Hearing the good news, Arthur's eyes widened. He rubbed his messy beard.
"What good news? You already defeated Perpetua?"
"You really think highly of me. And you really dare to imagine it."
Su Ming removed his helmet and slung an arm around Arthur's shoulders. After the three Monitor brothers arrived, they stood guard by the door as meekly as bodyguards, as though Deathstroke had tamed them. No wonder Aquaman had dared to guess so wildly.
"It's not that good. Lower your expectations by one level."
Arthur rolled his eyes upward, staring at the ceiling made from piled-up junk as he thought for several seconds. "Then you defeated The Batman Who Laughs and came back with Batman and reinforcements?"
"Batman did come back once, but he didn't bring any local specialties before leaving again. Still, you're thinking in the right direction. Go one level lower."
Su Ming held out his hand and pinched a tiny gap between his thumb and index finger in front of them.
"What else could count as good news?" Arthur scratched his head. Thinking was even harder than going without alcohol. "Right, then Earth's food crisis has been solved? There's food to brew alcohol with again?"
As he spoke, he grinned happily, as though he were already imagining himself drinking beer without restraint.
With a sigh, Su Ming completely gave up on making Arthur guess riddles. Every guess was more unreliable than the last, so he might as well give him the answer directly.
"Starman ran away. The plan to recover the Totality fragments has been abandoned. Happy now?"
"Wait, you said he ran away?" Cyborg, who had been listening the whole time, raised a metal hand to signal Su Ming to slow down and explain things clearly. "You're calling Starman leaving good news now?"
"Considering how