Chapter 578 I, the Clown (XVIII)
Under the castle, the fierce fighting continued.
Although Joey has the assistance of "Bane's Blood" and his original fighting skills are not bad, compared with the_bruce, he is still weak.
Furthermore, there was a direct performance gap between the Batsuits worn by the two, which caused Joey to gradually fall behind.
"What's wrong? Boy." the_bruce said while attacking, "Are you exhausted?" He began to circle around Joey, as if toying with his opponent, "Do you really think... I can sit down?" Does it only rely on the equipment created by Clipper to secure this position?"
Joey naturally didn't think so. He knew very well that in the past years, every time the_bruce fought with challengers, he relied on real materials. Even without wearing "combat armor", he is still very strong.
"Compared with my ancestors, I am indeed far behind..." the_bruce continued, "Bruce Wayne was the most outstanding fighting master of that era. He was proficient in 127 martial arts and almost all weapons. His fighting skills It's unique... It combines the strengths of Taekwondo, Judo, Muay Thai, boxing, ninjutsu, jujitsu, etc. No one can imitate it." He paused, "The fighting skills I have mastered, both in quantity and in terms of quantity. The quality is far inferior to him, but... it's still more than enough to deal with you."
Before he finished speaking, the_bruce launched another fierce attack. His body shape is as fast as thunder and his power is like that of a fierce tiger. Not only are his fists and kicks powerful against thousands of enemies, but the killing weapons on his armor are no joke. No matter what the distance between Joey and him is, there can't be any carelessness, because his attack methods are very rich.
"I won't lose to you..." Joey gritted his teeth and insisted, at least in terms of willpower, he wouldn't lose.
"Haha..." the_bruce sneered, "Very good... very courageous. I knew you were a person who would do great things."
Bang bang bang——
While talking. the_bruce punched three more times in a row, hitting Joey right in the chest. There are already cracks on the latter's bat suit.
"But people who do great things either succeed or fail..." the_bruce continued. He was fully qualified to teach Joey in this regard, because he himself is a very good example, "Do you think that Can anyone wear this cloak? Do you have the consciousness like me?" He raised his voice as he advanced, "If you had, you wouldn't say, 'I don't want to be a god. 'Such a stupid argument."
"No...I'm almost reaching my limit...My consciousness has become blurred. It will be bad if this continues..." At this time, Joey no longer had the energy to respond verbally. His body was suffering unprecedented pain. All he could do was concentrate as hard as he could to keep himself from passing out.
"Joy Collins." the_bruce's attack finally came to an end. He successfully knocked Joey to the ground and prepared to deliver the final blow. "You made the same mistake as my ancestors. Your idealism can only It's an analgesic, but my philosophy is surgery." He raised an arm. The laser beam on his wrist has been aimed at Joey, "What this city needs is a god, not a dark knight. If you don't want to be a god...then go die!"
scold--
The next second, a beam of light shot out. Right on target.
But...it was not Joey who was hit, nor was it the_bruce who sent out the beam.
"Tch...are there any uninvited guests?" the_bruce covered the area behind his shoulder where he was shot with his hand, and turned around to look back.
But see you. In the night sky, Maya was wearing a traditional Robin costume and swooping over on a hang glider. The laser gun equipped on his right arm was still emitting a faint light.
turn out to be. At that critical moment, Maya launched an attack from the air and shot Bruce. With this gap between shots, Joey was able to relax a little. He immediately rolled over, got up from the ground, and regained distance from his opponent.
Bane's blood has greatly enhanced Joey's metabolic function. This ability is beyond the reach of ordinary people and is his only advantage at the moment.
"Hmph... Since your helper took action first..." the_bruce saw the situation changed and immediately made countermeasures, "Then I'm not polite..." He turned on the communicator next to his mouth and immediately ordered, " Robins, come out and fight for your gods!"
Following his order, a large number of suspended airships poured out from around the Bat Castle and came to the sky above the square.
"The farce should be over." the_bruce said, "I had a great time with you, Joey." He smiled ferociously, "But... now I want to hunt some more challenging prey, and it's up to me. The troops..."
"Do you mean me?" Suddenly, Feng Bujue's (Joker's) voice came from above, interrupting Bruce's words.
The latter looked up, his expression suddenly changed...
At this moment, a figure appeared on the high platform of Bat Castle.
He wears Batman's suit, Batman's cape, and Batman's mask. But the lower half of his face that was exposed showed a grinning smile.
"Are you kidding?" the_bruce said in a deep voice, "Why are you there!"
"Well... I just sneaked into your castle through 'some way' and killed everyone who dared to stop me along the way, and then I got here." Feng Bujue replied in a joking tone. .
"What do you think you are doing? The clown dressed as Batman..." the_bruce glared at Brother Jue, "This is simply an insult..."
"A Batman who can kill is an insult." Feng Bujue replied confidently, "A Batman who pursues dominance is an insult..." He said, shook off his cloak, and suddenly fell from the air, " A 90-year-old Batman who turns himself into Frankenstein out of fear of losing his powers is downright insulting."
When he said this, he happened to land.
Brother Jue smiled slightly and continued: "Bruce, you are a great hero of the generation, but like many great heroes, you are in danger..." As he spoke, golden light lit up between his fingers. "It's time to change the rules of the game, let me change them!"
"Fire! Kill him!" the_bruce shouted loudly and ordered the airship group in the sky to attack.
However... what happened next once again exceeded his expectations.
Boom boom boom——
Two seconds later, those floating airships actually started shooting at each other... Hundreds of cannon fire intertwined and exploded in the air. Soon, a downed airship rushed to the ground with thick smoke, crashed into the middle of the crowd, exploded and caught fire.
"Oh! God!" "Run!" The crowd began to panic and screams could not be heard.
"Hehehe... Look, when you encounter a situation like this that touches your bottom line, your attitude will change." Feng Bujue approached the_bruce step by step, "You were very domineering when you jumped into the crowd, and Joey The same goes for fighting, but...your momentum as the King of Gotham ultimately comes from your confidence in your own strength and your certainty of victory."
Brother Jue laughed evilly and stood two meters in front of the other person: "If you have the guts, tell me what you said before."
"What's wrong with you? Why are you firing at each other!" the_bruce began to retreat slowly, and he shouted into the communicator, "Answer me! Anyone!"
"Sir. Our airship is out of control...ah!" Someone finally responded in the communication channel, but this person was finished before he could finish his words.
"What? Are you unable to think because of fear?" Feng Bujue smiled, "Can't you figure out such a simple thing... Since I have a way to take over all the big screens in this city, then I naturally have a way to control those Hovering airship. Don’t forget…the hardware technology and operating system of these things are all made by the same person.”
"Clipper!" the_bruce roared up to the sky. "You traitor! I'm going to kill you!"
"Ha...you should worry about yourself first." Feng Bujue sneered and took action immediately.
Chiying——Chiying——
Two golden lights led to two clear sounds.
Brother Jue held the Death Poker and launched two close-quarters slashes. The_bruce used the fin blades on his forearms to meet him. Instead of two moves.
"Hmph...you are nothing more than that..." After blocking the attack, the_bruce was a little overjoyed. After this brief confrontation, he discovered that Brother Jue's power was not as exaggerated as he imagined. Although the luminous weapon in his hand could not be analyzed, its power did not leave any scars on the bat armor.
"Don't get me wrong." Feng Bujue continued, "I started so lightly mainly to test your strength." He put away the poker in his hand and scratched his head, "This will facilitate the next step of the plan... "
Hearing this, the_bruce was filled with surprise and he became alert again.
But Brother Jue did not attack again. Instead, he took something out of his pocket and said, "This device was temporarily modified by Dr. Clipper using the existing equipment in the Batcave. The effect is very interesting." He took it Speaking of a walkie-talkie-like device, he said, "It can release a special electronic signal that can cause certain interference to a specific system."
Before he finished speaking, the_bruce already understood what the "system" the other party was referring to, but he was powerless to do anything about what was about to happen. He could only stand there with gritted teeth and remain silent.
"According to my test..." Feng Bujue held the jamming device in one hand, extended his index finger with the other hand, and said to his mouth as if he was being cute, "Reduce the output of your combat armor by 40%. About, that's about it..." He just did it, clicked a few times on the device, and the operation was completed.
At the same moment, an error message appeared on the lens in front of the_bruce's right eye, and his armor's tactical analysis system and weapon remote control system collapsed in an instant.
"Okay, now..." When Feng Bujue said the first half of the sentence, he was still several meters away from the other party, but when the second half of the sentence was spoken, he had already appeared behind Bruce, "Get up here!"
He suddenly grabbed the opponent's cloak, gave it a strong tug, and threw the script boss into the sky.
the_bruce was completely confused by the incredible speed of the other party. It seemed that... his previous estimate of this "clown" was completely wrong. The limit of the opponent's strength is beyond what he can test...
By the time Bruce came to his senses and thought about stabilizing his body, he had already fallen diagonally towards the high platform of the castle. So, he simply landed there.
At the same time, Feng Bujue had followed closely behind him and jumped up from the square with Joey.
"Now. You no longer have the self-powered remote-controlled bat darts, no thermal sensing system, no laser weapons... the output of the power armor has also dropped by 40%." Feng Bujue said, "The technological gap brought by the times has been leveled, and your strength and speed are basically the same as Joey at the moment." He smiled, "You want a game, I will give it to you; you want fairness, I will give it to you; you want an audience..." He raised his arm and swung it, and the big screens in the city turned on again. And began to broadcast the scene here live, "...I will give it to you too."
Feng Bujue laughed wildly, and his laughter resounded throughout the city.
"Citizens of Gotham! I've brought you a real, authentic show." After laughing a few times, he said, "Let's see... who is stronger when wearing the most basic bat equipment that is not intended to kill people."
Brother Jue stopped talking here and cast a strange look at Joey. After the latter met his eyes, he seemed to understand something. But he did not express anything.
"The birth of Batman... you will witness it yourself..." Feng Bujue said this, then he threw his cape and swaggered into the Bat Castle.
When he passed by the_bruce, the latter was so nervous that he didn't even dare to move. Let alone attack.
"I think we still have a second round." After Brother Jue left, Joey stepped forward a few steps and looked directly at Bruce and said.
At this time. Behind Joey was the smoke-filled streets and the smoke-filled sky.
In this solemn scene like a battlefield, the figure of Joey Collins. It seemed to become taller than usual. His eyes hidden under the bat mask also revealed an unprecedented firm look.
The black cape fluttered in the wind, and suddenly, people seemed to see another person, a majestic figure who had passed away a hundred years ago. His real name was actually not important, because he was - Batman.
"Hehe... Hehe... Hahaha..." the_bruce suddenly laughed, a miserable laugh, but also a relieved laugh.
In this darkest moment before dawn, there was no bat mark left in the sky. However, those bizarre light columns still enveloped the city.
The whole Gotham fell into silence, and everyone... was paying attention to the duel here.
"Okay... okay..." the_bruce shook his head and smiled, "You want to be Batman, right?" He looked at Joey, "Okay... Then come and defeat me and surpass me..." As he said, he took off the lens and communicator on the right side of his face and threw them aside.
At this moment, the emperor who had ruled Gotham for more than 30 years finally abandoned the hypocrisy and timidity in his heart and faced everything in front of him calmly.
"I want to warn you... the path you chose is harder than becoming a god..." the_bruce said, "I failed to stick to that path, so I became who I am today..." As he spoke, he untied his cloak and threw it to the ground, "I have to admit that I failed to inherit Bruce Wayne's will." He paused, "But I did eliminate evil and chaos and maintain peace in Gotham."
"You brought peace with dictatorship." Joey continued.
"Yes, I have no regrets about this and I am proud of it." Bruce replied, "Because I have witnessed with my own eyes... the chaos brought by freedom."
"You should stand on the dividing line between order and chaos and defend the weak, rather than protecting them through control." Joey said again.
"Heh..." Bruce smiled bitterly, "It's really a great irony for you to say such words to me..." He stretched his neck twice, clenched his fists and got ready, "In theory, you are the heir that Bruce Wayne wants... But whether you are capable enough, let me, the last descendant of the Wayne family... try it myself." (To be continued...)