Chapter 1481 Uninvited Guest
Bruce knew very well that he was on the verge of a disastrous defeat. Damian already had an absolute advantage in all aspects, and there was really not much time left for him.
Although he is still the president, the president is not the emperor after all. A president with a notorious reputation among the people and enemies in the political arena is often difficult to survive his term safely, and will be brutally liquidated after he steps down.
What's even more tragic is that the Wayne Group will also be destroyed by Damian. In addition to losing his official position, Bruce will also lose his wealth and become impoverished overnight.
The blow of losing power, position and wealth was actually not that big for him. What he couldn't accept the most was that Batman was replaced by the Orc Rescue Team and lost the value of his existence.
The orc mages (ninjas) are good at collecting intelligence, using weird snooping, invisibility and mind-reading ninjutsu. Their investigative abilities are no weaker than Batman's meticulous reasoning and technological means. The combat ability of the four of them together is better than that of them alone. The fighting Batman is much stronger, and they can do everything Batman can do better.
In addition, they have a more friendly image and know how to please the rescuers. They can also rely on ninjutsu to achieve "non-killing rescue" by hypnotizing or knocking criminals out without harming them. They are better than bats in every aspect. The hero is excellent.
Of course, in terms of overall view and leadership, the Orc Rescue Team cannot compare with Batman, but as the saying goes, "How can you sweep the world if you don't sweep one house?" Batman is not even as good as a grassroots soldier in being a superhero, so how can he convince the public to lead? As for the superhero team, besides, his reputation has plummeted after being framed by Damian, his wealth is about to be wiped out, and many members of the Justice League no longer trust him. If he wants to be the leader and show his leadership skills, others will They may not be willing to give him a chance to obey his leadership.
In other words, once Wayne Group fails and goes bankrupt and he steps down in disgrace, he will never have a chance to turn around. As Damian said, he will only be able to live a comfortable old age with his support.
However, Bruce is only in his early forties this year, at the peak of his youth and strength. Starting his retirement career from now on will not mean enjoying peace and tranquility, but a long suffering, a feeling of premature death.
With a single thought, as long as he breaks through his own limitations and loses his integrity, Bruce can come up with countless plans to turn defeat into victory, but the price is that he has to do many dirty things by hook or by crook that he would never bother to do before.
In this battle between father and son, although Bruce was forced to the brink of defeat, it did not mean that his ability was limited to this. Damian took advantage of his principled character and came to bully him with a gentleman, and he won indescribably. Not mean.
At this moment, Bruce is faced with the most important choice in his life, whether to accept failure and withdraw from the world stage, or to lift his limiter, only care about winning or losing, regardless of good or evil, and start a serious restart with Damian.
After drinking sips of whiskey with ice, Bruce's consciousness began to blur. He thought a lot, and even recalled the dream of retirement more than a year ago.
In that dream, Damian realized his ideal, the earth became a harmonious world, and his security was almost perfect, but the Batman of that world disappeared forever.
Bruce suddenly had a ridiculous idea, that is, if Batman really did not exist, would the world be a better place?
In the infinite parallel universe, there are certain worlds where the Joker does not exist. For example, the world where Batman picks up a gun and transforms into the Killing Knight. In that world, the Joker is tricked into putting on a red hood and pretending to be a villain as bait. In his criminal debut, he is ruthlessly killed. Kill Knight Batman collapsed with one shot, and died as quietly as a rat in the gutter. After his death, there was no more waves, and there was no such thing as the Joker at all.
In the world of Kill Knight, many villains were shot dead the first time they committed a crime, so that world was very boring and not as interesting and lively as other worlds where Batman and villains play cat-and-mouse games. If it weren't for Police Gordon If the leader stands up and insists on bringing the Killing Knight to justice, it is estimated that it will slowly become the safest and most peaceful world in the DC universe.
In the vast parallel worlds, the Joker may not exist, but there will always be a Batman. Even if Bruce Wayne dies in the alley in place of his parents, his father will become Batman.
As soon as this absurd idea came up, he couldn't hold it back. Bruce thought back to a nightmare he had had. In the nightmare, he seemed to have seen a Supreme Demon Lord, who lured him into darkness. It seems that they want to use him as a beacon, a cross-dimensional beacon that collects the fear of all living beings in the universe. The more people fear Batman, the more power the demon lord will receive.
His thoughts were suddenly alerted. Bruce dropped the wine glass with a shake of his hand. He suddenly broke into a cold sweat and realized that he had almost stepped into the darkness. If he took that step, how could the Supreme Demon Lord in the nightmare Wouldn't you succeed?
Thinking of this, he shook his head with a wry smile and murmured: "Okay... Damian, you win... your ideal world is better than me dragging the earth into the endless dark universe after my fall. Maybe, The world really doesn’t need Batman…”
"Ah ha ha ha ha..."
A burst of shrill laughter suddenly echoed in Wayne Manor. This laughter sounded very familiar, very similar to the clown's weird laugh, but it was obviously not the clown's voice.
Bruce jumped up quickly, took out a batarang, and looked around, only to see a tall and thin black figure standing outside the floor-to-ceiling window. The man was laughing wildly with his mouth wide open, and the moonlight made his white teeth very dazzling.
Through the dim light in the living room, Bruce could see the face clearly. The guy was wearing a very strange mask. The mask covered his eyes like an iron hoop. The iron hoop was also covered with spikes. This guy The mask completely blocked the strange man's eyes. It was unknown whether he was blind or had other ways to replace his vision.
"What a pity. You almost came to your senses and were qualified to swear allegiance to the Master of the Universe, but you backed down at the last moment. You should have become one of us. I have already thought of your knight title for you -' Steel loving father'"
With that said, the stranger kicked open the floor-to-ceiling window of the living room and walked slowly in through the hole. He was holding a chain sickle in his hand, and the blade glowed palely in the moonlight.
"Who are you?" Bruce asked loudly, holding the Batarang: "Sneaking into this place without triggering the manor's traps and alarm system, your skills are extraordinary!"
"Hahahaha...Actually, I walked in through the front door, as if I was going home."
The weirdo seemed to like to laugh very much. He laughed wildly as if he had heard a funny joke: "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you are the most unique one among us. Wayne, who can be elected as the president of the country of hope, This is a very rare achievement that many Waynes are difficult to achieve. Using your identity, the Knights can do many creative performances, which will definitely please the great master greatly."