What bad thoughts can Batman have?

Chapter 541 Batman...finally swallowed the heart!

"Huchihuchihuchi..."

Night Owl felt his hands shaking.

On his finger, an orange light ring was emitting a somewhat hot orange light.

This ring comes from the Orange Lantern King Laflitz. Like most emotional spectrum creations except the Green Lantern Ring, this ring will maximize the greed of anyone who wears it, thereby changing their temperament.

Billions of years ago, the King of Orange Lanterns, Laflitz, was even affected by this and killed all his companions. Then in the following years, he killed all the creatures affected by the Orange Lanterns, turning them all into Orange Lantern Ghosts. This made him a one-man army, and also made him the only lone commander in the Seven Color Lantern Group.

This huge emotional impact made Lafleeze a different person. Even after he took off the orange light ring and got rid of the influence of the emotional spectrum, he was extremely resistant to putting on the ring again.

Even after Luther put on this ring, he was affected by the Orange Lantern Ring and even attacked his teammates indiscriminately in the "Darkest Night" chapter.

Therefore, it stands to reason that after wearing the Orange Lantern Ring, Night Owl would immediately become a selfish, self-centered super villain who does not obey orders at all, but in fact -

"Great Night Owl, now you're going to sacrifice everyone to save yourself?"

Night Owl's eyes were emitting orange light. He glared at the Joker next to him and fired a fierce ray of orange light directly at where the Joker was standing, but the Joker was unharmed.

Night Owl turned his head and saw burn marks on his body caused by the light.

From other people's perspective, the schizophrenic Night Owl just shot himself.

"I, I don't want to deceive others to save myself." Night Owl said: "I don't intend to do that, I just think about it."

"Come on, there's no point in lying to yourself. You are me, and our minds are connected, man." The Joker said, "The ring can arouse your inner thoughts, which means that these thoughts coincide with your inner desires to some extent."

He mocked, "You are far from being as selfless as you think. You like to preside over the ceremony of sacrificing others, not because you have to do so, but because you like to have the right to decide who should die. But now this right no longer belongs to you. You have become the one who is decided by others. This immediately becomes unacceptable to you."

"So you're really against working with Batman, aren't you?"

Night Owl stopped talking. The Joker's interrogation of him always went straight to the heart, because the Joker in front of him was him, and they were always two sides of the same coin.

Then he heard the Joker say: "But you don't have the ability to solve the problem... so you have to work with him, and that's where things go wrong in the world. Batman's biggest mistake was to let you take charge of this 4-tower system that seemed so important to him.

Believe me, your utilitarian code never includes yourself.

Your life has never been threatened. If the situation really came to a head, would you really sacrifice yourself to save others? No, you wouldn't.

If you could, you would stab Batman in the back. Do you know why? Because I know you, Thomas, you are a villain, and you often shamelessly call yourself an anti-hero among villains. "

"enough!"

Following Night Owl's roar, he screamed like crazy, and then the Joker disappeared in front of him.

He was breathing heavily, holding his forehead, his temple throbbing.

Lies don't hurt people, because you know in your heart that they are false. But unfortunately, when Night Owl asked himself, he... he couldn't come up with a firm answer.

He didn't have the courage to tell himself that if he had to sacrifice himself... he would definitely die.

He was twisted, hesitant, he had difficulty making a decision, and he did not have the courage to end his own life.

And that was the part that made him the most angry…angry at himself.

At this moment, a noisy sound of electric current interrupted Night Owl's thoughts.

"Zizizizizizizi... Night Owl, can you hear me?" Night Owl immediately put aside those messy thoughts and answered seriously: "I can."

"Are you ready to finish?"

he heard Batman ask.

Wait, that sounds like some serious preparation. Should Batman really trust him with this?
Even though Night Owl thought so in his heart, he still replied: "I'm done."

Then he paused, and then asked the question: "But I still don't understand, Batman."

"What on earth do you want to do?"

"You know, my friend." He almost thought he could hear the clacking of the other's upper and lower molars as he clenched his teeth.

"The world will only become a better place if you force it."

You can say empty words, but you still have to face the reality.

Night Owl said: "I'm afraid I have to tell you that once we lose the heart of the planet, we will have no energy to propel the entire universe forward."

He said: "The heart of the planet is directly connected to the emotional spectrum itself, which makes it an inexhaustible source of magical energy. More importantly, its power is large enough. Have you learned physics in junior high school?

Energy that does too little work per unit time cannot drive the propulsion towers. Even if there are only four main towers left in this system, after getting energy supply, our universe will be completely destroyed if it is pushed a certain distance, but the energy demand of this system has not decreased at all. "

He said: "Where can I find you a huge energy source that can drive the entire universe?"

Although Night Owl asked that, he actually had some expectations in his heart.

He thought that since Batman had arranged all of this, he would definitely consider this issue. Maybe he could come up with a...

"Well done." Chen Tao said.

He was just praising Night Owl out of habit. He knew that he should give his allies positive feedback so that they would be more motivated in the future, although Chen Tao also knew that it was a question whether they would have a future in their current state.

He took the initiative to affirm everything Night Owl had done, and then continued: "Of course I made preparations."

"What is it?" asked Night Owl.

"Myself." Chen Tao gave him an order: "The propulsion tower system draws power from the main energy source remotely through the intangible and invisible magic channel. I have simulated it. If the object of the draw is a dead object like the heart of the planet, then you still need to build a protection tower to actively draw energy from the heart of the planet. But if the object of the draw is a living person, then as long as he is willing to actively provide energy..."

"What? This is ridiculous!" Night Owl said, "What kind of person can provide such a huge amount of energy? Even the Galaxy Puppet can't. I once tried to make a backup plan like this... The answer is that unless I use Superboy-Prime as the main energy source... Wait, have you ever thought that I would adapt to the situation of [a living creature becoming the main energy source]? Do you really think you are Superboy-Prime?"

"It's very obvious." Chen Tao said, "First, if I were you, I would definitely try to see if I could turn Superboy-Prime into the main energy source. Second, you don't think this is an important plan, so you didn't hide it from Luthor at all, but used this plan that you threw in the corner as a means to gain his trust. I guessed that you would do this, and then let Luthor verify it, so he found this among a bunch of backup plans that you couldn't even remember clearly."

Chen Tao said, "You really should do some filing and organization, and prepare plans specifically for the situation, instead of making a plan whenever you think of a method and then leaving the plan there in a mess - forget it, now is not the time to talk about this."

He said, "Connect all four propulsion towers to me."

"You will be drained in an instant." Night Owl warned: "Although they can only push for a while, these four propulsion towers are pulling the entire world. When they were manufactured, their power was prepared to adapt to the heart of the planet. Except for Superboy-Prime, no one can produce such a high-power energy supply. If the power is not enough, he will extract it forcibly. Either you resist this extraction by force, or you will be drained in an instant. The things that serve as energy will be destroyed, or the people who serve as energy..."

"Death." Chen Tao said, "Don't worry, I'm prepared."

"Do it," he ordered. Night Owl agreed, and then he heard Batman say, "I give you the order, the energy extraction begins."

With a loud bang, Chen Tao opened his eyes and saw that the Justice League had surrounded the Anti-Monitor. They hacked and chopped at the Anti-Monitor with knives and axes, but the Anti-Monitor was able to deal with them with ease.

He grabbed the trident that the Sea King stabbed at him, like the handle of a hammer, and used it in a golf ball posture to hit a meteorite not far away. Diana threw the Lasso of Truth to him, but he grabbed it with his backhand: "Lasso of Truth, then I guess I should tell the truth now:"

He pulled Wonder Woman, then swung her in a semicircle in the air like a yo-yo, and slammed her down on Mera who was hugging Aquaman.

"They're vulnerable."

Aquawoman condensed into a storm of water blades that couldn't even break the Anti-Monitor's skin.

While beating up the members of the Justice League, he turned to look at Batman: "Think about it? You know what you should do. There's something wrong with what you guessed, right? But you still know very well that the huge power contained in it cannot be faked."

He said: "Try it... otherwise..."

In an instant, his speed increased several times, and in an instant he grasped Aquaman's head. The head was like an apple in his palm. The Anti-Monitor lifted Aquaman into the air: "You don't have to make me kill someone to prove that I can do that, right?"

Then he tilted his head to look at Batman: "It seems that you really intend to do so."

Wonder Woman and Superman team up to rescue him. They are the only two giants in the alliance who can pose a certain threat to the Anti-Monitor.

But this does not change the overall situation.

When white light began to glow on the Anti-Monitor's palm, Chen Tao stopped him.

The Anti-Monitor was satisfied to see that the other was holding a black heart in his palm.

“Good job,” he said. “Just do it. I know it will work.”

Seeing Batman take out this thing, the Anti-Monitor also breathed a sigh of relief. In his brief fight with the Justice League just now, was he merciful and didn't kill any member of the Justice League?
What a joke, of course not. He has already found a way to prevent Batman from becoming stronger through the death of his teammates by "teleporting and then killing". Would he still be worried about not being able to kill?

The problem is, their situation is like an interrogation, and murdering Batman's teammates is like torture.

Those who frequently interrogate others know that for a determined and professionally trained prisoner, rashly using corporal punishment of a sexual nature is an extremely risky act.

Yes, if the other party is a spineless person, torture may make him surrender immediately. But what if he does not surrender immediately?
For the prisoner, this will instead create a psychological preconception that “I have made it through this”, making subsequent breakthroughs more difficult.

Especially after sexual insults and corporal punishment maim the other party and cause irreversible damage, it may even make the other party think, "It's already come to this, I'd rather just give up and not say anything."

Therefore, at the beginning of the interrogation, corporal punishment is always used for the purpose of deterrence rather than direct torture.

Therefore, for Batman, directly killing his teammates might make them share the same hatred and cause the opposite effect of "everyone dies together", and like now...

Martyrs are eager to sacrifice, and what you should do is to sharpen your sword and put it on his neck, then read silently:

3, 2, 1.

Batman put the black heart to his lips.

"I don't think you'd want me to rush you," the Anti-Monitor said.

"Batman, wait, what does swallowing do?" Superman Clark asked.

"Wait a minute, Bat. I think we are here to stop you from making sacrifices alone. No matter what effect that thing can have, don't do it for now." Martian Hunter said:
"Wait, let's think of a solution."

"I've figured it out, everyone. I'm sorry. This heart will give me great power."

"You're hiding this from us again! You never told us this before!"

As Wonder Woman said this, she suddenly turned her head in the fierce battle. She was about to say something to Batman, but the Anti-Monitor grabbed the punching and kicking Aquaman with one hand, and the next moment he flashed behind him and hit Wonder Woman with a knife, making her eyes go blank.

But the Amazon warrior was not knocked unconscious by the blow as the Anti-Monitor expected, but instead swung her sword at him.

The Anti-Monitor used Aquaman as a shield, and the sword stopped on Arthur's forehead.

"You better hurry up."

the Anti-Monitor urged.

Chen Tao held up the heart. Even if he didn't really swallow it, he could still feel the powerful energy contained in it. But he knew that this energy belonged to Barbatos. Unless he swallowed it, the energy in it would never be used by him, let alone using the Anti-Monitor's heart as a substitute for the Planet's Heart.

and so……

I know what to do.

Chen Tao hypnotized himself.

The next moment, he swallowed the heart into his mouth!

"Excellent."

The Anti-Monitor casually tossed Aquaman aside.

It's smooth in the mouth, followed by an indescribable feeling of swelling all over the body.

In the Crucible of the World, Barbatos showed a grim smile.

[Warning! Warning! Huge amount of pollution detected! ]

On Chen Tao's retina, a large number of silver-white characters gushed out desperately like epilepsy:

[Starting emergency protection procedure...You can synchronize at most...Error, protection failed! ]

【Protection failed! 】

【fail! 】

【fail! 】

A large number of words of failure occupied his entire retina, and Chen Tao felt that blood was flowing from his eyes.

He loudly comforted his companions: "Don't worry, everything is as planned."

With a "pop", his limbs made a teeth-grinding sound of bones tearing, and then expanded rapidly.

"This is all in the plan." Wonder Woman heard Batman just say stubbornly:
"It's okay. Believe me."

(End of this chapter)