Chapter 100: The Smiling Wind, the Weeping Ace
In the Gotham night sky, as Curvin and Dick condensed the thoughts of the entire Gotham City, and after the knight kicked and hit Elliott, one of the most brilliant explosions lit up the Gotham night sky. With this gorgeous explosion, the light that was originally swallowed by Elliott with the help of the Extreme Eternal Sun Form also returned to Gotham City, looking at the most gorgeous fireworks in the sky, the surviving Gotham citizens also hugged and cried there, because the darkest night had passed.
Batman, who rushed to the scene, also looked at the battle that had ended, as well as the Gotham citizens who hugged and cried around him, and felt so relaxed for the first time. He fought all his life for it, gave all his career, and finally saw the end at this moment, he originally thought that he would continue to fight like this, for Gotham, until one day he collapsed.
But the appearance of Curvin, everything he dominated in this Gotham night, made himself, the dark knight of Gotham, retreat directly from the protagonist to the background, acting as a guide. And what really makes a difference is these Gotham citizens who should have been under their own surveillance, being treated as potential criminals, and they themselves recaptured Gotham City, not him Batman. At this moment, Batman really had an impulse to take off his mask here and reveal his true colors to the world.
However, he also knew that it was not time yet, so when the citizens of Gotham hugged and cried to celebrate his new life, Batman also silently disappeared into the crowd, and by the time people reacted, Batman was no longer visible.
And underneath this brilliant explosion is the chemical plant where Elliott and the Joker seized the power of Cowen W in the beginning. Thomas Elliott and the Joker, who were defeated in this explosion, were lying on the ground, as the leader of the Extreme Eternal Sun Form, Elliott suffered the most serious backlash, every cell in his body was collapsing, and his skin was also showing symptoms of collapse, if there was no accident, then Thomas Elliott would not have escaped death.
The Joker, on the other hand, was just lying there, his chest heaving to show that he was still alive, just the expression that kept a smile on his face, and his eyes looked at the sky, as if he was waiting for someone to arrive. And the alien W, who was combined by Cowen and Dick, stood there, the golden color on his body had faded, and along with the three pairs of wings behind him, they just stood there, waiting for the person who would put an end to it all.
Soon, Batman, who had disappeared from the crowd, appeared in the field of vision of Curvin, Dick, Elliott, and the Joker. And on the ground, Elliott, who was waiting for the death, also stood up as if he had returned to the light at the moment he saw Batman appear, looked at Batman, and said softly.
"Here you are, Bruce, my best friend."
"Yes, here I am, Tom, it's all over."
Looking at the situation on Elliot's body at this time, Batman also understood that this friend who had grown up with him since he was a child was already dying, and the collapse that began at the cellular level could not be saved by black technology, unless it was to use occultism to move the soul belonging to Elliot to the clone that had been prepared for a long time. However, Elliott, as the loser, was also an abandoned son of Dissad, and there was no reason to come and risk saving people.
"It's all over? Hehe, yes, I didn't expect to do so much, and in the end, I still can't be you, I always thought you were a fear above Gotham, who would have thought that they would see you as hope, it's ironic. ”
Over time, the cells in Elliott's body collapsed faster, and even while standing there, Batman was able to notice that Elliott's eyes were out of focus and that he was blind. It's just that Batman also frowned at what Elliot said at this time, because he understood the meaning of Elliott's words.
"So, that accident where your parents died wasn't an accident, you killed them, right? Just to have a childhood like me, having lost my parents. ”
"Yes, I killed my parents because I envy you, envy that you can be free from a young age, that you can do whatever you want under the pretext of revenge, that no one will accuse you, that they are even on your side. Do you remember, when we went to school together, you who lost your parents stood there and were the focus of the crowd, and I was just one of them. At that time, I was thinking, if you can have this, why can't I? So, hahahaha. ”
Elliot laughed to herself, and there was a smug in her laughter. It wasn't until a cough that his laughter was interrupted, but Elliott was still there: "The year after your parents died, I caused a traffic accident, my parents died, and I had the same experience as you, but why, those people who should have cared for me as much as you do, didn't show up." There is no way, in order not to be exposed, I can only put another face on myself, a sunny, kind face, a face that should have hated the world after the death of both parents but became a face that loved the world, this is what you know about Thomas Elliott. ”
Standing there, Thomas Elliott said something that frightened Curvin, although he knew the origin of the silence, but at this time, Thomas Elliott himself said this fact, and the emotions revealed, made Curvin feel that this guy was crazy. It was only for Elliott's self-description that Batman was silent for a long time before he spoke.
"I never thought what happened to me would be envious of you, Tom, but what you don't know is that when you envy my tragedy, I envy you too."
The sudden words made Elliot stunned, he didn't expect that the bitter and vengeful Batman would say words of envy for himself.
"Envy me?"
"Yes, Tom, I envy you, I noticed you when I knew you were going through the same thing as me. I was thinking, maybe, the two of us will have common topics, and maybe, in the future, we will all fight together for Gotham. But what I see is your disguise, the disguise that you are enough to deceive me, you don't resent your powerlessness because of the death of your parents, you still love the world, love everyone around you, and even become a doctor, a doctor like my father..."
Batman's words made Elliott stunned, he never thought that his so-called disguise would become a reason for Batman to envy him.
"Really, Tom, what I saw at that time was someone I wanted to be but could never be. I will only hate my incompetence at that time, but you, but you can embrace the past, grow, and shine like the sun, and even when you take the initiative to chat with me, I feel a kind of luck, until I become Batman, I think too, because in this city, there are people like you, I should protect her, but I never thought that it was just a disguise for you to be close to me, and I didn't expect that we had deceived each other, the world is really unpredictable, if you can, I really hope you can disguise for a lifetimeAt least I would feel that I have a good friend. ”
After listening to Batman's words, Elliott was stunned, and after a while, he laughed out loud, different from the previous madness, at this time Thomas Elliott's laughter was full of mockery, pathos, but he didn't know who it was for. After getting Batman's answer, Elliott, who had come to the end of his life, just stood there, the skin on his body crumbling inch by inch, looking in the direction of Batman with unfocused eyes, and finally said.
"I didn't expect that in the end, I would also become the person that you Batman envied, did I win?"
With a final doubt, Thomas Elliott, the self-proclaimed silence behind the chaos in Gotham, also came to an end at this moment. Inch by inch of crumbling skin made Thomas Elliott dissipate into the air like dust, leaving only the clothes on the ground, looking at this deceased friend, Batman stood there, not knowing how to judge him, and a person who was tragic because of himself, Batman, is really a curse.
It's just that before Batman finished sighing, the Joker who was supposed to be lying on the ground and brought back to Arkham Asylum by Batman also stood up, still with that smiling face, but he staggered when he walked, kept retreating, and stopped next to his chemical pool, looking at the Joker's movements at this time, Kewen controlled Dick and didn't let him act rashly, because the Joker was too mysterious, even if the Joker seemed to be committing suicide at this time, Kewen didn't want Dick to control the body and rush up.
Because he didn't dare to guarantee that the Joker had any other tricks, even Batman frowned at this moment, and he didn't understand why the Joker did it.
"Joker, I'm not in the mood to play with you right now, stop trying to do those attention-grabbing stupid things, you know, I can pull you back the moment you jump."
"Play? No, no, Batboy, I just chose a closing ceremony for myself, you don't think I'm dead and it's over, right? ”
Regarding Batman's threat, the Joker also responded there, but such words made Batman frown, he didn't know what the Joker meant.
"What do you want to say?"
"It seems that you still don't know my name, Batboy~"
The Joker's rhetorical question made Batman stunned for a moment, and at the moment when Batman was stunned, the Joker's figure fell behind him. And when Batman reacted, the hook gun sprayed out from his waist was already a step slower, and if he didn't catch the Joker, he could only merge with Cowen and Dick, the alien W, watching the Joker with a smile and laughter just fall into the chemical pool and be swallowed by it.
After the chemical substances in the chemical pool also devoured the clown, they reacted violently, and the explosion was released from the chemical pool again, directly detonating the entire chemical pool, and the burning sparks were sputtered to other parts of the factory, causing a series of explosions.
But Batman is still standing where the Joker fell just now, looking at the wreckage of the chemical pool that devoured the Joker, and the words of the Joker just now still echoed in his mind, he still doesn't know the real name of the Joker, all of this, does it mean that Batman's curse continues, Batman can't find an answer. But I have to admit that the Joker's words planted a seed in Batman's heart.
"Let's go, it's going to blow up here!"
Ke Wen didn't have the heart to care about Batman's gaffe at this time, he only knew that the Joker would still appear, in another way, but now, if Batman is gone, there will really be no guy who can sanction the Joker in the future. Grabbing Batman's shoulders and flicking it hard, the wind around Batman took Batman out of the chemical factory that was about to explode, leaving only the alien W of Cowen and Dick who had merged into one still inside.
After sending Batman away, Curvin also controlled the body of the alien W and ran towards the door of the chemical factory, but the moment he walked out of the door, only Dick walked out alone. Looking at the battle uniform on his body, Dick didn't know that at the moment he stepped out of the door, Kewen lifted his transformation, but at this time he couldn't stop, and there was a force behind him pushing himself, and he didn't disappear until he reached a safe distance.
At this time, Dick was able to turn around, and saw that Kewen had his back to him, and around him, he was already surrounded by flames, and even he couldn't rush over. But he didn't understand why Ke Wen did this, just in the battle just now, he had already recognized Ke Wen as his partner, what was the point of doing this.
"Hey! What are you doing! Come out quickly, if you are worried about the misunderstanding between the Justice League and the Titans, then I can stand with you, and we will find out the truth of the matter! Dick yelled at Curvin, who had his back to him.
"I know, but my mission in this city is over, and there are other guys waiting for me to deal with. Besides, Gotham needs you now more than ever, and Batman, I'm already content to be your partner for this night, so I'll say goodbye first. ”
Listening to the lightness in Ke Wen's words, Dick didn't know why, there was sadness in his heart, looking at Ke Wen who was still facing away from him, he couldn't help asking: "You guy, you plan to say goodbye like this, how can you say such things with a smile like this!" ”
Listening to Dick's last words, Kewen, who was originally facing away from Dick and couldn't say goodbye, also turned his head at this time, still with a sunny smile, but said to Dick: "Then what about you, why are you shedding tears?" ”
Dick was stunned by a rhetorical question, and only then did he react, there were already tears on his face, but he didn't notice it in the slightest. Touching the warm tears on his cheeks, Dick couldn't help but ask himself, "yes, why do I shed tears?" ”
Kewen didn't answer Dick's question, just looked at his partner, and said again: "So, goodbye, partner~"
With a final greeting, the chemical plant on the verge of explosion also completely detonated at this time, and the flames completely engulfed Curwen and disappeared in front of Dick's eyes. But Dick looked at the position that swallowed Curwen, he knew that such an explosion would not kill Curwen, he just used this explosion to leave, but he stood there, expecting this figure to appear again, and muttered in his mouth.
"I'll remember you, partner, I'll remember your name."