Alex had imagined Superman retiring and withdrawing from worldly affairs.
He had also imagined him pulling himself together and joining Batman's Justice League.
He had even considered the possibility that Superman would turn dark and become a tyrant after losing faith in the world.
But he had never imagined that Superman would simply leave.
It took Alex about two seconds to process the news. He looked at Wonder Woman, whose looks were at their peak, and said, "Are you sure?"
Diana smiled.
"I watched him fly away in his ship myself. He even went to Bruce and asked Mr. Wayne to look after his mother."
"Martha is living in Bruce's manor now. If you want to see her, I can take you there."
Alex shrugged, "It's not that I don't believe you. It's just that this news is too shocking."
"Now I understand why those things chose this moment to arrive."
"I originally thought they wouldn't come."
Diana gave him a questioning look.
"Darkseid, Steppenwolf, and those Apokolips people are very wary of Kryptonians. If Superman were still on Earth, they probably wouldn't dare come."
Alex answered casually while thinking to himself.
'In the movie storyline, Steppenwolf arrived because the Mother Boxes knew Superman was dead and summoned him.'
But during the Doomsday incident, Superman had not died as he did in the movie.
Alex had thought the Justice League storyline would never happen.
Until now, when he became involved himself and had been wondering why Steppenwolf dared to come.
'It turns out Superman left Earth.'
'That changes things.'
The future Justice League had taken a huge hit in strength.
Among its members, only Wonder Woman really stood out.
"The Mother Box that Professor Stone had before, the one originally guarded by humans. Who has it now?"
What Alex was worried about was this, 'If Superman took the Mother Box with him, then with the universe being so vast, where am I supposed to find Clark?'
Wonder Woman glanced at him and answered cautiously, "The Mother Box is very safe right now. You don't need to worry."
Alex tried asking, "Did Superman take it with him?"
Diana shook her head, "No."
But she refused to say anything more.
Crossing his arms, Alex closed his eyes.
He began analyzing the current situation.
Superman had left Earth. The future Justice League was much weaker, but overall, it was still better than the other factions.
No wonder the Justice League had been given a medium difficulty rating.
And no wonder the Apokolips faction had been rated low difficulty.
The reason was that Superman was already gone.
'Looking at it this way, joining Apokolips should be the easiest option.'
'Steppenwolf may not be my opponent, but dealing with heroes like Wonder Woman would be easy for him. Add in the huge number of Parademons, and even if the invader chose one of the other two factions, Apokolips would still have a certain advantage.'
'However, difficulty affects the final rewards.'
'Lower difficulty means fewer rewards.'
'Higher difficulty means better rewards.'
'If rewards are the goal, then I should choose the Free Forces.'
'The Free Forces probably means choosing between the Amazons, the Atlanteans, and the humans.'
'Humans can be ruled out immediately.'
'The Atlanteans are actually a good option.'
'They have a strong military, decent technology, and plenty of troops.'
'They also possess a Mother Box.'
'If I chose the Atlanteans as my faction, the support I'd receive probably wouldn't be any less than what Apokolips could provide.'
'But right now, I've already established some ties with the Amazons.'
'And their Mother Box is still on Paradise Island.'
'If I choose the Amazons as my faction, my favorability with them will immediately shoot up.'
'If that happens, Diana's favorability toward me should rise as well.'
'If I can bring Diana over to my side, she'll be a valuable combat force.'
'There's also a good chance she'll tell me where the human Mother Box is.'
'Looking even deeper into it—'
'This event isn't about fighting Apokolips.'
'It's not about resisting a large-scale military invasion.'
'It's about fighting the invader.'
'A Homelander whose strength is roughly equal to mine.'
'In that case, Atlantis's army won't be much use.'
'What I need instead is a hero like Diana, someone capable of fighting Doomsday.'
After considering everything, Alex had made his decision.
Slowly, he opened his eyes.
He opened the faction selection screen.
Taking a deep breath, he chose Free Forces.
[You have chosen "Free Forces." Please select a specific faction from Humans, Amazons, or Atlanteans.]
"Amazons!"
[You have selected "Amazons."]
[You have unlocked the Favorability System.]
[The Amazons' favorability toward you has increased.]
[Diana Prince's favorability toward you has increased. Current level: Understanding.]
[Queen Hippolyta's favorability toward you has increased. Current level: Familiarity.]
[Helena's favorability toward you has increased. Current level: Heart-to-Heart.]
[Hera's favorability toward you has increased. Current level: Best Friend.]
[Favorability levels from lowest to highest are: Passing Encounter, First Acquaintance, Understanding, Familiarity, Heart-to-Heart, Best Friend, Unbreakable Bond, Kindred Spirit.]
[Favorability level determines the amount of assistance you can obtain from a character.]
Lines of information appeared one after another.
Alex was somewhat surprised.
After choosing a faction, a favorability system had actually been unlocked.
Favorability determined how much help he could get from people.
Looking at it this way, Hera, who had already been intimate with him, having the highest favorability level was perfectly reasonable.
Diana was only at Understanding.
Even though they had already met twice, her favorability was still below the Queen's.
She probably disliked him before. Even after the increase, once the positives and negatives balanced out, it only rose to the Understanding level.
Then, a glaring message appeared on Alex's retina.
[Invasion Event Begins!]
At that moment, Diana cleared her throat.
"I didn't want to say this before, but we really do have a problem now."
"The enemy from ancient times has already arrived."
"If we still don't unite at a time like this, they'll wipe us all out."
Alex looked at her.
Wonder Woman spread her hands.
"Clark gave the Mother Box to Bruce."
"He believed Mr. Wayne could keep it safe."
'Mm. Looks like the favorability system is working.'
Alex nodded.
"Then I'd better go talk to Mr. Bruce about that right away."
"I'll go with you," Diana said.
Alex shook his head, "No. I think you should return to Paradise Island."
"If Steppenwolf attacks the island again, your mother and sisters could be in danger."
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