Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Worthy of being father and son
"Excuse me, please." Li Hua raised his arm and waved it. "I want to ask a question first - what exactly is the Joker Virus?"
Jason: "It appears to be a blood-borne symptom. Those infected with the Joker's blood will gradually transform into the Joker, not only psychologically but also physically. Their skin will glow as pale as the Joker's, and even those who were previously weak in combat will see their fighting power soar. According to another Batman, the winner of the life-and-death duel between four Joker virus infected people was an old man."
Li Hua frowned. "Are you sure this describes the Joker, not Tomie? Are we really in the DC Universe, and not some Ito Jun O Universe?"
Under normal circumstances, such a brilliant joke would surely make people laugh, but at this moment everyone was in a heavy mood.
Dick smiled wryly and said, "That's about right. You can understand it that way."
Li Hua: "Then I have another question - if a woman is infected with the Joker virus, will her gender change to male? Or will she change her job to become a Clown Girl like Harley Quinn?"
Tim: “…Is that the point?”
Li Hua: "Of course, that's the key point. If women don't react after being infected, will they become invisible carriers of the virus? If they can cause sex change, does that mean the search area needs to be expanded? If it turns people into Harley Quinn, does that mean the virus has a search area like an AI? ...What are you looking at?"
"...Nothing," Benjamin said. "I just didn't expect what you said to make so much sense."
Li Hua:?
Li Hua: "Benjamin, what do you mean? I always have reasons for what I say and do, okay? I'm not like you who acts rashly when a disagreement arises!"
Originally everyone thought so, believing that Li Hua was not only the most honest and well-behaved one among the magic boys F3, but also that everyone except Benjamin and Jason initially defined Li Hua as "a shy but very obedient, well-behaved and polite boy."
But after seeing Li Hua's unusual pranks, in which he turned himself into a scarecrow daddy from another world, they realized they were wrong, extremely wrong.
No one can accurately guess what idea Li Hua will come up with when he suddenly gets inspired. No one!
However, the lesson of Li Hua's social death and his desperate actions was still imprinted on the cerebral cortex of everyone present. In order to avoid irritating Li Hua again and causing him to completely let go of his pride and do something that was not like being in this world, everyone unanimously decided to hide the fact that they had seen the live broadcast of the creator.
"I'll investigate this later," Batman said, bringing the topic back to where it had strayed. "Before that, I hope to understand how the fear toxin suppresses the Joker virus, to prevent the Joker from developing something similar in our world."
No. 666: "That Batman—his world is abbreviated as AK in the report. For the sake of distinction, I will call him AK Batman from now on."
"After being infected with the Joker virus, AK Batman has been relying on his own willpower to suppress the Joker's will, but as time goes by and after a night of intense fighting, he begins to lose his strength. At this time, he is captured by Scarecrow and injected with fear toxin."
"AK Batman's greatest fear is transforming into the Joker. Scarecrow's first shot of fear toxin completely unleashed the Joker's suppressed will, and AK Batman transformed into AK Joker. Then, with another shot of fear toxin, the person seeing the terrifying vision would change from 'AK Batman' to 'Joker.' AK Batman's will, fueled by the fear toxin, would push the Joker back into the cage deep within his mind."
Li Hua summed it up succinctly: "Well, this is the principle of two negatives equaling a positive, tricking the clown's will into being killed."
Number 666 said to Batman, "But it might be difficult for you to replicate AK Batman's operation. I'm not sure if the Joker's assimilation methods in your two worlds are the same, or to the same degree, so I can only give you a reference."
Dick: "It sounds like a dangerous battle of wills. I'm not very familiar with things in the spiritual realm. Will the Batman of the AK world be left with any mental sequelae?"
"No, even with the solution I mentioned above, as long as it can be completed, there will basically be no major problems. The report mentioned that other Batmans in the AK universe were successful in this way. Not to mention that this AK Batman encountered a weakened version."
No. 666 said.
"Li Hua and I's involvement in this incident made this move much easier. After all, I had already been using fear toxin to attack the Joker's will for quite some time before AK Batman switched back. Furthermore, switching people mid-fight was enough to stun the Joker for several rounds. I had already seized this opportunity to beat him up several times while I was there."
AK Batman's will was originally strong enough to suppress the fully-powered AK Joker's will. Moreover, he had come to this universe for a halftime break. When he returned to face the multi-weakened AK Joker's will, it was simply a two-faced man flipping a coin - it would be silver (win) either way!
"Fear Toxin is really a good thing. My previous idea of using Fear Toxin to add a buff was indeed reasonable."
After hearing the whole story, Li Hua couldn't help but marvel at it.
"If that's the case, then AK Scarecrow is a godsend for both the enemy and us."
When this cosmic scarecrow escapes prison next time, ask him for the formula for the fear poison. After all, as the old saying goes, it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. It's not a good idea to ask the scarecrow for the fear poison when you run out of it. That would be too much trouble.
Li Hua was thinking this, completely unaware that the others standing next to him had already reached a consensus that "Li Hua and the Scarecrow must not be allowed to meet alone."
Dick: "So how do we make sure our universe's Joker hasn't created a Joker virus or something like that and asked Wonder Woman to use the Lasso of Truth to trap him?"
Batman said in a deep voice: "I will take care of the Joker's affairs."
"You want to hide everything from me again, don't you?"
Dick's face fell as well, glaring at Batman.
"It was the same thing with Bane. You even chose to let the Angel of Death cover for you without telling me! You want to handle it alone this time? Am I really that untrustworthy in your eyes? Are you so disappointed in me because I left Gotham?"
Batman: "That's not the case at all, Dick. I've never been disappointed in you. It's just... you've grown up."
You have your own life and your own path, I just don’t want to be a burden to your flying.
Dick: "Does my growing up have anything to do with you not telling me about any big things that happened to you?"
Batman: "There's nothing I won't tell you. I've asked you for help a few times before when Gotham was in trouble."
Dick was furious. "Who said anything about Gotham? I meant you—you! I told you not to take all the blame on yourself!"
…
Sensing that Dick and Batman were about to start an argument, the four children looked at each other and quickly slipped out of the Batcave.
They don't get involved when adults quarrel.
Li Hua: "Jason, has our takeaway arrived?"
Benjamin: "Want some slush? The grape-flavored slush I always order from the place nine kilometers from our rental house."
Jason was shocked: "I haven't had time to order yet. But you two are still thinking about takeout at this time?"
When he found out there might be more than one clown, he was numb and lost his appetite.
Benjamin looked at Jason in surprise, as if he had asked a very strange question. "What else? It's almost time for dinner."
Li Hua let out an exaggerated wail: "I'm starving—Jason, please—I feel like ants are crawling all over my body without takeout—"
“I think what they say makes sense.”
Everyone present knew how disgusting the Joker was to Jason. Tim took over Benjamin Li Hua's job of diverting Jason's attention and said with a bit of earnestness.
"I already told Alfred not to make me dinner. It's rare for me to eat some junk food with you guys."
Come on, Alfred wouldn't let us starve anyway.
And Li Hua and Benjamin—why haven't I seen you guys so enthusiastic about eating before? Especially you, Li Hua! You used to say eating takeout and junk food was decadent!
Jason said the acting of these three people was simply unbearable to watch, but he didn't expose them. He just put on an expression of disgust and helplessness: "Why order takeout? Just go to the restaurant. Which one?"
In the corner of the living room, Alfred, the old butler, was holding a silver tray of snacks and watching the boys lying on the sofa with their mobile phones in their arms, noisily discussing what to eat next. There was no trace of gloom on his young face, and he couldn't help but reveal a smile from the heart.
…
Not long after, Dick, who had just finished arguing with Batman, stormed out of the Batcave and nearly bumped into Alfred, who was carrying a tray and was about to enter the Batcave. "Excuse me, Alfred...Excuse me, have you seen the kids?"
"Of course I did, Master Dick. I saw them in the living room three minutes ago." Alfred tilted his head towards the living room. "But I'm afraid you're a little late, because a minute ago Mr. Benjamin transformed into a Kryptonian and took everyone to Blüdhaven for dinner."
Dick, who was caught off guard and released, said: "Huh?"
"Although this was indeed the children's negligence, you have to understand."
Alfred looked over Dick's shoulder at Bruce who was walking out of the Batcave.
"I understand your frustration when you find your children avoiding you to do things, but you have to get used to it. After all, this is a day that will come as a parent and elder."
"Don't be sad. Even if children grow up one day and leave the protection of their parents and elders, it doesn't mean they will no longer be part of this group."
Bruce and Dick could both tell that this old man, who was like a father and grandfather to them, was using his own way to calm the quarrel that had just broken out between them.
"...You're right, Fuku."
Dick said.
"But Ben brought me here, and my car is still in Bludhaven. How am I going to get back?"
Bruce: “…”
Alfred: “…”
This plot of being released looks so familiar, Benjamin, do you have any idea?
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The author has something to say: Benjamin Tennyson's thousand-fold routine of releasing animals: he released Batman in the Batmobile with three people, and later came to Gotham from Blüdhaven with a group of friends without saying goodbye to release Batman. After bringing Batman back, he found that the Batmobile had been released (when he delivered the battle suit), and now he released Nightwing again.
Benjamin Tennyson——The King of Release! (bushi)
【Catch a bug once】
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