Chapter 103: The Battle between the Justice League and Shao Zheng (Error)
Damian had two kinds of education.
Taught by his mother when he was born, Talia taught him how to learn from many people and integrate all knowledge. There is nothing that is impossible in the world. As long as he is one with everything, he can tame the chaotic world and establish Al Ghul's dynasty.
Life is like a battlefield. Good people are just as likely to meet terrible fates as bad ones. It is common for the weak to feel grief and regret when the time comes. Start a war to destroy your opponents before they can finish you off.
Before he could put this idea into practice, due to some conflicts within the Assassin's League, Talia sent him to Gotham just in case.
Here, another elder raised him, educated him, and spent the other half of his life with him.
- Although Batman and Superman were worried about their sons who suddenly appeared in the beginning, and often held small meetings after the Justice League meetings to exchange experiences with single people who had no family worries, and according to Alfred's statistics, the search frequency of parenting-related books in the Batcave computer increased by 2,000 percentage points in the first two months, Damian was also convinced that it was not his problem.
Bruce Wayne is a playboy, but he is not married. The ones he flirts with with a bit of genuine affection are either his colleagues in the League or villains in Gotham. The former, Wonder Woman Diana, is always the Alpha in the wolf pack, and her experience in raising children may not be as good as the latter, Catwoman, who has raised cats... In short, Batman is a lonely old bat, and the children he has raised are either almost adults or obedient. It is normal that they don't get along well.
But he did take Batman's words to heart.
His father once told him, "The future is the process of interpreting the meaning of the past, Damian."
This sentence was guiding him to learn to respect everyone's past experiences, and the process of filling the gaps in the universe seemed to give it new meaning.
How wonderful it is that the King of Gotan in the mother's mouth, the dark knight who terrifies criminals, actually has such a soft and delicate side. Batman has serious psychological disorders as described by Talia. He is like a patient with dual personality. He will make origami boats for Damian; similarly, he will say to the child who does not know that his "mother" is dead: I will take you to see her.
Damian later learned from Tim that Talia in the coordinates was killed by Xiao Chou. The boy's anger stemmed from his father's distrust of him.
Batman chooses to lie to Damian because he doesn't think Damian can control his emotions and judge the situation rationally.
Bruce tells him that life is not a war, but Batman is living his destiny as a battlefield.
He had a plan.
This idea took shape when he saw a building in the universe coordinates that was exactly the same as the Wayne Manor where he had lived for more than half a year collapsed into ashes. After Batman returned to his own universe and went to the Justice League meeting without stopping, the idea gradually became more complete.
He has to prove himself in some way, at least it shouldn't be the "commendable behavior" that Batman always says to them coldly.
Dick: "No matter what you're trying to do, it's a no-no. It's a critical moment, act as a team."
Damian: "Don't you have to go to school?!"
In the Bat Cave one day after returning from the Coordinate Universe, the minors looked at each other in bewilderment.
Tim was busy at his computer, coffee cup in hand.
"...Why do you look like you have a whole year's worth of work when we only spent one night in another universe?"
"Because Bruce thought the 'Fallen Knight Protocol' was a brilliant idea," Tim answered without looking up, "In order to avoid being helpless when others knew that Wayne was equal to Batman, he decided to be the first to bury three tons of explosives under his own manor."
Jason: "If I act fast enough, the media won't be able to interview me."
Nightwing: "He also broke the Batlight, which Ivy just said she liked."
"In case I'm missing a memory, Dick, when did Poison Ivy say that?"
"It means something similar, I embellished it a little."
Damian crossed his arms and looked at them. "Why is the atmosphere in the Batcave so sinister today?"
Jason: "It's obvious, because your biological father is a workaholic who left his poor son, who was about to celebrate his birthday, at home and went out to fool around."
Damian: “…”
He later realized that the person Red Hood was referring to as having a birthday soon was himself.
Batman went to the Justice League to discuss serious matters, but Bruce Wayne was a playboy and a waste of time. When he was neither at home nor at work, he would of course find a place to have fun and party all night long, ignoring worldly affairs.
Alfred handed Damian a cup of hot tea and said, "Don't learn from your father in this regard, Master Damian. Abandoning your family is a very, very bad behavior."
All right.
It seems more than one person is upset about Batman's actions during his amnesiac period.
Damian initially thought that Tim was seriously preparing for the damn Fallen Knight Protocol, but when he carefully looked at the screen, he discovered that the world's second-best detective who had been occupying Robin's position was actually working on the model all night long. Judging from the traces of the coffee cup next to him, this man had fallen into a transcendent state of oblivion.
The images of the parallel universe cannot be recorded and saved by electronic equipment. Except for Damian, they all borrowed the bodies of local people, and the communicator Damian brought back also shattered into dust the moment it crossed the world, as if it was some kind of confidentiality measure.
So in theory, they have no evidence other than the memories of the people involved to confirm what happened.
…but Robin was modeling.
Robin was using the Batcave's computer to carefully depict the explosion at Wayne Manor.
Damian watched it two or three times before he was sure he was seeing it correctly.
For a moment he felt that both Tim, who had done this, and the others who were watching calmly, were seriously ill.
But he immediately had a new idea: "This thing can be used as a threat. Good job, Drake."
"I think it can be a reserved item for family gatherings, played on loop in the screening room, with the Batman logo at the end, and distributed to each of his colleagues if necessary."
“…”
What kind of spirit is this?
In the Justice League meeting room on Earth, Batman sneezed.
"It's raining again," said Steelbone, who was always connected to the Internet. "You should keep warm."
"I think it's mental stress." Diana said softly. In her hand was a stack of A4 technical analysis reports that were ten centimeters high. In addition to the latest progress in parallel universe exploration, there was also a brief action report codenamed 'Arkham Knight'. "In fact, it's okay for us to discuss this matter a day or two later. You need to rest."
Superman thought that you didn't see how sinister the atmosphere in Batman's house was.
He and Spider-Man were the first to receive the news that Batman had returned home safely.
Before leaving, the system exaggerated the situation to be particularly dangerous. It was their first time dealing with a cosmic loophole, and everyone was on edge, so they decided to come and see the situation without saying hello. Superman was faster and could fly, so he rushed to Gotan first after receiving the notice. Before he could think of a reason to visit Wayne Manor, he ran into the owner of the manor who was still in his pajamas, quietly climbing over the wall and jumping out of the second-floor bedroom window to escape.
“…”
The owner of the manor had a stern face and looked like he didn't want to explain at all.
Superman is full of questions.
"Your house was invaded by Darkseid?"
"No," Bruce Wayne said dryly, sitting on the balcony with one leg astride it. "If I don't leave now, I'll be forced to stay in bed for at least a week."
I see, it was the family members who rebelled.
Superman is amazing.
"Do you need me to convince them?" he suggested in a friendly manner.
Batman shook his head: "You don't know what's going on. It's best not to get involved. The situation is complicated."
System: "In short, he feels wronged."
The Dark Knight: "Shut up."
Superman also shut up.
He was floating in the beautiful, neat and well-tended garden of Wayne Manor, watching the black-haired young man skillfully turn around, take out the hook from his pajamas pocket, hook it on the eaves, and land neatly on the ground. It was amazing. Just looking at his skills and equipment, no one would associate him with the word "home".
Regardless, this means Batman doesn't get a chance to return to the Batcave to retrieve his armor.
God knows how he managed to get the hook, a few spare bat darts, bank cards and a USB flash drive for meetings when he was outnumbered and outnumbered.
Probably the same old saying, because he's Batman.
However, when they were powerless, the person sitting in the conference room was not the Gotham vigilante they were familiar with, but Bruce Wayne, who had bought a suit temporarily and looked normal.
This aroused everyone's curiosity, and they spent more than half of the time secretly observing the alliance consultant's true face, which was rarely seen.
Even a steely man is not immune to this. He thought of the charitable donations that the Wayne Group made to his alma mater, Gotham University, and looked at Bruce with eyes full of concern for the kind-hearted and wealthy young master.
Fortunately, half of his face is made of metal, so it is not easy to discern his emotions.
Superman is very curious about what happened in the parallel universe, but the system refuses to give him spoilers without Batman's consent.
The alliance chairman was the first to be absent-minded, and everyone was blatantly slacking off. Half an hour had passed, and they had only looked through less than half a page of the document in front of them. The low efficiency was really regrettable.
The amazing thing is that the Alliance Advisor who initiated the meeting did not push for it. His blue eyes would occasionally glance at Aquaman who was staring at the fish tank and the Lightning who was quietly stuffing potato chips into his mouth, ignoring Shazan who was writing furiously on his weekend homework and the green light who was eager to ask questions after noticing the subtleties, and finally his focus would always fall on the mechanical watch on his wrist that was obviously expensive.
Suddenly, Steel said, "Someone is tracking our location."
"Thirty-six minutes and twenty-seven seconds," Bruce Wayne whispered to himself. "Why is it so slow?"
Superman and Wonder Woman both heard it, and they looked at each other in silence.
Steel's red eyes lit up: "I'm trying to reverse the location. Wait a moment... It's Brother Tan."
System: “What a sin.”
Superman almost laughed out loud. He cleared his throat to attract everyone's attention and asked politely, "Should we change the meeting place?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a message box popped up on the big screen in the conference room:
"You'd better not act rashly, Batman."
Attached below is a photo.
This is an aerial view of the explosion site of a building with key features blurred.
“…”
No one spoke for a long time.
The Flash gently put down the bag of snacks and said in surprise, "Are there still criminals who choose to directly threaten the Justice League these days?"