The Death Knell

The long tunnel will eventually end. Even if there is no light outside the exit, it is still an end.

Batman and Jack had no time to study what the red light was, because in a few seconds at most, the car would rush out of the hidden tunnel and arrive on the island.

There will be more villains and mind-controlled armies there, and it will definitely be a tough battle.

Jack coughed a few times and secretly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. The closer he got to the island and the clown, the louder the laughter in his mind would become.

To preserve his sanity, he bit his tongue.

The bat driving the car may not have noticed this, or maybe he noticed it but didn't care. He just said in his usual tone:

"Get ready for battle."

As he spoke, he pressed a few buttons in the car, and various weapons appeared everywhere outside the Batmobile. Of course, they were all non-lethal, such as heavy machine guns filled with tranquilizer bombs, or launchers filled with tear gas grenades. device.

Of course Jack's fake clown could go see the woman, and maybe the mind-controlled villains would carry him there in a sedan chair.

But Bat knew that all she wanted was the clown, and he was definitely not on the guest list.

No matter what, they can't be allowed to meet alone. If the clown doesn't play well, he might really come back.

That's not okay. Although Batman doesn't trust Jack very much, at least he is relatively stable. Even if he is still a clown, he is still a clown who is not that harmful to society. He cannot let his previous personality come back.

This means that Bat himself must break through the layers of blockades and forcefully intervene in the conversation. Once the female clown shows signs of hypnotizing or mind-controlling Jack, he will immediately interrupt.

"If you ever find me losing my mind, just kill me. I want to die as a human being, not a monster."

Jack naturally understood this, and he began to say his last words.

"I won't let you be in that situation. Besides, I will never kill anyone."

Batman refused this request without thinking. Jack's words reminded him of the past, when the Joker laughed and asked himself to kill him again and again.

I feel that way again, and it's not a good sign.

"Are you still not going to kill me? Well, just pretend I didn't say it."

Jack smiled and shrugged, but his hand sneaked into the pocket of his pants on the other side of the car door, where he had hidden a gun.

If things really go bad, he would rather kill himself and die as Jack than live as the Joker.

Silence fell again, and the end of the tunnel was within sight.

The two people in the car were ready. When the black Batmobile rushed out of the tunnel disguised as an abandoned lighthouse, with wood slag and dust falling on the snow, their teeth were clenched and their expressions were serious.

Then......

There was nothing more. What they saw was an open-air freight yard. All the villains had been knocked to the ground, put on handcuffs and ropes, and lay neatly together like dead pigs, unconscious.

"Ah, this is a scene I have never imagined." Jack lay on the car window and looked out, and said to Batman with some emotion: "They look very comfortable, and they have smiles on their faces."

There were messy footprints on the ice and snow, but they were not covered by the fluffy snowflakes falling from the sky, indicating that these people were walking around not long ago and had just been knocked down.

It's a shame that I was prepared to die before, but in the end... I gave my determination back!

Batman was speechless. Apart from the red electric ghost, he couldn't think of anyone else who could knock down everyone present within a few seconds.

You must know that among these people there are also old opponents such as Two-Face, Scarecrow, Pig Face, Dr. Hugo, etc. In the past days, it would have taken a lot of effort to face any of them alone.

But what about now?

They slept quietly on the ground, and the red shadow thoughtfully prepared mattresses for them, built a shed, and built several earthen stoves next to them, with firewood burning in them to keep them warm...

Is this something humans do? Could it be that times have changed and we no longer even recognize ourselves?

At this time, he saw a group of people waving to him not far away, headed by... an orangutan, a Sherlock Holmes-style orangutan wearing a tweed suit and holding a pipe, followed by a group of people wearing tights. stranger.

Without saying anything, Batman gave himself a shot of sedative. He thought this might be his hallucination.

It had no effect. Even though the cold liquid flowing into the flesh and blood felt extremely cleansing, those mysterious people still stood there.

He took a deep breath and drove the car that way. From other directions, Director Gordon and the others also arrived on the island one after another. For a while, the place became like a Batmobile exhibition.

He opened the door and got out of the car. The two corners of his mouth under the pointed-eared mask curved downward, and he showed a classic expression - suspicion.

"who are you?"

"This is a bit difficult to explain. Just think of us as well-meaning aliens." Bobo scratched the top of his head. If he wanted to explain the multiverse in a limited time, he might as well let Batman guess for himself. .

Barry suddenly appeared next to the orangutan and greeted Batman with a smile: "Hi, hello, Batman of this world, I hope you are not angry because I touched your villains. I promise I didn't hurt them."

Bat narrowed his eyes.

From these two sentences, he obtained a lot of information. First, the mysterious people came from outside the earth. Second, they knew another Batman. Finally, they seemed to know everything about Jack's situation.

Otherwise, just by seeing that clown face, shouldn't this amazingly fast man in red have knocked him down?

Combining these clues, Batman came to a conclusion. He instantly thought of the parallel universe theory and basically confirmed his judgment.

"I won't be angry, because the current situation is very urgent, and Gotham welcomes any form of help." He still looked very calm on the surface, as if he was not thinking about anything, and raised a corner of his cloak to cover his chin.

Barry breathed a sigh of relief and his smile became more natural. When they first met, he was still a little guilty. You must know that on Earth 0, when Superman was patrolling the earth, he passed by Gotham and caught a thief. Batman even quarreled with him several times. sky.

And this Batman seems to be more talkative and less possessive.

What’s more interesting is that Bliss on Earth Minus 11 doesn’t mind outside help intervening in some things in Gotham. Is it true that in a world without the Justice League, Batman would be more friendly?

"That's perfect. We're here to help, but there are still people on this giant cannon." Bobo interjected and pointed at the towering ultimate weapon, which looked like a lighthouse: " I think if we want to save the city, we can’t destroy it, right? So we haven’t touched it yet.”

Batman was once again focused on the task at hand. He raised his head and looked at the top of the cannon. There stood the female clown and the Mad Hatter. They seemed to be frantically operating something on the weapon's control panel. The muzzle was moving rapidly. The ground rotates.

Time is running out.