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Chapter 2830: Movements of Each Team (Part 1)

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The Batman of the Prime Universe stopped in his tracks before the cave; the Arkham Batman was still walking inward and nearly collided with him.

Arkham stopped, and Batwoman looked at the Prime Universe Batman with some confusion. The Prime Universe Batman first let out a long sigh, lowered his voice to the minimum, and said, "No matter what you see in a moment, do not show surprise, and especially do not strike up a conversation with that person..."

Then, ignoring the other two, he stepped inside.

There were also many Batmen in this massive cave, gathered in twos and threes; some had very strange appearances. Behind the crowd, the Prime Universe Batman saw the Bat-Rex and the Flash Batman.

And, quite unsurprisingly, while the other Batmen were all gathered on the periphery of the cave, a group of Batmen stood in the very center, chatting and laughing.

"I must tell you, this really cannot be blamed on you. If you had taken even one hour away from the busyness of fighting crime to see a psychiatrist, he would have told you the same conclusion. I can swear to it..."

"Yes, I said it; my teacher is a very famous psychologist. I graduated with my doctorate under him, so you must believe what I say. This is not your fault at all; it was just a sad mistake."

"Of course, the blame should be placed on your parents. If it weren't for their corruption and their negligence in letting this city become what it is, you wouldn't have needed to take action. So, it was clearly them who truly killed your younger brother."

"Let's look at it from another angle. They clearly already had children, yet they didn't set a good example or wash their hands of their crimes, instead continuing to engage in those evil deeds. It was they who didn't consider you first, so is it really an evil thing for you to rise up and resist?"

"Since it isn't evil, where does the need for 'turning over a new leaf' come from? That is why I said I just want to be friends with you, because I feel you are different from this bunch of old stubborn fools. Your hat is also much cooler than theirs. What is that on your face? Glasses? Do they have any special functions?"

In the middle of this small group in the center of the cave, a young man with blue eyes was holding court. The Batman opposite him was somewhat special; he no longer looked like a bat at all, but rather, because of those two round eyes and the feathers beside his head, he looked more like an owl.

This Batman who looked like an owl kept staring at the blue-eyed young man. In fact, all the Batmen in the cave were staring at him to some degree, because this guy wasn't wearing a mask.

From the traces on the ground, it was not difficult for the Prime Universe Batman to see that someone had made efforts to keep Bruce's identity a secret, but it was clearly all in vain.

The Prime Universe Batman knew who that Batman who looked like an owl was. Ever since learning of the Dark Universe and Barbatos's conspiracy, the Prime Universe Batman had been trying to recruit Batmen from various universes and had also learned about some Batmen from well-informed existences.

The Prime Universe Batman was confident that the intelligence he obtained was accurate because he had made a deal with Gabriel: he helped Gabriel hide so God couldn't find him, and in return, Gabriel gave him a dossier on the Batmen of various universes.

The intelligence was not very detailed because Gabriel had also told him that universes are always developing; what someone was like when they first debuted might change into something else after a few events. Therefore, giving specific intelligence might actually cause misleading results. Gabriel only gave the Prime Universe Batman the names, codenames, and past experiences of these Batmen.

This Batman who looked like an owl called himself Owlman. His story was not complicated; simply put, the Cat Getan he belonged to was full of villains, and the Waynes were in cahoots with gangs and corrupt officials, ultimately leading to the darkness of the city.

Bruce Wei En's older brother and Alfred took action together to remove the malignant tumor that was the Wei En couple, but in the process, they accidentally killed Bruce. From then on, Cat Getan had one less superhero named Batman, but one more tyrant named Owlman.

That's right, Owlman couldn't be considered a complete criminal; he was more like an order-maintainer who would take extreme measures. His philosophy was somewhat similar to Jason's—he didn't shy away from killing, but the ultimate goal of the killing was to save people.

This Owlman had arrived at just the right time, the Prime Universe Batman thought. He was just missing a younger brother, and yet here was someone who loved being a younger brother to others.

Bruce Wei En came from Dr. Schiller's universe. If the Prime Universe Batman had to give him a codename, it would probably be "Son of a Bitch."

The Prime Universe Batman didn't need to dwell on it too much, because just thinking about him gave him a headache.

At this moment, Bruce had already reached out to pull at Owlman's mask. Owlman's muscles tensed instinctively, and he reached for the batarangs at his waist as a conditioned reflex, but he truly, forcibly held himself back.

Owlman grabbed Bruce's wrist and flung him away. Bruce sighed and said, "I didn't mean anything by it; I just wanted to take a look. Is even looking not allowed?"

"The equipment will be damaged," Owlman finally squeezed out a sentence. He said, "I don't have spare parts."

"Isn't that a coincidence? I do," Bruce said. "What kind do you want? I have X-ray glasses, do you want them? I guarantee they'll let you dominate at the gambling table."

"You gamble?" Owlman turned his head to look at him.

It's over, the Prime Universe Batman sneered in his heart. My good brother has taken the bait already; he lasted even less time than an alien rescue dog. Truly a family misfortune.

Arkham Batman didn't have as much internal monologue as the Prime Universe Batman. He reached out and grabbed Bruce by the back of the collar, dragged him all the way over, and then said, "What's going on? Who is that guy?"

This sentence was finally a question, but it also contained a thick layer of threat, similar to "If you don't tell me, I'll break your legs."

The two of them weren't actually familiar with each other, but Arkham Batman was like this with everyone. He never had time to be all smiles with criminals, and in his view, a Bruce Wei En who appeared here without a mask was no different from a criminal.

The Prime Universe Batman couldn't help but feel a bit envious. He thought, sure enough, Dr. Schiller was right: once the illness reaches a certain depth, one naturally has no worries.

Standing next to Owlman was also a tall Batman. His temperament was dark and deep, even more so than Arkham Batman's by a few degrees. More importantly, he carried a machine gun on his back.

The Prime Universe Batman searched his mind for information on the Batman who used guns, then locked onto a Batman labeled by the Universe Administrators as the Grim Knight.

Then, to the right of this Batman stood a Batman radiating red light all over. This radiance made the Prime Universe Batman feel very uncomfortable, constantly stirring up the negative emotions in his heart.

The Prime Universe Batman checked the data and finally found that only one Batman could match this image: the Dark Judge Batman of the Ancient God Trinity.

Standing beside him was a Batman whose eye-mask part also had a very special design; two green lenses were clamped over his eyes, making him look like a green-headed fly.

The Prime Universe Batman was very familiar with this look; it was a Batman he had tailed before, coming from a universe ruled by NAZIs. He gave himself the codename "Leatherwing."

Next to this guy stood a Bruce Wei En wearing black-rimmed glasses. This Bruce Wei En wasn't wearing a bat-suit, but was wearing a strange suit of armor, and there were many non-material small drones around him, looking just like Iron Man.

However, one of the small drones betrayed his identity because that thing looked like an evil monster with countless tentacles. In the data provided by Gabriel, this guy was a mad scientist, even crazier than all the villains in Arkham Asylum combined.

Then, what was discovered by the Prime Universe Batman was that someone had been reading his mind since he first walked in. He guessed this might be the Martian Manhunter's ability. Batman locked his gaze on the plain-looking Batman standing next to this mad scientist. The Prime Universe Batman decided to call him the Mind Hunter.

And the last tall figure made the Prime Universe Batman feel somewhat familiar. Rather than saying he was Batman, it was more like Darkseid had put on a layer of Batman skin and walked in. But the Prime Universe Batman knew this was Batman, only he had stolen the power of the Anti-Life Equation and become the Lord of Anti-Life. The Prime Universe Batman gave him the codename Apocalypse Batman.

These six Batmen, plus Bruce, totaled seven people, forming a very obvious small group. All the other Batmen stayed far away from them.

Of course, this couldn't be blamed on the other Batmen; the key was that the art style of this bunch was completely different from the other Batmen.

Or rather, the six Batmen other than Bruce had an art style completely different from the other Batmen. Although Bruce's art style was also different from the other Batmen, the direction of the difference was diametrically opposite—he was a bit too normal.

The Prime Universe Batman could imagine how long Bruce had been standing here and how many seconds of 360-degree, no-dead-angle scanning he had received. But unfortunately, no one would be able to find anything; this guy was a normal person now, normal to the point of being too abnormal.

Arkham Batman finished asking for information and tossed Bruce to the side. Batwoman glanced at him and beckoned to him. Bruce ran over, but halfway there, he was dragged back by Owlman.

Owlman narrowed his eyes and stared at Batwoman, seemingly feeling that she wasn't a good person. Batwoman looked at the Prime Universe Batman, seeking his opinion. The Prime Universe Batman shook his head gently at her.

Batwoman thought it might be because this guy who looked like an owl had some ability and that a conflict now wouldn't be worth it. In fact, the Prime Universe Batman wanted to say, "You've already been hooked like a carp, so don't lower yourself to his level."

Completely ignoring Bruce, the Prime Universe Batman walked to the very center and said, "I believe everyone has discussed enough. Since no one is stepping forward, I will throw out a brick to attract jade and share my views..."

Batman first explained some basic common sense about the Battleworld and revealed the content of several instances they had participated in during the closed beta. At this time, several more figures emerged from another tunnel; clearly, the more distant Batmen had also arrived.

Batman saw the familiar Bane-Batman, and behind him followed a behemoth whose face and body were covered with countless tentacles. It looked like a deep-sea monster, but it seemed to have no aggression; after entering, it found a corner and squatted down.

The people who entered after that were not so peaceful. A tall Batman and a magical Batman flashing with purple light all over started fighting, and when the red light flashed in the Dark Judge Batman's eyes, that magical Batman went limp on the ground.

"A curse! Who cursed me?!"

Seeing that his strength was lacking, the Prime Universe Batman simply threw him the codename "Black Mage Batman." The Batman who was fighting him was also someone the Prime Universe Batman had some impression of, and he was also one of the targets he wanted to recruit.

He had nothing special, only that face had established many people's impression of Batman. To this day, countless people still feel regret that he didn't have a solo movie. That was Batfleck. ===== CHAPTER 2831 =====

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