Chapter 256 Broken Red Cloak
Calm down first! Calm down!
Bruce took deep breaths and forced himself to suppress his turbulent emotions.
Then, he raised the Supreme Wand to the Heart Hunter and said calmly, "Crucio."
"what!!!"
The Heart Hunter immediately screamed heart-wrenchingly and rolled on the ground in pain, trying to break free from the severe pain brought by the Cruciatus Curse.
But this obviously has no effect.
As the Cruciatus Curse grew in strength, the Heart Hunter's body twisted into a strange shape, his eyes bulged, and white foam continued to flow from his mouth.
Bruce looked at the miserable state of the Heart Hunter without a trace of pity in his eyes.
The other party's behavior touched Bruce's bottom line.
Become Alfred and get closer to Bruce Wayne?
This wasn't a sophisticated plan, but it forced Bruce to start thinking about some issues that he had been trying to avoid.
Can't I even trust Alfred 100%?
Am I destined to be deserted by everyone and become the enemy of the world?
"Okay, that's almost it."
Katum whispered, "If you continue to torture him, he will probably go crazy, and no one will answer the questions we want to know."
"His will can't even withstand this level of torture?" Bruce replied coldly, "Then I can only say that he is not worthy of being Batman."
Owl originally wanted to persuade Bruce that there were countless extras for Batman in the DC Universe, so there was no need to take it so seriously.
But after careful consideration, he decided not to say such words, so as not to offend Bruce's idea of what Batman means.
Bruce continued to torture the Heart Hunter until he finally broke down completely, kneeling before Bruce and crying, begging for his life.
This attitude undoubtedly made Bruce even more disgusted, but there was no other way. If he continued to torture her, the other person might really die.
For the first time, Bruce was disappointed by the weakness of his enemy.
The moment he stopped casting the Cruciatus Curse, the Heart Hunter collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud, without any strength to stand up.
But the effect of the truth serum was still there, and he could only answer Bruce's questions truthfully.
"How did you enter the material universe?" Bruce squatted in front of the Heart Hunter and asked coldly, "Even Barbatos can't easily break the barrier between the material universe and the dark universe. How did you do it?"
"I didn't break it..."
The Heart Hunter breathed heavily and spoke incoherently.
"I just happened to find a hidden passage. It might be a flaw in the world itself..."
"What passage?" Bruce asked.
"Well..." The Heart Hunter didn't want to tell the truth yet, but Bruce raised his wand, obviously not interested in continuing to beat around the bush with him.
If you don't tell the truth, you will continue to suffer.
"I said! I said..."
Although the Heart Hunter is just a supporting role of Batman, he also understands the rules of the Dark Knight.
Batman doesn't kill people, or rather, he doesn't kill people with his own hands.
But it is entirely possible to beat a person to the point of being crippled to the tenth degree or severely paralyzed. As long as he is still alive, it will not be considered a violation of one's oath not to kill.
And the guy in front of him executed this point to perfection.
When he tortured himself just now, he really didn't hold back at all!
"It's an extraordinary item that I got by accident."
The Heart Hunter explained with difficulty, "Through that item, you can enter another universe at any time and anywhere, without any restrictions."
"Where is that extraordinary item?"
"In my arms..."
"You'd better not play any tricks."
Bruce gave a solemn warning and tore open the Heart Hunter's uniform on his chest, revealing a hint of red.
"Alas--"
Katum immediately looked disgusted, "What's wrong with this heart hunter? He's actually wearing a red bellyband!"
"What is a bellyband? An undergarment?"
Bruce also found the Heart Hunter's hobby incomprehensible. How could Batman wear red underwear under his uniform?
Isn’t the style of painting a bit too weird?
"Yes, that's it..."
The Heart Hunter couldn't hear the conversation between Bruce and Katum, so he said to himself, "The red rag on my chest is that extraordinary item!"
is it?
Bruce frowned and pulled the red off.
Then he realized that it was neither a bellyband nor underwear, but a piece of red cloth.
The tear marks on it were extremely obvious, and for some reason, Bruce had a sense of déjà vu.
Why does this piece of cloth look like it was torn from a cloak?
Red cape...
A figure naturally flashed through Bruce's mind. The big guy from Krypton was simply the most typical spokesperson for the red cloak.
Is that another world related to Superman?
"How do you use this thing?" Bruce asked.
"You need telepathy," the Heart Hunter explained truthfully, "By touching your consciousness with this piece of cloth, you can activate it and travel to another world.
“However, most Batmen don’t have telepathic abilities. I can activate them because I have Martian genes.
"So, if you want to travel between the two worlds for a long time, you must let me help you..."
The Heart Hunter's words were from the bottom of his heart, trying his best to show his own value, hoping that Bruce would not treat him like garbage.
However, to his disappointment, Bruce shook his head decisively when he heard this.
"There's no need for you to help me. I have my own way of telepathy."
Bruce looked at the Heart Hunter coldly, "As for you, you must atone for what you have done!"
He held the red rag tightly in his hands.
According to the previous description of the killing machine, the world on the other side of the red cloth has been invaded by artificially created Martians.
The original Martians were divided into two types: White Martians and Green Martians.
White Martians tend toward Order and Chaos, while Green Martians tend toward Order and Goodness.
But the artificial Martians bred by Dark Batman have no distinction between good and evil. They have been transformed into killing machines and are only committed to Barbatos's grand plan.
Bruce has decided that he cannot watch a universe being destroyed.
If he could lend a helping hand, he would never hesitate.
Now, having interrogated the Heart Hunter for almost all the information he needed, Bruce grabbed him by the collar, opened the door, and threw him out.
"Master Ancient One, I'm done here." Bruce shouted towards the door.
"Don't leave all your trash in the hallway!"
Gu Yi's voice sounded, and a yellow circle teleportation array appeared out of thin air. Gu Yi stretched out his hand and easily pulled the Heart Hunter to his side.
The teleportation array was then closed.
Bruce turned and went back into the room, the red silk rag still tightly clasped in his hands.
This kind of space debris requires telepathy to activate, but this is not a problem for Bruce and Katoom. It can be done by reciting the Legilimency spell in reverse.
"Are you going in now?" Katum looked at the sky outside the window, which was already turning white. "Do you want to take a nap first to replenish your energy?"
Because of the Wayne Council's affairs, they stayed up all night.
Now they are rushing to another world, which even bats and owls, two nocturnal creatures, cannot bear.
"Wait until you've finished the work at hand before going over. We have to deal with things one at a time."
Bruce said, "At least, we need to destroy all the Horcruxes of the reincarnated bat."
They don't have much time to waste.
After all, time is like a wild donkey, it never stops once it starts running, and the reincarnated bat may be at risk of resurrection at any time, so the action of destroying the Horcrux must be accelerated.
Previously, Bruce and Katoom had discussed how many Horcruxes the reincarnated bat might have created.
In the end they concluded that, leaving aside Bruce himself who was still unable to draw a conclusion, the reincarnated bat had created at least seven Horcruxes.
The number seven has many special meanings in Harry Potter.
Voldemort himself was also obsessed with the number seven. When he created the Horcruxes, he created seven.
The reincarnated bat's thoughts have been influenced by Voldemort, and it is very likely to make the same choice.
"Tony Stark's Ark Reactor, Zombie Owl Feathers, we've found two."
Katum said, “As for the remaining five, they will probably also revolve around items of special significance.”
First of all, we can rule out Steve’s shield. This thing was modified by Katum himself, and if there was a problem, it would have been discovered long ago.
"What could it be?"
Bruce also felt a headache at this time. Apart from Tony and Steve, there were not many heavyweights appearing in the current Marvel world.
Only one Banner is still wanted.
Maybe the Hulk's pants were also a Horcrux? Bruce didn't dare to rule out this option.
"Okay, okay, let's not think about this for now." Katum yawned, "Our main task now is to rest and get enough rest, then we can talk about this later!"
……
Bruce didn't rest for too long. After three hours of deep sleep, he was woken up by Wanda.
"Master Ancient One said she's ready."
Wanda had a natural resistance to Ancient One, and seemed a little reluctant when she delivered the message for her, "She asked me to wake you up."
It looks like we need to recover Tony Stark's soul.
Bruce looked at Wanda's face, and the other person's expression was not good now.
Whether it is Ancient One or Stark, they are both people Wanda doesn't like. If Bruce was not here, she would not be able to stay in Kamar-Taj for even a second.
"Okay, I'll get up now."
After saying this, Bruce stared at Wanda without taking any further action.
Wanda waited for a long time before she suddenly realized something. She muttered something under her breath, turned around and left the room.
……
Ten minutes later, Bruce and Wanda came to the monastery hall carrying the still snoring Katum.
Gu Yi was already waiting there. On the ground in front of her, there was a formation made up of 108 candles.
The candles were not lit, just placed there.
Bruce could probably recognize that this was a formation that could communicate with Mephisto, the lord of hell.
Is it true that the business of searching for souls is most professionally matched with the power of the devil?
"You are here."
Master Ancient One still had that faint smile on his face, but his overall spirit was visibly much better than yesterday.
"That bat wizard is indeed a very interesting guy. I learned a whole new knowledge of magic from him."
Gu Yi seemed to be explaining why he seemed to be in such a much better condition.
Then, she stretched out her hand in front of her, and a black ball of light appeared in her hand.
She threw the ball of light to Bruce and said, "This is the memory of the Bat Wizard that I sorted out. It contains his experience in practicing magic. It should be of some value to you."
Bruce caught the ball of light that was flying towards him.
The black ball of light came into his hand and instantly merged with Bruce. Then, Batboy felt that there was a floating hardcover book in his spiritual palace.
Katum II and Zur'na Batman, whom he had not paid attention to for a long time, were gathered around the big magic book, curiously examining every part of the book.
However, even if they tried their best, they could not open this magic book.
Bruce had the idea of turning the pages of the big book. As soon as he thought about it, the next second, the big book slowly opened and the contents of the title page appeared in front of Bruce.
It depicted a dark-haired woman dressed as a magician, and Bruce admitted that even just by looking at the portrait, the woman was extremely attractive.
Below the portrait, there is a line of small words:
"Want to learn magic? Then I'll teach you! - Zatanna Zatara."
"What beautiful legs these are!"
Katum II looked at Zatanna on the title page and couldn't help but sigh.
The next second, Zatanna's portrait glared at Katoom II, turned around and disappeared.
The portrait was actually still there, but Zatanna went to rest. She kind of hated the look in Katoom II's eyes.
"Huh? People can move?" Bruce discovered this interesting phenomenon.
This is obviously a magical method of Hogwarts, but it appears in the memory tube of the Bat Wizard.
It seems that before the reincarnated bat was killed, it must have communicated with the bat wizard and taught each other different systems of magical knowledge.
It's not surprising that they have intersections, after all, magicians are attracted to each other.
"Bruce?"
At this moment, Ancient One's voice interrupted Bruce's thoughts. Batboy looked up and saw Ancient One pointing at a cushion.
"Put Katum on it and let him have a good sleep."
When Gu Yi saw Katoom being held by Bruce with his head on the ground and sleeping soundly, he felt that he had to do something to make the owl sleep more comfortably.
Otherwise she couldn't bear it.
Once Bruce placed Katum on the cushion, Ancient One's summoning ritual began.
"It's unlikely that the summoning ritual will succeed in one go. We have to constantly strengthen the intelligence to find the soul we are looking for."
Gu Yi explained, "So no matter what strange things I attract later, don't be surprised. I will send them back."
Bruce nodded to show that he understood.
The ceremony can begin.
Next, Gu Yi opened the folding fan in his hand and waved it gently, and all the 108 candles in front of him were lit.
“I’m looking for a lost soul.
"He is the heir of the Stark Group, a world-renowned technological genius, and an envied millionaire..."
Having said this, Gu Yi suddenly stopped.
She was thinking about what other words to use to describe Tony Stark.
(End of this chapter)
