Teleportation Ray

Chapter 239: Teleportation Ray

"Is it even possible to inject Kryptonian genetic cells into the bodies of biological weapons?!"

Having personally faced an entire Kryptonian army, Kara was immediately dumbfounded. Back then, she had never actually fought those Kryptonian troops. After merely showing her face, she had followed Zhang Ye’s plan and gone to destroy the World Engine.

But that did not stop Kara from knowing just how terrifying the Kryptonian army was. In a fragile world like Earth, Kryptonian abilities were simply too terrifying. Empowered by the Yellow Sun, Kryptonians found it difficult to die in a star system like this.

And if an entire army invaded Earth, Kara could not imagine how desperate the heroes of that Earth would be, especially with her cousin Carl missing.

"I thought it was impossible too, but that was reality. It happened just like that. In an instant, nearly the whole world descended into chaos. The alarms at the Arrowcave went off like crazy, and by the time Oliver and I got there, Star City had already fallen completely."

Black Canary took a deep breath, then raised a hand to cover her forehead. "…We did our best, but those were enemies we simply could not face. To give me a chance to seek reinforcements, Oliver used Kryptonite arrows to kill and lure away most of the Parademons, but…"

With a quiet sigh, Black Canary continued helplessly.

"…I contacted the Teen Titans and most of the superheroes still on Earth, but I got nothing. No one responded to my calls. I had no choice but to prepare for the worst."

Listening quietly to Black Canary’s account, Kara felt as though she were suffocating. She found it difficult to understand what a human being would feel when facing countless invincible entities. So, Kara could only gently take Black Canary’s hand and comfort her in silence.

The two fell silent for a while. In the end, Kara broke the silence and asked.

"Then how did you get to this world? Did you find some kind of corresponding teleportation array, or a passage like a dimensional rift?"

"No." Without any hesitation, Black Canary shook her head. "There was no so-called portal at all. I don’t know how Jason crossed over, but I guess his method was probably similar to mine—I died."

"Y-you said you died?"

"Yes, Kara. You heard me right. I died. The Arrowcave was breached, and I did everything I could to protect some civilians as they evacuated. My voice was loud, and it could draw away most of the Parademons. You understand."

Black Canary drained the alcohol in her glass in one gulp and sighed softly.

"The last thing I saw was countless Parademons surrounding me. I saw one of their eyes gradually turn red, before it finally unleashed blinding Heat Vision. Then, I came to this universe. At the time, I didn’t know…"

"You didn’t know you’d been hit by a Teleportation Ray?"

Suddenly, a cheerful male voice rang out beside them.

In an instant, both Kara and Black Canary tensed up, ready to attack at any moment. After all, this was Hydra territory, and they had been maintaining the utmost vigilance.

Yet what surprised them was that, even under such intense guard, someone had managed to approach them without being noticed.

Black Canary’s butt shot up from her seat. She did not stand, but power gathered throughout her body. If the other party made even the slightest inappropriate move, she could throw him over her shoulder in the blink of an eye.

Unlike her, Kara had tensed up as well, but she had merely been startled. Once she realized who the familiar voice belonged to, she could not help rolling her eyes.

"Do you realize how awful that was? We’re in enemy territory, and we could be exposed at any moment. Yet you’re still using magic here. Aren’t you afraid there might be something here that can detect magic?"

Kara already knew the identity of the man who had suddenly appeared. Who else could it be but Zhang Ye?

"Sorry, sorry, my bad. But don’t underestimate me. The magical detection devices here aren’t anywhere near advanced enough to detect my magical fluctuations. Have you ever seen a praying mantis catch a tiger?"

Zhang Ye smiled slightly, pulled over a chair, and sat down. He lightly flicked Kara’s cup, and the next moment, an identical cup split off from it.

Picking up the cup, Zhang Ye raised it lightly toward Black Canary and smiled.

"Ms. Dinah Laurel Lance, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Zhang Ye, codename Witch Raven."

"H-hello." Only then did Black Canary react, reflexively clinking her glass against Zhang Ye’s.

Seeing this, Zhang Ye turned to Kara and shrugged. "Now do you know why she was so nervous? Because she was really looking forward to meeting me."

"How long have you been eavesdropping?" Kara raised a hand and smacked Zhang Ye on the shoulder.

"Since ‘Hydra’s toll.’ Don’t worry, I’ve already safely delivered Melissa and Ashley to the designated location to meet up with Barton." Zhang Ye explained, easing their worries about Ashley and the others.

Watching Zhang Ye drink by himself, Black Canary quickly adjusted her emotions. At the same time, she immediately understood why Zhang Ye had come here.

Since Zhang Ye had already gotten in and had even brought Ashley and the others inside along the way, he could have simply called them and left together. But instead, after going around in such a big circle, he had come to find them. Clearly, he had something he wanted to discuss with her privately.

"What did you mean by Teleportation Ray?" Black Canary asked curiously.

"Uh, nothing. Just a joke related to Batman. Never mind that for now. What I want to know is, can you be certain that only you and Red Hood came to this universe?" Zhang Ye waved a hand and asked in return.

"To be honest, I can’t be sure. Before this, I didn’t even know that Red Hood Jason had come here too. If it hadn’t been for Red Skull’s declaration on television, I would have known nothing about it."

"I see…" Zhang Ye nodded and took a thoughtful sip of wine.

"Do you suspect that more than just Jason and I came to this universe? That other superheroes may have arrived in this universe after dying as well?!" Black Canary suddenly asked, a faint glimmer appearing in her eyes.

But Zhang Ye merely shook his head. "I know what you’re thinking, but it’s only a hypothesis. The chances of Green Arrow and the Titans’ heroes coming here are minuscule. After all, if they had really come, it would be impossible for there to be no trace of them at all."

At that, Zhang Ye spoke again.

"Don’t forget how long you’ve been in this universe."

Hearing that, the light in Black Canary’s eyes gradually dimmed. She sighed and murmured.

"It’s already been… more than three years."