The Knights of the DC House

In the multiverse, the Brainiac spacecraft that captured Ke Wen and his team is sailing in the multiverse. Originally in the universe numbered -10, as the super villain in the story of the Red Son, Brainiac was responsible for the final reversal.

Yak did not appear on Earth. Of course, in the -10 Earth universe, there is no such powerful interstellar force as Apokolips.

At this time, Brainiac was communicating in his control room, and the person communicating with him was another Brainiac.

"Have you successfully captured the person who disrupted the universe?" On the other side of the screen, another Brainiac asked.

"Don't ask such obvious questions. It's not difficult to capture him. But you are right. He is indeed disrupting the universe. Thanks to him, I no longer have any meaning in this universe.

ah."

Brainiac from the -10 Earth Universe with a mechanical brain was also reporting the situation there, and on the other screen, the captured Ke Wen and his party were still bound by green light. It can also be seen through the screen,

Surrounding them was a display cabinet that was too huge to be captured by the camera. Glass bottles were placed on the cabinet, and the bottles also contained miniatures of the city's outline.

This is Brainiac's hobby. For an artificial intelligence, the word hobby seems a bit inappropriate. But Brainiac, this is an artificial intelligence with absolute top intelligence in the DC universe, he even

He is more emotional than human beings. In his view, every civilization in the universe will perish, no matter how glorious it once was. As the artificial intelligence with the highest intelligence in the universe, what he can do is to save those civilizations worth preserving.

If the essence is retained, those that are not worth retaining will even accelerate the demise of the civilization.

To this end, he attacked every civilization in the universe, and used his unsolvable technology to shrink a city from every civilization away, including the life living in the city.

"The meaning of your existence is given by me. Now, leave your universe and come to the universe where I am. I need to study this person who disrupted the universe. As for the others, you can figure it out yourself."

"Why are you giving me orders?" Brainiac from Universe 10 was also questioning his other self there.

"As interconnected parallel universes, my cosmic personality is higher than yours, my level is higher than yours, and all you have to do is obey."

At the other end of the screen, while Brainiac from another universe was saying these words, he was also using his own abilities to control the Brainiac spacecraft belonging to the -10 universe. The mechanical tentacles were not affected by it.

The control link is connected to Brainiac in the -10 universe, overriding his instructions and taking control of the spacecraft into his own hands.

"Yes, let's start crossing the universe."

The reprogrammed Brainiac of the -10 universe is also repeating the instructions of Brainiac of another universe. The Brainiac spacecraft that captured Ke Wen and his party also opened a big hole in the universe.

, taking Ke Wen and his party away from this universe. While traveling through the universe, Ke Wen and his party were captured and placed in the collection room and were also separated in a coma.

Countless mechanical tentacles wrapped around the unconscious Ke Wen and separated him from Dick and his group. As a side benefit of capturing Ke Wen, an invisible channel appeared, absorbing Dick and his group and placing them in an unknown area.

middle.

And when Ke Wen and his group were imprisoned by Brainiac, an artificial intelligence that can contact the multiverse, the multiverse of light, the main universe of Earth 0, belongs to Ke Wen's original universe. He has become a presidential candidate and revealed his identity.

Superman was also escorted to Gotham by a special car.

"Huh, no matter how many times I come here, I still feel unaccustomed to the sunshine in Gotham. Jack, just wait for me outside. I'm familiar with this place."

Superman, who was no longer wearing a battle uniform but a suit and ties, said something to his chauffeur, then straightened out the wrinkles on his clothes and walked towards the gate of Wayne Manor not far away.

"You really don't need me to go in with you, Superman, no, I mean Mr. Kent, you know, I can fight very well, especially in a place like this where there seems to be a lot of furniture."

Behind Superman, the Chinese-American driver was also doing a few random tricks. It was obvious that this Chinese-American had no objection to becoming a full-time driver who revealed his identity as Superman, and he also respected this man who had saved the world several times.

of superheroes.

"Ah, let's forget it. If the furniture here is broken, the two of us may not be able to afford it even if we work for nothing for a year. Don't worry, Jack, if it's not safe here, there will be no safe place."

After scratching his head, Superman said with some embarrassment to the driver who was more of a friend than a subordinate. With that said, Superman also pressed the doorbell in front of the gate of Wayne Manor, and a familiar voice came from the microphone next to the gate.

came from inside.

"Long time no see, Master Clark. Are you looking for Master Bruce?"

"Yeah, Alfred is too busy at this time, I'm coming to see Bruce."

"Please wait a moment. I will pick you up right away. By the way, will your driver come in with you?"

"Is that okay Alfred?"

"As you just said, there is no safer place than this."

"Thank you, Alfred."

Turning around, Superman walked into the car, leaving Jack, the driver sitting in front, stunned for a moment.

"Aren't you going in, Mr. Kent?"

"No, just drive forward. The road is quite wide, isn't it?"

The gate of Wayne Manor opened, and the special car carrying Superman slowly drove into Wayne Manor. After parking the car, Alfred, who was responsible for the daily life of the entire Wayne family, also came out with several servants to receive Superman. Seeing Alfred

The servants beside Red and Superman who got out of the car were also stunned. He had never seen anyone except Alfred every time he came here before.

"Times have changed, Mr. Clark. In the past, I only had to take care of Mr. Bruce and a troubled boy. Now, there are more people and I am old and unable to do what I can. But they only work during the day and are not here at night, so don't worry.

"

"Yes, yes, I can't help but beat up the alienated clown and that guy called Silence." Walking beside the old butler, Superman was also complaining about the old butler's emotions.

"Hahaha, that's because I had props to help. Thanks to that little guy's help. But having said that, Master Dick and Master Ke Wen seem to have been away for almost ten months."

"Yeah, I don't know how they are doing in other universes, but you don't have to worry too much, they are very strong."

"I'm not worried about that. Master Bruce is over there in the study, so he won't disturb the conversation between you two."

"Understood, help me take care of my friend, Alfred."

"It should."

While walking and chatting with the old butler, Superman walked to the study and said please, then opened the study door and walked in. There was no one in the study. Superman, who had been to Wayne Manor many times, was familiar with the way and found the key to the Batcave on the bookshelf.

After entering the password, the secret door opened. Looking at the open secret door, Superman couldn't help but laugh at himself.

"Oh, even I have to go through the main entrance now. I didn't need it before."

Through the secret door, Superman who was going down also saw Batman working at the desk of Batman's special Brother Eye computer. Looking at Batman, who was still wearing his battle uniform, Superman couldn't help but hold his forehead and sigh.

"It is said that bats are nocturnal creatures. Now you have violated this habit."

"You're talking about a bat, and I'm a human, so who gave you the illusion that Batman can only come out at night?"

Batman, who did not turn around because of Superman's arrival, still looked at the report in front of the computer and answered Superman's complaints seriously. Sighing helplessly, Superman also jumped down the stairs. Although there were kryptonite toxins and Apokolips in his body,

The nuclear forces maintain a balance with each other, preventing him from becoming stronger by absorbing sunlight as before, but Superman himself is the last naturally born newborn who absorbed the Kryptonian Life Code.

Even without the various bonuses given to him by the Yellow Sun, his Kryptonian physique is enough for him to cope with most difficulties. It's just jumping up the stairs, which is not a big deal.

After patting the dirt on his clothes, Superman walked towards Batman, looked at the data displayed on the computer in front of Batman, frowned, and looked around.

"It's a lot quieter. I thought it would be more lively."

"Thalia takes Damian and Raven back to South Darbat, Selena goes to Helena's parent-teacher meeting with your son, Jason and Tim, they have grown up long ago, where do they want to go?

Do you need to report to me? As for Diana, she is responsible for the settlement of the remaining tribesmen on Paradise Island, and she is busier than me."

"Huh? Why are you living like an empty nester? No matter how you look at it, you are a winner in life who is more comfortable than me!" Superman couldn't understand Batman's explanation at all, so he complained directly.

"So what are you doing here?" Batman, who was focused on analyzing the data in front of him, was too lazy to continue arguing with Superman and asked directly.

Shaking his head helplessly, Superman also stepped forward, crossed Batman and tapped a few times on his computer. The computer screen in front of Batman changed, showing a research institute located in the Bermuda Triangle. Due to an earthquake,

The volcano erupted and the research institute in the mountainous area has been destroyed, but from the picture, you can vaguely see the logo of Wayne Enterprises. This is a research institute invested by Wayne Enterprises, also known as Batman. When you see

When Superman clicked on the research institute, Batman, who was sitting there, narrowed his eyes and understood Superman's intention.

"Arthur told me that this is the research institute that you asked him to help rescue a few days ago. There is nothing wrong with it. But Arthur also told me that the only thing that is strange to him is that there is no record of the location of this research institute in the watchtower.

, Atlantis, as the manager of the ocean, did not find it either.

Through Cyborg’s investigation, I also know that this research institute only appeared ten months ago, that is, after the clown committed suicide in Nazionale City. Shortly after Ke Wen and the others left the main universe, you concealed the alliance, concealed

Find out what the world is studying, Bruce."

When he said this, Superman also turned Batman's chair at an angle and aimed it at his own eyes. He looked up into Superman's eyes. After a long time, Batman let out a laugh.

"It seems that Arthur is not stupid either."

"After all, he is a civilized leader. No, are we discussing whether Arthur is stupid or not? Answer me, Bruce, what are you hiding from everyone else? You have been acting weird since the clown committed suicide.

.”

Superman, who was almost led away by Batman, quickly came back and emphasized at the same time. Batman was also sitting there, launching his own torture on Superman, the gaze from Batman·jpg, but this time, Superman

He was not knocked down by this move, perhaps because he was no longer Superman. This gaze made it less difficult for him as a human to resist. After ten seconds of silently looking at each other, Batman finally

stand up.

"Let's go."

"Where to go?"

"Don't you want to know what I'm studying? How can I tell you if you don't go inside? Some things need to be seen with one's own eyes to feel."

Saying words that left Superman scratching his head, Batman also walked in front, heading deeper into the Batcave. Superman, who shook his head and sighed helplessly, could only follow quickly. The two walked side by side, in front of Batman.

Under the guidance, he went deeper into the Batcave, and here, Superman also saw many things about his old rivals.

The Court of Owls that had just worked together to dismantle the Claw Killer had a mask and a tooth with an owl logo. Superman also noticed that there was a liquid substance flowing in the Claw Killer's tooth, which looked like

Metal. The device that places this tooth shows that Superman also understands that this tooth contains extraordinary power.

Masks, pentacles, huge double-sided coins, three different ghost cards, and various props were placed here, which made Superman a little confused. Finally, he saw a corpse. The pale

The face and blood-like smile all told the identity of this corpse. Seeing this, Superman felt bad.

"There's something wrong with you, Bruce! You kept the clown's body. I gave my son to you to be his godfather, not to teach him how to be perverted!"

"So there are some things that you have to see with your own eyes before you can feel them. I brought you here to prove that I have no intention of hiding anything from you. You should also calm down."

"Hide it? You're not really hiding your perverted attributes, are you?!"

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The air suddenly became quiet. The silent Batman once again used Batman's gaze on Superman who let himself go. This time, Superman failed to save and became quiet under Batman's gaze. Seeing Superman quiet down, Bat

Xia then lifted his gaze, walked to the clown's body, and looked at his dead old rival.

"Do you remember what I told you before, about the clown?"

"Are you talking about the three clowns?"

"Well, one fell into the pool of the chemical plant and his body was gone, one committed suicide in front of us, and there is still one left."

"Does this have anything to do with your collection of clown corpses?"

"Just listen to me."

Superman was silent, and Batman began to describe everything he had done during this time in front of the Joker's corpse.

"Three clowns. I have been thinking about why the Mobius Chair told me three clowns before. I have always wondered why there are three clowns. This is unreasonable. We all know that the birth of the clowns was an unexpected accident.

, he fell into a pool of chemicals, and the water destroyed his appearance and everything that could identify his identity, such as fingerprints and teeth. This is why I was unable to find his true identity.

The memory storm before the restart of the universe caused by another Wally also made me speculate. Wally can survive the restart of the universe, why can't the Joker? Assume that there was another universe before the previous restart of the universe.

Restart, then, three clowns make sense. The clowns who survived the two universe reboots, plus the clowns in this universe, there are three."

It is a reasonable speculation, at least from Superman's point of view, there is no problem with Batman's speculation. After all, there is already the example of Old 52 Wally in front of him, and the three clowns are not unreasonable.

"There is no problem with this speculation, but I am curious. I have no doubt that the water in the chemical plant destroyed everything that can prove the clown's identity. Doesn't it mean that it can give the clown that extraordinary regenerative ability?"

"What you said makes no sense. According to you, when lightning struck Barry, it should have turned him into charcoal. How could he be given the Speed ​​Force faster than me?"

Unable to hold back his complaints, Superman made a backhanded argument and directly cited the Flash as an example. However, Batman did not stare at Superman because of his argument. Instead, he remained silent for a while and spoke again.

"I had the same idea as you before. You and I both understand that the reason why Barry did not die was because the Speed ​​Force selected him through lightning, so Barry survived and became the Flash. Then think about it the other way around, if that scene

The accident that gave birth to the Joker also allowed some kind of force, some kind of existence to choose him. Could this explain why the Joker has extraordinary rebirth?"

After hearing Batman tell his speculation about the clown's regenerative ability, Superman's expression became serious at this time. He has experienced the clown's madness. If the clown's extraordinary regenerative power is given by a certain existence, then

This existence is definitely hundreds of times worse than the Joker, a thousand times more disgusting. So, if I, Batman, and the Justice League have battled wits with the Joker so many times, does that mean that that existence has been targeted?

Waiting for yourself?!

"It seems that you have already thought of it. This is why I want to dissect the clown's corpse. I found the answer."

Batman, who understood what Superman was thinking at this time, also continued.

"The answer? What is it?" At this time, Superman's expression also became serious, waiting for Batman to give him an answer.

Standing in front of the Joker's corpse, Batman turned sideways, and a pool of green flowing liquid metal was displayed in front of Superman. When he saw the pool of metal, Superman also felt a sick feeling in his heart. It seemed like he was thinking of something.

, turned his head and looked at the teeth removed from the Claw Killer of the Court of Owls that were placed not far away on the other side. Inside the teeth, there was also a pool of liquid metal of different colors flowing.

"It always feels a bit the same," Superman said as he looked at the two pools of liquid metal.

"Yes, these two pools of metal seem to be the same substance."

"seemingly?"

"Because I am not completely sure now, which is why I hid it from everyone and set up a secret research institute to study metals. No matter what this thing is, it is very dangerous. I even suspect that these things do not exist in the It’s something in our universe, so I have to study it and prevent more people from knowing about it. I don’t want to see the fourth clown appear again. Likewise, I don’t want to see the people around me get hurt again.”

Batman stood in front of the Joker's body and said so seriously, and the stone in Superman's heart was relieved. He walked behind Batman and put his hand directly on Batman's shoulder, bringing his sunshine. The smile comforted Batman.

"Don't always put the responsibility on yourself. You are now the father of six children, and you still act like a lone hero. Don't forget that we have partners. Okay, that's the end of the questions. You It’s time to go out and bask in the sun.”

"You guys, I always feel like you are a little different now."

"After all, I have let go of my burden."

In the living room, the Chinese driver Jack, who was visiting a wealthy family for the first time, was jumping up and down in the living room. Behind him, there was little Jonathan, a naughty kid, and two generations of Robins, Jason and Tim. The only unexpected thing was that , two generations of Robins taught by Batman's words and deeds, plus a son of Superman, did not gain the upper hand in this mobile war of encirclement and interception.

On the contrary, Jack took advantage of the terrain and the clothes on his body to launch counterattacks from time to time, which made the three pursuers a little embarrassed. As for why such a thing happened, to put it simply, it was that Jack, who was idle and bored, was practicing and warming up outside the garden. , little Jonathan, who had just returned from a parent-teacher conference, saw a stranger boxing in his garden. He was so itchy that he went up to fight Jack.

Immediately afterwards, Tim and Jason, who came back from the outside, saw that little Jonathan could not defeat an ordinary person, so they joined the battle group, and then became what they are now. Superman came out of the secret door of the study. The two of them, Batman, who had taken off his suit, also happened to see such a scene.

Even though Batman has experienced hundreds of battles, he was shocked when he came out and saw such a scene. In his opinion, although this Chinese man who was being chased and intercepted by his godson and two adopted sons was good at it, he had not yet arrived. That kind of superhuman level, but every time he used the furniture to fight back, he was extremely clever. He hit the three of them just when their old strength was gone and new strength was not born, which made the three of them miserable.

"You, the driver, are not an ordinary person."

"Ah, you're talking about Jack. His full name is Jack Chen. He can be regarded as a person with super powers. He can use various things that he recognizes as props to defeat his opponents. However, the activation of his super powers requires special conditions. For example, in a place with similar furniture, or in an area with complicated terrain conditions. If it were in a furniture store, even I can't beat him now. I think in that kind of place, he can fight you five times. Five open.”

"That's really high praise. It seems like you're doing well during this time."

"That's it. More than this, I want to know when those four little guys will come back. I don't know if they will be shocked when they see the world like it is now."

"Don't worry, they will definitely do it. I can even think of that kid's expression."