The Knights of the DC House

What happened in front of Ke Xue and the three of them was very strange. Relying on Ke Xue's aura as the Son of the World, the blockade composed of the evil version of Superman controlled by Batman's body did not have any effect, allowing Ke Xue to take Batman with him.

He and the Joker traveled through the past so easily, but before that, Ke Xue's good luck only saved the lives of the first generation Zhenglian, preventing them from dying under the control of Batman's body and the perfect evil version of Superman's attack.

Who would have thought that they could just change the lineup, bring Batman and the Joker, and get through so easily. But just as they approached Batman's body, which was locked on the human pillar power tower, a burst of bright light enveloped them.

Clark, who was guarding on the ground, also saw the strong light released from Batman's body. The strong light shrouded the area, making it impossible for him to see clearly what was happening in the strong light.

In the bright light released by Batman's body, Ke Xue, Batman and the Joker, who were shrouded in the bright light, only felt a glare. As the bright light dissipated, they also found that their feet were on the ground.

The surrounding scene also became clearer. As the familiar buildings and streets appeared, Ke Xue couldn't help but curse.

"Gan! Here we go again!"

Yes, they entered the illusion that trapped Batman's physical consciousness. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain that they were still flying just now, and with a burst of bright light, they were back in Gotham in the dark night, standing on the top of the building overlooking

This city. But compared to those they had experienced before, the illusion created by Batman's physical consciousness in front of them was too real. Whether it was the night wind blowing on their faces at this time or the noise they heard in their ears,

Everything is so real, including the touch under your feet.

This feeling of knowing it was an illusion but not daring to regard it as an illusion really made Ke Xue feel weird. At the same time, he looked at Batman who was silent on the side. Ke Xue, who had restored his original appearance in the illusion, looked at Batman's eyes.

It's also extremely weird.

Why are we all human beings? Just you, Batman, are outrageous. Forget about the separation of body and spirit. Forget about the consciousness born from the body, but the illusion created by this consciousness is still so real. It is still the familiar Gotham, with every plant and tree.

They are all so restored. How obsessed are you with Gotham?

Ke Xue couldn't understand how powerful Batman's completely pathological obsession was, and Batman also looked at his own body. The artificial body he originally used as a host had long been dilapidated, but here, his body was intact, even the Joker

Likewise, the palm print that was originally printed on the dent in his chest also disappeared, and both of them were intact. This also proved that at the moment when they were illuminated by the strong light, the consciousness of the three of them was pulled into this world created by Batman.

In the illusion created by the physical body.

"Ah, the taste at home is better~ So, where is my Batboy?" Taking a greedy breath of Gotham air, the clown walked to the edge with an intoxicated expression, looking at the Gotham he was familiar with, the clown also

What are you looking for there?

Ke Xue ignored the Joker's actions and instead looked at Batman aside. The Batman in front of him was a pure spiritual body. But in this illusion, there was another Batman, born from Batman's body.

New consciousness, what they have to do is to find him and kill him!

Yes, it is strangulation.

There should not be two consciousnesses in one body, otherwise it would be schizophrenia. Although this is cruel to this new consciousness born in Batman's body, it has to be done, but Ke Xue doesn't know that at this time

Is Batman mentally prepared?

Compared to the Joker's actions, Batman just walked up to him, looked at the city that he sacrificed everything to protect, and said: "This illusion is far more real than we imagined. This is the brother I first protected."

Tan, at that time there were no so-called aliens or super-powered criminals. All I had to deal with were robbers, gangsters, and you."

"Yeah, it was so great at that time. You and I were always playing a tireless game. You were the winner every time, and I also enjoyed the fun of the game. If there weren't so many aliens to disturb me,

I think this game will continue until the world is destroyed. But now, should we find where the other Batboy is? If his obsession is to protect this city, for such a big goal of ours, you should have done it early

I saw it through a camera installed somewhere...”

The Joker did not object to Batman's words. He was also recalling those years and talking about Batman's original style.

But before the clown had finished speaking, a strong gust of wind came from behind their heads. Realizing something was wrong, Ke Xue subconsciously wanted to transform, but he forgot that this was an illusion. In this real spiritual illusion, he had to follow

This is the principle of this illusion. Obviously, in Batman's physical consciousness at this time, there is no supernatural power in the Gotham he protects. Even black technology can only be a little black. His knight's belt is beyond the standard.

Already.

Unable to transform, and the training he received was only within the scope of an ordinary person, he had no time to react. Instead, it was Batman, who had been fighting these psychopaths, violent maniacs, and enhanced humans with a mortal body from the beginning.

Guys, responded immediately.

He raised his hand and three batarangs with smoke were thrown behind him. The explosion released smoke. At the same time, he hugged the clown and grabbed Ke Xue to avoid the attack. The evil wind passed through the smoke and did not attack the target immediately.

Ke Xue and Joker, who were staggered by Batman, also hurriedly got up from the ground. Looking at the guy who attacked them, their expressions were surprisingly consistent.

"Ah, this is a bit different from what I thought of Bat Boy. I didn't expect you to really feel like a big bat wearing human skin, hee hee hee."

The clown was teasing, and Ke Xue was silent as he looked at the guy attacking him in front of him.

According to what Batman and the Joker just said, it is Batman who protects this fantasy Gotham, which is also consistent with their previous inferences. The consciousness born from Batman's body is based on Batman's obsession to protect Gotham.

In his opinion, he is Batman, and the Laughing Bat and Barbatos only need to use illusions to confuse him, allowing him to connect Gotham in the illusion with the outside world, and mobilize the darkness with their strong willpower

Energy, controlling the evil version of Superman, can form an airtight blockade.

But what he saw now was a human-shaped bat suspended in the air.

He has the exact same shape as Batman, but his face is a vivid demonic face. If Ke Wen were here at this time, he would be able to recognize at a glance that the image of the bat-demon in front of him is clearly from the Batman movie "Beginners"

"In "Batman", the image of Batman seen by the Scarecrow and the citizens of Gotham who inhaled the fear gas is combined. The wings are spread, the eyes are red, and the flames are spitting out of the mouth from time to time.

"Hey! Don't you say this is the real Gotham! There are only lunatics and criminals, so what is this? This is how you understand yourself?!"

Ke Xue's whole body felt bad. This thing in front of him didn't look like something that should be in a Sin City. They followed the normal style of Gotham. How come it turned into a supernatural being when it came to Batman?

stuff.

"I am whatever Gotham thinks I am."

In response to Ke Xue's report, Batman only used this sentence to answer. As he said that, he held three batarangs in his hands. This is the spiritual world, and he is Batman separated from the body. In this illusion,

On the contrary, he didn't have the same worries as Ke Xue and was ready to take action at any time.

In front of him, the Gotham citizens thought Batman was looking at the three uninvited guests and was about to take action when a woman's scream came from the street. It didn't take much to guess that it was a Gotham specialty. With this scream, something was about to break out.

The battle also followed the departure of this bat demon. Batman did not choose to pursue it. Instead, he carried one in each hand and started running. He also jumped off the roof. The cape behind him was electrified and turned into a glider, taking Ke Xue and the Joker with him.

Leave in the opposite direction.

Relying on his familiarity with Gotham, he quickly found the corresponding safe house in this illusion and hid there.

Looking at this safe house in the illusion, Ke Xue also gained a new understanding of Batman's paranoia. Even the consciousness born from the body has no difference in the design of Gotham, including the

As soon as the surveillance computer in the safe house is turned on, Ke Xue can see what the bat demon is doing at this time. Just like the Batman who once debuted, he patrols tirelessly every night, fights against crime, and drives his terror deep into the world.

Into the hearts of everyone in Gotham City.

"You are really a psychopath." Looking at the scene in front of him, Ke Xue expressed that he could not understand Batman who was in the illusion. But Batman didn't have time to talk nonsense with Ke Xue now, he was just watching.

Follow everything the Bat Demon does and look for his patterns.

"Yeah, he's exactly like you, Batboy. Isn't that how you rule Gotham with fear? Everyone only knows you and ignores me. It was like this before and it's still like this now. This way the game won't be fun.

, isn’t it?”

"What do you want to say?" Batman looked at the Joker. He knew very well about his old rival. He is a smart man covered in madness and has his own understanding of things. It can be said that

He is crazy, call him evil, but never think he is stupid.

"It's very simple, just like I once attracted your attention, just return to your original intention."

With that said, the clown also walked towards the door of the safe house. What Ke Xue wanted to do was stopped by Batman, who asked him to watch the clown leave. Looking at Batman, before he could say anything, Batman's

The fist was imprinted on his stomach. It was obvious that everyone was mentally entering the illusion, but Ke Xue still felt that his stomach was hit by a heavy hammer, and his consciousness was gradually blurring. Looking at Batman in front of him, he couldn't say anything.

Can't tell.

"Actually, you have also noticed that I asked you to come not because you are necessary, but because you have doubts in your heart. You and the Kamen Rider from Krypton are brothers, but I think you two should come from different futures.

There are so many differences between the two of you. I don’t know what happened to your brother, but your father should be able to bring him back. And you, you just need to witness all this. The Laughing Bat is not scary.

, as a human being, we have a weapon that even gods cannot ignore, and that is faith.”

In his ears, Batman was talking about the reason why he asked Ke Xue to follow him, and at the same time he put Ke Xue on the chair next to him. Thanks to this real illusion, he could control his strength so that his punch would not let Ke Xue hit him.

He was put into a coma, but it temporarily made him unable to move. He could only maintain consciousness and watch the actions of Batman and the Joker in front of the computer.

After putting Ke Xue away, Batman also left. Ke Xue, who was unable to move, also saw the Joker's actions through the safe house's computer.

It was obviously just a matter of front and back legs, but the clown who had just left had already appeared in the most familiar alley in Gotham, Crime Alley, with a pistol in his hand. In front of him, there was a family of three, just like back then.

Death of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne.

With the woman's scream and a gunshot, the father fell to the ground. The clown also pointed the gun at the mother and the pearl necklace around her neck. The gunshot rang out again, and the woman fell into a pool of blood.

, pearls were scattered all over the ground. The clown pointed his gun at the frightened and helpless little boy with a smile, and his oozing laughter seemed to let the little boy remember his appearance forever.

At this time, the bat demon guarding this fantasy Gotham also arrived.

Without saying any hello, the sharp claws passed through the clown's back and dug out the heart from the clown's chest. And this bat demon, who had not spoken a word since they met and only acted according to the instinctive consciousness of Batman's body, finally

say.

"clown!"

The chest was pierced, the heart was dug out, and scarlet blood splashed all over the face of the boy in front of the clown, but the clown turned his head to look at the bat demon like a normal person.

"Wow, you know me, do I know you?"

"I am...Batman!" the bat demon said coldly.

"Oh? I thought you were Bruce Wayne, just like this little guy. After all, Batman never kills~"

Never kill, Bruce Wayne, and the boy who was splattered with blood in front of the Joker with a frozen expression, these are things that run through Batman's life, even if the bat demon in front of him is just a coat created by Batman's physical consciousness.

, were also not immune. When he heard the clown's words and saw the expression on the face of this little boy who once looked like himself, the figure of the bat demon that penetrated the clown also became distracted.

The clown also firmly grasped the hand of the bat demon that passed through the chest, and said loudly: "When do you plan to see it again!"

With the Joker's roar, Batman, who had been waiting for a long time in the crime alley, stepped out and bumped directly into the disorganized Bat Demon. At this time, the Bat Demon was like a quagmire, directly knocking him over.

Batman devours. At the same time, he devours the Joker, who is hanging on his arm.

With the help of words and reappearance of scenes, the Joker successfully shaken the Bat-Devil, allowing him and Batman to enter the Bat-Devil's coat, and also see the new consciousness trapped in it, born in Batman's body, but this Batman

The appearance also shocked Batman and the Joker, because the striking physical consciousness of Batman trapped inside turned out to be the appearance of the Laughing Bat.

The moment he saw Batman and the Joker entering, the Laughing Bat who was trapped here also broke free from his restraints and said to them: "Haha, this is all in my plan again!"

The moment he saw the Laughing Bat, the clown stood aside and vomited.

Ignoring the clown's ugliness, with a crazy smile, the Laughing Bat also killed the surprised Batman.

As soon as they clashed, Batman and the Joker were at a disadvantage because they were surprised. The Laughing Bat in front of them was very strong. He had the madness of the Joker and the skills of Batman, but he also had no scruples. And all of this was

The Laughing Bat's trap, he wants to kill the last traces of Batman with his own hands here, wipe out his spirit, and make him, the Laughing Bat, the most special Batman!

With the same superb fighting skills, but unpredictable attacks, Batman was injured just after the fight. Just when the Laughing Bat seized the opportunity and prepared to expand the victory, the Joker who was vomiting just now suddenly came over to kill him.

, using his broken chest to block the attack of the Laughing Bat, with an angry expression on his face.

"Through the vomiting just now, I finally understand a truth. The final outcome of the game between me and Batboy is definitely not like this. You are neither me nor Batboy, and you cannot replace Batboy. You are neither!"

"Yes, I am the Laughing Bat~"

Although he didn't understand why the Joker blocked his attack, Batman also seized the opportunity that the Joker gave him with his own injury and stabbed the Laughing Bat in the throat. The counterattack begins!

Thanks to this absolutely real illusion, everything here has been restored. Batman can use various props, and the Joker can also rely on the Dionysian factor in his body to heal himself, exchanging injuries with the Laughing Bat.

While changing, he was still talking rubbish.

"Want to see a magic trick? Look, this is a little flower!" The crazy clown held the Laughing Bat in one hand, and at the same time stretched his hand to his broken chest, and took out a broken handkerchief from the collar. However,

Under the handkerchief is the acid he placed inside.

Just because of the attack just now, the strong acid splashed out directly. While it sprayed all over the Laughing Bat, it also left marks on the clown's torso. With his vision blocked, the Laughing Bat had to retreat, but Batman on the side

But he didn't miss this opportunity. At the moment when the Laughing Bat's vision was blocked, he came to a blind spot and used a few joint techniques to instantly turn the Laughing Bat's hands into irregular shapes.

Immediately afterwards, he locked his throat, raised his hand, and tore off the nail ring mask on the face of the Laughing Bat. Along with the disguise, he wanted to see what Bruce looked like under this mask! In

After tearing it open, Batman was stunned.

Because under this nail ring mask, Bruce Wayne, the Batman from Earth Minus-22, the Laughing Bat, is actually no different from himself, except that his eyes are red, his expression is crazy and he looks like he is laughing, and he looks stunned

Batman was also smiling there.

"Hahaha, what a surprise. What are you going to do next, kill me? It's a great idea, but you have to understand that the moment you kill me, your body will be completely dead! Or should I say

You think I will let you return to your body. If your body is healthy, it will be fine, but he is already an old man. This kind of destruction of consciousness is unbearable for an old man, haha, hahaha!!"

But Batman's punch was so hard that every breath Ke Xue took was painful. But he had no choice, because if Batman died, no one would really be able to check and balance the Laughing Bat!

"...Yes, I want to kill you!"

Faced with the question of the Laughing Bat, Batman gave an answer after a while of silence. The Batarang in his hand was wiped towards the neck of the Laughing Bat. With his strength combined with the sharpness of the Batarang, the owl's head was easily lifted. But

When he took action, the Joker on the side rushed up, stopped Batman, looked at the Laughing Bat in front of him, and suddenly said: "Tell me, what does Gotham mean to you?"

A simple sentence, but the expression of the Laughing Bat, who was still laughing maniacally just now, froze. Noticing the strangeness of the Laughing Bat under him, Batman also looked at the Joker, and the Joker asked again: "Who are you?

?”

"I am laughing wildly..."

"No, you are Bruce Wayne, you are Batman!"

The Joker's expression felt strange to Batman, and under the Joker's voice, the Laughing Bat's expression became blank and his voice began to stutter.

"I'm... under the bat? I'm Bruce...? No! I'm laughing!"

Suddenly, the Laughing Bat's expression became crazy, and he was about to hit the Batarang in Batman's hand. But at this moment, the arm that was twisted by Batman was thrown over and hit the Laughing Bat in the face, and

His crazy face under the mask had half regained its clarity. He raised his foot and kicked Batman aside. A rhythmic voice also came out of his mouth.

"Leave here! I will bury him with me. As long as you leave and escape from the illusion, your body can still recover!"

The transformation of the Laughing Bat shocked Batman, but he also understood. The consciousness in front of him was indeed the consciousness born from his body, but it was covered by the split consciousness of the Laughing Bat. The Joker's call just now was also based on a

The reason, whether it is the consciousness born in the body or Batman himself, is the source of all the struggles in Gotham City.

Even in this illusion, the bat demon is doing the same thing. If the core is the Laughing Bat, Gotham here should be in chaos, even a dead zone. But unfortunately, in the illusion,

Gotham is his biggest flaw, but Batman ignored it, but the Joker noticed it. After all, he has been fighting Batman for so long and knows it too well.

He also understood that the guy in front of him who looked like the Laughing Bat was the Batman born in Batman's body, he just needed a suitable opportunity to awaken him.

When the Joker asked questions about Gotham, Batman's weakness, he also awakened the consciousness that was covered and born in Batman's body. He knew very well why he was born, and he also knew that he wanted to get rid of his body from the laughter.

To control the bat, someone must sacrifice here, and it can only be him!

While he was resisting the consciousness of the Laughing Bat, his spiritual core also began to collapse, and a repulsive force was expelling Batman and the Joker. But the consciousness that was supposed to be his puppet was doing something to him.

, the Laughing Bat is also there trying to re-cover the consciousness born from Batman's body.

"You want to die with me? My child, you are too young. How long have you been born~"

"But don't forget, Gotham is mine, this is my city, and I don't allow you to touch my city!"

The collapsed spiritual core and the strong repulsive force made Batman unable to do anything. He could only watch the consciousness born from his own body trying to contain the Laughing Bat so that he could return to his body. But

As for the Laughing Bat, his consciousness born from Batman's body is too young. With his obsession with Gotham, he got rid of the Laughing Bat's control, but it does not mean that he can suppress the Laughing Bat.

The moment he regained consciousness, the Laughing Bat quickly regained control, and the repulsive force that repeled Batman decreased. He wanted to keep Batman here. But at this moment, his arm passed through

With a burst of strength, his body flew back uncontrollably. In his place, he rushed towards the clown who was wrestling with the Laughing Bat.

At this moment, he suddenly understood what the clown was going to do.

As if he knew how Batman was looking at him, the Joker turned back and looked at Batman.

"Don't look at me like that, Batboy, I just don't want the game between you and me to end so soon. Will the spirit disappear? Well, this is a very strange question, because you and I are one, if there is

One day the world no longer needs Batman, and then it no longer needs the Joker, and you seem to have done it. If I lose to you in this aspect, that won't do.

Besides, will you Batboy really disappear? One day, you will appear again, and when you appear, I think I will come to play with you again. Our game will never end."

Looking at the Joker walking towards the Laughing Bat, Batman was silent for a long time, but suddenly laughed out loud, "This is the best joke I've ever heard, Joker."

Their eyes met, and the two understood each other's thoughts. When the clown stepped forward and locked the throats of the Laughing Bats who were fighting each other, the clown's body slowly penetrated inside.

With the addition of the Joker, the originally weak consciousness of the newborn Batman began to overwhelm the consciousness of the Laughing Bat. At the same time, the Joker's words to the Laughing Bat were also heard.

"I really hate the way you look. You are neither me nor Batboy. You are just a fake and shoddy product that feels good about yourself! Uncle, I hate this kind of garbage the most!"

With the addition of the Joker, the originally weakened repulsive force intensified again, directly expelling Batman. At the same time, Batman could also feel something entering his body, and then the entire illusion collapsed.

In the outside world, Clark watched as the bright light emanating from Batman's body and covering Batman, the Joker, and Ke Xue slowly disappeared. Those controlled evil versions of Superman also became puppets, firmly entrenched in the darkness.

He was sucked into the giant human pillar power tower. At this time, the strong light that slowly dissipated turned into a ball of light and fell towards Clark's location.

Clark and the first-generation Zhenglian who had temporarily recovered did not know what happened in the strong light. However, when the light dissipated, Clark seemed to see the flowers of memory flying past his eyes and filling the sky.

There are figures of Batman and the Joker in it, and the stories that entangled them and caused them to get entangled again and again.

After a brief burst of brilliance, the battle for Batman's body ended.

After regaining his body and returning his spirit to his body, Batman, who had been drained by the power tower and turned into an old man, was sitting there, while the Joker was lying on his lap, with a smile that was no longer crazy on his face, as if he was asleep.