louisehourcade Chapter 822 World Forger: Dragon-Slaying Saber, Click to Receive!
Chapter 822 World Forger: Dragon-Slaying Saber, Click to Receive!
Chapter 822 World Forger: Dragon-Slaying Saber, Click to Receive!
"Batman, what are we doing right now?"
The timeline formed by the convergence of the three bifurcated timelines.
Somewhere in the future.
Hero Day punched a rotting corpse that was rushing towards them from not far away, shattering it into pieces... If this were a corpse driven purely by magical power, he might not have had to go through all that trouble, but on this branching timeline, the future had already deteriorated to an absurd degree.
"Quiet down. I just adjusted the future on this timeline, creating some disruption to help prevent Superman Supreme from tracking us."
Chen Tao transformed into a dragon-like creature, with bat wings growing from his back flapping, his face slightly dragon-like, bearing the paleness unique to Joker.
He had a cut on his back that ran almost from his right shoulder to his left waist, a gift from Superman.
Tsk, the parting gift from an old friend who's been with me all this way is truly painful.
Chen Tao shook his head slightly. Even with his eyes closed, he could almost hear the Supreme Little Superman's furious roar.
After Chen Tao rejected Supreme Superman, he didn't actually turn ruthless and kill him immediately.
He seemed to want to persuade Chen Tao, and went to great lengths to do so, but all of this was ultimately in vain.
However, he could not bypass Chen Tao, whose control of Barbatos was the key to the Supreme Superman Project.
So all he could do was roar...
All he could do was roar in despair, just like Superman the Supreme has done countless times throughout history.
As soon as Hero Ri turned around, another monster, which looked like a combination of a mechanical spider and a rotting corpse, jumped up and started gnawing at his head.
"Why can't we use the authority of the Corrupted Black or the Metal Spirit to stop these monsters from attacking us? My hands are getting sore from hitting them," he said.
"No," Chen Tao replied. "That would allow the Supreme Superman to discover our existence on the timeline. He now controls the cosmic tuning fork and is no longer the same brute he used to be—well, at least not entirely."
Chen Tao was only halfway through his sentence when the image of the Supreme Superman's deep red eyes and destructive fist resurfaced in his mind.
That was terrifying. If he hadn't run so fast, he probably would have been caught by the tail by Superman and beaten up like the Hulk beat Loki.
"so……"
Immediately afterwards, Chen Tao heard Hero's Day ask, "What's the next step in our plan? Are we going to stop Superman the Supreme?"
Chen Tao remained silent.
In a corner unnoticed on Hero Day, his eyes were slightly lowered.
The tragic creation cannot escape the influence of the World Maker. These seemingly unintentional questions must contain the covert influence of the World Maker.
Despite the fact that the God of Dreams, Daniel the Sandman from the Endless Family, assured Chen Tao that his dream power was unbreakable even by the World Builder, a sixth-dimensional god, he was still able to see through it.
Unless the corpse of the World Forger obtained during Hero's Day in the World Forge appears before the World Forger, it is absolutely possible to deceive him.
But apart from that, he cannot and will not hide the World Forgers' other control over Heroes' Day.
and so……
Regarding Heroes' Day, Chen Tao's answer was, and could only be:
"I don't know, my friend, I don't know yet."
He said, "The situation is constantly changing, and the only thing we can do now is to wait."
Hero Day said, "Superman Supreme can't keep chasing us indefinitely... Yes, without our control, Barbatos is just a motionless statue. No matter how much Superman Supreme beats him, he won't work for him. But if the beating goes on long enough..."
"Could Barbatos become too badly injured and slip out of our control?"
Although Hero Day asked a question, Chen Tao knew it was actually a statement.
"Yes, so Superman Supreme only needs to solve the problem of sending Barbatos into the main universe's timeline. We can only play it by ear and wait and see."
Chen Tao said this.
Hero Day nodded: "I understand."
They were silent for a while.
Heroes' Day deliberated for a while.
Silently, he used his large, bone-spiky hands to relentlessly beat the various small monsters that jumped out and attacked them, until their excrement splattered everywhere. Then, after a while, when there were no more monsters...
He turned around, sat down in front of Chen Tao, and then...
"you……"
"You...you don't quite trust me, Batman, do you?"
Chen Tao shuddered.
He...he really wanted to lie to the other person without any guilt.
He did that.
He told that lie:
"How could that be? I still trust you, but the problem is..."
He looked up at the starry sky above this fragmented timeline.
The moon on this timeline has long been destroyed and split in two, so there is no bright, shining moon.
"Life is unpredictable."
He said, "We can only... play it by ear."
……
……
……
The World Builder needs to first understand the emotions of the main universe's Batman; he's capable of doing so.
He's not stupid. After all these years since he and his two brothers joined forces to defeat their mother, Papetua, he hasn't just stayed in the world's furnace, blindly forging the world.
He had witnessed firsthand how the Anti-Monitor, who almost single-handedly killed the Monitors, destroyed countless positive matter universes, and was only one step away from becoming the ruler of the DC multiverse, was utterly defeated by the immune cells of the DC multiverse—the superheroes.
He had witnessed the failures of Parallax Morhal, the failures of Superman Supreme, and the countless supervillains who attempted to overthrow the multiverse crashing and bruising against the immune system of the superhero multiverse. With such lessons learned, how could he not be wary of the main universe's Batman?
He read Batman's emotions and psychology, and every single thought of the other man was revealed in detail.
No problem. Batman genuinely doesn't want Superman the Supreme to succeed. He doesn't want the other to reset history, and he certainly doesn't want Barbatos to invade the main universe. So his feelings about stopping this are absolutely sincere.
On the other hand, he also urgently needs to facilitate the re-integration of the three split timelines into the main universe timeline, restoring everything to its original state.
Hmm... even if the main universe's Batman restores everything to its original state, it won't do any harm to the World Builder.
According to Batman's own plan, as long as he picks up Darkseid Baby and Hawkman Carter's hammer and hits himself, he will be transported to the ancient times of the main universe timeline and will be constantly traveling around under the influence of the Omega Trial, without stopping for a moment.
This completely extinguished Superman Supreme's idea of bringing Barbatos into the main universe.
If the door is gone, what's the point of bringing it?
How did you manage to grab a door that keeps flashing?
The World Builder wouldn't lose out either. After all, what he's going to initiate next is the integration of multiple universes. As long as this matter goes smoothly, the World Builder's plan to strengthen his infant multiverse can proceed slowly.
With the main universe's Batman constantly traveling between worlds, and the main universe's Superman here with the World Maker, what kind of trouble can the remaining members of the main universe's Justice League cause?
This has greatly reduced the pressure on foundries worldwide.
Therefore, Batman's plan was perfect for the World Makers.
After reading the old bat's thoughts as clearly as the moon's reflection in water, the World Forger quickly provided guidance:
"What you need now is a hammer and the Darkseid baby. You already have the baby; the only thing you lack is the hammer." He gave the guidance:
"The hammer is now in Batman Dragon's hands."
"Batman: The Dragon?"
"Yes, that's right. Lex Luthor and William Hand from the Batman: Dragon Universe stole the hammer in the main universe timeline before you did..."
The World Forger merely flicked the main universe's timeline.
He is a sixth-dimensional deity, existing outside of the timeline.
The main universe's timeline is like a movie that can be rewound at any time for him.
While he was talking to the main universe's Batman, he watched as Lex Luthor and William Hand appeared on the day of Pharaoh Khufu's burial, the day Hawkman Carter's past life was buried. They suddenly appeared, reached out, and took the hammer away, leaving a group of bewildered Pharaoh's guards and priests standing there, their foreheads covered in question marks.
(Note: Hawkman Carter and Hawkgirl have been reincarnated multiple times in the DC multiverse due to their contact with N metal. Their main enemy is Wanda Savage.)
"So I'm going to steal the hammer from Batman Dragon?"
"Yes," the World Forger said, "Batman Dragon doesn't seem to want Superman Supreme to reboot the world."
"I can work with him," said the main universe Batman.
"No, but he doesn't want you to completely stop Superman Supreme either."
The world's forgers shook their heads.
To be honest, even he didn't quite understand what Batman Dragon was trying to do.
The fact that the other party simply took the hammer speaks volumes. He had anticipated Batman's actions in the main universe, yet he preemptively took the hammer.
Whether it's Superman Supreme or Batman of the main universe, he seems to be detached from both, focusing solely on escaping, hiding not only from Superman Supreme but also from Batman of the main universe.
The world's forger narrowed his eyes.
This is really troublesome. Batman: Dragon is a troublemaker, and the problem is that the other side has the ability to cause trouble.
So he probably has to keep trying... trying to persuade the other party.
But before trying...
The world's forgers are turning their attention to the main universe's Batman.
But first, we need to help them prepare to snatch the hammer back directly from Batman Dragon.
"I will help you get your hammer back," the World Founder told him.
"Since you intend to form an alliance with me, and since you have not refused my request to bring you here, I will certainly reward you."
He said.
He then stretched out his hand, and in the next moment, countless azure energies solidified in front of the main universe Batman. Then, in the next instant, a pure white, huge, streamlined suit of armor appeared in front of the main universe Batman.
Having made preparations, the world's foundries spared no effort.
"The Bat 6th Dimension Armor, a weapon I specially crafted for you. Wearing this armor, you will have the power to kill Batman Dragon single-handedly."
(Note: This suit of armor is the same one that the World Founders gave to Batman during the "Sixth Dimension" event in the original comics.)
"I started forging this armor a long time ago specifically to counter Batman Dragon."
The World Founder explained, "This armor is specifically designed to counter Batman Dragon's most familiar metal spirit. I must tell you, don't even think about using metal artifacts against Batman, except for this armor. The constant magic on it will retaliate when Batman Dragon tries to use the metal spirit, causing several balanced natural energies within him to attack each other."
"Dark matter energy and fifth-dimensional magic are ineffective against this armor, and cannot even erase the attacks it fires. This armor exists outside of timelines; I forged it in my baby multiverse, so all methods of erasing timelines will be ineffective against it."
"The Speed Force can affect this armor, but while piloting this armor, you too can enter the Speed Force. You might be a little slower than a true speedster, but that's enough time for you to react to an attack."
"I've also prepared all the usual methods for dealing with other Kryptonians, such as Kryptonite."
"The world's forger said."
This suit of armor was tailor-made for the main universe's Batman, and only the main universe's Batman, who is born with destiny, can bring out all the effects of this suit of armor.
"besides."
Under the control of the World Forger, the Sixth Dimension Armor raised its arm, and then a solid blade extended from the arm armor.
"A blade forged from the tenth metal, the nemesis of creatures from the dark multiverse."
"Put the knife into Batman Dragon's heart, and you will finally end this evil creature! In the most righteous way. He is no longer human."
The World Maker said that this suit of armor was also a constraint on the main universe's Batman; he needed this suit of armor to ensure that the main universe's Batman would not betray him.
Even if... there is a one in ten thousand chance that Batman used some ability to evade the World Maker's mind reading, as long as he puts on this suit of armor, everything will be under the World Maker's control.
As the most important immune cell in the DC multiverse, Batman in the main universe is favored by the DC multiverse. All the manipulation methods the World Forger uses against him will not be effective in the long run, and may even provoke a backlash from the multiverse.
However, this armor is an external factor, not a means of control, but a means of murder, which can help the world's forgers bypass the manifest destiny of the multiverse.
"I accept." The main universe's Batman raised an eyebrow.
He walked toward the suit of armor, and the suit of armor, as if it were alive, walked toward him as well.
The main universe's Batman opened his arms and embraced the armor. The next moment, the pure white sixth-dimensional Bat Armor stood tall...
Before the world's foundries!
(End of this chapter)