The Deathstroke of the Marvel Universe
Chapter 5245

A Head-to-Head Clash

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"Mm, you have a point. I'll contact Justice Incarnate right away." Seeing that Nightwing, unlike Aquaman, had not urged him to run away, J'onn was not quite so stern anymore. He operated a device nearby. "But there are more and more Headless Living Corpses now, and they've begun attacking the city's residents. Do you have any ideas?"

"Superman isn't here, but we still have Supergirl and Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman and Wonder Girl aren't here, but we still have Wonder Girl. Once the Hall's defenses are complete, we'll have them take the initiative and strike."

Nightwing gave his solution.

What he really meant was that he still wanted to secure the Hall first, then worry about rescuing people.

With all the first-string Superheroes absent, they could only send in the second-string ones. Their abilities would inevitably be lacking, so they had to make choices.

That was the traditional Gotham style: prioritize getting things done, and worry about saving people afterward. It was the exact opposite of how Superman and The Flash operated.

The Martian Manhunter was actually very intelligent; he simply lacked sufficient adaptability, and that was also the Martians' weakness.

Compared with the Berserker-like White Martians, the Green Martians were already quick-witted enough, but compared to humans, they still tended to be somewhat inflexible.

So J'onn felt that there was something off about Nightwing's proposal, yet he could not come up with a better solution. After thinking for a moment, he turned and headed outside.

"I'll go save people."

Yes, he intended to go himself. The other Superheroes were all occupied, and there were only so many who could fly or move at high speed. Since there was not much else he could do, he would go out and rescue people.

Nightwing did not stop him. He merely remained

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