Chapter 197 King's Treasure House
A glass of water was placed on the table, and bubbles slowly rose from it.
Wumin Tiegan put down his helmet and drank the sparkling water in one gulp.
"I was fooled."
He put down the cup and talked to himself.
Just now, he felt the surge of the speed force again. In today's world, the only speedster is Bruce Wayne.
There is no doubt that Bruce has returned to this world, or rather, he has never left this world!
"As expected, you are worthy of being Bruce. When facing an invincible enemy, you will always make a comeback."
But so what?
No matter how hard Bruce struggled, he could not defeat himself.
Wumin Iron Fist possesses the power of a god of war, but that's not all!
In front of Wumin Iron Fist, a layer of golden ripples suddenly appeared in the space, followed by more ripples, and the entrance to a pocket space appeared in front of Wumin Iron Fist.
He took heavy steps, and there was a sound of collision between the armors, and Wumin Iron Fist entered the pocket space.
In the space is a huge armory.
Countless mythical weapons are displayed there, waiting to be used by the merciless iron fist.
Furthermore, there are countless illusory souls locked in this sacred armory.
Their expressions were numb and they did not react to any changes in the outside world.
This is the truly terrifying power of the Merciless Iron Fist.
Back then, after he put on the helmet of war and possessed all the power of the god of war Ares, he slaughtered the rest of the gods in his world without mercy.
From then on, he occupied the realm of the gods, possessed the weapons of the gods, and even enslaved the souls of the gods.
This is how the sacred armory was created!
Under such overwhelming force, Wumin Iron Fist could not imagine any possibility of failure.
"Bruce, just struggle slowly."
Merciless Iron Fist said softly, "I hope you come to me sooner. It will be boring if you are not there when I execute Diana or Owl."
He took another look at the mythical weapons in his arsenal.
The Heaven's Chain that captured the "Bull of Heaven", the indestructible Angel's Sword, the Demon Sword from the Nibelung, the Scythe of Fate that cut off Medusa's head...
There are many more weapons like this.
Even if Bruce has Thor's hammer, to what extent can he resist?
The final result was just to give Wumin Iron-Fist one more collection.
"It just so happens that there is a Thor's hammer missing from my armory."
Wumin Tiegan thought, let Bruce fill in for him!
……
Bruce ran in the Speed Force, and red lightning circled the earth, round and round.
When the speed increases to this level, what follows is the distortion of time and the folding of space.
Bruce has no idea of traveling through time. The painful lessons of the past have taught him that he will never play with the timeline again.
This time of running is to enter another space.
That is the realm of Olympus!
Bruce's body began to vibrate at a high frequency at this time, and the restrictions of the Olympus domain had no effect on him.
In just a moment, he arrived again at the residence of the god of fire, under the eternally erupting volcano of Olympus.
At this time, the God of Fire had just finished knocking out a weapon and was sitting down to rest.
He was holding a wooden cup that was bigger than a bucket. The liquid in the cup looked like boiling magma.
When he saw Bruce, he was stunned for a moment.
"Why are you here again?"
He said, "Where's Diana? Why isn't she here with you?"
"It's a long story."
Bruce didn't hesitate and told him everything that had happened before.
The God of Fire's expression became more and more serious as he listened, especially when he heard that Wumin Iron Fist possessed the power of the God of War and slaughtered the Olympian gods from another world, he could no longer sit still.
boom--
He threw the cup in his hand to the ground, and the liquid inside splashed onto the ground, making a sizzling sound.
"No matter which universe it is, Ares is always getting into trouble!"
The God of Fire always has the biggest problem with Ares because his wife Aphrodite once had a past with Ares that Ares could never let go of.
Bruce did not advise Vulcan to be strong. He had no intention of commenting on other people's family affairs, not even his brother-in-law's.
"The most difficult thing right now is not the power of the merciless and iron-fisted god of war."
Bruce said, "It's the souls he enslaved and the countless mythical weapons."
Those mythical weapons were collected together to form a huge treasury of the king.
Bruce felt troubled when he thought of this.
As the owner of Thor's hammer, he knows better than anyone what kind of qualitative change a divine weapon can bring about.
And Wu Mian Iron Fist has countless such weapons.
The God of Fire also realized the seriousness of the problem, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
"Bruce, we will be a family sooner or later, so I won't hide it from you."
He pointed in the direction of his collection room, "If that Merciless Iron Fist really massacred an entire universe as you said, then even if you emptied my collection room, you would not be able to fight against his treasure trove."
Since Wuqing's iron fist has killed so many gods, the spoils he possesses must be the most valuable weapons in the hands of the gods.
Although Hephaestus's artifact collection room has a wide variety of items, the overall quality is not up to this level.
"It mainly depends on the material and the divine power contained in it."
The God of Fire said, “The weapons I create either only have my power, or they are just empty shells, waiting for their future masters to cultivate them.
“These are the embryos of divine weapons, while what Wumin Iron Fist holds are finished products. They cannot be compared.
"Of course I can also make you the strongest weapon, but that will take at least a hundred years. You probably can't wait."
Bruce understood this, thought about it and offered his own opinion.
"Then can we create a weapon that can restrain other mythical weapons?"
Bruce clasped his hands into a circle and gestured to the God of Fire, "For example, how about making a bracelet or something like that to take away all of Merciless Iron Fist's weapons?"
"There is no such thing, I've never heard of it!"
Vulcan shook his head frantically, "Even if such a weapon exists, it won't be acquired in a short time."
But it was a good idea, Kagami thought, he could try it out later.
After hearing Vulcan clearly say that it was impossible, Bruce was not discouraged. What he really wanted to get from Vulcan was news of something else.
"Brother Vulcan, I want to ask you something."
Bruce said, "Have you ever heard of a material called X-metal?"
X-metal, which is what Katum calls the tenth metal.
In fact, the top ten metals in the universe are not ranked in ascending order according to their strength.
The extraordinary levels of the first nine metals combined may not even be one-tenth of that of X metal.
Because that is the metal that the Cosmic Forger used to forge the universe.
It is filled with the purest possibilities, and can be used to arm others at will according to the user's will, and can also awaken those who are sinking in darkness.
If we can find the tenth metal, there will be no doubt that we can defeat the Merciless Iron Fist.
After hearing Bruce's question, Kagami was silent for a moment.
After a long while, he slowly said, "You really dare to think of this."
"What's wrong?"
Bruce asked back, "Is this a topic that cannot be touched at all?"
"You'd better give up this idea!"
Vulcan shook his head and said, "I have never seen anything like X-metal in my life, and you can't possibly find it on Earth."
As soon as he finished speaking, Katum's voice suddenly rang in Bruce's mind.
"nonsense!"
Owl directly retorted, "Vulcan has definitely seen the Tenth Metal, and it's on Earth!"
"Really?"
Bruce asked doubtfully, "But there's no reason for Vulcan to lie to me!"
Merciless has annihilated all the Olympian gods with his iron fist. Faced with such a terrifying enemy, and with Diana's safety at stake, it is impossible for the God of Fire to hide anything from Bruce.
"Vulcan really didn't lie to you, because he himself didn't realize that he had seen the tenth metal."
Katoom's voice paused for a moment, then he said, "Ask the God of Fire if he has ever seen something called a Mother Box."
Mother Box, Bruce had heard of this term.
That was when they were still on Paradise Island. Bruce asked Owl if there were any powerful weapons on the island, and Katum mentioned this.
He didn't say anything more after that, except to advise Bruce that it was a completely uncontrollable force and it was best not to have any ideas about it.
Could it be that the mother box is made of the tenth metal?
Bruce immediately asked Vulcan about the Mother Box, and Vulcan's expression froze instantly.
yes……
He suddenly thought of the war that took place countless years ago, when countless races on Earth united together, and even received reinforcements from the universe, to fight against a terrible enemy.
"What's that guy's name?"
Kagami tried to recall, "Dassaid? Secord? Or..."
"Darkseid," Bruce said.
"Yes, yes, yes! Darkseid!"
Vulcan suddenly remembered, "That guy is really scary. I heard that he was just a child at that time, but he almost destroyed the earth!"
Zeus and Ares both participated in the war personally, but Vulcan did not. He was a logistics personnel and was responsible for forging weapons.
However, the God of Fire saw with his own eyes the spoils obtained after the war.
Three Mother Boxes.
"From what you said just now, those Mother Boxes are indeed a bit strange."
Vulcan said seriously, "I can't recognize their material, and based on the abilities they display, they may really be forged from the tenth metal!"
Even the old gods were amazed by the power of the Mother Box.
It can reorganize matter at will according to the needs of the user, which is a power that almost only the God of Creation can possess.
Vulcan has always wanted to understand the composition of the Mother Box, which has such magical powers.
It’s a pity that Zeus did not give him this opportunity. After defeating Darkseid, the three Mother Boxes were sealed separately.
Now if the Mother Box is made of the Tenth Metal, then everything would make sense.
Bruce finally saw hope. Now that he had found the tenth metal, what was he waiting for?
Can't we just use it to deal with Wumin Iron Fist?
Batboy didn't realize how terrible his idea was, but luckily Katum had been listening to their conversation, and as soon as Bruce's behavior showed something wrong, he immediately spoke out to stop him.
"Wait!"
Katoom said quickly, "You are not thinking about using the Mother Box to deal with the Merciless Iron Fist now?"
"What's the problem?" Bruce asked as a matter of course, "Isn't this a very normal idea?"
normal?
Katum almost cursed out loud.
Bruce, I have a book for you.
Katum sighed and said, "That's a classical oriental novel called Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Go and take a look, you'll find like-minded people in it." In order to deal with Wumin's iron fist, do you have to use the Mother Box?
What a joke!
When the Mother Box is in use, it sends a signal into the universe, which will attract Steppenwolf.
If Steppenwolf comes to Earth, he will discover the anti-life equation hidden on Earth. At that time, there will be no doubt that Darkseid's army will descend on Earth.
In order to defeat the Merciless Iron Fist, he was willing to attract Darkseid?
What is the difference between this and the story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms where Dong Zhuo was transferred to the capital to deal with the Ten Eunuchs?
But if you think about it carefully, this is something Batman can indeed do.
Katum did not keep Bruce in suspense and explained the interests involved clearly to Bruce.
But obviously, this didn't work.
"I'm not trying to use the Mother Box."
Batboy said, "I want to destroy the Mother Box and only use its materials."
"Then you might as well just use the Mother Box."
Katum sighed and said, "Destroy the Mother Box. Do you know that the energy that explodes in that instant can destroy the entire solar system?"
this--
Bruce believed that Katum was not exaggerating and that this terrible scene was really going to happen.
But if this goes on, won’t he have no choice but to give up the Mother Box?
Bruce felt somewhat unwilling.
There must be another way to use the Mother Box without being discovered by Steppenwolf -
and many more!
At this moment, Bruce's clever little head suddenly thought of a brilliant idea.
Since using the Mother Box on Earth would attract Steppenwolf, couldn't he just not use it on Earth?
Even, it’s not used in the DCEU universe!
He had done the same thing with Katum before, using the time converter in the Tunnel of the Heavens to reverse the time of the entire universe.
Now, it's just a matter of trying again.
"Katum is not around, so I can't open the passage to the heavens, but that doesn't matter."
You can travel through space just by relying on the speed force!
I just can’t leave the DC multiverse!
Bruce could easily find a destroyed universe, such as the home of Merciless Iron Fist, and use the Mother Box there...
Having said this, Batboy's thoughts suddenly stopped.
His mood suddenly entered an extremely complicated state, both excited and heavy.
The Mother Box can restore destroyed things to their original state.
So can it repair the destroyed universe?
Even if we can't repair the entire universe, it should be no problem to resurrect one or two people, right?
For example, the merciless and iron-fisted lover, Diana from the dark universe...
"Katum."
Bruce hooted an owl and spoke his thoughts.
"Do you think this will work?"
Batboy doesn't know whether resurrecting Diana is a good idea. Even though she is kind-hearted, she was born in the dark universe after all.
Even if he were resurrected, he would just continue to experience endless pain.
Is it really okay to disturb her sleep?
“I can’t answer that for you.”
After all, Katum is not a multiverse-level strongman, and it is impossible for him to see through the future of the universe.
"I can only say that your idea is very creative, but if you want to implement it, you have to be mentally prepared."
Be prepared to bear the consequences of this.
Bruce pondered for a while and finally made up his mind.
"I want to do it! Right now!"
He said, "The Merciless Iron Fist took my Diana hostage, so I will take his Diana hostage!"
This is fair!
Katoom finally sighed and decided to support Bruce's idea.
"Then do it!" said the Owl. "Be careful not to be caught by Barbatos."
Although the dark universe of Merciless Iron Fist is Barbatos's territory, it has been destroyed after all.
Barbatos wouldn't pay much attention to a ruined world.
and--
This guy still thinks that Bruce is in the Harry Potter world, eagerly waiting for good news from Savitar.
Relying on the speed force, Bruce can enter and exit the dark universe in just a moment.
The chances of being noticed by Barbatos are slim.
Now that the solution has been decided, all that remains is to get the Mother Box.
There are three Mother Boxes, which are kept separately by the Atlanteans, Amazons and humans.
Bruce defeated the Sea Queen and was engaged to Diana. Plus, he was a human being. Logically, it shouldn't be difficult for him to get any Mother Box he wanted.
"Let's take the human one."
Katum said, "Both Atlantis and Paradise Island have pledged to protect the Mother Box with their lives. If you want to take it by force, you will inevitably shed blood."
Especially Amazon.
It is still unclear whether the Amazon Queen will recognize this son-in-law. Bruce rushed over eagerly, fearing that he would be severely humiliated by those Amazon women.
But the human mother box is different.
Unlike Atlantis and Amazon, which built a tower to house the Mother Box, humans simply dug a hole and buried the Mother Box.
And Katum happened to know the location where the Mother Box was buried.
“In Italy.”
Katum said, "The place where humans buried the Mother Box is now a monastery in Italy."
It would be dug up by the Germans at the end of World War II, then intercepted by the Allies and sent to the United States in 1944.
Now Bruce can just take it out and use it in advance, and then return it later.
"You want to give it back?"
Hearing what Katum said, Bruce suddenly asked, "Are you really Katum? Are you someone pretending to be me?"
In Owl's style, once something comes into his hands, there is no reason to return it.
"Yes, I am someone else pretending to be me."
Katoom sneered and said, "My real name is Thomas Wayne."
"You wait for me!"
Bruce no longer had any doubts. Only Katum could say such a beastly statement.
"I asked you to return the Mother Box because it is crucial to this universe."
Katum decided to explain.
Without the Mother Box, Cyborg would not exist in this universe, and Superman would not be able to be resurrected.
The Justice League would no longer exist.
"I also want to watch Justice League 2," said Katum. "If Warner doesn't make it, I'll travel through time and space to watch it myself!"
"I don't understand what you're talking about."
Although Bruce said this, he still accepted Katum's explanation.
Forget about being engaged to Diana; that wasn't a big deal.
But simply getting rid of two superheroes, one of whom is Superman, would have a huge impact on the universe.
I’m afraid the DCEU universe will be directly restarted!
……
After everything was confirmed, Bruce said goodbye to the God of Fire.
"I decided to try the Mother Box."
He said to the God of Fire, "If that is truly forged from the Tenth Metal, it will surely help me defeat the Merciless Iron Fist."
"Can you find it?"
Vulcan asked with concern, "I heard that the Mother Boxes are hidden in a very secret place, guarded by a very powerful force."
"How will you know if you don't try?"
Bruce didn't reveal too much, just said, "I am a wizard and I believe in the magic of love. As long as I am determined enough to save Diana, a miracle will happen."
"it is good!"
These words touched the heart of the God of Fire. He gave a thumbs up and appreciated Bruce's kindness.
It seems that Diana has good vision and found a reliable man.
Her vision is as good as her sister-in-law's!
After saying goodbye, Bruce left the Olympus.
Although he came empty-handed and left empty-handed, his state of mind before and after was very different.
Merciless iron fist no longer represents despair!
……
A small town in Italy.
The sunlight shines through the narrow cobblestone streets, lined with ancient buildings that have stood the test of centuries.
Bruce appeared on the streets of this small town. In the distance, the sound of carriage bells could be heard. The storm of war had not yet approached here. Everything seemed calm.
In the center of the town stands an ancient monastery.
The outer walls of the monastery are made of dark grey stones, and the towering spires point straight to the sky like eternally devout believers.
Having seen various gods, Bruce, although not a religious person, still maintains respect for religion.
Who knows when God will suddenly jump out.
He hid his figure and walked into the monastery. The first thing that caught his eye was an open courtyard with an ancient well in the center.
According to Katum, the Mother Box was buried beneath this monastery.
It was buried, not preserved, so even the clergy of the monastery did not know about the existence of the Mother Box.
"It's a pity that Katum was arrested and I can't use his private money, otherwise I would have bought this monastery directly."
The monastery is too large and no one knows where the Mother Box is buried.
Bruce stretched out his hand and called softly, "Mother Box fly over!"
no response.
Bruce shook his head, realizing that he was overthinking.
How can it be that simple? We still have to be down to earth.
Of course, Bruce might just go looking blindly. After all, he is a wizard, and using divination to find things could save him a lot of time.
Then, just as he was about to start, a strange sound suddenly came from the distance.
Someone was singing a nursery rhyme.
"Solomon Grundy, born on Monday, baptized on Tuesday..."
boom--
A huge figure suddenly landed in front of Bruce, stirring up a cloud of dust.
"Ha ha!"
The huge figure said, "I thought I would find the enemy here, and it turned out to be true!"
(End of this chapter)
