20demayo Chapter 694 Our combination is invincible!
Chapter 694 Our combination is invincible!
Chapter 694 Our combination is invincible!
"Wake up, Lord Barbatos!"
Power... is blended together.
"Look, doing this will have endless consequences," Chen Tao thought silently.
He would never have chosen to try to combine his power with Barbatos if he hadn't had no other choice. But even in this unfavorable situation, things are still much better than before—far better.
When Barbatos attacked him in an attempt to transform him into an Anti-Monitor Dragon, Chen Tao had absolutely no understanding of the power of the sixth dimension.
Comics are comics, and practice is practice. He has never been a god who controls the energy of the dark matter universe, so naturally he cannot understand the basic operating logic of this power.
Once he accepts the corruption of the status and power given to him by Barbatos at that time, he will become a puppet completely controlled by Barbatos, just like the Anti-Monitor Dragon before him. Barbatos can even take over his will and body at any time.
Originally, the Antimonitor could have used its sixth-dimensional divine status and antimatter cosmic energy to free the Antimonitor Dragon from Barbatos's control, but the problem was that the Antimonitor Dragon's predecessor, the mortal Möbius, originated from the Dark Multiverse.
The ability of the anti-monitor's will to descend was due to the "fake identity card" that Barbatos helped create in front of the hypertime flow. It was precisely because of this that he was so thoroughly controlled before.
But Chen Tao wasn't some old monster who came down from the Time Stream, and Barbatos hadn't helped him get an ID card, so he actually had far more power to resist Barbatos than the Anti-Monitor Dragon.
In addition, after obtaining a quarter of the Dark Multiverse Dragon rank, he had been practicing diligently, gaining some basic understanding of the role of a servant god, and he had also made some preparations beforehand...
There shouldn't be any major problems, right?
As soon as Chen Tao thought this, a sharp pain began to assault his brain.
Pain! The intense pain felt like someone was piercing my toes with a bamboo skewer, then pushing it along the toe bone all the way to the sole of my foot, and then through the bone, segment by segment, penetrating the bone marrow.
In an instant, Chen Tao's body transformed into his true form, revealing all the Batman characteristics he had acquired. However, the Batman traits that had not yet been fully acquired after synchronization were not revealed under such intense pain.
Chen Tao was in so much pain that he didn't even have time to use the Alfred Protocol. He just stretched out his claws and grabbed Barbatos's hindquarters in the midst of the excruciating pain.
Energy, such enormous amounts of energy.
Mixed with Barbatos's evil dark will, it was all absorbed into Chen Tao's body. This time, without the Anti-Monitor Dragon to help him distribute this power, it was even less likely that Chen Tao would do anything like splitting it in two and throwing Barbatos's will to the Anti-Monitor Dragon.
Because Barbatos is currently in a state of complete irrationality, and only wants to escape back to the World Forge to hide in his frenzy, Chen Tao actively absorbs Barbatos's power, and Barbatos did not consider being gentle at all when giving it to him.
He poured massive amounts of dark matter cosmic energy into Chen Tao's body almost in a destructive manner, not caring whether Chen Tao could handle it or whether Chen Tao was in pain.
Chen Tao let out a heart-wrenching scream, but he still held tightly to Barbatos's body. Even though he had obtained Barbatos's power, he could not just let him leave.
He grabbed Barbatos's shoulder, but then Barbatos also reverted to his enormous true form. His body expanded more than ten times in an instant. Chen Tao was originally quite large, but after Barbatos revealed his original size, he immediately became half a head smaller than him.
Chen Tao shouted at the top of his lungs in Barbatos's ear, "Calm down, Lord Barbatos! What are you doing?"
The roar that had driven Barbatos mad, coupled with the shock of Batman becoming Barbatos's dragon, finally brought him back to his senses.
He turned his head, glaring at Chen Tao with eyes that were a mixture of shock and anger: "Our cooperation ends here. Batman, you've become my dragon... That's fine, but I have more important things to do now. You possess my power, at least a portion of it. You can try to solve the problem yourself. If you can't, there's nothing I can do if you die. I've said my piece. Now I'm going back to the World Forge, and then I'll do everything in my power to find the World Forger, and then..."
"What did you say, Lord Barbatos?"
"I said I have no time for your business right now!" Barbatos's rationality only lasted until he finished speaking, after which he could no longer control his anger.
For so many years, he thought he had murdered his master. He thought he had manipulated the history of the entire hyper-time flow and the multiverse. He thought he was infinitely close to the realm of the sixth-dimensional god, and even had the opportunity to unify the entire hyper-time flow and become an invincible hyper-time flow emperor!
But all of this shattered into dust upon the news that the World Forger was still alive. All his previous achievements, all the efforts and sacrifices he made to achieve them, and all the meticulous plans he made day and night in the shadows—all of it now seemed like a joke!
He wanted to return to the World Forge, to his lair, and then break free from the World Forger's control. He wanted to go back to the World Forger's corpse and thoroughly examine the body that he had been devouring for who knows how long, to find out what was going on!
Chen Tao forced a shudder, using his willpower to withstand the lingering pain, and then said:
"No, Lord Barbatos, I asked you what you said, not this sentence. I said the second-to-last sentence."
"The second sentence?"
Batman actively induced Barbatos to think about even the most basic questions, such as what Barbatos had just said in his last sentence.
Barbatos managed to turn his head slightly, which barely kept the last thread of his reason in place.
"Back to my old lair, the World Forge?"
Then he heard Batman say something.
"Yes, but the problem is, while the World Forge is now your stronghold, it was originally—"
Isn't this the lair of the world's forgers?
boom!!!
A bolt of lightning struck Barbatos on the forehead, leaving the dark multiverse dragon stunned.
That's right!!!
That's right!
In an instant, spring arrived and flowers bloomed. A huge explosion erupted above Barbatos' head, lighting up thousands of fireworks and igniting the fire of Barbatos' wisdom.
The portal he opened in the distance disappeared with a pop.
Chen Tao was still commenting from the sidelines:
"Although Lord Barbatos was able to unleash even greater power after returning to the World Forge, if the World Forgers' lair was also the World Forge before, shouldn't the World Forgers also be able to unleash the same enhanced power upon returning to the World Forge?"
Moreover, the World Forger stays in the World Forge for a longer period of time. If he originally intended to control Lord Barbatos, would he still allow Lord Barbatos to have an advantage in the World Forge?
If the World Forger had long intended to attack Lord Barbatos, is it possible that he left a contingency plan within the World Forge, specifically to wait for Lord Barbatos to lower his guard upon returning to what he believed to be his stronghold, before suddenly unleashing it?
Chen Tao's three consecutive questions nearly drove Barbatos to madness. At this moment, Barbatos's mind was a complete mess. After killing his master and seizing the divine status of the Forge Master, Barbatos had never felt so panicked and confused as he did today.
He always had a clear goal, proceeded step by step, kept a low profile, and quietly accumulated strength; he could even be described as shrewd and calculating.
But no matter who it is, no matter how smart they are, if one day they suddenly realize that all their hard work has been for nothing more than being a pawn on someone else's chessboard, they will break down.
Barbatos' ability to maintain basic rationality and listen to Chen Tao at this moment already surpasses that of many others.
"So what should I do now?" Barbatos asked, then immediately modified the question slightly: "What should we do now?"
When Chen Tao heard him change "I" to "we," he knew that Barbatos's sanity had finally returned somewhat. He breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "What about the remaining Dark Multiverse Dragon ranks?"
"He was taken away by the Anti-Monitor Dragon. He was able to stay in the current time period of the Hypertime Stream only because of these rank. Otherwise, without my cover, he would have been discovered by the Hypertime Stream and then erased as a remnant of time."
After the Anti-Monitor Dragon rebelled, the fake identity that Barbatos had previously created for him [Look closely, Hypertime Stream, this Anti-Monitor Dragon actually appears in the Dark Multiverse and has absolutely no relation to the Anti-Monitor upstream in the Hypertime Stream!] naturally became invalid. The Anti-Monitor Dragon exists entirely by virtue of that 3/4 Dark Multiverse Dragon status.
But Barbatos has no chance to snatch that character back now. He certainly can't summon these characters out of thin air, and this character won't stop the Anti-Monitor Dragon from attacking him. Otherwise, Barbatos wouldn't have been able to kill his master, the World Maker.
When Chen Dao heard that the three-quarters of the rank were not in Barbatos's hands, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that if these ranks were in Barbatos's hands, Barbatos would offer to give them to him and then create a complete Barbatos Dragon for Chen Tao. In that case, Chen Tao's chance to get rid of Barbatos would be completely difficult. Would he really have to work for Barbatos for the rest of his life?
That's why he took the initiative to ask first. It would be best if Barbatos didn't have one, but if he did, he could use the opportunity to find an excuse to decline, which would be better than Barbatos asking directly and then him refusing outright.
Fortunately, Barbatos isn't here now, which saves a lot of trouble. But Chen Tao is still a little worried: "Will the absence of that 3/4 of his rank affect our power transfer and cooperation?"
"No," Barbatos said. "If I were still connected to the Anti-Monitor Dragon, it would have an impact, but right now I'm only connected to you. Even though your rank is incomplete, it's just a simple borrowing of power, so it doesn't matter."
Then he said, "You haven't explained things clearly to me, so what are we going to do now?"
Chen Tao glanced at the parallax demon, who was lying on the ground pretending to be a corpse not far away. At this moment, the demon was listening intently to Chen Tao and Barbatos talking about some strange murals.
He knew that even from that distance, Parallax Morhal could still hear their conversation clearly; his power was undeniable, it was just temporarily sealed away.
So he raised his hand and used the dark matter cosmic energy he had acquired to create a barrier, temporarily connecting him with Barbatos.
He then said, "It's simple, we'll bring Parallax Morhal in with us and take control of it."
"We can share our dark matter cosmic energy with him. I can join forces with you, and together we can inject Parallax Morhal with the sweet milk of justice. By absorbing your dark matter cosmic energy, Parallax Morhal will be able to connect with us like the Dark Knights and share the amplifying power."
"What? Are you sure this will succeed?" Barbatos said. "But if we control Parallax Morhal now, and send him back upstream in the Hyperchronic Stream, he will still possess my power. Won't that damage the Hyperchronic Stream's history?"
"You're the villain, why are you bothering with this?"
Barbatos added, "Moreover, Parallax Demon Hal is cruel and unruly. Once he discovers he's being controlled, he'll surely fly into a rage. I might even have to divert my strength to try and subdue him; wouldn't that be counterproductive?"
Chen Tao was almost convinced; he slapped his forehead:
"What brutality? Could anyone be more brutal than you?"
He quickly pressed his advantage, saying:
"Under normal circumstances, controlling the parallax demon Hal would be a pipe dream, but Hal is currently severely injured and in poor condition, making this the perfect opportunity to control him!"
As Chen Tao spoke, he himself began to feel a little strange. Barbatos was like those moral exemplars, while he himself had become the cunning strategist who misled the king and offered wicked advice. But he continued speaking anyway:
"You, me, and Hal, the three of us together, our combination is invincible!"
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In the shadows not far away.
The anti-monitor dragon silently observed the battlefield.
Very well, now Barbatos has lost his fighting spirit, and Batman is desperately trying to stop him, but he can't hold him off for much longer.
He finally got his chance.
Normally, controlling the parallax demon Hal would be a pipe dream, but Hal is now severely injured and in poor condition, making it the best time to control him.
With him and Hal joining forces, their combination will be invincible!
(End of this chapter)