317. The Ruins of Baxter building.

317. The Ruins of Baxter building.

"I didn't expect the system here to still be functioning automatically after all these years."

Barbara marveled as she lifted her arm, pulling out a small foldable tablet about the size of a smartphone. She started tapping on it rapidly.

"What are you doing?" Pietro asked, curious, as he leaned over.

"I'm going to connect it to Batman Network. There may be many differences between the two universes, but the network signals aren't that different. I'm going to try and see if I can connect to the systems inside Baxter building," Barbara explained without turning her head.

"But if I remember correctly, Hydra should've taken full control of the network here. Even though they've fallen, their signal base stations wouldn't be that easy to hijack," Pietro said, surprised.

"It's no big deal. While I was in the Blood Hive, I already hacked into Hydra's data platform using the network there. Big thanks to Baron Blood for that—his prior dealings with Hydra left a bunch of their internal terminals behind," Barbara smiled.

"Your Bat-computer has its own network?" Pietro was astonished.

He couldn't help but think that if he had a Bat-computer, he'd be able to play games anywhere without worrying about losing internet connection.

"Not exactly," Barbara's answer immediately shattered Pietro's fantasy.

Then she added, "But I did hack one of Hydra's satellites."

Pietro: "Impressive."

"Anyway, we should head inside," Star-Lord said, striding confidently past the holographic image and heading straight for the entrance of the cave. "Whatever's in there, we can't back down now."

Seeing this, the others didn't argue and followed Star-Lord into the cave.

As soon as they entered, the dim environment made some of them uncomfortable, and a stench of decaying corpses hit them, forcing everyone to cover their noses and mouths.

"It looks like this place was made to be a ventilation shaft. Whatever lives here clearly considers this their home," Batwoman Kate remarked, adjusting her mask.

"Be cautious. We can't be sure of the safety here," Star-Lord warned as he lit up his elemental gun, illuminating their path and advising the group behind him.

"Looks like that battle was even more terrifying than I imagined," Star-Lord commented, astonished by what he was seeing during this trip to Earth. He never thought that such events had unfolded while he was away from the planet.

Now he understood why neither the Avengers nor the Fantastic Four were able to come to his aid—they were barely surviving themselves.

"No matter why Baxter building ended up here, the fact that half of the building is embedded in the ground suggests that the Fantastic Four fought one hell of a battle."

Without lingering too long, the group continued moving forward through the cave. Most of the area had already been "cleared out" by something, making the path ahead spacious and easy to follow.

Suddenly, a crisp sound echoed from Barbara's Bat-computer. She snapped her fingers in excitement.

"Got it!"

Everyone turned to look and saw Barbara beaming with a smile.

"I've managed to hack into part of the system here. Although I don't have full control yet, it's only a matter of time. For now, I can access the building's remaining structural framework, so we won't be wandering around aimlessly."

"That's a huge help, miss! Can you pinpoint the location of the Ultimate Eraser?" Star-Lord asked eagerly.

"That's tricky, but I can tell you that up ahead, there's a massive pit. Below it lies the most reinforced part of the entire building. If there's anything valuable here, it's bound to be there."

Barbara tapped on the platform a few more times, and soon, a small blue holographic map of the structure appeared from her tablet, giving everyone a clear view of the area.

As the group gathered around Barbara to examine the holographic display, both Constantine and the older Wolverine, who had been quietly smoking nearby, suddenly tensed up. The two exchanged glances, and in each other's eyes, they saw a warning.

Without hesitation, Constantine turned toward the dark corridor and loudly cautioned everyone.

"Be careful. Something's coming!"

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