Chapter 82 Chapter 82 Under the Skin
Young people full of vigor and vitality are the most precious treasures in the world because they represent the future.
No one can accurately predict the future.
Li Hua is undoubtedly a young man full of vigor and vitality.
So by the same token, no one can accurately predict Li Hua!
When everyone thought that Li Hua could call it a day after beating up Scarecrow, Li Hua, disguised as "Magic Middle-Aged Bruce," smiled wickedly. He first affirmed his identity as "Bruce Wayne," then praised "Bruce Wayne" for his broad mind and his act of adopting orphans. Finally, he announced to Scarecrow:
"So I can be your Daddy."
Three people adopted by Bruce Wayne: …………
Two Bruce Waynes: ………………………………
No! Bruce Wayne can't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bruce Wayne doesn't accept just anything! Not even a scarecrow!
As the only person at the scene who had no legal relationship with Bruce Wayne, or in Li Hua's words, "not on the same household registration as Bruce Wayne", Benjamin was not distracted by the explosion scene.
He was the first to realize that Li Hua's sanity had been burned out by social death, anger and frenzy. This declaration of death was not the end, but the beginning.
So Benjamin moved over and covered the ears of Tim, the youngest here.
At this moment, Jason was also thinking about a lot of things.
For example, the conversation about "Daddy" on the snowy mountain, and Li Hua's usurpation of Scarecrow's title of "Fear Master" after being poisoned by fear gas last time...
Out of pure instinct, Jason was a step slower than Benjamin and pounced on Tim's ear, with the same purpose as Benjamin—
Tim is still a child!
But Tim didn't know what Jason and Benjamin were doing. He instinctively tried to move his hands away from his ears to ask what was going on. Then he heard "Bruce Wayne" say in the same rippling tone as the famous scene from "The Shining":
"Scarecrow, daddy ising~"
Everyone: ...
Tim looked as pale as death.
If he had known he would hear something so nightmare-inducing, he would never have struggled.
I'd pay a fortune for a pair of ears that haven't heard of this stuff!
…
Time goes back to the present.
Even though the frenzy BUFF brought by the fear gas was still working on him, the double physical and mental damage he dealt to the culprit Scarecrow could soothe some of his anger BUFF. After leaving the live broadcast room, the pressure was reduced sharply. When the cold wind blew at night, Li Hua, who flew away from the scene, finally noticed that something was wrong.
Neither the [Replacement] card nor the [Move] card has the effect of traveling through time.
It was still afternoon when he cast the spell in Bludhaven, not even dinner time yet, so how come it was already late at night?
The time issue could be explained by him being too engrossed in beating the Scarecrow, or his soul falling into a deep sleep after entering Bruce Wayne's body, but the city can never be fooled.
Although Li Hua did not memorize every alley in Gotham, at least the Gotham he knew did not have so many tanks on the streets, and the buildings were not as dark as a dead city.
Congratulations! You finally found the problem after spending twenty minutes. 666's voice came, "You are no longer in your original universe. This is a surprise test. All you need to do now is cast the [Substitute] and [Move] cards once more, and you can leave the exam room and reunite with your friends."
Li Hua:?
Li Hua: "Whose boot camp's surprise exam involves blindfolding and airdropping people? Not only did they not tell me the exam had started, but they didn't even tell me the world had changed."
When he and Benjamin came to this world before, No. 666 discovered the problems in the world as soon as they landed and immediately informed them. This time, No. 666 did not warn them for such a long time, it must have been covered up.
No. 666: [Actually... theoretically speaking, generally speaking, they wouldn't just throw someone into another world without a word, but...]
Li Hua would ask this question: "But my future self signed it, right? Is that future self the mastermind or facilitator of this surprise test?"
No. 666: [How do you say that?]
Li Hua: "Because there were problems with the [substitution] and [replacement] cards, you said that the magic cards I have are locked and only I can use them. Most importantly, this unethical trick feels familiar to me."
No. 666: ...
You have to know yourself best.
"Um... what will happen to this world's Batman after I return?" Li Hua said with a hint of guilt. "In order to gain the extra strength to break free from the handcuffs, I had Scarecrow give him an extra shot of fear gas. Will he be okay?"
No. 666: [On the contrary, the bonus of those two doses of fear gas can actually help him overcome the difficulties.]
Fear reaching its extreme becomes anger, which is why Li Hua was driven to madness by the fear toxin.
A dose of fear toxin causes Batman to see his worst nightmare. Combined with the Joker's active mind that 666 saw upon arriving at the scene, this Batman's biggest fear is likely being assimilated by the Joker.
At this time, "Batman" can also be said to be "Joker".
If he were to receive another shot of fear toxin at this time, the Joker would see the thing he fears most in his life.
If this were real, if this was a real clown, then the problem wouldn't be that big of a problem. At most, I could just take some medicine and metabolize the toxins in a few days.
But that clown is just a thought, a will.
In the battle of thought and will, even a moment's hesitation can change the outcome.
No. 666: [I've given that second vision of fear gas to that Joker. He's really frightened. If you bring back this world's Batman, his mind will surface. Seize the opportunity and completely seal this Joker.]
Before No. 666 finished speaking, Li Hua immediately flew towards the nearest residential building with the lights off.
What is the Joker's mind? Is there a soul within this body with its own independent thoughts? Why does Batman have the Joker's mind?
Li Hua had a lot of questions to ask, but he knew that now was not the time.
He recalled the vicious, crazy laughter in his mind when he first came to this world, which was like a water ghost dragging people into endless madness. This thing called "clown thinking" was undoubtedly something that could not be more unlucky and must be eliminated as soon as possible.
Li Hua climbed over the balcony of a house on the top floor of a residential building where the lights were off and no human voices could be heard. He went into the bathroom and locked the door.
After making sure that the body was in a temporarily safe environment where no perverted villain would suddenly jump out and stab it in the chest, Li Hua activated the [Substitute] and [Move] cards without hesitation.
The blinding light obliterated all his senses.
…
When he opened his eyes again, Li Hua found himself standing in the Batcave. He was still wearing the Nanfu compressed combat skirt he wore when he was doing spellcasting in Blüdhaven. Benjamin and Jason were supporting him on each side, and next to him were Dick, Tim, and right opposite him... Batman.
The excitement brought by the double fear toxin faded, and Li Hua's mind became clear again. He asked, "Did another Batman come here just now?"
"Yeah, you didn't see the wonderful expression on his face when he saw me wearing a skirt. Even though it's your face, it's exciting to think about who's behind it." Jason handed Li Hua a glass of water and asked with concern, "Are you okay? Did that damn clown virus do anything to you? Do you suddenly feel like laughing?"
"Joker virus?" Li Hua asked. "I heard a very mentally polluting laugh in Batman's body. Number 666 said it was the Joker's thoughts. Is it related to the Joker virus?"
Benjamin's expression was unusually serious and worried. "Yes, they say that humans infected with the Joker virus will slowly transform into Jokers... Batman said he's had it for a long time and it's considered a severe case. Is No. 666 back yet? Can we request another surprise test so we can go over there again?"
See if you can use the replacement magic card to swap out Batman's soul before his mind is assimilated by the Joker's.
Even if it were a real bat, it would be a clown! And whether the clown virus could infect bats, which don't have human minds, is hard to say. Maybe we can use this human-animal swap to buy time until an antidote is developed?
"No, because I have already made arrangements for the settlement the day after tomorrow."
The voice of No. 666 came from the Bluetooth speaker in the bat cave. For the first time, everyone except Li Hua felt that this inorganic voice was so beautiful.
"According to the observation personnel at the training camp, Batman successfully banished the Joker's thoughts and sealed them in a corner of his mind by using double the amount of fear toxin, thus preventing him from being assimilated by the Joker."
Everyone except Li Hua: Huh?
What kind of terrifying toxin is this that controls the scarecrow and has such an effect?
Li Hua was amazed: "So the scarecrow in that world did a good thing."
Batman: "How does it work?"
He was eager to know how this was done.
Due to time constraints, he had very limited time to exchange information with his counterpart, and both of them began to share information about the Joker.
I heard from my counterpart that after the Joker from that world died, he infected several people through his blood, making them all infected with the Joker virus. When they were found by the Batman from that world, three of them had already turned into Jokers.
They even started killing each other. The "Joker" who won the Joker massacre chose to commit suicide without hesitation after seeing Batman who was also infected with the virus.
Because "only the strongest clown can survive."
God knows whether the Joker in this universe has created this virus. Who knows whether the Joker will use this virus to infect Batman like his counterpart?
God knows...
"Is the Joker currently in your universe's Arkham the original Joker?"
Batman from another world said this, making everyone present break out in a cold sweat.
Batman had witnessed him meet his final, almost fatal, demise so many times, even witnessing him being shot multiple times in a plane that went out of control and then plunged into the sea, leaving even Superman unable to find his body.
But the Joker always appears in Gotham with all his limbs intact and alive, to continue the next round of the game.
Everyone despises the Joker's vitality, which is as strong as his ability to cause trouble, including Batman.
Over the years, the Joker's appearance, his obsession with Batman, his madness, his cruelty, and his deadly joke have hardly changed, but have only become more intense.
Before today, before seeing with their own eyes the Joker virus from another world that could assimilate humans, no one had ever thought...
After all these years, is the Joker really the one who fell into the acid pool in the first place?
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The author has something to say: Future Li Hua: You say I’m bad, you say I’m immoral?
Future Li Hua: Let me ask you, did my "past self" gain experience handling emergencies during this pop quiz? Hmm? Was AK Scarecrow brought to justice? Hmm? Did AK retain his Batman identity? Did AK retain his Bruce identity? Did this world's Batman know about the Joker virus? Hmm? Answer me! Look in my eyes! You guys who say I'm wicked and inconsiderate! Answer me!
【Catch a bug once】
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