Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 379 Red Dragon's 'Plan'

"You must quickly set up the ritual magic I taught you to awaken my true body, so that you can stop the red dragon from destroying the earth."

"Once my true body wakes up, I can stop the meteor in the sky."

"But if the red dragon wakes up before me, the problem will be beyond imagination."

The Dark Knight who lives in seclusion behind the scenes of Gotham City is now a man who is about to enter old age. His once strong and noble face has inevitably been left with many traces of wear and tear by the years.

The older Dark Knight is now as rare as Superman, making appearances rarely.

Ever since the Justice League's collapse of faith more than a decade ago, Superman has lived in seclusion.

Some other heroes in the Justice League who also had their beliefs collapsed chose a similar path, but some others insisted on defending peace and order.

The Flash is still active in the base camp, but he uses the speed force to erase his own traces and become an invisible guardian.

Eagle Man nests in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and focuses on protecting animals and the environment.

The Lantern built an emerald fortress above the earth, always alert to threats from the universe, and seemed to be waiting for the call from an old friend.

Atlantis disappeared into the deep sea, and Paradise Island became a legend.

Humans abandoned those heroes who were once like gods, and the gods also chose to let go of humans.

The shadow of the bat that once shone brightly in Gotham City has now almost disappeared. Only the bat robot often appears in the dark alleys of Gotham City, maintaining the balance of Gotham City on behalf of the nearly aging knight.

Ever since the butler Alfred disappeared from the Dark Knight's side and his mortal life ended, the Dark Knight simulated the butler's consciousness and behavior and created an artificial intelligence AI that is completely similar to the butler Alfred - Alfred Butler Protocol.

The bat robot that maintains the balance of Gotham City is controlled by Alfred's butler protocol, and it protects Gotham instead of the former guardian knight.

But the reclusive Dark Knight not only monitors the movements of the entire Gotham, but also monitors some important areas of the world.

The Lantern, who built the Emerald Fortress above the Earth, was the first to discover the threat coming from the depths of the distant starry sky, so he passed the news to the former brain of the Justice League - Batman Bruce Wayne.

But when the planetary exploration machine sent by Batman confirmed the news, the Alfred Butler Protocol was easily invaded into the core by a powerful consciousness.

The most powerful artificial intelligence is like a toy in front of this consciousness, and the returning butler Alfred has become a parasite of another independent consciousness.

The parasite with independent consciousness called itself Niccolo Machiavelli, the Seraph of Heaven, and was a supreme angel with power. In the battle with the evil dragon, he was defeated by the siege of the evil dragon and its minions, and fell into the depths of the universe with the evil dragon.

The mechanical head floating in front of Bruce Wayne at this moment made a mechanical sound from its mouth, and its two mechanical prosthetic eyes flashed with flickering light.

"Your world may seem absurd and unruly, but in fact it is because the truth and rules of your world are too loose and exposed to the outside world. Moreover, the essence of your world is created by the power of idealism, so the influence of this kind of mental power also exists in the deepest rules."

The mechanical angel's voice was calm. "That's why there are so many, so many extremists in your world that it's hard to count them. They go the opposite way because of a single thought."

"Your so-called principle of not killing may seem like a rule to maintain your own rational order, but it is actually a subconscious manifestation of your resistance to this rule."

"But that evil dragon is the supreme being in the spiritual realm. Even if my status is much higher than his, it is difficult to erase his spiritual will."

"When my true body descended, I was pulled by the strange spell of 'Dream of Life' cast by this evil dragon and fell into this world that is most suitable for him to exert his power."

"In this world, the power of this evil dragon can surpass the limits of ordinary rules. Even my real body has perished because of it."

Bruce Wayne just quietly listened to the so-called "angel" who wanted to actively seek joint help. What was the expressionless Dark Knight thinking deep in his heart? Even that powerful consciousness could not capture the true psychology hidden under the heavy emotions and thoughts at the moment.

No other abilities are needed. Bruce Wayne's own training and talent alone allow him to hide his thoughts from the remaining consciousness.

"But if you are really dead, how can you be resurrected? Is the chasm between life and death just a joke in front of creatures like you?"

Bruce Wayne's deep voice sounded. In fact, his curiosity about these creatures was far less than his original intention of gathering intelligence, even though such incredible abilities were like myths to ordinary people.

"This is the law of the universe, the law of life, or to put it in terms that are easier for you to understand, the equation of life,"

The mechanical angel's old-fashioned voice sounded, "The life equation created the material universe, spread throughout the positive material universe, and integrated into all things."

"The rules of this world are not strict and are too free, so they were captured and analyzed by the evil dragon that is good at the spiritual realm. The fallen life is maintained by relying on the life equation hidden among all things."

"The evil dragon's own talent is unparalleled. When combined with the other monsters, it can analyze the life equation faster than I can."

"Once they are the first to resurrect from death, not only will my true body be forever condemned to the realm of death, but even the Earth will be destroyed by them."

Bruce Wayne pursed his lips slightly, then asked: "Why do they want to destroy the earth? It can't be because of some ridiculous evil reasons, such as evil villains should always look evil..."

The dark knight spread his hands, and the mechanical angel consciousness could tell from this simple action that this extraordinary man in front of him actually did not trust his words.

"It's complicated to explain. To put it simply, the rules of this world are like this. It's relatively easy for some powerful people to enter, but it's very difficult to leave this universe."

The Mechanical Angel said: "Unless the person who wants to leave the universe can go against the overall rules of the entire universe, or go against the will of the Supreme Being who once created the world."

"But the world is not entirely determined by power or life levels. Beings like them can also find the simplest solution with their own wisdom."

"They found the center of the universe's destiny - Earth. As long as the Earth is destroyed, the center of destiny will automatically reshape the universe."

"At that time, they will be able to drill out of the universe from the gap covering the center point of the origin of the universe within a billionth of a millisecond when the universe is reshaped, and return to their hometown."

"Reshaping the Universe?"

Bruce Wayne was slightly stunned. He knew the meaning of this term. "How could you survive the reshaping of the universe? Incredible."

The mechanical angel paused for a moment, then said, "The application of rules depends only on wisdom. It is indeed impossible to survive the entire universe being reshaped by sheer strength."

“Once the entire universe is passively reshaped, not only will you disappear, but everything you miss and love will also disappear.”

“Even if a new you is born after the universe is reshaped, and all things that are the same as before are born, they are not the real you, not the you at this moment, and all those things are no longer the things you miss and love in your memory.” Bruce Wayne frowned slightly with his graying brows. Even with a will as strong as the Dark Knight, he still couldn't help feeling disappointed after hearing such news.

It's not fear or panic, but a sad melancholy.

"I am not myself. Everything in those memories is no longer the past. Maybe everything is meaningless."

Bruce Wayne said this in a deep voice.

The mechanical angel's voice became slightly higher, almost imperceptibly, and like a persuasive influence, the atmosphere of the speech was enveloping the man whose resolute will was momentarily shaken.

It said: "Of course, even if they don't destroy the earth, they can find this center point as the intersection of the network that connects all the destinies, those children of destiny born in the world, such as you!"

"They can do the same thing by killing you, if they can detect your existence like I did."

"Although you are the children of destiny, and are related to the destiny network of the entire universe, you are just an ordinary person in front of them."

"Even the Son of Tomorrow who once appeared in your world, the alien warrior known as the 'God of the World', is just a mortal in front of them."

Bruce Wayne seemed to be infected by the emotions and laughed at himself: "It turns out that I still play such an important role. But that guy's power is nothing compared to theirs. How can he be a mortal? You don't understand that guy's power."

The mechanical angel's cold voice sounded, "Only power is just a toy in front of them, unless the son of tomorrow can understand the true source of his power, master the rules, and have a truly powerful will to control the rules of the birth of his power."

"Otherwise, even if one's own power can shake the stars, it is just useless work. The vast universe has been reminding all creatures that greatness is never achieved overnight, and simply possessing power can never be compared to greatness."

"Those who have power in your world simply have power, but they don't know why they have power or what power is."

"The power that the rules give you can also be taken back by the rules."

"No matter what, if you can't stop the evil dragon from reviving, you will eventually die, and the Bruce Wayne who is reborn into the world will no longer be you."

Bruce Wayne was silent for a while, then suddenly looked at the surveillance footage in the main control room in the underground Batcave, "He's coming."

Then his exoskeleton extended a mechanical claw, grabbed the mechanical head floating in front of him, and put it into a cabinet that was isolated from all energy and information, then he settled down and continued to sit down.

Superman, dressed in combat uniform, landed from the sky on the grounds of the long-abandoned Wayne Manor, opened the old wall clock hidden on the wall of the manor, and then followed the secret passage hidden behind the wall clock mechanism all the way into the Batcave.

The cave was filled with a desolate and deep chill, like the deathly air in hell.

He waded across the water to the main console in the Batcave and saw his old friend waiting for him.

Bruce Wayne, with graying hair and beard, wearing an exoskeleton, was looking at his uninvited old friend with a steady look.

"Long time no see, Clark!" Bruce Wayne actually took the initiative to say hello at this time.

But when Superman heard the name Clark, he showed an unhappy expression.

Superman said in a deep voice: "I don't like this name."

"But I like to call you that, Clark," the old bat shrugged indifferently.

Superman frowned helplessly and asked, "It's only been more than ten years, how come your manor has become like this?"

"After my identity was exposed, Bane and Two-Face tore down my manor in revenge against me,"

Bruce Wayne said calmly: "Now that Alfred is gone, I am too lazy to take care of this boring place. It's fine as it is."

A simple sentence, but it contains a long story.

Superman was speechless, then he said: "Bruce, I came here this time, hoping that you can return to the Justice League."

"A new era of superhumans has emerged in the decade since we left this world, but they neither respect life nor help the weak, they abuse their abilities and ignore their noble responsibilities."

"We should restrain them, teach them the true truth and justice, and if necessary, we should use force,"

"Rejoin us, and together we will restore order!"

"Only in this way can the world have new hope and we can continue to unite to fight against the crisis of impending destruction."

Superman said so.

Almost everything that happened in the world could not escape the active observation of this god on earth. With the official support of the European Joint Think Tank Organization, Superman was able to grasp most of the information he needed in a short period of time.

Bruce Wayne casually rejected the invitation of his old friend. "I don't agree with your brutal transformation of the world by totalitarian means, Clark. You know what I stand for."

"I prefer to correct their mistakes through human means. Love and sin are the domain of God, and right and wrong are the standards of humans. You want to preach in the name of God and spread the love and sin of the Justice League. That is your way, not my standard."

Superman turned his head and looked into the depths of the Batcave. He could see the people hiding in the buildings.

Three of them were once Superman's old friends, so it's obvious that the Bat already has his own team.

So Superman nodded, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he asked, "Do you have more information or understanding about that celestial body in the sky and those legendary creatures?"

The old bat shook his head and asked, "Can't you see the existence deep in the starry sky?"

Superman laughed to himself, "I'm not a real god, and my eyes can't see those things, but since you don't want to tell me, I will go and see it myself."

boom,
As soon as he finished speaking, Superman knelt up, and with a sudden sonic boom, he broke through the wall of the Batcave hidden deep underground and soared into the sky.

"Damn it, Clark!"

(End of this chapter)