Barry glanced at the two Batmans, then at Shimizu.
“Um… Walter, killing is bad, how about…?”
“Who said I was going to kill him?”
Shimizu rolled his eyes, annoyed, then stepped forward and reached out to tear off the armor from the chest of the alternate Bruce.
Without this thing, how would the alternate Bruce, with his wounded heart, survive?
And you say you weren’t going to kill him?
Before Batman could speak, Shimizu’s palm lit up with a shimmering green light, and he pressed it against the alternate Batman’s chest.
Palm Immortal Art isn't as outrageous as the Rebirth Technique, which can heal from severe injuries in seconds, with a recovery effect comparable to Wolverine, but it can directly save the alternate Batman’s life. It would only take a few minutes to heal him completely afterward.
“I almost forgot Walter has this superpower that can even cure terminal illnesses.”
Barry scratched his head, embarrassed.
At that moment, Batman quickly updated the information in his mind and connected a series of events.
Months ago, Shimizu and the Mr. Freeze couple went to Central City and healed Nora, which must have been thanks to this ability.
Going to Central City must have required using the equipment at STAR Labs, which means that Walter’s healing ability is very strong, but it still needs high-end medical equipment to exert its full effect. The response should be toxin suppression or…
Shimizu had no idea that Batman was updating his plans to deal with him.
At this moment, two Harvey Dents also came down the steep stairs from a distance and arrived at the scene.
“Harvey… I’m sorry…”
The alternate Batman looked at the alternate Harvey.
“I know, I really want to say I don’t blame you, but our world is dying.”
The alternate Harvey pointed to the thin, black tentacle behind his neck.
Reaching this point, it could be seen that the black tentacle was connected to the door in the center of the altar.
“What can I do to cut this line?”
Batman asked, putting away his promethium metal arm blades.
He had just tried to cut the thin lines behind Jason’s and Jerone’s necks, but found that he couldn’t cut them at all.
Or rather, the promethium metal arm blades couldn’t physically touch these black tentacles.
“Use that.”
The alternate Batman pointed to the black metal batarang on the ground.
Batman was about to reach out and pick it up, but Shimizu stopped him, then gave Barry a look.
Barry instantly flashed and used the batarang to cut off the black tentacles behind Jason’s and Jerone’s necks.
“You just touched that thing?”
Shimizu advised, then looked at the alternate Batman lying on the ground receiving his treatment.
“You’re also Batman, you should have noticed something, right?”
“Not much, but I can tell you everything I know. I only have the memories before death and the memories after resurrection. After resurrection, I directly possessed an adult body, put on the Batsuit left by my father, and worked for… that one.”
Even though he was also Batman, possessing extraordinary intelligence, he had been controlled and had no chance to investigate those things.
“Who is ‘that one’?”
Batman asked.
“The darkness itself.”
The alternate Batman replied.
“I don’t have many memories about him, I don’t even know his real name, but without a doubt, he and we have many things in common. This must be an important factor in why he chose me. From the moment I was resurrected, this batarang instilled a goal in my mind, which was to dedicate this world to him and use the fear born from this world as the source of his power.”
“Is that all?”
“That’s all.”
The alternate Batman shook his head.
Shimizu also withdrew his hand at this time, ending the treatment.
The alternate Bruce reached out and touched his chest, wiping away the scabs and revealing his strong, smooth chest muscles.
“Actually, you didn’t need to save me.”
The alternate Harvey suddenly said.
“Because our world is completely hopeless. Everyone is just providing food for fear. The whole world has become the property of that thing. Even if Bruce returns to normal, it can still affect this world, affect us.”
One mistake, one hand, one shot, one content, one inside, one look, one look!
Barry stood up and took a step forward.
“What if I use this batarang to cut the lines connected to each of you? Give me some time, I can do it.”
As Barry spoke, he slashed the batarang at the line behind Harvey’s neck.
After the black tentacle was cut off, it quickly reconnected.
Unwilling to give up, Barry tried again, his hand moving so fast that it became a blur.
But after stopping, the black tentacle still automatically reconnected.
“I told you, it’s useless. This world is already a part of that being, and we are a part of this world. The ending is already destined. This is a dead world, a world filled with fear and despair.”
The alternate Harvey said helplessly.
“There must be other ways! If this way doesn’t work, we’ll try another one. We can always find a solution.”
Barry said anxiously.
The kind-hearted him really wanted to do something for the people of this world.
“Can we blow up this door?”
Bruce stood in place, looking at the portal that was still squirming in the center of the altar.
“It’s useless. Joker once gathered a large number of experts and used dark matter metal created by Lex Luthor with a giant particle collider to blow up a door exactly like this one, but another one was born not long after. That’s why I said this world is hopeless. It’s your world that has hope.”
The alternate Harvey said.
He was also one of the participants in that incident. In order to blow up another door, Lex Luthor died on the spot, and Joker was captured alive by Cthulhu Batman and eventually killed.
“You should go back to your world first.”
The alternate Bruce suddenly said.
“It seems you’ve made a decision.”
The other Batman looked at his alternate counterpart.
They were the same person, knowing what the other would think in this situation.
“It’s not the worst moment yet. At least I’ve regained consciousness, so there’s still a glimmer of hope in this world. If it really comes to the worst moment, I’ll send you the message before it lands. Then you must be prepared for alert.”
Shimizu also understood the alternate Batman’s meaning and asked:
“So how do you plan to contact us then? Still through Harvey?”
