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章節 3313: Chapter 2455: Battle of the Bats (28)

The battle in Paris City was going smoothly, with the plan to dodge the brunt of the attack being very suitable for the current situation. Although Batman, who was part of the fighting group, was being chased all over the city in a frantic escape and could be said to be completely overpowered, unable to fight head-on, and struggling even to flee, the capture group had already seized a few hundred personalities. Moira had them suspended above the machine's furnace.

The White Can dispatched drones from its airborne base to deliver monitoring devices to where the machine was located. As the number of personalities gathered increased, the machine sensibly detected brainwave fluctuations that were different from before.

This proved that the plan could very well be effective. David's consciousness had not completely vanished but was hiding within all the personalities alongside the divided energy. If a sufficient number of personalities were gathered, it was possible to awaken him. Everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

But things were not going so smoothly for the Luminous Alliance. The filthy thing inside the time stream was difficult to capture by conventional means, and after deducing that it might be the scheme of some backstage manipulator, they also did not dare to act recklessly.

Originally, they could have sought out some more powerful entities to make a deal with and let them do the capturing—for instance, Stark could have contacted Death Spider-Man, having been to the Temple of Eternity before. If this thing was indeed proven to be highly dangerous, asking for help from these gods would have been quite normal.

But the problem lay in what could happen if this guy really was a backup embryo sent by some powerful entity from the other side. What would be the manner of the embryo's landing? Contact? Or might it parasitize after being eliminated?

Since they had no clue who the opponents were or how powerful they might be, sending a powerful entity and getting it parasitized instead would only make things more troublesome. Thus, they ultimately decided to send a portion of Kang's clones and employees of the Time Management Bureau to do the capture.

Kang's clones were infinite and not valuable, and as long as they were under the supervision of the prime body, they could be destroyed immediately, even if parasitized. The employees of the Time Management Bureau were no longer time criminals but many clones, using the cloning technology that created Riley. They were equipped with the standard gear of the Time Management Bureau, which was basically also considered infinite.

This approach resembled the Exhaustion Method. If they could find the trace of the monster, they could instantly form an encirclement. As for how to deal with it, they should find a strategy after a few encirclements.

However, just then, the Time Management Bureau brought more news: something else was within the time stream.

This thing was much stranger than the monster. The monitoring staff searched back and forth without being able to see its form, yet every monitoring device insisted there was something there, leaving the staff utterly confused.

In the end, both Nick and Stark were alarmed. One went to watch the monitoring devices and the other to adjust the equipment. The two busied themselves for a long time but still could not find what that thing was.

Even Stark had already gone into his Iron Demon God Form and took a direct look at the time stream, yet he still saw nothing.

Although this entity lingered in the time stream, it did not show any harm, so everyone was hesitant to attack it directly. Ultimately, it was Loki who proposed a method.

"I've looked at the profiles of David's personalities you provided earlier. One of them is called the Prophet, right? A blue-skinned woman who claims to know the answer to every question in this world but can only be asked three questions at a time. Can't we find a way to ask her?"

Although this method was strange, it seemed feasible, especially since Moira, the boss of the X-Alliance, was on their side. Moreover, it was apparent to everyone that although Moira verbally insisted on destroying the personalities to mend the heavens with their energy, she still very much wanted to see David. After all, she was David's mother in fantasy, and she also considered David to be her son.

In the end, Stark relayed the message to the White Can through Ultron, who disguised himself as Jarvis to prevent direct retribution from the White Can on the spot. The White Can then communicated this message to Moira through the dispatched drones.

Moira found the Prophet, but the Prophet stated that the questions had to be asked by a person, not a machine. In the end, they decided to let the Prime Universe's Batman ask.

Batman's strength was not outstanding among the group of demons and monsters, and his role in battle was not very effective. It would be better to make full use of his advantage in wisdom, especially since that entity came from their universe, and Batman should bear some responsibility.

After learning about the situation, Batman formulated three questions and then went to the Prophet's residence.

The blue-skinned female personality was floating in mid-air. Before Batman could ask, the Prophet spoke, "I was David's elementary school teacher, and he was also my favorite student. After I died from liver cancer, he absorbed my soul, bringing me here."

"I hope you can help him. He is not a madman, but a good kid who treasures his friends. I am sorry for all the destruction caused by the uncontrollable personalities, but if David is still there, I think we have a chance to make amends."

Batman nodded slightly, without commenting further. He simply said, "My friends have run into a little trouble. They need to know the true identity of an unobservable entity."

The Prophet's eyes gleamed, evidently ready. She said, "You can ask me three questions, and I can assure you that the answers to these three questions will be accurate and true."

"What is the name of the unobservable entity that the Luminous Alliance in this universe is searching for, an entity that exists deep within the time stream?"

The Prophet fell silent for a long time, her eyes growing brighter and brighter until light shot out from them. She almost screamed the name—"Franklin!"

With a whoosh, the light in her eyes went out completely. The Prophet looked at Batman and said, "He saw me, he's coming!"

Batman froze, then swiftly turned around to see a point of light appearing behind him. A figure emerged from the light, and it wasn't until its form became fully visible in front of Batman that he realized it was a boy.

It's not exactly accurate to call him a boy, he appeared to be around the same age as Harley and Barry, a middle school-aged teenager, except he had dazzling blonde hair and eyes that were even bluer than Batman's.

He floated in midair, seeming to wear no clothes, but the light covered most of his body, making him look very sacred. Batman, however, did not let his guard down, squinting his eyes as he stared at him and asked in his usual tone, "Who are you?"

"Franklin," came a slightly hoarse voice from within the light, a common teenager's voice going through the change of puberty.

"Who is Franklin?"

"I come from the future," he said. "I am here on someone's request to remind you that you can release the time abilities within David's personality, enter the time stream, and kill the Godspeed Reaper."

Batman was inwardly surprised but showed nothing, while the Luminous Alliance's base erupted into chaos.

"Who is he? Why does he know these things?" Strange asked. "Especially, why does he know about the Godspeed Reaper, and what does it all have to do with him?"

Stark, however, had a strange expression on his face. Everyone looked at him, and after a long pause, Stark said, "In fact, during the last few upgrades, I took a peek at Reed Richards, but don't get me wrong, it's definitely not to compare our future achievements or anything, I was just worried he might cause major chaos."

"Well, well, well, if it isn't Iron Man," Loki said with dismissive praise. "The very paragon of justice among all superheroes. Tell us, what's the deal with Reed Richards?"

"Many universes' Reeds married Susan, uh, Susan is… well, anyway, they had a son named Franklin Richards, and this child is incredibly powerful, far beyond what one could imagine."

"Are you saying this boy is our universe's Franklin?"

"I'm afraid so, but it doesn't make sense," Stark said with some confusion. "Reed and Susan aren't together now, let alone married with children, and the two of them don't seem likely to spark any romance, so how did this…"

"None of that matters now," Strange said. "What powers does this Franklin have? Why would he know what we are currently experiencing?"

"He can travel through time, and he can also foresee the future… don't look at me like that, I told you he's strong."

"He said he was entrusted by someone, but who? Reed?" Strange frowned deeply, seemingly somewhat repulsed by the ability to foresee the future.

Stark shook his head to indicate he didn't know either.

Franklin landed on the ground and quickly turned into a boy wearing a normal cartoon-patterned T-shirt. He said to Batman, "The personalities are David's most cherished friends. If you use their lives to threaten him, David would only be provoked, leading to even more extreme actions."

White Can, in the base, stared at the instruments when suddenly his face changed, and picking up the walkie-talkie, he said into it, "No, Moira, don't gather them together, put them down quickly, their fear is morphing into something else, and it's going to be terrifying…"

"Moira, Moira." White Can's voice came from above. "The psychic space is getting more and more unstable. What's happening over there?"

Moira immediately lowered the tied-up personalities from above, but it was already too late. The powerful ripples emanated from the center, and Moira was flung out, crashing heavily to the ground.

A pair of eyes flickered in and out of visibility within the energy waves, filled with anger and resentment. In the center of the fading ripples, unstable energy was gathering into a large figure, like a monster slowly rising from the water.

Suddenly, a glowing figure appeared above it, and Franklin suddenly shouted, "David, do you remember me? I'm Franklin!"

The figure paused abruptly, and Franklin continued to shout, "Remember that summer camp? I was late, and you pleaded for me with the instructor. Later, when the instructor wanted to harm Diana and you, I used the tree branches to save you!"

The huge figure was stiff for a long time until it slowly dissipated, returning to the calmness of the water surface, while another smaller figure emerged.

"How come you're here, Franklin?" the voice of another teenager spoke.

"I'm sorry, I lied to you, David. I wasn't really a camper that summer. I joined the camp to find you, which is why I was late."

"I didn't want to show any extraordinary abilities in front of you; I just wanted to make friends. So, I didn't peek into the future and didn't know the instructor would dare to do such a thing, leading to an accident. I'm sorry."


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章節 3314: Chapter 2456: The Bat Swarm Conflict (29)

David fell silent for a long while before he said, "So was all this just a ruse?"

"Of course not. Do you remember how we became best friends after that? Initially, I just wanted to meet you, but inadvertently, we ended up sharing a secret, and I had to continue living there for a while. However, some events in my own time required my return, and for that, I apologize to you once again."

All the onlookers were astonished.

"Hold on, I'm a bit confused," Strange said, extending a hand. "Franklin Richards is Reed Richards' son, but Reed hasn't even gotten married and had children yet, while David is already an adult. And then Franklin says they are friends?"

"Franklin can travel through time," Stark, who had already figured out the sequence of events, said. "It must be that Franklin from a future timeline wanted to meet David for some reason, so he traveled back in time and found the younger David."

"To meet David, he disguised himself as a camper at a summer camp. Then something happened at the camp which accidentally blew Franklin's cover, but that actually led them to form a deep friendship. They spent a happy time together, but later on, Franklin needed to return to his own time, so he left."

"Of course," Doctor Schiller, watching everything through Ultron's transmission from in front of his desk, said. "David's transformation didn't start with the terror attack; it likely began with Franklin's departure. But why did Franklin want to meet David?"

Charles, who had already withdrawn from the psychic battlefield, was also watching the scene, his brows deeply furrowed in thought.

After landing again, Franklin, David fell silent for a while before he too transformed from an energy being into a physical one, but it wasn't the young man everyone saw in reality; it was a boy roughly Franklin's age.

"At first, I was just a bit curious," Franklin said. "It all starts with my mutant ability. Revealing to you the future is not wise, but I still need to say, my birth indeed faced some rough patches."

"My energy was too strong, which caused some issues. I couldn't control it well, leading me into a vicious cycle of social maladjustment, so my parents took me to see a psychologist."

"That doctor was very kind and professional. He helped me solve my problems, and we became really good friends. My parents were busy with work, traveling between different star systems from time to time, and when they couldn't be with me, I would often go play with that doctor...uh, I digress."

"I talked with him about many things, from grade school curriculum to interstellar relations. I was very interested in some stories he told, including one about a patient who could divide himself into many parts, with a bustling psychic battlefield."

"Isn't that fascinating? I really wanted to know what such a psychic battlefield would be like, so I found you."

"Unfortunately, after I found you, it seemed like you didn't really want to play with me, and I couldn't just barge into your psychic world; that would be very impolite."

"So, I had to choose to travel back in time to find the younger you. I thought by doing that, we could play together, and I was right—we became the best of friends."

"Hold on," Stark interjected. "If they became best friends in the past, then why wouldn't David acknowledge Franklin in the future? In David's memory, they should be best friends."

"Perhaps this is precisely because of the current situation," Loki analyzed. "Even though Franklin says he wanted to be best friends with David, in the end, he still left, didn't he? This could have destabilized David even further, so it's normal for David not to want anything to do with him, right?"

Indeed, everyone heard Franklin say, "I thought when we reunited in the future, you would remember our previous friendship, but you still ignored me. I felt somewhat sad, so I went back to see that doctor, and he suggested that I should apologize to you."

"I truly am sorry," Franklin said, clasping his hands together and closing his eyes. "There really was an urgent matter at the time, and it wasn't my intention to leave without saying goodbye. My parents... well, let's not talk about them, it just gives me a headache."

"Although I was initially driven by curiosity, I still remember the happy times we spent together, which were definitely real. I absolutely didn't deceive you in that regard, so can you forgive me?"

"You said you were entrusted by someone?" David asked.

"Oh, that's another matter," Franklin said. "It's a long story to tell you what that's about. Anyway, just a small suggestion: those personalities in your psychic world who can manipulate time can altogether capture the Godspeed Reaper, and then the problem will be solved."

"Wait a minute," the members of the Luminous Alliance finally caught on, and Stark, folding his arms in wonder, said, "Franklin mentioned that he saw a psychologist in the future, and it was the stories of the doctor's patient that led him to David. So, the question is, who is this doctor?"

"Don't ask questions to which you already know the answer," Loki sighed. "A psychologist who is incredibly kind to children, highly professional, who can also discuss relations between interstellar civilizations, and who happens to have had a patient who split himself into many parts—who else could it be?"

Everyone heaved a collective sigh.

And at this moment, Stark had already started roaring into the communicator, "Shiller! I knew it was you again!!!"

At the same time, Shiller was also yelling into the air: "Anatoli! Anatoli! Come out! How many more times do you plan to boast about curing me?!!!"

Of course, the air couldn't respond, and Shiller could only heave a heavy sigh and mumble, "Arrogance really is the hallmark of your Direct Disciples!"

For Shiller, this was a good question—an exceedingly gentle and professional psychologist who could talk about relationships between interstellar civilizations, who just happened to have a patient who had split himself into many parts; who else could it be?

"Listen, Tony, it wasn't me," Shiller said, one hand on his hip, the other propping against the wall as he explained to the person on the other end: "I told you before that I had a primary physician, right? That was in a past life, actually he..."

With a snap, the communication was cut off, and Stark let out a cold snort, "Let him make up his own stories."

"Should we trust this Franklin?" Strange pondered aloud: "I took a close look just now, he does look a bit like Reed, but I suggest we don't tell Reed about this message, considering you haven't completely settled things with Pepper."

"I've already... well, things have been a bit stiff between us lately, but my affection for her isn't really... off topic, let's stick to the point. I think Franklin's proposal makes sense, and more importantly, if this turns out to be Shiller's mess again, we'd end up following his plan anyway, so to save trouble, let's just head straight for the end goal."

No one objected; they had all become completely used to it. You don't bother with past Shiller, present Shiller, future Shiller. Whenever Shiller wanted to do something, the best others could do was not listen, not look, not feel, and just carry on with their own tasks.

"Actually, Shiller once proposed a plan to me," Nick said as he walked in through the door: "Through clones, or rather highly realistic semi-mechanical bodies—you know, Dr. Warren's research results—to create clone bodies that match the personal traits of various personalities, and then using brainwave extraction and transfer technology, to separate the personalities and place them into the clones, granting them freedom."

"It's like when we recruit those dangerous criminals; there's a shortage of personnel everywhere. We could definitely provide suitable positions for these powerful Mutants, even if they are hot-tempered and uncontrollable; at least they could go pioneer in the Andromeda Galaxy."

"I knew it." Strange was speechless as he said, "It's clearly Shiller's style. You all had already planned all this, hadn't you?"

"Uh, as for future matters, I'm not so sure," Nick said, rubbing his hands with a hint of surprise: "But the shortage of personnel, that's true."

"It doesn't address the root issue," Magneto remarked.

"Erik, this child has over 200 Omega Level personalities in his mind," Professor X emphasized the crux of the matter.

Magneto's eyes lit up instantly.

"I believe this is quite in line with Doctor Shiller's professional judgment," he said, brushing lightly over the back of his hand: "When are we starting? The spaceship heading towards the Andromeda Galaxy is on standby, right?"

The transfer work still began, because it was clearly a satisfactory resolution for all parties. David no longer had to bear the psychological toll, and he could meet his friends in real life, enjoy their company, and even become their true leader.

Nick addressed the personnel shortage issue; he didn't really need that many powerful Omega personalities. His aim was the multitude of ordinary personalities, which were the pillar of the Solar System's construction.

Magneto addressed the issue of insufficient forces in the Andromeda Galaxy. He actually needed high-end combat power because he did not really intend to start a war but to employ a form of nuclear deterrent, simply put, letting others know the kind of capabilities they had, threatening that in minutes they could obliterate one's homeland. Not taking action was their mercy, and others had better take note not to harass further.

Even Asgard could hardly roll out 200 warriors of such caliber, let alone in the cosmos where they formed a terrifying force that could strike fear with their diverse and comprehensive abilities, embodying a spearhead of human martial deterrence.

Of course, there was also Batman, who in order to deal with the multitude of personalities, had Shiller practically round up all the Batmen that the Dark Knights could muster, preventing their future tragic fates and simultaneously refining their newly acquired superpowers in battles with David's extremely powerful personalities, transforming them quickly from novice superpower users to formidable warriors.

And most importantly, and with far-reaching impact, was that the Batmen for the first time united with other versions of themselves, albeit out of compulsion. At least it was a good start. They also suddenly realized how powerful a united Batman Team could be, even capable of challenging personalities with godlike reality-manipulation abilities.

This was extremely important for Batman; always having the option in mind that when faced with an invincible enemy, when completely cornered, they had one last resort: to seek out another self in this world, the most reliable alternative self.

Unity, a word shining with radiance since its inception which had been an abstract concept for Batman.

But now, for the first time, they were enveloped in that glow. Although merely a spark among the vast darkness, that tiny flame would eventually burn fiercely.


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