American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 500: The protagonist will naturally make his appearance at the very end.

"Don't tell the Flash about this, okay?" Rune reminded the others. If the Flash knew that he was not as important as Jason, he might be sad.

However, just as he was about to continue speaking, Catwoman and Harley started coughing incessantly.

Rune finally stopped opening the portal and turned around. "What are you coughing about—oh!"

Not far away, on the ground, the Flash, who had been unconscious, mumbled, "Uh—"

Is there anything I shouldn't know?

"It's nothing, just a small matter." Rune forced a smile, while Catwoman rolled her eyes.

The Flash can accelerate his body's metabolism, making it difficult for many poisons or anesthetics to trap Barry for long. Moreover, once he wakes up, Barry can control the vibrational frequency of the molecules in his body.

This move allows The Flash to penetrate solids and explosions; his ultimate killing move, the Heartbreaker, works on the same principle.

Therefore, Rune guessed that one of the reasons these villains were staying here was to regularly administer anesthetics to Barry.

"Alright, it's time to save Batman, everyone," Rune said loudly before Barry could ask any more questions, using magic to lift Barry, whose legs were still not fully healed. "Let's go!"

A black portal appeared, and Jester and Harley rushed in immediately, followed by Catwoman, and finally Rune and Barry. Before leaving, Rune glanced at Bane behind him.

Bain had already turned away, no longer giving Rune's mysterious magical glow another glance.

Perhaps in his view, magic is far less powerful and reliable than the solid reality he forges with his will and sweat.

If Rune's initial exposure to magic had come from DC or Marvel, he would never have chosen to study magic. Fortunately, he learned his magic from a fairy tale world.

Although learning dark magic still comes at a price, at least he doesn't need to draw magic from other terrifying gods, nor does he need to pay a terrible price.

Rune sighed about his situation once more, then turned and walked into the portal.

During a reload, Batman finally found an opportunity, darting towards Jason like a cheetah hunting its prey, and then delivering a karate chop to Jason's left wrist, which was holding the gun, causing it to dislodge.

Batman used his other hand to block Jason's right hand, while simultaneously delivering a heavy shoulder bump, slamming it into Jason's chest.

Jason grunted, but only took a few steps back.

His body had long been strengthened by the Pool of Lazarus and had undergone special training, so his physical abilities had surpassed those of ordinary people.

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Jason doesn't need to prove, like Batman, that even ordinary people can save the world through their own efforts.

He now understood something very simple and straightforward, but one he had deliberately ignored while working for Batman—

If a bad guy is allowed to live, perhaps ten good guys will be injured or even die because of him. In other words, if a supervillain is killed, perhaps thousands of good guys will be saved.

Jason knew that a pistol was no threat to Batman, so he casually threw it away and delivered a spinning back kick, his boot slamming heavily into Batman's arm with a dull thud.

The battle entered a brutal melee phase.

After being trained by Talia, Ressaugu, and others, Jason's fighting style became bloody. Every move he made was aimed at crippling or killing, and he was extremely powerful, especially when Jason faced Batman.

Every punch Jason threw at Batman was filled with anger and resentment.

Fists rained down, and Batman silently parried and dodged, all the while searching for an opportunity to subdue his opponent. His movements remained precise, but extremely restrained.

He couldn't, and couldn't bring himself to hurt his former child; Batman just wanted him to stop.

"Look at me!" Jason delivered a vicious knee strike to Batman's stomach, which the latter blocked with his elbow. "Bruce, look at me! Do you know how I feel after crawling out of hell and going through all that trouble, only to see you and your new Robin living your wonderful lives?!"

"—There's no such thing as a good life, Jason!!!" Batman roared, seizing Jason's opening and delivering a swift straight punch to his stomach. "It's not too late to stop now!"

If Jason could go to the Batcave and see it for himself, if he could see the treasured uniform, he might understand Batman's pain. However, Jason is unwilling to return to that painful place.

Perhaps after defeating Batman, he will inherit everything from him, but certainly not now.

Jason couldn't hear a word Batman said. His eyes, hidden behind his mask, were already bloodshot. In the fight just now, he realized that even though he had almost died countless times during the grueling training, and even though he had been enhanced by the Pool of Lazarus, he still couldn't beat the man who had once been his father.

Jason recalled Lei Xiaogu's regretful eyes and words.

"You're still lacking him in some ways—"

Batman was initially defeated by Jason simply because Jason's appearance shocked and saddened him, compounded by Jason's use of poison in a sneak attack. However, Batman has now regained his resolve; his determination to bring Jason home is the reason he stands there.

And this will is unstoppable.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Jason was serious; he genuinely wanted to kill Batman, who easily dodged the attack, but this time he held back.

He sidestepped the follow-up stab, grabbed Jason's knife-wielding wrist with his right hand, and slammed his left elbow into Jason's elbow joint like a warhammer.

Click!

With a sickeningly sharp crack, accompanied by a suppressed groan from Jason, the dagger slipped from his hand and fell to the ground. But Batman's pupils constricted when he saw what was under the dagger's palm.

Jason didn't care what Batman thought. Using the momentum of his body rotation, he slammed his elbow backward, hitting Batman squarely in the ribs.

A sharp pain shot through Batman, who groaned and loosened his grip, allowing Jason to break free.

The pain from the fracture brought Jason back to his senses. He chuckled softly and then continued with his plan.

"Hahahaha—you finally saw it, right? That's right, just like you thought, the remote control in my hand can make the clown fall down at any time!" Jason laughed as he walked over to the pistol that had been left on the ground and kicked it.

Batman looked at the pistol at his feet and fell silent.

"Come on, either kill me, or I'll kill the Joker—" Jason's lips twitched beneath his mask, and he adopted a posture of utter defiance, saying, "Make your decision!"

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The bat family members watching shook their heads desperately, but they couldn't speak at all; they could only make muffled noises through the cloth strips.

The Joker, standing nearby, joined Jason in, laughing loudly while pleading for help from Batman.

Just when things seemed hopeless, a dark portal appeared—