What bad thoughts can Batman have?

Chapter 345: All this may seem too cruel to me (5000 words long chapter)

You see...it always happens like this.

When Chen Tao's feet stepped on the dark blue floor tiles of Berelford Prison, he suddenly remembered for no reason the night he faced Bain a long time ago.

He heard Bain's breath rolling up like ocean waves, making a quiet, low roar, as clear and audible as a whisper in his ears.

The specific process of the fight had long been blurred in time, but he remembered that he was so pitiful, weak, and helpless, and more importantly...

Alone.

You can never count on anyone, you should never count on anyone…

This voice had whispered in his ears countless times. He once regarded this voice as the breeze blowing in his face, but now it seemed that it was a premeditated curse.

He seemed to be standing in the center of the huge arena again, with countless demons and monsters standing in front of him. And in the middle of the huge roar, he faced the enemy surrounded by countless people.

One enemy fell, and another got up. He was like Hercules (the ancient Greek hero) who killed the Hydra. He kept swinging his sword and cut off the heads one after another, but one of the heads just fell to the ground, and it was on the neck of the Hydra. Just two grew, and he didn't have the torch that burned his neck.

So he just waved the sword mechanically. Be careful not to get distracted in the slightest. If you are a little slow, you will be stained by the venom sprayed by the Hydra.

The world is waiting for you to save it, only you, only you.

You hold up the sky, so you can't breathe for a moment.

Yeah, I know, I've always known.

Chen Tao paced, walking past the broken walls. The two guard robots had been beaten into scrap metal. This should be the technology Waller transformed based on Brainiac.

Even though he was far away, he could hear the sounds on the battlefield through the nanobots that had been sent inside one step ahead.

"...Stop thinking about Batman, is this all you can hope for in a fight? Let me guess...Justice League? Batman and his 6 or 7 thigh pendants?"

The voice belonged to Maxwell Lord. It sounds like he is trying very hard to activate his abilities and use words to disintegrate Wonder Woman's fighting consciousness. This method of using telepathy is very Laud, and the way his ability is activated is to "persuade" others. But now it seems that this ability is ineffective against demigods, and it is also greatly reduced for speedsters who can use the speed force to accelerate their brains.

Then Chen Tao heard a female voice, which sounded like the Jade Queen.

She is a timeline error with an eyeball that can use green light energy.

"...very fast, not bad, honey. I know about this thing...the Speed ​​Force, right?"

she says:

"Inventor Barry...wait...Albert Swann? No, it doesn't seem right...Damn, damn, this messed up timeline...But none of this matters to us now. I just said What's that? Nice dodge."

Then there was a loud bang, and then the Emerald Queen's next sentence sounded:

"But you forgot Dr. Polaris, nice attack, but expected. Oh, I guess that must have hurt. Hey, to be honest, you're not really familiar with Green Lantern energy, are you? The one on your team What about Green Lantern? Haven't you learned a lot from him? Have you never sparred with him, like the Legion of Super-Heroes?"

(Note: The Emerald Queen came from the 30th century and was the villain of the th century superhero team [Legion of Super Heroes]. However, this superhero team from the future was directly eliminated after the time was restarted, and the Emerald Queen became the timeline. Bug left over from the previous one.)

"Oh, no, let me think about it... Green Lantern and Batman have fallen out, haven't they? Even though I just got out of prison a long time ago, at least I will still be online. Green Lantern is no longer in the League, Why? Because he doesn’t want to be Batman’s dog like you?”

"You talk too much nonsense, Emerald Queen." Then came the deep male voice belonging to Dr. Polaris. Under the influence of the surging magnetic field around him, this voice seemed to be resonating in an empty cave: "We should hurry up. Get rid of the enemy in front of you, and then go and kill Amanda Waller.”

"Dr. Polaris is right. The only macho man in the universe is a little impatient. Will you tickle me? Your Highness?"

There was another violent roar.

Then Chen Tao heard Wonder Woman's answer. Just by listening to the voice, he could feel how stretched she was when facing the siege of the entire villain army on her own.

"Even just the two of us can stop you, Maxwell..."

Chen Tao sighed.

While he was distracted, he used the Clayface clone mixed with nanobots to secretly control the timing of Damian's activation, while paying attention to the situation on Wonder Woman and The Flash's side.

He used the green of all things to create an eyeball flower in the room, thus clearly conveying to him the scene in the room.

This is a perfect combination of the red of all living things and the green of all things, integrating the eyeballs of living things and the roots of plants, and of course the power of some metal spirits as lubrication and energy.

After long-term use, Chen Tao has become very comfortable with such synthetic creations.

"Wonder Woman, it's in your best interest to stand back and let us get the job done."

Maxwell Lord is still trying to activate his powers on Wonder Woman, his nose is bleeding, but Wonder Woman is unmoved.

She stood up from the ground, and then stood with her sword sideways.

"I know too well how unscrupulous you are to achieve your goals, Laud. Not only will you force others to achieve your goals, you will also force them to collapse. My mind will not be manipulated by people like you."

"You're right." Maxwell Lord tried again and then sighed.

"Your mind is a locked box, Amazon Princess, and I think the key to it is magic. And I don't have the key... ever."

He said.

Then a purple light flashed in his eyes in the next second, Wonder Woman held her head and let out a scream, then suddenly held her head.

But even so, Wonder Woman's sword still hasn't been released:

"This...this is not enough to twist me!"

She tapped her forehead with the wrist holding the sword, and then charged towards Lauder like a bull, so that the other party had to dodge in embarrassment.

His nose was bleeding wildly, even his ears were bleeding, and the purple light in his eyes was flickering.

"That's true...but enough for you to tell me what I want to know..."

What do you want? Wonder Woman didn't have time to dwell on it.

She tensed up her whole body fiercely. No matter how Maxwell Lord tried to interfere with herself as a demigod, she was already prepared to resist the other party's manipulation.

Among the entire Justice League, Wonder Woman is also the one who has a closer relationship with the government. Thanks to her friendship with Colonel Steve Trevor and her past work for the government, she has not broken up with her husband and has never thought about breaking up. Clean connections, Wonder Woman's clearance in Berelfe Prison is second only to Amanda Waller and Steve Trevor.

If Maxwell Lauderer asks Wonder Woman to hand over her authority to control this prison to him, then the other party can use this authority to bypass many defense measures that would otherwise require violent breakthroughs, thereby finding Amanda Waller faster. Wonder Woman won't let this happen.

But now that she was injured, and Lauder used unknown magical means to break the flaw that his superpower could not control the demigod, Wonder Woman herself was not sure whether she could withstand the opponent's ability.

She bit her tongue. She knew that Laud's ability was similar to coercive persuasion, that is to say, he would not use his psychic ability to forcefully control her body like Brainiac, but would use his ability to make himself think that he was from the bottom of his heart. What he said was very correct, and he immediately obeyed his words.

But that won't happen, absolutely not. She is a warrior, she would rather bite off her own...

However, she heard Maxwell Lord ask:

"I'm not going to ask about Amanda Waller, but I want to know another innocuous little thing:"

"Why did Batman fall out with Green Lantern? So much so that Green Lantern never appeared in the League except for fighting side by side with other members of the League on the battlefield facing Darkseid, but Batman did Still insisting that the other party is a member of the alliance?"

What, aren't you asking for my permission?

This unexpected question made Wonder Woman feel relaxed. Affected by Maxwell Lord's ability, she subconsciously answered: "Because Batman has manipulated Green Lantern's thinking to ensure that... When dealing with Darkseid, the opponent will not break away from the preset command control and do something beyond his control." Wonder Woman's face darkened as soon as she spoke, damn bastard!

"Is that so..." Maxwell Lauder said: "Thank you very much. It has answered a question that has been lingering in my mind."

Wonder Woman angrily rushed towards Lauder. This state of furious rage was undoubtedly a huge flaw. The other party also turned to Johnny Solo and shouted at the right time:

"Now is our chance, don't forget why you came!"

The magic user with a mask on his head slowly opened his hand, and then pulled out a flaming door in the void.

"Don't worry, I still need to hire supporting guests for my performance..."

Maxiwell Lord rolled awkwardly to avoid the splashing rubble caused by Wonder Woman's shield hitting the ground.

"I believe I can find many good ways to entertain our hosts. When I was locked up in Waller's prison, I was not alone. The screams in the darkness were always with me. That was the Tears of Tears The king’s armies are thirsting for…freedom!”

Clang!

As a large number of flesh and blood tentacles surged toward Wonder Woman like a tide, Maxiwell Lauder's eyes once again glowed with purple light. With a loud noise, Wonder Woman's sword had flown to the side, and she used her round shield. The sharp edge cut off a huge and sharp tooth tentacle summoned by Johnny Solo with a loud shout, but was immediately hit by three others at the same time, and then flew backwards.

The Flash fell to the ground, his feet showing abnormal twists, exposing the white calf bones. It seems that the enemy has already thought about how to deal with a speedster running around, and breaking the calf is indeed the right choice.

And the Flash... In desperation, he ignored his wailing, and instead used his only remaining leg to get up from the ground, jumping up one by one in the independent posture of a golden rooster.

This is a slightly funny move, but under the acceleration of the Speed ​​Force, even with only one leg, the Flash can still come and go like the wind.

"My name is Barry Allen, and I am the fastest cripple in the world..."

Chen Tao thought about what the opening of CW's The Flash TV series would look like if this happened, then shook his head and walked in.

Rustam was still waving his flaming blade at the Flash who was jumping around on one foot, but at some point, everyone on the field stopped.

Chen Tao walked out slowly.

No one speaks.

People watched Batman slowly walk through the chaotic battlefield. As soon as he raised his hand, Rostam, holding the flaming blade, flew out.

Maxwell Lord's face darkened, and he wiped the blood from his nose. Then he said slowly: "It's really surprising that you actually appear here."

"Aren't you going to take your son's life?"

"..."

The first second Maxwell Lord saw Batman, he communicated about the status of the Tower of Titans, but the result was that the person who appeared there was not Batman himself, but a man who had appeared in Batman's early days. Children around you. A Robin of a certain generation.

It's weird, very weird. He has obviously made it obvious enough that Leopard Girl suddenly escaped... According to Batman's IQ, he should be able to easily realize that Leopard Girl is a cover to lure him away from his child, and thus immediately realize that his son It's right to be in danger.

What a father should do at this time is to protect his children no matter what, in order to completely establish the crisis that traps Batman. Maxwell Lord also controls Talia. As long as Batman appears in Titans Tower, she will appear hidden there immediately, and then...

That's right. Brain Devil, Leviathan Incident, Shrapnel, Steel Beam, Gizmo Jinx and other villains...

This is all the result of the collaboration between Maxwell Lord and the Super Queen of the Crime Syndicate.

Maxwell Lord brought Talia and her son back to Batman, all the time to use them to contain Batman. Lord even took the initiative to expose the Super Queen and the Criminal Syndicate in order to make Batman no longer suspicious, so that Batman thought he had found the real "mastermind".

Anyway, in Lauder's view, this group of so-called criminal syndicates are just a group of inferior cosplay Justice League villains, no different from third-rate characters like Jinx Gizmo.

He didn't know anything about this group of people, and he didn't need to. He just needs Batman to keep the focus off him, and it turns out the Crime Syndicate is pretty good at being a front.

Although Batman didn't know why he didn't hurt the villains, he didn't find himself either. His plan goes off without a hitch, and the timing is just right as well to lure Batman away completely.

But now things are a little different...

This was definitely a minor accident, and Lauder hated accidents.

"You have to save your son."

Maxwell Lauder said.

He put his middle finger and index finger on his temple: "If you don't go quickly now, then they will probably die. You also sent a villain called Killer Crocodile there before, right? The one from Brother The scum of Tan City, that ugly scaly beast. You gave him a pantsless Robin uniform as dog food and tasked him with saving your son? Ridiculous, don't you know that now he has the same Being knocked down by Damian and then controlled, didn't it affect the outcome at all?"

Lauder threatened: "I advise you to go back to Titan Tower now to save your precious son Damian. He will teleport the entire Titan Tower to a black hole in the universe. If you set off now, you may be able to catch up with them. Save everyone before they are torn apart by the black hole.”

He said: "Think about it, my purpose is just to kill Amanda Waller, what is her life and death important to you? Hmph——"

Halfway through Maxiwell Lauder's words, a stream of blood suddenly spurted out from his nose, and Chen Tao slowly closed the raised corners of his mouth under his nose, and then curled his lips.

As a telepathic person, Maxwell Lord had collected enough intelligence in advance. For a long time, Batman's abilities may have been a secret to ordinary people, but after all, there is no airtight wall in the world.

Having witnessed the unfortunate past of so many telepathic seniors, when facing Chen Tao this time, he was only activating his ability of "forced persuasion" and was not stupid enough to try to get into Chen Tao's mind.

It was a shame, because if he had been so bold as to come in, the two of them could have held hands and laughed together.

However, after discovering the opponent's caution, Chen Tao quickly turned his head into a piece of iron, allowing Maxwell Lawd's ability to activate a loneliness.

But this kind of nosebleeds has become a common occurrence for the other party. Chen Tao has always suspected that in addition to his telepathy ability, Maxivier's hematopoietic function is also very powerful. Otherwise, his superpower side effect of nosebleeds at all times would not last for so many years. It is really strange to die without bleeding.

"Don't think about it, Maxwell Lord."

Facing Lauder's direct threat, Chen Tao shook his head, and then said: "If I show up here, the first thing you should do is not ask me why I am here, but think about how your arrangements have been destroyed. Which step is it?"

He said, "You know what?"

Chen Tao turned his head and looked at Wonder Woman and The Flash lying on the ground.

"You may have hid it from me for a while... I'll admit that this is quite remarkable."

"But you should know...when I show up here, it means you have lost, completely."

So Maxwell Lord raised his head and saw Batman's cape flying automatically without wind, as misty as the smoke falling in Gotham night.

"And if you lose, that means I'm going to win, I'm going to win, I'm going to win soon. Although..."

The Flash got up from the ground. Chen Tao saw that his broken leg was still broken just before he came. As a result, within just a few minutes after he came, as this body changed, The master's mood was agitated, and the injury was completely healed under the acceleration of the Speed ​​Force.

Wonder Woman stood up from the ground, with a smile on her face. When she saw Batman arriving, her powerless body had once again burst out with divine power.

So Maxwell Lord looked at Batman without knowing why. He saw an expression of joy and sadness intertwined on the other man's face. Maxwell didn't understand why at all.

"Although... although all this seems a bit too cruel to me."

(End of this chapter)