N-A-A Chapter 845 The Riddler Returns, Chen Tao: Good heavens! The Laughing Bat
Chapter 845 The Riddler Returns, Chen Tao: Good heavens! The Laughing Bat
Chapter 845 The Riddler Returns, Chen Tao: Good heavens! Laughing Bat, what have you become...?
"Dark Multiverse Resistance Army"
Chen Tao said this.
At this moment, Chen Tao appeared in his universe, on the moon, in the Justice League's council room.
The Earth's radiance bathed the room, casting a soft blue glow, as Chen Tao and Lex Luthor sat facing each other.
The view outside the window was breathtaking, but neither Chen Tao nor Luther were in the mood to appreciate it.
Both of them were constantly busy, with Chen Tao being even busier than Luther. In Chen Tao's absence, he was practically the backbone of the group. The Justice League in the main universe might not listen to him as much, but now that their alliance was divided and struggling to survive, no one could oppose Luther's authority. However, power is often tied to obligations. Even someone as energetic as Luther was exhausted under the pressure of so many things.
"So that's the general plan. We'll be gone for a while..."
Chen Tao half-jokingly revealed part of his plan to Luther.
On the surface, Chen Tao was merely recruiting henchmen from the Dark Multiverse—
Some of these are just ordinary, lowly individuals with power levels roughly equivalent to a member of the Justice League in the main universe.
In a battlefield of multi-dimensional integration, calling it a grunt might be an exaggeration, but it's at most an elite monster.
On the surface, Chen Tao's search for these allies seems meaningless and pointless.
Chen Tao told Luther that he needed to use these allies to plot for more and stronger forces, claiming it was just a small way to increase his chances of victory, but it was all a smokescreen.
This is a lie.
When Batman from the main universe traveled through the Dark Multiverse, he left some clues for Chen Tao.
Chen Tao had every reason to believe that the main universe's Batman must have prepared a trump card for him to fight back against the World Forgers, hidden in the dark multiverses he had traveled through.
He wants to follow in the footsteps of the main universe's Batman and complete a plan they never discussed.
All of this was destined to remain unsaid to anyone, and Chen Tao had to bear it all alone.
They quickly finalized the necessary steps. Chen Tao opened a portal, and they were immediately transported back to the Justice League headquarters on Earth.
"I'm going to see Heroes' Day," Chen Tao said to Luther, and Luther replied that he also needed to go to the lab.
They said their goodbyes and then decided to part ways for the time being. Luther had his own teleportation device and didn't need Chen Tao to take him to his destination. Of course, he wouldn't allow himself to be helped by Batman to such an extent, like a baby being protected by a nanny.
But at that very moment...
Both Chen Tao and Luther heard a loud bang, followed by a buzzing alarm throughout the base.
Chen Tao and Luther exchanged a glance.
Has someone actually infiltrated the Justice League headquarters?
boom!
The lobby of Justice League headquarters.
Another example is Hal, the Darkseid-ified Green Lantern of the League, who was blasted into the League's lobby like a cannonball.
He tried to raise the ring in his hand to continue attacking the approaching enemies, but in an instant, the gaunt figure appeared in front of him, grabbed his neck, and lifted him off the ground.
"Oh, darling," he heard the other person whisper.
"Please be good, okay? Don't struggle, it's making things difficult for me. Why can't you be a good boy?"
Alliance Hal stared wide-eyed at the face that looked exactly like Batman's, but the lower half of the face beneath the mask was now a deep red, complete with a mouthful of fangs.
"You are the Bat of Laughter, how could you...?"
A loud clang rang out.
The Batman Who Laughs turned his head and saw Wonder Woman from the main universe swing his sword, striking the back of his head.
The laughing bat tilted its head slightly.
With a slap, the main universe's female warrior was sent flying backward, while the Batman Who Laughs extended his red claws, seemingly somewhat wistful.
"What immense power!"
It's unclear whether this statement was sarcastic or an expression of admiration.
But no matter what, when the female warrior jumped up again and swung her sword at him, she was ultimately sent flying like a cannonball by the maniac's laughter.
"Go find William Hand quickly." Hal from the main universe, who had already been knocked away, gritted his teeth.
Lex Luthor and Batman Dragon are both absent. Did the attackers deliberately choose this moment to infiltrate the Justice League Hall? Or is it just a coincidence? Were they acting with malicious intent?
He knows nothing.
In the blink of an eye, William also appeared on the battlefield.
"What happened?"
When William saw the laughing bat before him, he was also a little stunned.
William had seen the Batman Who Laughs before, but in his memory, the Batman Who Laughs didn't seem to be the same kind of monster. If the Batman Who Laughs was a cunning trickster in the past, now he had completely become a beast.
If it weren't for the sheer power of the two Green Lanterns, they would have been torn to shreds by the Batman Who Laughs long ago.
"We used Green Light energy to protect the surrounding terrain; otherwise, half the street would have been blown up when we first started fighting." William heard Hal from the main universe say to him, "Suppress him!"
"I will."
William nodded to Green Lantern, then faced the Batman Who Laughs. He tried to communicate with him first.
"What do you want to do?"
He asked, "You'd better give me a reason, or I assure you this will all hurt!"
Although William said this, he had already launched a sneak attack. Batman had never taught him to confront enemies head-on; the so-called battle was about playing to one's strengths and amplifying the enemy's weaknesses. He had clearly noticed that the Batman Who Laughs's mind didn't seem as clear as it had been when they last met.
Of course, he didn't mean that the Batman Who Laughs had gone mad or lost his mind, but rather that he didn't seem as shrewd as before. Of course, this could very well be just a misunderstanding caused by a fallacy.
But to be honest, he still prefers...
Let's defeat the opponent first!
But he didn't succeed.
When William Hand opened his palm, attempting to use his fifth-dimensional divine power to restrain the Batman Who Laughs and suppress him until Batman Dragon arrived to assess the captive, he discovered that his fifth-dimensional divine power had absolutely no effect on the Batman, as if it had no effect at all.
There is only one type of energy in the world that can render the power of the fifth dimension ineffective.
That is the divine power of the sixth dimension, the power belonging to the three brothers.
"How is this possible..."
Before William could speak, the Bat of Laughter's sharp claws were reflected in his pupils.
More than 10 minutes later.
When Chen Tao and Luther arrived at the scene, he saw his Robin William Hand being held by the neck and carried by the Batman Who Laughs.
Chen Tao looked at the laughing bat in front of him.
He stared at the other man's mouthful of fangs, red skin, and immense strength.
"How is this possible..."
He said.
"Good heavens, the Bat of Laughter..."
"How did you become like this?"
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"Your sacrifice will be an unchanging cause and effect; it will save the trans-timeline. If I kill you now, I will destroy all continuity."
The Flash noticed the struggle in Sorcerer Superman's eyes, as if he were making some kind of important decision, leaving the Flash completely bewildered.
Before the crisis, the Flash heard the sorcerer Superman in front of him say, "If I do that, I will stop you from saving the eternal time flow."
He spoke in a low voice, then handed the staff to The Flash.
"I surrender, Barry."
"What? Wait—I'm going to save some eternal time-travel scenario!?"
"Someday in the future, there will be a crisis that you are unaware of now. I cannot reveal more to you because this would also damage the continuity of the trans-time flow. No matter what I do, it will be wrong. I just simulated hundreds and thousands of transformations in my mind and used magic to peer into countless parallel universes and possible futures."
The Wizard Superman said: I even tried to reconstruct the future of the hyper-time flow by changing my choices, but all of that failed. There is only one solution.
"I am punished, Gotham wins."
The Flash was somewhat bewildered by his sudden change in attitude. He couldn't perceive the grand narrative of the trans-temporal flow, so he stared in disbelief at everything happening before him, utterly astonished: "But your city..."
"After I die, you can replicate my plans. And even if my city is destroyed, it will not be as important as you."
The Mage Superman said solemnly:
"The minority must submit to the majority to save more people, even if it means sacrificing fewer. One city versus another? A stark moral choice. But what about one city for all universes, for the multiverse?"
He put down his staff. He had completely given up resistance.
"It's just a matter of scale, but it's a serious matter of scale. If you don't die, the only one who can die is me."
The Flash tries to stop the other party.
But it was too late. Sorcerer Superman wasn't lying; he was far more powerful than the Flash.
Barry couldn't save the other man. He was already very fast, but he still crashed headfirst into the Wizard Superman's magical shield like a groundhog. Of course, he could charge up his punch and shatter the shield, but that would take a little time. And Barry, who was incredibly fast and never lacked time, was often the one who was late.
"For the multiverse."
He heard the monk say:
"For a more glorious mission!"
The Flash couldn't find a way to have the best of both worlds, and he could only watch helplessly as it all happened.
In a dazzling purple light, the Sorcerer Superman shattered himself.
He shattered into a pile of liquid... as if... as if he had never existed.
This is indeed the case.
Everything must give way to the survival of the multiverse.
Even a superhuman being who would be considered powerful in the multiverse, even many people, all people.
One day, Barry Allen will also sacrifice his own life for the sake of more lives; perhaps this is the unique destiny of heroes in the DC multiverse.
Superman on Earth 9 is dead.
"What? What happened?"
Meanwhile, in another corner of Ultimate Star's room, Brainiac's henchman, Ultimate Star, suddenly stood up from his seat.
On the screen in front of him, the scene of Sorcerer Superman's suicide was being displayed. The face of Ultimate Star, formed from stone, showed a confused expression. He was the living embodiment of this planet, and nothing should have been hidden from him.
"How is this possible... I clearly blocked Wizard Superman's telepathic abilities. He shouldn't have realized how important Barry Allen, the Flash before the Infinite Earth Crisis, was, and should have accidentally killed him... Why did it fail?"
"This is the 14th time it's been repeated, Ultimate Star."
Immediately afterwards, the Ultimate Star heard the voice of its master, Brainiac: "Repeat it twice more, and the death of Superman on Earth 9 will be written into the Hypertime Stream, becoming part of the beginning of solidified history."
"Have you figured out why it remains unaffected by us?"
"I'm sorry," Ultimate Star said, bowing his head. "I'll try again."
On the screen.
With a thud, the Flash knelt down on the spot where Sorcerer Superman had died, his eyes lifeless.
He never wanted this; he didn't want to kill anyone, nor did he want to see anyone die.
But a life was lost before his eyes... in a way he didn't even understand why.
Not far away.
Behind towering skyscrapers and steel curtains, a figure stands on a rooftop, secretly observing Barry Allen, the Flash, kneeling before the dead wizard Superman, through binoculars.
"Very good...he is indeed dead." He looked at the pool of water that the deceased Sorcerer Superman had turned into in the distance, and then murmured to himself:
"This machine works quite well."
To be honest, talking to oneself is definitely a dangerous choice for someone like him, but this person can't control himself.
"I am everywhere, but I cannot see."
He muttered this in a low voice, then, as if dancing a waltz, turned sideways and walked to a machine placed on the roof of the building next to him... which looked exactly like the machine he had just mentioned.
"I often manage to get away with it, but I've never escaped unscathed."
As he said this, he manually turned off several switches on top.
He then pulled a bracelet from his pocket and placed it on the machine, and then a miraculous scene unfolded. The bracelet, like a black hole, sucked the massive machine in, then clattered to the ground, spinning in circles…
It stopped standing upright.
The figure walked past.
He adjusted his green top hat and used a gold question mark cane to lift the ring from the ground.
He hasn't stopped his theatrical performance yet:
"I'll find you at the intersection, and I'll even chase you to the next street corner."
Then the person took a deep breath.
Who am I?
Several tens of minutes later.
The ultimate star broke through space and appeared on the rooftop, which was already deserted.
Our old friend has vanished without a trace, leaving not a single mark.
(End of this chapter)