69novels Chapter 768 Let us meet the clown among clowns: The Time Trapped
Chapter 768 Let us meet the clown among clowns: The Time Trapped
Chapter 768 Let us meet the clown among clowns: The Time Trapped
The Supreme Superman and the Time Trapped were wreaking havoc in the densely populated city. They should have been unaware of how many people they had killed, but now, thanks to Chen Tao's use of another timeline, they had created a mountain of corpses.
But no matter what, the battle continued. The two of them fought further and further away, flying higher and higher. Soon, they broke free of the atmosphere while fighting and plunged into space.
Now that the fight has reached this point, the Trapped One has realized that it is impossible for him to fight against the Supreme Superman head-on; the opponent is too young and powerful enough.
But it doesn't matter, the Batman Who Laughs and he have already discussed a plan—as expected of Batman, the plan is very meticulous and there is basically no possibility of it going wrong.
The Maniac had long anticipated that Batman Dragon would attempt to use the Cosmic Tuning Fork to lure him. The Maniac's exact words were:
"You see, Time Trapped One, when you discover the tuning fork while fighting Superman Supreme, you instantly realize that it's the only way to threaten Superman Supreme and turn the tide. So what you'll do is try to steer the battle towards the tuning fork."
"—But all of this should be a trap set by the other side."
Then comes the point that those trapped in time find most incomprehensible.
The Batman Who Laughs directly told him about the plans that Batman Dragon and the killing machine might be carrying out, and the facts before his eyes proved that the Batman Who Laughs was right.
They really intended to use a tuning fork to deflect themselves.
"If you're really stupid enough to try to steal the tuning fork, you'll get trapped in a pre-prepared trap. Then they'll take advantage of the moment you're trapped to parachute onto Capitol Hill and have Superman the Younger impersonate you."
He might issue a couple of decrees that benefit the people, and when everyone thinks he's the real Superman of the universe, you'll be seen as a fake when you return.
"So what should we do now?"
"It's very simple. I've prepared a potion for you. Once you get close to the Cosmic Tuning Fork, just drink it. After you drink it, Batman Dragon and Killing Machine's backup plans won't be able to do anything to you."
"They thought they'd trap you inside the cosmic tuning fork and kill you? No, once you drink this drug, you'll instantly gain complete control of the cosmic tuning fork. Then, this treasure will be ours."
"Just taking some medicine? Is it that simple?"
"That's right, everything is going according to my plan, Bat of the Laughing. Just drink, okay? I've arranged everything."
The Trapped Ones were not without suspicion of the Batman Who Laughs, but firstly, they were now working for the same two people, and the Batman Who Laughs could not possibly disregard the will of those two people to harm them.
Secondly, the Laughing Bat also displayed the demeanor of a true master of potions in front of the Time Trapped.
After the Time Trapped met the Laughing Bat, the Laughing Bat would often give the Time Trapped some potions to drink.
At first he was very wary, but he gradually discovered that the drugs given by the maniac had no hidden side effects. Moreover, when he scanned the drugs with his X-ray vision, they contained only normal chemical components.
How dangerous could a drug really be?
The Bat Who Laughs has arranged everything.
Therefore, when the trapped man saw the giant cosmic tuning fork emitting golden light amidst the planet's radiance, a slight smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
If he had previously harbored some doubts about the Batman Who Laughs, now that everything was unfolding exactly as the Batman Who Laughs had predicted, his confidence had been greatly strengthened.
The Batman Who Laughs had almost figured out the enemy's plan. Whether it was using the tuning fork to lure them away and then trapping them, or the timing of Superman's attack, just as the Batman Who Laughs said, it was all part of his plan.
As for him, the one who is trapped, as an executor, all he needs to do is carry out the orders.
Therefore, despite knowing that getting close to the Cosmic Tuning Fork would lead to an attack by the traps set up by Batman Dragon and the Killing Machine, the Time Trapped deliberately stepped into the traps created for him by Batman Dragon and the Killing Machine, just as he and the Laughing Man had planned.
He truly believed that, just as the Bat of Laughter had said, he could gain complete control of the Cosmic Tuning Fork by using the potion given to him in the trap.
This belief did not arise out of thin air, but was the result of the Bat of Laughter's repeated reinforcement. It was not mind control, but a pure reversal of perception.
As the two of them flew one after the other, they approached the cosmic tuning fork. In an instant, the tuning fork began to vibrate, and a surge of energy instantly trapped the trapped individuals.
Upon seeing that the Time Trapped One was trapped, Superman instantly regained his senses.
He suppressed the look on his face that seemed to want to pounce on the other person and immediately turned around, flying towards the blue Earth below.
Those trapped in the tuning fork energy field revealed an expression of "I knew it."
All of this was part of the Batman Who Laughs's plan.
He pulled out the bottle of drugs that the maniac had given him from his pocket.
Once he tilts his head back and drinks the drug, the giant tuning fork will become a weapon completely under his control.
The Laughing Bat wouldn't dare to joke about such a thing; what he gave was definitely genuine.
Previously, he and Superman the Supreme fought all the way from North America to South America. This huge crisis in the main universe also created a large amount of crisis energy, and the Cosmic Tuning Fork can collect and sort out this crisis energy.
The trapped individual attempted to resist the energy field created by the cosmic tuning fork that was controlling his body.
Unsurprisingly, nothing came of it; the energy field was very strange.
He guessed that this energy field probably also contained the power of crisis energy. Not everything could trap him, the Supreme Superman. Although he was now a Time Trapped, he had once been the Supreme Superman.
But all of this will soon belong to him.
The man in the trap tilted his head back and swallowed the green potion produced by the Mad Laugh.
He stood there for two or three seconds, and then the effects of the drug began to take hold.
Ok.
The Trapped One suddenly felt a pang of regret. Although he and the Batman Who Laughs were now loyal to the Multiverse Mother Perpetua and the Void Hand, had he trusted the Batman Who Laughs too much?
If the Bat Who Laughs were to lie to him...
Forget it, what reason could they possibly have?
Then, a sinister smile appeared on the victim's face, because he felt as if he had suddenly gained some kind of telepathic ability.
Superman's original abilities did not include telepathy, but with the help of the drug, he temporarily gained new superpowers.
And this ability guided him...
The trapped one turned his head and looked at the tip of the cosmic tuning fork.
In an instant, his willpower, or perhaps telepathic ability, which had become incredibly powerful due to the drugs, reached into the interior of the cosmic tuning fork.
This telepathic ability was incredibly profound; in an instant, it began to seize control of the tuning fork, so smoothly that even he himself couldn't believe it.
His willpower collided head-on with... Who is this? The consciousness of a killing machine? He was now controlling the tuning fork, but it was no use.
Under the influence of the drug, the victim's telepathy reached a level close to his own power, and in an instant, the victim's will crumbled.
Just as the maniacal laugh had said, once he drank the medicine here, no one could stop him!
The trapped man grew increasingly excited, his telepathic abilities spreading throughout the tuning fork, his spirit becoming half-physical, dancing gracefully.
However, at that moment, in the mental space...
While still dancing gracefully, the trapped spirit suddenly felt a huge shadow cast upon it.
He was startled, and then...
The person trapped in the situation turned their head away.
He saw a colossal giant, incredibly large, with red skin, wearing a uniform resembling armor, his massive body sitting there silently watching him.
Surveillancer.
Then he turned his head and saw another giant and the Watcher looking down at him from above in the mental space.
This person was much more familiar than the watcher from before.
Besides being covered in heavy armor, his bullet-shaped helmet design also left a deep impression.
Counter-surveillance.
Those Trapped in Time: ...
If he were outside, he might still have the idea of fighting with the other party, but this is a mental space, and a mental space of tuning forks.
This place is basically a kingdom of monitors and counter-monitors. How come the Batman Who Laughs didn't anticipate this?
The trapped person realized that if he continued to keep his consciousness in this dangerous place, something he could not have predicted might happen.
So he decided to manipulate his willpower and calmly withdraw from the control of the cosmic tuning fork. Although he failed to seize and drive away the monitors and counter-monitors, he could still make a long-term plan with the power given by the maniacal laughter.
Then, the next second, the smile on the trapped man's face froze. He realized that he couldn't escape this mental space at all. He laughed wildly, using this drug to weld his willpower to the cosmic tuning fork, at least for the time being.
And this means...
The man trapped in the moment felt a buzzing in his head. He wasn't stupid or dumb; he seemed to have a vague sense of what the Batman Who Laughs was planning, but he was still unwilling to believe it.
He heard the two giants beside him talking to each other. Although their animosity seemed to run deeper, at least for now they were able to stand side by side.
"Sigh, we can't get rid of him," the monitor said.
The anti-surveillance agent standing next to him chimed in, "It's all because of you, you piece of trash, my brother, you idiot."
"This is not the time to talk about this," the monitor said. "We must get him out of here."
"No, no, wait a minute, I..." The Time Trapped One tried to say something, but his words were immediately interrupted by the Anti-Monitor.
"He's begging for mercy," the anti-surveillance agent said.
"It's a bit like a scam. A genuine plea for mercy wouldn't involve trying to control the entire universe while tuning a tuning fork. This is just a delaying tactic."
The person who had been listening to the monitor and the counter-monitor talking became anxious: "No, it's not some delaying tactic! I just genuinely don't understand this ability! I wasn't the one trying to control the tuning fork."
The two giants had largely ignored him, basically treating him like air.
"So, have you made up your mind?"
Immediately afterwards, the trapped being heard the voices of two sixth-dimensional god-giants.
First came the counter-surveillance agent, whose voice was like muffled thunder:
"Are you going to waste this precious opportunity on him? You should know very well how much control we can display on the Cosmic Tuning Fork at once. Forcibly defeating him is a bit too much of a stretch. Why not force him away? Do you know that if we drive him away this time, we won't be able to launch a second attack for a short period of time?"
Then he immediately followed up with a self-answered question: "Oh, I see. The trapped person can't be removed from control; his willpower is too strong."
Those trapped are trying to escape using their own methods, but to no avail.
Those trapped in this situation cursed in their hearts.
His current goal has shifted from seizing control of the cosmic tuning difference to avoiding brain damage from attacks by the monitors and counter-monitors.
He had realized that the Batman Who Laughs definitely had a plan, but whatever his plan was, the Trapped One was now a stubborn resident who refused to leave the Tuning Fork. It was easy for him to get in but difficult to get out. He dared not retreat, because if he did, everything would collapse. Neither the Monitors nor the Counter-Monitors would let him go.
He's like Ukraine joining NATO now.
It's not important whether NATO will launch a nuclear missile from Ukraine into Moscow; what's important is that it has the capability to do so.
So no matter what the trapped person explains, the monitor and the counter-monitor will eliminate this hidden danger and cancer, which means he has to fight the two of them with his own willpower.
But he himself knew that this was not even a competition of equal scale!
The monitors and counter-monitors exchanged insults while simultaneously raising their fists together.
"...Foolish, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't need to..."
"This isn't stupidity, it's just..."
"If we were in a state of multicultural integration right now, I'd almost want you to..."
"You can't even escape the crisis on infinite Earths, so I suggest you might as well..."
They bickered with each other, then raised their arms high together.
The two men clenched their fists, each the size of a sandbag. Only in such matters could the Monitor and the Counter-Monitor reach an agreement. These two brothers, who had become enemies, joined forces to attack the Time Trapped.
"No, no, no, don't—"
With a deafening roar, those trapped inside let out hysterical screams!
In an instant, his willpower was also severely damaged, while in the shadows, the Laughing Bat also revealed a smile.
Very good, the first phase of the plan is complete. The trapped ones used their own willpower as consumables to exhaust the counterattacks of the monitors and counter-monitors.
That's what it means for everything to be in line with the plan.
(End of this chapter)