What bad thoughts can Batman have?

Chapter 995 Trinity, Ultimate Laughter, Papetua, experience the terror of laughter in advance!

Superman Chen Tao was panting.

Papetua’s whispers were faint and indistinct, echoing softly in his ears like a thick fog.

"My God, look at you. A flawed core of the world, a poor imitation of Superman Clark Kent at the center of the DC multiverse."

"Do you think you're a hero? But what do you actually have? You're just someone who's been programmed to be this way. Let me see what you're thinking... Hero Day, do you think you're like him? Hero Day at least once had a memory that wasn't real, but it was still vivid despite its falseness. But what reason did you have to get involved in this mess?"

In Papetua's view, Superman Chen Tao is now the only breakthrough point, and his whispers can bewitch the other party.

Of the Trinity, only Superman Chen Tao, who now occupies the Superman position in the main universe, is the one most likely to be influenced by Papetua.

As long as she can control the Trinity, preventing its division from merging into one, the final outcome will naturally be under her control.

Even though Papetua knew in her heart that Batman: Dragon would never leave him such a loophole, she still harbored a sliver of hope.

If not, and if the other party is completely unable to stop Superman Chen Tao, will he be controlled by him?
Even though they had guessed that Batman Dragon might be able to fix one of their most obvious weaknesses, they still had to see it with their own eyes before they would be satisfied.

Papetua awaited Superman Chen Tao's reaction. In fact, Papetua had already anticipated that Batman Dragon must have planted some kind of contingency plan on the other party to resist his whisper control. Such a test would ultimately be in vain.

As the Batman Who Laughs drew ever closer, Perpetual grew increasingly tense. Batman Dragon's plans unfolded in a series of interconnected schemes, keeping her on her toes and preventing her from preemptively disrupting Batman's preparations through the time-travel technique. Who could have imagined that he ultimately intended to lure the Batman Who Laughs into his trap, using him as the final weapon?
Batman had planned everything perfectly, like a giant web, and the three returns of the original Lantern, whose purpose he never knew, could probably be seamlessly integrated with the attack at hand.

Papetua was in a bad mood.

Now that she is the challenger, the Mother of the Multiverse feels terrible.

However, Superman Chen Tao did not suddenly escape her control as he had imagined.

"Yes……"

To her astonishment, Papetua noticed wisps of black energy visible only to her on Superman Chen Tao's body—proof that her whispers had successfully influenced him. She was incredulous. Had she succeeded? Was this even plausible? Would Batman reveal such an obvious weakness?
Perpetua, on the contrary, felt somewhat frightened. If she had overwritten the timeline countless times and finally found a weakness in Batman Dragon's abilities, she wouldn't have been so cautious. But the problem was too obvious; Batman Dragon couldn't possibly have missed it. He clearly had, yet he left that weakness to Perpetua—

If I were Batman: Dragon, I would definitely control Superman Chen Tao and try to make him refuse the Trinity fusion, and that's exactly what I want to see.
But why?

Papetua didn't know, but she knew that it would be no harm for her to control Superman Chen Tao now, so she did it.

And it was at this moment that the future beyond the flow of time, a downstream reality that has not yet materialized, was quietly being rewritten to the present.

A resolute glint flashed in Superman Chen Tao's eyes, which were filled with hostility and influenced by Papetua's whispers.

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In some ways, the Bat of Laughter was Papetua's nemesis.

Here's a little-known fact: the Justice League has never actually defeated Perpetua; in fact, they've always been outmaneuvered by him.

The Bat Who Laughs defeated Perpetua. He once swung a planet the size of a bucket at Perpetua's face, along with the entire universe, just like swinging a cell nucleus to beat someone up with the cell itself. Remember that?
Without a doubt, even the Maniac Laughter isn't the great hero of the DC multiverse, so who is?
Even though the Batman Who Laughs, who defeated Perpetua, later fell and became the Darkest Knight, he is still a hero, that's for sure.

Chen Tao can deceive himself as much as he wants; deceiving oneself is the hardest thing in the world. But Chen Tao can rewrite history; now he is a top-tier hero: Chen Tao with cognitive impairment.

The history upstream of the timeline is constantly being altered by Batman Dragon. Although these alterations are invalid and are merely false histories, just like the heterodox timelines that Chen Tao created to fight against Perpetua, their histories are extremely superficial in the timeline and are merely mere existences. Therefore, a little bit of power can be borrowed, but not much.

The same applies to the current state of the Laughing Bat. Chen Tao is constantly modifying the Laughing Bat's life story in the Time Stream, making him suitable to be a representative of destiny in the DC multiverse.

But then they heard the Dragon King say:

"If you were to speak of the life of the Father of the Mad Laughter, I have long heard of him. You walk through the dark alleys, your laughter shaking the depths of the underworld. You punish the wicked with an iron fist, suppressing evil spirits before they even begin—such heroic spirit, is it not as radiant as the sun and moon?" He praised the Mad Laughter profusely: "Though you have taken on the appearance of a madman, your heroic roots remain unchanged. You thwarted Papetua's scheme with your insane wisdom and devised a miraculous formation; you captured the traitor of the World Forger with your mad courage and settled the world!"

"Now I behold your crown: a clown's crimson hue hangs on the left, a bat's black iron adorns the right, and a mark of sin is still etched on your forehead. Examine your conduct closely: where laughter shakes the heavens, you secretly protect the souls of the common people. Within your mad ramblings lies profound wisdom for governing the world. Have you not heard, 'The most madman reveals the most truth'? Your laughter shakes the thirty-three heavens and earth, and the two words of loyalty and righteousness—still reside within your mad laughter!"

Great! You know how incredibly useful storytelling is? With the changes in Batman: Dragon, the entire DC multiverse's attitude towards The Laughing has completely changed. In a multiverse without a single, concrete mind, only a generalized consciousness, even a beast like The Laughing, Perpetual Pepetua, the Void Hand, and Barbatos's henchmen, a mentally unstable individual, can be transformed into a superhero… Or rather, for the DC multiverse itself, the concepts of hero and villain are relative. Sinestro is usually a supervillain, but when faced with real danger, he fights alongside Hal Jordan, fulfilling his heroic duties. Black Adam is a villain, but when needed, he becomes the guardian of his nation.

Heroes and villains, a unique product of the DC multiverse, are inherently both opposing and unified, constantly transforming into each other.

Now, it is the Batman Who Laughs who has been transformed. If the Batman Who Laughs were conscious, he would never accept this change, which would be an insult to the Batman Who Laughs.

But now, the hypnotized maniacal laughter obediently allowed these things to be ingested into his body through the syringe.

As for the other side...

"I never imagined I would..." The Superman and Batman of the main universe had already realized Batman Dragon's plan. At this moment, the two of them appeared in the Watchmen universe, in the South Pole of Earth in the Watchmen universe.

“Go.” The Batman of the main universe whispered to the Superman of the main universe: “Your connection with the Watchmen universe is complete. Once the Hypertime Stream is modified, you will be able to separate from the Maniac Laugh. This plan will be fine; I have already devised it.”

"Wait a minute, shall we just tell you the plan now?" Superman from the main universe asked. "If my understanding is correct, assuming Dr. Manhattan..."

Then he heard the muffled voice of Batman from the main universe.

“No, Dr. Manhattan wouldn’t know.” If he had known, he should have shown up the moment we quietly appeared here and captured us. He turned to look at Superman from the main universe.

"But he didn't show up. That means... he has no idea that our current operation was carried out by Batman Dragon. No matter what method he used, even Dr. Manhattan stopped him, he has done his part in the plan. Now it's our turn to finish. Clark, I trust you to do it, just as I trust Batman Dragon to do it."

The bat from the main universe said, enunciating each word clearly, "Don't worry, just go for it, Clark. If the plan fails, I have a plan B."

Superman didn't ask what Plan B was, and Batman didn't say what would happen after Plan B.

They've known each other for a while now; since N52 Superman died, P Superman has been working with the Justice League from the main universe for some time now.

Everything is unspoken.

And here, the Hand of the Void...

"What? No!" The Void Hand did not want to merge with the center of a multiverse; it would be a bad thing for him.

Just like cracking a nut, the correct way is to start by biting the thinnest part, creating a lot of cracks, and then the thicker parts will naturally crumble along with it.

But now Batman: Dragon directly merges him with the Batman Who Laughs, creating a trinity that is a fusion of the main universe's Superman and the Batman Who Laughs. This trinity can then be used to defeat Perpetual Pepetua, utilize the Batman Who Laughs's quantum energy to supplement the DC universe's Manifest Destiny, and burn the Batman Who Laughs like firewood—a triple win! Isn't this progress a bit too fast?!
Once his Void Hand participates in this fusion, it's equivalent to being directly marked by the DC multiverse. From now on, when he does bad things, having a gleaming golden "Hero of the DC Multiverse" mark on his head will make it incredibly inconvenient for this wolf to steal sheep from the sheepfold!

"Don't want it? It's no use not wanting it."

But Void Hand already owed Batman Dragon a debt, so whether or not he agrees now is no longer up to Void Hand.

As the story of Batman: Dragon's creation began, the Void Hand reluctantly strode forward. This hero, clad in a star-studded battle robe, though his left arm was empty, his right palm brimmed with the power of countless dimensions. His voice boomed, "Brother, please forgive me! That Batman Who Laughs, though mentally unstable, is a formidable weapon. I wish to merge with him and together vanquish that vile woman!"

That laughing bat was originally a mad demon whose laughter could shatter souls. Merging with it would likely turn one into an idiot, which was extremely ominous. But the Void Hand raised its head and laughed, "A true man should not fear dangers! Today, let us emulate the ancients and have our poison removed by scraping the bone!"

The Void Hand spoke the most defiant words with the most ruthless face, and soon, the laughing bat transformed into a black mist, its laughter causing tiles to fall from the beams. The Void Hand opened its chest, letting the black mist pour into its seven orifices. In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color: billions of stars appeared in the left sky, and a maniacal laughing shadow rose from the right void; the two forces intertwined, tearing a chaotic rift in the sky.

Suddenly, a long roar shook the heavens, and a new hero emerged from the dust and smoke. This man's left eye reflected the movement of the Milky Way, while his right eye pulsed with mad flames; his left hand held a void halberd, and his right hand gripped a mad chain; his cloak was half starlight and half bloodstains, and when he spoke, his voice was like thunder.

Then, the valiant and skilled Void Hand let out a whoosh, spurred his horse, and charged to the front of the two armies!

The Void Hand finished its act, pinching its nose. Now, it was parasitizing behind the Laughing One, becoming one of the Laughing One's back spirits. The essence of Superman N52 also merged into the Laughing One's body. Next came Superman P. The Laughing One appeared in front of him in a flash, and with a wave of his hand, the head of the Universe Superman was directly inserted into his palm.

With the main universe's Superman in place, the last one is Superman Chen Tao. He now holds the position of the main universe's Superman. Since his death on Heroes Day, Superman Chen Tao has left the Infant Multiverse and temporarily assumed the identity of the main universe's Superman in the DC Multiverse. Now, the continuity of the entire DC Multiverse rests on Superman Chen Tao's shoulders.

It's time, the time has come, Papetua thought softly.

He began to whisper incessantly, trying to change Superman Chen Tao's mind, but the laughter came too fast. He simply grabbed Superman Chen Tao, and in an instant, the other man was sucked into his body.

Wait, isn't it all about brute force? Could it be that my previous assumption that Batman Dragon had other plans was wrong? This has confused Papetua, but whatever Papetua thinks now...

He had to face this terrible enemy before him.

"Hehehehehehehe..."

He laughed wildly and looked at Papetua with a somewhat neurotic expression.

The Trinity, the Supreme One laughs wildly, and now he has appeared, right now, right at this moment.

In a future beyond the reach of the DC multiverse, after the Batman Who Laughs absorbed all of the Manhattan Batman's energy and transformed him into the Darkest Knight, Perpetua was forced to fight him. At that moment, the Batman Who Laughs swung a planet and crushed Perpetua to death.

Maniacal laughter is your ultimate nemesis, your lifelong nightmare.

You must now experience a future where the Mother of the Multiverse, the Creator of the Universe, is defeated and killed by the Bat Who Laughs.

Papetua, it's time to get a taste of it.

The terror known as the Laughing Bat.

(End of this chapter)