"Maya! A large-scale spatial variation occurred in New York City, one-third of the city disappeared from the material world, and it is suspected that a great illusionist would be coming."

In a secret stronghold in central Europe, a female hero quickly pushed open the door of the leader's office, and spoke in a hurry, saying to Maya, a smart woman who was typing on the keyboard:

"Five minutes ago, we also detected a terrible energy fluctuation on the sea surface of the East Coast, and something happened there!"

"I know."

Maya pushed her black-framed glasses, and she raised her head and said to her companion who came to report the news:

"Black Butterfly, you go and gather your companions first, and I'll be there later."

"Maya! That city is under attack!"

The heroine named Black Butterfly did not leave immediately, and she said to the leader in a serious tone:

“When you called us together, you said we set up this secret organization to fight the invaders and protect our world from invasions.

Now that the invaders you predicted have appeared, shouldn’t we set out to meet the enemy?”

"That's not...ah."

Maya rubbed her forehead helplessly, and she said to the hero in front of her:

"The situation is a bit complicated. Black Butterfly, it's hard for me to explain the truth at the moment to you, but believe me, if it's really necessary, I will definitely not sit by and watch.

I have some confidence in me, okay?"

"I'll call up my companions first."

Black Butterfly was silent for a second, and she said to Maya:

"But Maya, everyone is watching you and waiting for you to make a decision. If you really are the ones you said, it is to protect the world that you have established this organization.

Then you have to let us see the action. After four years of retreat, those who gathered by you are not fools.

You can't unite everyone by lies."

After saying that, she turned around and left, and did not forget to close the door. Maya was the only one left in the office. The expression on the initiator of the "Protectors Alliance" was not easy.

She looked at the screen in front of her, where there were two open encrypted communications, corresponding to two people.

"Mr. Tokamak, what do you think about this?"

Maya picked up the headphones and put them in her ears, and she asked:

"The coming 'evil god', and the Spartans who appeared in New York City to perform protection, and the strangers you detected...

Do you think today's disaster is just an accident? Or is it artificial?"

"Your question is very interesting, Little Maya."

Tokamak's voice came from the headphones, and he said meaningfully:

"No matter whether it is true or false, innocent people are threatened. As heroes, shouldn't you stand up? At this time, you still have to worry about the difference between enemies and us. You seem to be in a bad state of mind.

No wonder your companions question you so much.

The scope of that great illusion is still expanding, Maya.

According to my calculations, it will swallow up the entire New York City in two hours. The rescue speed of Dreams and the Spartans cannot keep up with the speed of the illusion expansion.

If it is not controlled again, the city will be over, and there is not much time left for you to think."

"I'm just worried that this is a trap that leads us to the bait, just like on Paradise Island, the invaders are quite cunning."

Maya bit her lip and said:

"I have to be more careful."

"What's the use of being cautious?"

Tokamak's voice became rude, and he scolded:

"Your preset enemies are much smarter than you think. They throw this dilemma in front of you, and you unite a bunch of guys with overwhelming justice in the name of superheroes and guardians.

They cannot stand by and watch.

News of an attack in New York has spread. If you don’t act, your ‘just friends’ will doubt the purpose of forming the organization.

Once this kind of doubt arises, the small organization you have worked hard to break down immediately.

I'll just say it.

Even if this is a trap, there is only one choice left for you now. Take your people to New York to help! Even if you don’t want to go, your companions will act spontaneously.

That's why, I've been turning a blind eye to your invitation.

You may have the persistence and courage to do big things, but the way you choose is completely wrong. They can capture you a long time ago, but they choose to let you develop to this day.

Do you know why?"

Tokamak chuckled, and he said:

"They are good hunters, letting go of a beast in exchange for more stupid prey, and now it's time to close the net.

It is you who bring together a group of superheroes who have malicious intentions towards them, and it is you who pack their enemies to them with your own hands.

The best thing is that you have no ability to resist at all.

If you don’t want to lose, you can only take a gamble and follow their plans... If Windsor sees the dilemma you are facing now, that old woman will probably cry."

Maya covered her eyes in pain. It was not difficult for her to understand this fact, but she was unwilling to accept it.

She said:

"Since you've discovered all this a long time ago, why don't you remind me?"

"Do I have that obligation?"

Tokamak whispered:

“I never like guys who have a sense of justice. They just mess up everything with their temper, and this is the civil war that broke us four years ago.

It's still the same now.

I wish I could strangle those idiots who only shout justice and protection but never think with my own hands.

Four years ago, when I threw a mechanical virus into their rally, you should know that they and I were not the same person!

Moreover, you and I are not the same person as us, Little Maya.

That old guy Ward came to me a while ago. He told me what happened a thousand years ago without reservation. He told me his thoughts.

Combined with the knowledge I have obtained from your Secret Dharma Assembly, I have confirmed my guess.

Those outside the domain are not invaders.

They came over a thousand years ago to help our world, and everything I see today seems to prove this point.

The beautiful lady who was wrapped in flames, with destructive majesty, broke the boundaries of the world, and came to this world was blocked from New York by the "invaders" you mentioned.

They used magical abilities to suppress her destructive power to the lowest level, and they set up magic barriers to prevent the great illusion from eroding the city.

The Spartans under their command are protecting the innocent to evacuate, fighting in concrete battles with real swords, guns and nightmares that surge out of illusions!

What are you doing when they protect the innocent?

What are you doing?

You're busy telling if this is a trap...

You are clearly capable of saving things from the first moment of an accident. But you put the lives of countless innocent people under your personal safety and stubborn hostility in your heart.

Maya, what a pity, I admire you before.

But now, I can tell you that you are not a hero. What you do, what you think, is defiling the word!"

"Bang"

Maya turned around and punched the table, and she shouted:

"Are you blind?"

"They were attracted by that evil god! They are in the same group! This is just a show for you to show! You claim to have the best wisdom in this world, but you can't even see through this?"

“Because I have top wisdom, I am willing to give them a chance to explain. I am willing to sit down with them and have a good talk about the reasons why they came to this world.

I hope to hear that they told me their purpose in person!”

Tokamak's voice was very calm at this moment, and he said to Maya:

"I don't want to be like you, stubborn in the ancient hatred passed down thousands of years ago, with eyes and ears closed, and I don't want to listen or see!

I don't even want to contact them.

I don't want to become a fool who is as intelligent as you, but not as intelligent as you.

Do you know?

Maya, I have been thinking about a question since a long time ago.

Why do superheroes appear in this world?

According to the development of our world, we should be a pure technological civilization. Those magical things should not be born among us, nor should we be born with superhumans.
To be continued...