Chapter 199: The Merciless Iron-Fisted Castle in the Sky
Bruce glanced at Solomon Grundy and Swamp Thing lying next to him.
These two guys, one is immortal, and the other coexists with thousands of plants.
With Bruce's current strength alone, he cannot completely destroy them.
So we have to take other measures.
Bruce's decision was to take them out of the DCEU universe and come to Earth-11.
"Speaking of which, this world is a paradise for you."
The green of all things representing plants, and the withered gray of fungi and bacteria.
Coming to this desolate world is equivalent to opening up new hope.
Anyway, these two guys won't die, so let them live on this planet. Maybe after a hundred years, Earth -11 will regain its vitality.
In another tens of thousands of years, perhaps new animals will emerge.
Everything that was destroyed can start over again.
This was the best ending Bruce could have imagined.
"The Mother Box is coming."
Bruce waved his hand and chanted the Flying Spell again. This time the spell worked, and the Mother Box in the swamp monster's arms flew into Bruce's hands.
No matter how strong the Merciless Iron-Grip's mind control is, it is impossible to travel across a world.
When these two guys wake up, a new life will be waiting for them.
Bruce held the Mother Box and left the place.
……
Red lightning flashed across the desolate earth, and soon Bruce arrived at the paradise island belonging to this earth.
The homeland of the Amazons and the resting place of Diana's soul.
On the cliff of Paradise Island, a tall tower stands. This is the mourning tower built by Merciless Iron Fist to place Diana's body.
Bruce didn't know such a place existed before.
He just put himself in her shoes and thought about where he would bury Diana if he had killed her.
The answer is self-evident.
He would let Diana's soul return to her hometown, where she could always see the starry sky in her memory.
Batman is so understanding.
Bruce held the Mother Box and easily pushed open the partition of the tower and entered.
Walking through the dark corridor, there is a stone chamber deep inside. In the center of the chamber stands a huge coffin with the WW pattern of Wonder Woman carved on it.
"No intention to disturb, no intention to disturb."
Bruce maintained basic respect for the deceased and pushed the coffin open.
Diana's peaceful face appeared before him.
It has been a long time since Wumin Iron Fist left this world, but Diana's body has not decayed at all.
Maybe it was because of the demigod's special physique, or maybe she died with her eyes open.
According to the Amazon tradition, two coins would be placed on the eyes of the deceased. This was the fare for crossing the River Styx so that the soul of the deceased could reach the other side.
The same was true of Diana's body at this time.
Two coins were placed between her eyes, which could only be a merciless and iron-fisted arrangement.
Bruce didn't know if Wonder Woman had made it to the other side, but it was clear that now was not the time for her to rest.
"It seems that Wumin Tiequan is a very twisted person."
Bruce looked at the funerary objects in the coffin, and he even saw some things that belonged to Batman.
For example, a stone that looks like an arrowhead.
This was picked up by Bruce when he was a child. As a symbol of his courage, it was once his most precious thing.
Merciless Iron Fist also put this thing into Diana's coffin.
This shows that while burying Diana, the ruthless and iron-fisted man also buried his past self.
Bruce did not touch the other burial objects, but only put away the arrow-shaped stone.
Next, it’s time to get down to business.
Bruce held the Mother Box in both hands. Katum had told him that there was nothing special about operating this thing, it just required a lot of force to make it fly.
By infusing it with powerful energy, it can be activated and then create miracles.
This was not a difficult task for Bruce.
He stretched out his hand and waited a moment, and Thor's hammer flew from Solomon Grundy's chest and fell into his hand.
Bruce placed the Mother Box next to the coffin and raised the hammer high.
Even if the world is destroyed, lightning will still exist.
In an instant, lightning pierced through the tower and landed on Thor's hammer, continuously.
"Resurrection! My..."
Bruce suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly changed his words, "My merciless and iron-fisted lover!"
boom--
The war hammer slammed heavily on the mother box, causing a buzzing sound.
The metal surface of the Mother Box kept twisting, becoming more and more agitated, and then a beam of light shot out and hit the life form closest to it.
Not Bruce, but the deceased Diana.
The light faded and the stone chamber fell into silence.
Bruce swallowed and waited for what to happen next.
Just how far the Mother Box can go will be revealed soon.
Gada——
Suddenly, a slight noise broke the silence of the stone chamber. The sound came from inside the coffin. Something touched the burial objects in the coffin.
"Um……"
Then a slight moan was heard, it was Diana's voice.
Alive!
Before Bruce could say anything, Diana in the coffin sat up straight.
"pain……"
She covered her head, and the soul coins covering her eyes fell down, hitting other burial objects, making a tinkling sound.
At this time, Diana still seemed a little confused about the situation, so Bruce decided to wake her up.
"wore……"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Diana in the coffin suddenly trembled all over.
She turned her head suddenly and saw Batboy standing beside her.
Bruce forced out what he thought was the friendliest smile, wanting to greet this Diana from another world.
but--
With a swish, Diana's figure suddenly disappeared, and then appeared in front of Bruce.
She was dressed in Amazon armor and remained a warrior even when she was buried.
boom--
Diana punched out, straight at Bruce's abdomen, but Batboy was prepared, and suddenly a group of bats flew out from behind him.
The bats first blocked Diana's attack, then attached themselves to Bruce's body and transformed into a Hell Bat suit.
"and many more--"
Bruce found that Diana was not in a good state and was very aggressive.
This seems to be a self-protection state when one is just resurrected, and the reaction to everything around is very extreme.
He is also very confused and has not yet accepted the fact that he has been resurrected.
Something has to be done.
Bruce has his own way to deal with Diana. He directly threw out a secret lasso and entangled Diana's hands.
"Diana Prince! The last Amazon in this world!"
He shouted, "Remember who you are!"
However, Diana didn't buy it at all. She flicked her wrist suddenly, causing Bruce to stagger.
The Hellbat Armor also has super powers, but that comes from Queen Maeve.
It goes without saying who is stronger, Queen Maeve or Wonder Woman.
What confused Bruce was that tying her hands didn't work on Diana.
“Is it true that there has been no effect at all?”
Bruce thought, "But when I tied up Diana before, she was deliberately cooperating with me?"
Whatever the case, there was no time to think now.
Diana threw away the secret lasso and was in front of Bruce in an instant, grabbing his neck and lifting him up.
"You won't let me live."
She gritted her teeth and said, "Don't let me die either!"
Bruce's feet were off the ground, but he didn't feel any difficulty breathing. The armor allowed him to breathe in the sea, and he wouldn't suffocate because his neck was strangled.
Thanks to Deep Sea, his ability helped Bruce again.
"It's not me who's going to kill you!"
Bruce opened Hellbat's mask, revealing his own teenage face.
"How old has your Bruce become? Is he as young and handsome as me?"
Diana frowned.
Indeed, although the Bruce in front of him was very similar to the one in his memory, upon closer inspection, there were still quite a few differences.
Age is the biggest difference.
"you--"
Diana turned her head with an extremely unnatural expression on her face.
She was trying to comprehend the current situation, and her clenched hands unconsciously loosened.
Bruce fell from mid-air and landed steadily.
Diana is still confused, and her memory is slowly returning.
Who is she? Where did she come from? How did she die?
Finally, after a while, Diana's heavy breathing slowed down and her pupils were no longer chaotic.
"I am Diana Prince, Wonder Woman."
She said, "I remember, I was dead..." "Yes." Bruce nodded, "but I brought it back to life for you."
"what?"
Diana couldn't accept little Bruce's speaking style for a while.
It sounds a little weird.
She frowned and thought for a while, then understood what Bruce meant: "You resurrected me?"
"correct."
Bruce picked up the Mother Box and shook it, "Use this thing..."
"Mother box?"
Diana recognized at a glance that what Bruce was holding was the Mother Box belonging to Darkseid.
They also had one on Paradise Island.
Later, after a series of major events, the Mother Box returned to its most original state, and now this world no longer exists.
Diana really wanted to find out where the mother box in this boy's hand came from.
But now there are more important things to ask.
"Who are you?" Diana frowned and asked in confusion, "Why do you look so much like him?"
Could he be the illegitimate son of Wumin Iron-Fist?
That guy found another one after she died?
"I'm Bruce Wayne."
Bruce had seen Wonder Woman's imagination before, so he didn't give her any chance to misunderstand. In just a few words, he explained everything clearly.
When the Merciless Iron Fist came to his world and kidnapped his Diana, Batboy had no choice but to use some evil tricks.
"So you want to use the Mother Box against the Merciless?"
Diana shook her head. "I suggest you don't do this. The power of the Mother Box is beyond the limit of what you can control now."
"But it's too late." Bruce said, "I used the Mother Box to resurrect you."
"Those are two different things."
Diana waved her hand, "I can grasp this power."
She looked at the palms of her hands, clenched them and then unclenched them. There was indeed an extra power in her body.
"It seems that I have been transformed by the Mother Box."
She said, "I just don't know what that power is. I need to slowly understand it."
"That's good."
Bruce nodded, "Hopefully, it's a force that can defeat the Merciless Iron Fist."
"Even without this power, I will still defeat the Merciless Iron Fist."
Diana whispered, "It is my duty to save him from his mistakes."
Speaking of this, she suddenly thought of something.
Diana glanced at Bruce's fingers. The ring on his hand was undoubtedly an engagement ring.
And in what Batboy just said, he has always been with Diana from another world.
Could it be that--
"You're engaged?" Diana asked, a little unsure. "To whom?"
"Diana." Bruce had nothing to hide about this.
"really……"
Diana nodded. Bruce's answer at this time made her have some misunderstanding about the multiverse.
"It seems that no matter which universe Diana is from, she will be with Bruce."
She said, “I hope the ending of other universes will not be a tragedy like mine.”
"Will not."
Bruce affirmed, "I will never become a merciless iron fist."
"I hope so."
After understanding what had happened, Diana didn't want to stay any longer. She returned to the coffin, rummaged around inside, and took back her former equipment.
Truth Chain, Vulcan Sword, Amazon Shield...
The ruthless man put all these into the coffin and buried them with Diana.
Diana sighed and said, "He was thoughtful and included a lot of things, but unfortunately, the most important burial objects were not included."
That was the Merciless Iron Fist himself.
"let's go!"
Diana put on her equipment and got ready, "Go back to your world. This time, we will definitely be able to stop the Merciless Iron Fist!"
"Are you in such a hurry?"
Bruce also wants to continue studying the Mother Box to see if he can give himself some new abilities.
But Diana didn't seem to want to give him that chance.
"Don't think about your Mother Box, it's not a toy for children!"
Diana said in a tone of someone who has experienced it, "If you are really Bruce's counterpart, you will definitely get into big trouble if you hold something like this."
She has seen through Batman.
Bruce was a little uncomfortable with the way Wonder Woman spoke. She spoke a little too decisively.
It sounds like he only knows how to get into trouble.
"Trust me, Bruce, if you want to create a miracle with the Mother Box, I will be that miracle."
Diana finally reassured Bruce that when she was resurrected, she gained new powers, which also gave her new confidence.
Bruce thought about it and realized that it was true. No matter how much he studied the Mother Box, he couldn't use it on his own body. The risk was too great.
His biggest goal this time has been achieved.
……
Bruce pulled Diana into the Speed Force, transformed into a bolt of lightning and began running.
The barrier of space became distorted and slowly opened a channel.
Bruce jumped, and countless bizarre scenes flashed before his eyes. When everything calmed down, they returned to the DCEU universe.
Solomon Grundy and Swamp Thing stayed on Earth-11 to bring new hope to that Earth.
After countless years, if Earth-11 can develop a new civilization.
These two guys might be able to become creator gods.
"If they want to leave, it's very easy."
Bruce thought that if they just committed suicide, they could return to their own universe without having to stay in prison on Earth-11.
As for how they kill themselves, that is not something Batboy needs to worry about.
There is a time difference between the two worlds.
Although Bruce himself felt that he was only away for a short while, in fact, several days had passed in the DCEU universe.
In these few days, the world has changed in shocking ways.
Bruce looked up and could see a small black dot on the horizon.
If you use super vision, you can see that it is an island, an island suspended in the air.
"That was done by Merciless Iron Fist."
Negative Eleven Diana said softly, “He likes to use this method to show the world how powerful and terrifying he is.
"If I'm not mistaken, your fiancée should be locked up there.
"The Merciless Iron Fist is waiting for you there."
Bruce nodded, showing no fear: "Then there is nothing to say. I will not run away this time. I want to face him head-on!"
Now Batboy has the final confidence.
"Diana, wait for me!"
Bruce looked determined and said in his heart, "I will definitely rescue you!"
After saying this, Batboy realized that there was something wrong with this sentence.
"Oh, right!"
He added, "And Katum, rescue him as well!"
……
Bruce transformed into a hell bat again, his cloak fluttering behind him, and appeared above the floating island.
There, two huge crosses stood, but it was unclear who was tied to them.
"Bruce, I knew you would come."
Between the two crosses is the throne of the merciless and iron-fisted king. He sits on the throne with his horse and sword, his hands folded on his chest, looking fearless.
"If you can tolerate this kind of provocation, then you are not qualified to continue to be Batman. But fortunately, you are here."
Wumin Tiegan said softly, "Then let this sky city become an experience you will never forget!"
He clapped his hands, and the curtain covering the cross was drawn down.
Bruce wasn't surprised at all when he saw the person tied up there.
Diana and Katoom.
Both were unconscious and in a coma.
"I can give you one choice, only one."
Wuqing Iron Fist said, "You can choose one to take with you, and leave the other one here."
"I don't choose."
Above the clouds, Bruce answered bluntly, "I'll save both of them."
"Ah."
Wumin Tiegan chuckled, "Then we have to ask him whether he agrees or not."
he?
Bruce immediately realized who Merciless Iron Fist was talking about.
Sure enough, the next moment, a red cloak hovered in the air between the two crosses.
He looked at Bruce coldly, without a trace of emotion in his eyes.
Bruce was not surprised by this person's arrival, but he felt a little regretful.
"I thought you could at least struggle."
He sighed deeply and said to Superman who had lost his self-consciousness, "As a result, as long as it is a mind control, it has a significant effect on you, right?"
Fighting Superman again was definitely not a pleasant experience for Bruce.
Fortunately, he came prepared this time.
(End of this chapter)
