American comics: What kind of evil intentions could Batman have?

Chapter 683 Suffering 1 Heroes of the Suffering Universe, I'll bear the infamy.

Chapter 683 Let the heroes of the universe suffer a little, I'll bear the infamy.

This is the melting pot of the world.

When Chen Tao and Barbatos joined forces, their minds becoming one, the Anti-Monitor Dragon was so angry it wanted to grind its teeth to dust.

"Isn't that Barbatos's dog?"

Chen Tao used just one sentence to ignite the other party's rage.

Barbatos received a warm welcome from the Anti-Monitor Dragon upon appearing before them, but this could not change Barbatos's victory. His resources were too great, making him far stronger than any of them.

But similarly, Barbatos is incomplete and needs someone to fill his void.

Well, although that sounds a bit strange, it's true.

Despite murdering its master, Barbatos was not a sixth-dimensional deity directly created by the multiverse mother Papetua like the Worldmaker. Its power was acquired later, and it had not even fully acquired it.

The reason he was able to fight Parallax Morhal and Superman Supreme simultaneously in the World Forge without taking damage was due to the resonance between the Anti-Monitor Dragon and his power.

Now, by borrowing his power, Chen Tao has temporarily helped Barbatos complete this loop, and to some extent, what he claimed was not a lie.

With Chen Tao's help, Barbatos became incredibly powerful in the furnace, as if he were on drugs.

Chen Tao exploited the Emperor Joker's psychology; he was perhaps the person most in the room who wanted Batman to save William, a fact Chen Tao was well aware of.

So, during the battle, Anti-Monitor Dragon and his teammates felt that familiar sense of frustration again. Either their teammates' firepower was directed at them during the confrontation, or their attack direction was deflected and they were then punched by Batman Dragon and Barbatos.

The one who gave them this feeling before was the Black Death Emperor, and the Emperor Joker is the one who captured the other.

But now that he's taking action himself, his methods are far superior to those of the Black Death Emperor. In an instant, it seems like everyone is making mistakes, and together they've created a utterly crushing defeat.

"Can you aim a little better, Brainiac?" The Anti-Monitor Dragon was already the main force against Batman and Barbatos, but look at how smoothly their teamwork was going, while he was constantly being entangled by Brainiac's idiotic metal tentacles.

Brainiac remained silent. He had no evidence that the Emperor Joker was responsible, but just as the Emperor Joker didn't need evidence when he suspected the Black Death, Brainiac had some idea of ​​what the Emperor Joker was thinking.

So when his attacks weakened, he started to slack off. With the Emperor Joker around, the harder he attacked, the more the battle collapsed. So why bother?

Since William Hand is still in their hands, why bother fighting Barbatos in the crucible of the world?

So Chen Tao, the Emperor Clown, and Barbatos went on a rampage, the Emperor Clown doing the grunting and cawing as he went. When they finally managed to drive all the invaders out of the World Forge, Barbatos and Chen Tao sat facing each other, panting heavily, and a strange sense of camaraderie arose within them, a camaraderie born from shared hatred. Although both Barbatos and Chen Tao knew this was an illusion, and an illusion is ultimately an illusion, it didn't stop them from sitting together for the time being.

After driving away the uninvited guest, Barbatos closed the door and then turned away.

"Well done," Barbatos said.

After the battle, he finally picked up the Dawn Lantern again, which looked like a rag doll. The Dawn Lantern drooped its face with its mouth half open, looking utterly hopeless.

This time, the Black Death Emperor was just coasting through the whole thing, and the Emperor Joker was just an actor the whole time. Barbatos didn't encounter a user of the emotional spectrum powerful enough, which is why he wasn't allowed to participate.

Having been dragged into this massive brawl, poor Dawn Lamp couldn't even imagine the miserable fate that awaited him if he ever encountered a user of the Emotional Spectrum. Barbatos seemed to have a lot of faith in him. But such faith usually meant that his desire for revenge would be just as strong if he failed.

So now, in a numb state, the Dawn Lantern can only stare sadly at the Batman Dragon behind its fly-like goggles.

Barbatos's enormous claws touched the head of the Dawn Lantern.

"Too sharp."

As he said this, he rubbed the two bat ears on the Dawn Ghost Lantern headgear flattened them.

Chen Tao: "..."

So Barbatos didn't like the feel of bat ears.

"You've helped me a lot this time, Batman Dragon," Barbatos said. "Give me the chance, and I'll make sure you die a quick and painless death."

Chen Tao recognized Barbatos's way of expressing gratitude. He automatically translated Barbatos's words in his mind and then said, "Thank you, me too. It was a pleasure working with you."

After these two sentences were spoken, the man and the dragon fell into a silence.

The two of them seemed to be playing a game of who could speak first, with only the faint breathing of the Dawn Lamp remaining in the furnace.

Barbatos was the first to break the silence:

"So, are you planning to leave my furnace now and go our separate ways, or...?"

Chen Tao was stunned by his question, and then he subconsciously said, "So you weren't just planning to kill me and take back the 1/4 of the Dark Multiverse Dragon Rank that I possessed?"

Barbatos was taken aback by the question. He then realized that as an evil villain, he should indeed do that, so he quickly nodded: "Yes, that's exactly what I'm going to do."

"If you try to steal it, I'll self-destruct." A dazzling light effect, like a lantern, shone from Chen Tao's body, followed by a deep breath:

"Even after I self-destruct, you won't get this position. I'm prepared. I've also prepared a countermeasure for my world in the event of my death. Once I'm completely gone, the entire world will have no protectors, and with you eyeing it covetously, the cosmic fortress I built will crash into the Dark Multiverse's furnace. Although it's unlikely to cause any significant damage, even just a scratch would be..."

That's right, this is the normal state.

Chen Tao nodded with satisfaction. In any case, his plan hadn't been in vain and had come in handy, which was enough.

Barbatos sighed.

"So I don't want to take your place anymore. Can you leave my world's furnace peacefully and amicably? At least do it with some dignity."

"cannot."

Chen Tao answered Barbatos kindly and gently.

Barbatos sighed, feeling as if he had sighed more now than he had in his entire life.

"So what are your demands now?"

"I need your help to save someone." Chen Tao briefly shared with Barbatos the information that William Hand and the Emperor Joker were planning a new era of family tragedy, and concluded by saying:

"We must not let a psychopath like the Emperor Joker succeed. For the sake of justice, we must stop him."

Then Barbatos heard Batman say matter-of-factly, "You'll help me, right?"

"..."

"No, I won't," Barbatos refused without hesitation. He said, "You must now leave my furnace."

"I'm willing to help you invade the main universe at some point in the future."

Then Barbatos heard Batman Dragon earnestly ask, "Is this promise and this bargaining chip enough?"

"I refuse."

Barbatos coldly rejected him: "These are all too abstract. You can leave now, before I change my mind."

"Nothing at all negotiable?" Chen Tao said, "Don't you believe my promise at all? I swear to God!"

"Yes, no," Barbatos said very sincerely. "I don't believe your promise at all."

This is a bit awkward.

Barbatos clearly had no trust in Chen Tao whatsoever; that level of trust had dropped to zero, and nothing Chen Tao said mattered.

Then Barbatos heard Batman say, "If... I mean, if I begged you?"

Batman used charm on Barbatos, but the effect was not as expected.

"I still refuse." Barbatos was taken aback for a moment, then immediately refused: "Don't do this, I won't accept your request. I need to conserve my strength and will not travel thousands of miles to help you save people."

He paused, then said, "Even if you beg me, it won't help."

Perhaps feeling that his words were a bit abrupt, he still explained a little: "It is impossible for me to leave the World Forge, the place where I am most powerful, just because of your simple request, and help you fight against the Emperor Joker and his elaborate plan without any benefit to me. You yourself have said that his plan must be very elaborate."

Chen Tao was somewhat disappointed. Although he himself knew that it was unlikely, he had still fantasized that Barbatos could participate in the plan to rescue William Hand. So when the ordinary plan failed, Chen Tao could only pull out plan B.

This time it wasn't about moral blackmail or seduction, but about real benefits—a price that Barbatos couldn't refuse.

So when Barbatos tried to lift his claws to send Chen Taoli out of the country, he heard what Batman said.

"The Emperor Joker has laid a trap around William Hand, and it is impossible for me to break through it alone."

"He put himself in the hunter's shoes, and a hunter never fights an unprepared battle."

"So I need you, Barbatos, you have to come out and help me."

Barbatos remained silent; Batman's request was far too unreasonable. For Batman to insist on such a demand after he had already clearly refused was simply rude.

If it were just a small matter, considering his previous help, he might have lent a hand, but this...

Ha ha.

Barbatos might be somewhat interested in causing destruction, but rescuing people?

He was powerless to do anything about it.

Even if he could, he wouldn't do that for Batman.

Batman had run out of things to say, but just as Barbatos was about to distract him and throw him out, he heard Batman Dragon say:

"Bat mite".

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, I can use bat mites to lure the Zul'ana bats from the main universe to the dark multiverse, so you can add something to their game!"

"And Zul'Aman Batman is the Batman of the main universe!"

Barbatos appeared in front of Chen Tao almost instantly, his eyes gleaming with golden light.

Barbatos has always dreamed of invading the main universe, and this plan is to use the main universe's Batman's body as a portal. For many years, Barbatos has been trying to add materials to the main universe's Batman's body and gather enough metal to serve as a portal, but progress has always been slow.

After all, Batman has been living comfortably in his own universe in the main universe, and special cases like being sent to ancient times by Darkseid's Omega Trial during the Final Crisis are rare.

Barbatos has limited means at his disposal in the subject, and there are many restrictions. He has to whisper in one character's ear one moment and guide another character's actions the next to create an event like "Batman: Endgame" where Batman is infected with the Dionysus factor. He can only infect one character at a time, which is extremely inefficient.

If Batman Dragon can really trick Batman from the main universe into coming here as he said, it means that Barbatos's plan will be 100% complete.

Barbatos was certainly not going to let such a good opportunity pass him by.

Are you sure you know what this really means?

"Yes, your plan to invade the main universe will proceed much faster, almost instantly." Chen Tao shrugged. "But so what?"

Even without Chen Tao's help in the original story, Barbatos completed his plan. He's just speeding it up now.

So what if it's overspending? A lot of lice won't itch, a lot of debt won't worry you. That despicable Bruce Wayne from the main universe helping his weak, helpless, and pitiful counterpart in the Dark Multiverse—isn't that just what's expected of him? Take responsibility for yourself as the Batman of the main universe, you bastard!

So when needed, Chen Tao sold off the old Bruce Wayne from the main universe without any qualms. After all, the Justice League of the main universe was blessed with the super buff that "heroes will never completely fail". Why not hire a fully buffed god-tier player to tank the damage? Why should he do it himself?

"So," Chen Tao said, "are you satisfied with this gift?"

"Satisfied, extremely satisfied," Barbatos said. "Deal!"

Chen Tao immediately recited his prepared statement: "But the problem is, my little Robin William Hand was kidnapped on Earth 1, and Barbatos, you can't enter the main universe... Do you have any solutions?"

(End of this chapter)