69novels Chapter 480 Batman's Trip to Fiji
Chapter 480 Batman's Trip to Fiji
Chapter 480 Batman's Trip to Fiji (Does it really exist?)
The development of things is actually relative; there is a good side and a bad side.
At one point, Chen Tao was indeed furious at what Night Owl had done, but now it seems that going with the flow is not a bad idea.
Just as he could blend in with Luther's own plans, he never intended to have complete control from the outset. As long as part of Night Owl's plan overlapped with his, there was room for cooperation; as for areas of disagreement...
We'll see when the time comes; at worst, we'll each rely on our own abilities.
Several tens of minutes later, on Apokolips, the four giants who had been fighting fiercely just moments before sat down calmly around a round table, barely managing to look like they were discussing something.
Despite being the host, Darkseid sat a little distance away from Chen Tao and Night Owl.
Despite Night Owl's continued claim of being a real person, Chen Tao's X-rays easily revealed that he was just fooling people.
What I was looking at was just a remotely controlled puppet robot.
"...By triggering a speed force storm that destroys the universe, we can temporarily trap the Anti-Monitor in one universe. This gives us the opportunity to drive another universe to escape the area that the Anti-Monitor can invade at any time by driving the Heart of the Planet."
Night Owl sat in the head seat, now the de facto leader of the four-man gang. Even though this leadership required considering the opinions of the other members, it was still a remarkable achievement.
"...The Dark Multiverse is so vast that as long as we keep driving the Planetary Heart to keep our universe moving at a constant speed, we can create a snowball effect, making our universe race like a race car through the Dark Multiverse, making it almost impossible for it to collide with the Anti-Monitor again on its track."
"Quack?"
Sitting next to him, Superman Supreme made a strange sound. Both of his heads had been messed up by Chen Tao and Night Owl. Both Wayne family members knew how terrifying Superman was, so they both chose to temporarily reduce Superman Supreme's perception of the outside world in their own ways, which is why he looked so silly now.
Darkseid controls the Black Runners, and they control Superman Supreme. In this meeting, Superman Supreme has been completely reduced to a powerful weapon. Now, Chen Tao and Night Owl both hold a portion of control over this weapon, just like the Tiger Tally that must be pieced together to mobilize an army. This is simply a natural condition for the balance of the alliance.
"We are able to..."
Night Owl sat there talking eloquently, every word gleaming with astonishing wisdom and confidence, but this atmosphere was quickly broken by Chen Tao's action, which resembled a primary school student raising his hand to ask a question:
"Wait, what if we're unlucky and run into the Anti-Monitor again in orbit?" Chen Tao asked. "He can still enter our universe, and all our previous efforts will have been for nothing."
He had to consider that he would never entrust the future of the entire universe to luck.
"First of all, the probability of what you described is almost zero, but if it did happen—"
Night Owl had barely uttered the first half of his sentence when he saw Batman open his mouth to speak, so he quickly used the word "but" to stop the other's long-winded explanation, and then he began to say:
"But even if that happens, I've thought about solutions. Anti-surveillance agents can't enter our universe."
A burly man might be able to squeeze into a parked race car, but he could never jump into a speeding car; our speed is our natural shield.
"He'll just get knocked away by the speed of space?"
"Yes, but perhaps the injury isn't as serious as you think," Night Owl replied.
In short, I have established a Speed Force repulsion network in my universe, capable of repelling the Anti-Monitor from my universe at any time. The moment they make contact, the Anti-Monitor will be bounced away as if hit by a car.
"What evidence do you have to prove...?"
"If you want evidence, I can show it to you. You have plenty of time to verify whether what I'm saying is true, but! Let me finish what I have to say first." Night Owl finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Chen Tao quickly shut his mouth.
"In short, the escaped universe will be safe, and we will not be wandering in the Dark Multiverse forever. As time goes by, the portal between the Dark Multiverse and the Light Multiverse will grow larger and larger."
"As long as we can stall for enough time, we will eventually see a portal appear large enough for the entire monoverse to pass through, allowing us to fully reach the Light Multiverse. Then we can escape into the Light Multiverse, so you all understand the plan, right? The difficulty of this plan lies in..."
"How can you force the Anti-Monitor to be unable to escape this universe when they realize the Speed Force storm is brewing, and how can you ensure that you, Batman, can drag the Anti-Monitor down with you and get trapped in this universe to your death?"
Night Owl turned to Chen Tao: "And you are the answer. Only you can hold them off for now."
Night Owl didn't mention what would happen after Batman held off the Anti-Monitor and they were trapped together in that universe shrouded in the Speed Force storm, and Chen Tao didn't ask that either.
An awkward silence fell over the conference table. Darkseid didn't say a word, just watched the two men face off.
Although Chen Tao had already made a complete guess about Night Owl's plan before, hearing Night Owl say so bluntly that he had decided to sacrifice his universe and himself as well still left Chen Tao speechless.
The Supreme Little Super Monkey next to him was making a purring sound like a monkey. Okay, that description is wrong, he *is* a monkey…
The head of the Supreme Superman, upon hearing the voice from the monkey head, wore an expression of utter humiliation. It seemed to open its mouth as if to hurl insults at Night Owl and Batman, but no sound came out.
He had thought that the arrival of Night Owl and his conflict with Batman would help him escape Batman's clutches, but for some reason, Night Owl's first reaction to confront Batman was to try and control himself?
Superman wanted to curse, but was immediately controlled by Night Owl, causing his original personality to lose control of his body in an instant, and then causing his original head to lose consciousness, twitching like a fool once again.
Night Owl glanced discreetly at Superman Supreme's head. He wasn't foolish enough to focus all his attention on Batman, giving Superman Supreme an opportunity.
If not properly controlled, a powerful, unburdened madman might be more terrifying than Batman, who is bound by the entire universe.
Night Owl looked at Batman again.
This is the most crucial step; he needs Batman's agreement and execution of the plan. This clearly means Batman's death, and for Owlman, this is the difficult part. But in fact…
On this point alone, Nite Owl did not believe he would fail.
The reason is simple: the superpowered beings in this universe are all heroes.
For a moralist with a sense of self-sacrifice and a strong will, all you have to do is sharpen your sword, point the tip at his neck, and then sizzle!
Night Owl and Batman stared at each other, and he silently counted down in his mind.
3, 2, 1.
"I need a promise."
Then, as expected, Night Owl heard Batman say, "I demand that you take the entire Earth with you, put my Earth into your universe, and swear not to interfere with the future natural operation of my Earth."
This reaction was entirely within the Night Owl's expectations.
But as for the other party's demands... that's rather ridiculous.
The owl thought indifferently.
Earth is the center of a universe, much like the nucleus of a cell. Every human being on Earth plays an extremely important role in the entire universe; only they can efficiently share the pressure that ordinary extraterrestrial intelligent life cannot.
Pack up and take the whole Earth with you? What are you thinking?
Do you think that after I took away all the billions of humans on Earth who acted as your batteries, you would still be able to fight against the anti-surveillance agents?
If you can't confront the anti-monitor head-on, how will my universe have time to escape into the orbit of other dark multiverses?
If I don't accumulate enough speed in time, how can I snowball my way out and completely get rid of the anti-surveillance agents?
Moreover, even if he could take the Earth away, the Anti-Monitors are not blind.
Owl's original plan was that his universe would never appear on the battlefield against Batman and the Anti-Monitor, so no matter how badly the Anti-Monitor and Batman were defeated, it would still be a distant battle for their universe.
Although they used this opportunity to escape the counter-monitors, the two universes would never intersect. But if Nite Owl wanted to escape with Earth from the Batman universe, he would have to make the two universes border each other in a small area.
The moment they hand over Earth would give the anti-surveillance agents an opportunity and an excuse to attack, and Night Owl wouldn't be that stupid.
Even so, he couldn't say these words to Batman, so he made a promise without hesitation: "I will definitely take your Earth away, Batman, so that you will have no worries at all."
"As long as you can hold off the Anti-Monitor and trap him completely in that universe, your mission will be complete."
He stood up and bowed slightly: "Please, this is the only way."
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When Chen Tao left the roundtable meeting, he was still somewhat dazed.
He could hardly believe that he had assigned so many tasks to Night Owl, yet the other party could so easily tell him that he could handle them.
Although the outcome is still uncertain, Chen Tao can almost guess that it will be a perfect ending.
At this moment, Chen Tao finally understood how others felt when facing his Batman persona.
When he opened the blast tunnel and returned to Justice League headquarters, he sat in his seat in the Justice League lobby, looking somewhat bewildered.
His next plan overlapped significantly with that of Night Owl. He hadn't yet figured out how to get Night Owl's help, but by a twist of fate, he achieved it in a way that was even smoother than his original plan.
The direction of events that followed was basically the same as his: to enhance his abilities. Although sometimes his methods were not superheroic, Chen Tao had already addressed this huge problem in his previous plans.
He has already told Night Owl about the skill he previously used to create two heads, so that when Night Owl transforms all the people on Earth, it won't become irreversible.
Things are moving in a positive direction, but something still feels off.
"Am I...am I pretty free?"
When the thought first crossed Chen Tao's mind, he already found it somewhat unbelievable.
The word "leisure" is almost never associated with Batman, but it is true now. When preparations were most needed, Night Owl took care of almost everything that needed to be prepared, and Chen Tao could only do the few things he still needed to do after Night Owl had diverted his attention from him.
So now...
Chen Tao hesitated for a moment.
He spread his arms, and a blue, high-speed bullet-shaped cape swept over him.
He flew into the night sky, the wind making his cloak flutter loudly.
He merged his body with the night sky, as if flying in a dark sea of ink.
He just kept flying, flying, slowly flying, and then he found himself unknowingly flying into the bat cave.
No, it's not the countless Batcaves that Bruce Wayne set up indoors in Gotham City, but the original Batcave located underground at Wayne Manor, which was Batman's first Batcave and the place where his heroic career began.
Chen Tao landed and flew into the Batcave, a place he hadn't set foot in for a long time. He sat on the sofa in front of the Bat-computer, and then he heard Alfred's voice:
"My God, who did I just see?"
"Mr. Bruce?"
Chen Tao turned his head and saw Alfred walking over from the side with a tray. He placed a large portion of the food he had prepared on the bar. Chen Tao noticed that there were two portions, one for himself and one for Batman. But Chen Tao knew very well that he had never told Alfred that he was going back to the Batcave, which meant that Alfred would prepare two late-night snacks every night.
He saw the old man looking somewhat bewildered at Batman who had appeared there: "Bruce? When did you get here? I...I don't know..."
Then, in that instant, a bolt of lightning struck his head.
"I...I've been thinking about what I should do next. I've thought about it a lot, but now I suddenly know where I need to go next."
Chen Tao thought about it slowly.
Fiji.
(End of this chapter)