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Chapter 188 Lord Batman vs. Batman
Chapter 188 Lord Batman vs. Batman
"The Anti-Monitor? You know about that?" Connors asked. "That's right. Not only do we know about the Anti-Monitor's existence, but we've even come up with a plan to save the world this time," Lord Batman said. "We'll use one to counter the other, making the Anti-Monitor and Darkseid check and balance each other, thus protecting Earth."
"Lord Batman" looks very confident:
"Everything is going according to plan."
Connors grimaced as he listened:
"Was my escape from the lead container also part of your plan?"
This time, "Lord Batman" remained silent. He and the other members of "Justice Lord" had overestimated Connors's strength as much as possible, but it now seemed that they had still underestimated him by a considerable margin.
"You do your thing, I'm just here to watch the show," Connors said. "Are you going to Earth Zero? Or looking for Reed? Or what?"
"Lord Batman" turned and ran in the direction where Earth Zero Batman had gone:
"I'm going to stop another version of myself."
Connors followed closely behind:
"Wait for me, I want to go watch two Batmen fight."
Batman from Earth Zero found the location of the portal in the Batcave with ease. After typing on the computer next to him for a while, he walked to the portal.
But before he could make a move, a gray batarang with a sharp edge flew towards him. He quickly turned his head and saw a fist that was getting bigger and bigger in his line of sight.
"Lord Batman" knocked "Batman" to the ground with one punch, then pounced on him, only to be pushed aside by "Batman" with both hands.
The two Batmen from different Earths have officially clashed.
Their combat experience, combat awareness, and moves are almost identical. Often, as soon as one Batman raises a hand, the other Batman knows what the other is going to do and immediately reacts.
They didn't seem to be trying to kill each other, so neither of them used weapons, fighting entirely with their fists and feet, occasionally using batarangs and grappling hooks.
They both wanted to capture each other alive, and amidst the clash of fists and feet, Connors rushed over carrying a sofa he had moved from the prison, and threw it to the ground with a "bang".
Then he sat down on the sofa, stretched his hand towards the mysterious house, and immediately placed sunflower seeds and drinks on the table made of plant growth.
"Batman" raised one foot and kicked "Lord Batman" at the same time. The two of them stepped back at the same time and turned to look at Connors.
"Why are you looking at me? I'm not getting involved in the fight."
The fight between the two martial arts masters was brutal, with punches landing with resounding thuds. It was a novel experience for Connors, who was used to seeing superheroes fight using various abilities.
In particular, whenever one of the two Batmen adopts a certain posture, the other immediately has a way to deal with it. All sorts of fighting techniques that Connors has seen before and those he has never seen before are readily available, and the fights are even more exciting than the movies.
But when Connors brought the sofa closer, both Batmen stopped fighting simultaneously.
In Earth-Three, "Batman the Lord" recalls a scene where Connors is standing there with a scoreboard, booing the two of them during his fight with the Joker.
The "Batman" from Earth Zero, recalling Connors as an omnipresent "Kusama Man," showed a complex emotion on his face.
Their fight was about defeating each other, not about putting on a show for Connors, so the two Batmen immediately changed their fighting strategy.
They simultaneously drew their grappling hooks, each launching them in different directions before disappearing from the spot.
Connors looked at the empty portal entrance. Vines rose from under the sofa, turning the ordinary sofa into one that could rotate 360 degrees.
The area around the portal still retains the original appearance of the bat cave, with rugged ground, deep pits everywhere, and stalactites hanging upside down above.
Neither of the Batmen left; they each hid in the shadows of the Batcave. Two identical voices reached Connors' ears:
Why are you hiding?
"You and I both know that darkness is Batman's domain."
"I used to think so too."
The voices were identical, and due to the structure of the Batcave, the echoes were constant, making it seem as if countless Batmen were speaking.
Even with the enhanced senses from "human limits" and "photosynthesis," Connors could barely distinguish the difference between the two Batmen's voices.
If the voices hadn't come from different directions, he might have thought it was Batman talking to himself.
For his own audiovisual experience, Connors suggested:
"You two should state your names before you speak, so it's easier to distinguish which words you're saying and which words the other person is saying."
Batman: "—"
Lord Batman: ".—"
Neither of them spoke again; the only sounds were the grappling hooks being launched and retracted, the rustling of their cloaks in the air, and occasionally the flapping of bat wings.
In the silent and oppressive atmosphere, the vines lifted the sofa high into the air, placing it in front of "Lord Batman," who was hidden behind a stalactite.
"Lord Batman" glanced at Connors with a hint of helplessness, and spoke before Connors could:
"Besides intimidating a bunch of punks and occasionally sending one or two to jail, what else did you do in that other world?"
The person being addressed was clearly "Batman" from Earth Zero, not Connors, who was reaching out to tap the stalactite to test its sturdiness.
"Just like you did before, protect Gotham." Batman's voice came from another direction.
"Lord Batman" stopped Connors from smelling the stalactites for any strange odor, saying:
"If you really want to protect Gotham, you should change it, like I'm doing now, instead of simply..."
"Protect Gotham."
"No matter how many times you put those criminals in jail, they will escape again—you should get out into the sunlight."
"To become the law."
Connors glanced at "Lord Batman" from afar, but did not refute what he said. Instead, he pricked up his ears to hear what Earth Zero's "Batman" had to say.
But after "Batman" remained silent for a while, "Lord Batman" spoke again:
"Think about it carefully: a world without crime, without victims, and without suffering—"
"Everyone lives like a puppet, is this your world?" Batman's voice rang out, clearly from a different location.
"I have chosen peace and security. Freedom and democracy have never been the reasons we fight for them!" Lord Batman shouted.
Batman's voice also grew louder:
"So you chose to join the righteous lords and become the dictators of this world?"
"It is because of dictatorship that in this world where no one gets hurt," Lord Batman's voice began to fill with rage, "no eight-year-old boy here will lose his parents to a thug with a gun!"
Connors silently gave "Lord Batman" a thumbs up:
"Only Batman knows how to stab Batman in the heart."