Chapter 160 Red of All Living Things

"Batman, I think you're a little too extreme."

Killer Croc tried to organize his words.

"Anyway, using an unborn baby as a threat is still a little too mean. We are superheroes, maybe we can use more gentle means..."

Chen Tao glanced at him with his eyes slanted.

Have you forgotten the years when you were a gangster in Gotham?

"Ah, yes, yes." He nodded.

Killer Croc said earnestly: "Superheroes should act like superheroes. We don't kill people. We..."

"Unborn babies are not considered human beings."

Killer Croc was silent.

It actually sounded reasonable.

Then he suddenly saw Batman smiled gently, and then waved his hand - seeing Clay Face, such a Batman was really scary.

"You think too much. In fact, even if the Red of All Living Things doesn't take the initiative to send people to negotiate with us, I won't do anything to the future Queen of Life."

His tone was so sincere that Killer Croc couldn't figure out whether he was joking or really thinking so.

"I just want to scare those old antiques in the Red Totem Council of All Living Things. Otherwise, even if we scream our throats out, they won't take us seriously."

Chen Tao said: "I'm a superhero, killing a baby in the womb? Hahaha!"

He smiled and patted Killer Croc's shoulder, and Killer Croc felt a chill.

"Speak nicely, Bat."

"I'm really speaking nicely. I won't do such a thing."

"Really?"

"Really."

Chen Tao had a sincere expression, then paused and added: "After all, I'm not a villain like the Joker, the Riddler, Two-Face, Killer Croc, or Mr. Freeze."

Killer Croc choked, then immediately emphasized: "I'm no longer Killer Croc."

The big crocodile grinned, then raised his arms and showed his muscles: "I'm planning to switch to being a superhero now. Although it's illegal, it's not a big problem."

Then he made a classic bat-like standing posture: "I'm the night, I'm revenge, I'm - Crocodile Man!"

"Let's talk about it after your new movie is released." Chen Tao shook his hand, motioning them to go somewhere cool, then he turned his head and looked at the cat in front of him.

"Hey, cat."

He said.

He looked at the seemingly ordinary cat in front of him. It was a common tabby cat. Except for its slender body and the mucus that had not yet dried on its body, this guy was no different from an ordinary wild cat on the roadside.

But Chen Tao knew very well that it was not a wild cat. It was a "totem". When the king of the Red of All Living Things in each generation died, they would return to the Red of All Living Things and become a member of the Totem Council, becoming one of the controllers of this supernatural power, just as the "Swamp Monster", the incarnation of the Green of All Living Things in each generation, would end up in the Tree Council.

Chen Tao had read the comics and actually had some impression of this cat, but he had forgotten his full name. So he spoke.

"What should I call you?"

"Itanesius."

(Note: original character, it appeared in "New 52 Animal Man")

This cat seemed quite cooperative.

"This name is too hard to remember, so I'll call you Socks."

Chen Tao casually gave it the nickname given to him by the Queen of Life "Maxine" who was still in the womb in the comics.

"Okay." Socks agreed, licked his paws like a real wild cat, and then continued to pretend to use his power.

"How long will it take to open the passage to the Red of All Living Things?"

"Soon."

Chen Tao smiled.

"You are waiting for Animal Man to come back."

He said directly.

Socks could not help but stiffen.

"There is no doubt that Buddy Baker is the most important protector of the unborn Queen of Life, and the strongest agent of the Red of All Living Things so far."

"It is indeed a normal choice for you to place your hopes on him."

Chen Tao kindly showed the image projected on his arm to Socks: "So now Animal Man is entangled by the people I arranged. I am here to decide the Red of All Living Things today, so don't be lucky."

In the image, Animal Man is fighting a large group of people: the heavily armed Deadshot, the Cheshire Cat wearing a mecha and holding a samurai sword, the tumbling and jumping Harley Quinn, and of course the most important figure - Poison Ivy surrounded by countless plants in the center.

"So this is why I hate you, you know? You want Buddy Baker to help you protect the future King of Life, but you are reluctant to give him too much power, so the result is that he can't even deal with these people quickly."

In the video, half of Buddy Baker's body swelled with huge muscles. He borrowed the power of dozens of elephants and swept away the vines that Poison Ivy had wrapped around him in an instant.

But the next second, the bullet of the dead shooter exploded on his forehead, and a huge electric current exploded, electrocuting him to fall in the air, lying on the ground and twitching constantly.

Others rushed forward, some stepped on his nose, some knocked on his temples, and the sound of ping-pong was endless.

Socks heard Batman's voice like a ghost ringing in his ears:

"I used electronic means to block any calls that Buddy Baker might receive, and created an information cocoon for him in a short time, but he still found that his family was attacked. You notified him through the Red of All Living Things, right?"

"But your time is too short. You can't quickly increase the power of Animal Man Buddy Baker. Your influence on the world is very limited."

Cat took a deep breath.

"How do you know so much?"

"I know more. For example, it doesn't take that long to open the Red of All Living Things."

Then Socks heard Batman's indifferent voice. He appeared behind Cat like a ghost. Socks felt that he was suddenly thrown into the cold sea water, cold, biting, and full of the breath of death.

The cat gritted its teeth, and its fur exploded. Its body squirmed, and then gills grew out of its neck.

But the organs from deep-sea animals not only failed to relieve the fear he felt, but made him feel more suffocated.

And all this was not as scary as the action he saw Batman take.

Chen Tao walked directly to the side of Animal Man's unconscious wife Allen, and stretched out a palm to cover her belly.

"Either open the Red of All Living Things to let me in, or choose a new king of your life, socks, I only give you 30 seconds to make a decision."

"Hey, Batman, you don't really want to..."

Killer Croc came up: "Even by the standards of villains, it's too brutal to attack a pregnant woman, you know..."

Then the next second, Batman turned around and glared at him.

Chill! Chill to the bone!

The air seemed to freeze, and Killer Croc seemed to have returned to the scene when he first met Batman, many, many years ago, when he was still a fledgling gangster.

The black shadow fell in front of him like a meteor, and his red eyes shone like the sun in his old age. A majestic cold air rushed and roared out of him, and his mouth spit out cold air that could almost freeze the soul:

"Shut up."

Killer Croc then remembered that Robin had told him that Batman was as good at instilling great fear in others as Scarecrow. He could intimidate others in more than 400 ways without hurting them, and even the closest people would be scared by him.

The familiar fear surged in his heart again, and he dared not speak immediately.

Chen Tao scared Killer Croc away on the surface, but in fact, the other party's actions were all within his consideration. Killer Croc was equivalent to that chicken. He deliberately intimidated the other party like this, just killing the chicken to show his socks.

He was a little helpless.

If he plays tricks to such an extent, and Socks is still unwilling to open the portal of the Red of All Living Things for him, he will really have no other choice——

Can he really kill the future Queen of Life, Maxine, in her mother's womb? Not to mention how much hatred this will gain from Animal Man, if he really does that, the Red of All Living Things will definitely not have time to train a strong enough agent.

The Black of Decay will completely lose control, completely occupy the Red of All Living Things, and beat the other party back step by step, then the balance between nature will collapse.

Chen Tao originally didn't want to get involved in the magic side of things, but if the Red of All Living Things really collapsed, it would be tantamount to suicide.

This is also the reason why he didn't plan to recruit Animal Man to join in the fight against Brainiac: as the protector of the Queen of Life, Animal Man Buddy Baker's duty is to protect the other party. Once he is called away, who knows if the Black of Decay will take advantage of the empty guard to take advantage of it?

Animal Man's daughter Maxine and Swamp Thing are the key to fighting the Black of Decay. If he had a problem with Animal Man, it would be equivalent to artificially creating a crisis. Isn't that idiotic?

And in the final analysis, as Killer Croc said, he is not a complete villain after all. He still has to have a bottom line. He never thought of doing anything horrible to a pregnant woman from the beginning to the end.

He stared at the cat's eye of Socks, trying to control the last bit of expression on his face.

This is a battle of momentum. As long as he can deceive the other party and let him open the portal of the Red of All Beings for him, he can...

Chen Tao has already prepared for failure in his heart. It's nothing more than not being able to fuse with Bat Dragon to fight Brainiac. In fact, in the final analysis, it is not an unacceptable result. It's nothing more than one less trump card. He has made the greatest effort. Everything else will be left to the final result.

He raised his hand, and the black nanorobots coiled around his palm. "I advise you not to do anything else, Socks. This is the final ultimatum. There are 10 seconds left."

"3, 2, 1--"

He put down his palm.

I'm afraid it failed.

It doesn't matter.

"Okay, I'll take you in."

Chen Tao showed a happy expression.

Socks seemed to have made a decision.

"But I have a condition. I want to know what your purpose is. More powerful power? More authority?"

Chen Tao immediately said:

"I'm not going to do anything to you. I just need a green dinosaur. I know you can pull it out of the long river of time. You are the embodiment of life on Earth, and all generations of life are part of you. Of course, this includes dinosaurs."

"Is that all?"

"That's all." Chen Tao said.

"We have no way to strip you of your abilities." Socks said with a complicated expression: "The Red of All Living Things is a very safe place, and few outsiders can enter."

He said: "If it is Animal Man, or the unborn King of Life, their powers come from our grant, so we can strip them of their powers at any time. They enter the Red of All Living Things and will not pose a threat to the Totem Council."

"But you are different, even Killer Croc is different from you. You are like the Man-Faced Bat, your Red of All Living Things power comes from extraordinary scientific potions, not magic."

"And you have no choice."

Chen Tao told him: "If you don't want to take risks, then you will just sit back and watch the King of Life being taken away by me. Kill, and then face the Black of Decay without any resistance. "

"You and the Black of Decay have no room for negotiation. He is expanding, a powerful natural energy that expands infinitely and follows instinct completely. You can't negotiate with them at all."

"But you can negotiate with me. I know you don't believe me, but what I ask for is nothing more than what you can give. We have a basis for negotiation. In any case, I also control the power of the Red of All Living Things. We are in the same camp."

Socks nodded. Batman was right. Instead of waiting to die, it is better to bet that Batman has good intentions. Moreover, their Totem Council is not completely powerless in the Red of All Living Things. When they get there, who knows who will win.

"Relax and sense that kind of network." Socks said: "Animal Man Buddy Baker once tested the power we gave him. Those nerdy humans in the Star Laboratory called it the animal mimicry field, but in fact we call it the network of life."

He stretched out a front paw and gently placed it on Chen Tao's arm.

"Feel the power of his Red of All Living Things, and you will soon find the door to his space in your body."

"What, Red of All Living Things is actually a specific place?"

Killer Croc made a surprised sound: "Oh my God, I always thought it was just an abstract thing, an invisible energy that connects all living things, and I just got a part of it by chance."

The cat rolled his eyes at the silly crocodile.

"That's because you are just a low-level agent!"

It scolded: "Stop talking nonsense!"

Chen Tao stretched out his hand.

Under his sleeves, the tiny metal of the Metal Spirit was slowly spreading, ready.

Damn, I suddenly found that there was a repeated paragraph at the end of writing. I'm really sorry. I was just saying how I finished 4,000 words so quickly today. It turned out that I accidentally got stuck when changing the paragraph, resulting in two copies of the paragraph.

I will write more tomorrow, sob, sob, sorry for the big guys who followed me a few minutes ago.

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