The Death Knell

"Huh...I never thought 'intense' meant this."

Harley moved her waist with a painful look on her face, her white face wrinkled up. She raised her hand to wipe her sweat and sat down on the stone seat aside.

The current location of the two of them is the "Rock of Eternity" at the center of the multiverse, which is the secret base that Deathstroke stole from the children of Shazam.

After he took Harley out, he called the Upside Down Man on the rooftop and asked for a ride to understand the current situation.

As expected, those people who were extremely excited in the video were infected by primitive witchcraft, which amplified the desires in their hearts.

The medicine Luther gave them was magic potion processed by Circe; the weapons he gave them had secret magic circles on them; the money he gave them had deceptive spells on them.

Sure enough, Luther's things were not that easy to get. He had laid down his backhand since then, and only when these things spread widely enough did he let Circe launch a comprehensive plan.

The life of the upside-down man was very tight, and even the "dividends" that Deathstroke kept with him were used, but at least he still had some energy to release the teleportation magic.

The drooling white monster told Su Ming that the Dark Justice League was in action. Constantine and Swamp Thing went to the Tree of Wonders, which represents the concept of 'miracle', to confront the wizards who surrendered to Circe and the magical monsters she created.

Diana and Zatanna went to Maia with Bobo, hoping to find a way to strengthen the defense of the main world.

The situation of both teams is very bad now, and they both need Su Ming's help.

After hearing this... Deathstroke didn't go anywhere and instead had the Upside Down send him and Harley to the Rock of Eternity.

This move made the upside-down people confused. Not only did Deathstroke not go to the front line, he also retreated to the Rock of Eternity, which has the strongest defense. There are no enemies here at all, right?

Of course Su Ming knows, but he doesn't need to explain to his partners when he does things.

The role of the Rock of Eternity in the new Earth Defense Array is similar to the Kama Taj next door. Even if all the other pillar arrays collapse, as long as the Rock of Eternity is still there, there is no need to worry about the expansion of the witchcraft invasion.

Originally, he had left the Shadow Pact team to guard here, but some fool transferred those people away, and the result was a good deal.

But it’s like being at the mahjong table and you suddenly feel the need to urinate in the middle of the game. You ask the person next to you to watch the cards for a while. When you come back from the mahjong table, can you still blame others for thinking differently than you?

Thinking about it, there was a commotion all over the earth. A team as powerful as Shadow Contract seemed a bit 'idle' here, and he didn't tell anyone about his plan.

Diana had been here once, but she probably didn't see anything.

But that's it. He had long expected that Circe's immortality would always be a problem, and he also had a plan to deal with it. The key was how to make Pepatua give up the 'chess piece' in his hand.

Without Pepatua's support, Circe would not be a match for the opponent. This was the way to break the situation.

Arriving at the Rock of Eternity, let Harley clean up first. It looked like no one had been here for at least a month, while Su Ming went to the stone room where Batman had previously retreated to look for clues.

Batman will not disappear for no reason. If he leaves no clues, it means that he was abducted by a powerful external force. If there are clues or traces left behind, then it should be said that he left them specifically for himself so that no one else can find them.

The heavy stone door made a clicking sound when it was pushed, and the light from the torches in the corridor flowed into the small space.

The stone room was not big, and the long period of lack of air circulation gave it a smell of dust and decay. In the empty room, there was only a pool of blood in the corner. There was an A-shaped blank on the blood stain, revealing the ground below. .

It looked like marks formed by two legs and two hands held together. He sat in the blood for a long time and did not stand up until the blood dried up.

Su Ming took a step forward, making a faint sound when his boots made contact with the ground. He squatted down next to the blood, and reached out to touch the dried dark red.

A thin tentacle flowed out of the palm, scraping off some powder like a small file, and then analyzed it.

"It's Bruce Wayne's blood."

Strangler provided information to the host, at least it was Bruce who locked himself in the room before.

Observing carefully, the dust disappeared in some places on the wall. It should have been rubbed off by the back and shoulders. However, in higher places, there were faint blood stains left by him banging his head against the wall, which was not as thick as the pool of blood on the ground. , but can still be identified.

Other than that, there don't seem to be any other clues.

But Su Ming's eyes flashed. He probably understood what to do. He first walked to the door and closed it, plunging the stone room into darkness. Then he asked Strangler to cancel the mask. He no longer needed the night vision effect provided by the goggles.

In the darkness, he came to the bloodstained corner and sat down just like Bruce once did.

Put your two legs into the two marks on the pool of blood on the ground, then make sure that the position of your back and shoulders matches the position where the dust has been wiped off, then tilt your head back so that the back of your head coincides with the impact marks on the wall .

Now he looks like an A-shaped figure hanging on the corner of the wall, with the fingers of his hands interlaced and hanging relaxedly in front of him.

"Sitting in the corner with legs spread apart, hands folded between legs, there are traces of friction on the wall behind the shoulders, and the back of the head touches the wall... ha."

Su Ming has solved the riddle left by Bruce. It's very simple, because as long as you put yourself in his shoes and truly put yourself in his shoes, you can find that the last message Bruce left here is - laugh.

He laughed so hard that he needed to hold his stomach, sitting in a pool of blood, his shoulders huffing uncontrollably, and his head kept falling back.

It's very vivid, and this is also the Joker's favorite action, because when he was in Arkham Asylum, he was like an abandoned rag doll most of the time, just sitting in the corner talking to himself.

It can't be said that he is talking to himself. The clown carries a tin spoon with him. He names it 'Mr. Spoon'. There are also plastic flowers on his chest, which also have the name 'Little Flower'. There are many People thought he was talking to himself, but in fact he was communicating with these two 'friends'.

In other words, Batman did not become the Laughing Bat in the main world in the end, but reached some kind of agreement with the Joker in his heart.

It seems that the clown is now controlling Bruce's body, and he also left a message to Su Ming, that is, the ceiling.

When you smile, you should raise your head so that others can see your smiling face, so that you can have fun.

And the clown will have a good time laughing no matter what.

"UV lamp."

Su Ming raised his right hand, revealing one finger. The purple tattoo-like ring glowed faintly.

The communication between the Eclipse General Lantern Furnace and him was basically cut off, which meant that Luther and the others might have noticed the hidden hand left by Su Ming. But whatever, the energy in the ring is enough. Facing Pepatua, brute force is never enough, you still have to rely on tactics.

As the ultraviolet light lit up, the ceiling lit up like a pattern of stars in the night sky. Proteins emit fluorescence by themselves under ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 280nm. The blood in the human body contains proteins, which are also readily available. Material.

The fluorescent light on the ceiling formed a twisted pattern, which was a smiling face, just like Su Ming's Smiling Craftsman badge.

Because the clown is a master of drawing smiling faces, he will not draw a mouth with two vertical lines at the corners of the mouth to represent smile lines for no reason.

Two beady eyes, paired with this kind of smile, only refers to the comedian in the DC world.

And the Comedian is dead. The badge was originally in the hands of Dr. Manhattan. He threw the badge into the rocks of the Batcave. It was found and kept by Batman. Last time, it was stolen by the Joker and given to Su Ming. Su Ming was After the badge was brought to Manhattan, so many things happened before.

The clown drew this smiling face at this time, which not only meant that he and the bat were going to find Manhattan together, but also pointed out that the recipient of the letter was the current owner of the badge-Su Ming himself.

As for where they went to find it and how long it would take, there was no definite statement.

However, it seems that Batman has stayed here for no more than three days at most, so so far, the Joker and Batman, who share the same body, have been missing for more than two months.

They walked through the door in front of them and walked into the darkness. The Rock of Eternity is one of the important nodes of the multiverse, and it can connect to all existing parallel worlds.

In other words, when Batman said he was going to retreat here, he actually already had a plan for the next step. He had already planned to go somewhere in the multiverse.

"I guessed that I was the only one who would come here, and I also left a riddle with hints, which made me think about it in another way. Is Batman asking me to temporarily take his place?"

Su Ming sat in the corner, put down his hand, and slowly complained about the black bean sprouts on his shoulders.

Not only did the Joker leave a message, but Batman also left a message. The blank space in the blood stains in the dark was his message.

The letter that looks like an a can be seen as a distorted j and l put together if you cover it alone. The abbreviation of justice league is j and l.

This pool of blood is located under the legs and can be seen by looking down while laughing.

This is a hint that Su Ming, who now sits in Batman's former position, will take care of the Justice League.

"嘤嘤!"

The strangulation made a strange sound, indicating that it was helpless. If it had the thought and effort to leave a code, it could just write with blood on its fingers. It could probably write a paper, right?

Why bother?

Su Ming stood up, knocked it on the head and made it retract into the armor. As he walked out of the room, he said helplessly: "Don't ask, just ask because... he is Batman!"

In fact, the conclusion is obvious. Neither the Joker nor Batman want other fools to know where they have gone. This message is only for Su Ming to read, and they don't want him to tell others.

Maybe Batman is worried that others will affect the plan, and the Joker doesn't want to be disturbed on his honeymoon?

In short, two people with completely different ideas share the same body, but they have reached some consensus, so they form an alliance.

It is not unprecedented for bats and clowns to join forces. After all, even when spraying quick-drying explosives, you have to draw a person who looks like a bat. Never pay too much attention to the details of his performance, but rather look at the essence through the superficial phenomena.

It is now known that the Joker drove Bruce Wayne away as a human tank, while Batman still retained his own mind and was not completely crazy.

This is enough.

Although they didn't say where they were going, they could only speculate that they were entering a parallel world, but as long as they went to the Dark Diversity, they would inevitably face Laughter, which could be considered as sharing the pressure for Su Ming.

In this way, Su Ming can focus more on dealing with Pepatua first, starting with dealing with Circe.