Chapter 2421: Battle for the Cloak (VIII)

Chapter 2452: The Battle for the Cape (VIII)

"Are you sure the sealing and filtering systems are functioning properly?" Tim was still a little worried and wanted to check the control system of the Batcave. The other Robins were puzzled and urgently needed someone to answer their questions.

So Dick stood up and said, "Did you see the fog outside the window just now? That light gray fog."

The Robins looked at each other. Some of them seemed to have an impression, but they didn't seem to have one. After all, this kind of weather is too common in Gotham. People forget it after just one look. It doesn't even cross their minds. Who would deliberately remember it?

"It seems to be the case." Nightwing of the main universe said: "I just stood by the window and saw fog under the window. Is there something wrong with the fog?"

Jason sighed and said: "You don't travel through the universe very often, so you may not know that recently an abnormal phenomenon called 'visitors in the fog' has occurred in various universes."

"The manifestation is that a thick fog will suddenly erupt in a certain area, and the time and space in the area will begin to become chaotic. People who inhale the fog will see all kinds of terrible hallucinations, and may even encounter all kinds of dangers by chasing the shadow deep in the fog."

The Robins were all very surprised. They said: "You mean every universe has it, then why haven't we seen it before?"

"Aren't there enough strange things that suddenly appear?" Tim He sighed and said, "I am very interested in this abnormal phenomenon, so I have investigated a lot of information. Most of the experiencers and witnesses mentioned that they entered the thick fog in one place, but when they came out, they were in another place. Many people saw many scary eyes in the fog. It seems that the longer you stay there, the more abnormal phenomena you will see."

"Then is there no solution?"

"The best solution is to enter a completely enclosed space, and it must be equipped with a complete filtering system to prevent the particles of the fog from penetrating. The second solution is to wear a gas mask. If you don't inhale the fog, you won't have hallucinations. Just stay where you are and wait for the fog to dissipate."

"This is really troublesome." The red hood of the main universe said with his arms folded, "What is the purpose of this mysterious fog? ? "

Jason and the other two shook their heads. Obviously, they didn't know either. However, Tim speculated based on his own investigation: "We suspect that the owner of the fog may be a member of the Dark Council."

"Dark Council?"

"It's the organization of Barbatos. Didn't Batman tell you? Gotham has become what it is now, all because of the so-called Dark God Barbatos, but Barbatos is not fighting alone. He and three other gods form the Dark Council. "

"The other two members of the Dark Council are still unclear, but Barbatos, the God of Darkness and Bats, and the Visitor in the Fog are two existences that have appeared several times. I guess their purpose is the same, that is, to invade the bright universe. "

"What about the guy who calls himself Robin King?"

"I think he's just a small fry. "Jason He said, "It seems that for some reason, these powerful gods cannot invade directly, so they will send their subordinates."

"But their subordinates are not scattered soldiers, but organized. Since there is an organization, there must be generals and soldiers. I guess King Robin is one of the soldiers."

Everyone looked at each other, and the Arkham Knight came out, staring at Jason and said, "You mean, King Robin, who almost killed Batman and Superman and left superheroes dead all over the ground, is just the vanguard of their organization."

"It's a pity, but I'm afraid it is." Jason said seriously, "And he is probably not an attacker, but just a scout. He didn't receive any urgent combat missions, so he has time to perform TV shows here and claim to be the king."

"Otherwise, if he can kill Batman and shoot down Superman in one blow, can't he work harder and destroy Gotham directly? Wouldn't that be more permanent? "

These words made everyone feel heavy-hearted. They decided not to wait any longer but to act immediately.

They knew that Batman had activated the protective device at the portal, but if King Robin really wanted to come, it would not be enough to just activate the protective device there.

After Scarecrow's conspiracy, Batman realized that it was useless to only protect important landmarks. Barbara pushed the wheelchair over and said, "Because these lunatics can take Gotham people hostage at any time. Just make a few bombings and Batman will be too busy to handle everything."

"In order to prevent this from happening again, during this period of time, Batman built thousands of secret rooms in the sewers of Gotham to place protective equipment throughout the city. Once danger is detected, these protective equipment will be activated immediately. "

"What is the specific principle? "Red Robin of the main universe asked.

"I'm not sure, but from Batman's description, it might be an energy absorber. As we all know, whether it's explosives or fear gas release devices, they all need energy to operate. Once they lack energy, they can't work as expected. Even if they still explode, the range of impact is very small. "

"Then isn't it activated now?"

"That's the problem." Barbara touched her chin and said, "I think this thing may also be dangerous. Batman is worried that a villain will find it and turn it into a weapon, which would be terrible. So now they should be dormant, not sending out signals, and not being found by anything."

"That means we have to activate it."

"Yes, but the most troublesome thing is that because he is worried about being caught in one fell swoop, Batman may have compiled a very complex division network, not by area, nor by energy level, so even if we find the switch, we don't know. "I don't know which ones we opened."

Dick sighed deeply and said, "Sometimes I don't know who Batman is guarding against."

"That's the one in your universe." Red Robin said immediately, "The others are all the same. I'm used to this. As long as you can find a way to get the switch, I think we can crack it. There are three Tim Drakes."

The three Tims looked at each other and saw the confidence in each other's eyes. Tim has always been praised as the Batman successor who is most like Batman. If you want to say where he is most like Batman, it is probably that he is not biased at all. He basically knows all the subjects that Batman knows.

"But now this mysterious fog is blocking the door, how can we get out?" Dick was a little anxious. He said, "I guess the Batman of this universe may still be trapped. For some reason, King Robin is not in a hurry to kill him, but no one knows when he will change his mind. We have to find a way to save him quickly."

"I think we might as well think about why King Robin didn't kill him." Jason moved a chair and sat down and said, "Anyway, we can't get out now, why don't we discuss something useful? Why don't we think about why it is your universe."

"What do you mean?" Arkham Knight frowned.

"Look, there are so many universes in this world, almost endless. If there is Batman in every universe, there will be countless Batmans."

"If he just picked it randomly, how could he pick yours so coincidentally? If he came to this universe with a purpose, what is his purpose? What is special about the Batman of this universe?"

The Robins of the Arkham universe were silent. They had never been to other universes, and they didn't know what the Batman of other universes was like, so they couldn't see what was special about their own universe.

"It seems to me that they are similar." Nightwing of the main universe said, "He is not much different from the Batman I know. If I have to say, he may talk less and his armor looks different."

"Wait, why did the Batman of our universe also come to this universe?" Red Robin grasped the key point of the matter sharply, and said, "He didn't come here because of the distress signal. We received the distress signal because he came here. Then why did he come here before King Robin came?"

Several Robins looked at each other, obviously without a clue, so Nightwing of the Arkham universe said, "Think about it again, what was the Batman of your universe doing before he came here?"

"At that time, a lot of strange Batmen came to our house, which are the ones you saw before, and there is nothing else."

"Are they still in the garden now?" Nightwing planned to adjust the surveillance camera to see.

It's not that they didn't plan to ask these Batmen to come for shelter, but they were too far away when the fog came. These strange-looking Batmen were all in the garden, and judging from the size of some of them, it was a bit difficult to enter the Batcave completely.

"They should be fine." Red Hood said, "Most of them are no longer human. It's a problem whether they need to breathe. As long as they stay where they are, there shouldn't be any big problems."

"I hope so." Nightwing of the main universe said, "I think we can ask them to find the switch of the protection system later."

"We haven't heard your story in full yet." Tim planned to find clues from the past, and he looked at Arkham Knight.

Arkham Knight pursed his lips, and in the end, it was the other two Robins of Arkham Knight who finished the whole story.

Tim thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing special. It seems to be similar to the experiences in other universes, but there is only one thing that I care about. The Batman in this universe killed the Joker."

"I say it again. The Joker was not killed by Batman. He asked for his own death." Arkham Knight emphasized, "Batman wanted to give him the antidote, but he didn't want it. Should he blame Batman for his death?"

"But you said Batman was troubled by this later."

Barbara thought about it and nodded, "Batman has clearly stated that he is out of control. I'm not sure what this out of control means. Is there a madman mumbling in his mind?"

"It seems that this is the problem." Everyone found something wrong. Several Robins from Schiller's universe exchanged opinions and said, "We haven't heard of any universe's Batman killing the Joker, or even just being related to the Joker's death, nor have we heard that Batman went crazy later."

"Batman and the Joker..." Jason muttered to himself, saying, "Did you see that Robin King? He is Bruce Wayne, but he smiles like the Joker. Do you think he is the combination of Batman and the Joker?"

As soon as this was said, everyone shuddered. Dick rubbed his arms and said, "Don't tell ghost stories in broad daylight. Batman and the Joker are combined. My God, I have nightmares just thinking about it."

"It's really hard to imagine that the Joker's smile will appear on Batman's face. What will happen..."

"Stop talking!" Arkham Knight interrupted angrily, but it was too late. Everyone's imagination made this expression appear in their minds, and then they all turned their heads away in disgust.

The Joker's exaggerated smile itself has some uncanny valley effects, and when it is put on the face of Batman, who is usually very serious and stern, this expression is really as scary as it can be.

"Could it be that Robin King wants to find a similar person?" Jason brought the topic back and said, "He wants to find another Batman who merged with the Joker, so he found this one in your universe."