"Batman, I think you're a little too extreme."
Killer Croc tried hard to organize his words.
"Anyway, it's a bit too despicable to directly threaten an unborn baby. We are superheroes. Maybe we can use gentler methods..."
Chen Tao glanced at him sideways.
Have you forgotten all those years you were a gangster in Gotham?
"Ah, yes, yes." He nodded.
Killer Croc said sincerely: "Superheroes must have superhero subs. We don't kill people. We..."
"An unborn baby is not a person."
Killer Croc is silent.
It actually sounds reasonable.
Then he suddenly saw Batman smiling gently and waving his hand - seeing Clayface, this kind of Batman was really scary.
"You are thinking too much. In fact, even if the Red of All Beings does not take the initiative to send people to negotiate with us, I will not do anything to the future Queen of Life."
His tone was so sincere that Killer Croc couldn't figure out for a moment whether he was joking or whether he really meant it.
"I just want to scare those old antiques from the Totem Council in the Red of All Beings. Otherwise, even if we scream, they won't take us seriously."
Chen Tao said: "I am a superhero, killing a baby in the womb? Hahaha!"
He smiled and patted Killer Croc on the shoulder, which made Killer Croc feel creepy.
"Speak up, bat."
"I'm really talking nicely, I wouldn't do this kind of thing."
"real?"
"real."
Chen Tao had a sincere expression, then paused and added: "After all, I am not a villain like the Joker, the Riddler, Two-Face, Killer Croc, or Mr. Freeze."
Killer Croc choked, and then immediately emphasized: "I am no longer Killer Croc."
The big crocodile grinned, then raised his arms and showed off his muscles: "I have already planned to switch to a career as a superhero. Although it is not legal, it is not a big problem."
Then he made a classic bat-like stance: "I am the night, I am revenge, I am - Crocodile Man!"
"Let's wait until your new movie is released." Chen Tao waved his hand, indicating that they should just stay there for a while, then he turned his head and looked at the cat in front of him.
"Hey, cat."
he said.
He stared at the seemingly ordinary cat in front of him. It was a common tabby cat. Apart from its slimmer 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 definitely not a wild cat. It is a kind of "totem". When the king of the red of all living things dies in each generation, they will return to the red of all living things, become a member of the totem parliament, and become one of the controllers of this supernatural power, just like the green king of all living things in each generation. The destination of the incarnation of "Swamp Monster" is the same as the Parliament of Trees.
Chen Tao had read the comics and had some impressions of this cat, but he had forgotten his name. So he spoke.
"What should I call you?"
"Itanesius."
(Note: The original character appeared in "The New 52 Animal Man")
The 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 it by the Queen of Life "Maxine" who is still in her mother's womb in the comics.
"Okay." Socks agreed. It licked its paws like a real wild cat, and then continued to show off its power.
"How long until the passage to the Red of All Beings can be opened?"
"Hurry, hurry."
Chen Tao smiled.
"You're waiting for Animal Man to come back."
He said directly.
Socks couldn't help but stiffen.
"There is no doubt that Buddy Baker is the most important protector of the unborn Queen of Life, and he is also the strongest representative of the Red of All Beings so far."
"It is indeed a perfectly 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'm here to decide the red of all living beings today, so don't take chances."
On the video, Animal Man is fighting a lot of people: Deadshot who is armed to the teeth, Cheshire Cat wearing a mecha and holding a samurai sword, Harley Quinn rolling and jumping, and of course the heaviest one. Character - Poison Ivy surrounded by countless plants in the center.
"So this is what I hate about you, you know? You want Buddy Baker to help you protect the future King of Life, but you are not willing to give him too much power. So the result now is that he has not even been able to do this for a few days. No one can do it quickly.”
In the image, 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 his body in an instant.
But the next second, the death shooter's bullet exploded on his forehead, and a huge electric current exploded, electrocuting him so much that he fell down in the air and lay on the ground twitching.
Others rushed forward, some stepped on their noses, some knocked on their temples, and the sound of ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong was heard all of a sudden.
Socks heard Batman's voice ringing in his ears like a ghost:
"I used electronic means to block any calls that Buddy Baker might receive, and created an information cocoon for him in a short period of time, but he still found out that his family was attacked. You informed him through the Red of All Beings, Is it right?"
"But your time is too short. It is impossible for you to quickly increase the power of Animal Man Buddy Baker. Your impact on the world is very limited."
The cat took a deep breath.
"How do you know so much?"
"I know more. For example, it won't take that long to activate the Red of All Beings."
Then Socks heard Batman's cold voice, and he appeared behind the cat like a ghost. Socks felt like he was suddenly thrown into the cold sea water, which was cold, biting, and filled with the breath of death.
The cat gritted its teeth, and the fur all over its body exploded. Its body squirmed, and then gills grew out of its neck.
But the organs from deep-sea animals, instead of alleviating the fear he felt, made him feel even more suffocated.
And all of this was incomparable to the fear he felt when he saw Batman's actions.
Chen Tao walked directly to Animal Man's still unconscious wife Ellen, stretched out a palm and covered her belly.
"Either open the Red of All Beings and let me in, or choose your new king of life, Socks. I only give you 30 seconds to make a decision."
"Hey, Batman, you don't really want to..."
Killer Croc stepped forward: "Even by villain standards, attacking a pregnant woman is too beastly, you know..."
Then the next second, Batman turned back and glared at him.
chill! A bone-chilling chill!
The air seemed to be freezing, and Killer Croc was in a trance as if he had 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, its red eyes were shining like the sun in its twilight years, the majestic cold air surged and roared out of his body, and the mouth spit out something that could almost freeze his soul. Air conditioner:
"Shut up."
Only then did Killer Crocodile belatedly remember that Robin once told him that Batman was just as good at instilling great fear in others as Scarecrow. He could use more than 400 ways to scare others without hurting them, even those closest to him. Everyone will be scared by him.
The familiar feeling of fear came to his heart again, and he suddenly didn't dare to speak.
On the surface, Chen Tao scared off Killer Crocodile, but in fact, the other party's actions were all under his consideration. Killer Crocodile is equivalent to the chicken. He deliberately threatens the opponent like this, and he is completely killing the chicken to show Socks.
He was a little helpless.
If he has played so hard and Socks is still unwilling to open the Red Door of All Living Beings for him, he really has no choice -
Could it be that he could really strangle the future Queen of Life, Maxine, in her mother's womb? Not to mention how much hatred this would gain from Animal Man, if he really did that, Red of All Beings would never have time to cultivate another strong enough agent.
The Black of Decay will be completely out of control, completely occupying the Red of all living beings, and defeating the opponent step by step. In this way, the balance of nature will collapse.
Chen Tao originally didn't want to get involved in magic matters, but if he really destroyed the Red of All Beings, it would be tantamount to committing suicide.
This is also the reason why he has no intention of recruiting Animal Man to join 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, God knows what will happen to the blackness of decay. Will they take advantage of the empty guard and sneak in?
Animal Man's daughter Maxine and Swamp Thing are the key to fighting the Black of Decay. If something goes wrong because he mobilized Animal Man, it would be equivalent to creating an artificial crisis. Isn't this idiotic?
And in the final analysis, as Killer Crocodile said, he is not a complete villain after all, and there is still a bottom line in being a human being. From the beginning to the end, he never thought about doing any horrible things to a pregnant woman.
He stared closely at the cat eyes of the socks, trying to control the last expression on his face.
This is a battle of momentum. As long as he can deceive the other party and let him open the red door of all living beings for himself, he can...
Chen Tao was already prepared for failure in his heart. It was nothing more than fighting against Brainiac without being able to fuse the Bat Dragon. In fact, in the final analysis, it was not an unacceptable result. It was just one less trump card. He had already done so. After putting in your best efforts, everything else will be left to the final result.
He raised his hand, and the black nanobots wrapped around his palm, "I advise you to stop making small moves, socks. This is the ultimatum, and there are still 10 seconds."
"3, 2, 1——"
He lowered his palm.
I'm afraid it failed.
it does not matter.
"Okay, I'll take you in."
Chen Tao looked happy.
The socks seemed to make a decision.
"But I have conditions. I want to know what your purpose is. More power? More authority?"
Chen Tao immediately said:
"I don't intend to do anything to you. I just want a green dinosaur. I know you can pull it out of the river of time. You are the embodiment of life on earth, and all life in the past is a part of you. Of course. Including dinosaurs.”
"Is it just that?"
"It's just like this." Chen Tao said.
"We have no way to strip you of your abilities." Socks said with a complicated expression: "The Red of All Beings is a very safe place, and few outsiders can enter."
He said: "If it is Animal Man, or the King of Life who has not yet been born, their power comes from what we have given them, so we can strip away their power at any time. If they enter the Red of All Living Things, they will not be interested in it. The Totem Council poses a threat."
"But you are different, even Killer Crocodile is different from you. You are the same as the human-faced bat. Your red power of all living beings comes from extraordinary scientific potions, not from 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 be killed by me, and then you will have no ability to resist in the face of the blackness of decay."
"You have no room for negotiation with the Black of Decay. He is expanding, a powerful natural energy that expands infinitely and completely follows instinct. You have no way to negotiate with them."
"But you can negotiate with me. I know you don't believe what I say, but what I ask for is nothing more than what you can get. We have a basis for negotiation. No matter how you say it, I also have the power of the red of all living beings. , we are in the same camp.”
Socks nodded. Batman is right. Instead of waiting for death, it is better to bet that Batman has good intentions. Moreover, their Totem Council is not completely powerless in the red of all living beings. When they get there, they say Not sure who will win.
"Relax and be aware of that network." Socks said: "Animal Man Buddy Baker once tested the power we gave him. Those nerdy humans in Star Labs called it the animal mimicry field, but in fact we Call it the web of life.”
He stretched out a front paw and gently put it on Chen Tao's arm.
"Feel the power of His Redness, and soon you will be able to find the door to open His space within your body."
"What, is the Red of All Beings actually a specific place?"
Killer Crocodile made a surprised voice: "God, I always thought it was just an abstract thing, an invisible energy that connects all living things. I only obtained part of it by accident."
The cat gave the silly crocodile a blank look.
"That's because you're 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 slowly spread, ready for it.
I was wiping, and suddenly I found that there was a repeated paragraph stuck at the end. I was really embarrassed, so I asked why I had written 4,000 words so quickly today. It turned out that it was accidentally stuck when I was changing the paragraphs. Resulting in two copies of the segment.
I will write more tomorrow. Sorry for those who have been following me for a few minutes.
"The Pirate Journey of Arceus" In the era of great pirates, countless people rushed to the sea.
Those who obtain the power of Arceus come to this world as the reborn Arceus. The combination of Pokémon and fruit abilities will bring new changes to the world.
(End of chapter)
