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Chapter 4086

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Watching Bruce walk out the door, Jack sighed. This unlucky kid, a car actually bought him off.

"You go too," the Prime Universe Batman said. "I'll give you one too, Joker-themed paint."

Jack went nimbly.

Of course, this alone wasn't enough. The Prime Universe Batman had already keenly sensed that this matter might still be related to the Infinity Stones, so he called another Joker, which was the Joker from Earth-3.

The other party didn't wear a police uniform this time, but wore a dark-colored windbreaker often worn by agents, and walked in with a cigarette in his mouth.

"Go find Owlman," the Prime Universe Batman said. "If possible, send him back to Battleworld."

"That guy caused trouble again?" Joker asked without looking up while lowering his head to light his cigarette. "He really is good at messing everything up."

"There is some emergency situation now; I can't let him destroy my plan anymore. Do you need a helper?"

"No need, just give me a tracking device."

The Prime Universe Batman picked up the tracker on the side and said: "His anti-reconnaissance technology is very high; ordinary tracking devices might be discovered by him. I'm using a more hidden one, but the disadvantage is that it only transmits the location once an hour."

"Enough." Joker took the tracker and left. The Prime Universe Batman didn't even have time to ask if he wanted equipment and a Batmobile. But he thought for a moment, the other party was a proper policeman, the kind with a position, who had a pension if he died, and could drive a police car to and from work; why would he want a modified car?

The Arkham Batman and the Agent arrived at Centauri again. Although the gathering planet was gone, the black market would only move and not disappear. They were also here this time to listen for news.

The universe was too big, and it was difficult to find something. But those nightmare phantoms were very powerful and attacked indiscriminately; they should soon cause trouble. The black market was well-informed, and they could know the first time where there were suspected attacks, so they could rush over.

Most of the black markets had moved to a smaller planet not too far from the gathering planet, and it was still bustling with people. Unfortunately, the landmark center tower no longer existed, and that big octopus was probably stewed by someone.

They found another hotel, and the same boss from last time had moved here. Schiller took out two gold bars again and booked two rooms. He thought news would come soon, but this wait lasted three days.

There was no news at all in three days, and the two soon realized something was wrong. Because if the nightmare phantoms really came to the real dimension, it was impossible for there to be no movement at all. They had fought with those guys and knew how dangerous this group was.

If it were just ordinary morbid ones, it would be fine, but these phantoms had superpowers, and many of them were not single-target attacks. For example, the manipulation that could cause inner guilt, once it appeared in a certain area, it was possible that people on several planets would become mentally deranged. Such a big thing, the three major empires couldn't suppress it, and news would come from the black market immediately; how could there be no movement at all?

"Those guys might not have come to the real dimension," the Arkham Batman said. "If nothing else, they might have gone to the dimension where the Infinity Stones are. There must be the other side's hand behind this."

Hearing his tone, Schiller knew that the Arkham Batman had guessed it long ago. He stayed in the black market only because if they really went to the dimension where the Infinity Stones were, there was also the Prime Universe Batman. He stayed here just to wait for another possibility. Now there was no news in the black market, which meant this possibility didn't exist.

The two rushed back to the Dark Quadrant and saw the Prime Universe Batman with a heavy face.

"How is the team you sent?" the Arkham Batman asked.

"No news at all," the Prime Universe Batman said. He was also heavy-faced because of this.

Three days, three whole days, not even half a word had been transmitted back.

You know, the Dark Multiverse Batman was much stronger in individual strength than the Light Multiverse one, at least in terms of military force. I don't know if it was because poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people, or if adversity can better hone one's will, but their comprehensive quality was very strong. More importantly, they possessed both wisdom and military force.

Superman's military force was indeed very strong, but his super brain sometimes didn't turn, which led to Batman having to command them remotely. Green Lantern's comprehensive quality was also good, but there was a lack of strategy. Flash and the others didn't even need to be mentioned; anyway, every superhero had shortcomings, otherwise they wouldn't need to form an alliance.

But the Dark Multiverse Batmen belonged to using various mutations to make up for Batman's lack of military force. When weapons and command centers were integrated into one body, combat efficiency would be unprecedentedly high. Because the war for the last Infinity Stone might be very dangerous, the Prime Universe Batman sent these wise and brave Dark Multiverse Batmen over.

However, what he never expected was that these Batmen really went and never returned.

The originally expected combat time was about 12 hours; considering that the time flow of the two dimensions might be different, it would not exceed 20 hours at the latest. Because after all, these Batmen would also get tired, and 20 hours of high-intensity combat was basically the limit. If it exceeded this time, they could only retreat temporarily to rest.

The Prime Universe Batman knew very well that if it were someone else, they might be reluctant to fight, thinking that they could get it if they tried a little harder, so they might as well fight again. But Batmen absolutely wouldn't. Batman's discipline was very high; this was the biggest reason why they walked on the edge of a cliff all year round but could always maintain their own safety.

Once the goal was determined, then complete the goal and leave; if not completed, reach the expected time, and retreat immediately. Even if the goal was one meter in front, they would choose to retreat rather than rush forward.

So now, it had exceeded the expected retreat time by nearly 50 hours, and there was no death news from Battleworld, so they might be trapped.

This was actually more troublesome than them dying, because after dying, one could send a Battleworld message, at least knowing how they died. Now that they were trapped, not even what that dimension looked like could be transmitted out. The Prime Universe Batman had to consider whether there was a need to send people in again.

"There is no news from the black market," the Arkham Batman said. "We suspect that the nightmare phantoms might have run to the dimension where the Infinity Stones are."

"That's not surprising," the Prime Universe Batman said, tapping the table with his fingertips. "At first I thought the other side did this on purpose, just to prevent us from getting the last Infinity Stone. But in these three days, I investigated the situation of blocking the entrance and found that the other side was also facing a great enemy, constantly patrolling, seeming very afraid that the things in the dimension would run out. Maybe this also exceeded their expectations."

"That's for sure, this thing is an indiscriminate attacker; whoever goes in, they hit. We can't get the Infinity Stones, they can't get them either; this is definitely not what they want," the Agent sighed and said. "What do you say, do we fight to the end?"

The Prime Universe Batman pondered for a while, then said: "Yes, our situation is better than theirs now, and it's fine to have another large-scale battle. I'll arrange the manpower."

The Earth Command Center soon received news that the DC army was setting off. Just in time, Asgard, because the release speed of the Annihilation Wave was faster, had pushed the mechanical armies of the two major empires to the edge of the Nine Realms. Although Asgard was full of big bugs now, this thing didn't catch the gods and fight, and there were Franklin and Legion controlling the situation there, so part of the reinforcements that went to support before could be withdrawn.

So, the Avengers and some mutants withdrew from Asgard and rushed to the dimensional entrance. This time, both sides mobilized a large number of troops, which could be said to be the battle with the most troops and the highest power level since the beginning of the war.

And this time it was a frontal battle; there was no problem of offense and defense, nor were there any conspiracies that could be used; it was just two sides rushing at each other's lines from two different directions, which could be said to be the battle that tested hard power the most.

On Batman's side, Hal and other Green Lanterns came out in full force; Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg, Superman, and other Justice League members were all present; there were also second-generation heroes, Lilith, Blue Beetle, Teen Titans, etc., all who came were on.

Marvel's side wasn't weak either; Captain America, Iron Man, and other Avengers were all present; Magneto, Professor X, Scarlet Witch, and other mutants also came; New Warriors, West Coast Avengers, Spider-Army, etc., were all in place.

Comprehensively, Marvel's side had stronger troops because they had fewer losses, more manpower, and a large number of robot armies.

But DC had Superman, and Manhattan Batman, and the high-end combat power was relatively strong. However, Franklin and the others, whose settings were also outrageous, couldn't be rushed over. In general, Marvel had a slight advantage, but the gap wasn't big.

Once the frontal battle line was laid out, everyone was rubbing their hands. Logically speaking, there should be a pre-match trash-talking session, but Batman clearly wasn't someone who liked to fight with his mouth, and the command center had nothing to say, simultaneously ordering: just beat the other side and that's it.

At first, the fighting was relatively organized; melee heroes went out first; Captain America, Iron Fist, Wolverine, and other melee fighters rushed up first; Wonder Woman and others didn't show weakness, each picking their opponents and wrestling together, supporting each other from time to time, or exchanging opponents, fighting into a ball with ping-pong sounds.

Ranged heroes covered in the rear, also releasing waves at the other side's mages. Martian Manhunter used X-rays, Magneto returned with electromagnetic storms; Raven used demonic power, Scarlet Witch used Scarlet power, fighting like turn-based.

But such a battle wasn't that simple; the mages on both sides got heated as they fought, not caring where their own front-line soldiers were standing, not controlling the distance, and not closing friendly fire, just pouring out power.

The melee heroes in the front couldn't stand there stupidly and endure friendly fire, of course, they hurried to hide, but once they hid, they squeezed into other people's areas, changing from small-team combat to large-scale melee, and finally, they couldn't pick opponents, fighting whoever they could hit.

After the assassin-type heroes entered the field, the scene became even more chaotic. Fragile mages like Professor X had to hurry to hide with others. Assassins, of course, wouldn't be willing to give up and kept chasing. Then the mages who were fighting heatedly in front saw their home on fire and hurried back to fight the assassins, resulting in another wave of friendly fire, which also disrupted the formation in the rear.

Finally, it didn't matter who was in the front, middle, or back; everyone was fighting whoever they saw; if you couldn't dodge, it was your bad luck; it was a competition of who reacted fast and who had good luck.

The Prime Universe Batman couldn't help covering his forehead; he knew that superhero fighting was like this. Because individual quality and ability were uneven, there was no way to require them to have any discipline; fighting to the end, it must be a mess.

But fortunately, because there was Batman on their side, they could barely distinguish battle groups, and Batman could perform some micro-operations, such as "X-ray move left five centimeters" and so on. The Justice League obeyed Batman's instructions reflexively, so their formation was slightly better than the other side.

But the other side also had a trump card; the Spider-Army's spider-sense was simply born for this kind of melee; no one could hit them, and they could remind others, which reduced the casualties on Marvel's side a lot.

And after the melee started, the Prime Universe Batman didn't idle either; he hadn't forgotten that the Dark Multiverse Batman was still trapped in the dimension, and he had to find a way to save them. He directly let Injustice Superman and the remaining other Supermen enter the dimension where the Infinity Stones were to search and rescue.

And what he didn't know was that the Prime Universe Reed Richards, who was defending here, was quietly approaching the dimensional entrance together with Doom from the Central Universe.

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