38. Batman VS Captain Dread

New York, Hell's Kitchen Pier.

This small place that not many people pay attention to even in the local area has indeed witnessed many incredible things in the past few years.

According to Mr. Tucker, a former low-level local who has been laundered and is now a successful businessman, the place where he first made his fortune was at the wharf of Hell's Kitchen.

To this day, Mr. Tucker, who cares about the lives of his neighbors, even though he is already rich, has a reputation and status, he will often return to the pier to miss his past life.

Of course, Mr. Tucker will sort out some "contraband" left by him here more often.

He used to be a not very successful arms dealer, and he also provided weapons support for his nobleman, Mr. Merlin.

Although Mr. Merlin may not need his services now, Tucker will still be ready for everything.

As long as Mr. Merlin needs something, Tucker will definitely show up as soon as possible.

But this afternoon, Tucker, who was sorting out the arsenal in the warehouse, accidentally witnessed an amazing thing.

He first saw a weird guy coming out of the sea and placing strange things on the coastline. Then, the famous legendary hero, Captain America Steve Rogers appeared on crutches.

He seemed to be going for that weird, sinister, and lightning-encased thing.

But then, another superhero who is also famous on the East Coast and even the whole world, Batman, known as Gotham's crime buster, also appeared.

Tucker even saw the whole process of Batman sneaking behind Steve, hoisting himself high into the sky with a sling, and then appearing in a cool manner.

But Batman's act of being cool all the time is not the point.

Tucker is also a well-informed person, he can tell at a glance that these two superheroes are in a weird confrontation, and the reason for their confrontation is the thing that was placed on the beach.

A hammer head.

Weird hammer.

Just like the heavy anchors used by ships, the black steel shapes a thick V-shaped hammer head, with a short handle that only allows one hand to hold it.

And the silver chain that was fixed at the back of the hammer handle, coiled together and coiled several times.

No matter how you look at it, this thing is not for normal people.

Ordinary people don't even think about picking it up. The most important thing is that every inch of steel on this thing is wrapped with strange purple lightning, which doesn't look like a mortal thing at first glance.

Anyway, Tucker would never bother to touch it.

Maybe that thing is powerful, maybe it's magic, maybe it can grant wishes.

But Tucker is well aware...

Anything powerful is dangerous.

But what Tucker is very curious about is why the two heroes of justice, Captain America and Batman, clashed because of this war hammer?

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"Don't be stupid, Steve!"

On the stone pier leading to the shoreline, Batman stood there, his large black forehead cape gathered, covering his body like a smock.

Under the bat-shaped helmet, Bruce's eyes were fixed on Steve Rogers, and he said in a warning tone:

"You came from Queens, so you should have seen the situation of Miss Betty Ross. We were chasing the War Hulk before, and we had already led him into a trap, but Miss Betty's sudden appearance disrupted everything."

"She has become very powerful, approaching the limit of a mortal, but the price is that she has completely lost her mind."

Batman said in a hoarse voice:

"She had nothing but War Hulk in her eyes, and she directly caused the collapse of three office buildings, and to be honest, I don't know how she came to be like that, but I know for sure. ..”

"The thing behind you has an inextricable relationship with the warhammer in Miss Betty's hand."

"Don't touch it, Steve, whatever your reason, you'll never get what you want from something like that..."

"well."

Steve glanced back at the Dreadhammer coiled on the sand behind him.

He looked again at Batman in front of him, though Bruce was calm.

But Steve can be sure that Batman is ready to attack, as long as he dares to reach out, Bruce will immediately face him head-on.

For Batman's attack methods, no one knows better than Steve, who has worked with Bruce many times.

He sighed, reached out and dropped the crutch in his hand, and he said to Batman:

"I know."

"About Betty, and that war hammer, I know, someone told me the truth... Betty felt guilty because I was tortured by the War Hulk and almost died, and she felt guilty because she sensed the impasse of the Hulk's future. Feel hopeless."

"She was just an ordinary girl. Under the double pressure, she collapsed, and an evil god took advantage of it and led her into a pathetic and dark path."

The captain flexed his wrist and said to Bruce:

"Just now, that evil god contacted me."

"He said that as long as I fulfill the contract on Betty's behalf, she will have the option to give up... Every minute Betty holds the Nur Territory Breaker Hammer, she is one step closer to complete degeneration."

"I don't want to see anyone fall into despair because of me, Bruce, don't stop me!"

"You know it's the evil god!"

Batman emphasized his tone, and he said:

"Do you still trust him? At a time like this, shouldn't you ask your friends for help? Merlin won't sit idly by..."

"Merlin can't control it!"

Steve clenched his fists and said:

"The Brotherhood of the Holy Shield, which you refused to join, sent an invitation to Fury. Because of Fury, I learned some secrets that you didn't know..."

"Merlin can't help us at this time, he is also going through a more dangerous situation."

"Bruce, I have also heard about your battles against the Force of the Phoenix in outer space. The shock caused by the Force of the Phoenix is ​​the source of all this chaos. This may be the passage and warning of fate."

"When Merlin is around, he will protect this world. He protects this world properly. We never have to worry about it, pretending that we are also defending our own world!"

The captain's voice became hoarse and heavy, and he said:

"But once Merlin can't get away, the world protected by him will fall into such a crisis. We can't accept the assistance of the great one with peace of mind, and ask others for support without restraint..."

"After all we swore an oath to protect everything we lay eyes on!"

"We swore that when Merlin was busy, we should fulfill our responsibilities. I'm not stubborn, Bruce, and it's not that I can't see the truth clearly."

"But this time, we're on our own! This is our mission!"

The captain took a step back, approaching the hammer behind him.

This action made Bruce raise his left hand, and the sharp bat dart whizzed out, brushed Steve's cheek and flew out, and was struck by purple lightning again, turning into molten iron and vaporizing in an instant.

There was a smear of blood on Steve's cheek, and he knew it was Bruce's warning.

Batman is a stubborn person. He said that the captain is not allowed to touch the evil warhammer, and he will definitely do it.

This is the protection of friends and the innocent.

"I've never gloated over anyone's misfortune."

Steve looked calm, and he said softly:

"We are part of this world, and every innocent disaster is our disaster, and I can't just ignore it."

"You, Dum, Professor Charles, Fury, everyone is doing their best to deal with the immediate crisis. There are 4 opponents like War Hulk!"

"And the man behind the scenes who made them. This is destined to be a difficult and dangerous war. How can I lie to myself that I can sit back and enjoy the benefits?"

"You have made the sacrifice!"

Bruce also emphasized his tone. He watched Steve's every movement, and he said:

"You've fought your battle, you've done your calling, you've done great things, you should rest now, you should trust us, Steve! We won't let you down...we I don't want to see you sacrifice everything like this."

"Sacrifice, yes... just sacrifice."

A relieved smile appeared on Steve's face.

He said:

"Just like in 1945, I chose to fly a bomb-covered plane into the icy arctic sea. Now I feel that I have returned to the moment when I needed to make a choice."

"That was a sacrifice, Bruce, and I never thought my choice was great."

"Everyone who has a conscience and is willing to protect others will make the same choice as me. That sacrifice, I saved the world, that makes me feel proud, even though I lost a lot of precious things .”

"But you know what, Bruce."

Steve stretched out his hand towards the warhammer behind him, and he said firmly:

"This time, I am more determined than I was 70 years ago, and that choice is easier."

"I'm not just for our world, but for our next generation's world, my daughter, my wife...just a sacrifice, just the same choice, do it again, maybe I will fall into darkness..."

"But it's just me."

"It's like the choice Merlin made 3 years ago, sacrificing one person to save everything, it's... well worth it!"

"It's not worth it!"

Behind Steve, Bruce roared loudly:

"I will not allow you to do this! Your daughter will lose her father, your wife will lose her husband, your friend will lose her brother..."

"Stop! I've already experienced what it's like to lose a brother!"

"I won't allow it! Stop!"

Facing his friend's scolding, the captain closed his eyes, completely ignoring the Taser gun that Batman called.

"Snapped"

The jumping electrode of the Taser hit Steve, and the strong high-voltage current instantly made Steve Rogers, who had already lost his combat ability, fall to the ground trembling all over his body.

He was twitching.

The stimulation of strong electric current will cause the muscles to fall into rigidity that cannot be moved. It is reasonable to say that in this state, it is impossible to move even a finger, but the rules of ordinary people are difficult to take effect on superheroes.

The captain let out a yell when Bruce rushed forward to drag Steve away.

Driven by his will, he raised his trembling fingers, a bit faster than Batman, and clasped them on the metal chain inserted into the beach in front of him.

"'kouσ?μe.!oΓkp?σσo?! (Hear me calling, Greythos!)"

"nakataπie??tηνkapδi?σoukaiνaδiaβp?σei?tηθ?λησηk?πoioukaiνakataπi?ζei??λataζwνtaν??νta!

The low-pitched Asgardish roar sounded like a fallen chants in the tumbling tide, and the first outburst of screams of fear made Batman, who was about to pounce on Steve, bombard his mind with thousands of hammers.

Although it didn't harm the body, the blow to the soul and will still made Batman howl in pain.

He fell to the ground, holding his head in the sand and howling.

And behind him, in the scene of purple thunder and lightning entangled, like destroying the world, grasping the chain of the anchor war hammer with both hands, driving the Greysos Will Destroyer war hammer, Steve Rogers stood in the burst of thunder. up.

His damaged body was quickly restored to its full strength under the infusion of the serpent's divine power. With the power of fear added to his body, his strength broke through to the edge of the heavenly father.

It was like riding a rocket.

And Steve's appearance also changed like Betty Ross.

He was naked from the upper body, his clothes were completely burned by the thunder, and there were mysterious and glowing runes embellished on his chest, and on the skin of his forehead and shoulders, there were strange bulging blood vessels, like scarlet spider webs .

On the lower body, there is a strip of black armor, and the golden light is flowing along the embellishment of runes.

Steve's left arm was covered with a layer of black bone plate, with sharp bony spurs, it looked full of a sense of savage strength.

In his heart, the sound of fear from the big snake constantly called out Steve's soul to share the power of fear, but the captain still had the last trace of sober sanity in his heart.

The big snake was urging Steve to kill Batman, but the light in the captain's eyes was beating, he raised his foot without hesitation, and kicked the wailing Batman into the warehouse.

Hit head-on by the frightening shriek attached to the god-forged warhammer, Batman, who was almost fainted, rolled and smashed the wall, hitting the person hiding in the warehouse holding a loaded Barrett sniper rifle, his head covered in cold sweat , on the shivering Tucker.

And the captain himself was waving an anchor-like warhammer on the spot, very much like Thor's gesture when he wielded Mjolnir.

After several swings, the heavy Will Destroyer wrapped in purple lightning accumulated enough kinetic energy.

The moment the fearful captain let go, it dragged the captain along and disappeared into the sky amidst the flying purple lightning.

It's like the god of thunder who smashed the will and controlled the fear, and came to the world.

Villains... tremble!

Avengers, here we come!