Knights of DC

Chapter 398 Can't Turn Back
On the balcony of Wayne Manor, Bruce Wayne in formal attire was sitting there, sipping the black tea that Alfred made for himself. Opposite him, Superman also took off his battle uniform.The two just sat face to face without speaking to each other. Superman finally followed Lex's suggestion and came directly to Wayne Manor to pass the information that he was looking for Batman through Alfred.

It's just that he didn't expect that Batman, who had been chasing after him so hard, would appear in front of him like this, and he also said such a sentence at this time, the sentence that he thought he would never say again, blurted out again.

But after finishing speaking, the two sat facing each other, looking at each other silently, waiting for one of them to break the weird silence.Bruce was very patient. He sat there, and after taking a sip of tea, he watched Clark in front of him drink up the black tea in the cup one after another, and continued to pour tea from the teapot, refilling the cup until there was no more tea in the teapot. Clark put down his teacup in embarrassment.Looking at Bruce on the opposite side who still had the expression of you continuing to drink and I'm waiting for you to finish drinking, Clark admitted that it is better to lower his attitude if he wants something from others.

"I didn't expect you to be in Wayne Manor." As soon as he opened his mouth, Clark wanted to slap himself, as if he was here to trouble him.

"My home, I can still come back and live for a while. You didn't come to me for a simple reminiscence, let me guess, for those little guys who suddenly appeared in Gotham?"

"What do you...forget it. It's been five years. I've seen your methods. I just want to ask you to help find them. In exchange, the Superman regime won't trouble you again during this period."

Clark sets his price, decisively, but making Bruce frown.

"What? Do you still think my conditions are not good enough?" Clark continued to ask, not understanding the reason for Bruce's frown.

"No, I just want to say that we have been fighting each other for five years. For the first time, the two of us sat here drinking tea calmly, and the first sentence you spoke was to discuss conditions? Sit for a while, let's chat Let's talk about each other for the past five years, as for the intelligence of those little guys, I will pay attention, this may be the last time we have a peaceful chat."

For some reason, when Bruce said that this might be the last time they met, Clark's heart softened, and the heart that had stopped because of the death of his wife and children started beating again.As he was about to leave, he sat down again and asked, "Okay, what are we talking about, today I promise that only the two of us will know these words, and no third person will know."

"Well, let's talk about it, Louise and you." With an understatement, Bruce went straight to the pain that could never be erased in Clark's heart.

"How dare you mention Louise to me!" Clark roared angrily.

"Why not, are you so cowardly that you don't even dare to face the fact that your wife and children are dead!"

Bruce's rhetorical question stunned Clark. Many things have always been fans of the authorities. Batman in the unjust universe is like this, and so is Superman. But this time, fortunately, Ke Wen woke up Batman as a bystander. Then Batman I can also jump out of the previous extreme state and re-examine my entanglement with Superman in the past five years.

"If it weren't for your indulgence to the clown, Louise wouldn't have died, and neither would my unborn child!"

"I admit that I should have killed the clown from the very beginning, but that wasn't me. I knew from the very beginning what kind of person I was going to be, and I didn't have any right to sanction others, even if I knew The clown is a heinous crime, but if I did it, I would be the type of person I hate and even fear. You too, Clark, think about the vows you made when you married Lois, and now you, did it Which point, everything you promised at that time, every principle you must adhere to, what point have you achieved now!"

"Stop it!" Facing Bruce's questioning, Clark said with an ugly face.

"Don't run away, face it, face it like you once faced the doomsday so fearlessly! I can't undo the fact that Louise died, but you have to recognize this fact and understand why Louise died back then. Choose to marry you, why did you choose me to be your child's godfather! Those qualities that you and I have always adhered to!"

"I said it! Don't say it again!" Unable to bear Bruce's questioning, Clark roared.

Every word he said made him feel ashamed. When the two calmly recalled everything that had happened, the memories of fighting side by side, Clark realized that he was far from the man who brought justice and peace to the world. The kind Superman is getting further and further away.This strong contrast made Clark unacceptable.Ashamed, Clark planned to throw his fist at Bruce, this former friend, and Bruce just didn't dodge or evade. Looking at Clark, since the clown dared to use himself as a bet to make Superman fall, he could also bet on himself. Bet, to redeem Superman back.

The fist stopped a few centimeters in front of Bruce, and the wind contained in the fist blew away the teacup on the table. The two stood there facing each other. Bruce looked at Clark with no disappointment or fear in his eyes, only a kind of expectation for himself The expectation of the return of old friends.

"Why stop, Clark, just like those people in the past, when you mention clowns and you go berserk, using Louise's death as an excuse for everything you do, why don't you continue this time, because you understand, Louise I never thought of making you such a dictator, all of this is just an excuse for you to be a coward!"

"Enough! Find those four little guys. This is the last time I will cooperate with you. You and I both know that we can't go back. You are leading the underground army against me. I am imposing my own will on the world. Superman, whether Lois wants it or not, there's no turning back, and from the moment I killed the Joker, we've all lost."

Forcing himself to calm down, Clark admitted for the first time so frankly what happened to him before, whether it was because of killing the clown or because of himself, he was right about one thing, the relationship between himself and Bruce was already irrelevant. turned back.In the past five years, what I have done, I know it well, and the whole world can see it clearly. Some of the previous things can be explained with righteousness, for example, he alone wiped out the Apocalypse troops that invaded the earth.

But what about the massacre of the Green Lantern Corps?What about killing Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Guy Gardner's blood debt?What about the protesters he killed for resisting his own will to impose on the world?His hands are already stained with the blood of innocent people. The so-called laying down the butcher knife and becoming a Buddha immediately is just empty talk. So what if he says that I am wrong now, so what if he apologizes to the people of the world, and the pain that has been inflicted on them Is it so easy to erase?

People used to think that Superman was the god sent by God to save them, and the justice and kindness that Superman has always upheld made people believe. Now people have also seen the other side. This God who saves them can enslave them and destroy them at any time. Then the trust built up over the years is gone.Then, what's the use of admitting your mistakes or not, anyway, everyone can't turn back, so let's see the real chapter under your hands!
Coldly responded to Bruce, Clark could see the disappointment in Bruce's eyes, but he avoided Bruce's direct gaze, "I only give you one month, after one month, come directly to the Hall of Justice to find I, your authority, I have always retained."

With a simple sentence, Clark left, put on his battle uniform again, and left Wayne Manor, just like the conversation he had with Bruce in the Batcave back then, but compared to the last time, they talked more this time. Go deeper and understand more.When Clark turned back into the Superman who imposed his will on the world and left, the light door beside Bruce opened, and Ke Wen and the others also walked out of it. Looking at the disappeared Superman, Ke Wen asked: " How about it, do you still need to take little Jonathan to meet him?"

"No, no need, everything has been answered." Bruce's voice was a bit bitter, "I always thought he just couldn't get out of that quagmire, but now it seems that it's useless to get out, he is covered in mud Going back to the bright world, it's time for this battle to end. One month's time is not only for him, but also for us. Let's prepare, while we can still make some preparations. "

"Really, then train little Jonathan more. No one will get involved in the battle between you and Superman except us. People in the world don't care who wins or loses. Although Superman said in a certain way He is a tyrant, but he did allow the world to achieve a long-lost state of peace, even if this peace is based on dictatorship, it is still peace."

"They will care. Human beings are born free. No one likes to kneel for a lifetime. Get ready." Bruce was a little tired. Today was the last conversation he had with Clark, and there would be no more in the future.

Bruce went back to his room, and Ke Wen also looked at the direction of Superman's departure and fell into contemplation. From the current point of view, Superman can no longer turn back. So, what should be done next to make the ending of this unjust universe better? Better yet, he doesn't want to fight another wave of Brainiac here. He and others don't have so much time to spend here. Brainiac is still handed over to the Justice League of this universe to deal with, but he has to guarantee how to deal with it. Give the justice league of this universe a better chance of winning.

Just as he was thinking this way, the departing Deathwing flew in front of him again, and among all the people, only Ke Wen noticed the approach of the dead man Dick. When Dick approached, he waved the magic in his hand, and Dick's figure reappeared In front of him.

"what happened?"

"Help me go to Bluhaven, I think, there may be a fighting force for Batman."

"Bruhaven? Okay, I understand, but I have to take another little guy there. Is Damian free? Come out." Shouted to Damian in the hall, who was eating Alf Damian, who made the cake that Red made for him, came out and saw Dick with a crew cut and a ghostly face standing next to Ke Wen. When he greeted him with a smile, his chewing mouth stopped moving, and his hands The cake she was holding also fell to the ground.

　Note: Guy Gardner is also a member of the Green Lantern Corps and a native of Earth. The Earth is the most special place. There are about six Green Lanterns, all of whom are Hal's backdoors.And it's called Brainiac, not Brainiac. During the cold, my mind is confused.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)