American comics: What kind of evil intentions could Batman have?

Chapter 668 The Hero Who Saved Barbatos Like a Storm

Chapter 668 Batman, the hero who saved Barbatos like a storm! Lights out!

Unlike Barbatos's malicious speculation, Chen Tao was genuinely worried about Lord Barbatos.

Ultimately, regardless of justice or evil, Barbatos remains the number one figure in the real world, and without his suppression, things would only get worse.

The Emperor Joker treated Barbatos as a toy, a bargaining chip to use in his invitation to Batman, and Chen Tao had no choice but to get involved.

This twisted relationship made the Emperor Joker almost howl with excitement.

"Hey, darling!"

He screamed, "Our minds are one!"

"No way! Get out of here, you disgusting pervert!"

Barbatos heard Batman's voice boom like thunder, but this only fueled a strange sense of accomplishment in the Emperor Joker; he was the most excited person right now.

When Batman Dragon tore through space, Barbatos saw the Emperor Joker abandon him and charge straight at him.

This greatly reduced his pressure—no, being surrounded by 5 people is no different from being surrounded by 4 people.

The Emperor Joker's attack on Batman Dragon did not lessen Barbatos's suspicions about Batman Dragon; on the contrary, it exacerbated his paranoia.

Barbatos, a ruthless and extraordinary dragon of the Dark Multiverse, was born to destroy the universe. He cannot understand things he has never seen before and has never fought to protect others. He will inevitably judge others by his own standards. After doing so much to Batman Dragon, Barbatos will surely retaliate.

He was currently at his lowest point, and if he could, he believed Batman would be more than willing to come and kick him while he was down. His mind was filled with images of Batman saying he'd help him, then joining the attack and stabbing him in the back.

In the distance, Batman Dragon and the Emperor Joker have begun their battle, creating a large number of bizarre and distorted buildings and creatures.

He uses his fifth-dimensional powers to smear reality like a comic book, and this bizarre, twisted joke, this collapsed, absurd reality, is the flowers and applause he offers to Batman.

"Run! Lord Barbatos!" Barbatos heard Batman shout and saw him desperately trying to break through in his direction.

Beside Barbatos, the Black Death Emperor silently swung his scythe once more, while Brainiac's attack quietly emerged in the mental world like a sharp cone.

Barbatos felt immense pressure. He was not inside the World Forge, so he had no advantage in terms of location; he had not fully devoured the corpse of the World Forger, so he did not have the advantage of timing; and the Anti-Monitor Dragon had turned against him, so he had no advantage in terms of human factors either.

The Death Emperor's death power suppressed Barbatos's regenerative abilities due to his control over the Dark Matter Universe. Brainiac's mental attacks stirred Barbatos's mind, causing him sharp, piercing pain. The first Lantern activated the emotional spectrum, creating a tidal wave of materialized forms.

The most threatening of all was the Anti-Monitor Dragon… When the Anti-Monitor Dragon’s sharp teeth bit into him, Barbatos was inexplicably reminded of the day he bit his master, and the look in the eyes of the Worldforger as he tore open the Worldforger’s throat.

Compassion, resolve, relief, mockery—to this day, Barbatos still doesn't understand why the World Maker would look at him like that.

Barbatos was too young and impatient at the time, eager to kill his master. He was too eager to stand on tiptoe and grasp the gift that fate had given him, never thinking about what price he would have to pay.

But today, at this moment, as Barbatos was bitten on the back by the Anti-Monitor Dragon's sharp teeth, he inexplicably recalled the World Forger, who was now somewhat blurred, silently hammering away at the world's furnace to create a new universe.

What was his master, his creator, mocking Barbatos with that final glance before his death?

Ah... intense pain.

Barbatos roared and retaliated.

He had no intention of continuing to entangle with the Emperor and the Joker here. He planned to break through space and escape back to his own world furnace. He had already accepted his defeat and did not intend to gain any benefit from his teammates.

He gave up on reclaiming what he had lost, he gave up on continuing the fight, and instead chose to lie low. This was the best choice after weighing the pros and cons. Barbatos chose to give up. He always chose to give up, and he was good at giving up.

But the portal that was about to break open disappeared before Barbatos' eyes... Barbatos turned his head and saw the mocking looks from the first Lantern and the others, especially the Anti-Monitor Dragon.

Barbatos knew he couldn't escape. Their plan to ambush him wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision; how could they just stand by and watch him break through space and escape? He was trapped at the edge of this alternate dimension by everyone, and only by defeating the enemy head-on could he escape.

Barbatos roared as a chunk of his flesh was ripped off by the Anti-Monitor Dragon.

His roar shook the entire multiverse.

In the main universe, Batman, from the Justice League's main universe, dreamt of the dragon. He saw the monster, always lurking in the shadows, always appearing as a hunter, now roaring and screaming, revealing the ugly face of its prey. Then… he dreamt of a bizarre dragon with Batman's head, flapping its wings and screaming beside him:

"Great Lord Barbatos! Hold on! I'm coming to save you!"

The Batman from the main universe suddenly sat up in bed in fright, and even after he woke up, the strange scream of the Batman Dragon still echoed in his mind.

Bruce Wayne sat up in bed. After Zatanna told him that she had dreamt of a Batman dragon from the Dark Multiverse, Bruce Wayne himself had also dreamt of a similar monster.

Since Wally West returned from the Speed ​​Force (note: this means the "Rebirth of the DC Universe"), everyone has regained their memories from before the crisis, but these memories are not very stable and there are some discrepancies between them.

For example, the last time, Superman Clark Kent claimed to him that he had a memory of Doomsday dressed as a bride, but Bruce was certain that he had no such strange memory.

Something must have happened in the past, but the Justice League in the main universe is completely unaware of it.

Bruce Wayne frowned, sat on the edge of the bed, his gaze deep, and began to think quietly.

Barbatos's roar reverberated throughout the multiverse, and the distance between Chen Tao and him grew ever closer.

Barbatos saw that Batman Dragon had slightly surpassed the realities created by the Emperor Joker.

The Emperor Joker constantly creates new creations to attack Batman's Dragon, while Batman uses the same divine power to eliminate these creations, like erasing the Emperor Joker's completely erroneous graffiti from the entire multiverse with an eraser.

However, he couldn't erase as fast as his opponent could draw. The Emperor Joker possessed almost the complete power of the Mischief, while Batman only possessed about 29% of the Bat Mite.

But the crowbar that Batman Dragon wields, forged from a mixture of many metals, is the natural nemesis of all magic.

The power of the fifth dimension should, strictly speaking, also be classified as magic.

He kept swinging the crowbar, beating the twisted red-hooded figures created by the Emperor Joker using the same motion he used to kill the second Robin Jason Todd, in the same way.

The fake Robins lay scattered on the ground, and Batman paid no attention to the various death poses of the fake Robins who were dressed exactly like Jason Todd's body, which was pulled from the ruins during the "Death in the Family" movie.

The Emperor Joker did it on purpose; he was trying to shake Batman's resolve with these actions, but he targeted the wrong person.

Chen Tao swung his crowbar and smashed the forehead of a fake Robin, then saw a "Wonder Woman" who looked utterly gruesome.

"It's your fault..."

"I'll fight even if she's a woman! For Lord Barbatos!" Chen Tao roared as he sent the puppet created by the Emperor Clown flying, and he continued to charge towards Barbatos.

Barbatos's expression was uncertain. Since turning against his master, the World Forger, and becoming the Lord of the World Forge, Barbatos had never felt so weak.

He dared not trust anyone; he always remained calm and collected. He had never been so deeply involved in the situation.

"You can't even stop Batman?" He heard the first Genie shout angrily. Neither the first Genie nor Barbatos noticed the coldness in the Emperor Joker's eyes.

Who can possibly predict the shift in identity between hunter and predator?

"I can't!" said the Joker, "No, Batman! I am your match!"

Barbatos hesitated. He was at a disadvantage, so he began to hope that Batman Dragon was genuinely there to help him, despite what he had done to Batman Dragon and his universe.

But he...

He saw Batman's eyes.

"Believe me."

He heard Batman say, "Superheroes will protect you."

Barbatos was almost in a daze.

During the battle, he stared blankly at Batman not far away, and almost got his head chopped off by the Black Death Emperor's scythe.

Nothing could be more absurd than this, but do you know what's the most damn and absurd thing?

Barbatos found himself actually believing it.

He didn't know how Batman could save him; surrounded by enemies, even if he and Batman joined forces, it would be difficult to break through.

But he actually believed it. Even Barbatos didn't know why he believed it so easily. He couldn't find any reason. He just instinctively felt that Batman was indeed serious.

If I absolutely had to pick one...

He is Batman.

So Barbatos made up his mind, and he finally chose to trust him. This sense of trust between adversaries even overcame Barbatos's hesitation.

He was no longer worried about Batman getting close, but even so, he still found it difficult to provide Batman with any decisive help.

He was tricked into transferring too much power to the Black Death Emperor, and even with Barbatos's immense strength, this unlimited supply caused it to suffer great losses.

By now, Barbatos had realized that even if the Black Death Emperor wanted to drag Hal to his death, the amount of energy he demanded was far too much. This was definitely a scam, which had actually strengthened the Black Death Emperor's physical incarnation by more than one level in a short period of time. Now, the scythe was actually slashing at his own head. Damn it.

However, given Black Death Emperor's straightforward personality, this fraud is not something he could have done. Someone must be secretly orchestrating this behind the scenes, instructing Black Death Emperor to trap him.

Damn it, once Barbatos finds out who this bastard is, he'll kill the whole family.

However, judging from the current drama of multiple people turning against and attacking the Black Death Emperor, it is very likely that the Emperor himself was the one who gave the idea to him. Barbatos can only swallow his anger now.

"The Emperor Joker deserves to die!" Barbatos glanced at Batman, who was still getting closer and closer. Barbatos opened his mouth and spat out a purple lightning bolt as thick as a bucket at the first Lantern, forcing the opponent back and allowing Batman to get closer.

Chen Tao spun around and kicked towards the Emperor Joker's creation that was chasing him, while the Black Death Emperor, who was attacking him, accidentally split another of the Emperor Joker's creations in two.

Taking advantage of the moment they passed each other, Chen Tao carefully observed the Black Death Emperor.

Very good, excellent. Barbatos was tricked into channeling far too much power into the Black Emperor, and now the latter is much stronger than before. The Black Emperor's power will not diminish until Barbatos's power is completely exhausted.

The Joker continued his pursuit of Batman, while the Black Death swung his scythe at Chen Tao.

Chen Tao reached out to block the Black Death Emperor's attack, but suddenly swung the metal crowbar backward like a meteor, slamming it into the Emperor Joker's head. Then he dodged the old actor Black Death Emperor's scythe.

As the crowbar that had caught the Emperor Joker off guard spun back into Chen Tao's hand like a frisbee, he once again knocked the excellent actor Black Death Emperor to the ground with a single blow.

Closer and closer, hope rose in Barbatos's heart.

He struggled to bite the Anti-Monitor Dragon, watching Batman get closer and closer.

Although he didn't know the specifics of Batman Dragon's plans, just seeing the superhero getting closer and closer was reassuring... This feeling was incredibly strange to Barbatos.

The Emperor Joker hadn't even had time to recover from Batman's attack, which was perfect.

The first Lantern stopped Batman Dragon, but now Batman Dragon is very close to Barbatos.

Barbatos gritted his teeth. He had to provide backup. He was currently on the defensive, which, while allowing him to block all attacks, also made it difficult for him to help Batman. So he had to take a risk and go all out.

Even if this could put him at a greater disadvantage.

Barbatos made up his mind. He slammed into the Anti-Monitor Dragon's head, then opened his mouth and unleashed a breath of purple lightning. After forcing the dragon back, he lunged at Batman, risking his back to be wide open as he launched an attack on the first Lantern.

After fighting the Anti-Monitor Dragon for so long, he had a rough estimate of the opponent's strength. Even if the Anti-Monitor Dragon attacked him, he could withstand it. Using this as a price to reunite with Batman was indeed a good trade-off.

If he can get there, he can team up with Batman, and then...

Then, the next moment, he saw the first Genie turn around as if he had expected it, looking at them mockingly.

The Anti-Monitor Dragon behind him did not launch the attack he expected, which would not cause it much harm, but instead climbed onto the back of the first Lantern.

The first Lantern and the Anti-Monitor Dragon joined forces to unleash a combined technique that Barbatos had never anticipated or seen before. Countless chains of emotional spectrum, empowered by antimatter cosmic energy, materialized from the void: the red of anger, the purple of love, the blue of pity...

Ironically, at this moment, Barbatos was surrounded and trapped...

It is the yellow of fear and the blue of hope.

This is a trap.

Barbatos realized it, and his heart sank.

His attackers, finding themselves unable to capture him, used the Batman Dragon to distract him, thus catching him in one fell swoop.

And he was foolish enough to step inside.

Barbatos tried to break free, but couldn't for a moment. Barbatos felt his heart beating very fast, even when he killed his master.

He didn't know what expression to make; faced with such utter failure, all he could do was bewilderment.

But then he felt Batman Dragon's claws on his shoulder.

He turned his head and saw Batman Dragon swaying his body and flapping his wings, half of his body also bound by chains of emotional spectrum energy.

"Don't be afraid."

He heard Batman Dragon say this:

"The first rays of dawn break, and the night stretches on endlessly."

"What did you say?"

Barbatos asked.

Then he heard Batman's voice, that magnetic, deep voice.

I said…

"The eerie lamp burns eternally, a dark light piercing the dawn!"

The next moment, to the horrified gaze of the first Lantern Man, endless darkness erupted from Batman Dragon's palm, instantly tearing apart the chains binding him—

Inch by inch, it crumbles and shatters!

Barbatos heard Batman's voice:

"I told you I would save you... Lord Barbatos."

(End of this chapter)