"Buzz!"
With the end of the long-distance space jump, a black bat-shaped spaceship quietly appeared in the center of the universe. In this vast sea of stars, a huge golden rock was suspended among them.
That was the Rock of Eternity. It was said to be a mysterious rock that had existed since the beginning of the universe. Its owner was originally a mysterious and powerful wizard who called himself Shazam. Unfortunately, his whereabouts were now unknown.
"I tracked the signal remnants of the killing machine. The last time he appeared was here!"
Batman, who had changed into a spacewalking suit, said to Wonder Woman beside him, "You stay here, I'll go and take a look!"
"Come on, Bruce, this is not the time to be a gentleman …"
Wonder Woman opened the hatch without hesitation, jumped up from her seat, and rushed to the Rock of Eternity. Her demigod body was enough for her to survive in the vacuum of the universe. Batman shook his head and quickly followed.
"Look, the door was destroyed!"
Wonder Woman pointed to the broken door of the Rock of Eternity and said to Batman behind her, "We're late!"
"Let's go in and take a look!"
Batman's figure turned into a black shadow on the Rock of Eternity and rushed in quickly. After passing through a long corridor, they came to the core of the Rock of Eternity. What they saw was a messy palace. The destroyed guardian's body was scattered everywhere. Obviously, a massacre had taken place here.
"This!"
Wonder Woman quickly rummaged through the ruins. A few minutes later, she found a small piece of metal shard that was glowing with amber light in the Guardian's broken chest. She said to Batman behind her, "Don't worry, Batman.
"They're here for this!"
"N-Metal!"
Batman recognized this thing at the first moment. This thing was exactly the same as what was recorded in Carter Hall's diary. He subconsciously reached out and caught the thumb-sized N-Metal in his hand. But in the next moment, the hard metal in Wonder Woman's hand suddenly melted. It went along his black tactical gloves and merged into his skin. It was like a scorching flame that penetrated into his body.
"Ah!!"
Batman clutched his right hand with his left hand. His whole body was trembling madly from the intense burns. He knelt on the ground and gasped for air. His eyes flashed and he seemed to see a boundless dark universe and a dark figure floating above it.
That figure was rapidly approaching him. Moreover, it stretched out its hand, bringing with it a haze, as if it wanted to extract his soul.
"No! No!! "
"Bruce! Bruce! What happened to you? "
When Wonder Woman saw this, she hurriedly rushed forward and hugged the trembling Batman in her arms. The latter's body twitched nervously as if he had been electrocuted, and he said intermittently, "I'm sorry.
"Carriage … door … this is … this is the fourth piece … the fourth piece of metal … we … we made a mistake!"
"A terrible … terrible mistake …"
On the other side, at the edge of a special space and time in the endless starry sky, Superman and Green Lantern, who were hiding in the shadow of the planet, clearly saw the busy figures above the super big fireball in the distance that was nearly a hundred times larger than the sun.
And the original bright universe furnace, the support of thousands of lives, now like annealed metal, had begun to shine with dark red spots.
"It's really them!"
Clark clenched his fist. "They are extinguishing the furnace! These bastards! "
"Don't be impulsive! Clark! "
HAL grabbed Superman who wanted to rush out and said softly, "Go back first and gather the others … there are only the two of us, we are no match for them!"
— — —
Earth, Gotham, on a lonely mountain in the center of the city.
Saber was flipping through Carter Hall's diary, which he got from Bruce. He didn't know where Batman got it from, but this thing completely recorded the inner experience of Hawkman Carter Hall, who had been reincarnated for thousands of years.
Saber didn't care about the stories of Hawkman's chivalrous deeds. What he really valued was the dark voice that was mentioned in almost every entry in Hawkman's diary, which was getting more and more thirsty in his heart.
He said:
"Ever since I became the hero who saved the world and defeated the terrifying Babatos, that voice has been quietly echoing in my heart. Every day, every month, and every year, it has not weakened. Instead, it has become clearer with the passage of time …"
"It announced the existence of the World of Darkness to me and instilled the knowledge of the Dark Taboo into me. It told me that I had a terrible mission to fulfill. My life and the meaning of my existence were controlled by something. It was like a baton in the darkness. I could only live according to its demands. After some thinking, I realized that maybe I didn't defeat it back then. It was just that it wanted to use this method to hide its existence."
"Unfortunately, I was fooled, and I found out too late …"
"I have to pursue this mission. In my past experience, I wasn't a successful hero, but maybe I can become the detective of fate … I want to find it, I want to see this dark mission with my own eyes … If possible, I want to defeat it!"
Saber repeatedly savored these words. In these intermittent and even somewhat crazy records, he could feel Carter Hall's despairing thoughts. At the end of the story, Carter Hall, who was unable to free himself from the pressure of the dark voice, made a choice to face fate head-on. It seemed very brave.
"But in reality, you were still crushed by the darkness … You've already fallen into the darkness …"
Saber shook his head. He didn't care about Hawkman's experience. Obviously, just like Bruce Wayne, Carter Hall was also shouldering some dark plans related to Barbatos, and he was a very important part.
And now, when the mystery was about to be revealed, he would become a wall in front of Saber.
"Weng"
A strange wind blew through Seber's stone palace. The Tyrant furrowed his brows and put down the notebook in his hand. He looked up at the empty palace in front of him and said in a deep voice.
"What are you doing here? Little Barry, are you here to surrender to the Conqueror? "
No one spoke, no one answered, as if there was really nothing there … After a few seconds, Saber was getting impatient, he moved his fingers and said threateningly.
"Are you coming out yourself, or do I have to drag you out?"
"You have to promise that you won't beat me up!"
Little Bill's voice echoed in the air. His strange words caused Seiber to laugh involuntarily. But in the next moment, his voice once again turned vicious.
"If you don't come out, I'll beat you up right now!"
"Swoosh"
Barry, who was wearing a red battle uniform, appeared on the chair in front of Saber. He was holding an apple that he had just stolen from Gotham's market. He looked relaxed, but Saber could clearly see a trace of fear and nervousness in his eyes.
He was afraid of him.
Before Saber could say anything, Flash said, "I'm here to bring peace, Conqueror, we don't want to fight with you … In fact, we can't beat you."
Barry was being honest, but Seiber didn't buy it. He snorted, and the ten rings on his fingers pulsed with a strange light under the warm light. He said in a deep voice, "Let's go.
"So, you still think that the rhythm of the war is in your hands? You think you can fight and stop when you want to? What a joke! "
The Conqueror's voice echoed in the hall.
"Of course you can start the war, Barry, but whether the war ends or not, it's up to me!"
Barry wasn't used to this kind of dominance. His character was simple, kind, and could be said to be the "moral model" in the Justice League. Frankly speaking, he wasn't suitable to be a negotiator. Facing Saber's unreasonable behavior, he could only clench his teeth and refute.
"But we're not enemies! At least when we're facing Barbatos, we're on the same side! "
"That was in the past …"
Saber snorted, he flicked his fingers, his fingertips constantly emitting sparks that made Saber's hair stand on end. After a moment, Saber's eyes flashed, he touched his chin and looked at Flash in front of him.
"But to be honest, it's quite boring to fight with immature children like you. You see, Barry, any negotiation has to show your worth. You're here to pray for peace, but I don't see your sincerity …"
"My army has conquered the Nine Worlds, but against the entire galaxy, my strength is still insufficient. How about this, go back and tell your friends that I don't like the Cree people at the edge of the galaxy. If you can bring me the heads of the Cree Supreme Council in three days, I'm willing to live in peace with you and help you when you fight against Barbatos …"
His eyes narrowed, and he looked at Barry.
"You see, my rules for making friends are actually very simple. I don't make friends with trash. You have to show your worth, and if you want to fight against Barbatos, you have to listen to my command!"
"Do you understand?"
"That's impossible!"
Barry rejected. "We're heroes! We're not assassins who sell our lives for money! "
"Oh?"
Saber snorted in disdain. He looked at Barry. "Then you'd better learn how to be an assassin. I don't mind telling you, you can't defeat Barbatos and his Dark Army with just you guys. If you don't believe me, you can ask my 'old friend' Bruce. He should have come into contact with his cruel fate … Hehehe, how sad."
"You either die as a hero, or live to see yourself become a villain … You see, this is you, this is me, this is the fate of all living things …"
"Lil 'Barry, I'm waiting for your reply! Remember, 12 heads, not a single one missing! "
A strange glint flashed across Seiber's eyes.
"Let me see, the existence of the world or the persistence of one's self, which is more important? Especially Bruce … I'm very curious, what choice will he make … "
Hum …
The space around Barry suddenly shattered. A light flashed in front of his eyes. When he came to his senses, he was already standing at the entrance of the base of the League of Justice in New York.
Barry clenched his teeth and walked into the base. But soon, he saw Batman lying in the healing chamber once again, as well as the other people with ugly expressions on their faces.
"What's wrong? Everyone? "
Little Lightning asked, "How's it going?"
"It's terrible!"
HAL shrugged. "Everything is terrible. The Dark Bats are extinguishing the universe, and Bruce was tricked by the Laughing Bats. The fourth piece of metal fused into his body. He saw the illusion of a disaster in the future. The fragments of the entire dark universe that exists based on the world of light will follow the opening of Barbatos' sealed door and pour into our world, turning our poor world into complete darkness."
"Bruce said that once the fifth piece of metal comes into contact with him … a disaster will happen. That is an irresistible future and our final fate …"
Clark let out a sigh of relief. Even the steel-like Superman felt a sense of helplessness. "This is too cruel. According to what Bruce said … we have no chance of winning."
"I knew it!"
Barry muttered to himself. "He guessed all of this … No, he foresaw it! He already knew … "
"Hmm? What did he say? "
Wonder Woman raised her head and looked at Little Lightning. "How's your peace negotiation going?"
"The Overlord said he's willing to coexist peacefully with us. He's even willing to mobilize his army across the universe to help us fight against Barbatos …"
Little Lightning said with difficulty. This sentence piqued everyone's interest. Clark asked, "What's the price?"
"What's the price?"
Yes, no one thought that the Overlord would help them for free … No one with any sense would think so.
"The price … He wants us to kill the 12 members of the Cree's Supreme Council …"
Flash swallowed hard. He looked at the other brothers and said softly, "I want us to throw away our persistence and become assassins. He also said that at least one of them must be killed by Bruce himself … He's forcing us to choose between the world and ourselves …"
"Either we die as heroes or live to see ourselves become villains …"
Little Lightning repeated Saber's words. The other heroes were completely silent.
"Bang!"
Wonder Woman's fist, which was wearing a golden gauntlet, slammed on the table. Her expression was extremely ugly. "That bastard!"
"Bruce won't agree."
Clark shook his head. There was something he didn't say … he wouldn't agree either.
"Then we have to find a way to stop those crazy bats on our own … But speaking of which, I actually have a great idea!"
HAL snapped his fingers, and the model of a set of domineering armor made of green light appeared before everyone's eyes.
"I've had this idea for a long time. Friends, Bruce is the most vulnerable among us, but he is also an indispensable part of us. Not only do we have to protect him, but we also have to give him unparalleled power and make him the sharpest blade of the Justice League!"
Green Lantern opened his arms and said loudly,
"This set of armor, which Bruce and I once designed together, will be forged in the flames of the sun, quenched in the ice of the abyss, connected to the power of speed and green light, and have the most powerful intelligent control in the universe. It will also have the mysterious enchantment from Olympus …"
"I call it … the Hellbat. I believe that it will be Barbatos's nightmare! I'm very sure of this! "
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