northernbook Chapter 456 The Laughing Bat Awaits the Birth of the Anti-Monitor Batman
Chapter 456 The Laughing Bat Awaits the Birth of the Anti-Monitor Batman
Chapter 456 The Laughing Bat Awaits the Birth of the Anti-Monitor Batman?
"No more invading your universe?"
Chen Tao heard the voice of the anti-surveillance person: "I wish I could do that."
"You can do that," he said.
“But I cannot,” the Anti-Monitor replied, “because I am the Anti-Monitor, I am the destroyer of the universe, and I was born to be that.”
He said, "I'm sorry."
The next second, Chen Tao felt the hairs on his body stand on end.
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On the Origin Wall.
Lex Luthor stayed by Superman Supreme's side the whole time, even though Superman Supreme didn't want to talk to him. Luthor just kept nagging.
Those familiar with Lex Luthor would find it very strange, as Luthor isn't the type to talk a lot of nonsense. If Batman wants him to do something, he's likely to carry it out directly, or perhaps cause some trouble—these are all normal possibilities.
But he will never spout useless nonsense.
unless……
Unless Batman's mission for him is simply to talk nonsense.
If it were any Superman, whether from the Bronze Age or the Silver Age, based on their understanding of Lex Luthor and their super brains, they would definitely find it somewhat strange. But for Superman Supreme, the side effect of being too powerful is that he generally doesn't like to use his brain much and doesn't have a very delicate mind.
"If Superman the Supreme did good deeds, then Superman the Supreme is a good person."
"If Superman the Supreme did something bad, then Superman the Supreme is a bad guy."
Supreme Little Superman: ...
"Shut up!" he yelled. "It's so noisy!"
Despite this, Superman Supreme wasn't actually particularly resistant. Because he was so powerful, Superman Supreme didn't become a real statue like the other unfortunate souls stuck to the wall.
This means he is effectively imprisoned while fully conscious, unless he chooses to fall asleep.
In such prison life, it's not unbearable for someone to talk nonsense.
"Think about it, Superman Supreme, you were once a hero, striving to save the world..."
Superman Supreme remained indifferent. It was the same old rhetoric, the same one Batman and Lex Luthor had heard it about long ago.
These words could not possibly sway his mind, and to expect him to change his mind was wishful thinking.
Or to put it more realistically: even if Superman the Supreme dared to say, "I was wrong, I'm willing to team up with you, Batman," would Batman dare to believe him?
Strictly speaking, Blood Slaughter Bull's control over him cannot be called "control," but rather the result of Superman Supreme being completely consumed by rage.
If he deliberately takes precautions...
The fact is, once Batman gets Darkseid to pull Superman Supreme off the wall, the initiative will be out of Batman's control. If Superman Supreme turns on him immediately after being released, insisting on killing Batman and the Justice League first, and then going to kill the Anti-Monitor, then Batman will be in trouble. This is entirely possible.
Superman Supreme knew this, and so did Batman. Therefore, Superman Supreme was well aware that releasing him was a paradox; neither he nor Batman had a basis for trust, unless Batman could think of some other way to control him...
But that's difficult.
Regardless of the method of controlling others, it is essentially like riding a seesaw. Using the Archimedes' fulcrum of the seesaw, the strength of the controller and the controlled does not need to be about the same, but it must not be too far apart.
The case of someone like Lex Luthor, who believes "I created the parasite, so I can influence any creature with the parasite gene," is another matter. This is the creator's control over his creations and does not apply to the situation of Superman Supreme and Batman.
So Superman is waiting. Waiting for Batman to be driven to desperation, forced to take him off the wall, and then he'll go on a killing spree, utterly destroying the universe—yes, including the Anti-Monitor, the demon who destroyed his home planet, and those hypocritical heroes; he'll slaughter them all…
"If Superman the Supreme did a good deed, then Superman the Supreme is..."
Huh? What's going on?
Superman the Supreme suddenly opened his eyes. Didn't Luthor just say those words? Why is he repeating them?
"...If...I did something bad..."
"You've repeated what you just said. What's going on?"
After Lex Luthor repeated himself for the third time, Superman Supreme finally realized something was wrong. He directly questioned Luthor, who at that moment stopped his rambling and asked Superman Supreme very seriously:
"Wait... you think I've said what I wanted to say three times? From my perspective, I've only said it once. And that means..."
He immediately ignored Superman Supreme and reached out to press the microphone next to the armored ear:
"Batman, Superman the Ultimate can sense the timeline restarting."
Then he turned to Superman and asked, "How many times have you heard me repeat myself?"
Superman Supreme hadn't decided whether to lie, but the next second he heard Luthor's words:
"You're not so weak that you only realized the timeline had restarted after it had restarted several times, are you? If so, you simply can't fight against the anti-surveillance agents. We probably need to consider other methods..."
"I realized it the second time the timeline restarted, you idiot, you're more than..."
"Great, he realized it the second time, Batman. His micro-expressions show he wasn't lying."
"understood."
Supreme Little Superman: ...
Superman's extraordinary hearing allowed him to hear Batman's reply to Luthor from the other end of the contact list.
He couldn't help but fly into a rage: "Do you think I'm stupid—"
"Of course not, this time we are..." But Luther's words were abruptly cut off. This time, Superman Supreme focused his mind and suddenly saw clearly:
Luther started reciting each word backwards, like a cassette tape rewinding endlessly...
Luthor appeared before Superman Supreme and began his incessant rambling: "If Superman Supreme did something good, then Superman Supreme will..."
Superman lost interest in berating the other man, but he still didn't quite understand what Batman was trying to do.
What's the point of proving he's unaffected by time restarts?
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The blackness of decay.
Like the red of all living beings, this is the realm of decaying black.
Unlike the Red of All Beings, which is filled with blood-red hills, red seas, and mountains made of flesh and bones, the Black of Decay is filled with deep black swamps, stinking ground made of corpses and flesh, and all sorts of rotting corpses that wander the earth, with the appearance and even the heads of scavengers like flies and maggots, their bodies decaying and covered with deformed keratin.
Bain was strolling across the land, still wearing his black and white hood, but his bare vest and hairy, muscular arms were covered in a bluish hue typical of the dead.
His left hand dragged the Blood Cult Master, who was lying like a dead dog. Or rather, Bain's left hand was plunged directly into the Blood Cult Master's back. The skin on his left wrist was red, clearly indicating that he was mobilizing the power of the Crimson of All Beings.
One bone spur after another grew out from where they had walked, as if carving out a path of white bones on the rotting earth. In fact, white bones, like flesh and blood, are also part of the red realm of all living beings, because they are all part of the bodies of living creatures.
The Blood Cult Leader has absorbed enough power from the Crimson of All Beings, and it is the power of the dark side of the Crimson of All Beings. This is almost a collection of the most aggressive power within the Crimson of All Beings.
By equipping the Blood Lord, a living being, on himself, Bane can achieve an epic-level enhancement of the Crimson Power within him.
Of course, the Blood Cult Leader was a living person, and he wasn't exactly obedient, so Bane had spent a long time training him. Evil people are always punished by other evil people, and the Blood Cult Leader was an evil person, but when it came to being an evil person, Bane had more experience.
However, this took some time, so much so that he was absent from the Justice League's gatherings because he was busy training the Blood Cult Leader.
On Bane's right shoulder sat Poison Ivy, with lush vines growing from her body and then connecting to Bane's right arm.
Bane originally possessed a portion of the power of the green of all things. If he wore Poison Ivy on his body as if it were equipment, it would be equivalent to an epic enhancement of the green power within him.
With all three factors combined, Bain is now confident that he can escape unscathed from the Lord of Decay, Anton-Akain, instead of crumbling like a stray dog before and being forced to flee to the Himalayas to live in a temple.
He raised his head and looked at the hillside not far away, where a black palace stood quietly. That was Arkansas's throne, his kingdom.
Bain climbed the steps, and just as he reached the palace entrance, the palace doors creaked open.
Unlike the Totem Council of the Crimson Clan, where each totem has its own seat, Anton Arkan sat high on the highest throne, while his three hunters knelt on the ground like three dogs.
"How dare you appear before me!" Anton Akane exclaimed. "You thief who stole my power!"
"If the world is going to be destroyed, what's the point of stealing more or less power?" Bane said.
He had barely finished speaking when he heard Batman, through the magic of the Metal Spirit, say to him in a communication: "This is the sixth time the timeline has been restarted, and Anton A. Kane hasn't even noticed the timeline restart."
This means that Arkan isn't strong enough to perceive changes in the timeline. The pointless task is unnecessary; directly explain the anti-monitor problem to Arkan and ask for his help. If he doesn't listen, activate Plan B; he'll give in because he's already…”
"Something's not right..." Akane spoke from his throne: "I remember... I remember you just threatened me with a boy named William Hand... If I didn't grant your request, you would kill him on the spot and then summon the Black Death Emperor from my decaying blackness... How... how come again...?"
Then Anton Arkansas finally realized what was happening, jumped off his throne, and clutched his head.
The memories erased during the previous six time restarts flooded into Arkan's mind like a tidal wave.
He wouldn't have been able to detect these things originally, but these six time restarts were too frequent and too fast. It was like being cut by a leaf; you might not notice it, you might just feel pain. But if your hands were covered in cuts from a knife, even the most oblivious person would realize something was wrong.
"You can reset timelines? No, Batman can reset timelines?"
The Lord of Decay said, "How is this possible?"
"So, have you agreed to our conditions?" Bane said. "It's your wish that this world could be preserved."
Anton Akane, the Lord of Decay and Black, remained silent.
"You know very well how ridiculous a conqueror is if he has no one to conquer."
A. Kane didn't speak, but the very next second he revealed his secret. Bane wasn't sure if Batman had restarted the timeline behind the scenes or something else entirely. In any case, A. Kane revealed his secret.
“Alright,” Anton Akane said, “I do possess a portion of the Black Death Emperor’s power, and I can also open a passage to attract the Black Death Emperor’s power to descend.”
"The child I'm carrying on my back is the key to the Black Death Emperor's descent into the world, but because the prophecy of the Seven Lamps Legion has not come true, the Darkest Night cannot erupt at this moment."
Bain said, "I taught him the power of the Black Rot, which allows him to enter a state of death, but not quite death."
The condition for the Black Death Emperor to come to the mortal world is the death of William Hand. Therefore, he can use the power of decaying blackness to "die" himself, briefly drawing in more of the Black Death Emperor's power.
"Batman wants you to do something real..."
But before Bane could finish speaking, he heard Batman's voice on the communicator: "The timeline has been reset, the experiment has been successful, and it proves..."
"The Black Death's descent into our universe is not irreversible."
Bane clutched his head. He didn't have the complete memory of the history Batman had described, but he could still vaguely recall seeing a massive portal open, with the Black Death's skeletal face roaring. He leaned out halfway, but was immediately enveloped by the golden Speed Force, which dragged him, rewinding his movements like a tape, and finally stuffing him back into the portal that had ripped open in the void.
"Plan is going well," he heard Batman's command: "Bane, teleport William to my location."
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Somewhere in the dark multiverse.
In a universe that has already collapsed.
When the killing machine entered the room, he saw the Laughing Bat pouring himself a glass of red wine, grinning maliciously, while at his feet lay the bodies of two innocent people in a pool of blood.
Several robins lay on top of them, making chilling chewing noises.
Killing Machine is Batman from Earth-44, a dark combination of Cyborg and Batman.
"Laughing wildly, Barbatos told me to tell you that the Anti-Monitor has entered the Dark Multiverse of his choosing."
But the laughing bat seemed not to hear at all, and continued to pour himself a drink.
"Lord Barbatos values this Batman highly. He believes that the Dark Multiverse is likely to welcome its first Anti-Monitor Batman. The shock caused by that fake was so strong that Lord Barbatos, who was absorbing power, interrupted his absorption and devoted some of his energy to looking at that universe."
The killing machine said, "Shouldn't you be preparing to find a way to add a new member to our Dark Knights?"
"Tsk." The Batman Who Laughs clicked his tongue, and immediately Robin Hound poured a glass of bright red liquid into the red wine in his glass.
Have you forgotten where we live?
The Bat Who Laughs said, "My God, Bruce, look at me, look at yourself. We live in the Dark Multiverse, and nothing good ever happens in the Dark Multiverse, hee hee hee..."
He said, "Nothing he does will be of any use."
"As for Lord Barbatos..." the Batman Who Laughs said, "When Anti-Monitor Batman is really born, I will definitely be the first to send him a congratulatory gift."
"But now..."
The Batman Who Laughs stretched: "We need to recruit all the Batmen in this universe, you know?"
"Let me see this universe's Batman... hmm, a combination of Mongo and Batman?"
(End of this chapter)