bacchusnovels Chapter 579 The Clown, the Lord of Blue Lantern, Representing Hope? ??
Chapter 579 The Clown, the Lord of Blue Lantern, Representing Hope? ??
Chapter 579 The Blue Lantern Lord, Representing Hope... The Joker? ? ?
So, here's the question:
How do you control Batman?
This is a difficult question to answer.
Batman is very likely the greatest detective of all time, and the Laughing One knows himself well. He was mentored by some of the greatest detective masters in their universe. Perhaps those Dark Multiverses are not as complete as the main universe, but their mentors are just as powerful.
Nothing makes one more aware of their own terrifying power than maniacal laughter. In such a state, facing a top detective, manipulating Batman becomes virtually impossible, unless one works on his parents and family, distracting him and causing him to make a mistake—like the plan Batman devised against himself in Justice League: Babel.
He dug up the graves of Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne, lured the enraged Batman there, and then, with a sudden and ruthless move, ambushed him and sealed him inside his parents' graves.
But as the Batman Who Laughs and the Batman Dragon in front of him turn into crazy, silly lunatics, the method of distracting them with their parents also becomes ineffective. Therefore, it can be said that the Batman Who Laughs is almost the most perfect Batman, not only sunny, cheerful and always laughing, but also without any weaknesses.
However, this does not mean that Batman cannot be manipulated. The answer is simple: make Batman make choices.
Yes, of course, Batman will not abandon anyone. Even if you present him with the most difficult trolley problem in the world, he will definitely find a third way to ensure everyone survives. The Laughing Man never doubted Batman's abilities, but what if he were given an option that seemed to save others but would actually drag everyone into an abyss?
This is the Joker's favorite trick. Look, he tricks Batman into injecting a poisoned boy with a fake "antidote" that would worsen his symptoms, and then tricks Batman into letting the joystick lower the victim instead of killing him, or...
He told Batman that he was going to save Harvey Dent, a former justice prosecutor, not another innocent girl.
(Note: Plot from the live-action Batman movie starring Nolan.)
After verifying information from multiple sources, The Batman Who Laughs has confirmed that one of the ways the Joker helps the Black Death is by creating the Blue Lantern Corps in Batman's universe, thereby fulfilling the conditions for the Spectrum Wars. And the method of creating this spectral army falls to the Justice League.
He laughed wildly, his face beaming, his mind clear.
Killing two birds with one stone, that's absolutely brilliant!
The Emperor Joker throws out three Jokers with the power to alter reality to confuse everyone, then deliberately leaves these three Jokers with the possibility that their reality-altering abilities can be broken by magic. Through Zatanna, he leads Batman toward Faust.
Faust's capture thwarted the Black Emperor's plan to use him as a mouthpiece, and the Black Emperor, having lost his ability to invade the main universe on his own, will be forced to rely on him.
Batman is busy fighting Faust and has no time to intervene in the Justice League. The Emperor Joker can strengthen the Joker, whom he uses as a pawn, to completely suppress the Justice League, and then forge the Blue Lantern Ring, a symbol of hope, in despair.
This flashing blue light gave Emperor Joker leverage to promise Black Death that he could complete the seven-color spectrum and fulfill the prerequisite for the Darkest Night, thus forging a partnership with Black Death.
The entire plan was meticulously planned, and although the Emperor Joker couldn't escape the timeline and hadn't even shown his face, everything was under his control.
Once Batman fully understands the cause and effect, he will be shocked to discover that it was the blue light, representing hope, that brought about the darkest future, the Darkest Night. Hope brings despair—what could be more ironic? Haha!
A classic Joker-style ironic plan, full of malicious humor.
And what he was laughing about was...
"We must never let the Joker die, kind Batman."
Chen Tao kept a straight face and listened to the teachings of Teacher Mad Laughing Bat.
Then, a scream like a groundhog escaped from within:
Ah, my beloved teacher, the Bat of Laughter!
cough cough.
Chen Tao calmed himself down and reined in his wandering thoughts. He felt that he was seriously ill if he wanted to go crazy at such a serious moment.
"Three clowns: a buffoon, a joker, and a criminal. The buffoon was captured by the Justice League at the aquarium, put in a crystal coffin, and sent back to Justice League headquarters."
"That's what the laughing bat concluded."
He noticed Zatana staring at him, so he replied, "Don't look at me like that. Although I wasn't there in person, I have my own channels for gathering intelligence."
"The Laughing Man is currently fighting the Justice League at Gotham Reservoir. I absolutely do not mean to look down on your universe's Justice League. They are a group of good guys, great lads, but they are not the heroes of the main universe... They are hard-pressed to resist the overwhelming power of reality-altering."
He laughed wildly and said, "And now, whether you are there in person or the Justice League defeats the Joker on their own, the hope that bursts forth in that instant will be collected by the Emperor Joker through the three Joker leaders, the Criminals."
"Then, with just a push from his reality-distorting powers, the Justice League forged the Blue Lantern Ring on the spot. The ring would randomly select a hopeful being as its host, who would also be the first Blue Lantern. It doesn't really matter who the ring chooses."
He laughed wildly and said, "The important thing is that once the Blue Lantern Ring appears, the Joker in front of the Justice League will die on the spot under the Emperor Joker's backhand, and then be transformed into the Black Death Emperor's spokesperson. Then the Emperor Joker will really help the Black Death Emperor invade your world."
The three conditions for the complete arrival of the Black Death Emperor—a spokesperson, a large number of Black Lantern Corpses, and a central energy battery—have all been met. The Emperor Joker has also fulfilled his promise, and the Black Death Emperor will inevitably reciprocate.
"Even if you can stop the Laughing Joker from committing suicide, there's still the Criminal Joker lurking in the shadows. It wouldn't matter if he committed suicide as the spokesperson. The Emperor Joker has prepared contingency plans for any unforeseen circumstances."
"Therefore, the key is to prevent [Laugher] from committing suicide, then find [the criminal], and also prevent him from becoming a spokesperson for the Dark Lights."
"Therefore, to catch the criminal, we need to gather his desires and emotions while he's around, and prepare to distort reality to help forge the Blue Lantern Ring..."
Maniacal laughter rambled on like Martha Wayne, and Chen Tao silently completed Maniacal Laughter's subsequent plans with a cold smile.
Then the Black Death Emperor and the Emperor Joker joined forces to increase Chen Bat's strength, with the Laughing One interfering in the process. They randomly chose an event, and soon he jumped into the Emperor Joker's bowl.
"I see."
Chen Tao interrupted his maniacal laughter.
"In short, all three of the Jokers have to live, right?"
He paused in his maniacal laughter: "That's right."
"Then do I still need to use Faust to prepare that ritual to break the ability to alter reality...?"
Zatana asked from the side.
"Of course we have to prepare, my dear," the Batman Who Laughs said frankly. "But although I don't think we can stop the forging of the Blue Lantern. The emotional spectrum resonates, and once the other colors appear, the last one can't be delayed any longer. The Emperor Joker's ability to alter reality plays a smaller role in this than you might think. But it can still curb the other side's arrogant arrogance in arbitrarily altering reality."
Chen Tao nodded.
"Well then, it's time to make a move."
"Yes," said the Bat of Laughter. "Then I await your good news."
The stone bust he had created collapsed in front of Chen Tao, falling with a thud onto the smooth floor of the Faust Palace.
Chen Tao smiled.
"Of course, of course. This is definitely 'good' news!"
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Wonder Woman… no, Wonder Woman Pig let out a pig-like squeal, then spoke in human language: “Battle Formation Number 4! Form up! Coordinate!”
"Diana, we need to call Batman." Hal, now in the form of his girlfriend Carol, stumbled and scrambled to avoid a pine tree that jumped up and bit him.
The Joker used his ability to alter reality to turn this tree into a cartoon monster from an animated film that bites people, but frankly, seeing such a huge creature in real life would still be too terrifying.
"No."
"Hey, hey, hey, what does 'no' mean? I don't want to force myself not to ask for help because of some inexplicable pride, and then die here ridiculously. It's not that I'm afraid of dying, but that kind of death is meaningless."
"Batman has been taken away by Zatanna. They are now looking for Faust and then creating a countermeasure for us that can counter this reality-altering ability."
Diana said, "The other members of the Alliance are busy with their own affairs. Martian Manhunter was attacked by a white Martian while giving a speech to the government..."
She leaped up to dodge the attack, then said, "If we can't even handle this, we'd better not expect anything more..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was sent flying backward by the blow.
An ordinary pig would be dead after taking that blow, but the pig that Diana had transformed into still grunted as it got up from the ground.
Meanwhile, on a farm in Texas, thousands of miles away.
Wonder Woman, standing on all fours, angrily overturned the pigpen, and pig manure, feed, and other pigs rained down from the sky, soaking the farmer and his black helper until they cried out in despair.
"Their ability to alter reality isn't that powerful. Our original abilities are still within us, just concealed by a coating."
Wonder Woman said, "Even though my appearance has changed, my divine powers remain within me!"
The other members of the Justice League also realized this, especially Hal.
Given his girlfriend's physique, if she had fallen like him a few times, she probably wouldn't even be able to stand up, let alone be attacked. But his instinctive reaction to being attacked is to raise his light ring. Does this mean that he is actually creating a shield to help him withstand the attack?
Wonder Woman gritted her teeth: "Even if we call for help, we can't turn to Batman. The fact that he's not here means he's encountered something far more dangerous than what we're going through... The magical surveillance I used on him has failed."
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Clark suddenly turned his head.
Thunder Shazan pulled his head out of the crater he had made and looked at Wonder Woman.
Aquaman even paused for a moment, but fortunately, at the last moment he held the trident, which was called a trident but actually had five branches, horizontally to block the giant tentacle that was about to strike.
"No way, really?" Green Lantern Hal said, "You're spying on Batman?"
Wonder Woman's face visibly flushed red, but only for a moment: "What... what's wrong? Is it okay for Batman to want to protect us, but I'm not allowed to monitor and protect him too?"
"No, no, no, absolutely not..."
His companions hurriedly and sparsely responded to him, and Wonder Woman decided to skip the topic.
"You will all die here!"
She heard shouts and roars from the other side.
The twisted monsters created by the Joker using his reality-altering abilities crawled on the ground. Wonder Woman decided to hold on, but in the next instant, a yellow light flashed before her eyes, and then the Joker, who was still waving his bat, was hit from behind and knocked unconscious. He was then lifted up and brought back to the spot.
"Barry? Your injuries have healed?"
Hal, the Green Lantern, was both surprised and delighted.
"Yes, a few minutes ago you submitted a request for support to the Justice League system. Martian Manhunter couldn't come, and Luther was stuck in the lab and couldn't be called out, so I came over first."
The Flash said, "Reality alteration might be a dangerous ability, but as long as the alteration is generated through thought speed, then my ability is perfectly countered... What the hell is that?"
Barry Allen cried out in surprise, and an endless blue light began to shine brightly beside him.
Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Shazam, Superman, Aquaman...
Blue light began to emanate from everyone, and the emotional spectrum surged and rippled at that moment, urging the last color of the seven colors of the emotional spectrum to return to its place.
From. The Emperor Joker's power to alter reality is a driving force behind this, even enabling the Flash, Barry Allen, who has absolutely no understanding of the ring's workings, to become a skilled craftsman in forging it.
As if struck by a sudden inspiration, he gently extended his finger...
Immediately afterwards, the bright blue light condensed in front of him, and a huge phantom of a blue light ring took shape before him, then quickly shrank back to its original size.
The Flash looked surprised and bewildered, but also eager to try. He held out his finger to the ring, knowing that it was a perfect match for him.
This ring was forged by him, the Flash. Someone whispered to Barry from the depths of his being that no one was more deserving of this ring than Barry Allen, the Flash. So he extended his finger, waiting for the ring to fly onto it.
In that split second before anyone could react, a blue light ring materialized completely in front of him, and then…
Flying toward the clown?
(End of this chapter)