"I had to admit that Earth having a warrior like you was beyond my calculations."
Brainiac 21 did not look at Deathstroke, whom Deathstroke had casually thrown onto the ground. A small drone skull naturally flew over and carried him away for cryogenic treatment with mechanical arms like octopus tentacles. "Earth once had many warriors. I could not deny their potential, but they squandered it through formations and lineups that were far too comfortable. Fragile emotional bonds and excessive reliance on Batwoman's reason made them utterly vulnerable."
Su Ming removed his mask and leaned against the pitch-black corner of the room, watching her bald head with his single eye. "My view is exactly the opposite of yours, 21. Humans have emotions because they are strong enough. You have reversed cause and effect. Humanity's evolution was really a process of adapting to the universe. At first, we were no different from beasts. Only after people possessed everything needed for survival did they display their noble side."
21 remained seated upon her throne, like a desk lamp plugged into a charger. As data flowed through her eyes, she parted her green lips. "What you call enough is only enough for Earth's simple environment. It is far from sufficient for the universe. Human evolution has long stagnated."
"That was why Luthor chose Extremis measures. He wanted Perpetua to help him, to help humanity embark on another path of evolution: destruction and rebirth." Su Ming quietly leaned against the wall, lowering his head to light a cigarette. "Unfortunately, we 'backward' lifeforms do not want to be destroyed. Suddenly, I seem to have become a conservative. Heh."
21 nodded. A drone delivered cooked poisonous insects, hovering before Su Ming. "Organic organisms need to consume energy. This is detoxified protein, prepared with common Earth cooking techniques.