HBWnovel Chapter 320 Damian Wayne, Son of Batman
Chapter 320 Damian Wayne, Son of Batman
Chapter 320 Damian Wayne, Son of Batman
"Hey, you have to see this." Wonder Woman turned around and saw the Rogues' magician lying outside the transparent cell belonging to the three villains, his nose pressed against the transparent tempered glass, yelling, "I think these three guys are about to die."
Wonder Woman, not wanting to waste any more time talking to Green Lantern Hal Jordan, rushed over and saw that Mite was almost completely reduced to a husk, while the gorilla Grodd and the turtle-man duo were barely breathing and looked like they were about to die.
(Note: The description of the "prisoner-slave" combination comes from a previous discussion in this chapter. Thank you.)
Wonder Woman immediately turned to look at Killer Croc, who panicked, stammering, "Batman didn't mention any of this... I... I'll contact Batman!"
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"This is a sunstone crystal that was removed from the spaceship that brought you to Earth. It should contain some information. Take it."
Chen Tao gave the things he was holding to the Super Girl.
This technological creation, called "Sunstone," looks like a red, elongated, prismatic crystal.
It is a special mineral from Krypton, which can be used as a building material (such as Superman's Lonely Fortress, which is often depicted in comics as something with countless crystals inside) or as a medium for storing information. It can be read by simply inserting this crystal into a control console made with Kryptonian technology.
Ever since Supergirl crashed on Earth, Chen Tao has swallowed this sunstone and preserved it in his stomach.
"Thank you so much, you're such a kind person."
Chen Tao was suddenly given a "friend zone" card, and he felt a little choked up.
He asked again, still somewhat unwilling to give up, "Do you really have to go find your Krypton? You know—"
Then he saw Supergirl shake her head.
"..."
"Okay," Chen Tao said, trying his best not to let his tone reveal any disappointment.
"I've granted you access to the Lonely Fortress. Your time under Darkseid's control also honed your senses and superpowers," Chen Tao said to Supergirl. "You should be able to fly there directly and insert yourself to see what message was left in the crystal your parents gave you."
"That message should be the location of Agung City."
(Note: Argon City is a city on Krypton, the hometown of Supergirl.)
Then he heard the voice of the Super Girl contestant, who was full of hope.
"..."
Krypton is gone, girl.
"Hey, don't look at me like that. I know in your heart you must think of me as a weak little girl who doesn't want to accept reality, who insists on wasting her life in the vast universe even though her home planet has been destroyed."
Supergirl Kara said, "But you don't know."
She seemed somewhat excited.
"My father foresaw it before it happened; he predicted the destruction of Krypton."
She shrugged her shoulders again, continuing to move her limbs, which were stiff from being bound in the tortoise shell for so long, and then explained to Batman:
"My dad came up with a way to save Argonne."
She said, "He designed a force field to protect the entire city from being destroyed along with the planet. The device my father built could provide the city with the atmosphere it needed to survive long enough for the survivors to find a new home in the new world."
"This is an extremely risky and unprecedented plan, and many people even consider it incredibly foolish."
Supergirl said:
"But my dad will definitely succeed; he's one of Krypton's greatest scientists!"
Chen Tao: ...
"So I have to go find my dad and the others. They must have already established a new home somewhere in the universe! And this sunstone—"
She held the sparkling red crystal high: "It's the key that guides me home!"
"Argon City?" Chen Tao asked, "Not Kando City?"
(Note: Kandor, a Kryptonian city, was once bottled up by Brainiac.)
"It's Argonne. Candor was captured by Brainiac many years ago—"
"They stole it from Krypton using the shrinking ray. I know that. I defeated Brainiac before, and the city was in my hands, but there wasn't a single Kryptonian citizen in it."
Chen Tao touched his chin.
Argon City survived? That can't be right. He remembered that in the comics of his previous life, the only Kryptonian city that survived was Kandor, which is the story of "New Krypton".
In the universe he now lives in, it is clear that no Kryptonians have ever survived in Kandor.
That means Kara's father's plan has most likely failed, and even if Supergirl is found, it will only be a ruin...
Well, given their current state, they definitely won't give up without taking a look.
Chen Tao shook his head.
He opened the portal from the Crimson Reality to the world of all beings, watching Kara jump around excitedly before transforming into a streak of red and blue light and flying away, saying things like, "I'm sorry I was controlled by Darkseid before," "You're such a good person, thank you," and "It's amazing that you could see through Darkseid."
"Remember to visit your cousin before you leave Earth!"
Chen Tao said to the Supergirl, "Even though he has lost his superpowers and can't explore the universe with you, I remember you have a responsibility to protect him—because you were frozen for over 30 years, you are actually younger than your cousin now, but he is just an ordinary person now, and you are still stronger than him."
"Okay~"
Boo!
With a soft click, the door closed, and Chen Tao sighed.
He originally planned to train Supergirl to become... well, there's no point in talking about it now. Given Supergirl's current state, you can't force her to stay.
Fortunately, he has a backup plan.
Chen Tao sealed off the Super Girls' room, then turned around and wandered through the building, eventually arriving at another room.
Bound inside was none other than a mechanical superman in a semi-mechanical, semi-organic biological form.
The other person's eyes were tightly closed. Unlike the Supergirl who remained conscious, the other person was frozen by the cold air and stood there quietly like a statue.
Mechanical Superman is different from Supergirl. The latter is a pure Kryptonian whose steel body comes from a biological force. With enough Kryptonite and red sun, she can be turned back into a normal person.
However, while the organic half of the Mechman was weakened by the Kryptonite, the other mechanical half remained completely unaffected. Using the Supergirl's complete containment method against the Mechman would only allow it to escape its cage as easily as opening a can of food.
Chen Tao operated the instrument next to him for a while and soon began to thaw the mechanical superman.
The freezing technology Chen Tao used here came from Mr. Freeze and Captain Cold, both of whom are experts in the field of freezing and would definitely not cause any aftereffects to the mechanical superhero.
Chen Tao rubbed his hands together excitedly.
Actually, if you think about it, a mechanical superhero isn't such a bad alternative!
Once Darkseid releases him from control, Chen Tao can immediately take over control of him.
Supergirl isn't really suited to directly mind-controlling others to become her superhero; a mechanical superhero would be perfect.
It can fly, its eyes can shoot red light, and it's invulnerable to bullets and blades—what's the difference between this and the real Superman? Even if there are slight differences, the situation is the same for criminals:
To a mouse, there's no difference between a leopard and a tiger, right?
What? You're talking about human rights?
The mechanical superhero is no longer human. Half of his body is mechanical and the other half is a clone. He can barely even be considered humanoid, let alone humanoid.
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Once he has control over the other party, he can easily make the cyborg Superman continue doing what Clark used to do, being Superman in Metropolis by day and Batman in Gotham City by night...
Where am I?
As the robotic superhero was thawed, this was the first thing he said.
The second sentence is:
"Darkseid lied to me?!"
He wailed loudly, "Damn it! I didn't die at all! He just controlled me and erased all my senses of the outside world! That liar, that liar, that liar!"
"Aaaaaaaahh ...
Seeing his state, Chen Tao hurriedly reached out, intending to send enough nanobots into the man's head to control him. However, he saw the mechanical superman strain half of his body, causing the kryptonite chains binding him to crumble like tofu and fall to the ground. Then, instead of immediately turning to run away, the mechanical superman clutched his head.
"No, no, I should die! I just can't seem to die, so I begged Darkseid to kill me!"
"Then he...and then...he actually fooled me like that?!"
Chen Tao's gaze was blank.
He immediately remembered that the Cyborg Superman in the comics did indeed have extremely severe self-destructive tendencies. In fact, in the later part of the comics, his only reason for acting was "to find someone strong enough to grant me eternal death."
Because of that accident, he became a complete electronic ghost, and his wife had committed suicide; he no longer wanted to live. His previous proactive attitude towards Darkseid seemed to be entirely a result of being controlled by Darkseid.
This kind of personality certainly doesn't seem suitable for being a superhero. No problem, once I control his mind, he'll immediately become a useful tool, and then I can…
Before Chen Tao could finish thinking, just as his nanobot entered the mechanical superman's brain, he saw the other suddenly clutch his head.
Chen Tao immediately felt an ominous premonition rise in his heart. He reached out his hand, trying to stop the other person: "Wait, let's talk this out—"
"Aaaaaaaahh ...
With a series of screams and roars, the mechanical superman's head seemed to be attacked by an invisible force, and suddenly exploded. The brain of the organic organism and the half of the computer head made of steel glued together, and then set off like fireworks in front of Chen Tao.
Before Chen Tao could even use his nanobots to control his opponent, he was nearly impaled in the eye socket by a piece of the mechanical superman's alloy skull.
"What...?"
Chen Tao was startled. Then he saw the mechanical superman's body collapse to its knees with a thud, its parts clattering and scattering all over the ground.
He stared blankly as the mechanical superman, whom he had just placed high hopes on and who could serve as his successor, was transformed in just a few dozen seconds into a large mass of bleeding organic flesh and a pile of parts.
"……hehe."
"Ha ha."
"Hahahaha!"
Instead of being discouraged by this sudden blow, Chen Tao burst into laughter.
He clutched his stomach, laughing so hard he could barely breathe, then kicked through the wall next to him.
"Fuck!!!!"
"Hahahaha, hahahahaha!"
After venting his anger, he started to chuckle softly, just like a mentally unstable epileptic patient.
Finally, he slumped to the ground in despair.
"No way, really?"
"Beep—Green Lantern Hal requests a call..."
"Hehehehe..."
Chen Tao answered the phone: "What's going on?"
"Mistyll, Grodd the Gorilla, and Turtle Man are dying. You'd better come and take a look, Batman. We're completely helpless against the three of them. I think you no longer need us as batteries. By the way, is Darkseid completely dealt with? How far along is your plan?"
Hal bombarded her with a barrage of questions, until Wonder Woman snatched the phone from her:
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
The female warrior categorized all of Green Lantern Hal's ramblings into a single sentence.
"I'll be right there."
Chen Tao said to Wonder Woman:
"I'll come and take care of the matter with the Meditation Mite and the others right now, and also..."
He talked at length about the follow-up arrangements for the Justice League, things he had already prepared in advance, so he didn't hesitate at all.
Wonder Woman kept saying "uh-huh".
Then Chen Tao changed the subject at the end: "Shall we arrange a time to have dinner?"
"Hmm? Hmm," Wonder Woman said, "Well, that works too. But are you really going to mix it into your work conversations?"
"If Wonder Woman agrees, that's fine," Chen Tao said angrily, and hung up the phone.
Even if there's no Mechanical Superman, there's still Mechanical Mecha Superman. Chen Tao refuses to believe he can't retire!
His retirement will begin with dating Wonder Woman!
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Earth.
Somewhere in the Middle East.
A woman sits in the shadows of a room where no light reaches. She is Talia, the daughter of Rashomon Augu, one of Batman's villains.
She is an incredibly terrifying villain, in some ways even scarier than the Joker.
Her most infamous and terrifying feat was successfully slipping an aphrodisiac into Batman's drink, thereby...
Thus, they successfully extracted the essence and created the most perfect creation in history.
At this moment, she was speaking to the shadows:
"Oh, Damian...you've come."
"That's right, just like I said last time...we're going to see your father..."
"You know. His name is Batman."
(End of this chapter)