American comics: What kind of evil intentions could Batman have?

Chapter 177 Bane: Hehe, I'm Mudface

Chapter 177 Bane: Hehe, I'm Mudface

Black and white, loneliness.

For Bain, his world in the first half of his life was filled with only this kind of color.

My mother is dead.

I know.

Crying won't help.

I know.

You will be locked in the lowest cage, and the rising tide will engulf your body.

That's enough, that kind of thing...

I'm used to it.

The night roars, the white night howls.

Bane can still remember that dream, the dream that led him to Gotham.

In his dream, he wandered like a lost soul in a desolate world, not knowing where he came from or where he was going.

Then he saw the bat.

No one can describe the shock of witnessing such a sight firsthand. That bat, just like him, that dangerous behemoth, danced wildly in the desolate white night!

This was Bane and Batman's first encounter. They didn't even meet face to face; it was only in a dream that these arch-enemies met each other as if by fate.

Bain opened his eyes.

He heard Killer Croc talking to the giant, Crimson Cat.

"What? He actually possesses the power of decaying blackness? I can't agree to that!"

The cat totem "Socks" sternly refused: "What are you thinking? If it's about the green of all things, that's not without precedent, and we can certainly consider it. But the black of decay? Are you kidding me?"

He said, "I warn you, all the followers of the Corrupt Black are utter villains!"

After saying that, Socks seemed to realize that his tone had been a bit too aggressive, so he softened his tone and said, "Killer Crocodile, this isn't the first time you've been an agent of the Crimson of All Beings. We've been observing you since you were a child. Come on, try to feel this guy in front of you with the Crimson of All Beings within you."

He pointed at Bain.

"I don't believe you didn't feel the resistance of the red of all living beings."

Socks said, "No matter what, life and death are utter enemies, and at this moment, we are the side of justice, while the rotten black is utter evil—"

The giant cat added, "At least under Anton Arkansas' leadership. Without Arkansas, the Rotten Black is just a normal natural energy."

"But by this time, Akainu has completely mastered the Black of Decay," Cat Totem said. "The Council of Decay and the Kingdom of Bones have been wiped out. Look at him. I wouldn't be surprised if he were possessed by Akainu the next second."

"I know." Then the cat heard Killer Croc say very sincerely, "But Batman planted a bomb under Animal Man's house."

The cat's mind suddenly went blank for a moment.

"If you don't listen to Batman, the King of Life will be gone."

The cat remained silent.

"as well as."

Killer Croc earnestly stated, "Batman has planted plenty of bombs in All Red."

"What?!"

"There are many decaying islands, right? Once the bomb explodes and destroys the red landscape of all living beings surrounding the decaying island, won't decay take this opportunity to expand?"

"Elder of the Totem Council, you wouldn't want the red of all beings to be filled with the black of decay, would you?"

"Batman wouldn't do that," said the cat totem "Socks." "Batman is our teammate, at least on the issue of protecting the Web of Life and maintaining the balance of the three natural forces, he's on our side..."

His eyes gleamed with an eerie light, clearly controlling the animals in the real material universe to confirm this.

Then its cat face fell.

"Damn it, Batman actually planted a bomb under Buddy Baker's house."

He said, "You won. But I still think Bane will turn against us. There are basically no good people left who can infiltrate the forces of decay these days."

He looked at Bane: "Batman made a wrong decision."

"I don't care. It's Batman's decision anyway. I'll do whatever Batman tells me to do."

The crocodile impatiently interrupted him: "Batman said that only you can voluntarily grant the advanced access to the Red of All Beings. Hurry up, Poison Ivy's enhancement is still waiting in line."

Bane squinted as he heard the giant cat say, "I guarantee Batman will regret this."

……

……

……

The portal opened once more, and one Doomsday after another emerged from it.

They were just thrown into the Phantom Zone by Brainiac to prevent Batman from doing the same thing to them as he did to Doomsday Superman.

But now that Batman's Doomsday state has ended, they can finally return to the battlefield openly...

Then Brainiac watched as these Doomsdays were quickly taken down by Batman, who was too weak to move. Their bone structure and keratin layer dissipated like snow melting in winter, and in no time, they were completely restored to cold Kryptonian corpses.

Brainiac had just opened his palms, trying to control them to do something, when all he saw was this swift and decisive scene of death.

He lowered his hand and sighed softly.

"I crammed them all into the Phantom Zone one by one. And as soon as they came out, you destroyed them all."

His expression showed no surprise whatsoever; instead, his eyes revealed an expression of certainty.

"After all, these Doomsdays have been with you for too long, and you've done a lot of work on them. Whether it was the teleportation device that sent them directly to the Phantom Zone before, or the Doomsday antidote that's now directly in their bodies, you never intended for these Doomsdays to pose a threat to you."

He saw Batman panting heavily as he struggled to sit up from the ground.

"The antidote developed for Doomsday, created from corpses that are already dead, doesn't have the side effects we need to consider, right?"

"But if we want to ensure the user stays alive, we have to consider whether the side effects can be reduced," Brainiac said.

He looked at Batman: "Impressive, reducing the side effects to merely incapacitation. I originally thought it would leave permanent and irreversible disability."

"If it's used a second time, it certainly will," Chen Tao said.

He sat up straight, breathing heavily.

"It doesn't matter anymore," Brainiac told him. "I've collected enough data on Doomsday; I've achieved my goal."

He said, "Just as I was directing them to jump into the Phantom Zone."

He said, "Through repeated contact with the Doomsdays you helped me raise, I have gained a deeper understanding of the basic modifications of these creatures and the changes they undergo under the yellow sun."

Brainiac said, "I am the ultimate winner."

He walked up to Batman, looking somewhat impatient, and said, "I know you were prepared."

He crouched down and stood in front of Batman.

He is very close to Batman now, but he is still very clear that Batman is not yet at his end. If he tries to kill Batman now, he will definitely suffer the backlash of his dying breath—but it is worth a try.

Maybe he could just kill Batman right now?

Brainiac glanced sideways at Wonder Woman, who was still under Batman's control.

Superman has been freed from the effects of the Doomsday virus and is now lying there like a dead dog.

Meanwhile, the black manta ray and the live wire were also on guard.

Brainiac ultimately rejected this seemingly very tempting option. It wasn't that he couldn't do it, it's just...

He would rather see the look of despair on Batman's face than kill him now.

This is artificially created malice, far more potent than naturally occurring malice, like jet-black ink.

"Come on, Batman, use your last resort."

Brainiac said in a low voice, "Let me see what you've got."

He stood up and saw a red door open again on the field.

Before everyone appeared Killer Croc and Bane.

"Is this your trump card?"

Brainiac asked in a low voice, "Bane, that strange guy who wields several powers?"

He said, "That's a very powerful enemy. I'm so scared."

Bain removed his hood.

At this moment, with the addition of a new force, he underwent another change, becoming like a…

Three-color ice cream.

Deep red keratin, like scales of some kind of lizard, stretched across the center of his forehead, while the other half was covered in lush flowers and decaying flesh.

What's even more eye-catching is the metallic sheen that starts from his chin and spreads down his neck, finally condensing into a circular light like Iron Man's on his chest.

Such an appearance often leads people to mistakenly believe that he is wearing some kind of metal armor, such as something called Mark I. However, upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the metal is completely embedded in his body, just like a part of his body.

Batman exchanged a glance with Killer Croc, who had just arrived. He gave Killer Croc a look that conveyed:

Are the hands and feet ready?

He immediately received an affirmative reply from the other party.

After confirming that Killer Croc had worked with Ivy to tamper with Bane to ensure he wouldn't be helpless should Bane turn against him, Chen Tao finally felt a little relieved.

That's right. He never trusted Bain. Don't be fooled by his smooth talk and promises of being the only person he could trust; if you actually believed Chen Tao's nonsense...

To be honest, this analogy may be very inappropriate, but for now, Bain is like a chamber pot to Chen Tao.

Their relationship is no different from that of Mr. Jiang and Boss Du.

If it weren't for the fact that the fusion of several natural energies that occurred within Bane was so unreplicable, Chen Tao would never have considered using Bane as his last trump card.

After all, he's a villain; he's too unpredictable. Wouldn't it be better to have Wonder Woman or Superman help him defeat Brainiac?

Bain stood quietly in the center of the arena.

then……

"Bane, my finest collaborator," Brainiac chuckled artificially, a mocking laugh. "I never expected it to actually be you!"

He looked at Batman, hoping to find surprise or fear on the other's face, but only saw a stagnant pool.

Instead, it was Bain who took the initiative to speak.

"I provided Brainiac with the coordinates of the Batcave; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to enter that place so easily."

He turned to Brainiac: "Although you failed, you were unable to capture the Ventriloquist, you were unable to take the Joker away, and you were unable to get me to help you re-implant the Joker's mind into Batman's brain."

Bane looked at Batman.

"I betrayed you from the very beginning; I never intended to help you."

He removed his mask, and then, expressionless, punched Killer Croc, who hadn't even had time to react to the sudden turn of events, sending him flying backward.

The opponent spun and flew into the midst of Batman's numerous henchmen.

"My collaboration with Brainiac began when he connected with the zombie Blake."

Bain said:

"Brainiac promised me the whole world, including the ownership of Gotham City."

He stood with Brainiac:

"We agreed on a price, and I sold you off completely. This is different from last time; Brainiac isn't someone who can't be negotiated with, he only wants you."

"And what use are you to me, Batman? You mean nothing to me, you're worthless. You're just an obstacle to my conquest of Gotham."

Bain said, "So... the deal is done. He takes you, spares Earth, and I enjoy the glory of being the king of Earth."

Looking at Batman, the other man remained expressionless, as if nothing in this world could shake his composure.

Bain could hear his own voice echoing:

"Do you know what I'm talking about? I betrayed you, do you know that?"

"I know."

He heard Batman say, "I...I didn't expect this."

He heard Batman slowly say, "If you betray me, let me down, let down the whole planet... if you really do that... I will be in dire straits."

"So you're done for now, Batman," Bane said. "Gaining Brainiac's trust isn't easy; he suspects everything."

"So Bain voluntarily let me access his memories."

Brainiac said, "I sensed Bane's hatred and fear of you."

"That's why I can trust Bain."

"That kind of fear and hatred is absolutely genuine—"

呲!

Before Brainiac could finish speaking, he stared blankly at the wooden splinter protruding from his chest.

He turned his head with difficulty to look at Bain.

"Why?" he asked. "I clearly read your memories!"

Bain remained expressionless, but then he suddenly grinned.

"Because I'm dressed up with a mud face, oh dear!"

With a sudden burst of strength, the power of the red of all living beings, the green of all things, and the black of decay was unleashed together, carrying the spirit of metal, and poured into Brainiac's body!

Yay, I've found a new boyfriend (covers his sore butt).

Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

Synopsis: You know, many female leads are quite sassy.

(End of this chapter)