radicalducati Chapter 357 Superpower: Do you think I'm an idiot?
Chapter 357 Superpower: Do you think I'm an idiot?
Chapter 357 Superpower: Do you think I'm an idiot?
This is the Night Owl's base.
The outsider has left Night Owl's secret base.
As the person Nite Owl trusts most, and the only person Nite Owl can trust after "Claw" Dick Dresen dies at the hands of the Joker.
(Note: Dick Grayson, also known as Nightwing, the original Robin, is still an underling of Night Owl in Earth-3, codenamed Claw.)
Outsider bears the heavy responsibility of helping Night Owl coordinate the entire plan. Leading the Anti-Monitor to this new universe and then closing the gate connecting the two universes is no easy task, and Outsider has many things to do.
So at this moment, in the huge room, only Night Owl sat there quietly.
Thomas Wayne Jr. breathed a sigh of relief.
He raised his head and stared blankly at the ceiling.
He then tapped on the screen for a while, and soon a picture of Batman, Bruce Wayne, appeared on the Owl computer.
Rows and rows of psychological analyses and data quickly appeared densely in front of Night Owl, but Thomas didn't pay any attention to the data he had read countless times. Instead, he stared intently at the cold-faced man.
That was his brother, Bruce Wayne. Night Owl often wondered, if his brother hadn't been so soft-hearted and had decisively shot and killed his parents, who controlled the Gotham underworld, what might have happened...?
Although the owl's expression did not change at all, a faint sadness was revealed in his whole being.
Having ruled Gotham City for so many years, Nite Owl never showed such emotions in front of outsiders, not even to Alfred, an outsider.
As the ruler of Gotham, he must be ruthless enough. He is an autocratic dictator and should not show weakness in front of his subjects, not even his most trusted advisors. Past sentiments should not exist in his vocabulary. In the eyes of others, Night Owl will always be that emotionless monster.
But when he's alone, when he's by himself... Night Owl always lets himself get caught up in these emotions; it helps him vent, and it also benefits him...
Be ruthless when necessary, and not be affected by these emotions at all.
So now... allow him to grieve, just grieve, like the first raindrop falling in Gotham's late autumn, filled with the city's sorrow and...
Then Owl turned to the next page of information about Batman, only to have the image of a bat laughing maniacally on the screen instantly interrupt his reverie.
The other person's face, hidden beneath the bat mask, turned deathly pale. The corners of their mouth twisted upwards, stretching all the way to their ears, revealing bright red gums and white teeth.
In an instant, all my sorrow vanished. Damn it, this man laughing wildly with his mouth wide open is definitely not my brother.
In this universe, his soft-hearted, cowardly, and kind-hearted brother has merged with the Joker, Night Owl's former greatest enemy, to become a brand new and dangerous foe.
"..."
As you turn the pages, you see Batman's maniacal laughter everywhere.
In Gotham City, on the streets of Metropolis, in the Justice League lobby...
There's even an image of Batman using a rope as a chain, putting it around the Joker's neck and leading him like a dog. It's clearly a scene reconstruction drawn by someone based on their memory.
Night Owl turned off the intelligence report without expression.
Then he activated Nightwing's. Nightwing, Dick Grayson, a parallel universe version of Claw.
Looking at the young face hidden beneath the blindfold, Thomas Wayne Jr.'s expression softened slightly.
He admitted that he was somewhat biased towards the other party, but the claws of their universe filled a large part of all of the few emotions the Night Owl had.
The relationship between Claw Dick and Night Owl is no longer just that of king and knight, foster father and adopted son. He becomes a kind of compensation for Night Owl. He pours his guilt for his brother Bruce Wayne's accidental death in his plan to murder his evil underworld parents onto Claw Dick, which makes Dick's meaning to him so different.
But in the end, Claw Dick died. He died at the hands of the Joker, and Nite Owl was heartbroken.
But now he has encountered a parallel universe counterpart... a brand new Dick Grayson.
Night Owl knew very well that this Dick wasn't his Dick, but... so what?
Night Owl carefully examined the intelligence report again, noting that Nightwing had been fighting crime in Gotham in place of Batman.
He led the Arkham faction that had surrendered to Batman, including Mr. Freeze, the Penguin, the Ventriloquist, and numerous Talons...
There was once a man named Lincoln March who also served under Nightwing, but he later disappeared without a trace. Even Night Owl's intelligence network couldn't find any information on him.
The reason Nite Owl noticed this man named Lincoln March was because he thought the man might be his own counterpart in this universe, but after carefully comparing the man's appearance, he overturned this conclusion.
The other person's appearance was completely different from his own, and through facial comparison, it was even very likely that the other person did not have Wayne family blood.
Therefore, Night Owl's final conclusion was that in this universe, he was someone who had never been born. The man who resembled Batman's brother, Lincoln March, was nothing but an imposter.
This result satisfied Night Owl; otherwise, he would have had to spend time killing his counterpart to ensure his uniqueness, which was far too troublesome. Especially since Superman and Batman had formed an alliance under his guidance, promising to focus on improving their strength instead of openly disobeying their leader's orders while causing trouble outside, which would definitely not end well.
Then Night Owl turned his attention back to Nightwing. Perhaps... before the universe is destroyed, he could take Nightwing away. That child had died for him, and now it was time to repay him.
Although he is no longer called Claw, but Nightwing, Night Owl is confident in himself. As a survivor from another universe, Nightwing and he will rebuild the world that has become ruins.
His gaze lingered on Nightwing, then he flipped through a few more pages of documents and soon came across a photo of Nightwing fighting crime in the night sky, dressed in a flashy low-cut V-neck disco uniform.
Perhaps because a reporter spotted the camera, Dick even stuck his butt out in mid-air, showing off his ample hips to everyone.
"..."
Why is everyone in this universe so bizarre?!
Night Owl was a little tired, and he closed those intelligence posts with a blank expression.
He then stood up, silently contemplating his plan to lure the counter-surveillance agents, and walked toward the lobby of the crime syndicate base.
Judging by the time, Superman should be back soon. While the other man's mind is still fogged up by Batman, he should go and carry out his plan.
He must force the Anti-Monitor to remain in this new universe long enough for him to close the portal between the two Earths, rather than having the Anti-Monitor come and wipe everyone out, then destroy this new Earth and then return to destroy Earth 3 without any regard for morality.
Therefore, it is important to retain enough combat power on this earth to temporarily resist the anti-monitors, and Alexander Luther, who is imprisoned by the criminal Syndicate, is one of the most important targets.
Superpower was the main figure who led the defeat and imprisonment of Alexander Luther. For a long time, he had kept Alexander Luther firmly in his own hands and did not allow anyone else to interfere.
He was wary, fearful, and greedy towards Alexander Luther. He had tried countless times to extract the secret that Luther could steal the powers of other superhumans by killing them, and even wanted to inherit Luther's Zamza power.
That's right. This is one of the main reasons why Night Owl believes Superpower never killed Thunder Zamza Alexander Luther, not because he kept Zamza alive to deal with the Anti-Monitor, as others have claimed.
Now, Owlman is going to take advantage of the opportunity presented by Batman's impaired intelligence to wrest control of Thunder Zamza Alexander Luther from his hands, allowing him to decide how to use this incredibly powerful weapon without harming himself.
"If only there were a way to detonate this universe and bury the Anti-Monitors directly within it..."
While reviewing his plan, Night Owl was lost in thought.
The Anti-Monitor possesses the ability to travel between parallel universes, and Night Owl has to consider whether there are any other ways to prevent the Anti-Monitor from threatening his world again if his efforts to seal the passage between the two universes fail.
However, these were just thoughts at the moment, and Night Owl quickly shook his head; now was not the time to think about such things.
He quickly walked down the corridor into a dimly lit hall.
Of the seven main seats in the Crime Syndicate, all but the Superb Seat were empty. Night Owl walked up to the table and saw that they had actually carved the words "Criminal Syndicate" in large characters on it.
That's incredibly stupid.
Next to the seven main seats are the seating arrangements of the combat units under the command of the main members of each crime syndicate.
They also arrived in a new world with the criminal syndicate, but like the most useless of the syndicate's many giants, Sea King, they were all severely injured during their journey through the universe and had to be placed in a petri dish to recuperate and maintain their lives.
By the time they wake up and regain their fighting strength, they don't know when it will be.
"All these men who brought with them can be fed to Alexander Luther..."
As the owl thought this, he walked over.
He saw Superb standing next to his seat with his hands behind his back, looking rather dim-witted.
"Super Power".
Night Owl spoke first. He didn't rashly say anything foolish like demanding control of Alexander Luther, but instead probed first:
"How's the collaboration with Batman going?"
"Very good, Night Owl. Quite a haul."
Superpower stared at the other person, puzzled. He didn't remember Night Owl being the kind of person who talked nonsense for no reason.
In his memory, Thomas always got straight to the point.
Did Batman give you the compensation you deserved?
Superba frowned.
Why is this tone used to coax a child?
So he continued to be patient:
"Of course. He will grant me the Speed Force. My power will then reach a new level. What are you trying to say, Night Owl? Did you call me here just to spout this nonsense?"
“Of course not, Superpower,” Night Owl said. “I’m just here to remind you that I think your collaboration with Batman seems a little too easy.”
He said, "You've never been one to easily trust others, Superb. You've never been manipulated by anyone. But look at what we're doing now, don't you think Batman is using this so-called covenant to control you?"
"Absolutely not," Superpower said.
"..."
Superb briefly recalled the intense, pleasurable sensation he felt when he inhaled a torrent of kryptonite, and then said:
"Batman paid his dues, and I enhanced my powers—the key is power, you understand? As long as my powers are enhanced, no matter what Batman's intentions are, he's no threat."
He said, "Even if Batman uses me, it doesn't matter. If we are to take over this universe, someone like Eclipse is a dangerous character that we need to eliminate."
"Working with Batman to take down that magical monster was like clearing the way for future domination. If this is all you've come to remind me of, I think we can end this conversation now."
Superba frowned. He couldn't figure out what was wrong with Night Owl today. He suddenly invited him here and then started talking nonsense without any context. The whole thing was incomprehensible and his IQ was incredibly low.
Superb thought: Has Night Owl lost his mind?
Night Owl thought: Has Superpower lost his mind?
After testing him twice, Night Owl felt that Superpower's answers were extremely idiotic.
He neither mentioned Batman's sinister intentions nor asked whether Batman's behavior was unusual.
He had an unusual trust in Batman, which stemmed entirely from foolish, one-sided thinking.
Therefore, perhaps he could try approaching it indirectly...
The two looked at each other, both thinking the other was probably having some kind of mental breakdown, and simultaneously decided to end the conversation quickly and get straight to the point.
So after a few more casual words and a quick verification, Night Owl decided to get straight to the point:
"Superb, the most important reason I've come to you this time is that I need Alexander Luther to help me modify a weapon."
Superb almost thought he had misheard.
What happened?
Has his prestige fallen to such a low point now?
He's told him countless times not to mention Alexander Luther again. Does Night Owl think he's an idiot?
Superpower's anger flared up instantly, but he remained expressionless on the surface.
"Go on, I'm listening."
(End of this chapter)