novelonline Chapter 2893 When Night Falls (1)
Chapter 2893 When Night Falls (1)
Chapter 2893 When Night Falls (XI)
Dick was lying in a chair while Schiller was putting back the tooth Batman had just removed, which meant he was actually at the dentist now.
But Schiller is not actually a dentist. It’s just that the tooth structure of vampires is also very unique, so even if a real dentist comes, there may not be anything he can do.
As Schiller expected, there is a gland above the two fangs. According to X-ray photos, this gland is similar to the venom gland of a snake. After feeling the pressure of blood flowing into the cavity, it will release venom. This is the key to transforming humans into vampires.
Batman collected this venom, hoping to develop a reverse antidote, but there was a problem he could not explain - it is impossible to become a vampire just by being contaminated by this venom. The most important part of the first embrace is that the person being transformed must voluntarily suck the blood of the transformer.
Batman guessed that this venom might react with the blood of the transformer in some way, turning the person into a vampire, but he also collected Dick's blood and found nothing abnormal. Even from the blood test results alone, it was not clear that he was a vampire.
Batman customized two new canine teeth for Dick, which were almost the same as his original ones. However, because the gums had no support, Schiller fixed the two dentures to the surrounding teeth, which is also the method most dentists would take.
Dick tried to resist, because everyone knew that most of the things Batman gave you were gifts from him, such as weapons or monitors, and they were not safe to carry on your body, let alone put in your mouth.
Dick wanted to get his fangs back, but unfortunately this was more difficult because both fangs were now in Schiller's hands.
While doing oral treatment for Dick, Schiller said: "I asked Batman for the most effective glue here. Your new teeth will be fixed with the teeth on both sides. If you really don't like it, then you have to be prepared to extract four more teeth."
Dick shuddered.
Tooth extraction without anesthesia can be described as torture. The pain is one thing, but because it is so close to the brain, the physical reactions such as dizziness and nausea caused by the long-term swelling and pain are even more painful.
"I was thinking about something you said earlier," Batman said. "Someone's love for me is gone, but it's not Dick."
"Because he's not the king of vampires," Schiller said. "He's special, but he's not the one who came up with the idea of blocking out the sun."
"Why do you think so?"
"Because he still cares about you, and he's not the dry cookie you're looking for. I don't know if he's the only traitor in the Bat Family, and if he is, a Vampire King who isn't under your nose might be more troublesome."
Dick's eyes rolled around, as if he was about to say something, but Schiller's hand moved hard, causing him to curl up like a shrimp in pain.
"If nothing unexpected happens, you are not the only person in this universe who has been invited by the Doujie. The impact of this game on this universe started long before you participated."
Batman turned his head sharply to look at him, then his eyes fell on Dick again.
Schiller withdrew his hand, and Dick lay on the recliner watching Batman, and neither of them seemed to be willing to speak first.
"You received an invitation?" Batman finally compromised, but his tone was not so friendly. It was obvious that there was a second half of the sentence that he hadn't said yet - "But you didn't tell me?"
Dick turned his head away and simply didn't want to speak, but Schiller reached out his hand again. In order to delay a little time, he had to speak: "I received the invitation letter the day after you received it. I said I wanted to talk to you, and you said you were busy."
"When were you converted?"
"After that, or to be more precise, after the pre-teaming, I have to thank this program for saving my life, otherwise I would have completely fallen into their trap, and the me you see now would not be myself."
Batman understood what he meant. Maybe Dick wanted to investigate something at that time - he was still in Blüdhaven at the time, and Batman had no control over him - but because he received the invitation and needed to participate in the pre-team event, he did not investigate the matter.
"After he came back, he encountered some troubles and realized from these troubles that if he had gone there at that time, the situation might have been worse, but he still couldn't escape this trouble and was transformed into a vampire."
"Who transformed you?" Batman asked this question, but he knew he probably wouldn't get an answer, because if the evolution of this race was so simple, they wouldn't have reached the point where they can challenge humans today.
"I couldn't tell or even hint at it," Dick said. "His control over me was absolute."
"Absolutely?" Schiller suddenly said.
"It was absolute before you came." Dick said with some resentment, "But after the teeth were pulled out, I felt something loose, otherwise I wouldn't have the opportunity to sit here and talk to you about this. I will spend all my time killing Batman. This is my mission."
"You can't tell me your companion's name either?"
"No, he ordered me not to reveal anything. After his control weakened, I can only talk to you like this without being discovered by him. But as long as it involves key information, it will definitely attract his attention."
Batman's fists clenched. Schiller's worst-case scenario had come true. Dick had a master, but it wasn't him.
If the transformer's control over the transformed person reaches the point where he can even know what the other person is saying, then it doesn't matter even if Dick reveals his true colors, because everyone knows that Batman can't kill his own child, nor can he hand his child over to a strange master, so he can only keep him by his side.
However, the master can use Dick to monitor Batman, eavesdrop on important information of the Bat Family, and even give him a fatal blow at a critical moment.
"So who could this mysterious master be?"
Batman quickly thought of a solution. "If Dick can't say it out loud, then he can just look at it himself. Martian Hunter has the ability to read minds. Just let him take a look at Dick's memory..."
"You can't take the gamble." Schiller suddenly said, "Even if reading Dick's memory won't hurt Dick, if Dick is the only descendant of the other party, after his identity is revealed, he will definitely guess that Dick has a problem. How do you think he will treat him then?"
Batman also thought of this problem at this time. The control was only weakened, not disappeared. It would be terrible if the other party controlled Dick to do something irreversible.
"Why did you realize that the fangs were the key?" Batman changed the subject.
"I just need it to lose the ability to transform others." Schiller's answer seemed particularly cold and ruthless. He said: "If it transforms with its eyes, then dig out its eyes. If it transforms with its claws, then chop off its claws. So you should be thankful that teeth are not such an important organ."
Dick shuddered again, folded his hands over his chest and said nothing.
"Can he see us through you?" Batman asked.
"Maybe I could have done it before, but if he did it now, maybe I could feel it." Dick's answer was a little vague, but considering the mystical nature of vampires, it was not surprising.
"I suspect there is another traitor in the Bat Family." Schiller said, "This is not a difficult thing to speculate. If it were me, I would choose one in the light and one in the dark."
"You mean Dick was pushed out?"
"He is your eldest son and means something special to you. If something happens to him, it will definitely distract you and make you unable to take care of yourself, and you may even make mistakes."
Batman was silent. He knew that Schiller had grasped the key. Batman was a superhero with almost no weaknesses. If he had to say one, wasn't the biggest loss he had suffered in his life at the hands of Jason?
The Bat Family is his helpers, but they are also his children. According to the setting of the hero Batman, whether they help or not is not so important. The Bat Family often provides emotional support for Batman, which naturally becomes the only crack in this flawless stone.
If you want to completely break this stinky and hard stone, you can only choose to hammer a nail into it through the crack. Other villains with the ability to imitate have done this before, but imitation is imitation after all, and the fake will always be exposed.
Vampires are different from them. Vampires are real, at least their bodies and souls are real, but their natures have been reversed and turned evil.
This means that even if Batman really finds out that they have turned evil, he can't do anything. Now that he knows Dick is a vampire, can he kill him? Even if he locks him up, he still feels uneasy. Isn't he still carrying him around?
So it's obvious that letting Batman discover that one of his children has become a vampire would be a heavy blow to him both physically and mentally, and if the other knife lurking in the shadows is also very close to him, it won't be far from chopping off the hardest head.
"You need an opportunity to break the deadlock." Schiller said, "It's getting late. Maybe it's time to start the operation."
Batman fell into thought. He really had a lot of things to think about. Anyway, it was not a real surgery. Schiller fixed Dick's teeth and sent him out.
As soon as he walked out, Damian stopped him and said, "Why is it such a coincidence? The two teeth with decay happen to be canines. You must know that the fangs of creatures like vampires grow in the place of canine teeth, right?"
"You know all this, how could Batman not know?" Dick touched Damian's head.
Damian was obviously choked, and after thinking about it, he felt that it made sense. Batman watched the entire process of Dick checking his teeth. If there was really a problem, how could he let Dick out?
In the end, trust in Batman prevailed. Damian said nothing, pointed to the door, and told Dick to hurry over.
The agreed surgery time is approaching, and they need to follow Batman's arrangements and defend the Batcave. Batman said that Dick is allowed to enter the room, but in fact he still lets him guard outside the door, but this is enough to show how much Batman values him.
Jason was guarding the outer gate. He was never as cautious as the other Robins. He squatted in a corner and started to daydream.
Of course, he was not stupid. He had been chatting with Barbara in the monitoring room. It was unlikely that anything would be hidden from the surveillance and sneak in front of him quietly.
Except for a ray of moonlight.