Chapter 988

Tony's voice sounded.

Batman turned toward the sound and saw the Kamar-Taj magical array instantly form, from which Tony stepped out.

After a long silence, Batman spoke briefly, "What is your purpose in bringing me here?"

Only now did Batman roughly confirm that the other party truly meant him no harm.

The fact that he could so easily move him directly from the top of the building to his own lair meant that, if he wished, he could also throw him into lava.

Even if Batman had the utmost confidence in himself, he knew clearly that he was still a mortal—if thrown into lava, he would likely be doomed.

"You rascal! Though a qualified dark hero, your personality is too dark."

Tony sighed deeply; seeing Batman give no answer, he did not press further, "I came here mainly to discuss a few matters with you."

"Go ahead."

Batman's voice emerged from the Batman armor, rendered deeper by special processing.

Tony regarded Batman intently, his expression calm.

"First matter: I am Clark's friend! Clark has many other friends."

"We these friends can effectively prevent Clark from turning dark, and we can also guarantee that Clark will never become Earth's enemy."

"So, Batman! Please do not devise all sorts of cruel plans against Clark when you learn of him in the future!"

After a long silence, Batman asked, "...... Who is Clark?"

Tony: "......"

Clark: "......"

After hesitating, Clark whispered, "I am Clark!"

Batman's cheek twitched slightly; he scrutinized Clark carefully and ultimately confirmed he did not know Clark.

In other words... Tony had deliberately come to Zhaoshang Sect to bother him over someone Batman didn't yet know. Batman's brow twitched—what the hell kind of move is this? "Clark is an alien! And extremely powerful."

"Though he possesses a strong sense of justice! But,"

Tony paused slightly, a complex expression crossing his face, "Batman, can you trust him?"

"...... So that's it! An alien?"

Batman's pupils contracted sharply; at that moment, he realized something.

A powerful alien living in seclusion on Earth—if Tony had not appeared, then in the future, upon learning of Clark, he would inevitably devise targeted measures against Clark.

Even if Tony had said so... Batman stated he would wait until he understood Clark before deciding what to do in the future.

Thoughts flickered in his mind, yet his expression remained unchanged, "...... Is that all for the first matter?"

"Yes, that's all for the first matter,"

Tony nodded, "Even if Clark truly runs into trouble, we'll handle it ourselves—don't worry, all of us here are Earthlings."

Batman: "......"

You say that, and I'm even more alarmed—though I can tell you're an Earthling, your actual power just now? You don't look like an ordinary person at all.

And someone like you has a whole bunch of other Earthlings? How many powerful figures I've never heard of? Batman took a deep breath and asked, "What's the second purpose?"

"As for the second purpose?"

Tony's lips suddenly curled into a smile; he strode forward and wrapped his arm around Batman's shoulder.

Batman's body stiffened; his eyes flashed with sharpness.

He considered whether he should now throw Tony into a grappling match.

Give him a big comeuppance.

Though he felt the other party didn't seem like an enemy, he'd still suffered a major loss at his hands before.

Batman wasn't... the type to swallow humiliation in silence.

But in the next instant, Batman sensed the arm clamped around him—immensely powerful, like iron tongs.

His face instantly turned extremely grim.

Tony's expression remained calm; he could hardly miss what Batman was thinking.

But to expect him to suffer in close combat? That's a joke—even without considering his enhanced Armament Color and Observation Color, just his training under Master Wong at Kamar-Taj alone gave him formidable close-combat skills, stronger than Batman's, not weaker.

After all, every mage of the Kamar-Taj lineage is a close-combat mage.

"The second purpose is that I want to exchange with you."

Tony smirked, "On one hand, scientific and technological exchange... on the other, psychological counseling regarding your personality."

"Your personality, if unchanged, will inevitably lead to major problems in the future."

Tony tapped his chest where the nano-structure lay—JARVIS was there.

"Don't worry—regarding your... stubborn personality! I've already calculated 98 suitable psychological counseling programs for you."

Batman's eyelid twitched.

Scientific exchange aside, but psychological counseling? What the hell? Do you think I have psychological disorders? "After exchanging with me, your own technological level will rise dramatically—stop thinking about using... scheming tricks to betray your teammates."

Tony seemed to recall something, his gaze growing distant.

"If you truly worry about your teammates' problems, you'd be better off building several more powerful Batman armors—say, a Superman-counter armor that can knock Superman flat on his back.

Why bother with scheming tricks?"

Clark's expression turned strange; he opened his mouth but held back.

After hearing this, he doubted it deeply.

Was Tony really here to help him—or to trick him? "Alright! Let's begin the first psychological counseling session."

Tony chuckled wryly, dragging Batman by the arm into the Batcave, "I guarantee that after my psychological counseling, you'll successfully transform into a sunny, warm-hearted guy.

Don't worry—we have plenty of time."

Before arriving in this world, Tony had already arranged everything and prepared for a long-term battle.

The little pepper side has already been notified.

New York's security issues are handled by Javis controlling the Iron Man armor, and the Hydra has already been destroyed.

Tony said he has plenty of time to teach Batman.

But the moment he dragged Batman in, Tony immediately turned off the guild's live stream.

After all, his communication with Batman was nearly complete; it wouldn't be a big problem to not livestream the next events to Su Han and the others.

"...... psychological counseling"

Clark fell into thought.

Tony's psychological counseling—could it really fix Batman's twisted personality? After a moment of silence, Clark shook his head, unconvinced; if Batman's personality could be changed so easily, he wouldn't be Batman.

Still, Clark did............ trust that Tony could ease Batman's psychological darkness.

He let out a quiet sigh.

"...... Tony! I hope you can make Batman trust me...... and even the other members of the future Justice League."

【: Slightly revised Chapter 527::::.

The World Tree's upgrade system is useless for figures like Marquis Wo Ban and Bai Hu Zi at the guild's second class, but it's quite useful for someone like Black Cat.

I revised it—the guild now places much greater importance on the World Tree.