bacchusnovels Chapter 176 The most lewd thing a superhero can do is
Chapter 176 The most lewd thing a superhero can do is
Chapter 176 The most lewd thing a superhero can do is—?
The cat totem "Socks" crouches beside a building that has been reduced to ruins, looking like it wants to cry but has no tears.
This place was originally the meeting place of the Totem Council. For centuries, all the dead animal heroes of each generation would turn into "Totem Spirits" and gather here to discuss and vote on the future direction of all living beings.
This place should have been the most solemn and dignified location among all living beings, the center of decision-making by the highest power of the three natural energies—
Instead of a public toilet that anyone can come and go as they please.
God knows how bewildered the cat totem "Socks" was when Brainiac's mechanical army suddenly appeared in front of them. It was like an ancient war where an enemy army crossed the border and appeared in the capital.
It's no wonder that the Red Army is so formidable. Who would station a large army in the capital? The Red Army's most elite troops are responsible for defending a vast area. Even though they mobilized a large force to defend the area after the Batman incident, Brainiac's mechanical legion is undoubtedly a tough opponent as well. Caught off guard, they naturally crumbled at the first touch.
Fortunately, these guardians of the Crimson Realm can be resurrected infinitely if killed within the Crimson Realm, so they won't be wiped out. However, the problem is that one of them has been captured by Brainiac, which is an unprecedentedly dangerous event.
What exactly is Brainiac going to do?
Why would he suddenly invade the Crimson Realm of All Beings if he had nothing to do with it?
Could this be related to the blackness of decay?
The cat totem "Socks" firmly believes that the antler totem will not betray him, but he still can't help but overthink things.
The Red of All Beings is currently in a very sensitive period. Batman, who previously invaded them, at least possessed the power of the Red of All Beings and could be considered a comrade, but Brainiac…
Clearly, Brainiac poses a far greater danger to them than Batman.
Then Socks turned around and saw Killer Croc open a portal, piloting a Bat Stealth aircraft, and steadily land in front of their palace.
"Oh my god, this is terrible."
He heard Killer Croc say that.
"Batman, are you here to mock us?"
Another rhinoceros totem, covered in wounds, pulled itself out of the ruins and stood next to the cat totem, Socks: "Speak quickly, I'm in a terrible mood right now."
"I bring you information about the Black of Decay, and also about the Swamp Monster, the embodiment of the Green of All Things."
Killer Croc quickly said, "Batman told me to tell you these things at the appropriate time in exchange for your help."
"What kind of help?"
"To bestow upon a person the power of the red of all beings, or to acknowledge his power."
The cat-themed socks immediately understood. Isn't this like getting on the bus first and buying the ticket later, or getting the bat serum and then demanding their approval?
It's such a small matter, as if they could refuse.
"You mean we need to bestow power upon him, that is, to strengthen his power, right?"
I checked the socks one last time.
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Okay, we agree."
Socks said, "Tell us the information."
Killer Croc was excited. He rattled off a long string of accusations, completely exposing the Rotten Black Akainu and the Swamp Monster, before saying, "Alright, it's time to keep your promise."
"Alright, your information is very valuable." The two totems whispered to each other for a while, then the cat totem, Socks, asked, "So, who is that person?"
"His name is Bain."
"Killer Crocodile said."
On the other side...
The deer antler totem is still trying to deceive people.
In fact, his scam was clumsy.
Brainiac wouldn't normally be so easily deceived, but he had just faced Bane before confronting the Red of All Beings.
The power emanating from this Batman henchman was exactly the same as the power of the decaying island before him. He realized that this was a perfect match.
Brainiac, who automatically categorized Bane as "Batman's henchman," stared at the decaying island, and the antler totem heard the other party say without even glancing at him, "Your cowardly master will meet his defeat."
"He is not my master!" the antler totem leaped up and shouted, "The red of all beings will never be slaves!"
"If Batman isn't your master, how would you know where Batman hid his target? Well, you lied to me!"
Then he was blasted to smithereens by Brainiac's cannon—
The antler totem blinked; everything that had just happened was merely a figment of his imagination.
"Yes, yes, yes," he said, "but now you are my master!"
He stuck out his long tongue and licked the dust off the feet of the robot controlled by Brainiac: "I'd give you anything!"
Circumstances dictate terms, but that's not shameful. The master is the master!
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Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
[Dear Batman #52, you have located and successfully injected the Doomsday Virus. You have obtained the anchored item: Superman's Broken Cape.]
[Batman: The Devastating in the Dark Multiverse. Now available to install]
[Error, Batman #52, your danger level is too low. Loading "The Destroyer" will result in your instant death!]
You cannot load "The Destroyer"
The world is trembling.
Brainiac was on the run at that moment.
He fled from his own kingdom, running for his throne in a sorry state—like a rat in a sewer.
He turned his head and saw that roaring, magnificent shadow.
"Don't—run—Brainiac!"
The bat flapped its wings, stirring up wind, rain, and thunder; its roar seemed to come from afar.
"Don't run away! Don't shirk your responsibility—come and face me!"
I will never be caught.
Brainiac told himself.
He was startled to realize that he was afraid. Brainiac then remembered that the Cretans had not only created artificial greed, artificial ambition, and artificial emotions for him, but also artificial fear.
So yes, Brainiac also experiences fear, just as the native inhabitants of the planets he once despised and destroyed experience fear.
"Don't come any closer!"
When was it? When did I ever have such feelings?
Brainiac didn't know that he was just running away, desperately running away.
All you have to do is escape, just get away from Batman.
He saw Batman panting heavily, and some of the Doomsday part of his body had disappeared.
Boom!
Brainiac once again evaded another attack from Superman and Wonder Woman, who were completely destroying Japan.
Both Superman and Wonder Woman are under multiple forms of control:
For Wonder Woman, the pills Batman fed her earlier overturned Brainiac's basic mental manipulation of her, while Superman's situation was basically the same, the only difference being that Brainiac's manipulation of Doomsday once again overturned Batman's pills.
Now, Batman has regained control of Doomsday Superman by injecting the Doomsday Virus and actively releasing Doomsday Spores, but Brainiac knows very well that this is only temporary.
He had been silently observing Batman for quite some time. This level 12 AI hadn't hesitated for even a second to plan a counterattack.
One minute after Batman was fully transformed into Doomsday, some of his Doomsday features suddenly weakened, but he still maintained the appearance of Doomsday.
Three minutes have passed, and his body has weakened once again. His previously swollen body has gradually shrunk, and more human features have appeared on his body.
Just as Brainiac had predicted, his transformation into Doomsday was only temporary and reversible. Batman never intended to sacrifice himself, transforming himself completely into Doomsday, to stop him.
This means that Batman is about to revert to human form, and his last chance is about to end.
That's why Brainiac had to wait, wait for the Bat to play his last card—because he himself only had one card left.
Brainiac went through the matter one by one once again. Yes, apart from transforming into Doomsday, Batman couldn't possibly have any other trump cards left.
He saw Batman stop. He recalled Superman, who had been completely destroyed by the Sun, leaving only Wonder Woman with lifeless eyes, Black Manta with a newly repaired arm, and living electric wires still chasing Brainiac.
Brainiac blasted the live wire away with an energy blast, then flung out an energy beam shaped like a rope using unknown technological abilities, easily fixing the live wire to the spaceship wall like a giant cockroach.
It will take her a while to break free.
Wonder Woman's sword was upon him, and Brainiac turned and ran.
He saw Batman place his hands on Doomsday Superman's forehead, and then all of Superman's Doomsday features began to fade away little by little.
That's right, it was within his expectations.
Batman probably knows very well that once he loses his Doomsday transformation, he will no longer be able to use the Doomsday virus to cover Brainiac's control over Doomsday Superman. Therefore, he must take advantage of the fact that he still has control over Doomsday Superman and use his control over the Doomsday spores to quickly remove all the Doomsday parts from the other's body.
But what's the use? Doomsday's transformation will never be without cost, and the energy to transform into Doomsday won't be generated out of thin air. By the time Batman's Doomsday transformation ends, it's hard to say whether he will be seriously injured, but he will at least be completely exhausted and will no longer have the power to resist.
With all the Doomsday spores removed, Superman's situation is roughly the same as Batman's, and he will also become a completely ineffective fighter on the field.
What cards will Batman have left to play then?
Brainiac glanced sideways at Wonder Woman, who was still relentlessly pursuing him.
Is it this woman?
He still had one last trump card up his sleeve; this woman alone couldn't possibly defeat him.
Wonder Woman was no good, and the rest of the lousy crew that Batman brought along were even more useless.
Black Manta, Deathstroke, and Live Electric are perhaps the only three truly threatening characters, but they are all currently out of sorts.
He saw Batman activate Krypton's teleporter, a device the Kryptonians used to exile criminals to the Phantom Zone.
He did bring this with him.
However, Batman was unable to recall the Doomsdays he had banished from the Phantom Zone.
Haha, did you think Brainiac wouldn't have thought of that?
When it comes to manipulating the Phantom Zone, with Kryptonian civilization already destroyed, no one knows better than Brainiac, not even Superman, who is also a Kryptonian.
That's why he, Brainiac, banished those freaks to the Phantom District instead of sending them elsewhere.
Batman could never find those Doomsdays, and naturally, he couldn't eliminate the Doomsday spores on them in the same way he eliminated Doomsday Superman, thus removing their overwhelming power.
Once Batman has completely lost his ability to transform, he can recall these Doomsdays to complement his final trump card, leaving Batman with no way out.
Distracted for a moment, Brainiac was sent flying backward by a punch from Black Manta, his face hitting the ground like a plowshare.
Although he was still getting beaten up, he was certain that Brainiac's victory was just around the corner.
Brainiac spared a moment to inquire about the robot army that was still besieging the Isle of Decay, and unsurprisingly, received no results.
This is not a big problem.
He's going to win anyway.
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Bain is watching a video.
It was given to him by Killer Croc, and it contained a message from Batman.
The ugly green beast said it would take him to a place called the Red of All Beings, but first he had to read the message Batman left for him.
Bain did as instructed.
Then he heard Batman's voice:
Bain.
"If you've seen this video, it means I've been pushed to the brink."
Bane remained expressionless. He stared at Batman on the screen, who seemed to be rambling on, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
In fact, Killer Croc has always been very strange. Given Bane's personality, how could he cooperate with Batman and even be willing to serve him?
That's incredible.
"To be honest, I really don't want to come to this, but if I'm truly forced into a corner, then I will..."
Bane remained expressionless, but the next moment, he heard Batman's next words.
These words made his eyes widen suddenly.
"...I have no one else to entrust with my life."
"Only you. Only you are the one who can turn the tide of battle. Only you are the one who can save me when I've run out of cards and am in dire straits."
I'm sorry I didn't tell you before; I just didn't want all of this to actually happen. But if you're seeing me now, well, then it's probably already happened.
"so……"
Bane heard Batman let out a sigh of relief.
"You will receive the enhancement of the Crimson of All Beings, Bane. This will make you a super magical being with all three powers combined, an unprecedented feat."
Bane saw Batman smile, and he felt a little dizzy.
"To be honest, I once thought that once you gained power, you would turn your back on me, cooperate with Brainiac, and then betray me as well, haha."
He chuckled twice, then stopped, his expression turning solemn.
"But I still choose to believe you, Bane. I know you wouldn't do that, right?"
"You should know how difficult it is for Batman to gain trust; in fact, the word 'trust' has never existed for Batman."
Bane saw that Batman was silent for a moment, and then he spoke very seriously.
"But because it is you, only you, my most powerful enemy, my nemesis who will be entangled with me for eternity, you, Bane, only you, I am willing to take the gamble."
Bain felt his heart beating very fast.
"Do you remember what I told you before? At least from the perspective of humans and living beings, we are on the same page."
"So, Bane, for my sake, go and defeat Brainiac!"
Hey everyone! I'm back from my last date! (Trying to be friendly while covering my butt)
Demon Slayer: Tanjuro Kamado Returns from Sekiro
A familiar, thin figure was standing at the doorway.
He wore a yellow and black square haori, and his long, deep red hair was unusually tied in a high ponytail.
He was holding a katana that he had never seen before.
That was the back view of his father, Tanjuro Kamado.
And facing Tanjuro face to face.
It was a man Tanjiro had never seen before, dressed in a black suit and wearing a small top hat.
Because Tanjiro fell in the snow, he couldn't see the expression on his father's face, who was turned away from him.
But he was able to see the other side.
—The man in the black suit, his red eyes revealing a look of horror.
That was an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
(End of this chapter)