The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 3769 Rapid Pursuit (4)

Chapter 3769 Rapid Pursuit (Fourteen)

On a commercial street not far from the hospital in the old town, a figure as black as ink was locked in a fierce battle with a red-haired woman, neither gaining the upper hand. Meanwhile, Schiller, dressed in a suit, sat on the second floor of a café, sipping his coffee and watching "Batman" and Barbara fight from one end of the street to the other under the rising sun.

Schiller could, of course, recognize that the Batman on the street was Elliott, and he could also tell from his slightly confused mental state that someone had tampered with his mind. He didn't even need to look closely to know it was the Maniac Laugh's doing. No one else could have come up with such a disgusting thing.

"It's a complete mess." The arrogance in the tower of thought looked at the chaotic colored lines on the screen and said with disgust, "My uncanny valley effect is about to kick in. I suspect the maniacal laughter is just there to disgust me."

“Very likely,” Greed nodded. “Batman wouldn’t care if someone imitated his appearance, but the Joker would probably be furious.”

"The fact that Batman didn't appear in the main universe means he also realized that the Joker would be disgusted, and knew that the Joker would definitely take the initiative to kill this imposter." The agent shook his head and said, "Perhaps he wants to use him to catch another fish."

Arrogantly, he turned to look at him. The agent continued, "We all know that Bruce Wayne in this universe isn't dead, and he's wrapped himself up in a bunch of bandages, becoming the Silent Batman. But the main universe's Batman doesn't know any of this. He might even be trying to use this imposter Batman to lure out the local Bruce Wayne."

Why would he think an imposter could lure Bruce out?

Do you think Batman in this universe received an invitation to the Battle Realm?

The others were taken aback. They hadn't considered this external factor. While the invitations to the Battle Realms weren't sent to all Batmen, they covered a significant portion, including those from the Dark Universe.

"The Broken Bat didn't receive it because he couldn't receive anything in his current state, so it's normal that he didn't go to the Battle Realm. But Bruce in this universe is at least physically intact. Even though he was locked up in Arkham Asylum, he had benefactors to help him, so it's not impossible that he didn't receive the invitation."

"So, taking the Battle Realm factor into account, the main universe Batman might think that the other party has already entered the Battle Realm and that he has already seen it, but he just can't match it up yet and doesn't know which one it is."

"Since you've already entered the Battle Realm, you've seen the traditional Batman. So when you see Elliott with the traditional Batman image on TV, you might think he's from another world and take the initiative to approach him."

"But wouldn't the local Bruce recognize that this is an imposter?" Greed questioned.

"The world is a big place, and anything is possible," the agent said. "The Batman in each universe is a little different, so it's normal to have a few who are both incompetent and playful."

Arrogance began to ponder. The logic was a bit convoluted, but it wasn't actually that complicated. Simply put, Batman believed that Bruce Wayne in this universe had also received an invitation to the Battlegrounds, had already logged in, and had even infiltrated Batman's base.

Assuming the other party knows that there is a Batman in this multiverse, what the traditional Batman looks like, and the mechanism of how the Battle Realms operate, then when they see this imposter on TV, they will think that it is Batman from another universe.

For the local universe, visitors from other dimensions are extremely dangerous. Even without malicious intent, they could unintentionally disrupt the existing order. Most Batmen would keep a close eye on these dangerous individuals, and the Batman of this universe is no exception.

So when he sees someone with the traditional Batman image appearing on television, he might try to contact that person.

Of course, if the real Batman from the main universe were to appear on television, it might lure the other party out. But precisely because the Batman from the main universe doesn't know which Batman this universe's Batman is, he can't match the person with the universe, and risking contact with the other party wouldn't be wise.

If another madman were to appear and try to kill him indiscriminately, and possess some special abilities like the original Dark Knights members, it would be a huge problem. Batman wouldn't take that risk.

Now that Elliott is impersonating him, we can use this imposter to lure the other party out, turning a waste into a treasure.

“Just watch,” the agent said. “Until the local Silent Batman appears, the main universe Batman won’t be operating as Batman anymore. But before that, Elliott has to get past the Joker.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than an angry figure appeared on the street corner—it was the Joker from the main universe.

He had followed Batman's orders and run into the hospital. After the maniac appeared, he conveniently lured Schiller away, leaving him unharmed. Jason, whose arm had just been reattached, couldn't do anything to him, and he simply slipped out.

Just as I was thinking of going to find the main universe Batman again, I saw the imposter on the TV news. This was truly unbelievable.

The moment the Joker from the main universe saw this imposter, it was as if he had seen a fake human; he was so disgusted he almost vomited.

The clown's mental state wasn't very stable to begin with. This shock triggered another episode. He stormed into the restaurant's kitchen, grabbed a cleaver, shoved the TV to pieces, and then tried to kill indiscriminately.

Luckily, the restaurant had just opened and there weren't many people yet. Those who could make it in the old town were all pretty capable. As soon as they saw a madman rushing in, they took off running.

Just then, Elliott was on a street not far from the hospital. The crazed clown chased people to this street and immediately spotted the culprit who disgusted him.

He charged forward with his knife raised, moving at an unimaginable speed. With his much thinner body than Elliott, he knocked Elliott away and plunged the knife into Elliott's chest.

Elliott had barely recovered when he saw a pale-faced madman with a gaping maw raise a gleaming knife high and plunge it downwards.

He instinctively grabbed the clown's wrist and pulled him to the other side. After being thrown to the ground, the clown persisted, lunging forward and biting Elliott's neck.

Elliott swung his left fist and sent him flying, but the madman acted as if nothing had happened and charged at him again. This time, a knife slashed Elliott's left arm, leaving a long gash, but Elliott also broke his own collarbone.

Elliott, who had once again flung the clown away, thought he wouldn't be able to get up, but the madman didn't even pause for a few seconds before charging forward again, brandishing his knife, trading blows without stopping, completely reckless.

Schiller watched the scene unfold on the street below. The Joker's fighting skills weren't actually that great; to be precise, he wasn't from an academic background and rarely used any well-known fighting techniques. Whether using his fists or weapons, he was just throwing punches around like a madman beating a master.

The Joker's fighting style is more like dragging his opponent into a chaotic melee, and then defeating them with his extensive experience in unorthodox, haphazard punches.

But no one can say this tactic doesn't work. It's effective even against the main universe's Batman, let alone this imposter.

The reason for this is that most people, in a state of irrational, frenzied excitement, can partially release muscle limitations, making them stronger and more agile. During an adrenaline surge, they can even ignore pain and transform into a terrifying upright ape posture.

Not to mention the Joker's incredible regenerative abilities. The collarbone that Elliott broke with his first punch was almost healed by the third; and the ribs that broke with his third punch were healed by the fifth punch to his stomach.

The Dionysian Factor grants virtually unlimited regenerative abilities, but the Joker's opponents have finite stamina. Even someone as powerful as Batman from the main universe can't engage in a war of attrition with the Joker. Without resorting to lethal force, the options are either to finish the fight quickly by subduing him, or simply not to fight him at all.

The reason the Joker doesn't fight Schiller is simple—Schiller only uses lethal force.

Elliott did want to use lethal force, but he had already missed the best opportunity. The Joker had gotten close to him, and he had neither a gun nor a knife on him. Even if he held a dart in his hand, given its size, it wouldn't be able to kill unless it could precisely slit a throat.

Furthermore, his disadvantage lay in his lack of experience. He had never fought an enemy like the Joker before. No Batman in any universe has ever faced the Joker in his debut battle, so he's breaking a record.

At first, Elliott could use his size and strength to overpower the Joker, but as the Joker's strategy of trading blows for blows took effect, Elliott sustained more and more injuries: a stab wound to his lung, a cut to his arm, a stab wound to his waist, and half of his ear was cut off. All the wounds bled, and he quickly couldn't hold on any longer.

Realizing he might die at the hands of this madman, he abandoned his lone hero act and quickly mobilized his troops to rush over, while he staggered toward the nearest security robot.

This is not the situation the Man Who Laughs wanted. He made Elliott Batman to draw attention away from the others so he could secretly plot his revenge. Now, although he's attracted the Joker, the others haven't even shown their faces. If he's defeated like this, wouldn't the Man Who Laughs have worked for nothing?

So he poked half his body out from a side alley at the street corner, waved to Elliott, and beckoned him to come this way. Seeing someone was there to meet him, Elliott immediately ran over.

Elliott feared the Joker, but not the Laughing Joker. He swung his chain and sent the Joker flying, then told Elliott to go to the other side to meet up with the arriving security forces and continue suppressing the rebellion in the Old City. He refused to believe that Batman from the main universe wouldn't show up.

But he forgot that in order to meet Elliott, he himself had exposed his whereabouts. On the second floor of the shopping street café, the figure sitting by the window had disappeared, leaving only an empty cup on the table.

Just as he was turning around in the alley, Mangxiao suddenly noticed that the morning light streaming into the alley was being cut off by a dark shadow. He looked up and saw a figure standing by the railing of the open-air corridor above him, looking down at him. The figure moved like a gentleman, but his eyes were as vicious as a snake's.