American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 501 The Wicked Stepmother Selena

"Hahaha, looks like I didn't miss any key plot points, right?"

A guy dressed like a clown, looked almost exactly like a clown, and even had the same crazy smile on his face, walked out of the portal.

He squinted, his head swaying from side to side, seemingly observing Batman from various angles. The woman beside him was also quite famous; there were very few people in Gotham, or even on the entire planet, who didn't know Harley Quinn.

Because so many people love Harley Quinn, even after this madman left the Joker's gang, he was still able to quickly gather a large following and form the Harley Quinn Gang.

However, a question arose in Batman's mind at this moment. Harley should be with the Suicide Squad, doing dirty work with Deadshot and Captain Boomerang.

"Wow, he's so much more handsome than Night Owl in our universe!" Harley screamed. At this moment, Batman was covered in wounds, and most of his armor was torn, but this did not diminish Bruce's charm; on the contrary, it added a touch of masculinity to him.

As for the night owls in their universe—

The guy's helmet looked like an owl's, with a round head, and he had shoulder armor and other coverings that couldn't perfectly outline the muscles of the Night Owl. His eyes were covered by blue goggles that looked like glasses, and with his beard-like jaw guard, he looked much older than Batman.

Catwoman quickly arrived at Batman's side at that moment.

Upon witnessing the horrific state of her beloved man, her heart clenched, followed by a strange pang of sorrow. Batman's eyes were filled with weariness and pain, but he generally never showed these emotions.

He's Batman, he shouldn't have any weaknesses!

Catwoman glanced back at Jason. She didn't yet know who he was, but she only wanted him dead. Selena angrily asked, "Runn, what's the price for killing this bastard in the red helmet?"

Rune, who was still carrying The Flash in his arms, immediately turned strange upon hearing this. "Oh, this service is free, my friend, but you should ask Batman's opinion first, shouldn't you?"

In a sense, this is a scene where a wicked stepmother is loudly plotting to kill her adopted son in front of her husband.

Classic, so classic.

Batman leaned closer to Catwoman and whispered his explanation in her ear, causing Selena's expression to freeze immediately. She had thought this was just a simple battle between good and evil, but she hadn't expected it to involve such a melodramatic relationship.

Selena was filled with anger towards the Joker and pity for Bruce. She also understood that Batman's no-kill policy was essentially his last line of defense against the abyss of madness; once crossed, Bruce would be doomed.

Jason and the Joker have clashed many times, and Jason even captured the Joker once, but he has never truly understood the relationship between Batman and the Joker.

This is actually a common problem in the Bat family. These followers idolize Batman, some even regarding him as a father figure, but little do they know that idolization is the furthest distance from understanding.

Fortunately, the entanglement between Selena and Batman is not based on worship, but on a complex mix of emotions such as affection and fear. Their relationship is essentially equal, so Selena actually understands Batman better than Batwing and the others.

Even Dick only understood Batman's predicament after leaving the Bat-family and becoming Nightwing of Bluehaven.

But this doesn't mean Catwoman completely agrees with Bruce's approach, especially Batman's swift recruitment of a new Robin after Jason's death.

On the surface, it seems like Batman is trying to prevent more teenagers like Jason from going down dangerous paths, but to outsiders, it looks more like a pragmatic, almost cruel, attempt to fill a void.

In Jason's eyes, Batman was as if he were saying: Robin is just a expendable item, I have plenty of others!

Finally, with mixed feelings, Selena asked a question: "Batman, must the price of upholding your principles be the life of a child?"

She was a survivor who had worked her way up in the underbelly of Gotham for many years and could fully understand the gray rules of this world. If it were a villain's life that was sacrificed, Selena would not have any doubts and would have applauded. But Jason was just a child at the time!

Batman's reply was slow, even difficult, but after a long silence, he finally said, word by word: "Principles are not a weight on one side of a scale, but the only ground I can stand on."

"Once I kill for a 'correct' reason—no matter how valid that reason may be—it's as if I've opened a floodgate."

Bruce's memories keep flashing back. He has faced countless moral dilemmas. The Joker alone has presented him with similar trolley problems more than once, and he must perfectly save everyone.

"Killing the Joker is easy, Selena, but then what?" Bruce's deep voice echoed in everyone's minds. Before Selena could retort, he continued, "Then, I'll think killing all criminals is easy—"

No one questioned his statement, except for the Joker, who chimed in, "Why not? Batman, why not? If you wanted, the whole of Gotham City would be your backyard, it would become a better place, and people would—"

"Shut up!" The clown approached the clown's ropes, staring coldly at him, even his smile turning cruel. "Clown, say another word and I'll kill you!"

"I'll remember you!" The clown glared at the buffoon, but eventually he fell silent.

The Joker is actually very unhappy right now, and even a little scared. He hopes Batman will kill him, so that the man will definitely laugh. Yes, Batman will definitely laugh his head off!

But this clumsy imitation in front of me—

vomit----

Looking at him, the clown felt like vomiting. No, no, no! He could not accept being killed by this inferior imitation, but it was beyond his control.

Rune brought the clown here so that he could kill the Joker. Their positions are fundamentally different, and once they meet, they will inevitably fight to the death.

Under normal circumstances, the Joker possesses greater regenerative abilities and physical strength, while the Clown has rune-enchanted items. It's really hard to say who will have the last laugh.

But now, in order to make Batman laugh out loud, the Joker has practically surrendered, willingly becoming Jason's tool to threaten Batman.

At this point, the clown only needs to cut the rope, and he will fall into a puddle of mud, but—

No, the clown didn't want to kill this damned bastard so soon.

"Oh, clown, my clown! I need to have a good talk with you, a really good, yes, a really good talk—" The clown barely suppressed his physical discomfort with the clown, forcing a forced smile. "How about we talk about what you're doing right now?"

The clown's eyes widened, and his smile vanished completely.

"You bastard! My other self will kill you sooner or later!"

"Oh, how terrible, this is horrible!" The clown pretended to be frightened, but soon he burst into laughter.

"Then I'll only go out at noon, what do you think?"

Hahahaha————

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