Chapter 306 Bat Maze (11)
The atmosphere at the scene seemed a little solemn for a moment.
After all, Katoom was heartless and interrupted Bruce and the Batman's deep-rooted thoughts.
"Well, whether or not those scenes will happen is still just speculation."
The owl said, "You two are just sitting here daydreaming, but you won't get anywhere!"
Especially the ancestor bat.
This guy was thinking about getting the White Lantern Ring as soon as possible, but after a burst of noise and hallucinations, he suddenly stopped talking about it.
It's impossible that you are afraid, right?
Of course Zu Bat couldn't be afraid, he just hadn't recovered from the scenes just now.
Now with Katum's reminder, Zu Bat returned to his previous action.
This time, there were no more obstacles or accidents, and he took off the white lantern ring easily.
The moment Zu Bat took off the white lantern ring, a soft light emanated from the ring, flickering and dancing in his hand.
"Put it on! See what happens!"
Katum was eager to watch the fun and urged Zubat to put on the white lantern ring.
Bruce was also watching, wanting to witness with his own eyes just how powerful the power of the seven-color spectrum could be.
Zu Bat sighed softly, feeling somewhat regretful. Was his fate destined to be to be a tool under these two guys?
He was still somewhat unwilling.
A man born in heaven and earth, how can he live in a state of depression for a long time?
It’s a pity that I can’t see any chance of a turnaround at the moment.
and--
Bruce is not in such a bad state now that he needs to be abandoned.
The Batman put the White Lantern Ring on his finger, and pure white energy covered him, forming Batman's battle suit.
Katum looked at him expectantly: "Do you feel any changes in your body?"
"No."
Zu Bat waved his hand, and countless white bats flew out from his fingertips.
"All I can feel now is the life energy in this lamp ring. Your previous judgment was correct. This ring is not as powerful as the legend says. Its state is not complete."
"But that's enough."
Katum said, "At least this life energy can properly resolve the crisis in this world."
Batman doesn't leave any meaningless tricks behind.
The life force represented by this broken white lantern ring is not enough to revive all the humans replaced by the Martians. After all, the bodies of some people are no longer there.
but--
It’s no problem to resurrect some key characters.
As for who will be resurrected?
At this moment, the same person appeared in the minds of the two people and the bird.
"It's time to get back to reality."
Zu Bat let out a long sigh, turned around and prepared to leave the world of the White Lantern Ring.
But at this moment, Katum suddenly called him. Zu Bat turned his head and saw that Owl's eyes were fixed on the skeleton on the throne.
"Since we're here, isn't it too much of a loss to just take a ring?"
Katum said, "Zu Bat, please bear with me and move this skeleton as well."
Hearing these words, countless question marks instantly popped up in Zu Bat's head.
No, are you serious?
Although he knew about Katum's insatiable nature, he had never expected it to be so excessive.
Since you're here, you want to move even the body away?
"What are you doing standing still?"
Katum frowned, "Hurry up and move. Was it because I was too nice to you before that you are now in a negative mood?"
The owl hummed and its tone became extremely unfriendly.
"If that's the case, I need to give new instructions to Katum II."
"Ah!"
Zu Bat sneered. Did Owl think that such a threat could scare him?
Did he think he was really afraid of that Katum II?
Thinking of this, Zu Bat straightened up, walked to the throne, and carried the skeleton on his shoulders.
It wasn't that he wanted to obey Katum's orders, but mainly because he was also curious about the skeleton and wanted to study it later.
That's it.
……
A white light flashed before his eyes, Bruce opened his eyes, and in front of him was a row of operating interfaces. He was back in the cockpit of the Titan Bat.
That is the real world.
On the opposite side, the Shadow of Gotham, which had lost its villain consciousness, was slowly dissipating.
Titan Bat's hand was still holding the last pale consciousness.
That was the Joker's last consciousness.
Not long after, the shadow of Gotham completely disappeared, and soon after, the huge body of Titan Bat began to change strangely.
It's like a computer model being disassembled step by step, with each part of the body starting to become unreal.
The mecha began to deform like a melting candle, its outline becoming blurred until it gradually decomposed into a messy combination of lines, like an unfinished sketch.
Finally, these lines stayed in the air for a short moment, as if saying their final farewell, and then disappeared completely, as if they had never existed.
Bruce's feet were back on the ground.
Supergirl came running in the distance, her red cape flowing behind her.
The battle is over, and there is no need for Titan Bat to continue using his mind to maintain himself.
Bruce opened his hand, and a gem shone brightly in it.
The surface of this gem is carefully cut into countless facets, each of which is like a unique little world, each of which contains the face of a Gotham villain.
Under the wonderful refraction of the gems, the faces of these villains were distorted beyond recognition, as if they were cast under some evil magic.
Their expressions were either ferocious, sinister, or crazy, and each expression seemed to be telling of the evil deeds they had committed.
In the very center of the gem, a white light ring was quietly suspended.
It was an extremely pure white light, emanating continuously from the center.
What surprised Bruce was that inside the ring there was actually a miniature model of a Titan Bat.
Every detail of the model has been carved in great detail, perfectly recreating the original.
At this time, Supergirl has come to Bruce's side. It is not convenient for Bruce to continue exploring the gem, so he can only put it away temporarily and talk about it later.
The battle between Titan Bat and Gotham Shadow lasted all night.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting brighter and the sun was slowly rising over the Gotham skyline.
The sunlight was like countless golden swords, piercing through the thick fog surrounding Gotham bit by bit.
The architectural outlines of Gotham gradually became clear, and those towering buildings and ancient clock towers emerged from the hazy mist.
The dark corners of the streets and alleys that were originally shrouded in fog were also touched by the sunlight, the shadows were dispelled, and light began to dominate.
"it is finally over."
Under the sunlight, Kayla's previously overdrawn brain power gradually recovered. She smiled and felt a sense of accomplishment.
Supergirl finally protects the world once again.
Sure, there were still some Martians wandering around in Gotham, but the most troublesome of the Psychic Web had been destroyed, and all that remained was the cleanup.
I have to say that Kayla was still too naive and didn't realize that the real big event was still to come.
What's the big deal about exterminating a Martian in Gotham?
Their enemy is the whole world.
"It's over?" Bruce shook his head slowly, "No, it's a new beginning."
Supergirl obviously didn't understand.
"What starts?" she asked.
"Start facing more enemies."
Bruce thought for a moment and said, "First, we have to disturb someone's sleep."
……
The cleanup work in Gotham City was indeed completed very quickly.
Although Supergirl is often defeated when facing some heavyweight enemies, she has no problem cleaning up some small soldiers.
In less than a day, all remaining Martians in Gotham were wiped out.
Gotham City has become a human city again.
But the price behind this was also extremely painful. After this attack, Gotham lost half of its population.
In Katum's words, it was like Thanos snapped his fingers in Gotham.
"Don't be so sad, Bruce, think about the bright side."
Katum comforted him, "At least Gotham's crime rate has dropped by half, which is something Batman hasn't even done!"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Owl suddenly felt something was wrong.
"Hey, wait—"
His little head began to think seriously. Indeed, the number of criminals in Gotham was now reduced by half, but the population was also reduced by half.
By this calculation, doesn't the crime rate remain unchanged?
Ok,
Katum sighed. At least he now understood one thing: Gotham was such a damn place that even Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet could not change it.
……
Before the people of Gotham could adapt to this earth-shaking change and there was a power vacuum, Batwoman finally woke up from her coma.
This is the only thing to be happy about in this desperate moment.
At least the order in Gotham can be guaranteed. With Batwoman, the citizens of Gotham can still maintain their last hope.
And Bruce knew that soon, another inner pillar in the hearts of the people of Gotham would be able to return.
……
Late at night, darkness fell over the cemetery in Gotham, and an oppressive silence permeated the place.
Batwoman, Bruce and Katoom quietly came to the cemetery in Gotham City.
Many new tombstones have been erected here recently, and flowers are placed in front of the tombstones. These are the survivors paying tribute to their deceased relatives.
Batwoman's expression was extremely complicated at this moment.
It was she who released the chemical gas into Gotham, revealing the true face of the Martians to everyone unexpectedly.
Even though Bruce helped her eliminate the Martians, the disappearance of half of Gotham's population almost completely destroyed the city.
It's all her fault.
"I will never be as good as my cousin."
Batwoman lowered her head and sincerely blamed herself, "If it was him, he would never mess up the situation like this."
"Don't think so, Cousin Kate." Bruce comforted, "At least you have a good heart."
"And Batman is going to mess things up, too."
Katum whispered, "The trouble might be even bigger by then."
They finally found Batman's tomb. There was no name on the tombstone, only a short epitaph:
"A lonely child sleeps here."
The tombstone in front of the tomb looked particularly cold and solemn under the dim moonlight, and the surrounding grass swayed gently in the night breeze, as if whispering stories of the past.
Bruce had a complicated expression on his face, he knew very well that if he had continued to grow along the original trajectory and had not met Katum, then many years later, when he died, there would be a line of words like this on his tombstone.
But fortunately, he is no longer alone now.
Batwoman clenched her fists tightly, her eyes never leaving the tombstone.
"Go ahead, Cousin Kate."
Bruce and Batwoman looked at each other, and without any extra words, began to dig the grave.
The sound of tools hitting soil echoed in the silent cemetery, and every dig seemed to knock on the boundary between life and death.
As the excavation went deeper, the soil was gradually thrown away, revealing the coffin containing Batman.
The coffin exudes an old smell, as if it carries all the memories and secrets about Batman.
At this point, Bruce couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
After all, it is difficult for ordinary people to understand the experience of digging their own grave with their own hands.
In fact, it is not difficult for Bruce to resurrect Batman. He has the Dionysus factor, so it is not difficult for him to resurrect a few people.
The reason why he never did so was because he had a deep resistance.
Batman has given everything for Gotham, even his own life.
As a result, something happened in Gotham, and Batman was resurrected again. This clearly told Bruce that as long as he became Batman, he would not be able to rest in peace even in death.
What's more, those who are resurrected by the Dionysus factor are immortal.
This means that once Batman is resurrected, even death will become a luxury.
The day of liberation will never come.
So at the beginning, Bruce was unwilling to consider whether to resurrect Batman.
It’s different now. Batman left behind the white lantern ring, which is equivalent to telling those who come after him that he will be resurrected.
Since it was the owner's wish, Bruce no longer had any worries.
At this time, Batman's coffin was placed in front of them.
Batwoman slowly opened the lid of the coffin with a nervous mood.
The next second, she was stunned by the scene before her.
The coffin is empty!
"This! What's going on!"
Batwoman screamed, and her voice echoed far away in the empty night.
In an instant, confusion, shock and uneasiness spread through Batwoman's heart.
She could find no signs of anything out of the ordinary that someone had removed Batman's body.
But there was really nothing in the coffin!
"I buried him myself!"
Batwoman turned to look at Bruce and pointed at the coffin, "But..."
However, my cousin's body was missing.
Bruce still looked calm and showed no signs of panic or loss of composure.
In fact, he had a very wild idea about the abnormal situation he saw.
"Katum, is the skeleton that Zubat brought out in your possession?"
"What are you going to do?" Katum asked cautiously, "Are you even thinking about the corpses I collected?"
"Don't act stupid!"
Bruce said in a deep voice, "You know what I'm going to do!"
(End of this chapter)
