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Chapter 136 Doctor Fate's Conjecture

On the other hand, not long ago, when Doctor Fate put down the Gotham Sky Track.

He then left the scene and flew in the direction Diana had left.

A moment later, in Diana's hotel.

After Doctor Fate flew in through the window, he saw Diana cleaning up what Zatanna vomited with a bitter face.

Looking at the stains, Doctor Fate waved his hand weakly, and in the blink of an eye, the bed was restored to its original state.

Seeing this, Diana let out a long breath, then lifted the dazed Zatanna into her arms, and then spoke to Dr. Fate in a lost tone.

"We are such a joke. Even if we try everything, we can't stop him from doing whatever he wants."

"indeed!"

Doctor Fate nodded heavily.

"I even helped him destroy the Skyrail, which was... ugh.

In front of him, both magic and divine power seemed so powerless."

After he finished speaking, Doctor Fate pondered for a moment, then waved his hands.

After a moment, pieces of Fate enveloped the room, and Doctor Fate continued.

“However, Diana, through the actions of the dead soul today, I seem to have discovered some clues.

Or maybe I'm wrong, anyway, let me tell you what I think."

Having said that, Doctor Fate took off his helmet tiredly and sat on the sofa.

With a wave of his hand, Doctor Fate brought a glass of sweet wine and continued speaking while drinking it.

“Before, we always considered him as a god, but we couldn’t find any clues.

So, I have to wonder if there is something wrong with our starting point.

To this day, when I see Downton constantly emphasizing his human identity and the difference between him and the gods on TV, I have a different sense of familiarity.

It's just that at that time, I was worried that it might be my preconceived ideas, so I didn't talk to you about it.

Until today, after this ridiculous battle, when I heard the Gotham police talking about the dead, I seemed to have really grasped the flash of inspiration! "

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Diana's eyes lit up and she quickly asked Doctor Fate.

"Kent, who do you think he is?"

“I think of him as Nimrod, the golden age of man, the master of the Tower of Babel, the absolute human supremacist.

That is the King of Kings who holds the title of Hero King, the legendary human being from ancient times who is called the Chief of Heroes by later generations!"

After he finished speaking, Doctor Fate let out a heavy breath.

On the bed not far away, Diana sat up in surprise and asked Doctor Fate in disbelief.

"How is this possible, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?
I know the legend of that person, but he is only a human being after all, and he does not have the ability to come back to life!"

"But God is able to give him all the gifts he has now, Lady Diana!"

Doctor Fate interrupted Diana and gave a strong reminder.

"Don't forget that he had a conversation with God. So think about it carefully. Apart from legendary humans like Adam and Noah, who else is qualified to have a conversation with God?"

"But……"

“I think there are no academic problems, but don’t forget what the police said today, Diana.

The policemen clearly said that after the ghosts started causing trouble, the crime rate in the entire Gotham City dropped, and it seemed that Downton was the only criminal left in Gotham.

Although this behavior is different from the story, if you think about it carefully, the hero king also attempted to unite all mankind by building the Tower of Babel, and let the gods see the wisdom and greatness of mankind by looking up at the Tower of Babel.

But in the end, the Tower of Babel was overthrown by God, and human beings were scattered, speaking different languages, having different cultures, and could no longer unite.

Now, the Revenant no longer attempts to build the tallest tower in the world, but he also concentrates all the sins of Gotham on himself. His actions have indeed brought Gotham into a period of unity!

Look at the streets now, gangsters and citizens work together, and super villains and super heroes have to sit together to eat pizza and drink beer.

In the face of his destructive power, the boundary between good and evil is gradually blurring, and all that remains is human identity and rapidly rising cohesion. The disaster and fear he brings to the world seem to have become the Tower of Babel of the new era!

Although there are still countless contradictions in such a Gotham, all his actions are actually making Gotham gradually cohesive!

So, even if Nimrod in the Bible never had the same ability as Downton, I can't help but associate them together, because what he is doing is obviously what the heroic king wants to do most! "

"But how could the King of Heroes destroy a city on his own initiative? In the mythology, he was a lover of construction. Isn't the Tower of Babel proof of that?"

"So, after the Tower of Babel was overthrown by God, can the Hero King never change his own code of conduct?"

Doctor Fate interrupted Diana and then shook his head.

"Especially after he died as punishment by God for his failure in building the tower, if I were him, I would probably want to announce my return in the opposite way... by overthrowing the tower!
See, if you think about it this way, he seems to be getting closer and closer to what I think he is going to achieve.”

At this point, Doctor Fate shrugged at Diana, and Diana couldn't help but remain silent. After a long time, Diana finally asked Kent in a low voice.

"So, we are trying to stop a hero king from uniting all of humanity in his own way?"

"No, we are just trying to stop a madman from ancient times from using his power to bring changes that may not be so good to the world that is already good enough!"

Kent emphasized his words strongly, and then clapped his hands.

"Ms. Diana, never doubt your purpose. If you can't control yourself, think about the crying children in the Skyrail.

Regardless of whether Downton thinks what he is doing is right or wrong, what he is about to do has already affected the normal operation of the entire Gotham and even half of the United States, and he is destined to affect the lives of more innocent people in the future.

Therefore, we must never retreat in front of him!"

“But even if your guess about Downton’s identity is correct, we can’t find any possible weaknesses of Downton!

Why, do we have to pray to God and ask him to strike another dimensionality reduction blow to the hero king you guessed?"

Diana responded by shaking her head. She really couldn't think of any possible way to defeat Downton.

And Doctor Fate...

Facing Diana's question, he pointed his finger at the sleeping Zatanna thoughtfully.

“We can’t stop Downton himself, but we…maybe we can destroy Downton’s fate.

This is an inspiration given to me by Zatanna. Remember what she said before? If there is no Skyrail in Gotham, then Downton will not be able to destroy it, right?

This approach doesn't seem to cause any actual harm to Downton, and in fact... we may have helped Downton in some ways.

But let's assume that what if destroying the Skyrail is really important to Downton?

In that case, what if we do it for Downton, and minimize the damage as much as possible before he wants to cause it?

Even if this doesn't bring any additional harm to Downton, we can definitely change the fate of Downton itself through this behavior!"

Having said that, Doctor Fate slammed his palm heavily.

"Yes, it's like we go back to the time before the Tower of Babel, and then build our own Tower of Babel before the Hero King.

In that case, before the hero king of ancient times even comes up with the idea of ​​building a tower, we can be punished by God on his behalf!

In this way, Nimrod's fate was also changed as we took action in advance.

Although this change may be a good thing for Downton, we are at least qualified to change him, instead of being led by him like we are now, right?"

After he finished speaking, Doctor Fate looked at Diana expectantly.

Facing Kent's gaze, Diana took a deep breath and then spoke with a heavy look.

“I still don’t think that Downton will be Nimrod, because I always feel that ability can better prove his identity than purpose.

Nimrod doesn’t have Downton’s abilities, so they should be two people, and we are far from having investigated all the myths.

But... Downton is being destroyed every day, but I can't do anything about it.

Since you can come up with a solution at this time, no matter how absurd this solution is, I don't mind trying it with you!"

Having said that, Diana used a firm look to unite with Doctor Fate.

With Diana's approval, Doctor Fate nodded in satisfaction and continued.

"That's great, Diana, so let me tell you what I'm going to do next.

I have seen from fate that Downton will overthrow the Wayne Tower in Gotham City one day in the future, and this is also a destiny picture that the god Naboo thinks is very important.

Well, let’s not wait until Downton attacks Wayne Tower before we step out and passively defend ourselves.

This time we will take the initiative to demolish Wayne Tower in order to change the fate of Downton!

If we take action, we can even ensure that no one dies.

I can move everyone out of the collapse range, and even the dust can be left to Zatanna to deal with.

In this way, we can test Downton to the greatest extent with the least loss.

Regardless of whether he is the person I guessed, the changing fate will allow him to reveal more of himself, giving us a better chance to glimpse his true identity.

So, Diana, if you have no other opinions, let's launch a raid on Wayne Tower after midnight tonight!"

"I have to admit, I'm convinced by you, Doctor!"

Diana nodded heavily.

"I have no other choice, so let's set our target as Wayne Tower.

As long as we don't hurt anyone else, that mere building won't cause any serious damage to the Wayne Group.

What's more, if the plan to demolish the Wayne Tower can really bring trouble to Downton, I'm afraid the Wayne Group will also take the initiative to destroy the Wayne Tower. After all, they must be more afraid of Downton than we are!"

(End of this chapter)