Chapter 1016: Joker's Bad Luck (Part 3)

"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!" Joker shouted crazily: "Do you know what you are doing?! You will blow us all to death!!!"

"This is also my plan." Batman's icy voice continued: "Do you really think I have forgiven you group of damn criminals? You really should ask the attending physician at the asylum for more medicine... Do you really think Batman will forgive criminals?!"

Joker was directly choked, but Batman continued: "Thank you, you two criminal masterminds, for killing each other... Missile silo preheated, launch safety disengaged, prepare to ignite!"

Joker turned his head to look out the window and discovered a black dot flying toward Cat Getan Cathedral at an extremely high speed. Batman wasn't joking; he was for real!

Joker almost scrambled to let Schiller down from the rope, and then wanted to drag him away from Cat Getan Cathedral.

But just at this moment, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from behind Cat Getan Cathedral. A few shouts in Russian came. Joker Jack didn't react at all. A group of heavily armed strangers rushed in from the back door of the cathedral, raised their guns, and fired a burst of shots at the floor of the cathedral.

Joker was certain that those people were definitely not locals of Cat Getan. The gear they held and the way they shot were completely different from here. Joker, who didn't carry heavy weapons, was completely unable to cope and could only hide behind cover, but was suppressed by firepower and couldn't get up.

Joker, although having extremely strong self-healing abilities, was not invulnerable. Even if he were invulnerable, the bullets of heavy weapons had a very obvious knockback effect. Even if he rushed up against the bullets, he couldn't rush out.

Under the cover of firepower, several silhouettes rushed out from the corner of the back door, lifted Schiller, who was still lying on the ground, and vanished into the cathedral at an extremely fast speed.

Joker roared in place: "Batman!!!!!"

Batman was actually utilizing the psychology of high-IQ criminals like Joker. In the formula he learned from Schiller for dealing with born killers, there was a very important point, which was that this group of lunatics always felt they were the most powerful, and every one of them was an incomparable megalomaniac.

Batman said he wanted to save Joker. Joker originally didn't believe it, but the reason he didn't believe it was that he felt that in the same amount of time, Schiller's influence on Batman couldn't be greater than his own influence on Batman. He didn't believe Batman would completely abandon revenge because of Schiller, because he hadn't done it either.

So, when Batman said this was all his plan and he actually hadn't changed at all, Joker not only believed it but also felt a kind of celebration and a sense of achievement that was already within his expectations.

Under these conditions, Joker would immediately go to save Schiller, because only if Schiller lived would Joker have a chance to mock him, and at the same time, have a chance to expose the fact that Schiller had been fooled by Batman, to satisfy his own vanity of being stronger than the same kind of born killer.

In the cathedral, just as Joker wanted to run, he heard a "buzzing" sound ringing in his ears. Originally, Batman had already controlled the missile to turn around. After all, he couldn't really blow Schiller to death, and the Bat-missile also had the ability to turn around directly. But since Schiller had already been taken away by someone, there was nothing left to say.

The next second, the missile landed. A mushroom cloud rose at the location of Cat Getan Cathedral. Joker waved his arms and was blown into the sky.

But Batman, who was in front of the monitoring screen, also furrowed his brow. The people who took Schiller away were not sent by him.

At this time, in the Hall of Mind of DC Schiller, DC Schiller had just sat up from the bed. He rubbed his eyes with some drowsiness and then said: "It does hurt a bit, but fortunately, the fusion process went quite smoothly..."

He walked off the bed, but because he was a bit weak, he could only lean on the head of the bed and pant. Just then, the door was pushed open, and Superego walked in.

"Are you okay? The final stage of fusion should be completed, right?" Superego helped DC Schiller and walked toward the door.

DC Schiller nodded and said: "Batman stimulated Joker, and Lucifer stimulated me. After the soul activity of both of us increased, the fusion actually became faster. In other words, the plan overall was quite smooth."

"But to be honest, in the end, the performances of Constantine, Batman, and Lucifer shouldn't have been in your plan either, right?" Superego looked at Schiller.

DC Schiller pursed his lips and said: "So what? My goal was still achieved. Even if there were some small twists and turns in the middle, it belongs to the normal situation."

Superego smiled, but didn't continue to force DC Schiller. The two walked to the railing of the patio. DC Schiller opened his mouth and said:

"From the moment I wanted to complete the fusion, a plan gradually took shape in my mind. But the key lies in the fact that Joker and I must both be injured at the same time."

"We two are originally from the same root, and the things we fear are the same. Originally, my plan was to rely on seasickness to make us both fall into weakness. However, since Constantine provided a better opportunity, I naturally had to utilize it properly."

"Although I successfully fell into weakness and was injured more than once, there was still one problem: if we fused together in this weak state, then the personality that finally completed it would still be very weak, and it would be very difficult to recover. Simply put, it damaged the foundation and could not be cured."

"I needed the wounds brought by weakness and injury for fusion, but I couldn't let the soul activity drop too low. Both sides must always be in a state of excitement. Otherwise, even if the fusion is completed, the strength will not rise."

"And wanting the soul activity to rise, both sides must enter a state of excitement. So, I utilized guilt, pulled in Batman, and let him continuously stimulate Joker, maintaining the soul activity on his side."

"And yourself, what were you originally planning? What method did you plan to use to stimulate your own soul activity? And ensure that you could always occupy the dominant position in the fusion?" Superego looked at Schiller and asked.

"I didn't plan to do anything." To Superego's surprise, DC Schiller shook his head and said: "Anyway, you would never watch Joker occupy the dominant position. During the fusion, if his strength suppressed mine, you would definitely save me. This is the ticket for you to watch the show."

Superego covered his forehead and said: "I really should have slammed the door shut the moment you jumped in, letting you fall on your face. That would have made the scene at the time even more awkward. This is the price of you utilizing me."

"You are the rule, and I am just reasonably utilizing the rule itself. Joker personality occupying the dominant position and surfacing to the surface consciousness does not conform to the interests of all personality fragments. This is the fundamental reason why I dared to start the fusion. No matter what, you wouldn't let me lose." DC Schiller revealed a smile.

"I think your friends are very right." Superego rested his hands on the railing, looked at DC Schiller, and said: "You are always good at formulating a series of plans, utilizing your friends, and then arbitrarily arranging rewards for them."

"You are wrong." DC Schiller shook his head and said: "Because I didn't prepare any rewards for you at all."

Superego took a deep breath. He stared into DC Schiller's eyes and said: "I know you are deliberately angering me, because I can put you in solitary confinement. If I locked you up, you naturally wouldn't have to go out and face them. But I just want to say, keep dreaming."

"I see you've recovered enough. Hurry up and go up to work! Didn't you hear the sound just now? A massive explosion occurred beside you, and you are now completely powerless to resist, and don't know where you were taken by some people..." Superego turned and wanted to leave.

But at this moment, Arrogant Schiller raised his head to look at the high tower and asked: "Back then, when you split us into two, the mysterious power you used—what exactly was it?"

Superego's figure paused. Afterward, he said: "So, your fundamental purpose is here."

"I said, why were you in such a hurry to start the fusion, and the whole plan was stumbling and not smooth? It seems you are 'Xiang Zhuang dancing with the sword, aiming at Pei Gong'."

"When starting the fusion, you pulled in Batman, continuously stimulating the soul activity on Joker's side, making yourself fall into a disadvantage. You knew clearly that I wouldn't sit idly by. At the last moment, I would definitely take out that kind of power to save you. You could then know the truth about it."

"This series of plans you formulated is not aimed at Batman, not aimed at Constantine, and not even aimed at the other half contaminated by the Joker virus. Your ultimate goal is to trick me into making a move."

Superego turned around, and DC Schiller also turned around. When the two looked at each other, sparks flew.

"Don't forget, you are the collective will of all personalities, including me. You shouldn't have kept anything from me. And the reason I haven't asked for so long..."

DC Schiller walked forward, tilted his head, and stared into Superego's eyes, saying: "Because if I knew, Joker, who is of the same root as me, would definitely know too. He is not one of our own; he only cares about Batman. In order to keep secrets for ourselves, I could only suppress my curiosity."

"Although that group of fools stimulated me in the end, making my soul activity too high and evenly matched with Joker, leading to the fusion process being too smooth and not tricking you into making a move, you should also announce the truth, right?"

After speaking, DC Schiller raised his head again to look at the high tower and said: "Do you think I don't remember? When we first came here, the high tower wasn't in this state."

"Back then, our complete personality fell from a high place and shattered completely. And this high tower was precisely pieced together with fragments. All along, our Hall of Mind has been covered in cumulative scars. Porcelain pieced together from fragments can never be exactly the same as the original."

"The moment we first arrived here and regained consciousness, I was the first to wake up. And at that time, the ceiling I saw was still covered in cracks, but those familiar cracks soon disappeared."

"I am one of the original sin personalities, and before being split into two, I was the most powerful original sin personality. Other personalities couldn't possibly wake up earlier than me."

"And if someone woke up before me and repaired the high tower, then it could only be the collective will of the personalities, which is you, Superego."

DC Schiller looked into Superego's eyes and said: "I guess the mysterious power you used to repair the entire high tower and the power you used when splitting me into two should be the same. Now, answer me, what is it?"

Superego, who was standing in place, was silent for a while. However, the DC Schiller in front of him was no longer the personality fragment that could be completely controlled by him when split into two. Just as he said, the complete Arrogance was the most powerful personality fragment in the entire high tower, bar none.

When a personality collapses, there are always things that cannot be forgotten. Even if the spirit has completely collapsed and the entire personality has shattered into thousands of pieces, there will still be certain traits deeply rooted in the depths of the soul—which cannot be broken by knives or axes, and cannot be moved by storms or rain.

For humans, greed is a nature that cannot be shaken. It is a trait deeply rooted in the soul from infancy.

For Schiller, the arrogance brought by his naturally superior intelligence and powerful abilities is a trait that cannot be erased. It is the foundation of his personality establishment.

And comparing the two, because greed's special nature of "not acting without profit" is inferior, the complete Arrogance is the undisputed strongest personality fragment in the entire high tower.

Merely one-half of Arrogance almost cured Batman, and it only took a few years. This can be called a miracle in both psychiatry and psychology.

And now, Arrogance is about to become one. If he refuses to surface to the surface consciousness and blocks Greed from going up, other personalities cannot be their opponents. Then Schiller's body will have to remain in a coma forever. This is not what Superego wants to see.

So, Superego sighed, turned, and walked toward the elevator, saying while walking: "Since that's the case, I'll take you to see it."

The two walked in silence and boarded the elevator. Afterward, the elevator descended all the way and stopped at one of the floors. Schiller raised his head and saw a plaque, on which was written "Asylum."

"Although that little guy is very fierce, he is indeed a good bodyguard. Even if you wanted to break in, you might not necessarily not cause a stir." Superego was referring to Moonlight Schiller. DC Schiller naturally knew this too. Looking at it this way, the kind of power Superego referred to should be in the depths of the asylum.

Sure enough, Superego took DC Schiller and walked toward the depths of the asylum. Moonlight Schiller just poked his head out of the ward to look. Seeing Superego's figure, he didn't block him and retracted his head again.

In the deepest part of the asylum, there was a massive gate hanging with huge chains. In the center of the gate was a strangely shaped keyhole. Superego took out something and pressed it on. Arrogant Schiller didn't see clearly, only seeing that it didn't seem to be an ordinary key, but a thin piece of iron.

The chains were removed, the gate opened, and the scene inside the room made DC Schiller widen his eyes in shock.

The room was very small, with only a bed, a table, and a chair. The hospital bed faced the door. Lying on the hospital bed was another himself.

And what made DC Schiller shocked to the point of being speechless and feeling a chill down his spine was that this self lying on the hospital bed had already been disemboweled, his abdomen opened and heart removed, losing an entire arm and half a leg, and one eyeball had also disappeared. He was as broken as a victim on an unauthorized human experiment table.

Just as DC Schiller instinctively walked into the room, with a "Bang—", the gate behind him closed. Superego, standing beside the experiment table, revealed a cold sneer.

DC Schiller squinted his eyes, staring at him with focused attention. But very quickly, Superego laughed brilliantly and said: "It seems my acting was good. I scared you, right?"

After speaking, he turned and pointed to the chair behind the table and said: "Sit. Now, we can talk about the truth you want."

Arrogant Schiller's muscles were tense, his fingertips were still trembling. He looked at the broken corpse of Schiller on the hospital bed and asked: "... Who is he?"

Superego smiled again, took out a dinner plate and knife and fork from under the table, placed them on the tabletop, and then said: "You should be very familiar with him, because you were the first one to know him."

"You can call him 'Schiller'. Of course, we are all Schiller, but before, he had another name..."

Superego paused, and DC Schiller stared at him fixedly. Superego revealed a smile, looked at him, and said:

"We call him—System."

Sad. ===== CHAPTER 1017 =====