UGB Chapter 810 I heard someone's voice, like a sob in a dream.
Chapter 810 I heard someone's voice, like a sob in a dream.
Chapter 810 I heard someone's voice, like a babbling brook in a dream.
[Error, error. Batman's danger level is being reassessed...]
[Assessment confirmed. Your current danger level is: C]
This is not true; the verification process is being restarted...
Your danger level is C, not B.
Your current level does not match your historical level.
History has changed...
[Batman #52, you have met the corresponding danger level protection requirements.]
[Your current Batman counterpart is now ready to be installed.]
[Please find a living Evangelion lamp... Under revision]
[Please find a deceased first-generation Lantern Knight to complete the loading of "Batman 51"!]
Chen Tao was stunned for a moment.
What the heck is Batman #51?
He had initially thought that what he was going to be equipped with might be some kind of weird variant like "Early Bat-Lantern," although in the comics he had read in his previous life, such a hybrid monster had never actually appeared.
Moreover, the Alfred Protocol's reaction this time was also very strange.
When the danger level was C, he had already loaded the Broken Bat through the Metal Spirit, which can be said to be the true controller of the Metal Spirit, and further connected with other natural energies. This is why it can mobilize any kind of powerful natural energy anytime, anywhere, even outside its own universe.
If he were to continue loading, logically speaking, he should be loading Batman with a danger level of B, such as a high-speed bullet (Superman version of Batman) or something like that, or at the very least, Batman Bizarro...
Chen Tao had previously wondered if equipping the Bizarre Bat during a danger level B would lower his IQ and turn him into an idiot... Well, just kidding, even if it didn't, he wouldn't do it for safety's sake.
But even though his danger level hasn't increased, it still triggered a loading prompt.
This is rather strange.
"Could it be that I recklessly abused other energies to enhance myself, constantly raising the danger level from C to ∞, thus creating a bug in Alfrey's protocol?" Chen Tao scratched his head, but he still needed to confirm.
So he picked up the ashes of the first Lantern and rubbed them in his hands again, even he himself felt that this behavior was a bit perverted.
You can synchronize...adjust, you can load.
You have found the ashes of "Emperor Number One".
[As the only known person in the multiverse with a significant connection to Batman 51, the founder of the Green Lantern Corps, the discoverer, controller, founder, and most famous user of the emotional spectrum, the enemy of the Guardians of the Universe, the Lord of Color Light, the one who infinitely splits the entropy of the timeline, and the one who can never change history, Calamity.]
His life has come to an end, and his history is now settled. Analysis has revealed that the emotional spectrum energy contained in the ashes of the first Lantern Knight is the cause of this historical shift!
[Should we install Batman #51 from a future timeline...?]
[Currently under correction...]
Does it contain Batman #51 from a future timeline, the "Nameless Old Dragon"?
Chen Tao was somewhat uncertain.
But in any case, he now has a new Batman to load, and it seems that this new Batman can help him gain more power on the emotional spectrum, which is exactly what Chen Tao needs.
Chen Tao took a deep breath.
[Load Now]
[Loading... The Alfred Protocol is in effect...]
Splash splash splash splash...
Chen Tao saw the ashes of the First Lantern Knights, which were almost scattered in the wind, being swept up by an invisible force at this moment.
That inexplicable sound rang in his ears, like hearing the quiet sobbing of a small river in a dream, resonating with the lament layer upon layer...
Going back and forth, lingering, hesitating.
The ashes surrounded Chen Tao, and not far away, the Supreme Little Superman frowned as he watched all of this.
"Don't play with the enemy's corpses," he said.
Chen Tao ignored the Supreme Little Superman, who was on a completely different wavelength.
Seven-colored light appeared on the ashes, casting many shadows in front of him, and even revealing the appearance of the first Lantern Knight in front of Chen Tao.
Chen Tao saw the bewilderment on the face of the first Lantern Knight, which also seemed to be a calm surprise.
Chen Tao...
Amidst those layers of illusions, Chen Tao saw death.
The gothic girl holding the black parasol showed half of her face in the image, half of her face with small markings.
She took the hand of Genie Number One, and Genie Number One looked at her peacefully. He no longer had that aged face, but was as joyful as a child.
They left together, heading into the darkness, which seemed to lead to an unknown destination, yet also into an endless light.
Light also has weight.
Is the light you see before you die fainter than the light you see at birth? Is it more restrained?
We have all witnessed utter darkness, such as in the womb or in a coffin.
But who has ever tried to be a complete light, to become a beam of light, and to exude a sense of impending disappearance?
Nothing is better suited for weighing than light. The best way to become lighter, since human weight no longer exists, is to become a ray of light.
Does the mother of the first Lantern Knight truly exist on the other side of death?
Can he truly drink an endless cup of coffee in the realm of death, just as death once promised Chen Tao?
Or was it all just the deceased comforting themselves, like telling themselves before committing suicide that they could go to a heaven that doesn't exist after death?
Chen Tao knew none of this; it was not something the living should know. The living can never imagine the world after true death.
He only saw the Lady of Death holding the hand of the first Lantern Knight. She turned her head and, in the faint image made of ashes, gave Chen Tao a faint smile.
She waved, then disappeared with the first Lantern Knight at the corner of death, her retreating figure telling Chen Tao...
No need to pursue it.
Chen Tao... he quietly watched them leave.
The dead are gone, but the living must continue their journey, and at the same time...
Carrying the dead on their backs.
Those constantly spinning things finally reached their limit. Like moths to a flame, they merged into Chen Tao's body. Chen Tao was lifted into the air by the merciless force. At this moment, invisible fate and timelines also poured into his body along with his actions!
clack.
Chen Tao landed on the ground, looking at his hands with a somewhat blank expression.
It seems... it seems I don't feel anything.
No, that's not the case.
Chen Tao slightly turned his hand over, and then some green light condensed in his palm.
He was still a bit clumsy; he frowned and then rubbed it again.
One, two, and then the green light began to solidify. He seemed to be forging a green light ring with his own willpower, but the next moment he waved his hand and dispersed the green light energy in his palm.
Superman is still here; now is not the best time to try.
"Is the first Genie dead?" Superman flew over.
"Yes," Chen Tao told him, "In the end, he couldn't save his Earth from its mistakes. His Earth 15 was involved in too many important historical moments, and most importantly, that history had fallen into death, eternal death."
Chen Tao couldn't quite put his finger on what was in the Supreme Little Superman's eyes. Was it a sense of shared sorrow? Or perhaps empathy, or a resolute determination, a determination to never give up until the very end?
But Chen Tao knew one thing: the failure of the first Lantern Knight could not shake the demon god in the slightest.
"Our plan should continue."
He spoke in an unquestionable voice.
Chen Tao stared into his eyes, then nodded.
"That's how it should be."
Not far away, the Foolish Owl, who had been keeping a low profile all along, revealed a resolute look in his eyes. But he would still continue to push forward with his plan, and on this point, he would never change his mind.
The current situation is completely different from his original plan.
The biggest change was the departure of the anti-surveillance and the surveillance personnel, who should have been the biggest investors in the foolish owl.
One of the key reasons why the Foolish Owl dared to devise a plan to merge the essence of the New 52 Superman into Superman Supreme was that there were two sixth-dimensional gods supporting him behind the scenes. But now that things have developed to this point, it seems like everyone is against the Foolish Owl.
Now, besides the essence of the universe, the only thing the Foolish Owl can rely on is Dr. Manhattan. However, Dr. Manhattan has never directly participated in altering the history and timeline of the main universe.
Whether he will actually make a move is still unknown, but Yu Xiao himself has a vague guess in his heart that Dr. Manhattan probably won't make a move. Although he left the essence with Yu Xiao, in reality, this thing has never left Dr. Manhattan's control.
With the sixth-dimensional deity weakened and Perpetua absent, Dr. Manhattan is invincible in the current DC multiverse! He is conducting all of this with the mindset of an experimenter, detached and indifferent. For him, whether the Foolish Owl's plan succeeds or fails, it is still an experiment. Only experiments have meaning. He will not force an experiment to succeed by brute force just because it fails. This is not something a researcher would do.
Newton wouldn't get angry after being hit by an apple, throw the apple into the air, and then forcefully prove that gravity doesn't exist, right?
"You are manipulating Barbatos, and we need to continue creating more crisis energy in the main universe."
Superman the Primal said, "The cosmic tuning fork is now all mine."
He turned to look at the Foolish Owl and the Heroic Day: "So, these two..."
The two men, Yu Shizhi and Chen Tao, almost simultaneously felt a jolt in their hearts.
They all keenly anticipated the Supreme Little Superman's intentions. He actually began to have the idea of eliminating the useless. In his view, Chen Tao was capable of manipulating Barbatos and was also Barbatos's servant god. In this respect, the other party was irreplaceable, so there was a need for him to live. But what about Foolish Owl and Hero Day? They were just trash.
Superman Supreme no longer needs their fighting power. Previously, Foolish Owl could be considered a contender with The Bat Who Laughs for the Cosmic Tuning Fork, but now Superman Supreme has taken control of the Cosmic Tuning Fork from him, and The Bat Who Laughs has been beaten and forced to flee. Therefore, Foolish Owl's role has been infinitely replaced.
"Hero's Day is a crucial countermeasure we have to prevent the World Forgers from interfering," Chen Tao hurriedly said. "Without Hero's Day, the World Forgers can only interfere with our plans from unexpected angles. I've set a trap for the World Forgers using Hero's Day. If they dare to come, we can use Hero's Day to track them down directly, and then..."
Chen Tao made a gesture of punching a child: "Let's give this blue-skinned rat from the gutter a good punch!"
Supreme Little Superman nodded, for reasons unknown, he seemed to agree with Chen Tao's statement.
Although Genie 1 had previously told Chen Tao that Superman Supreme might be connected to the World Makers, Chen Tao could basically deduce that if Superman Supreme were truly determined to join the World Makers, he wouldn't be doing things like using Barbatos to create crisis energy.
There may be cooperation between them, but there will inevitably be disagreements. The fact that the World Forgers plan to create a new DC multiverse alone is unlikely to be fully agreed upon by Superman Supreme, who has not yet found his original Earth.
Even if Superman Supreme agrees to relocate the entire Origin Earth to the Baby Universe of the World Forger, what Superman Supreme wants is to restore the glory of the Golden Age. Origin Earth alone cannot satisfy Superman Supreme. He is not like Genie No. 1, who only thinks about his own little world. He has lofty ideals as a hero!
To subdue Superman, you'd have to take away at least the entire Golden Age.
Especially when Heroes Day is exposed to Superman Supreme, a paradox of doubt naturally arises: Superman Supreme cannot accept that the World Builder has handcrafted a fake Primordial Earth for him.
In particular, Chen Tao guessed that the Supreme Superman was unaware of the World Builder's scheme in his infant multiverse: "I can't fix the underlying bug logic of the world, so I just piled up the bugs and made a mountain of shit!"
Although even Superman himself cannot correct the underlying logical bug that "a crisis is inevitable in the DC multiverse," his inability to correct it does not prevent him from judging others.
Chen Tao still largely acknowledged the golden spirit embodied in the Supreme Little Superman.
So the foolish owl looked left and right and found that in the end, both Batman: Dragon and Heroes' Day were useful, and it was he who had become the useless one.
He glanced at Batman Dragon, who clearly knew he couldn't let himself be killed by Superman Supreme, but deliberately dragged his feet and didn't say a word.
The Supreme Superman's red eyes looked over, he sighed, and hurriedly began to protect himself:
"Actually, I also have plans for Brainiac, the object controlled by the World Founders."
(End of this chapter)