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

Chapter 332 I, Batman, and the Crime Syndicate Become Brothers

Chapter 332 I, Batman, and the Crime Syndicate Become Brothers

"Doctor, didn't you say you could communicate with that thing called 'Rotten'...?"

Johnny Quick turned his head and asked the expressionless Flame Skeleton.

"The blackness of decay."

"That's right, I mean that mysterious power called the Black Rot."

Johnny Quick turned his head and looked at the Flash, who was lying on the spot, trembling violently.

His defeated opponent's face was now a blurry mess from shaking, but Johnny Quick's high-speed vision, enhanced by the Speed ​​Force, made it appear as if the opponent was in complete agony.

He knew the Flash was expelling Atom from his body, and although he had faith in his girlfriend, he still couldn't say what the final outcome would be.

As for Batman...

Uh. At this moment, the other person was lying next to the Flash, like a black porcupine crouching on the ground.

He struck a pose like someone in an animated film, chanting encouragement repeatedly while uttering incomprehensible phrases about bonds and faith.

What good can such encouragement do to the situation...?

What the ***!

Johnny Quick's eyes widened as he heard his girlfriend Atom's cries of pain through his earpiece. The Flash was actually gradually expelling her from his body?!

Just because Batman was there encouraging him like it was a game in kindergarten?

Even so, he still dared not rush up and attack Batman at that moment.

Before carrying out this mission, Night Owl repeatedly emphasized Batman's power to them and stressed that they should run away as soon as they saw him and never think about fighting.

As for Johnny Quick himself, although he sometimes likes to "play around," he and his girlfriend Atom are generally quite compliant with the decisions made by the entire crime syndicate.

This is why, in comic book history, the Crime Syndicate chose Atom as a spy to carry out their plan to destroy the Justice League.

Therefore, at this very moment, the speedster named Johnny Quick has made a real mistake.

Now, he either follows Night Owl's orders, takes Deathstorm, and orders his girlfriend Atom to come out of the Flash's body, and then the three of them escape quickly, abandoning even Firestorm who is still tied up there. This is equivalent to implementing a complete escape strategy due to Batman's appearance, which is one option.

Alternatively, one could choose to completely ignore Night Owl's orders, then convey their opinion to their two teammates, and while the Flash, Barry, is unable to fight back, they could do their best to attack Batman, striving to injure or kill him, thereby achieving their fundamental goal of abducting Firestorm and the Flash. This is another option.

Whichever of these two options Johnny Quick chooses, it is the right thing to do. Even if he cannot achieve his goal, he can at least achieve part of it or get away unscathed.

But there is one thing:

He absolutely cannot choose nothing and then hesitate in place.

Johnny Quick's indecisive side prevails, perhaps a common trait among speedsters. They have too much time to consider their actions, and therefore the more they think, the harder it is to make a decision. Johnny Quick is an excellent executor, but he lacks the talent to be a leader. This personality trait is fatal in the current confrontation.

Fight or flee; the opportunity is fleeting. But Johnny Quick simply stood still, then whispered to the death storm:

"Didn't you tell me you could sense the strength of someone's life energy through this power?"

"It is through the darkness of decay that one can perceive the ease with which one can corrupt the other."

"That's all the same, so... what's the result?"

Death Storm was silent for a moment: "I don't know."

"I don't know what that means?"

"Damn it, Batman is practically inhuman."

Deathstorm said, "I didn't sense any signs of him being corrupted; he was just an empty shell dressed as Batman."

"And there was nothing inside!"

"..." Johnny Quick thought for a moment, then said:

"Have you contacted Night Owl and Superpower?"

“Absolutely not,” Death Storm said. “So what do we do now?”

……

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"Where are the Martians? Where are the Power-Bearers? Where are the Night Owls?"

(Note: These two characters are evil versions of Martian Manhunter and Green Lantern from Earth-3.)

When Superpower heard Batman's question, he did not intend to answer it.

He saw that Batman had untied Luthor's ropes, and the bald man, freed from his restraints, slid limply off the chair and landed face down on the ground with a thud.

"Waaaaaahhhhhhh..."

Luther, whether from being hit too hard or something else, couldn't get up.

He made a whimpering sound, but Batman made no attempt to help him up.

Superpower was ready for battle. Night Owl's judgment was wildly flawed, but Superpower had no time to blame his opponent.

Batman's appearance means that his plan to seize the method of creating artificial kryptonite is under great threat.

He had originally planned to use Death Storm and Johnny Quick's affairs as cover for himself, but he never expected to become their cover, which was absolutely terrible.

He could accept that Deathstorm and Johnny Quick didn't get the upgrades they wanted, but he couldn't accept that.

He is now the leader of the criminal syndicate, but all of this is based on his own formidable strength.

If he doesn't become stronger, but his subordinates do, it will undoubtedly shake his power.

Hiss... Wait a minute, this plan was prepared by Night Owl. Is it possible that he originally intended to use this method to indirectly weaken himself...?

Superpower's mind raced through several thoughts in a short time, but his hands remained completely still. He walked towards Batman and began to stretch his muscles, needing to ensure he was in peak condition.

Superpower's gaze swept sideways at Luther, who was lying on the ground.

In addition, he also had to ensure Luther's safety.

The cave is not a good battleground because when Superpower used his heat vision to cut through the mountain to create the cave, he did not consider any structural mechanics factors. The reason why the cave has not collapsed is entirely because he used his heat vision to heat and crystallize some rocks, forcibly reinforcing the entire cave.

Otherwise, given his practice of using thermal imaging to drill holes directly from the cave to ensure light penetration, how could he and Luther have been playing SM games inside for so long?

Superman walked to a position almost as close to Batman, and the two looked at each other from a distance, neither of them speaking first.

hum!

A silvery-white particle flashed past, and Chen Tao's heat vision, synchronized with the high-speed bullet, swept across the ground beneath Superba's feet. Immediately, rocks began to fall from the top of the cave, making the entire cave teeter on the verge of collapse.

Before Superb could even react to what Batman was about to do, he saw the other man grab Luthor by the back of the neck and lift him off the ground.

Luther, bruised and battered, looked pathetic. His lower body limply dangled there, and Superpower realized that he might have lost control when he was torturing Luther, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.

Chen Tao deactivated the synchronization of the high-speed bullets, and then flipped his hand.

The nanobot held a curved dagger in his palm. Without a word, Chen Tao placed the knife against Luther's neck: "Stop! Don't come any closer! Or I'll stab him to death!"

"???"

Superb fell into deep thought.

If he's not mistaken, he's the kidnapper, right?

Then, in the next second, Superpower realized that the threat was very real and undeniable. If Luthor died, it was obvious that he would not be able to get the method for making artificial Kryptonite out of Batman's mouth.

"Tell your men to stop, Johnny Quick and Deathstorm over there."

He heard Batman say, "I demand that they both return to my League unharmed."

"You won't kill your accomplice—"

"Oh my god, Batman! No! Don't kill him like the Joker..."

Superpower pursed his lips. Luther's acting wasn't exactly great, but he didn't dare gamble. However, he couldn't let the two of them leave, so the situation remained frozen for a moment.

"Hey, brother!"

However, at this moment, Batman, who was opposite Superpower, made this sound:

"There is absolutely no need for us to be hostile. As long as you are willing to share your rights with me, we can form a unified organization to enslave... to protect this planet."

"What did you say?" Chao Ba's eyes widened slightly, a movement that slightly disrupted his otherwise serious expression.

"Are you kidding me?" Superba glanced at Luther beside him and saw him also bursting into tears. "Are you kidding me?"

"What, isn't your Crime Syndicate recruiting? I'm not kidding, I genuinely want to join your rogue gang... cough, the Crime Syndicate."

Superman had had enough of Batman's pointless teasing and humiliation. He secretly used the communicator on his arm to give the order to Supergirl outside to protect Lex Luthor, and then prepared to take action.

He swung his fist and charged directly at Batman. Behind him, Supergirl, who had just jumped back from the ruins of another mountain, would rush over with him, using her body to protect Lex Luthor from being crushed by the falling debris caused by the collapse. Superman would then hold Batman's waist and charge through the entire mountain. The two would then officially start fighting on the ground not far away.

This should have been the natural progression of events, and one that Superpower could understand, however...

"This is the method for manufacturing artificial kryptonite." Superpower abruptly stopped, staring blankly as Batman pulled out a formula and placed it in front of him.

"In addition to compound synthesis, a more important step is to remove impurities using nanorobots."

He heard Batman say, "Did anyone tell you that artificial kryptonite was invented by me, and replicated by Lex Luthor?"

"What? No! You can't give this to Superpower!"

When Superb heard Luther scream beside him, he felt that he hadn't hit Luther hard enough.

He absentmindedly reached out to grab the document in Batman's hand, but quickly came to his senses:

Why?

This could be a trap, a scheme by Batman, but Superman would never let greed cloud his judgment.

Super Queen hurriedly walked in from outside the cave. She was about to say something when she was interrupted by Super Ba.

Superbrain was furious that she had spoken up for Night Owl earlier, and didn't want to hear another word from her mouth.

"Because of anti-surveillance."

He heard Batman say to him very crisply and decisively:

"You think I know nothing about the monster that destroyed your universe? Since they're going to destroy your universe, our universe will be one of their targets too. And what do you plan to do then? Keep running? Keep running forever?"

"I certainly won't. Even if you were to run away, are you really sure you could find another world as beautiful as our universe?"

Superpower heard Batman say, "That's why I need strong teammates who can work with me to completely destroy the Anti-Monitor, instead of what's happening now—"

Superpower carefully observed Batman's expression, then pointed his chin at the bruised and battered Luthor with a hint of disdain: "Not only can he not help me, but he also needs my protection."

"We have every reason to cooperate. After defeating the anti-monitors, we can share this world. It's a big world that can accommodate all of us, but only if... it still exists."

"So, that's what a transaction is."

Chen Tao said, "I'll give you the method to create artificial kryptonite that will make you stronger, and I'll even provide the raw materials. All you need to do is eat and eat, and then fight alongside me. In return, you must release my three henchmen: Firestorm, Flash, and Lex Luthor. Deal?"

"The Crime Syndicate doesn't share this world with anyone." Superpower stared at Batman before him. "Your actions are not those of us."

His words caused Batman's expression to turn cold: "So, does this mean you're refusing?"

The two men looked at each other, then Superba shifted his gaze: "We will eventually have a conflict, and we will eventually have a battle, but not now."

Superpower said, "I will recall Deathstorm and Johnny Quick. If you dare give me a fake manufacturing method..."

"You have hands and feet. You could destroy 50% of the planet's population just by flying at supersonic speeds close to the ground. Even if I could stop you, enough people would die. I'm not going to be that stupid."

"You'd better know."

"Superba said."

He raised the communicator on his wrist, began to contact and gave orders to Johnny Quick and Deathstorm to abandon Firestorm and Flash and return immediately.

Meanwhile, Luther was groaning on the ground as he turned to look at Chen Tao.

He blinked.

Nanobots provide the materials to synthesize artificial kryptonite.

Without even asking, Luthor knew what Batman wanted to do. Looking at Superman, who was beaming with joy while holding the documents, he couldn't help but silently mourn for him.

However, not long after, bad news came from Superb.

The other person walked over with a gloomy face.

"Something went wrong. Johnny Quick disobeyed my orders and planned to continue attacking The Flash—but you left a clone over there? You didn't even tell me."

Superb said, "But we will resolve the issue regarding Johnny Quick, and that will not affect our deal."

(End of this chapter)