bookbashuk Chapter 2460: Battle for the Cloak (6)
Chapter 2460: Battle for the Cloak (6)
Chapter 2460: Battle for the Cloak (XVI)
This time the heavy fog was not what anyone expected.
At that time, Robin's team had found the main switch of the protective device left by Batman. After it was turned on, the energy system of the protective device would start to work.
But as mentioned before, this protection system is divided into zones, which means there are sub-switches used to activate the protection systems in each zone. In other words, it is not enough to just turn off the power, you also have to go to each distribution room to turn on the switch.
Now it's not just Dick, everyone has started complaining about who Batman is guarding against. Although Jason has already figured it out, he thinks it's better not to say anything.
As far as he knew, Arkham Batman had dealt with the main universe Batman, and he was afraid that he had learned about the situation in the main universe Gotham from the main universe Batman - if the main universe Gotham had not flown away, would the main universe Batman be like a street urchin now?
So how did the Gotham of the main universe fly? The madman in Arkham did a lot, but you, Robin, can't just stand by and watch, and be innocent, right?
This energy-absorbing device sounds like a reliable big guy. If I let you press a switch and turn them all on, when I come back after serving as president, will my home still be there?
To sum up, Jason can understand why the Batman of this universe designed such a complicated control system. It is indeed a bit troublesome when it is really put to use, but things have come to this point and it still has to be solved. Fortunately, they have more people and can act separately.
Considering that the city is not safe now, they decided to go in groups of three to several possible switch locations they had speculated based on the geographical conditions to turn on the protective device.
Red Hood has returned, and everyone has learned from him that Batman is missing, which makes the atmosphere within the team become a little subtle.
If you say that Batman is seriously injured and is waiting for them to rescue him, they will be extremely anxious and wish they could travel through time and rescue Batman from danger immediately.
But if you say that Batman escapes but the person is missing, everyone in the Bat Family will wonder if this is another of Batman's plans, and at the same time they will feel a sense of loss that Batman is causing trouble without me.
It's not that they are narrow-minded. The key is that Batman has a bad record. Every time something big happens, Batman doesn't discuss plans with them, but insists on acting on his own. Every time this happens, they will start complaining about what the meaning of the Bat Family's existence is.
But even though they complained, they were still holding their breath. Now that Batman was not in Gotham and there was danger in the city, they had to protect Gotham for Batman.
The most important thing is to defend it the best, at least better than the rest of the Bat Family.
The Bat Family is always like this, when Batman is around, the topic always revolves around him, and when he is not around, the topic implicitly revolves around him - on the first day Batman is not at home, people miss him, and on the second day Batman is not at home, who is Batman's favorite Robin?
Now, everyone in the Bat Family is competing secretly. It was okay in the past, but this time it was different. The isotopes from the three universes were together, and the samples were more sufficient than usual. If someone's isotope team won, wouldn't it prove that they were stronger in most universes?
So when dividing the team, just form a team with the same type without hesitation. There are Nightwings from two universes plus Dick. The Arkham Knight is injured, so Red Hood and Jason are in one team, and then there are Red Robin, Robin and Tim.
Barbara was extremely helpless about this, because in her opinion, the abilities of the isotopes were similar and could complement each other if they were divided according to the universe, but they insisted on staying with their isotopes.
Although Barbara is a member of the Bat-Family, she obviously has no interest in competing for the title of the coolest Robin, but she can't dissuade the fanatical Robins, so she has to do this.
The atmosphere at the time of departure was not too serious. They were all rubbing their hands and eager to try, because they had already seen that Batman had been prepared for this attack, and that Robin King looked like an old villain. Isn't this a good opportunity to hold a contest for Batman's favorite Robin in the universe?
So they reached a tacit verbal agreement that whoever could first catch the arrogant little bastard Robin King before Batman came back would naturally win the first competition.
But what they didn't expect was that King Robin was not the examiner of this competition. On the contrary, he was also one of the contestants.
About 10 minutes after Robin's team went out, they were almost halfway there and still some distance away from their respective target locations. Dick and Tim's teams both rode in the Batmobile, while Jason, because there were fewer people, could drive a small Batfighter.
At this moment, they found some signs of fog on the ground again, so they immediately stopped the car, closed the windows, and waited quietly.
Sure enough, not long after, the fog came again.
Jason had found a tall building as soon as the fog appeared, parked the plane on the roof, turned on the airtight and filtration systems, and parked both Batmobiles in the alley with their windows closed.
However, because the whole car of Dick was talking about the customs and habits of Blüdhaven in different universes at that time, they parked the car a little slowly, and naturally closed the car windows a little late. It was not until they finished the last topic that they remembered to press the buttons of the airtight and filter devices. At that time, the fog was so thick that visibility was less than three meters.
Then they were the first to notice that fog had invaded the car. Although it was much thinner than outside, it still made people feel very uncomfortable.
"I think the situation is a bit awkward now." Dick looked around and was even in the mood to be polite. "I think I really shouldn't talk about fishing for so long. This way we can find out if there is anything unusual at the first time."
"No, this has nothing to do with what we are talking about." Nightwing of the main universe frowned slightly, looked at the window glass and said: "If, according to what you said, this is an abnormal phenomenon that occurs in many universes at the same time, then it may have a special reason for its frequent appearance in our universe."
"I thought so too." Nightwing from the Arkham Universe said, "What should we do now? I don't think staying here is a good option."
"Indeed." Dick agreed with him. He said, "Since our filtering system failed to work successfully, if the enemy appears in the car, it will be too late for us to run out. Maybe we should get out of the car?"
"You said before that as long as we stay where we are, we won't be affected by the spatial disorder, right?" Nightwing from the main universe thought and said, "Then we get off the car and stay by the car. If the enemy comes from outside, we drive away. If the enemy appears in the car, we can deal with them immediately."
The three of them thought about it and decided that there was nothing wrong with this plan. The Batmobile they were driving was not the same one Batman drove. Although it had some weapons and the outer shell had protective functions, they were not aimed at the interior. Now that the fog had invaded, if there was anything abnormal, it would be like catching a turtle in a jar. It would be better to go to a wider place where they could run away if they couldn't win.
With such a mood, they pushed open the car door and got out, but at the moment they stepped down, their feet did not touch solid ground and they felt like they fell directly down.
The sudden feeling of weightlessness woke the three people up. They came to their senses and took a long breath, and found themselves still sitting in their seats.
The three of them looked at each other, and saw the slightly frightened expressions on each other's faces, realizing that they had obviously had the same dream.
After further discussion, they concluded that they should leave the car, but emotionally, they were unwilling to open the door.
"I think we should think in reverse," Dick said, "The mysterious thick fog made us have such a dream. Was it just to scare us and make us think that opening the car door might be dangerous, so that we stay in the car and don't get out, burying the real trap in the car?"
"That makes sense." Nightwing from the main universe said, "But we can't be sure if this is some kind of omen. We know nothing about it."
"So what should we do?" The three of them looked at each other, all undecided.
Nightwing is not without his own opinions, but sometimes he pays too much attention to other people's reactions and cares about the impact of his actions on others. At the same time, he respects other people's opinions too much, even if that other person is himself.
He overestimates the responsibility for every decision he makes, so he is more cautious. This quality is particularly good when there is a big, grumpy alarm clock and a small Batman who trusts his own judgment 100% in a team.
But if all three people in the team are of this type, when a problem arises, they will all think about the life-and-death impact that the decision they are making will have on others, and they will appear timid and hesitant.
"How about this, one of us can go down and take a look. If anything goes wrong, we won't lose all our manpower."
"But there are three of us. If we split up, one of us will be left alone." Nightwing from the main universe said, "In this situation, fighting alone is not a good idea."
"But we can't gamble with all our manpower." Nightwing from the Arkham Universe said, "If we fail, we'll all fail."
"I'll go down and take a look." Dick said, "I brought holy water from the Holy Spring in Heaven, which has miraculous effects on some mysterious and demonic creatures. I guess this thick fog may also be one of these creatures. At least I can protect myself."
After he finished speaking, he pushed open the car door and walked out. However, the moment he got out of the car, the thick fog completely engulfed his figure. The main universe Nightwing sitting in the main driver's seat reached out to grab it, but in the end he only caught a wisp of fog.
Dick took a step forward, and the scene in front of him changed completely. He found himself in a bright office. There was no trace of thick fog, so Dick concluded that this was an illusion.
He walked to the office window, but found that when he looked down he could see a car. It was the Batmobile they were riding in, but the strange thing was that there were three people in the car.
Dick moved closer to the window and looked carefully, and found that all three people had their eyes closed and their brows furrowed, as if they were dreaming.
The space in the thick fog is chaotic. Could it be that this moment is the time when they fell into the illusion of falling?
No, Dick thought, the fall only took a moment, and he had been watching here for more than ten seconds, but these three people had not woken up yet.
Wait, although they felt that the falling lasted only a moment, the time in the dream and reality are inconsistent. Could it be that the seemingly short falling process actually lasted for an unknown amount of time?
(End of this chapter)