What bad thoughts can Batman have?

Chapter 439 Prelude to the Throne of Atlantis: Deadwater, Batman and Wonder Woman attend the event
Earth-11.

Many, many years ago.

The future [Drowned Soul] saw a monster named Dead Water for the first time...

At that time, Bruce never thought that one day, she would be completely inseparable with this monster, and they would no longer be able to distinguish each other.

The huge army of dead water was vomited out of her mouth, sweeping up every living creature like a sea current, and then transforming them one by one. Even corpses could not escape the control of the dead water.

Those living, water-form creatures can parasitize any host they want, and will change their shape with the host.

They are difficult to kill and come in large numbers.

This is the reason why the drowned souls can single-handedly defeat the entire Atlantis civilization, and also...

It is also the reason for the destruction of the world where innocent souls are drowned.

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She felt a little funny listening to the singing voice playing on the old-fashioned record speaker.

She looked at her boyfriend and heard him say:
"But this song once influenced my mother, and maybe gave her a little more understanding of the land world. You know, just appreciating these things that are not so high-end. You can understand it from the gadgets that people use for entertainment. A lot about them.”

"Communication between Atlantis and the Terrestrial World."

"Arthur, seriously...I think this is going too fast."

Mela lay in Arthur's arms. She quietly circled Arthur's chest with a slender finger, and then asked in a low voice.

Their eyes were glued to each other, just as they were glued to each other now.

"Are you going to get down to business now? I mean, the progress is too fast." Mela said.

"Philosophy, science, ethics, not a slobbery song."

"Let us sing our lighthouse ditty, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sea, let us sing our lighthouse ditty, from tonight to tomorrow~"

Mela also began to breathe heavily: "I...I'm thinking about it."

My father once told me that there was a song that my mother loved when she was still on land.

He was sitting on the sofa at his home, holding the golden retriever that he and Mela raised together in his arms. He raised his head with a smile and saw his girlfriend wrapping her burgundy hair in a towel and wrapping a bath towel around her body, walking towards him.

"Maybe." Arthur said, "Have you thought about it again? Hmm?"

"I fell in love with a lighthouse keeper, and our life was happy and sweet. I fell in love with a lighthouse keeper, and our house faced the ocean."

"Hmm...what progress do you mean?"

"Also unlike Blue Sea Mystery. Beauty Band, Chesapeake City, released by Star Music in 1965, is not high art, and maybe that's the point."

"This song is stupid, I get it."

……

He began to breathe heavily.

Mela walked out of the bathroom of Neptune King Arthur's residence and wrapped her body in a bath towel.

His mother drove him crazy playing that song over and over on her old SpinCo stereo, but it made her happy, and so he was happy too.

A very silly song.

"Is it this ditty that captured the heart of Queen Atlanna?"

"What do you mean?"

Mela slapped his claws away, supported her gourd-like body with her arms, and then pulled the bath towel wrapped around her body.

She said seriously: "Don't you think..."

Arthur walked up to Mela: "If we want to have a cultural exchange between the land and Atlantis, you are thinking of something grand."

"Oh, interesting, this song..."

"I was just going to say that he has a completely different tide and sound than Atlando."

But she was soon pulled down by Arthur again, and then Mela couldn't speak anymore.

Whether it's trivial or happy, these are all part of the connection between his mother and his world.

"We keep our little lighthouse clean and bright. The little flame of love burns and burns, as bright as a beacon at night!"

"That's him." Sea King Arthur said.

He picked up his girlfriend. He was so powerful that Mela's burgundy hair, which had just been dried, fell down like a waterfall.

He held his girlfriend and spun around in the air twice, then sat down on the sofa together.

The situation started to get a little weird, but Mela at least remembered that she was discussing business.

68 minutes and 34 seconds later.

At this time, now.

"You told me this because of your previous proposal, right? Arthur? I don't mean marriage, I mean your idea."

……

They lay on the bed together, their eyes facing each other.

She turned away and faced the ceiling.

"You are not even the King of Atlantis, although your brother Orm voluntarily abides by the laws of Atlantis and refuses to take the throne regardless of your right of succession, so you are on the path to the throne, for now." There aren’t any competitors.”

Mela said: "But you know, if you don't become the king, there will always be some Atlanteans who refuse to recognize you.

Although the regent Tula (Note: the future water girl, who has appeared in the previous article, Lord Orm is the half-brother of King Arthur of the Sea, and Tula is the half-sister of Orm) obeys your words. , with the support of her and Commander Mook, you who refuse to ascend the throne can exercise almost the same rights as the King of Atlantis, but almost after all. "

"Although Orm refuses to take away your throne, it is only because he abides by the laws of Atlantis. If he has been legally declared a traitor or for some other reason, then he can justifiably ascend the throne. throne."

"It won't be like this..."

"Also, think about what Orm has done. Do you really think you can control him? To be honest, Arthur, I really don't like to say bad things about people behind their backs, but Orm's racism has reached a twisted level. The extent of his humanity and his pathological delusions of persecution.”

"He believes that all creatures living on land are suffering. All land creatures live in poisonous gas. He believes that land is hell. This idea has been deeply ingrained in Orm. If he becomes the Atlantis King, it will definitely be a disaster.”

"You really don't plan to..."

"Okay. Mela, I don't belong to Atlantis. I neither belong to Atlantis nor to the land." Arthur said: "Therefore... my mission should only be to bridge the two worlds. bridge, rather than becoming the master of a certain world.”

"But Orm was too radical, and his racial superiority theory made him unable to see the facts in front of him."

"Building an embassy at this time is too radical. You have not considered Orm's ideas at all."

"I will convince my brother." Arthur said: "Om respects me very much. We still have to build an embassy. What do you think of the name Xuelang Base?"

Mela let out a long breath: "I mean, the resistance may not only come from Atlantis, but also from the government of the land world——"

"Batman can take care of this, don't worry."

Mela sighed: "Arthur. Have you never cared about the internal affairs of the Justice League?"

"what happened?"

"Batman has been busy doing big things. Busy experimenting, busy solving those multiverse crises."

She said seriously: "Batman hasn't looked down at his feet for a long time."

"Those who oppose him, inside the government, outside the government, among the people..."

"Amanda Waller and Martian Manhunter are using tricks, honorable and dishonorable, to keep Batman from having to spend his energy on these silly things. This is already a semi-open secret in the Justice League, even if I I’m not a formal member of the Justice League, but I’ve been there so many times and already know a lot about the league.”

"Uh... okay, I admit that I may indeed be neglectful of alliance affairs..."

Neptune scratched his head: "But I don't understand, exactly..."

"I'm very worried, Arthur." Mela said: "Batman has always been very well protected. He has almost always faced external enemies. He has never faced the evil intentions from within the land people."

"Indeed." Arthur, the king of the sea, nodded along with me, and I thought so too: "Although it is unfair to those alien conquerors who were torn apart by Batman, in fact, Batman mainly presided over and participated in "They are all battles against foreign enemies." "Don't talk about Batman, the same goes for you," Mela said, "If one day he really discovers all this... what do you think..."

"Based on Batman's temperament, will he speak to the public as well as Amanda Waller and Martian Manhunter?"

Neptune Arthur asked his girlfriend: "Of course, he..."

However, a rapid knock on the door interrupted their communication.

Mela immediately jumped off Arthur.

She swallowed back the original sentence of "Batman may be disappointed by this", then stuck her butt out and turned on the old record player, and the singing started again.

"Someone is here, let's talk later."

"...Maybe there's trouble at sea."

Arthur muttered under his breath and opened the door.

Then he saw a dark figure standing there calmly.

"Officer Watson."

"Ah, Arthur, I saw your light was on, I thought you must be at home."

The person who came was the policeman near Neptune Arthur's house.

"Did something happen-"

"Of course not. Ah, I like this song." The policewoman poked her head into the room and heard the song about the lighthouse played by Mela.

"It looks like Mela is too," Arthur said.

"Hello, Erica..." Mela poked her head out from behind.

"Okay, I know your moral character when it comes to accepting invitations, so I'm looking for you this time to confirm that you will come to the Ocean Festival this weekend, right?"

the policewoman asked.

Mei La, who was hiding behind, raised her eyebrows: "Ocean Festival?"

"Ci'en Port Ocean Festival is an annual festival that celebrates our association with the sea. You know, fishing, seafood, and sightseeing. It's quite fun."

The policewoman knelt down and touched the golden retriever who ran over to him and asked for a hug.

"I'm not sure. It's very likely that our weekends will be uneventful. Because the establishment of the embassy and the issue of Lord Orm have not been resolved."

"Please, you have to come. You are almost the biggest connection between Cien Port and the sea. You must come. It's very fun."

"Well..." Arthur said, "I..."

"We will go." Then Arthur saw Mela put a hand on his shoulder, so he also said: "It looks like we will go, Erica."

"Great, the festival is open to everyone, bring your friends." said the policewoman. She was already planning to turn around and leave.

"Friend?" Sea King Arthur said: "Me?"

"We will take our friends there," Mela said.

"Cool, see you guys tomorrow." The female police officer turned and walked away.

Neptune Arthur turned to look at his girlfriend: "Bringing friends?"

"It was you who proposed cultural exchange...my dear."

Then he saw Mela blink her eyes twice, and then Arthur raised his hands and surrendered on the spot.

"Alright alright."

"friend……"

He touched his chin, and then suddenly said:

"I know, I can find Batman."

"Are you sure?" Mela said: "Batman is such a busy person, what method are you going to use to ensure that he will come to this ocean festival with you?"

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Inside a prison in Albuquerque.

"Here you go, man."

A prisoner sits at a wooden table in an interrogation room while another policeman places a glass of water on his desk.

"There's not even coffee, is there?" the prisoner asked.

"The heater is broken, just drink water. Where were we?"

"I told you, I'm going to get a lawyer," the criminal said, "otherwise I won't say anything."

"You have to cause trouble, right? Huh?"

"Alright alright."

Eventually the prison guards gave in.

He left the interrogation room again, and the prisoner's voice came from behind: "Come back quickly."

"Okay. Don't go away."

Immediately afterwards, in the interrogation room, there was only the prisoner and a glass of water.

But the next second, a hand suddenly stretched out from the water glass and pinched the prisoner's face.

The prison guards who came back soon after saw only a large puddle of water on the ground and an empty room.

"what happened?"

new York.

A woman lies in the bathtub of her home.

Then he saw a pair of hands reaching out of the water.

No, it was a pair of blood-red, ferocious lizard-like claws.

Then the next second there was a scream in the bathtub, and then blood sprayed on the wall...

Texas……

Boston…

Chicago…

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"You're singing your song again." Arthur said to Mela.

"I do not have."

Mela replied.

She changed the topic and then asked: "By the way, aren't you going to call Batman over? Is he here?"

"Here we come," said Neptune, "with Wonder Woman."

He shrugged, "You see, that's how I got Batman to come to the Ocean Festival."

(End of this chapter)