Chapter 2286: Late Autumn in Golden City (Fifty)

As the saying goes, the bigger the heart is, the bigger the stage is. The bigger the stage is, the bigger the mouth is for the budget. The bigger the stall is, the easier it is to make up excuses. Not only can you ask for more budget, but it is also more difficult to check where the budget is.

Bruce first used various reports to make Barbatos dizzy, and then he always had an advantage of 800,000 to 600,000, expanding the ambitions of Barbatos and Owl. Finally, he made up excuses of various types and complicated terms to divert a lot of dark energy for other purposes.

Some people may say that Barbatos himself is the source of darkness, and dark energy is a part of him. How could he not know where his energy was used?

In fact, dark energy is not infinitely circulated, it will also be consumed. As long as some operations to expand the loss are slightly performed, the energy that has not actually been consumed can be sent to the black box without anyone noticing, so that Barbatos thinks that the energy that has disappeared is actually consumed.

When talking about the black box, we have to mention Constantine, but in fact, there are still risks in giving energy to Constantine, because it is not certain which Constantine who is running around will run into the Court of Owls. Bruce took a more prudent approach.

Before, he met the Supreme Sorcerer Strange in the fused new city. Bruce told him at the time that since they were not locals, the mages of the fused earth were actually a more secretive black box than Constantine.

And because 616 did not bring the entire universe with him when the old earth came over, the mages were disconnected from their source of power. In addition to the stored energy, they could no longer obtain new energy for magic.

So Strange of the fused earth and Bruce hit it off. Bruce lent the black money he had moved out to the mages of the fused earth, and the mages used this power to help him work.

The work to be done is also very simple, that is, to harass the magic forces of various universes, such as hell, the spirit world, and Maia. When the portal is opened, there will be a big commotion. After the work is done, some energy must be left to prove their identity.

"Wait a minute, why do you do this?" Diana asked when Bruce said this. She said, "Although hell sounds evil, they are not enemies if they don't actively attack the human world, right?"

Lex snorted coldly and said, "It will happen sooner or later, because it is obvious that they will never not attack the human world. This group of non-human creatures are like this."

Clark and Diana looked at each other, obviously feeling that they were scolded, but they really had no room for rebuttal, especially Diana, who knew how many times the family on Mount Olympus had come to the earth to make trouble.

They looked at Bruce again, obviously because Bruce should not let the plan move forward for this reason. Although they knew that Batman was also a human supremacist, he usually defended and counterattacked, rather than extreme alien life exterminationism.

But Bruce looked at Schiller, which also attracted everyone else to look at Schiller. Schiller nodded and said, "Okay, I always like to plan ahead, unlike someone who makes his habits known to the world, and finally we have to clean up the mess."

"What do you mean?"

"I need a mastermind." Schiller tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingertips and said, "Don't stare at me, this person is not me, and it can't be me."

The previous experience in the fighting world made Schiller realize that because they made too much noise at some times and there were too many onlookers, they spread the word and gave Schiller some exaggerated names, so that the universe started a bad habit of preventing fire, theft and Schiller.

Fortunately, Schiller knew that intelligent life was forgetful and suspicious. Seeing is believing, hearing is false. Most people's understanding of Schiller actually came from hearsay from a few big mouths. They were not clear about his abilities and had never seen Schiller make trouble with their own eyes.

This leaves Schiller a little room for a comeback. As long as there is a more conclusive evidence than him, his case will naturally be over. Some people may even suspect that Schiller is just a cover, a target used by the real mastermind to divert everyone's attention.

It sounds ridiculous, but Batman will be the first to suspect this, because Schiller is usually far away from them, but some things are very close to them, even everywhere.

This is the main reason why Schiller chose Barbatos.

Batman is the core pillar of DC Comics. Any character related to him, especially the villain related to his origin story, is a perfect candidate for the mastermind.

Let's not talk about whether Barbatos influenced Gotham and caused the Wayne couple to be killed. As long as there is a slight possibility, Batman will never let this mastermind go.

Although it seems to be a personal grudge, with Batman's ability, the battle between the two of them will sooner or later be known to everyone. Everyone will see that the opponent who can be chased by Batman and defeated with all his strength can be a simple character?

All Schiller's plans were designed for this purpose.

First, Bruce poured dark energy into the lake in the Garden of Eden, angered Uriel, tricked Barbatos, and asked Michael to temporarily seal the source of darkness in order to silence Barbatos.

As mentioned before, this guy is not very smart. He is easily exposed once he opens his mouth. Keeping his mouth shut and keeping a sense of mystery is more in line with the image of the mastermind behind the scenes. If he himself is unwilling to keep his mouth shut, of course he can only be manually muted.

Then, Schiller personally took action to blow up Constantine's black box, making the demons of hell pay a heavy price. When they followed the clues to find Constantine, they only found that the most remaining in Constantine's body was Barbatos' dark energy, so Barbatos would definitely be famous among the demons.

The demons could not give up like this. Someone among them must be able to find Barbatos, but the power to isolate Barbatos came from Michael. Michael's combat effectiveness was personally certified by Lucifer. The barrier he created could not be opened by the demons at all.

This further strengthened the powerful image of Barbatos. You should know that the whole nation of Hell was boiling this time. Not only did Azazel, Beelzebub and other old demon kings come in person, but even the First Fallen and Elias, who had been staying at home for thousands of years, ran to the door of Barbatos to check the situation.

As a result, let alone teaching Barbatos a lesson, they couldn't even open the door. No one could even figure out what separated them from Barbatos, just like a file in a computer, and couldn't figure out what a folder was.

After the demon kings of Hell dispersed, a rumor began to spread in this vast country that a powerful existence from the depths of darkness was completing his transformation, and when he returned, every part of the universe would return to darkness.

This vague rumor is actually more likely to be recognized by insiders, and coupled with the noncommittal attitude of the major demon kings towards this statement, it is more confirmed.

The demon kings of hell still rule hell with the same belief. In order to compete for the position of Satan, they want to brag about how powerful and evil they are all the time, but at this time they let a mysterious message spread. Anyone who cares can see that they also want to test the attitude of heaven.

Heaven did not respond, but heaven almost did not respond to anything, but this time it was surprisingly quiet. People did not know that it was because Uriel strictly enforced discipline and almost cut off all the channels for angels to communicate privately with other realms, resulting in almost all angels being banned from speaking, so no gossip spread out.

And the reason why he was able to seal the channel for every angel to communicate with the outside world had to mention Bruce, who had already written the new runes and prayer system. The communication system was built by me, and it was easy to check how many calls you made.

In this way, Barbatos can be said to be famous in the magic world, and some people even asked about Lucifer.

Azazel asked tentatively, and the angel Duma, who had a good relationship with Lucifer, also asked indirectly.

Lucifer was busy looking for God. Barbatos was no different from an ant to him. He was unlikely to pay much attention to him. However, since his friend did not ask, he told him what he knew.

Lucifer did not know much about Barbatos, but he was impressed by the Court of Owls. Yes, it was because of Schiller.

So he casually said that he had destroyed the Court of Owls in a certain universe. This was indeed true. Who made the Court of Owls blow up Schiller's car when he went on vacation?

But when others heard this, it was a big deal. Lucifer, such a supreme being, had to come down to earth to destroy Barbatos' minions. What kind of person must this Barbatos be?

For a moment, the demon kings were also a little scared. They hurriedly blocked the rumor that had been spread before, and decided not to speak rashly before figuring out the situation, so as not to be found by a great being in the dark.

As we all know, any rumor is unreliable before the official news is blocked. If they don't block it, people will at most treat it as a test, but if a certain news is blocked in such a grand and ceremonious manner, the authenticity of this news will be greatly increased.

Hell is also a place where people from the magic world of various universes often come and go. Knowing about Lucifer and the Court of Owls, the demons will also find some of their believers to inquire about the existence of the Court of Owls in human society.

Most believers don't know what's going on, so they can only investigate that most of the DC magic world is that kind of shit. A group of wizards want to write "I am a devil believer" on their faces. Such a group of demons and monsters poured into Gotham, Batman can't fail to notice it.

That's right, in fact, it was just a foreshadowing before. No matter whether it is hell or heaven, even if the vigilance against Barbatos is raised, it is just a side dish. Schiller really wants to alert Batman.

Although it is always said that Batman will lose in a skirmish, it is also followed by a sentence that he will win in a non-skirmish. It's just that Batman is the protagonist. When he wins, people are accustomed to it, but when he loses, people are impressed.

Although it is always said that Laughing Maniac is a nesting doll-type intelligence hero, Batman is also like this when he does not fight a skirmish. "Because I am Batman" is no less than "I predicted your prediction".

Therefore, Schiller knows that the best way to deal with Barbatos is to turn the original skirmish into a non-skirmish where everything is within Batman's plan. In addition to the nesting doll, Batman also has the aura of an almost invincible protagonist.