indianbanksassociation Chapter 699 The Difference Between Black Death William and Batman
Chapter 699 The Difference Between Black Death William and Batman
Chapter 699 The Difference Between Black Death William and Batman
Chen Tao is making a decision, a slightly risky one.
An interesting fact is that when you decide to step onto the gambling table, no matter how much advantage you've accumulated in previous hands, in the end, the card you can play is always the best card you have in your hand.
The last time, one card determines the size, and the other bets on who wins or loses.
Even the worst hand can be played well, provided that the hand is not too much weaker than the opponent's.
Chen Tao's biggest card right now is Barbatos.
Chen Tao had even prepared a plan for how he would split Hal in the event that the Anti-Monitor Dragon and the Black Death Emperor actually controlled Parallax Demon Hal and then became locked in a stalemate with Barbatos.
He also has a plan to transform Hal into a two-headed monster, just like when he faced the invincible Superman Supreme in the Dark Multiverse. Maybe he can even pull out Hal's Spinal Sword again... Of course, this is just one of his many ideas.
In conclusion, when Barbatos gave it his all, I believe no one could stop him; that was the inevitable outcome.
Whether it's Parallax Morhal, the Time Trapped, Brainiac, or even the Anti-Monitor Dragon.
None of them could completely defeat Barbatos. As long as the balance of power remained intact, things wouldn't get so bad as to be out of control for Chen Tao.
He never plans everything out in advance, but rather prepares for the worst and then decides based on the situation.
But now, the sudden appearance of the Black Emperor's Black Lantern power has changed the already balanced 1-on-1 situation between Barbatos and the Anti-Monitor Dragon.
Parallax Mohal suddenly let out a howl that sounded inhuman, and then pounced on Barbatos, who was still trying to manipulate the energy of the dark matter universe.
As Chen Tao's expression changed drastically and he rushed forward to shield Barbatos, he suddenly heard a voice.
Batman.
"William?"
In a telepathic connection, Chen Tao heard William Hand's call, and almost instantly, he deduced William's entire plan.
He stood in front of the darkened Howl, their fingers intertwined tightly, the two assuming a wrestling stance, constantly communicating through their telepathic connection.
"You're taking too much of a risk. You're playing with fire. You might not be able to control the Black Death Emperor," Chen Tao said. "The Black Death Emperor will definitely turn against you."
"No one has the ability to compete with me for the possession of the Black Death Emperor in the current timeline of the hyper-time flow, and the Black Death Emperor's instincts can be used. No one can offer a higher price than me."
William Hand told Chen Tao, "I'm fully prepared."
"Champions? Barbatos?"
Both William and Chen Tao were very familiar with each other, and even more so with the logic behind each other's plans. With just a few words, Chen Tao realized what William wanted to do.
This kid is crazy! He's far too greedy. He not only wants the power of the Black Death Emperor to corrupt Parallax Mohal, but he also wants to drag a part of Barbatos into death and spread death over Barbatos so that he can influence Barbatos!
This plan is too radical and too risky. Even Chen Tao hadn't considered such an idea. Did William forget all the careful and cautious things he taught him before?
Sure enough, he immediately heard William say, "I plan to try to use the power of the Anti-Monitor and the Black Death Emperor to injure Barbatos."
He said, "At least weaken some of his power. He's too strong, and we all know he's bound to invade the main universe and even try to control the entire multiverse. But isn't now the perfect time to attack him?"
"But since Barbatos hasn't done that, you can't make the first move."
"Why not? With a dangerous villain like Barbatos, do we still need to talk about morality and reason?" William retorted. "When you did it yourself..."
He stopped talking halfway through his sentence, which startled Chen Tao. Then he realized what William Hand was thinking.
Chen Tao almost laughed out of anger.
"You think I'm being controlled by Barbatos, which is why I keep speaking up for him?"
"No, teacher, not at all."
Chen Tao rolled his eyes, ignoring William's rambling thoughts, and then he heard William guarantee something.
"I can win. At worst, we'll see how things go. If there's no chance, I won't attack Barbatos."
"This isn't about winning or losing."
Chen Tao let out a sigh of relief. William Hand had proven his strength by deceiving him and carrying out his plans independently, a capability that none of Chen Tao's Justice Alliance members possessed.
He knew he couldn't give William a harsh order, and now he had the time to explain himself.
"The World's Founder".
"What?" William was taken aback. "Oh, the owner of Barbatos you told me about before?"
"Yes, I suspect he is not dead, and that he is behind many things."
Chen Tao said, "I'll tell you again, I'm perfectly clear-headed right now and I'm not under Barbatos's control at all. I'm telling you now, don't take any action against Barbatos. Whatever Barbatos may do in the future, at least he hasn't done anything yet. Before he actually does anything, we shouldn't make a move."
"I don't understand..." William said.
"The essence, William. The essence," Chen Tao told him, "Let me tell you an experience from preparing a plan. The tilt of the balance of power in a war is essentially due to the shifting strengths of forces."
"Planning, adapting to local conditions, fighting with one's back to the wall... all sorts of external factors are nothing more than dirty tricks for the weak to win against the strong."
"But if you can be upright and use force to suppress others, you should never think of resorting to any underhanded tricks."
The simplest example is when Killer Croc had not yet joined Chen Tao's side, Chen Tao placed an electric roasted whole pig in front of him.
If Killer Croc were Homelander, would those meager electric currents still have any effect on it?
"And now Barbatos is my trump card, do you understand?" he said. "As long as Barbatos is safe, we won't lose the battle. If anything happens to him, things will get complicated. Thinking ahead isn't a mistake, William, but thinking too far ahead, chasing the sun before it's even in your grasp, and dropping the watermelon you're holding—that will lead to trouble."
When Chen Tao sent the Anti-Monitor to Earth-15 to give the Hypertime Flow a good beating, he didn't think about what to do in the future.
William hasn't even controlled Parallax Morhal yet, and he's already thinking about invading Barbatos with death energy. That's planning way too far ahead.
"Bat? So what's going on?" Barbatos asked Batman in a low voice. He looked at Hal, who was flying up and crashing down in the distance. Half of Hal's face had turned into the skull of a Black Lantern Corpse, constantly emitting black smoke.
However, as it pressed down, the half-withered fist would occasionally swing up and punch its own chin.
Hal's control over his body was now limited to the lower half of his intact face.
He struggled to control half of his mouth, managing to utter indistinct sounds:
"Can someone please tell me to stop hitting myself?"
Nobody paid him any attention.
"But..." William hesitated.
You should say "therefore".
Chen Tao asked, "Can you team up with Barbatos now to expel the Anti-Monitor's will from Hal's body?"
He asked in a low voice, "Can you just tell me directly? Trust me, I have a very bad feeling about this."
"I'm trying," William said.
There were some things Chen Tao couldn't say directly to William Hand.
For example... he felt that William Hand hadn't been so impatient before.
For example, he felt that the success of William Hand's plan was somewhat suspicious.
Chen Tao shook his head. William Hand suspected that he was being controlled by Barbatos, and now he suspected that the other party was being controlled. The two of them only had a small disagreement on the plan, but now they were starting to suspect that the other party was being controlled. This was a bit too much thinking.
Whatever his thoughts about William, it was all just speculation to him now. The most important thing was for William Hand to seize control of Parallax Morhal first and keep this powerful combatant in his grasp.
After almost completely guessing William Hand's plan, Chen Tao immediately had some new ideas.
He originally intended for Barbatos to have complete control over Parallax Morhal, but this was a last resort when all else failed.
If William could now contend with Barbatos for control of the Parallax Demon, Chen Tao would naturally prioritize making William the controller. With William's help, he and the Barbatos alliance would have more room for maneuver.
"No matter what your preparations are, I demand that you seize control of Hal first," Chen Tao ordered. "Only after you have complete control of Parallax Demon Hal can we discuss the rest. I will have Barbatos work with you."
Of course, before telling Barbatos about this...
At this moment, Chen Tao changed his tone, returning to the slightly authoritative yet still authoritative tone he used when instructing William Hand:
"You didn't tell me anything when you were planning all this, William."
Chen Tao directly announced the punishment measures for William:
"When we get back, I'm going to hit you on the head with a crowbar."
In that instant, Chen Tao was actually very worried that William would not follow his instructions.
Although Robin's disobedience to Batman is a tradition, it was still too fatal in this situation.
Even more fatally, he had to admit that William's plan seemed feasible. William was not a reckless person, and if he said he could do it, it meant that he was as prepared as he was.
But then again, he was far too radical.
Chen Tao himself didn't know how he managed to train such a student.
His and William's ideas diverged fundamentally, and their paths diverged drastically, inevitably leading to a clash.
He's saying things like "knock on the head" to leave himself room to maneuver. He's using these words to get closer to William. He's already started using tactics on William, treating him as someone who needs to be manipulated with words.
He used rhetoric and techniques on his student, employing a similar tone and manner to evoke feelings in William Hand that he had experienced during his apprenticeship. By doing so, he reminded William of the fact that "Batman is always right," thus further enhancing his persuasiveness...
Hopefully this will be helpful.
"I understand, Batman."
To Chen Tao's relief, William did not insist on his own way. He heeded Batman's advice and temporarily set aside his differences with Batman regarding the operation plan.
"In this way, you cooperate with me and let Barbatos help me suppress the Anti-Monitor Dragon. If I can completely control Parallax Morhal, then I can try to carry out my plan to attack Barbatos. If I can't even control Morhal, then this plan will naturally be scrapped."
He offered a compromise, which Chen Tao agreed to. He had originally intended to do it that way, but it would be more dignified for William to say the compromise himself; otherwise, it would feel like he was forcing William to completely obey his orders.
If possible, when faced with William's situation, Chen Tao would directly manipulate William's mind and control him to obey orders, just like when he dealt with Darkseid and discovered that Hal from the Justice League might not obey orders.
But now William is not Hal of the Justice League. He has grown up, has his own ideas, and has planned his own scheme. Even Chen Tao doesn't dare to say for sure that his plan is flawed; he can only say it's his guess.
Faced with such a disciple, Chen Tao could no longer control him as easily as he had controlled the members of the Justice League before, which made him both gratified and somewhat regretful.
Chen Tao has effectively turned his Justice League into a one-man show, and the feeling of having someone oppose him... is quite unsettling for him.
In short, although this method is not as easy to injure Barbatos as William had originally planned, which was to strike while Barbatos was controlling Parallax Mohal, Chen Tao also said that he could trick Barbatos into re-entering William Hand's body with his power, so that William could launch an ambush.
This, to some extent, also achieves William's goal. He has now reached an agreement with William, which is simply to make it more prudent to break William's one-step goal into two steps.
So now...
"The Anti-Monitor Dragon is about to be eliminated," Barbatos told Chen Tao.
"But I feel that the Black Death Emperor's power is somewhat abnormal..." Barbatos frowned.
"My Barbatos Dragon, my Batman... I have a bad feeling."
He said this.
Do you know what's most worrying?
Chen Tao felt the same way.
(End of this chapter)