"They didn't come here with hostile intentions."
Batman of the Injustice World watched the vast crowd approaching through the air on his surveillance feed and explained in a low voice.
"Ha! You'd better really be that amazing. If you can see through someone's face into their heart, you should've killed Superman right after he killed Joker!"
Deadshot waved a hand and strode out of the base. His departure stirred the other criminals, but out of trust in Batman, they ultimately stayed.
"I trust your judgment. Superman never brings a whole crowd along when he comes to kill people."
Harley Quinn slung her baseball bat over her shoulder, looking utterly carefree. "Besides, I'm sick of running. I'm so damn tired of hiding everywhere. You know, Bats, this isn't like playing games with you. That butcher Superman gave me nightmares for nights on end."
"He's a tyrant, but he doesn't enjoy killing. He's simply furious that anyone would dare stand in the way of his goal."
Batman stared at Superman on the screen, his intended audience unclear, then fell silent again. He tried to glean something from Superman's microexpressions, but soon shifted his attention to Brad.
He had never seen this man before. And although everyone was flying, he could clearly see that Superman was keeping his distance from the unfamiliar face, whether consciously or otherwise.
"Wait, Green Lantern? Didn't that guy prove himself unworthy and put on a Yellow Lantern ring?"
Someone suddenly noticed a Green Lantern warrior among the people on the surveillance feed and was immediately astonished.
Everyone crowded around, then discovered something even more unsettling.
They saw two Batmen.
"Bats.
What's going on here?"
The corners of Batman's mouth curved upward. He had noticed long ago.
"Earlier this morning, I received a tip that Superman and his associates