Chapter 2484

In the end, the Robins from Schiller's universe persuaded those from other universes, because what they said was indeed very reasonable: if Batman were truly dead, then you should go take your revenge or choose your successor as you see fit.

But the problem is that there is now sufficient evidence to prove he is not dead, and this is just a part of his plan; therefore, everyone is still a Robin, whose primary duty is to act as Batman's assistant. Now that Batman has laid out a mission, if they don't go, who will?

To take a step back, thinking about splitting the family assets while the person isn't even dead yet—even if Batman has now become President Wei En, just wait and see if he doesn't settle the score with you when he returns.

The Batman of the Arkham universe is exceptionally tight-lipped, which in fact means he is exceptionally intimidating; a major reason why his relationship with the Robins isn't very good is that he is too majestic.

However, at this moment, the majesty he established in his daily life came in very handy. Once they thought about how Batman might settle the score after he returned, the Robins of the Arkham universe one after another expressed that they were still weak little bird eggs and that it was better to honestly hunker down in the nest.

Because the Robins of the main universe hadn't suffered too great a loss from the thick fog, they were still eager to stir up trouble, but since this was, after all, the Arkham universe, they had to follow the host's lead.

Just like that, the Robins' main focus was still on finding a way to storm Wei En Tower to find the Robin King and retrieve Batman's cape from him, but the first thing they had to overcome was still the thick fog along the long journey from here into Wei En Tower.

Just as everyone was enthusiastically discussing the types of monsters in the thick fog and the methods to deal with them, Batman and Batwoman were discussing another matter.

They were not as interested in a single entity within this incident as the Robins were; they were more concerned with comprehensive consideration, observing from a macro perspective.

In this way, they faced a more difficult problem—who is the true mastermind, and where is he?

Batman had long had a speculation in his heart.

Don't forget what he had just deduced before coming here: among the various universes, it is very likely that a hybrid of Joker and Batman is stirring up trouble.

Just as he had deduced this, something happened in the Arkham universe; then who else could the mastermind be?

Batwoman had heard of Batman's speculation, but she felt it was too absurd; she simply couldn't imagine what a fusion of Joker and Batman would be like.

But this did not hinder them from deducing what this guy would do based on the behavioral principles of Batman and Joker.

Batman first pointed out the key, "What do you think the mastermind's goal is?"

"This is actually not a question, but a hint." Batwoman said immediately, "It is indeed very strange. If he wanted to invade this universe, there would be no need to take so many detours and go to such great lengths; he could just form an army with that pile of strange-looking Robins and throw them over."

"If his target is the Batman of this universe, then he should have let that so-called Robin King kill him in one blow, instead of having to trap him. This kind of person wouldn't have any extra sympathy."

"The only thing I can think of now is that he is after that equation. If, as you said, the power of the equation is incomparably strong, then he must also want to obtain it, and he wants to obtain a complete one directly."

Batwoman was obviously referring to sending the Robin King over to obtain the half-equation possessed by the Arkham Batman, synthesizing the complete equation with the help of the Robin King's wisdom, and then reaping the benefits himself.

As for why he didn't just take the half-equation from the Robin King's hands, Batwoman guessed that there might also be a rift between the two of them, a relationship of mutual utilization; the Robin King wouldn't give it to him, so he could only adopt this method of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

"But the second half of the plan..." Batwoman dragged out a long tone; she indeed hadn't figured it out, especially the part related to the thick fog—what was this for?

What benefit does it bring him to get this group of people into a dream? If you say it's to make the other party lose their mobility and then launch a sneak attack, but you can already sneak up to the other party's side and steal their soul, then isn't destroying the physical body easy? Why go through such a big circle?

Batman soon saw that Batwoman probably hadn't dealt with the Joker much due to her experience in her own universe, or rather, this was another person blinded by love who hadn't paid any attention to the Joker at all, with her attention entirely focused on her deceased boyfriend.

This led Batwoman to ignore a special attribute of the mastermind—he is the Joker; the point of all his plans is not to seek profit, but to break the heart.

It wouldn't be impossible to say that the Joker formulated a plan to obtain a key prop, but this plan must be a process, not a result, and certainly not his initial purpose.

He must ultimately take this prop to set up a bigger plan, and the purpose of this final plan is to crush Batman's soul.

From this perspective, many of the mastermind's seemingly meaningless operations have an explanation.

First, the Robin King's attack caused severe physical trauma to the Arkham Batman; pain itself would torture a human's spirit, making thinking scattered and mental strength weakened.

Second, letting the Arkham Batman know that Jason, who was already in an unstable mental state, had been stimulated again was another mental shock, adding a heavy burden on top of a spirit already weakened by physical frailty.

Then, Superman also fell into weakness and pain in order to save himself, even completely losing his former powerful strength and becoming worse than an ordinary person, which would also make Batman more painful.

That is to say, all of this is actually just to torture Batman, making him very weak when he enters the dream world.

And the Joker's ultimate goal is to crush Batman, so there must be more calamities in the subsequent dream world, and they are the kind that point directly to the essence, causing Batman to collapse completely.

"What would that be?" Batwoman asked.

"No, we cannot follow this line of thinking." Batman denied her and said, "We just assume the Joker really has this ability, that he has prepared a seamless plan and has absolute certainty to completely crush Batman's soul at the final moment of the dream; then where do you think the Joker would be at this time?"

Batman and Batwoman looked at each other, and the answer was self-evident—how could the Joker allow anyone else to destroy Batman with their own hands?

"He often envisions my collapse, calling it some kind of great turning point." Batman said, "At ordinary times, he hopes to be the only jester in front of me, and at such moments, he must be the only audience."

"That is to say, that monster that fused Batman and Joker is now very likely also in the dream world." Batwoman said.

Batman nodded and said, "Ready to rush out at any time to give Batman a fatal blow; it seems we must go over."

Batwoman knew he was referring to the hole near the portal; they certainly also knew how dangerous it was to jump down directly, but things had reached this point, and I'm afraid this trap had reached its final stage, so they had to go even if they didn't want to.

Clark stayed behind to guard the bodies of the Arkham Batman and Superman, that pair of star-crossed lovers, while Batman and Batwoman headed to the hole where the portal was located.

Danger still lurked in the thick fog, but it was not yet a match for the combined efforts of Batman and Batwoman. They soon reached the vicinity of the hole, and before jumping down, Batwoman asked.

"Then what about the mysterious visitor in the fog? What role do you think he plays in such a play?"

Batman remembered that tarot card, so he said, "He is far more mysterious than anyone imagines. That monster provoked him in order to let the thick fog cover everything... He will pay a greater price than he imagines."

The two soon jumped down along the hole.

After a long fall, they soon found themselves appearing on the roof of a building. Looking down, this was a very strange city; it looked like Cat Getan, but it had many buildings that Cat Getan didn't have.

"No need to care about these." Batman said, "Everything is possible in the dream world. If that monster has obtained the authority to fabricate dreams, it wouldn't be strange for him to fabricate anything."

Batwoman knew that Batman was reminding her not to argue logic with a madman. If the other party was really a combination of Batman and Joker, then he was truly mad beyond measure.

"We have to find Batman." Batman looked into the distance and said, "There must be information about Wei En Group in newspapers and news media. Let's go check it out now."

This was simple for them; they casually entered a newspaper office to flip through news, and as expected, Wei En Group was no longer called Wei En Group, and they also learned from old newspapers what happened back then.

"It seems we are no longer heirs." Batwoman sighed and said, "But to find a person named Bruce Wei En among ordinary people..."

"Go to the Cat Getan Police Department." Batman said, "They will definitely record where little Bruce went back then. As long as we can find the files, we can figure out what happened to Batman in this fabricated dream world."

The sky was already getting dark, and the two found the Cat Getan Police Department in the last glimmer of the sunset—to be precise, it was a fusion of the Cat Getan and New York police departments, and this city was called New Jersey City.

The regular method certainly wouldn't get the files. The two waited a little while until the sky went completely dark before they skillfully broke into the police station, locked onto the file room at the fastest speed, pried open the door, and walked in.

The next second, the two were enveloped by the light of a flashlight.

"Who's there?!" A female voice came from the depths of the file room.

Batman and Batwoman looked at each other, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes—did they run into colleagues?

As a result, the flashlight beam shook and shook, but what was revealed was a police uniform. Batman and Batwoman immediately realized that this was not a colleague; they were mice meeting a cat.

Then what else was there to say? Batwoman rushed over in a stride, kicked away the flashlight with a side kick, and followed up with a crisp and neat capture, directly pinning the other party to the spot.

Batman picked up the flashlight that fell on the ground. By the light, the two saw that the person being pinned was a female police officer, and her work ID card had her name written on it—"Vigus Guine".