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Chapter 125 The Fourth Member

Lorraine sat high above the Shadow Parliament, looking at the peaceful body on the ground.

He felt extremely speechless.

Steve was still alive and kicking in the morning, fighting super-powered criminals on TV.

Are you just lying here hard now?
Tony Stark, you pest!

Now that you owe Steve your life, how will you fight the civil war in the future?
The Riddler waited respectfully under the Parliament, listening to the Speaker's instructions at any time.

"You do a great job, you bring me different surprises every time."

Lorraine is not stingy with his praise. Among the three existing congressmen, the Riddler is the most stable and never loses his temper.

"You're ridiculous, I'm just following your instructions."

The Riddler saluted, "My only wish is to continue to make more contributions."

Lorraine said softly: "Those who have made meritorious deeds should be rewarded. I allow you to make a request."

"I apply to keep this request in place."

The Riddler said, "I have met a very interesting child now. He is a super human that I trained. I feel that there are still many things that can be explored in him. When the development reaches a bottleneck later, I will pray for you again." help."

"can."

Lorraine agreed to the Riddler's request and knew what he wanted to do.

Whether it is Magneto or Safi, the Riddler seems to have high hopes, but to be honest with Lorraine, neither of them is that easy to control.

This will test the Riddler's own conduct.

"You gave me a big gift this time, Captain America Steve Rogers."

Lorraine nodded and said, "He is indeed very useful to us."

The Riddler couldn't help but ask: "Sir Speaker, may I venture to ask, what are your arrangements for this man?"

good question.

Lorraine crossed his fingers and said calmly: "Do you remember the ninth seat of the Shadow Parliament [Mr. Nightmare]?"

When Lorraine played Shazam, she revealed it in front of Nick Fury.

[Mr. Nightmare], he is only a mortal, but has wisdom beyond human beings and madness that touches the darkness. Wherever he goes, everyone falls into madness.

Now, it's time for him to show up.

Upon hearing this name, the Riddler suddenly showed a fearful expression.

His memory has been synchronized with Lorraine.

"Of course I remember that in the last war, he sacrificed his life to bury a dimension."

The Riddler said, "But we conducted a search afterwards and found that Mr. Nightmare had completely disappeared and no DNA could be found for resurrection."

"It's not necessary to have DNA to be resurrected."

Lorraine said lightly, "As long as the madness can be restored, Mr. Nightmare will come to this world again."

With a move of his hand, Steve's body floated in front of him.

"No one can sleep forever without my permission. From today on, Mr. Nightmare will use Steve as the seedbed for new life until he returns completely."

In the original plan, Lorraine planned to have the Laughing Bat appear as Mr. Nightmare, and the seats would be higher.

But then his mind changed.

Since the Batman Who Laughs is a combination of Batman and the Joker, why not bring both the Joker and Batman to this world?

Lorraine really wanted to see how an evil version of Bruce Wayne would start from scratch if he came into this world alone.

What kind of existence will it become?

Of course, now is not the time.

What is coming now is the clown.

Lorraine just did a little manipulation, and Steve's body began to slowly return to life. At the same time, a new personality was born in his body.

The personality of a clown.

And a series of extraordinary abilities are also given to this personality.

Laughter virus, Dionysian factor, etc...

Although the Joker may not need these abilities, Lorraine gave them to him anyway.

Anyway, no one will think that he is too capable.

Dual personality, this is Banner's inspiration for Lorraine.

From today on, Steve Rogers and the Joker are one and the same. Two souls exist. It is Steve at ordinary times, and the Joker is hidden under his subconscious.

When will the Joker personality appear?

Lorraine thought for a moment and added another setting.

The Joker's personality is aware of his own existence and can even talk to Steve's main personality.

It affects Steve subtly.

The Joker usually stays in Steve's subconscious, absorbing his emotional energy.

Steve's sadness, pain, confusion and other emotions are his best food.

And when Steve feels happy and happy, he will take the initiative.

Destroy everything.

Until eventually, when he absorbs enough emotional energy, it will completely overwhelm Steve's main personality and become an independent individual.

Thus Captain Laughing was born.

This is much more exciting than the Hydra captain.

With that done, Lorraine threw Steve back in front of the Riddler.

"Mr. Nightmare already exists in his consciousness. It only takes a moment to come back to the world."

Lorraine said softly, "Find a chance to let others rescue him. Otherwise, if Mr. Nightmare is left by your side, I guess you won't be able to sleep well, right?"

The Riddler nodded quickly.

Just kidding, who would want to spend time with Mr. Nightmare!
How is that different from living in a mental hospital?
"I know, I will leak a little bit of news that Steve is not dead and let Stark come to the rescue."

The Riddler left with Steve, who had been resurrected but had not yet regained consciousness.

Lorraine leaned back in her chair and sighed.

The so-called creation of a clown is just the beginning.

Does the Joker really need an independent entity?
Thirty years ago, to create a clown, you needed to push a person into a chemical pool.

Thirty years later, if you want to create a clown, you only need to push people into society.

When you go out on the street, everyone is a clown.

"Take your time, Steve."

Lorraine said to herself, "In this world, heroes are no match for clowns."

……

A black explosion-proof heavy-duty truck stopped at the door of the Sanctuary of New York.

Tony Stark got out of the car and limped into the Holy of Holies.

At this time, Pietro was scoring points with Sol, Wanda was playing with Bev, and Dr. Banner was reading a book called "The Art of Language".

There is also a rag doll walking around on the ground, trying to destroy everything it sees.

The years are quiet.

Until Tony arrived, he was covered in injuries and looked extremely miserable.

"Stark!"

Banner put down his book and walked over with a concerned look on his face, "What happened?!"

Wanda followed behind, also looking worried.

Since Stark apologized to her with his own personal experience and practical actions, Wanda no longer hates him.

Hearing Banner's name, Thor couldn't help but poke his head out of the door.

As someone who has seen the original timeline, he knows Stark.

Saving the earth with his life in the end is indeed a man.

"Lorraine...Lorraine is there?!"

Tony looked sad, as if the sky had fallen.

"Yes, he is upstairs."

After receiving Banner's answer, Tony said thank you and walked to the second floor.

His difficulty in moving made Banner very worried.

"Shall I help you?"

"Need not!"

Tony declined Banner's kindness, and then walked up the stairs step by step.

Fortunately, Lorraine had heard the noise outside and took the initiative to go downstairs.

He looked surprised and asked: "Mr. Stark, what happened?"

"Lorraine..."

The moment he saw Lorraine, Tony finally couldn't hold it any longer. His eyes were red and he said tremblingly, "Steve is dead!"

"what!?"

Everyone in the Holy of Holies was frightened by Tony's words.

Steve is dead?
Banner said incoherently: "Tony, let me confirm with you, you are talking about Steve Rogers, not another Steve, such as Steve Jobs or something like that?"

"Yes……"

Tony lowered his head and said, "That's the World War II veteran, Steve Rogers, who has been sleeping under the glacier for 70 years!"

When the news was confirmed, a depressing atmosphere instantly enveloped everyone.

That's Steve Rogers!

Actually dead?

Lorraine said solemnly: "You all come with me!"

A few minutes later, everyone in the Holy of Holies gathered in the library.

Lorraine said softly: "Okay, Mr. Stark, please tell us all the details!"

Tony pressed his chin, trying to calm his emotions, and told everything that happened tonight.

When it came to Steve putting down Stark and entering the original base again, everyone was speechless.

Save your comrades and die on the battlefield.

Could this be Steve Rogers' fate?

boom--

Banner slapped the table and said with emotion: "Why? Why don't you ask me to go with you? I am very strong now! If I had been there at the time, I would have brought you all back!"

He was also someone who grew up listening to Steve's stories, and had fought with him before, and had a comradeship with him.

When he heard that Steve died in battle, he was the one who couldn't accept it the most.

Because he felt he had the ability to change everything.

If only Tony had called him.

Pietro hugged his sister gently. Now every time they face death, they will think of their past selves.

Thor's expression was solemn. In the original timeline, Steve was his good comrade and even lifted Mjolnir.

He encouraged everyone in his own way: "It is the honor of a warrior to die in battle! A warrior like Steve can definitely enter the Hall of Valor."

Banner shook his head helplessly: "Steve doesn't believe in your god!"

"Wait, don't jump to conclusions so quickly!"

Lorraine finally spoke. He turned to Tony and asked, "Did you see Mr. Steve die with your own eyes?" "No..."

Tony shook his head, "But in the previous situation, it was impossible for Steve to survive."

Banner also nodded in agreement: "There is no need to doubt it, he must be too dead to die."

Lorraine couldn't help but glance at Banner.

Does it mean that after learning the magic of irony, you won't be able to say nice things?

Is now the time to say this?

and many more……

Lorraine suddenly showed a smile and said to Banner: "Dr. Banner, you haven't turned on the irony magic, have you?"

Banner smiled too.

"I have opened it, but I don't think this magic is useless. There is no way it will have any effect!"

Banner was still in the state of irony magic.

Since he was tricked by Shabak several times before, he has worked hard to practice the art of speaking, and he doesn't want to have the same situation where he was blessing himself in return.

Tony was confused about the conversation between the two. He didn't know what irony magic was.

He only saw that Dr. Banner seemed to have changed.

Taking advantage of the fact that the irony magic was still working, Banner said to Stark again: "You are seriously injured. I don't think you will get better if you lie in the hospital for half a year, and there will be sequelae."

Tony: ? ? ?
Is now the time to say this?

Did Dr. Banner have your brain smashed by the Hulk?

But suddenly, just after Banner said those words, Stark felt that his body suddenly relaxed a little, and the pain also eased a lot.

Irony magic...

Tony kind of realized what this was.

After the blessing, Banner said the safe word to remove the irony magic state.

"Shabak, you beast!"

Outside the door, an ugly rag doll suddenly stuck its head out: "Who is calling me?"

Ignoring this, Tony realized what Banner had just been trying to do.

His tone was trembling, and he said with a hint of excitement: "You mean, maybe Steve is not dead?"

"I can't guarantee it."

Lorraine sighed and said, "But I do think it is possible. I told the captain before that he could only drink three tubes of magic potion. It was just an estimate. Maybe the captain's physical fitness is stronger than I thought and he could withstand four tubes of magic potion. Maybe."

"But Steve still fell into the hands of those people..."

At this point, Tony was stunned.

Yes, if Steve is still alive, no matter what situation he is in now, it is better than death.

And there are so many people here who can save him!

"I will never watch Mr. Steve die!"

Lorraine expressed her position, "No matter how slim the hope is, I will give it a try!"

Banner also nodded: "I'll go too!"

Thor did not hesitate: "Take me one, believe me, I won't hold you back now!"

Pietro also raised his hand, wanting to join the team, but Lorraine glared back.

Children, don't come and join in the fun.

At this time, this temporarily formed team of four people already had the ability to destroy a small country.

Tony was extremely moved. He took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, I want to remind you that this base has an official background. Our action this time is equivalent to..."

Terrorist attacks.

Tony didn't say the word.

The other three looked at each other and seemed to think that this was not very important.

Lorraine shrugged: "I am a wizard originally, not bound by secular values."

Thor nodded in agreement: "I am not from Earth."

Banner even laughed: "The wanted order on me hasn't been removed yet!"

Tony was dumbfounded.

Except for those two children, everyone in this room is really evil.

"it is good!"

Tony nodded heavily, "Then let's fight this time!"

Lorraine took out a fairy bean and handed it to Tony: "Eat this and your injury will be almost healed. I want to ask, did you suffer a lot in the previous battle? Can you continue to fight?"

After all, Tony is playing with technology, and in terms of strength, he is not as idealistic as Banner and Thor. If the previous wave of battles consumes too much, it will inevitably affect the later ones.

"No problem, I couldn't even put on the suit before!"

Tony took the fairy beans and swallowed them in one gulp, and his injuries immediately healed.

The phantom cat really gave Tony a hard time.

His mind had not turned around at that time, but this time he figured it out, what if he couldn't wear the Iron Herald's suit?
There are so many Iron Patriot uniforms in the Primarch base. He only needs to hack into the system, not just wear them casually?
"Then let's go there now!"

Lorraine opened the portal, leading directly to the original body's base.

Before entering the portal, Lorraine gave Pietro a final warning: "You two take good care of your house, pay attention to Shabak, don't let him throw things again!"

……

Inside the base of the original body.

The Riddler looked at Steve lying unconscious on the ground, feeling a little curious.

Mr. Nightmare will be reborn in Steve's body. What method of rebirth will it be?

He has an idea.

Wanted to study Steve's body before he woke up.

After all, the Riddler himself will not be reborn. If he dies, he is really dead.

It's always a good thing to learn one more skill.

But at this moment, his eyes flashed, and then he saw a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old appearing next to Steve.

He put his hand on Steve's neck and let out a visibly relieved sigh.

"Great, you are indeed alive!"

The Riddler had goosebumps all over his body.

How did this person appear?Why don't I feel anything? ?
"With such an eclectic aesthetic, you must be Edward Nygma!"

The boy stared at his cuckold and said, "My name is Lorraine, from the Eternal Parliament."

Eternal Parliament? !
Nygma couldn't help but take a step back. The Speaker had told them many times that there was only one successor left in the Eternal Parliament, but his strength should not be underestimated. His strength was already above that of Shabak at his peak.

If he surpasses Sabak's strength, he will definitely not be his opponent!
Why did this guy suddenly appear here! ?
Lorraine sighed and said, "You don't have to be so panicked. Mr. Stark told me that you are the president's staff. If we attack you, we will be in trouble."

Tony gave Lorraine serious instructions before the war.

The reason why he and Steve didn't take Lorraine with them at first was because they didn't want Lorraine to get involved in such a thing.

Tony would never accept it if a 17-year-old kid was allowed to kill someone.

What's more, now he has a better way and no longer needs to carry out assassinations.

The Riddler felt a little uneasy about Lorraine's understatement.

He vaguely regretted it. He had known that he would have used that request when he met the Speaker before and asked the Speaker to strengthen his strength.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to be so passive now!
"No! I won't necessarily lose!"

The Riddler suddenly felt a glimmer of hope. If he and Safi teamed up, they might not lose to this young boy in front of him!

Then, Lorraine seemed to see what the Riddler was thinking, and said directly: "Do you want to join forces with others? That's probably not possible, they are all busy now."

"what……"

The Riddler was just about to ask Lorraine why he said that, and then heard an earth-shattering roar.

"Hulk Attack——"

A green giant jumped up and hit the main building of the base directly.

brush--

Four blades of sword energy slashed at Hulk, stopping his movements slightly, but unable to hurt him at all.

Safi held a long knife and stood in front of Hulk.

Dr. Banner was sitting on Hulk's shoulders and sighed softly: "It seems that one Hulk is still not enough!"

On the other side, the sky was covered with dark clouds, with countless lightning flashes in it.

Storm activated her ability again, trying to bring a thunderstorm to this place.

And a tall blond man stood on the top of the building with his hands on his hips, looking at the flashing electric light and feeling extremely friendly.

This is Thor, Thor who has not yet been knocked unconscious by electricity on Saka.

"Your use of thunder and lightning is a bit rough." Sol Void commented, "I'll teach you how to use real thunder and lightning!"

Thor opened his big hand. After waiting for a moment, Thor's hammer Mjolnir flew rapidly from a distance and was held tightly by him.

In an instant, there was lightning and thunder, and thousands of thunders were attracted to Thor, and his majestic power came out.

Since deciding to break his fate, Saul has regained his qualifications.

Anyone who is qualified and lifts Thor's hammer will gain the power of Thor!

Thor quickly swung Thor's hammer, and then threw it into the dark clouds. The dark clouds were directly smashed into pieces, and the thunder disappeared invisible.

"Let's have some other weather next time. You're not suitable for playing Thunder."

Tony Stark lit up the bracelet: "Jarvis, detect the location of the Iron Suit."

When he escaped before, he didn't take the suit with him.

"Received sir, connecting to the steel suit."

A few seconds later, the suit flew from a distance. This time, there was no phantom cat to cause trouble, and he successfully put it on.

"Jarvis, invade the system in the base and activate all the Iron Patriot armors. I believe they must have the self-destruct function."

Not long after, Jarvis's voice came: "The Iron Patriot system has been invaded. You are right, sir. The weapons they carry are indeed enough to produce violent explosions."

"very good!"

Tony gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's treat them to a fireworks show!"

The Riddler stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the chaos outside.

He had heard of all these intruders except the one with the hammer and electric discharge.

But now they are concentrated here.

Where did they come from?Tony Stark's reinforcements?
To be able to attract such a group of people so quickly, what was he doing before?
"They are very powerful!"

Lorraine and the Riddler stood side by side, watching the almost one-sided battle.

"With these people protecting the Earth from now on, your Shadow Council's ambitions will never succeed!"

He chatted casually with the Riddler, not worried that the Riddler would get angry and hurt him.

The more stable Lorraine is, the more fearful the Riddler becomes.

He didn't dare to help his soldiers at all, but he also didn't want Lorraine to insult the Shadow Parliament in front of him.

"Ha! What do you know!"

The Riddler was amused.

Isn't the purpose of your visit this time just to save Steve Rogers?

It's a pity that the Speaker is so superior that he has become our companion long ago!

(End of this chapter)