novelonline Chapter 2473: Battle for the Cloak (29)
Chapter 2473: Battle for the Cloak (29)
Chapter 2473: Battle for the Cloak (Twenty-nine)
In the clock tower of the Prophet's base, Barbara looked at the protective device icons lighting up one after another on the computer screen and smiled. Now 80% of the protective device energy has been turned on. As long as there is danger, these devices can come in handy.
The Robins also came back one after another, but they no longer had the excitement they had when they left to compete. They either had frowns on their faces or seemed to be thinking about something.
When everyone came back, Barbara poured them hot tea and asked, "What happened?"
"We've encountered that mysterious fog again." Jason spoke first. "This time it has shown many different properties. Dick, you go first."
Apparently they had already discussed this in the communication channel, and Dick also recounted the whole process that he had summarized.
Barbara also came to a similar conclusion, and the rules she summarized in the fog were similar to those of Robin.
"What I'm most worried about now is that if Batman has returned to Gotham and encounters this kind of fog again, he might..."
Nightwing of the Arkham Universe said this, and everyone showed a worried expression. Obviously, this was not groundless. Since staying in the thick fog for too long would cause abnormalities, the seriously injured Batman might not even have a chance to rest.
"Don't worry too much. Batman can handle it. If he can't, at least he will send us..."
Just as she said this, the computer behind Barbara rang. She immediately pushed her wheelchair over to take a look. She tapped the keyboard a few times with a serious look on her face, and then said, "Our communication transceiver system has captured a weak signal that was sent from somewhere in Gotham City, but we can't determine the exact location."
All the Robins came over, and after Barbara analyzed it, she only got a bunch of binary symbols. The Robins began to take turns to crack it, as they were already used to solving this kind of puzzle.
During the cracking process, Barbara said: "I think this might be from Batman. It's inconvenient for him to contact us now, or maybe he is carrying out some secret plan."
Dick sighed and said, "I think our focus is to find the source of the signal and bring him back. A seriously injured patient said he wanted to hang out outside, and you guys just ignored him?"
"Don't say that, Dick." Red Robin shook his head and said, "It's not like we haven't tried before. When have we succeeded? We might as well follow his plan. At least it can help."
Everyone was silent. They all knew that what Red Robin said made sense. There was no one present who didn't know that Batman was a mental patient. Didn't they try to control him? They couldn't.
Soon Robin from the Arkham Universe screamed, and saw that the originally chaotic binary symbols were arranged into a square with a pattern displayed on it.
"Cape! Batman's cape!"
Barbara was the first to recognize the pattern. It was obviously a cape with the Batman logo printed on it.
Why is it a cape? Everyone was puzzled, but Red Hood, who had witnessed Batman's battle, took out the bottle containing the five-dimensional devil. He shook the bottle vigorously and asked, "Hey, do you know anything?"
The little devil was so dizzy that he knocked hard on the inner wall of the bottle and said, "Stop shaking it! How do I know what a cape is... Wait, is the cape you are talking about a long black cloth hanging on the back?"
All the Robins came closer again, looking at the pairs of eyes staring at him. The five-dimensional little devil cleared his throat and said, "Well, I don't know what a cloak is, but if you mean the thing behind that hard, black iron shell, it's been taken away."
"Batman's cape was taken away? By whom?"
"My last master, Robin King." The little devil shrugged and said, "He appeared in front of Batman, and the two of them talked for a while. Robin King suddenly started yelling, snatched Batman's cape, wrote something on it, and then put the cape into his belt."
"King Robin stole Batman's cape, wrote something on it, and took it away." Barbara sorted out the information she got from the five-dimensional little devil, and said as if she suddenly realized something: "It seems that the thing written is very important. We have to take Batman's cape back."
Things are back to the starting point. They still have to deal with King Robin first, which means they still have to attack Wayne Tower.
"I've said before that it's not enough to just activate the protective device and then sit back and wait for death." Red Hood snorted coldly and said, "As long as the culprit is captured, everyone will be safe."
"I think we really can't delay any longer." Nightwing from the main universe packed up his things and said, "I guess the area is full of crazy monsters he released. If too many people go there, it will easily alert the enemy. I'll go over and take a look at the situation first."
Nightwing left quickly. Not long after he left, Barbara looked at the computer and said, "Batman wouldn't send us a message unless it was a critical moment. So what's on the cape?"
Under Gotham, in a bat-safe house hidden in the sewers, the Batman of the main universe helped the Batman of the Arkham universe lie down and helped him peel off the remaining armor fragments on his body.
This is not an easy task, because at this time the Batman in the Arkham Universe has turned into a bloody man. His body is covered with coagulated blood and almost all of his skin has been completely peeled off, like a criminal who is dying after being tortured.
The shattered armor was embedded in his flesh and blood, and almost every movement brought unimaginable pain.
"I think you're a little too rash." Batman from the main universe said as tactfully as possible: "Before dancing with snakes, at least prepare the antidote serum first."
The Batman of the Arkham Universe shook his head slightly. He didn't say a word while taking the armor fragments. It seemed that he didn't even have any pain reflex. He said in a very hoarse voice: "The only thing that was beyond my expectation was that King Robin took advantage of the connection between the symbiote in Jason and me."
"So you didn't even need the symbiote in the end." Batman sighed deeply, and while treating the wounds of the Arkham Universe Batman, he said, "Tell me about your plan."
"Equation..." Arkham Batman only uttered this word. He said, "If it weren't for Jason's accident, I would have got the equation now."
"What equation?"
"Anti-Life Equation."
Batman frowned deeply. He had never heard of this name, but he knew that he also had an equation in his hand, which was the main reason that attracted Darkseid to attack the earth where he was.
"Start from the beginning," Batman said.
"I need to change this country," said Arkham Batman. "I have to change it because I know the darkness will come soon."
"so……"
"I have to lure Darkseid here." Arkham Batman said with his eyes closed: "This is what another Batman told me... No, he is not Batman anymore, another Bruce Wayne told me."
"Our original plan did not include serious injuries." Arkham Batman's voice was extremely dry. He said: "Bruce in another universe also needs to change the situation in his universe, so we worked out a plan together."
"The Earth needs external pressure. Our chosen opponent is Darkseid. For this we need a bait, which is the Anti-Life Equation, but neither of us has this equation."
Batman frowned, he knew which Bruce the Batman of the Arkham Universe was talking about, but he remembered that both he and the Bruce of the Schiller Universe had equations.
Arkham Batman seemed to see what he was thinking, and he said: "What you have in your hand is not... not the complete anti-life equation, but a part of the life equation."
Batman nodded. In fact, he had already guessed that the equation in his hand was definitely not an ordinary thing. The reason why Darkseid in his universe attacked the earth was because of this equation.
"How do you know King Robin has the Anti-Life Equation?"
"Bruce has been to many dark universes..." Arkham Batman said, "He investigated the universe where King Robin was born. One of the heroes was killed by some anti-life creatures. The corpse of that creature was left behind and was discovered by Bruce."
"So this is a trap you set for King Robin?"
"Not anymore." Arkham Batman sighed and said, "Originally I thought there was a symbiote in my body that could heal my injuries. I gave the symbiote a lot of energy just to hold up against King Robin's first wave of attacks."
"I know King Robin is very strong, and I don't mean to defeat him. As long as I can still speak when he appears in front of me, I will be able to use the half of the life equation Bruce gave me to trick King Robin into writing down his equally incomplete anti-life equation."
"you did it."
"Yes, it's not difficult." Batman from the Arkham Universe paused and said, "He himself knows that the Anti-Life Equation in his hand is not complete, otherwise it would have no function other than transforming Anti-Life creatures."
"He thought that the half of the equation in my hand could help him complete the equation, so I showed him my half of the equation first..."
"Wait, aren't you worried that he might go back on his word?"
Arkham Batman snorted and said, "As long as you first devalue his inventions and put him in a situation where he can't refute you, his primary goal will naturally become to prove to you how talented he is."
Batman immediately understood that this was a trap set up by Arkham Batman long ago, so he naturally had plenty of time to figure out how to trick King Robin.
In fact, it is not difficult to think about it this way. The complete anti-life equation is probably very powerful and everyone wants it, but if King Robin had it, he would not have to kill a superhero and create a bunch of anti-life creatures.
The anti-life equation in his hand must be problematic. On the one hand, he strives to complete it, and on the other hand, it is revealed that the equation he came up with is a defective product.
The combination of the two, coupled with Batman's carefully woven rhetoric, can easily make Robin King be provoked and break down during the conversation. He will choose to prove to Arkham Batman that he is the only one in the world, and it is no surprise that he is a genius who can come up with the anti-life equation.
So after Arkham Batman showed the incomplete half of the life equation in his hand, Robin King may have had another inspiration and completed the anti-life equation in front of Arkham Batman.
"So where is this anti-life equation now?"
"On my cloak."
(End of this chapter)