What bad thoughts can Batman have?

Chapter 958 Superman Chen Tao, the Multiverse is Calling
I am Chen Tao, and I have discovered that I am very good at acting.

I have the ability to see into people's hearts like Batman. This made me a well-paid psychologist. But I don't enjoy seeing patients. Every day I see a large number of patients who are physically healthy but mentally on the verge of death, but sometimes, the role a psychologist can play is truly too limited.

They are like water glasses that can never be filled; no matter how much energy I pour into them, it all leaks out quickly after I leave my clinic.

No matter how capable I am, I cannot easily control their lives.

Perhaps acting is the direction I should pursue.

No one is better at disguising themselves than me, but behind those roles, in the quiet of the midnight hours, I prefer to disguise myself as Batman.

Imagine myself as him.

I let out a deep sound and stomped heavily. I summoned Batman within myself, using my imagination to combine all the terrifying elements from different comics and movies. I tried to summon the bat from my childhood, wanting to create the ultimate monster within myself, then don his skin and become one with him.

I never imagined that these idle daydreams would come true.

But when I put on the cape, I felt like I really became him.

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"I never wanted to be Batman, I have no interest in Batman. Those are just childish ramblings."

Chen Tao said.

"I don't know how to solve problems like Batman, but I believe my future self has already solved them. It's just that I haven't found the method yet, because Batman can always solve problems."

He said, "So you see, my friend, Batman will win, I just don't know how."

"you……"

Beyond the ever-flowing timeline, Papetua's face was somber.

She realized what the Batman Dragon was.

A new Supreme Superman.

Superman the Primal is dead; in the DC multiverse, he has lost his place.

And now, Batman Dragon has filled that position with his own actions. He kept it a secret from Papetua and from everyone else, creating a reality that was uniquely his own...

This means that Batman Dragon has a legitimate origin story.

Prior to this, Batman Dragon was a character without a normal origin, and there are many such characters in the DC multiverse.

For example, the famous Ambush Bug, Irwin Schwab, is someone in the DC multiverse who can break the fourth wall. During the New 52 era and until the rebirth of the DC multiverse, he served as the live commentator for the DC multiverse on many occasions.

His origin story is simple: a destitute criminal acquires an alien suit and gains superhuman abilities such as invisibility and teleportation.

But what made him go from an ordinary criminal to someone who can now engage in dialogue with readers? Nothing, absolutely nothing. Compared to serious and normal origin stories, the origin of the Ambush Bug feels like filler.

His origin story is not so profoundly reflected in the upstream of the super-time flow. Rather than the origin that shaped his entire life, it is more like a hastily scribbled answer sheet to fool people in order to avoid being read as an abnormal factor by the super-time flow and rejected like garbage.

The origin of Batman: Dragon was even more extreme, as it directly borrowed the origin of the Dark Multiverse Batman, a Dark Multiverse Batman.

That's utter nonsense.

But things are different now. Batman Dragon, now Batman Dragon is one of us.

Papetua always knew that the ultimate enemy was the DC multiverse itself.

His actions have utterly threatened the survival of the DC multiverse. Come, let me see what kind of abilities my creation has evolved when I can no longer control it.
"what……"

The first Lantern Knight let out a low groan.

He returned from behind the portal, his mind still replaying everything he had seen.

"...Time is running out, I've come to say goodbye..."

"...I can't say too much to you, as that would cause history to fluctuate or even be altered again, but please accept my gift..."

The first Lantern Knight let out a long breath. The power from the sword began to gradually feed back to him, repairing him. The wounds on his lower body, which he had severed at the waist, were healing, and new seven-colored meridians were growing, which then began to reconstruct the shape of his lower body.

The first Genie has fully understood and accepted his fate. He will strike Perpetua with his sword, severing him completely from the timeline and cutting history back to the time before Perpetua fell from the wall.

He didn't know how Batman Dragon was designed, but now he felt he should be able to do it, as if the entire DC multiverse was encouraging him to do so.

"How should I launch an attack on Papetua, Batman Dragon?" he asked in a low voice, almost certain that Batman Dragon had been watching him from the shadows all along.

"Batman: The Dragon?"

He asked in a low voice, "What should I do?"

"It's simple, charge forward, draw your sword and slash!"

The first Lantern heard what Batman Dragon said. Then, in an instant, countless spaces and times were smoothed out with a single hand, drawing a path to attack Papetua.

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I am Chen Tao.

I've become one of the most formidable people in my industry, and I'm getting older. I've won a few Best Actor awards, though not entirely deserved. I'm only good at roles that evoke Batman or seemingly cold and calculating criminals. In a way, my range is very narrow. For someone with such a narrow range to become an award-winning actor, besides having powerful backers, another reason is that I perform far beyond the average person when playing these familiar roles. In a sense, I'm not entirely without achievements. But none of this brings me joy. In the dead of night, I've countless times pleaded for hope, hoping that one day, the fantasies of my childhood would become reality.

But there was nothing, absolutely nothing.

This is a world without superheroes. No matter what role I play in movies and TV series, whether I'm a ruthless tyrant or a cold-blooded villain, these are not who I truly am; they are merely tools for making money.

Even if I were to enter Hollywood, I wouldn't don the Batman suit. They can accept a Black Superman, but they won't actually bring a Chinese Batman to the big screen.

For those who created Batman, he wasn't a childhood fantasy, but merely a tool to make money, just like me. So maybe it's all over, and I should retire, as should my dream of becoming Batman.

For so many years, I've remained single. I've amassed a fortune, wealth beyond measure, but marriage and family have never been part of my life plan. Like Batman, I lack a family. Perhaps it's time to let go, to release this inexplicable, strange obsession, and become like a normal person, just like everyone else.

I remember now, it was late that night.

I looked at my Batman costume, which I had collected, and my idea of ​​becoming a Chinese Batman completely failed. I had to go home, and I was somewhat disappointed. Of course, those unrealistic fantasies should disappear from my life.

My flight is at 8 AM tomorrow, a direct flight from New York to Bangkok. I'm auditioning for a new film there, playing a cunning and scheming villain. This is right in my comfort zone—a Hollywood movie. I've read the script, and I'm sure it'll be a box office hit.

I haven't worn a Batman costume for many years. I'm long past the age when I would go crazy over my favorite Batman costume as a child and then wear it myself.

But this is the last time, okay? The night before I left New York, this was the last time I'd childishly wear it. I put it on and pretended to be Batman.

And then I really became Batman.

I found a grappling hook gun on my waist. I picked it up and gently hooked it, launching the grappling hook onto a building more than 200 meters away.

I've become Batman, and I can't tell if this is my fantasy... or reality?
But that noose looks so real.

I grabbed the grappling hook gun and flew straight out the window.

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"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

The first Lantern Knight was charging forward, and Chen Tao witnessed it. He hadn't expected to defeat Papetua so easily.

He has maintained his manipulative power for a long time. With his help, the first Lantern Man, who has cut through the realities of the timeline countless times, is helping him cut through the future where Perpetua rules the entire DC multiverse.

"Do you really think you can defeat me with such an attack?" Chen Tao heard Papetua say, "You're just a mere mortal!"

The endless colorful light illuminated the faces of the First Lantern and Chen Tao, and then the next second, the First Lantern's body completely collapsed, annihilated by the Mother of the Multiverse.

"Again!" Chen Tao exclaimed, "Black Death Emperor!"

In an instant, the phantom of Parallax Mohal burst forth behind the first Lantern, a shadow formed by Green Lantern energy, the echo left by Parallax Mohal in the material universe.

As long as someone has ever remembered it, it has truly existed, existing in this DC multiverse.

The Black Death Emperor swung his massive scythe towards Perpetua. He hadn't been to the material world for many years and knew nothing of fear. Those standing before him were of only two kinds: the living and the dead. And regardless of their size, he would try to drag them into his domain of death.

In a sense, this is death treating everyone equally.

Papetua's expression was cold. She reached out and pointed at the scythe that the Black Death Emperor was swinging at her. The phantom was burst in an instant, shattering like a bubble.

"Is this Batman Dragon's final plan?"

“Come on,” she said, turning her head to look at Batman Dragon.

"What else?"

He was looking at Batman Dragon, but also at Dr. Manhattan standing behind Batman Dragon.

He was pondering how Dr. Manhattan would ultimately view all of this. A normal shift in the DC multiverse, or a erroneous external interference?

In a time-shifting narrative, reality is regressing, and the first Lantern character, lunging towards Perpetua, reappears in the time-shifting history reversed by Batman: Dragon.

His annihilated body was restored, and this time...

"Faster, even faster, dodge Papetua's attack... Right at that moment, duck, jump!"

The first Lantern Man leaped up, dodging the invisible ripples and temporarily reversing the history that was instantly destroyed. But soon, a new history was created by Perpetual. He dodged one of Perpetual's erasures, only to be instantly obliterated in another. Perpetual could create as many realities as he wanted. Did Batman Dragon think that he could harm Perpetual with his repeated attacks and the sword in his hand?
What a joke.

The actions of Genie I have now degenerated into a competition with Batman Dragon to see who can create reality faster. Batman Dragon doesn't even have the ability to create reality independently, relying instead on Genie I. How can this possibly compare to Perpetual Pepetua creating a timeline by himself?
"Come on, First Lantern! Come on, everything is hidden within you."

Papetua's expression remained impassive. Even if all three attempts proved successful, what difference would it make if the first Lantern went back three times? Those three historical events didn't prove that you ultimately won, Batman Dragon. You didn't successfully imprint this reality of your victory deeply onto the trans-timeline.

Papetua heard the voice of Batman Dragon.

Still not giving up? But she was happy that the other party could hold out a little longer, so that she could think about how to face Dr. Manhattan. The other party was not an opponent like Batman Dragon, who was all scheming but no real power.

Papetua's gaze pierced through the timeline, attempting to discern the expression on Dr. Manhattan's face, but he only saw a dark blue veil. Dr. Manhattan was refusing access. Papetua could likely break through it if he wanted to, but he didn't have the energy for that at the moment.

In short, Batman Dragon is completely out of the game. He is now using his last bit of power to keep restarting the reality of the hyperchronic flow. Even if he has the Origin and is accepted by the DC multiverse, he is still completely out of the game... Now he is just constantly trying and failing.

The tricks of Genie #1 have been seen through; his three returns will accomplish nothing. Superman Supreme and Parallax Morhal are dead, and their opinions are no longer a criterion for determining whether everything Perpetual created is part of the normal development of the DC multiverse.

"Come again!"

Chen Tao roared, while in a corner of the Infant Multiverse, Superman Chen Tao's finger twitched almost imperceptibly.

Chen Tao, Chen Tao, the multiverse is calling...

Did you hear that?
(End of this chapter)