"Batman?!"
Their faces tensed, brows furrowed deeply.
Amidst the dispersal of energy from the spatial portal, a purple wave of light cast a shadow, greatly elongated and enlarged before everyone.
This shadow that came into everyone view was projected onto the night sky clouds.
The two pointy ears and those massive bat wings made it clear to everyone that this chaotic and consequential event was drawing to a close.
Including Tony and Captain America.
No matter what, their battle would not continue.
After all, both of them were well aware that Batman wouldn't come to Washington on his own to stop their duel.
Batman appearance was surely at the behest of the government, or perhaps the military.
Meanwhile, the citizens of Washington stared at the shadow in the sky, unable to suppress their exclamations.
The entire city lit up.
It was as if responding to Batman arrival.
Cheers erupted all around.
As is well known, after the members of the Justice League had made their appearances, Batman seldom showed himself and instead operated as the mastermind behind the Justice League from the shadows.
Now, Batman had appeared in Washington.
This led many New Yorkers to recall the recent spectacle of Iron Man slashing through the sky, as well as the successive booms of explosions from somewhere in the city.
Something astonishing was happening in Washington...
They logged onto the Daily Bugle website.
Finding no updates, they then moved to the window, took out their phones, and photographed the massive bat shadow in the night sky.
Suddenly, something even more shocking occurred.
The shadow of Batman still marked the sky.
But now, there were three other distinct figures.
Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and one with a fluttering cape... was it Superman?
After a closer look, someone finally confirmed the identity.
Shazam!
Following the recent release of the Shazam movie, as everyone had anticipated, Shazam had appeared before the public.
Since the destruction of the HYDRA base in Europe was not known to the public, it was not surprising that Shazam appearance was only known through official channels.
Of course, after tonight, this would no longer be a so-called secret, but rather well-known news.
Elsewhere.
At the Special Forces headquarters building.
Tony and Captain America expressions grew even grimmer.
Batman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and Shazam.
Four figures hovered mid-air, encircling Tony and Captain America from all sides.
Four immense shadows were cast upon the clouds.
The entire scene fell into a deathly silence.
With four of the Justice League most powerful superheroes arriving all at once, it was inevitably a shock to the core.
"We're saved!"
"The Justice League is here this farce is finally going to end!"
Hawkeye breathed a sigh of relief.
The tense nerves of Duke and others around him also relaxed slightly.
At this moment.
Tony and Captain America exchanged glances, their eyes still holding an inexplicable hue.
Following that.
They both looked towards the arriving members of the Justice League.
The appearance of Batman and his three companions brought a significant threat to both of them.
Although Batman and the others remained silent, their intention was clear—if Tony and Captain America were not ready to cease fighting, they would not be allowed to stop on their own terms.
"Batman, I think you're not here just to watch," said Tony, as he recalled his Iron Man drone army.
The next moment, over forty Iron Man drones, encompassing all the special forces, returned under Tony control and, with him leading, re-encircled Batman and his three companions.
At the same time, several Iron Man drones that had been chasing War Machine also quickly returned and rejoined the formation.
The situation was quite peculiar.
Like a three-layer sandwich, Tony and Captain America were in the very center, Batman group formed the middle layer, and the Iron Man drones were the innermost layer.
In terms of strength, Captain America was undoubtedly the most vulnerable.
The Iron Man drone army, along with the Justice League subgroup formed by Batman four, could easily overpower Captain America.
"Of course," Batman spoke indifferently, "I was requested by the U.S. government and the military to stop the fight between you two, to prevent things from escalating to the worst possible outcome."
He paused, then spoke bluntly, "Honestly, I don't care who lives or dies among you, but I must give some face to certain people."
As he spoke, he glanced around at the Iron Man drones surrounding him, subtly feeling a threat from these soldiers.
He couldn't help but marvel.
Tony creation of the Iron Man drone army had indeed far exceeded his expectations.
In the original storyline of Iron Man 3, Tony blew up all his spare suits in a display worth billions to make a grand romantic gesture.
In this world, after facing repeated failures, Tony character has developed into a more paranoid and extreme direction, particularly since the Iron Man 3 antagonist, Killian, was captured early on by the Justice League.
Especially since Tony set a goal for himself: to defeat Batman and surpass the Justice League.
Such goals made it impossible for Tony to abandon his many spare suits as he did in the original storyline.
Thus, turning these spare suits into an Iron Man drone army was a logical and natural move.
It must be admitted that after being thrashed by his own creations, Tony had lost some of his principles and boundaries.
Similarly, his methods had also become more diverse.
In some ways, this should be a reason to be happy, but Anton was not feeling joyful at the moment.
Tony rise could affect the Justice League standing in the eyes of the military and even the World Security Council.
Fortunately, Tony is not someone who can be easily controlled.
The military and the World Security Council are filled with smart people, and smart people always know how to choose their battles.
"I have already achieved my goal."
Tony had no intention of clashing with Batman to the end.
That was not his purpose tonight.
Moreover, even if he were to stand against Batman, now was not the time.
"If you want to stop the fight between me and Rogers, then you are threatening the wrong person."
After saying this, Tony looked at Captain America in front of him.
"Sigh—"
Captain America clenched his fists and coldly stared at Anton: "Batman, is this your idea, or someone else?"
"Of course it not my idea."
Anton shrugged: "I've already made it very clear, Rogers, do you want to hear me explain my thoughts again?"
"Good! Very good!"
Captain America nodded, staring at a corner camera with an icy tone.
"I know you can hear me…"
"Honestly, you've crossed my line! From today onward, I will live for myself, and all cooperation between us is over!"
"Do you understand?"
"You bunch of damned fat-bellied politicians?!"