American comics: Random transformations

"But, what exactly happened to Batman? He wasn't really beaten to death, was he?"

If Batman were taken out, then Bruce Wayne, his public persona as a wealthy man, should also have problems.

However, Tian Xiaoban had just found news about the Wayne Group online, and Bruce Wayne was still participating in online meetings.

"Tsk. I even suspect that Alfred is using AI face-swapping technology to help Bruce Wayne attend meetings. Forget it, after I finish receiving the goods, I'll go take a look at his manor."

Tian Xiaoban returned to the port.

Large cargo ships were already unloading at the dock.

Garfield transformed into Tian Xiaoban's appearance and was there to receive the goods. Although the two looked the same, their temperament and dressing style were completely different, so the surrounding people would only think that they were twin brothers.

"Yo, Garfield!"

Garfield: "You're too slow! Ban."

Tian Xiaoban jogged over, scratching his head embarrassedly: "Ahahaha, I just ran into two of my friends and chatted for a while. By the way, have all the goods been checked?"

Garfield: "Yes, everything is complete. It's already in the dock warehouse. Do you want to take it at night?"

Tian Xiaoban: "Just teleport it directly! I'm too lazy to wait. If anyone asks, just say you took the super-power drug."

"Super-power drug? What kind of stuff is that?" Garfield looked confused.

Tian Xiaoban explained: "Lex Luthor from Metropolis created it. It's said that as long as you take it, you can gain superpowers."

"Really?"

Tian Xiaoban spread his hands: "I don't know either, I just heard about it. We'll go to Wayne Manor later and see. I think Batman should have a sample there."

"Okay!"

As they talked, the two walked to Garfield's most frequently used warehouse, which he had rented a long time ago.

The transported goods were all inside.

Walking into the warehouse, closing the door, the teleportation array of the Dragon Tooth Key activated, and white light filled the warehouse. Half a warehouse of metal materials and half a warehouse of building materials instantly disappeared and entered the 'Living Dead Tomb'.

"Done, let's go to Wayne Manor."

… … … … … … … …

Wayne Manor.

Bruce Wayne's bedroom.

Dozens of machines surrounded the bed. A man covered in bandages and metal support frames was unconscious on the bed.

"Master, when will you wake up? Gotham needs you! Justice needs you! I need you too!"

Alfred mumbled by the bed according to the doctor's instructions, hoping that Bruce Wayne would wake up from his coma sooner.

"Master, I believe in your ability, wake up!"

He needs to be stimulated like this every day for Bruce to have a chance to wake up.

"Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep…"

The bedroom alarm rang, signaling an intrusion.

Tian Xiaoban and Garfield teleported directly to the manor, which triggered the alarm.

Dozens of machine guns rose from various hidden areas, red dots locked on, and muzzles pointed at the one person and one cat.

"Uh… what's going on? The alert is up, it seems Bruce really has a problem!"

Tian Xiaoban shouted at the villa: "Alfred, it's me! Not a bad guy!"

On the other side, Alfred, who was already wearing headphones and controlling the manor's traps, did not relax his vigilance just because it was Tian Xiaoban.

In the past few days, there have been quite a few super-powered people who can change their appearance. They transformed into people familiar with Alfred and came to the manor to assassinate Bruce Wayne.

This trick almost succeeded. If Alfred hadn't reacted quickly, Bruce would have died.

The lesson of almost capsizing reminded Alfred to be cautious.

"State your name and your ability! If you don't, I'll open fire!"

Click, click, click…

The sound of guns being loaded rang from the surrounding machine guns.

"I'm Tian Xiaoban, twelve years old, unmarried, and the future savior holding the Ark Watch. This is Garfield, an alien creature whose ability is shapeshifting. Is that okay? Alfred."

Tian Xiaoban showed the green watch on his hand, this thing is unique and is the best ID card.

The surrounding machine guns automatically retracted, and the manor's alert was lifted.

Alfred, dressed in a butler's uniform, stood at the door of the villa to greet them.

"Welcome back, gentlemen. I'm sorry I just pointed a gun at you, but it's a necessary precaution."

"Did something happen to Bruce?" Tian Xiaoban asked directly.

"Yes, Master was ambushed by some special super-powered people and suffered a little injury."

Alfred behaved very normally, as if nothing had happened, his tone was calm and natural.

Tian Xiaoban nodded, looking like he understood: "Oh, judging from the level of alert just now, it seems he's seriously injured. It seems I've come at the right time. Garfield, transform!"

Garfield obediently transformed into a grass hedgehog in a burst of white light.

Shaymin Garfield appears.

"Let's go, wake him up, he's been gone for too long! It's time to get to work!"

Alfred bent over to guide, the old butler's professionalism kept him elegant: "Please come with me."

… … … …

"Click!"

The bedroom door opened, and Bruce Wayne could be seen, already wrapped into a mummy, with his limbs fixed with metal support frames, hanging in the air in a large 'X' shape.

"Damn, he's too miserable, isn't he? What kind of inhuman torture did he suffer to become like this?" Tian Xiaoban complained.

Alfred sighed:

"I have controlled Master's injuries, but Master has fallen into a deep coma. If he is not awakened, he will become a vegetable."

Tian Xiaoban: "We'll talk about that later, let's fix his body first, Garfield! Go!"

Shaymin Garfield nimbly jumped onto the bed, and green fluorescence burst out from its small body, Grass-type skill [Aromatherapy].

The fresh air instantly filled the bedroom, and Alfred, after smelling this fresh air, swept away the fatigue of staying up late for many days.

"It's amazing, this is Mr. Garfield's power!"

Tian Xiaoban introduced:

"This healing ability, as long as you're not dead, as long as there's a breath left, it can save you!

However, although the body is saved, it's still a bit overdrawn and needs a few days of rest to fully recover.

If this skill can't wake Bruce Wayne, then it can be determined that there's a problem with his mind."

Alfred looked nervous: "A problem with Master's mind?"

"Yes, that's right. Generally speaking, if someone can't wake up, it's a mental problem, and this kind of problem is divided into two types. One is a brain injury, which is a physical problem, and the other is more abstract, a damaged soul.

【Aromatherapy】can restore his body to health, but it can't restore his soul.

I'll go through the magic books my teacher gave me later to see if there's any way."

"This... using magic, isn't that not very good?"

Alfred also knows some rules about the use of magic. This kind of power that needs to be exchanged at the cost of oneself is full of uncertainty and danger.

"Having a way is better than having no way, right? Things on the soul level, besides magic, do you think current technology can solve it?"

"This..." Alfred was choked by these words.

If Alfred ran to the hospital and asked: Is there a way to heal the soul? The hospital would probably treat him like a lunatic.

"Alright then, if magic requires any price, I'm willing to pay it!"

According to the magic introduction that Ms. Zatanna told Alfred, equivalent exchange is the lightest magic price. I guess it's like exchanging brains for brains? Or souls for souls.

"It's not as serious as you think, just wait for me."

Tian Xiaoban took out a thick magic book and looked for knowledge about the soul in it.

After searching for nearly half an hour, he found several spells to probe the soul. These spells are used to target those who are possessed by demons. The souls of those people will have some losses, which can be detected with this spell.

"Soul Probe!" (Soul Detection)

Invisible fluctuations spread throughout the room, Tian Xiaoban's eyes were like two incandescent light bulbs, emitting a bright white light, he looked at Bruce Wayne.

A powerful soul, but constantly trembling, as if the soul is resisting returning to the body.

Tian Xiaoban couldn't help but complain: "? I靠, what the hell is this? Hates returning to his own body? Do you want to ascend to heaven directly!"

"What!" Alfred was extremely shocked, "Is it Master himself who doesn't want to come back?"

"Hmm... wait? Something's wrong, there's a problem with his body!"

Tian Xiaoban approached Bruce's body and pulled out a 20-centimeter-long green needle from the back of his neck. Bruce's soul instantly stopped resisting and steadily returned to his body.

"So it was this thing."

In Tian Xiaoban's light bulb eye's perspective, this is a needle emitting a faint green light, but in Alfred's perspective, this is a white hair.

He wondered: "This is? Hair? Just because of this white hair?"

Tian Xiaoban explained: "It's this thing that has been torturing Bruce's soul, making it impossible for his soul to stay stably in his body.

Damn, this superpower is a bit awesome, it can target the soul with hair, Garfield can't even do this."

Jiemi Garfield curiously walked over and ate the hair in one bite.

Alfred didn't care about any strange superpowers, he was more concerned about his master Bruce Wayne: "Then can Master wake up?"

Garfield "digested" the hair on the side, Tian Xiaoban used his white light bulb eyes to observe Bruce Wayne again, and found that it had been perfectly integrated, so he said to Alfred:

"Don't worry, wait five minutes, then you can try to wake him up.

If it still doesn't work, then it means Bruce has other problems."

Alfred's anxious heart was finally relieved: "Okay, thank you, Master Ban, do you need something to eat? I'll prepare it for you."

Jiemi Garfield immediately replied: "I'm still the same as last time!"

Tian Xiaoban smiled: "Prepare it for Garfield, I don't need it for now."

"Okay, please come with me, let's go to the restaurant and wait!"

"Okay."

"No problem."

After Tian Xiaoban and Garfield walked out, Alfred looked at Bruce again and closed the bedroom door.

… … … … … … … …

The soul returning to the body will naturally produce some reactions, Bruce Wayne's body shook, a sleep startle.

In a dream, a naughty child accidentally fell into the manor's dry well, and saw a flying bat in that limited light source.

He was terrified, he was afraid that the flying bat would hurt him? Maybe he would die in this dry well.

The picture flashed in a loop, and the picture of the dry well suddenly turned into a quiet alley. A man with a gun suddenly fired, scaring the child who hadn't recovered, and he suddenly realized a sense of familiarity!

The fear in his heart was magnified again!

His pupils shrank again, anxiously wanting to turn his head to look, but his head was as if it was tied with a thousand pounds of weight, and he couldn't turn it at all.

The picture hidden in the shadows of his heart is like a real memory that he can't touch.

The picture turned again, and the child who was turning his head suddenly felt that he was wearing a mask, looking at the heavy dark clouds in the sky.

Before he realized what was happening now, a violent and familiar pain spread throughout his body.

Broken back!

No, not just a broken back, but all the bones all over his body were broken!

The pain stimulated him, he wanted to break free, wanted to escape!