Chapter 3961

When the Arkham Batman arrived at the main universe in a hurry, all the Batmen were waiting for him alone. The main universe Batman looked directly at him and asked, "What were you doing? Why are you only here now?"

"Something came up in my universe," the Arkham Batman sighed and said. "For the sake of the federal education reform, I invited scientists from other universes over. I didn't expect an experimental accident to occur, and Ultron snatched away a mechanical body they had created..."

"So something went wrong in your universe too," the main universe Batman sighed. "We just learned that Ultron is currently looting bodies on a large scale across the multiverse, taking away quite a few powerful frames. We are discussing why he would do this."

The Arkham Batman was startled, but at the same time, he felt relieved; it was fortunate that his wasn't the only universe where something went wrong. If everyone had problems, then his wouldn't count as much of an accident.

Then, immediately after, he heard the main universe Batman say, "We suspect that perhaps the lover Ultron has been dreaming of has appeared."

The Arkham Batman's heart rose again. No wonder when Stark was explaining earlier, the first thing he mentioned was the birth of that female magical creature. Sure enough, compared to this, the destruction of the universe wasn't even important.

"We suspected before that he might be trying to create a perfect lover. If nothing goes wrong, he has succeeded now. But unfortunately, the transformation of life forms has given the Ultrons in each individual universe autonomous consciousness. In order to compete and woo, they have to loot bodies to fight against other versions of themselves," Batwoman said.

The Arkham Batman was thinking about how to reveal important intelligence to them without exposing the problems in his own universe. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then it's still the previous speculation: this mysterious lover must be stronger than all the Ultrons, otherwise she couldn't possibly have such autonomy."

"She doesn't necessarily have to be stronger than all the Ultrons, just enough to make them unable to control her," the main universe Batman said. "Therefore, we suspect she might be able to use magic."

"But that doesn't make sense," the Mechanical Batman said. "Ultron cannot touch magic at all; how could he create a magician?"

"That just means this lover wasn't created by Ultron at all; her creator is someone else," the main universe Batman said.

"You mean Ultron has a helper? But if this helper is powerful enough to directly create a magical life, why would he help Ultron? And in this way, what benefit could he get?" Batwoman asked.

None of the others had an answer. Speculating on motives was the most troublesome part—because of the various strange and bizarre existences in the multiverse, each had their own stance, and there were even many unknown chaotic creatures. Their motives were completely impossible to guess; it might just be a sudden whim. Trying to deduce the other party's identity from this was even more impossible.

Soon, the main universe Wonder Woman returned to the main universe. She rushed into the base in a flurry, slammed on the brakes after seeing the room full of Batmen, and a look of hesitation appeared on her face.

"What's wrong, ma'am?" the Arkham Batman asked, looking back at her.

"I have a situation here," Wonder Woman paused before saying, "The Injustice League universe's Wonder Woman is dead, but the Injustice League's Superman refuses to admit he did it. The Lasso of Truth confirmed his words. And we found some problems in Owlman's universe—do you want to see this video?"

Wonder Woman took out her communicator and sent the video to the main universe Batman. The main universe Batman projected the video onto the projector. Of course, there wasn't much to see; from the moment Owlman showed his face to the moment he disappeared, it was only three seconds.

"What is that blue light?" the main universe Batman said, rubbing his chin. "It doesn't look like the energy of a Lantern Corps, nor does it look like a technological creation. Perhaps it's some strange existence. Things are becoming increasingly complicated."

The Arkham Batman looked at the main universe Batman. He trusted the main universe Batman's judgment because the main universe had just finished an interstellar war, and even Oa had been taken. The Blue Lantern Corps might have also participated in the war, and the main universe Batman must have seen them in action. If he said it wasn't them, then it probably wasn't.

At this moment, the main universe Green Lantern also flew in, clearly called back by the main universe Batman. He looked at the video and shook his head, saying, "This is definitely not the power of a Lantern Corps. Blue Lantern energy isn't this color, nor is it used this way. Perhaps it's some kind of teleportation device?"

The Batmen also began to discuss: some analyzed the color of the blue light, others analyzed the direction of the source. But they eventually reached a conclusion: in any case, it was definitely not existing Bat-technology. Of course, they couldn't rule out that some Batman in some universe had a sudden whim and created such a device, but the probability wasn't very high.

"Do you think the one who saved Owlman could be the same person who created the mysterious lover?" Batwoman asked.

The Batmen were silent for a moment. The main universe Batman said, "In short, what is certain now is that behind Ultron, there must be a mastermind we don't know about, lurking in our multiverse. If we can't find him, then even if we solve Ultron, the multiverse will still be very dangerous."

"Who could it be?" the Arkham Batman muttered in a low voice. But in reality, he already had some guesses.

He opened the Battleworld interface and sent a message to Bruce: "Where are you now?"

"I'm on vacation next door, what's up?" Bruce replied very quickly. Judging by his instant reply speed, it was unlikely he was doing any serious work.

The Arkham Batman's hand paused while typing. Although he felt Bruce was very suspicious, he didn't have any evidence after all. He didn't know for a moment which was better for his own universe: interrogating him and bringing him back from next door, or pretending he knew nothing and letting him stay there.

After hesitating for about half a second, the Arkham Batman decisively chose to play dumb. As long as he didn't ask, there was no risk of Bruce returning. They would have a war with the world next door sooner or later; it was more beneficial for him to keep Bruce there to cause them trouble.

The Arkham Batman glanced at the main universe Batman; the other party had also been operating the Battleworld system just now, and he probably suspected Bruce too, but he likely made the same decision as he did. In order not to let Bruce return, the Batmen tacitly let go of their obsession with the truth.

Having Bruce stop causing trouble on his side was a huge boost; while the other side was welcoming the arrival of the Nameless Bat, which would inevitably cause chaos. The enemy slows down while I speed up, which is equivalent to the enemy being imprisoned—where else could you find such a good thing?

The Arkham Batman felt that even if Bruce didn't run off on his own, the main universe Batman would definitely kick him over there before the war started. It could almost be called one of their secret weapons for victory.

And what the Arkham Batman didn't know was that not only Bruce, but the three giants of the Justice League from Bruce's universe had already successfully rendezvoused in the main Marvel Universe.

"Over here! Bruce!" Clark poked his head out from the top floor of a lighthouse and shouted downwards, "Fly this way!"

Bruce, wearing the mech, flew to his side at top speed. And the moment Clark leaned over, his heat vision ignited, destroying the several drones following behind Bruce.

"Diana just arrived," Clark said, "The plan is going very smoothly; they'll have a headache soon."

Bruce breathed a sigh of relief and then said to the mech, "Release me, Jarvis."

The mech came off. Clark asked with some curiosity, "Is that Iron Man's butler controlling it? How did you convince him?"

"I told him that if he dared not to listen to me, I would break the mech and then fall from mid-air to my death. This would very likely immediately trigger a war between the two worlds, and the Avengers of this universe are simply not prepared. For my safety, Jarvis had no choice but to listen to me."

Clark gave him a thumbs up. While walking into the lighthouse, he looked back at the mech behind him and said, "Are we just leaving it here? What if Iron Man follows the coordinates and finds us?"

"How would he have time to come and deal with me? I led him on several loops over New York, which has already wasted a lot of time. Seeing that Batman is about to attack, if he doesn't hurry to other universes to move reinforcements, is he just waiting to get beaten up?"

"Our plan should be able to drag them out for a while," Clark said, crossing his arms.

On the night before Bruce set off for the Marvel world, Diana sat at the bar and asked him with some surprise, "Are you really planning to just run off like this? This doesn't really look like you."

"Are you saying I'm petty? I'm a very tolerant person," Bruce said, swirling the whiskey glass in his hand. "Even though that Batman has caused me trouble again and again, I'm still willing to forgive him; I absolutely have no intention of retaliating."

"I get it, the two of us will do it, right? Tell me what to do," Diana said, pressing the wine glass to her lips. "I also think he's a bit annoying. We just want to live our own lives peacefully, but he insists on probing again and again, as if the 24-hour-a-day Justice League is really that great."

"In fact, from a strategic point of view, we also have to cause them some trouble. Even if the two worlds are going to collide, it must never be with full force; that would make too much of a stir, and it would be troublesome if the universe were broken. We must weaken the combat power of both sides as much as possible so that we can control the development of the situation."

"What are you prepared to do?"

"It's hard to say right now; we have to find a way to seize the opportunity," Bruce thought for a moment and said. "The Batmen's defenses are very tight, and it's hard to find an opportunity to disrupt their universe from them. But the others in the Justice League may not be so; there will always be a time."

"Simply put, we'll play it by ear, right?"

"Exactly. If nothing goes wrong, the main universe's magical defense network should be built first, and the Batmen will be called by him to hold a meeting. That might be an opportunity."

Diana nodded and said, "After we finish our business, we'll go to that universe to find you."

"That works too; we can just happen to cause some more trouble in that world, so no one will be able to focus on fighting."

The two clinked glasses and shared a knowing smile.

Inside the lighthouse, Clark lit the fireplace. Diana put the sliced bread on the iron rack and extended it into the fireplace to heat. Bruce sat on the carpet and said, "Your timing is very good. Although the Injustice League's Superman says he was framed, the Supermen definitely won't believe him. They will spend a lot of time hunting down the Injustice League's Superman, and not many people will focus on attacking here."

"Of course, there's also Wonder Woman; she wants to investigate the cause of her sister's death even more, and she will also focus on the Injustice League's Superman, and perhaps she will even go to investigate that blue light. The Batmen might be able to ask the two of them for help, but it will be very difficult to make them the main force."

"They probably won't have that chance," Clark suddenly turned around and said. "Wonder Woman has a bigger headache to deal with."

Bruce and Diana looked at him together. Clark handed over two drinks and then said, "I didn't kill the Injustice League's Wonder Woman."

Diana raised an eyebrow and said, "Why?"

"If you really killed her, Wonder Woman would never know why so many people want to kill her."

As soon as he finished speaking, Diana saw a Battleworld notification pushed over—it was three consecutive 60-second voice messages sent to her by the main universe Wonder Woman. Before even opening them, Diana felt as if she could already hear the main universe Wonder Woman cursing.