What bad thoughts can Batman have?

Chapter 875 Hehehe, Darkseid, we've come to invite you to be the Demon King of the Heretics.

Darkseid paused for a moment.

"what."

He said.

Before him, Barbatos swayed its tail, its crimson eyes, hidden beneath its hood, flickered slightly. It retracted its claws and sat there like a stone statue.

Darkseid had just broken free of his chains, but that was the end of it all.

Darkseid failed, but he wasn't too flustered; it was just another failure.

So what if this body is destroyed? He has countless clones, and there is a clone of him in every parallel universe.

He is Darkseid, the “different face of evil” in the words of the Father. Since the final crisis, when Darkseid’s original form was killed by Batman, he has only had clones.

In the New 52 era, even his strongest clone died. Why would he be afraid of losing another clone created by two Green Lanterns?
As long as the multiverse's mother, Perpetua, hasn't come down from the wall, Darkseid still has time and room to maneuver, not to mention...

Darkseid also vaguely realized that Batman Dragon had known beforehand that he had planted a seed on the two Green Lanterns, but he did not intervene.

Darkseid had previously thought that Batman Dragon was too busy to stop him, and when he saw Barbatos just now, he thought that Batman Dragon intended to use Barbatos to stop him, but now...

"Batman Dragon has something to ask of me."

Darkseid said in a low voice.

This is an answer that is easy to deduce; it is obvious, almost explicit.

He asked, "So, what does he need me to do for him?"

Barbatos: “…”

Darkseid stared at him intently.

He was waiting for Barbatos to offer a suitable price.

Then he heard Barbatos clear his throat and speak in a dark, deep voice:

"I……"

Darkseid squinted.

Although Barbatos was much larger than his enlarged body at this moment, Darkseid stood up straight, his body language subtly suggesting a willingness to challenge him.

"...I don't know."

"?"

Darkseid paused for a moment.

"What kind of conspiracy is this?"

"I really don't know. Batman didn't tell us anything. He was worried that my actions would give my former master clues, and even more worried that he might have left some hidden tricks on me. So Batman: Dragon has been keeping me guessing all along, it's really weird."

Barbatos said:

"Riddler, get out of the DC multiverse, if it weren't for..."

Just as Barbatos was about to reveal the Watcher who was possessing him and hiding himself, the Watcher immediately covered his mouth.

The watcher secretly gave him a punishment that resembled a whipping, but the intensity was just right—not so strong as to actually hurt Barbatos and cause him to instinctively retaliate, yet enough to cause him a little pain so that he wouldn't feel nothing at all.

He let out a howl, making his conversation with Darkseid extremely bizarre.

A question mark appeared above Darkseid's head. Then he shook his head slightly, no longer wanting to get involved in Barbatos's thought process, which was beyond the comprehension of a normal god.

"Okay. So what do we do now?"

"How did you deal with William Hand?"

Darkseid was countered with the question: "After Batman Dragon ordered William Hand to help Hero Day with his special training, he put him back into his Dark Multiverse."

This guy is practically a miniature bat mite, and he also possesses the death power of a black light.

What makes you so confident that you can defeat William Hand by controlling two Green Lanterns?
You should know that William Hand is very likely the one Batman Dragon left behind to fight you.

"You're only imprisoned on this asteroid because you hold two Green Lanterns' lives as leverage. What makes you think you can stand up to William?"

"Wait, don't speak yet, let me think about the reason. If I were Batman..."

Barbatos wasn't stupid; he was just used to using an external brain—first as the Batman Who Laughs, then as Batman Dragon, or he'd fabricate a destiny to his advantage and then achieve it.

He doesn't like to use his brain much, but that doesn't mean he doesn't.

Now, the current situation and the watchers hiding behind him are forcing him to start using his brain, and Barbatos's intellect has returned.

Then his eyes widened: "You summoned the Black Death Emperor and made a contract with him?"

"Yes, that's right. I promise to sacrifice the entire Batman: Dragon Universe's death, as well as William Hand himself, to him."

Darkseid nodded: "But now..."

Barbatos seemed to have grasped something, but he was ultimately not a sixth-dimensional god, but only possessed a portion of the properties of the sixth dimension.

So he hasn't fully grasped it yet, but the monitor has.

“Darkseid, the Black Emperor, it’s clear what Batman wants to do.” He whispered in Barbatos’ ear, then gave Barbatos the instruction to repeat what he said to Darkseid.

Barbatos did it, though he was still completely baffled.

The Watcher, possessing Barbatos, turned its head to the side, and in a corner where no one could see, a pair of eyes were staring at them.

The observer waved his hand, and immediately the invisibility cast by the fifth-dimensional magic on the spy disappeared.

William Hand and Lex Luther appeared together, somewhat surprised by their exposure.

Barbatos was still a little confused. He looked at Darkseid and then at William Hand. But just then, a bolt of lightning struck his head, making him realize Batman Dragon's plan.

He's so stupid, only realizing this now. Batman: Dragon manipulated Darkseid, William, the Black Death Emperor, Barbatos, the Monitor, and those two unlucky Green Lanterns—all contributing to the current situation!
"So what exactly are we supposed to do?" Darkseid was still clueless, and then he found himself surrounded by a bunch of people chuckling wickedly.

Darkseid: ?
"Don't worry, it's a good thing."

Then he heard William Hand and Barbatos say the same thing at the same time.

“We’ve come to invite you and the Black Death Emperor to be the heretical demon kings. This is definitely a good thing.”

Darkseid watched helplessly as Barbatos reached out and grabbed the two unfortunate Green Lanterns he had controlled.

Six-dimensional energy and five-dimensional divine power flashed together, and then both Green Lanterns opened their eyes.

The two Hales looked at each other, completely bewildered. Then, Darkseid's obsidian-like complexion reappeared on both of their faces, and Darkseid's expression changed as he sensed that the Omega Effect's master position in this parallel universe was being taken over by the two Green Lanterns.

Then he heard Barbatos and William Hand both let out that strange laugh, like a lecherous old man ogling a little girl:
"Don't worry, it's definitely a good thing, a good thing."

"Great thing!"

(End of this chapter)