugly, his eyes fixed on the half-apple.

"She's not Louis. Louis wouldn't eat an apple in bed, much less leave half an apple on the bedside table. That would pollute the air in the whole room, and she doesn't like that."

Superman gritted his teeth, his ugly face contorted in pain under the sunlight streaming through the window, and said with a look of regret, "She's not Louis. I know it. I've felt it for a long time. Even though she is physically Louis, she's not Louis."

"I asked Zha Tan Na to use her magic to test for Louis, but it didn't work. Zha Tan Na couldn't detect anything. She's not Louis, she definitely isn't Louis. Louis wouldn't do something like that."

Superman's face was contorted in pain, and his deep blue eyes radiated an undisguised agony, a pain that seemed to reach its peak.

His tall frame, the red cloak on his back, and the uncontrollable trembling of pain.

The person I loved most just disappeared like that.

Before they arrived, they used a global search and detection system from the Watchtower to scan the entire Earth, but they did not find any human characteristics that matched Louis's.

This is simply impossible.

The Watchtower was designed by Green Lantern and incorporates Krypton technology provided by Superman, Batman's money, and Cyborg's high-tech network capabilities, making it incredibly easy to search for a person on the ground.

Especially considering that Superman provided so much information about Louis, the fact that they still couldn't find him clearly made the entire Justice League feel as if a huge conspiracy, a massive net, was ensnaring them.

From the moment Louis's body was taken over, within just a few days, he began revealing the secrets of all the Super Hero Identities in Louis's name.

This would cause all the superheroes to have a great deal of resentment towards Superman, creating potential safety risks for their lives and distrust of Superman. It would also involve the seven members of the Justice League, and the combined force of protests from the government and superheroes could be enough to destroy the Justice League.

Batman's mind was already conjuring up all sorts of scenarios, imagining the worst possible outcome. The more he thought about it, the more he felt a dark abyss sweeping towards them, with no way to escape.

He seemed to see a black curtain covering the entire Earth. Behind this blue planet, above the stars, seemed to be a gigantic face, looking down at Earth with a sinister grin, preparing to grasp the Earth tightly and begin a new round of invasion.

'tap tap tap...'

Suddenly, a series of resounding footsteps, accompanied by firm strides, came from the distance.

Superman and Batman exchanged a glance. Just as Batman was about to find a corner to hide in, Superman shook his head with a bitter expression, indicating that it wasn't necessary.

Batman stopped in his tracks, his eyes narrowing, and immediately knew that the person who had come was someone they knew.

The door was flung open with a loud 'bang,' and a squad of well-equipped United States soldiers filed in, pointing guns at Superman and Batman.

General Lane, dressed in his imposing military uniform, strode in with a cold and stern expression. His face was solemn and ruthless, and his angry eyes glared at Superman as he coldly shouted, "Clark Kent, where is my daughter?!"

General Lane's dignified face was filled with anger, and within that anger was a hint of ferocity and madness.

His daughter had only reconciled with him a few days ago and agreed to work under his command and help him.

For General Lane, who was nearing middle age, the reconciliation with Louis was pure bliss. He was overjoyed and had been waiting for his daughter to finish her final chapter as a journalist.

Of course, the matter caused a huge uproar, and the whole world began to discuss Louis's book, "The Super Hero Identities".

General Lane, having been closely following his daughter's life, knew the news earlier than anyone else.

This is a disaster for superheroes, but for General Lane and the United States government, it's a pleasant surprise. Knowing so many superhero identities is enough for them to control most of these superpowered heroes.

He started searching for his daughter even before Superman and Batman, only to discover that she had vanished from the face of the earth. Despite searching with soldiers and using satellites, there was no trace of her.

Therefore, he believed that his daughter had fallen into the hands of these hypocritical superheroes.

"General Lane, we are also looking for Louis."

Superman shook his head bitterly, sincerely and sadly; Louis was indeed gone.

General Lane didn't believe it and immediately flew into a rage, his face flushed with fury. He roared, "Clark, I'm telling you, release my daughter, or I'll make your so-called Justice League and superheroes regret it!"

The soldiers on both sides immediately pulled up their gun safety, pointing their guns at Superman with tense and serious expressions.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; a tense and chilling atmosphere permeated the air.

Batman said in a calm voice, "General Lane, we are also looking for Louis."

"Shut up, Bruce Wayne, go back to your Gotham."

General Lane, his anger simmering, glanced coldly at Batman before fixing his gaze on Superman's bitter and pained face.

Batman's heart sank; things were more serious than he had imagined.

With the superheroes' true identities revealed, the government is clearly aware of everything. What follows could even be a conflict between the superheroes and the government, potentially triggering more intense riots with unpredictable consequences.

The room fell silent at that moment.

Under a somber and tense atmosphere.

Sudden.

A man wearing a dark blue bowler hat and a dark blue cloak, dressed like a Britain gentleman in a suit from the old century, suddenly appeared on the ground, rose up, and gradually became real.

The surrounding soldiers were so frightened that they all pointed their guns at him.

Only General Lane, Superman, and Batman watched him warily, their outward expressions showing no panic, but their inner thoughts filled with suspicion and apprehension.

The man removed his dark blue bowler hat, his face weathered as if he had experienced countless years of life. His eyes were calm yet polite, and after removing the hat, he addressed the man with great courtesy.

"I have come here, hopefully not too late."

"Louis has disappeared, transformed into a particle of will smaller than a quark, and is spreading throughout the universe at the behest of the system."

"The multiverse needs all the Justice League. The multiverse is crying out in despair, and your existence Destiny are also hanging by a thread."

"The Only Emperor is rampaging, preying, Destruction, spreading terror, and devouring the multiverse."

Batman and Superman were suddenly stunned, their hearts skipping a beat as they were startled by the sudden appearance of a stranger speaking to them.

"Who are you?"

"I am..."

Suddenly, the man in the blue suit and cloak, who looked like a gentleman from the old century, changed his expression. His eyes, which had been calm and undisturbed by the passage of time, suddenly turned horrified.

"Congratulations, you have acquired the Multiverse Hero System..."

"Issuing newbie quests, informing heroes across the multiverse..."

Suddenly, the system's voice rang in his mind, causing his expression to change drastically.

"Damn it, how could this be!"

Even I got infected.

His eyes swept over Superman and Batman, and amidst their puzzled looks, he said with an extremely pale face, "There's no time left. This clone of mine needs to commit suicide."

"Remember, be careful of the system, I'll contact you!"

After speaking, the man in the blue suit pulled out a dagger that gleamed with a magical light and slashed it directly at his own neck.

The spray of blood left everyone present stunned for a moment.

Slit your throat at the slightest disagreement?

The mysterious man in blue uttered strange words and then committed suicide? What kind of operation is this? Batman's face darkened, his thoughts turning to some unknown, enormous conspiracy. He was convinced that a huge conspiracy was beginning to erode them.

Batman stepped forward and caught the blue-clad man as he collapsed. In his final moments, Batman quickly asked, "How can we contact you? Who are you?"

In Batman's arms, the blue-clad man's eyes gradually lost their vitality, and not only that, his figure began to gradually become transparent.

As he gradually became transparent and was about to disappear completely, his trembling lips looked at Batman, uttered a few words, and then vanished completely into Batman's embrace, disappearing from this universe.

"You can call me... Phantom Stranger!"