[Zhongyingmei] It's not a slime!

……

the other side.

Ruby washed off the water and wine on her body, and walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a fluffy white towel.

She yawned a little, looked at the time, and wondered if she should talk to Pepper about her escape plan.

After the first conversation, she approached Pepper and AI Tony again and told them that she was willing to cooperate with the plan, but in order to ensure the success rate of the plan, they had to advance two routes at the same time.

AI Tony seizes as much control of the system as possible, while at the same time, Ruby absorbs enough energy to ensure that if the first path fails, they can also switch to the second path as quickly as possible .

Because White Tank and AI Tony do not use the same access account to log in to the system, their energy is not the same, which means that Ruby has to find a way to get extra energy by herself, and it cannot be discovered by White Tank.

——In short, it is very troublesome.

She opened the small drawer beside her bed.

The necklace Tony gave her when they first met is still lying in it - she never told Tony that she has not eaten the necklace, which means that Tony does not know where the three thousand energy goes, she can eat it After that, the energy is circulated to the system of AI Tony.

Fortunately, I was careful at the time and didn't eat it on the spot.

The moment she was closing the drawer, she suddenly heard an electronic sound in her head.

"The system is connecting... Entering the signal range, the system is connected."

Ruby froze for a moment.

In the next second, a familiar voice sounded in her mind: "Finally connected to the signal, the perfect match between biological signal and radio wave, another technology that has been leading the world for at least 50 years... Ahem, sorry, Ruby, It's me, can you hear my voice?"

Ruby stood there for a long while, God knows how much willpower she used to not show any flaws in her expression.

Ruby: "...Tony?"

A small projection screen appeared on her retina, just as it had been before the system was removed.It's just that what's on the projection screen is not the system panel, but the handsome face of Tony Stark.

AI Tony seemed relieved: "Oh, it worked, yes, it's me..."

In the next second, he was pushed aside by a figure that suddenly appeared.

"Ruby! It's me! Can you see me!" Half of Peter's face filled the screen, so that Ruby could only see one eye and half of his nose.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, you are too close to the camera!" A violent voice exploded in Ruby's ears, which made her eardrums hurt.

"Red Hood! You're too close to the microphone!! Damn, why are you so anxious! Damn, don't squeeze, who the hell stepped on me..." Dick's voice was quite loud at first, but later on Half a sentence became smaller again, as if being pulled and thrown aside.

"Tony, can Ruby see us?" came Clark's voice, "Does your system work?"

"You know what Kryptonians, you shouldn't use such low-level words as 'works' to describe this system, I spent a lot of effort to bypass my own firewall, not only that, I also improvised a video call program Can you try another person and see if he can handle all this in 10 minutes?" Tony, the AI ​​who was questioned about his professionalism, was obviously very angry.

"But aren't you an AI? Your calculation speed should be better than humans!" Jason complained.

"Good question, the answer is, I, Tony Stark, even if I am still a human body, the calculation speed will not be slower than AI!"

At this moment, the camera didn't know what happened, it seemed to be overturned by the chaotic crowd, and the camera was looking directly at Dick's... er, buttocks?

Ruby: .........?

A second later, the camera was adjusted to the right position, and it happened to be able to capture everyone standing behind the big screen.

Clark, Peter, Bruce, Dick, Alfred, the holographic projection AI Tony, and Jason whose head was held down by Dick.

Jason kicked Dick, and he let go with a cry of pain. Then he stood up angrily and looked at Ruby.

"Hey, Ruby!" Dick greeted at the speed of light, as if he wasn't the one kicked by Jason just now.

Ruby couldn't react yet.

She stared blankly at the scene in front of her, as if wondering why everyone was in the Batcave, and they could still video call her remotely.

"You..." She seemed a little dazed, her tone slowed down, "Is it true?"

The little girl's soft and sweet voice was full of hesitant temptations, as if she was looking at a dream that might be broken at any time.

A moment of silence.

Everyone felt the little girl's fear. Even though she had covered it up well, confusion and fear were still unavoidably revealed from her soft and clear voice.

Bruce said, "Ruby, it's us, don't be afraid."

Just a few short words miraculously calmed Ruby's mood.

"Everyone... is here." Ruby looked at everyone behind the screen, feeling her voice trembling a little.

"Actually, there's another guy who couldn't make it here." AI Tony looked at the time, "How long does it take to get from New York to Gotham?"

Ruby was slightly taken aback: "You mean..."

"Oh, it's about time." AI Tony calculated the time, "He should be here soon."

At this moment, there was a beeping sound from the gate of the Bat Cave, the gate made of metal opened, and a tall and straight figure walked in quickly.

"Sorry for being late." He said succinctly.

He was wearing a simple shirt and jeans, which couldn't be more casual, but none of these could conceal his outstanding temperament.His slender and strong legs stepped on the ground of the Batcave, and every step was so solid and powerful, like the steps of a march, moving forward without hesitation.

—Steve Rogers.

"Next time something like this happens," he said, "I wish you'd let me know sooner, Tony."

After speaking, Steve raised his head to look at the camera.

He smiled softly: "Long time no see, Ruby."

"Steve..." Ruby felt as if her throat was choked, and she didn't know what to say for a long time, she just felt her heart beating like a drum, and something hot in her heart was about to explode.

"I already have a general understanding of the current situation." Steve said, "Don't be afraid, we will find a way."

"Yeah, Ruby!" Peter said, "Don't worry, we've got a way to get you out!"

"I..." Ruby didn't know whether she was excited or nervous, and her speech was a bit intermittent, "Steve, I'm really glad to meet you..."

They really haven't seen each other for a long, long time.

"I said, Ruby, you can come to me anytime you need anything," Steve said, his voice low and gentle, "I'm always here."

Ruby nodded. She realized that she couldn't see the picture on her side, and said quickly, "Mmm! Thank you, Steve!"

"No, why is there no picture on Ruby's side? I want to see Little Gem!" Dick protested.

"Ruby doesn't have a camera, but there is a picture of a hammer!" AI Tony was completely speechless.

"Don't act rashly over there!" Jason said, "If Tony Stouto dares to do anything to you...you just kick him in the throat, I taught you!"

AI Tony: Oh, there's an inexplicable phantom pain...

"That's right, men are big pigs!" It was rare for Dick to stand on a united front with Jason, "You protect yourself, we will find a solution for other things!"

"Don't be afraid, Ruby, we will definitely rescue you!" Clark said.

Ruby looked at him, at them.

She felt something warm and turbulent overflowing from the bottom of her heart, almost containing her whole heart.

She looked at everyone's anxious and worried expressions. For some reason, the grievances she had suffered for so long seemed to have finally found a place to vent. Her eye circles were red, and tears were rolling in her eyes.

She never cried.

She never cried. She felt that tears were the most useless and weakest thing. Even in the face of the most desperate situation, she would not shed a single tear.

But now, she suddenly felt like crying.

They are here, they have always been here.Only she kept running forward, even forgetting to stop and look back at them.

And when she was forced to stop and teetering on the edge of the cliff, it was they who stretched out their hands and held her, telling her not to be afraid, they were there.

Along the way, what did she really gain?

Is it the energy that is already worthless?

Or something more precious?

Ruby blinked her eyes, but she still held back the tears that were about to roll down, and smiled instead.

"Well," she said, "I'm not afraid."

She will never be afraid again.

……

Half an hour later, inside the bat cave.

"So," Clark concluded after the meeting, "there are two obstacles in front of us, one is the weapon security system of the new Stark Tower, and the other is Ruby."

"Yes, your understanding ability is good." AI Tony said, "As long as there is one of these two, that Tony Stark is invincible."

"It's impossible for us to take action against little Ruby." Dick said confidently while sitting in the chair, "Everyone of us here."

Everyone acquiesced to Dick's statement.

"Actually, you don't have to care about me." Ruby said, "As long as you can bring down the white pot, I will cooperate with you no matter what you do."

Jason exploded on the spot: "Are you crazy! Is the point to bring down the white tank?"

Ruby was stunned by the yelling: "...What's the point?"

Steve sighed and said, "It's about you, Ruby."

The core of their mission is to save Ruby, not destroy White Can.

Although Bai Can has lost his sense of morality and warm heart, he has not done anything against the law so far.His purpose is to stand at the pinnacle of this world and enjoy everyone's support and blind obedience, not to destroy this world.

To some extent, he is much less harmful than villains such as Dakseid, Purple Potato Jing, and San Gongmo—at least, he still cares about his own reputation and his public image.

Even if it's just for the sake of public opinion, it's impossible for him to do anything too extreme, at least not in a short time.

Therefore, the priority of rescuing Ruby is higher than that of destroying the white pot, not because such a plan is more suitable, but because——she is worth it.That's all.

Ruby blinked, and looked away awkwardly.

"I'm trying to figure out a way for Ruby." AI Tony said, his voice sounded a little helpless, "Who would want to attack her except the scumbag who killed a thousand knives? Crack it, and seize the white pot's right to use Ruby."

"Scumbags who kill a thousand knives": ……………

"How long is this going to take, Tony?" Steve asked.

"..." AI Tony was silent for two seconds.

Obviously, the answer in his mind was not even satisfactory to himself.

"—with Wayne Group providing technical support and working with you?" Bruce asked.

"One month." AI Tony calculated the result, "It might take three weeks if it's fast."

"What about the security system?" Clark asked.

The restraint effect of the security system on him is terrible. Without this system, he could still have the power to fight against the white tank wearing the symbiote armor, and the chance of winning is not small, but——those damned green kryptonite are not Kidding.

"All my memory is used to crack Ruby's symbiont system. The amount of calculations on that thing is terrifying, and it also involves interdisciplinary research on alien creatures and system rewriting of white tanks. It's complicated." AI Tony said, "So the security system has to line up."

"Is there no way to bypass the security system?" Jason became a little annoyed.

After a brief silence, Ruby said softly: "Maybe... I can think of a way. The white pot has given me a lot of authority, maybe I can find a chance to open a back door for you to come in."

"Will it be too risky?" Peter was a little worried.

"Actually, this is a very quick and convenient method." Ruby said, "I only need to press a button to open the door for you, and because the permissions allow it, the white tank will not receive an intrusion alert. But if you let the AI Tony opens the door for you...that would be easy to spot, after all, the butler AI in the new Stark Tower is not a vegetarian."

- So there is only one chance.

Because once she puts people in, no matter what she does, she will be discovered by Bai Ke sooner or later.

And being discovered by Bai Ke means that she will be deprived of her original authority.

At that time, the best result is to be deprived of authority, and the worst result... Bai Ke completely loses trust in her, and she has become a complete prisoner ever since.

"What do you think, Bat?" AI Tony asked.

Everyone looked at Bruce Wayne.

The latter was silent for a moment and said, "I will take this method into consideration."

——After ensuring the success rate and your safety.