What bad thoughts can Batman have?

Chapter 962 Chen Tao, Dead
Oh, my dear, death is not real death.

In the immediate aftermath of death, you will find that you have not lost consciousness, which makes you feel relieved. What you fear most is that after death there is nothingness. As long as you are still conscious, you can struggle, call for help, and recall your mother's face, which makes you feel better. It seems that dying is not so painful.

Then you will usually be taken away by someone, maybe the Black Death Emperor, maybe Anton A. Kane of the Rotten Black. In short, as long as you have made contact with any power in your life, even if it was in your youth when you ignorantly tried to use your willpower to ignite a flame, you may have an almost imperceptible resonance with the Green Lantern energy, and then you will belong to the Black Death Emperor after you die.

You will remain in the Black Death Emperor's realm of death, obtain your own grave, and become part of the Black Death Emperor's power. Even though you are a Black Lantern Corpse who can only howl and is forced to be loyal to the Black Death Emperor, such a long period of time will be difficult for you to endure.

Then one day, a huge shock came from the multiverse, passing through the entire realm of death. You found that the multiverse had restarted. Due to a slight deviation in history, one of your ancestors did not find your great-grandmother. They were separated like Jack and Rose on the Titanic. You and your 18 generations of ancestors no longer exist. But what does this mean for a dead person?

Yes, yes.

Your consciousness sinks into darkness, and you see an endless white light, in which a gothic girl with a small black hook on her face appears before you.

You will never feel anything again.

Everything is so simple.

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"Therefore, Perpetua wanted to use some method to directly prevent the birth of Superman and Batman in the main universe. This is impossible; one is the core of the DC multiverse, and the other is an important member of the DC multiverse. I originally chose them because they are absolutely immortal, or rather, absolutely impossible to truly die. No matter how they die, under the influence of the Crisis Force, they will be resurrected..."

"Damn it, N Superman is dead, and completely dead. But N Superman died because Dr. Manhattan stole 10 years from the DC multiverse, causing the newly created Supermen in the multiverse to be insufficiently powerful, leading to the collapse of the multiverse. Isn't P Superman's power insufficient? He's a remnant of the previous era, and there's also Batman from the main universe. Could it be that Perpetual is planning to bring over Batman from some past timeline?"

Chen Tao felt his brain blood vessels throbbing wildly, but this was actually just a false impression created by his senses as a mortal. He had already borrowed the six-dimensional divine power of the Anti-Monitor and was far superior to mortals.

But he was under too much pressure and lacked someone to share his worries with. In fact, the only person who could form a strategic partnership with Batman Dragon was the Batman Who Laughs, but Chen Tao obviously couldn't confide his troubles to the Batman Who Laughs.

The main universe Batman could also be created, but this time the event happened too quickly. The chain reaction caused by Earth-15 caused things to collapse rapidly. The main universe Batman didn't even have time to develop before he was targeted by the World Forgers, while the main universe Superman was instantly killed with a wave of his hand.

Superheroes are the defense line of the DC multiverse, like immune cells, but that doesn't mean these immune cells will always remain so strong.

In fact, they are like a common voice-activated light, which only turns on when someone comes to save electricity.

Immune cells need energy to function effectively, but where does this energy come from? Therefore, under normal circumstances, when there is no external invasion, superheroes maintain a normal level of strength. Only when they encounter a more powerful virus will the multiverse rapidly create these superheroes, giving them the power to defeat the invaders.

This is the most energy-efficient method, almost an instinct of the DC multiverse.

However, Batman and Superman in the main universe haven't had time to develop before they were restricted by the World Forger. Simply put, the development speed of the immune cells can't keep up with the rate of collapse. Not to mention, in order to prevent itself from collapsing, the DC multiverse had to divert some of its power to strengthen Batman Dragon, an immune cell that he didn't trust, which led to the current state of internal and external troubles.

This thing looks like an immune cell, but not quite.jpg
In this extreme situation, the multiverse had no choice but to create Batman Dragon, an object of limited trust, to shoulder the burden, which resulted in Chen Tao being practically isolated and helpless.

Now, Papetua has shown the ability to seemingly temporarily reverse whether Superman and Batman in the main universe are truly dead; he's almost bursting with rage.

More importantly, he had done everything he could. Regardless of whether the main universe's Batman and Superman were in place, he had to start taking action.

"The Alfred Protocol is now in effect..."

He couldn't help but start muttering to himself, but the Alfred Protocol on his retina didn't react at all.

Chen Tao gave up.

He found himself powerless to do anything now. Even interfering with Papetua's timeline required understanding how Papetua managed to do it.

The premise of playing chess is that both parties understand the rules of the game, but Chen Tao completely treats Go as Gomoku (Five in a Row). If he wanted to exert force, he could only lift the board and hit it on his opponent's head, but obviously he couldn't lift it.

"The Alfred Protocol is now in effect..."

He muttered to himself, then suddenly asked, "The Alfred Protocol means that Batman and Superman in the main universe can't be replaced by Perpetua so easily. If he could really do that, she wouldn't have had to... Okay, even if he's become much stronger since he came down from the wall, he hasn't achieved the ultimate fusion yet. She can't change the core of the universe, right?"

Then he mimicked the mechanical voice of the Alfred Protocol, asking and answering himself: "Yes, Batman #52, warning, warning, attempting to detect danger... danger cleared. Perpetua is attempting to replace Superman in the main universe... replacement failed. Batman #52, it's time for a counterattack."

"I should... I should be able to fool them."

"Yes, Batman #52, your plan is underway."

Chen Tao hides in the cracks of the multiverse, and in different timelines, his avatars are locked in a fierce battle with Papetua's avatars in different timelines.

He has now borrowed the power of the sixth dimension, and he and Papetua now appear simultaneously in every corner of the hypertime stream.

But at least for now, he was merely hiding in the cracks of the multiverse, curled up like a dog huddled under a bridge in a downpour, or perhaps...

A tiger lurks in the rainy season jungle, its claws outstretched.

Cowardice and ferocity appeared almost simultaneously in him, making his shadow appear so deep and dark.

Power resides in the mind; it exists if you believe, and does not exist if you don't. But deceptive tricks, like fleeting shadows on a wall, can fool even the timid…

It can also cast a huge shadow. ...

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Amidst screams of agony, the main universe's Batman and Superman vanished into thin air. This was the result of Papetua's actions.

Never before since the genesis of the DC multiverse has the center of the DC multiverse died so completely. Perpetual knew that Superman and Batman from the main universe hadn't gone to witness the death of the Infinity Family, but that was enough. Perpetual had thrown the two into a realm outside the Black Death Emperor's domain, and it would be virtually impossible for them to escape in the short term.

Let me see who else deserves to die.

Barbatos' vision blurred for a moment, and then he was horrified to see Papetua standing in front of him.

"Don't move, I will resurrect you. Your death now is just for your future resurrection. I just need to make sure that Batman Dragon won't use your death to play tricks. After that, you'll be fine."

I'd be a fool to believe what you're saying.

Barbatos decisively turned and ran away. Before this (Chapter 949), Barbatos was suppressed by Papetua to prevent him from helping the first Lantern Man, but Barbatos was not subjected to continuous suppression afterward.

The seal that Papetua bestowed upon Barbatos was originally intended to simply restrict his movements and was not particularly profound. It was quite normal for him to break free. After breaking free, Barbatos did not continue fighting but instead fled aimlessly. Now, the battles he had been avoiding have finally come to haunt him and made him pay the price.

Papetua stood before Barbatos, and the two remained silent.

Barbatos was once very powerful. Or rather, he is still powerful even now. He was the only being who came close to the sixth dimension in an era when the sixth-dimensional gods were absent. Even if Perpetua were to take him down, it would take him at least a short time.

He was a chip on the gambling table, capable of tipping the scales of victory or defeat at any moment, and Papetua would never allow such a powerful third party to slip out of his control.

So for Papetua...

She slowly raised her hand. Then she paused.

“No! No! I can surrender! Listen to me—” Papetua heard Barbatos say, “I am merely a servant god who controls destruction. You need me to help you destroy those soldiers who are unimportant to you. I have a place in your new world, don’t I? I beg you, I once worked for the World Makers, I can—”

Perpetua relaxed slightly. She didn't believe the other party would surrender so easily. Even if they did, Barbatos was destined to die. Her world didn't need a variable like Barbatos who repeatedly turned against his master, let alone destroy the world. Perpetua herself was a goddess of creation and destruction. In a way, the world's creators' deliberate creation of Barbatos, a servant specifically in charge of destruction, was somewhat insulting to his mother, Perpetua.

Barbatos has now lost his fighting spirit, perhaps making it easier to defeat him...

Barbatos leaped high like a tiger, and a future in which he had completely killed Papetua quickly took shape in the hypertime stream, only to be shattered by Papetua's slap.

She grabbed Barbatos by the throat with her bare hands, and then a new reality began to take shape in the timeline.

"Ho..."

A surge of energy flowed from where Papetua had gripped Barbatos by the neck into Barbatos's body, disintegrating him. A few seconds later, Barbatos's death became a reality. Papetua tossed Barbatos into the void, watching his enormous dragon carcass float in the water.

Then Papetua broke through space.

All of Batman Dragon’s potential allies are dead. The death of the Worldmaker is a foregone conclusion. The Anti-Monitor was simply eliminated by Batman Dragon himself. The Monitor was also wiped out in Perpetua’s timeline at the same time she came down from the Hypertime Stream. Even if any remnants of the three sixth-dimensional gods remain, they are no longer a threat.

Tell me, what other ways do you have to survive?

All your allies have been slaughtered by me. As for Doctor Manhattan... the future I have constructed is about to become a reality. I have demonstrated the ability to switch Superman and Batman in the main universe at will. I am the one who is "justice," and I am the one who is "normal development."

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You are not.

When Perpetua appeared before Batman Dragon, Mother of the Multiverse saw the terror in his eyes and seemed to wonder why Doctor Manhattan hadn't intervened.

He had no plans, and no opportunities left.

He tried to fight back, he always tried to fight back, but it was no use. Previously, Perpetua was restricted by Dr. Manhattan and couldn't kill the First Lantern and others. But now the situation has changed. Perpetua's power has been further restored, and she can now take control of the situation. The histories that tried to suppress her haven't taken shape, and Perpetua naturally benefits from this, rising in status.

In an instant, Batman Dragon created trillions of futures in which he was not defeated and torn apart by Perpetua, but none of these futures took shape.

They were like dreamlike bubbles rising with Batman Dragon's last breath as he struggled, until they surfaced and dissipated into the air.

Within an infinitely frozen timeline, Perpetua and Batman Dragon engage in a conflict that lasts for millions of years. Batman Dragon constantly tries to alter his fate of death, or attempts to exchange the loss of a limb for immortality, but Perpetua thwarts each of these attempts.

After Batman Dragon completely used up the little bit of energy that Doctor Manhattan had given him, he was finally unable to stop what Papetua was going to do.

The next moment, Papetua snapped Chen Tao's neck.

So Easy.

I just killed a dog that was shivering in the pouring rain.

Batman: The Dragon, Chen Tao, dies.

(End of this chapter)