#334 - Superboy crushes Young Justice

The 'no evidence' aspect of point three wasn't so much a last resort to be implemented when exposed, but rather Yang Le's initial goal from the start.

Yang Le's plan was to join the Young Justice League, become good friends and close comrades with everyone, and then sacrifice his life due to the team's recklessness, giving these kids a good lesson and making them regret it deeply.

Yang Le couldn't help but laugh whenever he imagined the children's depressed expressions, just like now.

"Hehehehe."

Watching Yang Le's eerie laughter, the White-Clothed Variant pondered whether he should cooperate with him, as the latter didn't seem like a normal person.

"You've said so much, but what's in it for us?" the White-Clothed Variant asked, having heard nothing beneficial to his people in Yang Le's previous words.

"I will be responsible for overseeing Superboy," Yang Le said, leaning against the sphere with his arms crossed. "And if I perform well and leave a good impression on the Justice League, they might treat you better."

If the first half of the sentence required the White-Clothed Variant to consider it, the second half made his heart pound. As a widely trusted organization, the Justice League's words were sometimes more effective than the government's.

In fact, even government agencies sometimes had to heed the Justice League's advice. If they could gain their support, he and his people might truly live a better life.

Initially, the White-Clothed Variant had only thought about digging out a suitable living space underground, but if things really went as Yang Le said, a better life might no longer be a fantasy.

"What do you need me to do?" the White-Clothed Variant asked after a moment of silence.

"It's simple," Yang Le said, a grin spreading across his face, making him look like a little devil from hell.

"You just need to inject some memories at the right time."

————Time Skips to the Present————

In the Kr Project's laboratory, Yang Le, transformed into a Variant, still confronted the Young Justice League. Behind him, in a glass tank, lay a clone that would shock everyone.

Superboy, a clone of Superman—Clark Kent—was the key to Yang Le's plan.

As Yang Le faced off against the young heroes, the three small Variants in the three small glass jars on top of Superboy's hibernation pod suddenly became active, their horns emitting a scarlet glow.

After a few seconds, Superboy slowly opened his eyes. In the sixteen weeks since his birth, this was only the second time he had been awakened. The last time was to demonstrate his abilities.

'What is it this time?' Superboy wondered as he woke up, immediately seeing Yang Le in his Variant form with his back to him.

"You want to hurt my brother?" Yang Le said, using the White-Clothed Variant's telepathy to sense that Superboy had awakened, and immediately began his performance.

"I won't let you succeed!"

"Brother?" Wally looked back and forth between Yang Le and Superboy, who was pretending to be asleep. "Dude, no offense, but you don't look alike at all. You've got more than just a horn."

"And a tail," Robin added with a smile.

'Just wait until I transform into my new Kryptonian form, and you'll see how similar we are,' Yang Le thought fiercely.

"All beings born from Cadmus are our brothers," Yang Le said righteously.

"I was created to protect Cadmus's greatest masterpiece, our most outstanding brother, Superboy, from you villains."

"Villains!?" Wally's eyes widened. "We're the Young Justice League! Do you even know what justice means? Can you spell it? We're here to expose Cadmus's darkness!"

"But you're trespassing."

"We told you, it's for justice!"

"But you're still trespassing."

Kid Flash: "I've never wanted to swear so badly!"

"Stop wasting your breath," Speedy said, drawing his bow and arrow. "It's just a programmed Variant; you can't reason with it."

Before he finished speaking, Speedy fired the arrow. At the same time, the hibernation pod behind Yang Le exploded, and Superboy, who had been pretending to be asleep, jumped out, bypassing Yang Le and charging towards Speedy and the others.

The arrow shattered upon hitting Superboy and bounced off. Ignoring everyone's attacks, Superboy reached for Speedy. He was too fast for Speedy to react, who could only use his bow to defend himself.

The incredibly tough bow, made of special materials, snapped in two the moment it touched Superboy's hand. Without any resistance, Superboy's hand ended up around Speedy's neck.

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"Don't call us 'it'!" Superboy lifted Speedy into the air, ignoring his punches and kicks, and everyone else's attacks.

Seeing Speedy about to suffocate, Aqualad drew two water bearers, manipulated the water to form a spiked mace, and slammed it at Superboy with all his might.

With his super hearing, Superboy could roughly estimate the force of Aqualad's attack even without looking. He knew that if it hit him squarely, he would stumble.

But he still didn't turn around. Instead, he threw Speedy, whom he was holding, towards Kid Flash, who had charged at him. Kid Flash had no choice but to stop accelerating and catch Speedy, preventing him from being smashed to the ground.

However, Superboy's strength exceeded Kid Flash's expectations. He couldn't catch him at all, and Speedy rolled out with him until they crashed into the wall.

As for Aqualad, who had attacked Superboy from behind, Yang Le used his telekinetic abilities to control a heavy object and send him flying. Robin had just taken out a smoke bomb from his backpack when Yang Le immobilized him, preventing him from moving.

If Megan were here, Yang Le would never have been able to use his superpowers to wreak havoc so easily. But unfortunately, there were no ifs. Megan was still on the ground, and the Yang Le on the ground had told Megan to stand by, while he was still slowly making his way over.

Through her telepathic abilities, Megan could only fret as she knew her teammates were suffering. It was all Megan's fault; she had locked up Yang Le in the beginning, and now Yang Le had locked up Megan. It could be said that the tables had turned.

Yang Le used his abilities to remove a few useless railings, using them as ropes to tie up Robin and Aqualad. Superboy followed suit, tearing off a metal floor panel and ripping it into strips to bind Speedy and Kid Flash into dumplings.

"Thank you for your help, brother," Yang Le said, walking up to Superboy and starting to build rapport.

"You're welcome," Superboy said, still with a cold face, but Yang Le knew that this was only because he hadn't been awake for too long and didn't know how to interact with people.